Michael Whitaker Articles - Page 6

The season for the Detroit Lions, the best in their history, is hanging in the balance in the fourth quarter in Saturday night’s NFC Divisional showdown against the Washington Commanders at Ford Field. And thanks to a brutal mistake, the fate of the Lions may have been sealed. Detroit was whistled for having too many […]

The Florida Panthers will have to play the rest of Saturday night’s game against the visiting Anaheim Ducks without sniper Sam Reinhart. Reinhart was slapped with a five-minute major and a game misconduct after he caught Ducks forward Isac Lundestrom with a knee-on-knee hit late in the opening 20 minutes of play. Immediately, the incident […]

The Washington Capitals are in action on Saturday night against their historic rival Pittsburgh Penguins, who come to town with Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and company for a 7:00 PM EST puck drop at Capital One Arena. At the same time, the NFL’s Washington Commanders are set to take on the Detroit Lions in the […]

The Vancouver Canucks find themselves in a rough position, having gone 1-5-1 in their last seven games. Their most recent setback was their 5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night at Rogers Arena in downtown Vancouver. The Canucks are now 19-15-10, falling to fifth place in the Pacific Division. Canucks captain Quinn […]

Not only did the New York Islanders drop a 5-3 decision to the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night, but they’ve also now lost Maxim Tsyplakov for the next handful of games. He delivered an illegal headshot to Flyers’ forward Ryan Poehling, though he was ironically not penalized for it during the game. Maxim Tsyplakov is […]

The Colorado Avalanche have been without team captain Gabriel Landeskog since he helped lead them to the Stanley Cup in the spring of 2022. He’s undergone several surgeries and was hopeful to make a return to action at some point in the near future, but those plans were unfortunately put on hold. The good news […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs were dealt a devastating blow on the injury front on Thursday, as assistant captain John Tavares was injured during practice and has since been placed on Injured Reserve. Tavares is having a bounce-back season, having already scored 20 goals with 22 assists; before his injury, he was on pace to score […]

The Edmonton Oilers are the reigning Western Conference champions, having come within a single victory of the franchise’s first Stanley Cup since 1990 in a hard-fought, seven game series against the Florida Panthers. While the Panthers ultimately prevailed in the deciding seventh game, the Oilers appeared to be well set-up for a chance at another […]

While there continues to be rampant speculation that the Calgary Flames could choose to move on from defenseman Rasmus Andersson, that’s apparently not in the cards for Flames general manager Craig Conroy. According to NHL insider Pierre LeBrun in his latest “NHL Rumblings” piece for The Athletic, Conroy has informed Andersson that the speculation isn’t […]

The Dallas Cowboys will have a new head coach for the 2025 season, as they didn’t retain Mike McCarthy after the expiration of his contract. How exactly can the next head coach of the Cowboys have success? Former Cowboys coach Jason Garrett has some advice for whomever takes the job – don’t try and change […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have established one of hockey’s winningest cultures in the last decade, resulting in back-to-back Stanley Cup victories and a third consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Final. Needless to say, the expectations are high. And when a player violates those expectations, he must pay the price, regardless of his star status. […]

The Colorado Avalanche have yet to have forward Valeri Nichuskin in their lineup in the calendar year of 2025. He hasn’t played since their 5-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets on New Year’s Eve. He’s already missed six games, and it doesn’t look like the Avalanche can expect him back any time soon despite initially […]

The Montreal Canadiens will be without forward Emil Heineman for the forseeable future after he was involved in a traffic accident. They made the announcement on their official X account, providing the following update: “Emil Heineman was involved in a traffic accident yesterday as a pedestrian. Heineman sustained an upper-body injury and will be out […]

The Chicago Blackhawks suffered yet another defeat on Monday night, this time against the visiting Calgary Flames. Calgary earned a 5-2 victory, handing the Blackhawks their NHL-worst 28th loss of the 2024-25 season. It was an especially brutal performance for defenseman Seth Jones, who finished with a team-worst -4 rating and committed a particularly awful […]

The Los Angeles Rams are moving on in the NFL postseason, as they defeated the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC wild-card game on Monday night at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona by a 27-9 final score. The NFL moved the game from Sofi Stadium in Englewood, California to Arizona owing to public safety concerns […]

The Nashville Predators have been one of the most disappointing and surprising teams in the NHL so far in the 2024-25 season, as they were viewed by most as legitimate Stanley Cup contenders thanks to their high-spending offseason. Instead, they’re the second-worst team in the Western Conference. On Tuesday, the Predators will play the Vegas […]

Goaltender Anthony Stolarz hasn’t made an appearance in game action for the Toronto Maple Leafs since getting hurt on December 12 against his former team, the Anaheim Ducks, at Scotiabank Arena. He underwent a knee procedure to remove a loose body, or small piece of broken-off bone or cartilage, in his knee and was expected […]

The Boston Bruins have endured a difficult 2024-25 NHL season that resulted in them firing head coach Jim Montgomery thanks to their inconsistent play that failed to meet expectations. But adding to the drama of their season was an explosive report from WEEI’s Rich Keefe that there was an issue between longtime teammates Brad Marchand […]

The Philadelphia Flyers dismantled the Anaheim Ducks in Saturday’s game at Wells Fargo Center, winning in decisive fashion 6-0. But there was also some drama surrounding the contest, as it featured the return of former Flyers draft pick Cutter Gauthier to Philadelphia for the first time since he requested a trade out of town. He […]

