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Perhaps Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund and veteran Nazem Kadri had it right all along, Salim Valji writes.

Matthews will miss an eighth straight game on Sunday when the Leafs host the Utah Hockey Club, but says a return in Toronto's next game on Wednesday against the Florida Panthers is a possibility, Mark Masters writes.

The Maple Leafs placed winger Matthew Knies on injured reserve on Friday, which means he will be out at least a week with an upper-body injury. Knies, who is third on the team with eight goals, will miss at least Sunday's game against the Utah Hockey Club and Wednesday's game against the Florida Panthers.

Saturday’s matchup between No. 2-ranked Ohio State and the No. 5 Indiana Hoosiers is arguably the biggest game ever for a quarterback from Canada, Dave Naylor writes.

TSN identifies U-24 players who earn 5-Star designation – call it excellence to the extreme – in five benchmark categories: smarts, skating, stickhandling, scoring and swagger.

Leafs winger Matthew Knies left Wednesday's game against Vegas after taking a controversial hit from Golden Knights defenceman Zach Whitecloud in the second period but head coach Craig Berube provided a positive update on the 22-year-old winger on Thursday.

“I guess I can apologize to the fans at home," veteran Calgary Flames forward Blake Coleman said Wednesday. "It’s not the most exciting hockey, but we’re piecing together wins."

An hour after the biggest moment of his professional football career, Nick Arbuckle and his four-year-old daughter, Aaliyah, shared a milkshake at Burger Crush, a 15-minute walk from BC Place. Salim Valji has more on Arbuckle's unique journey.

Twenty-three year-old Jack Hughes is No. 1 and 19-year-old sophomore Connor Bedard is No. 2 in our 2024-25 ranking of the Top 50 Under-24 players.