Gauff claimed her first Roland Garros title, her second Grand Slam to deny the world No 1 in an epic three sets
The roof is open and the wind is blowing in, which adds a variable. It could get a bit swirly.
Via the BBC, plucky Brit news:
Teenager Hannah Klugman was unable to become the first Briton in almost 50 years to win a French Open juniors title after losing in the girls’ singles final.
The 16-year-old, competing in her first junior Grand Slam singles final, was beaten 6-2 6-0 by Austria’s Lilli Tagger.
The NHL Draft Lottery was held on May 5, and it was determined that the Anaheim Ducks would hold the tenth overall selection in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, dropping two spots after holding the eighth-highest odds to win the lottery.
This will mark the Ducks' seventh consecutive year drafting in the top ten. Ownership and the front office have a public mandate to make the playoffs in 2025-26 and put an end to the third-longest active playoff drought in the NHL.
With one of the deepest and most potent cores of young players in the league, having taken a significant step in the standings in 2024-25, and holding the third-most available cap space in the NHL, the idea of Anaheim trading the tenth overall pick, whether on its own or as part of a package, in exchange for a proven impact player is something often speculated, validly so and especially in a draft where the caliber of player potentially available at ten may not reach that of year’s past.
The drawback to that idea lies in the rarity of such trades. In the last 15 years, only six top ten picks have been traded in the days leading up to or at the NHL Draft:
2011
To CBJ: Jeff Carter
To PHI: 2011 eighth overall pick (Sean Couturier), 68th overall pick, Jakub Voracek
2012
To CAR: Jordan Staal
To PIT: 2012 eighth overall pick (Derrick Pouliot), Brian Dumoulin, Brandon Sutter
2013
To NJ: Corey Schneider
To VAN: 2013 ninth overall pick (Bo Horvat)
2017
To ARI: Derek Stepan, Antti Raanta
To NYR: 2017 seventh overall pick (Lias Andersson), Anthony DeAngelo
2021
To VAN: Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Conor Garland
To ARI: 2021 ninth overall pick (Dylan Guenther), Loui Eriksson, Jay Beagle, Antoine Roussel, 2022 second-round pick, 2023 seventh-round pick
When asked about his opinion on the infrequency of top ten picks being traded at the draft, Ducks assistant general manager and director of amateur scouting Martin Madden gave his thoughts.
“I just think that most staffs, most GMs, you see it coming throughout the season,” Madden said. “You work hard to assess those top-15 guys in the draft. You know them best.
You know what you like, you know what you want, and, as it gets closer, you don't want to let that go. I think that's why most of those picks are never traded.”
Top ten picks in any draft are franchise-altering pieces. If they hit, they typically have the talent to become a core piece with the capacity to stabilize a roster for the foreseeable future. If a team misses on a top ten pick, however, it can set them back in their climb toward contention significantly. As seen in the above examples and in countless others where top picks were traded a year or two in advance, the team trading the pick away usually comes away worse off.
A couple of NHL teams are projected to be closing in on the salary cap ceiling for the 2025-26 season, leading some to speculate on the availability of talented players on their rosters. The Colorado Avalanche are projected to have $1.2 million in cap space with 19 players under contract, and the Dallas Stars are projected to have $4.96 million with 16 under contract.
Speculation suggests Stars forward Jason Robertson and Avalanche forward Martin Necas could be made available, as their UFA years are on the ever-nearing horizon. If speculation turns to reality, those are the caliber of players teams would likely be willing to part with a top ten pick for.
Deals involving top ten draft picks have become scarce in the landscape of the NHL trade market. However, in the event that a young, potential core piece becomes available, a team like the Ducks may be a candidate to be persuaded into trading their highest pick in the upcoming draft. If such a trade is to occur, it will likely be finalized on the first day of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft or the day preceding it.
As expected, the Dallas Stars dismissed coach Peter DeBoer Friday morning, ending DeBoer’s time with the Stars after three seasons. DeBoer burned his bridge with star goalie Jake Oettinger in the Western Conference final, making it more likely that Dallas would part ways with the veteran bench boss.
