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Tuesday, May 19, 2026
$65 million former Hawks All-Rookie guard named 'sneaky addition' for Lakers

An ex-Atlanta Hawks standout contributor was named an underrated trade target for the Los Angeles Lakers.

NFL admits mistake on Jaxon Smith-Njigba's Offensive Player of the Year trophy: 'We just had a problem spelling it'

This is an embarrassing mistake for the NFL to make.

Let’s Compare Blackhawks’ Second Round Picks in New Mock Drafts

We’re starting to get into heavy mock draft season, Blackhawks fans. On Tuesday, I produced a full, two-round mock draft. Corey Pronman and Scott Wheeler at The Athletic also published a full,...

Top 3 All-Time Chicago Blackhawks Goalies

The Chicago Blackhawks are one of the NHL’s “Original Six” teams. As such, Chicago has gone through many goalies in the history of the franchise — some memorable, and some…

Jaxon Smith-Njigba reveals ‘disrespectful’ error on his NFL Offensive Player of the Year award

Seattle's star receiver's hardware from the 2025 season had a glaring mistake.

Montreal Moves On! More Mock Drafts, Mikheyev Thoughts, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

A few more thoughts on the Blackhawks reportedly exploring the trade market for the UFA rights to Ilya Mikheyev, because there were multiple replies on social media on the subject. Why wasn’t he...

Apparently, Seahawks' Jaxon Smith-Njigba was actually Defensive Player of the Year in 2025 NFL season

This is quite the brutal oversight.

NFL makes 'disrespectful' mistake on Seahawks star Jaxon Smith-Njigba's trophy

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba took to social media to show the NFL messed up his Offensive Player of the Year trophy.

2026 NHL Mock Draft: Conference Finals Full Two-Round Edition

The Stanley Cup Playoffs have reached the conference final stage. And the Memorial Cup is set for the CHL. And the IIHF World Championship is under way. So what better time than now to look at an...

Monday, May 18, 2026
Blackhawks' Connor Bedard gets $98.9 million contract update from AFP Analytics

Bedard is certainly going to be paid handsomely.

Report: Blackhawks make UFA Ilya Mikheyev’s negotiating rights available for trade

Mikheyev has been a productive player on a fairly poor Chicago team for the past couple of years.

NHL Rumors: Mikheyev Market, Berbube to Oilers, Carlson’s Future with Ducks

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Chicago Blackhawks are exploring their options with Ilya Mikheyev, the Edmonton Oilers are expanding their coaching search beyond a presumed frontrunner, and the...

Blackhawks Open to Trading Ilya Mikheyev’s Rights (Report)

On Monday morning’s edition of the “32 Thoughts” podcast, Elliotte Friedman reported the Blackhawks have made pending unrestricted free agent Ilya Mikheyev’s negotiating rights available for...

3 Blackhawks players who likely won't be back next season

The Chicago Blackhawks intend to become Stanley Cup playoff contenders, but to do so, they have to make key decisions about veterans who simply don’t fit the roster or the organization’s timeline.

Wants vs. What’s Available, USA in Action, Leafs Front Office Shake-Up, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

Ben Pope at the Chicago Sun-Times jumped on the “Blackhawks need to do something this summer” bandwagon this weekend. But, as he usually does, Ben had an appropriately measured approach to that...

Chicago Blackhawks 2025-26 Player Grades: Oliver Moore

The Chicago Blackhawks finished their 2025-26 campaign 31st in the league, with a record of 29-39-14 and 72 points. It was an improvement from last season’s totals of 25-46-11 (61 points), but the…

Sunday, May 17, 2026
Could Aday Mara fill Hawks’ longstanding need in the middle?
Seahawks predicted to embarrass Patriots again, this time in Week 1 of 2026

This would be a great start for the Seahawks, but a nightmare for the Patriots.

Blackhawks Should Move on From Arvid Soderblom

The Chicago Blackhawks have their future starting goalie in Spencer Knight. Knight, just starting his new three-year bridge deal going into this upcoming season, was one of the best players…

2026 NHL Draft Top-5 Scenarios: Maple Leafs Add Stenberg, Canucks Draft Reid

Well, we’ve already looked at two possible scenarios for the top five picks in the upcoming 2026 NHL Draft in Buffalo. To this point, we’ve stuck with the Toronto Maple…

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Draft Podcasts, Buffalo’s Comeback, Calgary Trying to Trade Up, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

We’ll start our Sunday with some 2026 NHL Draft talk. I mention and link to both Chris Peters and Cam Robinson frequently here because I respect the work they do analyzing prospects. They did a...

Connor Bedard Improved All Aspects of His Game This Season

Connor Bedard finally took the big step that Chicago Blackhawks fans had been hoping to see during the 2025-26 season. Now that the season has concluded, I wanted to dig…

Saturday, May 16, 2026
Teuvo Teräväinen’s World Championships Are Over

Blackhawks forward Teuvo Teräväinen’s World Championship tournament is over. He’s being replaced on Finland’s roster because of an injury sustained in Friday’s match against Germany. He had two...

Hall of Fame Ballots, New Collectibles, Edzo on Adding, Vegas Penalized, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

On Friday, the Chicago Blackhawks announced fan voting is open once again for the team’s Hall of Fame. Yesterday, I broke down the Heritage Ballot candidates. Below is the list of players who are...

Sam Darnold's 28-6 tear sets stage for Seahawks' bold Super Bowl defense against Maye

Sam Darnold rides a 28-6 stretch into year two as the Seattle Seahawks open their title defense against a reshaped New England Patriots roster.

