Monday FTB: Maple Leafs finally hit the ice

Craig Berube addressed the media after the Maple Leafs’ 6-5 overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators in the first game of the 2024 preseason. On the team’s performance: In the first period, we came out and were slow. We didn’t move the puck quick enough. That is why we ended up with two shots on […]

The Boston Bruins need to avoid a huge disaster ending with Jeremy Swayman negotiations on a new contract.

As the NHL training camps began last week, Andy Strickland dropped a big bit of league news: the NHL is planning to begin the process for expansion again. This post goes into all of the common questions about expansion, why Houston and Atlanta may be first, and more.

Jaromir Jagr is human, after all.The legendary 52-year-old intends to finally retire from professional hockey following this season, he confirmed to The Athletic’s Rob Rossi on Thursday.Jagr last played in North America in 2017-18, but he’s spent every campaign since then with the Czech Extraliga’s Rytiri Kladno. He’s a team owner and the president of his hometown squad, and he suits up for home games in addition to his executive duties.He collected an assist in Kladno’s season opener on Wednesday.One day earlier, in an Instagram post written in his first language, Jagr apparently made reference to his “last season.” Jagr ranks fourth all time in the NHL in goals (766), fifth in assists (1,155), and second in points behind only Wayne Gretzky. He won the Stanley Cup twice in back-to-back seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins to begin his career in 1991 and ’92, and he went on to play 11 of his 24 NHL seasons with the Pens, who retired his number in February.He’s ineligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame while remaining active overseas, but retiring from pro hockey will start the clock on the mandatory three-year waiting period.Jagr also played for the Washington Capitals, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Dallas Stars, Boston Bruins, New Jersey Devils, Florida Panthers, and Calgary Flames. He ranks fourth all time with 1,733 games played and would’ve had more if he hadn’t gone to the KHL for three seasons from 2008-11.He’s a member of the Triple Gold Club, which is comprised of those who’ve won the Stanley Cup, an Olympic gold medal, and a World Championship. He won the Art Ross Trophy five times, claimed the Hart in 1999, and received the Masterton Trophy in 2016.

When sharing five tips for your fantasy draft, I made the obvious claim that not every player elevates their game when they’re in the final year of a contract. One of our lovely readers, Glenn, aptly pointed out that having real data behind that claim would make it more useful. If pending