Connor McDavid sent the hockey world into a frenzy with one tweet Thursday afternoon, issuing a challenge to Auston Matthews. McDavid sent a publicly viewable tweet to Matthews, asking him to shoot the puck off the crossbar and in, without further explanation. So what does the Edmonton Oilers superstar mean by this? Nick Alberga of…
If you’re a Toronto Maple Leafs fan this season and have been watching the team, you know that Mitch Marner has risen to the occasion when Auston Matthews has been out of the lineup. You gotta wonder if he might be a better player when Matthews is out of the lineup than when he’s in…
J.T. Miller has been linked out of the Vancouver Canucks throughout the season, with the 31-year-old Miller seemingly on the trade market with teams interested in his services. NHL Insider and Analyst Nick Kypreos reported that it seems the animosity between Miller and fellow Canucks star Elias Pettersson makes it difficult to envision the two…
No matter how much they deny it, there seems to be some sort of rift between two of the Vancouver Canucks’ star players. After leading the Canucks in 2023-24, J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson have seen their names brought up quite a bit as tensions between the two take the spotlight in Vancouver. Bo Horvat…
The Vancouver Canucks have been considering the idea of a roster shakeup this season, and now Nick Kypreos has suggested they may trade star J.T. Miller with the drama reaching a fever pitch in Vancouver. This season has been a very stressful one in Vancouver, with the Canucks having to deal with the very public…
The New Orleans Pelicans lost again on Wednesday night, dropping their 11th-straight game. Now just 5-29 on the season, New Orleans is expected to sell at the NBA trade deadline, with star players like Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram expected to be available. Williamson’s market will be very interesting to follow, because the 6-foot-6 forward is an…
The Golden State Warriors have been looking for an All-Star player to pair with Steph Curry for a while now. They tried to land LeBron James at last year’s trade deadline and missed out on it. In the summer, they tried trading for Paul George and missed out. Then, they tried for Lauri Markkanen and missed out. Now, their options are slimmer with…
The New York Knicks made two sweeping trades this summer that brought in Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns. The trades were met with questions about whether or not the team would become true contenders, but so far they have worked like a charm. Karl-Anthony Towns has been special for the Knicks The team is 24-10 to start the…
If the Miami Heat desire strictly win-now pieces in return for star Jimmy Butler, a three-team deal is their best option. This way, the Heat trade Butler to a contender, which sends young players and draft assets to a third team while Miami receives competitive pieces from that third team in return. If this format…
The Dallas Mavericks’ four-game road trip is over. Given they played it without Luka Doncic, who is out indefinitely with his injury, it was quite an encouraging start with a win. Then the injuries got worse. Battling more injuries, the Mavericks were shorthanded as they finished the four-game trip 1-3. Most recently, they were back…
Phoenix Suns star forward Kevin Durant appears to be set for another All-Star nod as the 2024-25 season continues. Durant was second in All-Star voting for Western Conference frontcourt players, only trailing Nikola Jokic in votes after the NBA’s first update. Durant currently leads other stars in Lebron James, Anthony Davis and Victory Wembanyana. This would be Durant’s…
The word on the street is that the Seattle Mariners don’t have much money to spend in free agency. While Dipoto stated that trading any of the rotation arms would be “Plan Z” the Mariners have been yielding calls in their starters. Luis Castillo has gotten the most attention after the Mariners declined early calls on their…