The Montreal Canadiens hope to remain red-hot when they host the Western Conference-contending Dallas Stars on Saturday night at Bell Centre in downtown Montreal. And based on the latest reports, they could have one of their top forwards back in their lineup. Patrik Laine, who has missed the last handful of games while he dealt […]

It’s hard to believe, but the 2024-25 NHL season is already at the halfway point, and it won’t be long before the Trade Deadline arrives. Plenty of clubs will be looking to make key additions to their club in order to bolster their roster towards a postseason run. And according to TSN’s Pierre LeBrun, the […]

While it’s become somewhat of an annual tradition for Philadelphia Flyers forward Scott Laughton to see his name included in trade rumors, a key Flyers insider doesn’t believe that he’s on the verge of being moved out of the City of Brotherly Love. Kevin Kurz of The Athletic poured cold water on the thought that […]

The Edmonton Oilers are the reigning Western Conference champions, and also came within one victory of winning their first Stanley Cup championship since the end of their dynasty days in 1990. And while the Oilers are comfortably in a postseason position while occupying the second overall place in the Pacific Division, they’re reportedly looking to […]

The Utah Hockey Club has been exciting fans in Salt Lake City since the beginning of the 2024-25 NHL season, but they were dealt a significant blow. Utah forward  Dylan Guenther, who has been one of the more consistent point producers for Utah, is expected to be unavailable indefinitely with a lower-body injury; the Utah […]

The Calgary Flames feared that they had potentially lost forward Connor Zary with a long-term injury following a collision with Anaheim Ducks defenseman Drew Helleson. However, further medical testing has confirmed that he didn’t suffer an ACL or MCL injury as initially feared. The news was confirmed by Frank Seravalli of the Daily Faceoff via […]

The Boston Bruins have struggled with consistency in the 2024-25 NHL season, and it resulted in general manager Don Sweeney firing head coach Jim Montgomery and replacing him with assistant Joe Sacco on an interim basis. But while the Bruins continue what many are speculating is the beginning of an eventual rebuilding process, former NHL […]

The New York Rangers’ season has fallen completely off the rails with their losing skid over the last two months, and they’ve fallen out of a postseason position after having started the campaign with a solid 12-4 record. During Thursday night’s Rangers game at Madison Square Garden against the rival New Jersey Devils, another example […]

In the interest of public safety, the National Football League has announced that Monday’s Wild Card postseason matchup between the host Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings will not be played at SoFi Stadium due to the multiple fires that have engulfed the Los Angeles Area in recent days. Minutes ago, the news broke that […]

While the Montreal Canadiens have recently surged and gotten back into a postseason position thanks to eight wins in their last 10 games, they’ll once again be without one of their top offensive players for their upcoming slate of games. Patrik Laine, who is playing in his first season with the Canadiens since being acquired […]

The Carolina Hurricanes have gotten used to life without goaltender Frederik Andersen, who has developed a reputation of being one of the more injury-prone goalies in the NHL today. Andersen hasn’t played since late October, and underwent knee surgery in late November. But the good news is that he’s returned to practice, and coach Rod […]

A stunning story involving Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Jermaine Burton has been release in which he allegedly threatened a 19-year-old woman he was dating, but that she apparently refused to press charges against him. Burton, who wasn’t allowed to travel with the rest of his teammates to Pittsburgh for the Bengals’ recent matchup against the […]

Despite getting to play in front of a sold out crowd at historic Wrigley Field, the Chicago Blackhawks did not have a good outing at the 2025 NHL Winter Classic on New Year’s Eve. They were defeated 6-2 by the St. Louis Blues, adding another loss to their total. But there was one moment before […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are in serious danger of once again challenging for the first overall selection in the NHL Draft Lottery. While that may sound like good news for some, it’s not the way that the team envisioned their season going. After another slow start, the team fired coach Luke Richardson and replaced him with […]

The Edmonton Oilers lost goaltender Stuart Skinner during Tuesday night’s game against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden after being run into by defenseman Nikita Zadorov. The injury took place during the first period when Zadorov cut hard to the net, but immediately ran into Skinner. After falling to the ice, Zadorov immediately gestured toward […]

Could the San Jose Sharks choose to try and sign pending free-agent forward Mikael Granlund to an extension rather than trade him at the NHL Trade Deadline? Granlund will be considered an intriguing commodity that contending teams could look to add as depth before making a postseason run, but the Sharks and general manager Mike […]

As the Anaheim Ducks trudge through another trying season in their rebuilding process, long-tenured goaltender John Gibson has been heavily involved in trade rumors – especially with the emergence of Lukas Dostal. According to David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period, the Ducks are still interested in moving Gibson, who in turn wants the chance at […]

The New York Rangers have suffered through an inexplicable skid, losing 16 of their last 22 games and tumbling out of the playoff race. It’s all the more strange considering they entered the season with nearly the exact same squad as last season that not only won the President’s Trophy but also advanced to the […]

Philadelphia Flyers rookie forward Matvei Michkov was recently benched by hard-nosed coach John Tortorella for the third period of a recent game, but that hasn’t stopped him from playing at his best levels. While joining TSN’s Overdrive segment for a live phone call, Flyers general manager Daniel Briere explained that not only is he impressed […]

As you know, the Arizona Coyotes finally called it quits on the failing experiment of professional hockey in the desert, and have officially moved to Salt Lake City. They’ve yet to pick their new logo and nickname and will be going by the uncreative “Utah Hockey Club” for their inaugural campaign of 2024-25. But it […]