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.
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.
Travis Green is sticking behind the Senators bench for the foreseeable future after signing a multi-year extension that keeps the head coach under contract through 2030-2031. TSN Hockey analyst Cheryl Pounder explains what Green has done to improve the Sens, and why extending him and his staff is a good thing.
This week, fans in Ottawa and Vancouver will get a cathartic moment when they 'welcome back' former beloved captains Brady Tkachuk and Quinn Hughes.
Yegor Sharangovich scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and the Flames held on to beat the Hurricanes for their second win of the season.
Danila Yurov opened the scoring for the Wild in this one, and Kirill Kaprizov netted his league-leading 10th of the season which would serve as the game-winner as the Wild bested the Blue Jackets.
The Hurricanes enter tonight's game riding a seven-game win streak and the Flames know they'll need to be at their best for a full 60 minutes against the defending Cup champs.
During an appearance at Chuck's Roadhouse, Easton Cowan revealed that on a first date with his now girlfriend he ordered chocolate milk. "Getting a lot of chirps about it," the Leafs winger said with a sheepish smile following Saturday's morning skate. Who's giving him the hardest time? "A lot of people," he said. "Yeah, not good."
After playing just 6:36 and getting benched on Thursday, Gavin McKenna logged a career high 17:56 and matched a career high with four shots on Saturday. "He was good," said captain Auston Matthews. "I mean, I think you can just tell, like, I don't think anything really shakes him."
The Leafs mustered just one goal in Saturday's loss to the undermanned Islanders. "Our lack of fortitude to get to the inside makes it disappointing," coach Jim Hiller said. "You got to get inside and you got to get some pucks around [the net] and try to create some chaos."
Sergei Bobrovsky is remaining upbeat despite starting his Leafs career 1-3-2 with an .891 save percentage. "It is what it is," the 38-year-old goalie said. "I stay patient and I prepare myself for the next shot ... I'm confident. I feel good about my game."
The Leafs have dropped four of five games to fall to last place in the Atlantic Division. "We need urgency," said captain Auston Matthews. "We've got to be better in all areas. Starting with myself, starting with the leaders and veterans, I think we all got another level to show."
TSN Hockey analyst Cameron Gaunce joins Mark Roe to discuss if he thinks Cole Caufield will score 50 goals for a second straight season, how Gavin McKenna looked in his first game since being benched, and if this is the most complete Oilers team we've seen in the Connor McDavid era.
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