However, longtime observers of the NHL’s coaching community know many coaches with resumes like DeBoer’s aren’t unemployed for very long. There are always teams that are impressed by someone with the pedigree that DeBoer possesses, and his next NHL coaching opportunity may come sooner rather than later.
Where could DeBoer wind up? Let’s look at three teams below and see if there’s a potential fit there.
1. Buffalo Sabres
The Sabres have missed the playoffs for 14 straight seasons, and while you can say many things about DeBoer’s coaching style, you can’t deny that he’s been able to guide teams into the post-season. Indeed, while DeBoer struggled to be a playoff coach in the early part of his NHL career, in nine of his past 10-and-a-half seasons coaching, he has led the Stars, Vegas Golden Knights and San Jose Sharks into the playoffs.
Sabres GM Kevyn Adams is under extraordinary pressure to end his team’s playoff-less streak, so while veteran Lindy Ruff will probably start the season as Buffalo’s coach, we can see a world in which the Sabres stumble out of the gate and turn to DeBoer to salvage their season. Buffalo’s underachieving core may test DeBoer’s patience, but if he were able to turn things around, Sabres fans would more than welcome him, warts and all.
DeBoer may quietly prefer to coach a team that’s a lock to make the playoffs, and that doesn’t describe Buffalo right now. But there are only 32 jobs in the NHL to choose from, and DeBoer might see the Sabres as his last, best chance to get it right. And hockey fans in Western New York would at least get the satisfaction of knowing DeBoer has a wealth of experience to draw from.
2. Nashville Predators
Like the Sabres, the Predators had a brutal 2024-25 season, failing to make the playoffs despite major additions including Jonathan Marchessault and Steven Stamkos. Preds GM Barry Trotz – himself an accomplished coach – can’t do both main management jobs, so giving Nashville’s reins to DeBoer would instill a sense of urgency to an organization that desperately needs it.
Because of the Predators’ subpar 2024-25 season, current Predators coach Andrew Brunette is on a short leash. Trotz is likely to make some notable roster changes this summer, but the pressure Nashville’s coach faces to get the team back into the playoffs is considerable. And Trotz may decide that DeBoer’s long shelf life as an NHL coach makes him a great fit with the Preds.
DeBoer can draw on his ability to squeeze strong play out of his teams to turn the Predators back into a reliable playoff team, and while a change behind the Preds’ bench may not happen until well into next season, DeBoer has the luxury of sitting back and waiting for an opportunity to fall into his lap. And that opportunity definitely could come in Music City.
3. Los Angeles Kings
The Kings have already had tumult since the Edmonton Oilers eliminated them in the first round of this year’s playoffs, parting ways with GM Rob Blake and replacing him with multi-time Stanley Cup-winner Ken Holland. So, right off the hop, you have to wonder if current Kings coach Jim Hiller’s job is in jeopardy. Holland undoubtedly wants his own coach running the Kings, and although Hiller has done well in the regular season, playoff success has eluded him.
DeBoer has experience coaching in California from his four-and-a-half years coaching the Sharks, including the only time he’s reached the Cup final, back in 2015-16. Holland may not want to hand over power to a young coach, because the Kings are a team trying to contend now while transitioning into a new era with their younger players.
The balance that’s needed in L.A. calls for someone who can add structure and instill confidence in their players, and his experience with Oettinger aside, DeBoer has the resume that GMs like Holland will be intrigued with.
The Kings are the longest shot in this group of three potential destinations for DeBoer. But DeBoer’s veteran know-how may ultimately be what makes him the right person for the job in Los Angeles. The Kings need someone who can get them out of the first round, and DeBoer has done exactly that with the Stars. So you have to think he’s a candidate to get the job in L.A. if it becomes available.
SAN FRANCISCO – Matt Chapman played hero with a walk-off home run to lift the Giants over the Atlanta Braves in a thrilling 3-2 win Saturday afternoon at Oracle Park.
Outside a fourth-inning Wilmer Flores homer, the Giants’ wobbly offense struggled through most of the game. And it appeared that another Logan Webb gem was going to be wasted.
But as we’ve seen so often with this team, it ain’t over until it’s over.
