When Chris Kreider’s signing derailed Toronto’s plans

Chris Kreider's signing with the Montreal Canadiens has caused quite a stir—and not just in Montreal.
All across the NHL, people are talking about this signing—a real steal for a young, already-strong team that was lacking a bit of experience on its roster.
In Toronto, people are already “freaking out” over this signing.
Sid Seixeiro of Sick Media in Toronto weighed in on the topic, and his very intense reaction makes it clear that the Habs have made a great acquisition.&

Sébastien Berrouard and Charles-Alexis Brisebois discuss the Blue Jays’ playoff race, the Pete Alonso situation, and Aaron Judge’s injury.
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Connor Hellebuyck’s story is a long one, and it doesn’t seem to be ending anytime soon.
We saw a new chapter unfold on Wednesday night.
The Jets' goaltender was suspended by the team after failing to report to training camp on time. Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff will address the media on Thursday to comment on the situation.The Winnipeg Jets announced today that they have suspended goaltender Connor Hellebuyck for failing to report to training camp.
General Manager Kevin Ch

It's starting to feel like hockey season in Montreal. The Habs will play their first preseason games on Saturday against the Maple Leafs, and we'll get our first look at Martin St-Louis' lineups.With the addition of Chris Kreider, the Canadiens are well-positioned to make the playoffs once again, despite the strong competition expected in the division.
Dan Rosen of NHL.com, however, has even bigger plans for the Sainte-Flanelle.It's time for the age-old question that everyone asks before a new s

Chris Kreider is a member of the Canadiens.
Today, he spoke with the media.
Let's just say it feels a little strange to see him in the Habs' colors…
(Credit: X)But the reality is that he'll be playing for the Canadiens next year, and that's truly the team he wanted to play for.
His agent, Matt Keator, appeared on the Sick Podcast and revealed all the reasons why his client considered Montreal a top choice. First, Keator talks about American players who don't want to play in Canada. Accord

After two consecutive losses, the Blue Jays couldn’t afford to let the other teams in the playoff race pull further ahead.
For this game, Max Scherzer took the mound this afternoon against the Tigers at Rogers Centre in Toronto.
And it went well.
As usual, he gave up a run to start the game. But after that, he settled in and pitched five innings.
That led to his third win of the season… but more importantly, it allowed the Blue Jays to win a crucial game.
You might wonder if Toronto

The Canadiens' summer hadn't been anything to write home about… until last week.
In just a few days, they signed Zachary Bolduc, Chris Kreider, and Arber Xhekaj; training camp kicked off today; and on Monday, the first real media appearance took place at the golf tournament.
Bring on the season (soon)!
The summer wasn't perfect, but it ended on a high note.
It would have been perfect if Nico Hischier had been acquired, according to Pierre LeBrun, who was a guest on iHeart Radio.Listen: Le

The Montreal Alouettes are preparing for a crucial matchup against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday night, under unusual circumstances at the quarterback position.
Following a tough 48-29 loss to the British Columbia Lions, the Montreal team will have to contend with an opponent that is expected to once again start Harrison Frost.
Frost is expected to make his third start of the season for the Tiger-Cats. The young quarterback was recently given the responsibility of leading the offense amid an

What are your expectations for Chris Kreider?
It's a little hard to wrap your head around because we don't know how he'll perform with his new team.
But ultimately, knowing that he's likely to be in a situation where he'll have the tools to help the team on the ice, we can imagine that he might have a good season. But what would a “good season” look like?
We can't expect him to score 50 goals, nor can we expect him to become the team's offensive savior.
But what would be respectable,

The Montreal Alouettes clearly haven’t gotten over their crushing 48-29 loss to the British Columbia Lions last Saturday in Vancouver.
Back at practice on Wednesday, several players and members of the organization were still thinking about that game.
The game had been particularly physical, and several plays had drawn reactions from the Alouettes. Davis Alexander, in particular, criticized certain actions by defensive end Mathieu Betts against him. The Montreal quarterback believes that so

