Blue Jackets Week Ahead: Schedule & Storylines – Defensive Depth Tested, Knies Paying Dividends THW Staff | October 4, 2026 The regular season is underway, and the initial double-header at Nationwide Arena provided a stark look at the operational realities facing head coach Rick Bowness. Opening the schedule with a…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Knies, Robertson & the Patience of Toronto Fans The Old Prof | October 2, 2026 There is something funny about the first week of an NHL season. Everybody spends months talking about what teams might become, then two games happen, and suddenly we’re supposed to…
Blue Jackets React to Matthew Knies’ Historic Debut Mark Scheig | October 2, 2026 If it seemed like Matthew Knies had a little bit of a chip on his shoulder on Thursday night, his performance against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night certainly showed…
Canadiens Wise to Have Passed on Marchenko Despite Trade to Maple Leafs Ryan Szporer | October 2, 2026 Kirill Marchenko was an ideal trade target at an unideal cost for the Montreal Canadiens. Passing on him still makes the most sense.
Blue Jackets Open 2026-27 Season With a Locked Up Core After a Chaotic Offseason Mark Scheig | October 1, 2026 The Columbus Blue Jackets made themselves a permanent residence in the rumor mill during the 2026 offseason. Just about every other headline involved them and not for the right reasons.…
Blue Jackets News & Rumors: Knies, Marchenko, Opening Roster & More Mark Scheig | September 29, 2026 It finally happened. The Columbus Blue Jackets and Toronto Maple Leafs connected on a blockbuster trade on the eve of the start of the regular season. It will be talked…
What We Know About the Knies-Marchenko Trade Talk: Who Wins The Deal? Jim Parsons | September 29, 2026 ** Update: The trade is done. The details are as follows: Trade Details To Toronto:RW Kirill MarchenkoG Elvis MerzlikinsF Miles Wood To Columbus:LW Matthew KniesF Steven LorentzRD Emil Andrae2nd round…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Knies Leaves, Marchenko Arrives & Season Starts The Old Prof | September 29, 2026 The regular season finally arrives tonight, and somehow the Toronto Maple Leafs have given us a pretty good idea of what this new era will look like before the puck…
Grading the Blue Jackets’ Marchenko-for-Knies Trade Wesley Minke | September 29, 2026 The Columbus Blue Jackets traded their star winger Kirill Marchenko for Matthew Knies, as a part of a six-player trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The trade lands a young…
Maple Leafs Improve After Acquiring Marchenko in Blockbuster Trade Peter Baracchini | September 29, 2026 As the 2026-27 NHL season approaches for the Toronto Maple Leafs, general manager John Chayka was busy ahead of the season opener, making a massive blockbuster with the Columbus Blue…
NHL Rumors: Marchenko Fake News, Why on Knies Trade, and a Kucherov Warning Jim Parsons | September 29, 2026 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Kirill Marchenko and Matthew Knies were moved in a blockbuster deal. How far back did talks go? Why were the Toronto Maple Leafs willing to…
Blue Jackets Trade Kirill Marchenko to Maple Leafs for Matthew Knies in Six-Player Deal Mark Scheig | September 28, 2026 The Columbus Blue Jackets were only ever going to trade Kirill Marchenko if they got talent back. They found what they were looking for given the circumstances. On Monday, the…