Friday, May 15, 2026
Way Too Early Blackhawks’ 2026-27 Forward Line Projections

We learned on Thursday (May 14) that the Chicago Blackhawks have signed top Russian prospect Roman Kantserov to an entry level contract. This is exciting news, as the club is…

Blackhawks Announce New Hall of Fame Voting: Breaking Down the Heritage Ballot

On Friday, the Chicago Blackhawks announced voting is now open for the second class of inductees into the team’s Hall of Fame. As was the case last year with the inaugural class, the Blackhawks...

Blackhawks Boost Offense Signing Roman Kantserov To Entry-Level Contract

Roman Kantserov is now a member of the Chicago Blackhawks. The 2023 second-round draft pick will be making his way from Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the KHL, where he was the…

How Seahawks' Nick Emmanwori can become an All-Pro if he can answer just one question

Nick Emmanwori is one improvement from potential All-Pro status.

Kantserov Signs, Trade Targets, Worlds Begin, Canucks FO Hires, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

The Blackhawks signed top forward prospect Roman Kantserov on Thursday, which is tremendous news. Scott Powers at The Athletic added this to the news, including a strong comments from Blackhawks...

Thursday, May 14, 2026
NFL Week 1 lines: Seahawks, Rams listed as favorites for 2026 openers

The Seattle Seahawks opened as minor favorites for their season-opening Super Bowl LX rematch against the New England Patriots upon the release of the

Ranking every NFL prime-time game in 2026, from Rams-Seahawks Christmas special to Broncos-Chiefs opening 'MNF"

There are 55 prime-time games on the 2026 NFL schedule. Bill Bender of The Sporting News has ranked them all from most intriguing to least.

Ranking 15 best matchups on 2026 NFL schedule, from Patrick Mahomes vs. Josh Allen to Seahawks vs. Broncos

Here's looking at the most compelling games involving marquee contending teams in 2026, from classic rivalries to rare matchups.

Chicago inks KHL forward Kantserov to 3-year deal

Roman Kantserov is joining the Chicago Blackhawks after a record-breaking season in the Kontinental Hockey League.

Seahawks open title defense with Super Bowl rematch vs. Patriots

For the first time since 2016, the first game of the NFL season will be a Super Bowl rematch.,The Seattle Seahawks will begin their title defense on W

2026 NFL schedule release: Primetime Panthers, coach Dave Canales receive Seahawks rematch

After falling flat during a key 2025 regular-season matchup, Carolina welcomes Seattle back.

Rams-Seahawks rivalry takes surprising turn in projected 2026 schedule

One of the best rivalries in football, the Los Angeles Rams and the Seattle Seahawks, will likely not meet until late in the season.

Seahawks projected starters should give fans confidence in a Super Bowl repeat

This projected starting offense and defense looks as good as it did last year.

Blackhawks sign prospect, KHL's leading scorer Roman Kantserov

CHICAGO — One of the most exciting Blackhawks prospects in recent years is finally headed over from Russia. Roman Kantserov, 21, is headed to Madison Street and joins a young core of Bedard and...

Blackhawks sign Roman Kantserov to entry-level contract

Kantserov was taken in the second round, 44th overall, of the 2023 NHL Draft.

OFFICIAL: Blackhawks Sign Top Forward Prospect Roman Kantserov

It’s now officially official! The Blackhawks announced on Thursday afternoon that the team has signed forward Roman Kantserov to a three-year, entry-level contract that has a $1,075,000 salary cap...

NFL Christmas football schedule 2026: Bills, Seahawks set to participate in holiday tripleheader

The NFL returns to Netflix for two Christmas Day games. Another matchup will be held elsewhere.

10 Impact Players Already on the Blackhawks’ 2026-27 Roster

The Chicago Blackhawks didn’t have the 2025-26 season they would’ve liked, finishing 31st in the league for the third year in a row. On top of that, they dropped in…

Prospects at the Worlds, Schaefer’s Calder Surprise, Oilers Coach Out, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

The NHL announced on Wednesday that Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer is the winner of the Calder Memorial Trophy. The kid’s special — on and off the ice. He was surprised with the award on...

Must Read: Deep Dive on No. 1 Overall Pick Production, Impact (Including Connor Bedard)

Yesterday I went deep-dive into wrapping some context around the idea of “progress” in the Blackhawks rebuild. The way the roster has evolved over the course of Connor Bedard‘s three full NHL...

Seattle Seahawks schedule 2026: Dates & times for all 17 games, strength of schedule and predictions

Here is a complete breakdown of the Seahawks' 2026 schedule, including dates, start times and analysis for all 17 games.

Ranking best games on 2026 NFL schedule for every team: Seahawks-Patriots rematch, Chiefs-Bills renewal & more

Here's looking at the 32 most compelling, important and intriguing matchups of the 2026 NFL schedule, featuring at least one big game for every NFL team.

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Chicago Blackhawks 2025-26 Player Grades: Andrew Mangiapane

The Chicago Blackhawks finished their 2025-26 campaign 31st in the league, with a record of 29-39-14 and 72 points. It was an improvement from last season’s totals of 25-46-11 (61 points), but the…

Let’s Talk About the Blackhawks’ Rebuild “Progress” With Some Needed Context

There’s a lot of talk about fans wanting to see more Blackhawks from the Blackhawks. They’ve finished near the top of the NHL Draft Lottery in each of the past four years, which was by design for...

Maple Leafs Fire Head Coach Craig Berube

The Toronto Maple Leafs have a new general manager, and own the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. But, after missing the playoffs, the changes in Toronto don’t figure to be over. And, on Wednesday...

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