Aaron Judge Injured
He left his team’s game due to a leg injury.Aaron Judge left today’s game due to tightness in his lower right leg, the Yankees announced. https://t.co/qbX0xt9eYp
— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) September 16, 2026Tommy Pham Gives It a Shot
He was activated from the injured list because he told his GM (whom he ran into by chance) that he was fine… and he hit a three-run home run. Otherwise, he would have returned this weekend.TOMMY PHAM GO-AHEAD HOM

Ah, Nikita Kucherov…
The guy isn't one to mince words, and fans know that all too well. No need to remind you of Kuch's comments following the Lightning's Stanley Cup Finals victory over the Canadiens five years ago!
Why am I talking about him today, you might ask? It's simple: Kuch has been up to his old tricks again…
The Lightning's star player was asked how the game has changed over the years. To which he replied that the game is faster… but also dumber.
Classic Kucherov:

We’re approaching the final days of TIFF, but premieres are going strong. For instance, Danny Boyle’s Ink, about Larry Lamb and Rupert Murdoch revamping The Sun. The premiere was yesterday, with Boyle and stars Guy Pearce and Jack O’Connell.
Lainey has developed a real Jack O’Connell problem lately, so this is for her:Jack O'Connell attends the premiere of 'Ink' during the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival at Princes of Wales TheatreInk is one film I was bummed to

There is a real theme at TIFF this year of actors giving tremendous central performances only for the film around them to fall flat. Chris Rock’s latest directorial foray, Misty Green, is one such instance. The film, which Rock also wrote, follows down-on-her-luck actress Misty Green (Slow Horses’ Rosalind Eleazar) over the course of a critical week for her career and personal life. The film begins with Misty being kicked out of a lush beachfront apartment by her now deceased lover&r

Want to hear a good one?
Shawn Horcoff, the Red Wings' interim general manager, made a big announcement just a few minutes ago.
He told reporters at his press conference that Dylan Larkin would miss the start of training camp… because he's “injured.” Strange timing, isn't it?
Honestly, it really seems like the Red Wings are trying to take us for fools.
There's a world where Larkin is actually injured… but I'm having a hard time believing it given everything that's happe

Jacob Fowler, Jakub Dobes, and Samuel Mobnntembeault are all present for the start of training camp with the Montreal Canadiens.
But Kent Hughes made it clear during the team's golf tournament on Monday: the club will not start the season with three goalies on the roster.
And that means there will be a battle at camp for the No. 2 goalie spot, considering that Dobes is the clear favorite after the excellent season he just had.
Will it be Monty or Fowler who starts the season with the team? Good

Amanda Seyfried’s divorce was dropped on a post-Emmys Tuesday and as of right now, is pretty much a non-story. She even posted a story about him yesterday.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Amanda Seyfried💛 (@mingey)
Lena Dunham and Luis Felber are new parents and it’s not an Instagram surprise, it’s a whole Vogue essay about shopping for baby clothes.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine)
Kelly Osbourne is talking about her est

We independently select everything we recommend. Buying through us may earn us a commission, which supports our work. Metallica is one of only a handful of heavy metal bands that can sell out huge arenas. The band formed in Los Angeles in 1981 by singer/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich has been a huge concert draw for decades.The reason is obvious to anyone who has followed the quartet which also includes lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo.Since the group fir

As we watch the final moments of the MLB season unfold, Quebec baseball is still in full swing across the province. Here's the latest news about our wonderful sport.
The LBMQ's final four are now set, as the division finals began last Sunday. The Acton Vale Castors are still in the running after eliminating the Saint-Jean Pirates in a highly emotional series. The defending champions now face Montreal as their next challenge. The Jets have won the first two games so far, and the next matchup is s

Keenan Allen's legal case has taken a new turn.
The 34-year-old Indianapolis Colts wide receiver now faces two formal charges following his arrest last month in downtown Indianapolis.
Arrested by the Indianapolis Police Department on August 30, Allen had initially been subject to a preliminary hearing. This week, the court officially filed two charges against him: driving with a blood alcohol concentration of at least 0.15 and driving while intoxicated.
According to an affidavit cited by ESPN, t