Saturday marked San Francisco’s eighth walk-off win of the 2025 MLB season season, which leads all of baseball.
The always consistent Webb was dominant through six innings, but outside of Flores, he received no run support from the Giants’ struggling offense once again.
Meanwhile, Braves righty Bryce Elder recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts against San Francisco.
The Giants improved to 37-28 on the season.
Here are the takeaways from the win:
Another Walk-Off Wonder
Just hours removed from a wild pitch walk-off win over the Braves in the series opener Friday night, the Giants did it again.
This time it was Chapman, who approached the plate 0-for-3 and with all eyes on him.
He took an 88-mph curveball 365 feet to left to seal the deal and pull out yet another one-run victory for the Giants.
The last time Webb toed the rubber, the Giants’ struggling offense wasted another one of his gems in a 1-0 loss to the San Diego Padres. He tossed eight shutout innings in that game, scattering six hits and breezing through one of baseball’s best lineups with seven strikeouts.
Five days later, it was another Webb masterclass. He had nine strikeouts through four innings, and his final line was: 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 10 K.
Webb also limited damage in a sixth-inning, bases-loaded jam with no outs and facing the middle of Atlanta’s order. The Braves scored just one run.
Down to the final at-bat, Chapman salvaged Webb’s outing.
Offense Struggles … Again
And just like that, the Giants were brought back down to earth. Sure, they found a way to get the victory and that’s what matters in the end, but it’s definitely not something that will get swept under the rug.
The Giants, coming off a wild walk-off win Friday night, seemed to have rejuvenated their slumping offense amid a three-game win streak.
But outside of Flores’ fourth-inning homer, the offense struggled again.
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Blues coach Jim Montgomery finished fourth in voting for the Jack Adams Award, falling short of being in the top three and being a finalist.
First awarded in 1973-74, the Jack Adams Award is presented annually “to the coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team’s success.”
Montgomery finished with 38 points, including two first-place votes. Washington Capitals coach Spencer Carbery (464 points) won the award, followed by Scott Arniel of the Winnipeg Jets (249) and Martin St. Louis of the Montreal Canadiens (66).
Montgomery, who turns 56 on June 30, was hired by the Blues on Nov. 25 after Drew Bannister was fired and was 35-18-7 and helped fuel a turnaround that included a franchise-record 12-game winning streak that culminated in the Blues' first playoff appearance since 2021-22 before falling to the Presidents' Trophy-winning Jets in the first round in seven games.
Montgomery, who signed a five-year contract after being fired by the Boston Bruins on Nov. 19 despite coaching the Bruins to an NHL-record 65 wins in 2022-23, was an assistant coach with the Blues under Craig Berube for two seasons starting in 2020-21.
If Kent Hughes wants his Montreal Canadiens to become a perennial contender, there are a few key areas the general manager needs to address. At the top of the list is a second-line center, and not far behind is a right-shot defenseman. Unfortunately for Hughes, the organization has just lost another right-shot defenseman.
Gustav Lindstrom wasn’t a Canadiens’ draft pick; he was selected 38th overall at the 2017 NHL draft by the Detroit Red Wings and first joined the Habs before the 2023-24 season. In the second Jeff Petry trade. After just 18 games with the organization, he was claimed by the Anaheim Ducks on waivers.
The defenseman returned to the organization after being released from his professional tryout agreement with the Ducks, signing a one-year, two-way contract. In 42 games with the Laval Rocket this season, he put up 11 points and added another two in 13 playoff games.
The Swedish side Djugarden announced earlier this week that they had signed the blueliner to a 5-year deal. This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, as he found himself behind players much younger than him, such as David Reinbacher and Logan Mailloux. While no one likes to see assets leave an organization, Lindstrom wasn’t what the Canadiens needed and was unlikely to have a significant impact at the NHL level.
Hughes and Co. are not scrambling to find a replacement right now. Lindstrom might be the first of many veterans who decide to take their game elsewhere this Summer.
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On the eve of training camp for the 2024-25 season, the Knicks spilled off perhaps their biggest shocker of the Leon Rose era, trading Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo and a first-round pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Karl-Anthony Towns. The logic was straightforward: Randle was in an expiring year and New York was desperately thin in the middle, and they addressed both by securing one of the greatest big man shooters of all time to space the floor for star Jalen Brunson.
