The 2025-26 season has been a frustrating one for the New Jersey Devils. After entering the campaign with playoff aspirations and looking like one of the NHL’s most talented teams, inconsistency and an all-around collapse of structure derailed their momentum. As the season progressed, the Devils struggled to stay in the playoff race and have…
The top-end talent available in the 2026 NFL Draft falls short in comparison to prior years, but I like the depth of this class throughout the first 100 picks — at least at certain positions. The offensive line, defensive line, defensive backfield and wide receiver are the four strongest position groups, with each featuring enough…
HOUSTON – Team USA’s buses were scheduled to leave Daikin Park at 11:30 p.m. on Monday night, but their players weren’t ready to leave. Two hours after avenging their 2023 loss to Mexico, they remained in the clubhouse, chairs turned toward the middle of the room, talking ball, sharing stories and enjoying some extra time…
The Toronto Maple Leafs’ problems in Montreal didn’t go away Tuesday night. In fact, they just got longer. The Canadiens skated to a 3–1 win at Bell Centre, handing the Maple Leafs their eighth-straight loss in that building and extending Toronto’s current slide to 0-6-2. Montreal jumped on the Maple Leafs early and never really…
Maxx Crosby is back with the Las Vegas Raiders following the Baltimore Ravens’ surprising decision to nix their trade for the star edge rusher, and he might be staying there for the foreseeable future. Crosby is ready to play for the Raiders again as he resumed his rehab at the team’s facility on Wednesday, NFL…
After an underwhelming trade deadline, many people are down on the Philadelphia Flyers‘ rebuild. Their inactivity, combined with poor decision-making, makes the team’s dreams of winning a Stanley Cup someday appear even bleaker. Related: 3 Takeaways From Flyers’ Putrid 6–2 Loss to the Rangers Perhaps the organization’s most glaring need is that of a first-line…
In the modern NHL, the draft is often won or lost in the middle rounds. While first-round picks provide the star power, the ability to find “pro-ready” talent in the triple digits of the draft order is what separates perennial contenders from the also-rans. For the Vancouver Canucks, that mid-round find is increasingly looking like…
Every once in a while, someone comes along who can put a messy situation into words that make sense. Elliotte Friedman did a bit of that this week on The FAN Hockey Show when he talked about the reaction to the Toronto Maple Leafs after the trade deadline. Related: Maple Leafs Need a Winning Mindset…
Though they haven’t been on their historic pace for quite some time, their defeat of the Minnesota Wild had to feel like a restoring of balance for the Colorado Avalanche. After all, they had raced out to what felt like an insurmountable lead in the Central Division, only to see it evaporate. Unfortunately for them,…
The Detroit Red Wings are a team with great historical roots that are up-and-coming in the league right now. In a way, that describes the roster as well with 14 of the 24 players to suit up for them being at least 35 years old or being 25 and under. There’s a deep history involved,…
