Jordan Staal, 2026 Jonathan Marchessault, 2023 Sam Bennett, 2025 Ryan O’Reilly, 2019 Sidney Crosby, 2017 Alex Ovechkin, 2018 Victor Hedman, 2020 Cale Makar, 2022 Connor McDavid, 2024 Andrei Vasilevskiy, 2021 Who’s Next? The Conn Smythe Trophy is perhaps the most sought-after individual award in the NHL, as the player awarded with it usually gets to…
There are just under two months of the 2026 MLB season left, and with a few exceptions, it’s much too early to know which teams are headed to the postseason. The Dodgers and Braves have built up a significant lead in the NL West and NL East, respectively and… that’s about it. The rest of…
There are plenty of obvious questions surrounding the Vancouver Canucks heading into this season, but sometimes the more interesting ones are hiding a little further down the roster. Filip Chytil and Victor Mancini aren’t being talked about as franchise-changing players. They probably shouldn’t be. But both could have a much bigger impact on the team…
The best player in baseball — at least this season — has been Yordan Alvarez. The Houston superstar is dominating at the plate in a way that hasn’t been seen in over a decade. Can he pull off the batting Triple Crown in 2026? Let’s take a look at the odds at DraftKings Sportsbook as…
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Detroit Red Wings are navigating a tricky situation surrounding Dylan Larkin, but it sounds like they know what they want in return if the trade ever gets made. Meanwhile, a former Edmonton Oilers forward has stepped away from hockey once again. Finally, the Pittsburgh Penguins are making headlines with…
The Metropolitan Division isn’t quite what the Atlantic is, but it has caught up a bit this offseason, especially at the top of the division. Let’s look around the Metro, what changes teams have made, and how the standings could play out. New York Rangers Additions: Pavel Dorofeyev, Marcus Pettersson, Sean Durzi, Joonas Korpisalo Subtractions:…
The Pittsburgh Penguins should enter training camp with Evgeni Malkin, Tommy Novak and Egor Chinakhov established as their second line. The trio spent 222:55 together at five-on-five last season and controlled 51.8% of expected goals, 52.8% of scoring chances and 52.1% of high-danger chances. Pittsburgh also held a plus-five goal differential during those minutes, giving…
The possibility of a Ville Koivunen buyout makes the Pittsburgh Penguins’ surprising eight-year investment considerably less dangerous than its $32 million value suggests. Pittsburgh signed Ville Koivunen to an eight-year contract carrying a $4 million annual cap hit through the 2033-34 season. The commitment immediately looked risky because Koivunen has recorded only two goals and…
Finally, we have a real taste of football. The first preseason game of the 2026 season took place on Thursday, with the Carolina Panthers taking down the Arizona Cardinals in the Hall of Fame Game. Cardinals rookie quarterback Carson Beck was the storyline from Thursday’s game, impressing in his unofficial NFL debut. While we finally…
For years, the NFL backfield felt like a high-risk, low-reward market. The running back devaluation era has officially reached its breaking point. Powered by historic, market-shattering extensions for Atlanta Falcons star Bijan Robinson and Detroit Lions star Jahmyr Gibbs, the NFL backfield is officially back in the big-money business. Gibbs became the NFL’s highest-paid running…
