Brady Tkachuk and Quinn Hughes both return to the Canadian cities they wanted out of this week, and the returns are expected to be anything but welcoming. TSN Hockey analyst Cheryl Pounder joins Domino's That's Hockey to weigh in on the reception both former captains will receive from the fanbases they scorned.
The Oilers are off to a 6-1-1 start, and have had a different look overall this season. New head coach Mike Babcock says that they are in the process of building an 'Edmonton Oilers standard' which includes a heavy forecheck with defined roles for each line and player.
Connor McDavid has 23 points in the first eight games of the season, and is on pace for over 230 points. While it realistically won't be the case, McDavid is happy with his game, and says that his health and team performance has contributed to his historic start to the season.
Jets head coach Scott Arniel and forward Cole Perfetti weigh in on the ongoing situation with Connor Hellebuyck holding out as he requests a trade out of Winnipeg, and how the team is doing their best to focus on what they can control. Hellebuyck's suspension from the Jets is scheduled to end on Friday, October 23.
William Nylander missed the Maple Leafs morning skate with an illness as they prepare for the Sharks tonight. Mark Masters has more on the lineup as Toronto looks to snap a three-game slide.
Elias Salomonsson, who underwent shoulder surgery in April, got his first game in with the Manitoba Moose since suffering the injury. Jets head coach Scott Arniel spoke about what he saw from the 22-year-old defenceman in his return and when we might see him back in Winnipeg, while also providing an update on Josh Morrissey.
Brayden Yager has earned a call up to the Jets after a red-hot start with the Manitoba Moose, where he has racked up five goals and nine points in his first six games. Yager says he got stronger and faster in the offseason in an effort to make an impact in Winnipeg, and Cole Perfetti saw first-hand the big jump the young forward has taken.
Will Auston Matthews showdown with Macklin Celebrini overshadow the rookie duel between Gavin McKenna and Ivar Stenberg? Chris Johnston joins Mark Masters to tee up tonight's contest.
The Senators have signed head coach Travis Green to a multi-year contract extension that will run through the 2030-31 season. After inking the deal, Green explained why Ottawa is so special to him, while GM Steve Staios shared what makes Green and his staff important in the growth of the club.
With the Senators locking up their coaching staff, GM Steve Staios says that the team has more work to do overall, including internal growth. While Ottawa's offseason acquisition of William Eklund is just one of the names who has been sidelined due to injury, the team isn't in a rush to make a quick fix deal.
Senators captain Thomas Chabot is expected to miss a week or two with the upper-body injury that forced him out of Saturday’s loss, head coach Travis Green said Monday. Green, who noted the timeline is not confirmed yet, gave the update as fellow blueliner Jake Sanderson gets set to return to the team’s lineup on Wednesday.
Vinni Lettieri has been called up to the Maple Leafs and will get to play alongside rookie Gavin McKenna when they host the Sharks tonight.
Gavin McKenna and Ivar Stenberg discuss playing each other for the first time after they went first and second overall at last year's NHL Entry Draft.
Gavin McKenna trained with Macklin Celebrini over the summer in Vancouver and complements his work ethic on and off the ice.
Michael Misa missed last year's Sharks visit to Toronto due to injury, but says it'll be a special evening with his friends and family in the building against the Leafs.
The Maple Leafs have lost three straight games and captain Auston Matthews wants to see a little more emotion from their leadership group as they get set to face Macklin Celebrini and a youthful Sharks team.
Other than winning a championship, nothing unites a fanbase more than collectively booing a returning player who left on bad terms. The raw emotion that fuels such a response is usually directly tied with how important that former player was to the franchise. With Brady Tkachuk and Quinn Hughes set to return to Ottawa and Vancouver respectively this week, Michael Farber examines what they are in for.
Chris Kreider is feeling more and more comfortable every day as he continues to adjust to life in Montreal, and head coach Martin St. Louis has noticed less hesitation from the veteran forward. Habs defenceman Kaiden Guhle praises what Kreider has brought to the Canadiens both on and off the ice.
The Canadiens are 4-3-1 through eight games so far this season, with three of the four wins coming in overtime or the shootout. Though they're always confident in games that go past regulation, the Habs want to keep progressing as a team and work on closing out games better moving forward.
Macklin Celebrini has torched the Canadiens early in his NHL career, racking up four goals and nine points in just four games against Montreal. On Monday, the Habs praised Celebrini for his compete level and how dangerous the 20-year-old is both with and without the puck.
There are no shortage of superstars who can put the puck in the back of the net but which player in the National Hockey League reigns supreme as the best goal scorer? TSN Hockey analyst Cheryl Pounder shares her thoughts.
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