BUFFALO, NY — In the days leading up to the National League Combine, the restaurant adjoining the hotel lobby where the event takes place is taken over by team executives, player agents and reporters. Rallies are happening at almost every table, but the majority of them aren’t that big, or at least aren’t likely to … Read more
Since the day Auston Matthews signed a five-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs in February 2019, the long-term-but-not-too-contract model, without necessarily being a route many NHL players, still set a kind of precedent. Because the players have discovered this possibility of obtaining a very good salary from their second contract, while having the luxury … Read more
Growing up in Milwaukee, Bill Zito was a teenager when he got the chance to become a batting officer for the Brewers. It was around the time the Brewers, carried by Robin Yount, Paul Molitor and Cecil Cooper, reached the World Series in 1982. We can say that this is the first final of a … Read more
It’s the strength of this year’s top five prospects that makes the 2023 draft such a promising vintage, even more so than the depth of talent available later in the first round. Beyond Connor Bedard, who will delight fans in Chicago, forwards Adam Fantilli, Leo Carlsson, Will Smith and Matvei Michkov all have the potential … Read more
Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness did not make it easy for his general manager Thursday night, minutes after his team was eliminated. In a brief and biting press briefing that he regrets a bit, Bowness said in essence that his best players had offered no resistance to prevent them from losing in five games … Read more