Kirill Marchenko's name was all over the rumor mill this summer.
And things haven't calmed down in recent days after it was reported that the player decided not to attend his team's golf tournament—even though he still has one year left on his current contract.
That said, Don Waddell seems to have wanted to calm the storm with his most recent statement about his forward.
According to Aaron Portzline, who covers the team in Columbus, Waddell said he met with Marchenko, who told him:“I

There are certain films that will stick with you forever, once seen, they can never be forgotten. Beth de Araújo’s Josephine is such a film, an emotionally harrowing cinematic experience that is as tender as it is brutal. Josephine won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance earlier this year, and it’s no wonder. It’s an impossible film to dislodge from your brain, haunting and provoking and producing the kind of empathy Roger Ebert referenced when he called movies an “em

Whether he meant to or not, Pete Alonso stirred up a storm in New York. It's as simple as that.
On Monday, Alonso got the crowd at Citi Field on its feet. He also—once again, despite himself—prompted fans to call for David Stearns's head.
If Alonso had returned—wearing an Orioles uniform—in April or May, the fans' reaction would have been different. But in September?
The Mets are out of the playoff race largely because David Stearns saw fit to replace Pete Alonso with&hel

Three years after her debut full-length studio album Jaguar II and winning three Grammy awards, Victoria Monét is ready to launch her sophomore project Frequency of Love on October 2nd. This week is a big one for her with the release of a new single and the announcement of a headlining tour across North America that will run through the fall.There’s something fitting about Victoria calling the album Frequency of Love, as music has always had the ability to change the frequency at wh

Could Arber Xhekaj do what he did once during the 2025–2026 season—play on offense?
The question was posed to Martin St-Louis during his press conference today. And the coach went further than I expected on the subject of Xhekaj.
Basically, the coach didn't rule it out.Could Arber Xhekaj play on offense this season?
“It's not something that scares me. Arber knows how to play hockey. To keep him in the lineup on certain nights, it's a possibility. But we still see him as a defen

The Houston Texans are bolstering their defense with the addition of Kenneth Murray, a former linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys.At 27, the defensive player will look to revive his career with the Texas franchise after a statistically strong 2025 season.
However, Murray will not immediately join Houston's active roster. The Texans have chosen to place him on their practice squad for the time being. This step is intended to allow him to familiarize himself with the team's defensive system and the

Who will be the Canadiens' No. 2 center, behind Nick Suzuki?
As long as Kent Hughes doesn't make any moves, the solutions will inevitably come from within the organization. We're talking about Alex Newhook, Kirby Dach, Oliver Kapanen, Phillip Danault, and Jake Evans.
This morning, Martin St-Louis was asked about this by reporters covering the team. What did he say?Basically, he mentioned that he has several options, but that the No. 2 center needs to be good at faceoffs and must be able to compl

Sydney Sweeney and a new ad she stars in are at the centre of a controversy in the world of sports. The ad, which promotes a sports trading app called Novig, features Sydney, who appears completely nude for most of it, save for the coverage of sports gear – footballs, a helmet, a soccer ball, cleets, a glove, a golf club and so on, and of course, a cheeky pair of Novig boy shorts. While Sydney says the ad was about ‘embracing a fun idea to cut through the noise and put the focus back

It's as if they're two people who refuse to break up, even though the love is gone. They take breaks, they threaten to break up, they break up, they get back together, they bicker…
But they're always still together.
Who am I talking about? You've probably guessed it: Arber Xhekaj and the Canadiens.
The Sheriff has signed a new one-year deal with the Canadiens in the last few hours, a deal that will pay him $1.5 million in 2026–27. He'll once again be eligible for restricted free age

Playwright-cum-filmmaker Martin McDonagh is back to challenge everyone’s media literacy with his latest film, Wild Horse Nine. Like his feature film debut, In Bruges, it’s a two-hander centered on bad men contemplating their bad deeds and wondering what is left at the end of it all. Wild Horse Nine stars John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell as Chris and Lee, respectively, a pair of CIA operatives in 1973 Chile, laying the groundwork for the military coup that will put General Pinochet in