There were also concerns with the acquisitions. Towns was a notoriously unreliable defender who made a single Conference Finals his whole career, and previous questions about his fit with head coach Tom Thibodeau and general toughness would surface, bringing him to a high-expectation environment in New York.
A hundred games later and Towns quieted many of those doubts, while entrenching others. He had a huge season statistically and in delivering in big moments, averaging 24.4 points and 12.8 rebounds on 52.6/42/82.9 splits and saving the Knicks with magical clutch moments in Game 3s against Detroit and Indiana.
He had a terrific defensive series being thrown into a switch-heavy scheme against Boston, and managed to anchor a Knicks defense that finished in the top half of the league. On the other hand, he often deviated from the team’s scheme, according to The Athletic, and got exposed in the Pacers matchup.
All this has led to another inflection point in this rollercoaster of a Knicks era, the first offseason post-Towns and Mikal Bridges trades, which Rose kicked off with a Molotov cocktail, relieving Thibodeau of his duties after five successful seasons. With absolutely nobody safe in this pursuit of a championship, should the Knicks keep Towns for another go around, or shop him in trades for bigger fish?
The Thibodeau firing implicitly suggested the team believes in this core, and that being able to fully maximize its talent can bring a long-awaited championship. There’s certainly a good amount of evidence for this, especially in Towns’ case.
Despite being a historically great shooter meant to supercharge the Knicks' offense, Towns had the lowest three-point attempt rate since his 2018-19 season. The fact that he knocked down 42 percent of these shots means a lot of points were left on the table here.
Part of this is emphasis from the coaching staff, some on the individual, plus how opposing defenses guarded him. It didn't take long for the league to start throwing wings at Towns and putting their rim protectors on Josh Hart, which the Knicks never aggressively adjusted to, even as their offensive numbers declined to middling levels as the season progressed and bottomed in the playoffs.
Seeing how they’d look in true five-out lineups, which is largely the point of trading for a player like Towns, would have been beneficial, but they were a rare appearance. This gives a lot of credence to the decision to move on from Thibodeau and give Towns another season.
His chemistry with Brunson looked to be developing, with a strong pick-and-roll and lots of fun options with Towns as the high-post initiator and the guard moving off-ball. However, this also dissipated as the season went on, whether due to opposing adjustments or regression to old habits from the players and head coach.
New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) drives the ball against Boston Celtics center Al Horford (42) in the second quarter during game two of the second round for the 2025 NBA Playoffs at TD Garden. / David Butler II-Imagn Images
Defensively, Towns looked his best when engaged in more aggressive schemes like switching or hard hedging, yet the Knicks consistently had him drop coverage throughout the regular season. They brought out adjustments in the playoffs that paid dividends, especially in the Celtics series, but one had to wonder where the reps were earlier and if more of them could have turned the tide in this last series.
That said, if he simply didn’t follow the team's gameplan and did his own thing as suggested in reporting following the loss, is that an issue that goes away with a new coach? If the Knicks don’t think so, a trade could be on the table, but the question is for whom?
Trading Towns for some kind of package of players and picks seems antithetical to the championship mission, even if it provides for a potential better fit. These are completely made up, but if the Knicks are moving Towns, it’s hard to imagine it being for the Lakers’ spare parts of Rui Hachimura, Gabe Vincent and Jarred Vanderbilt or Sacramento’s Domantas Sabonis and Keon Ellis.
No, the real big fish, at least the ones circulating trade rumors, are Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Durant. Those are bona fide top-ten postseason superstars that you simply have to consider if the ultimate goal is winning a championship.
And consider them, they will. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Knicks made a strong offer for Durant at the trade deadline, whether or not that included Towns is unknown.
Towns has a salary similar to Durant’s and Antetokounmpo’s, which makes him a natural swap candidate if the Knicks can fork over enough additional pieces to sweeten the offer. If these trades are on the table, New York will need to run the risk-reward, regardless of the coaching change.
