Former Edmonton Oilers coach Dave Tippett compared Connor McDavid to Mario Lemieux while defending the superstar’s approach and playoff record. Tippett coached McDavid from 2019 to 2022 and saw his development through several dominant NHL regular seasons. Speaking on the Spittin Chiclets podcast, Tippett described McDavid as a player who rarely seeks attention. Ryan Whitney … Read more
Patrik Laine’s injury history remains the biggest concern as Toronto Maple Leafs weighs its roster options.
The Edmonton Oilers could score fewer goals next NHL season despite making major changes to improve their defense. The Athletic’s Allan Mitchell expects Edmonton’s offensive total to decline slightly while its goals-against figure improves significantly. Speaking on Sports 1440’s Lowdown with Lowetide, Mitchell projected 277 goals for the Oilers in 2026-27. That would be five … Read more
The Toronto Maple Leafs enter 2026-27 with a roster that looks far different from the group that missed the playoffs last NHL season. New general manager John Chayka and head coach Jim Hiller have changed the team’s goaltending, defense and forward depth. That overhaul has given former Maple Leafs defenseman Carlo Colaiacovo reason to believe … Read more
Auston Matthews is already among the NHL‘s most prolific goal scorers, but one comparison continues to separate him from Alex Ovechkin: durability. LeafsLatest shared a post on X comparing the two stars through their first 689 NHL games. Ovechkin scored 428 goals during that span, while Matthews had 425. Matthews did it with a shooting … Read more