Antetokounmpo should be a no-brainer, but Towns and the limited trove of picks and young players the Knicks have at their disposal may not be enough, barring a direct request in New York’s direction. Durant is trickier given his age, but also replaces Towns with more of a two-way threat that can fit in with less contortion defensively.
The Knicks can also pursue these two or other star names with packages that don’t include Towns. This would be the best of both worlds if they could somehow pull it off.
Ultimately, as ready as the Knicks are to make that next step, it seems far-fetched to expect Towns to be off the roster this summer. Despite taking much of the punishment after their Conference Finals defeat, Towns had a strong regular season and postseason campaign.
While he had his faults, there was plenty of blame to go around, and Thibodeau left plenty on the table for another coach to come in and take advantage of with Towns still on the roster.
Towns should be a “stay,” but with this league and this team, you just never know.
After the euphoria in Edmonton in the wake of their Game 1 victory, the City of Champions is picking itself up after a Game 2 defeat. They lost a double-overtime heartbreaker to the Florida Panthers, who tied up the series 1-1.
“We made some great plays, they capitalized on some plays where we could have been there,” Perry told reporters after the game. “One mistake and it gets magnified, and it did tonight.”
One of those great plays came from the mind (and stick) of Connor McDavid. He made a tremendous play on Leon Draisaitl’s powerplay goal that put everybody’s head into a tailspin.
The second period was another sore spot for the Oilers in Game 2, which isn’t surprising given that the Panthers were down 3-2 after the opening 20 minutes.
Perry discussed how the Panthers executed their strategy, a style that the Oilers can also employ.
“We talk about it all the time; you hem them in and roll the lines over, keep them tired,” Perry revealed. “That’s the way we play. They’re going to do it as well; they’re a great team.”
Perry shines in moments like these. His calm optimism mirrors that of McDavid and head coach Kris Knoblauch. He hasn’t lost sight of what the Cup Finals are – the two best teams going toe-to-toe until one bests the other.
“They’re a good team, like I keep saying,” Perry stated. “They’re going to push us to the max, and we’re going to push them to the max.”
Best on best is the name of the game. The Oilers were never going to sweep the Panthers in the Cup Final. But if the Cup Final from last year taught us anything, it’s to expect everything.
You win some, you lose some, that’s just hockey. Get a good night’s sleep and move on to the next game. The series is tied 1-1 heading back to Florida.
The Oilers got to this position by taking the regular season one game at a time. Perry has carried that mentality into the postseason. And the Oilers will get another crack at the can on Monday for Game 3.
“Yeah, it’s frustrating right now, but we are in the final for a reason.”
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PITTSBURGH — Bryce Harper has played 57 of the Phillies’ 63 games, feeling pain in his right wrist with nearly every swing he’s taken.
Harper was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday with right wrist inflammation. It’s not the first time he’s experienced this. Last August, Harper revealed that he’d been playing through wrist pain for three months.
“It’s similar. It’s definitely similar,” he said Saturday from the visiting clubhouse at PNC Park.
The wrist pain went away during the offseason, Harper said, and he didn’t feel it again until early this season. It reached a level where he no longer thought it made sense to try to play through.
“It’s been long enough. It got to the point where I can’t really function on the baseball field or hit a baseball,” he said. “Just a good time for me to take some time and get it right. Felt it early in the season and tried to play through it as long as I could.”
The injury was initially caused by a wrist contusion, though it’s not clear when that took place. The pain has progressively worsened.
Harper is unsure whether he will be back on June 16 when first eligible to return. Manager Rob Thomson is hopeful. It will depend on how Harper’s wrist responds to treatment. He won’t be swinging for at least a few days.
“Just try to get through the treatment phase and see what I can do,” Harper said. “We’ve got to get it to calm down and get out there when I can.”
The wrist pain helps explain why Harper hasn’t performed up to his standard. He’s been a well-above-average everyday player this season, hitting .258 with an .814 OPS, but it hasn’t been MVP-caliber Bryce Harper.
“Every swing,” he said. “It’s tough. Obviously, I want to be out there. It’s frustrating. I never want to not be playing. It just wasn’t good for me to keep going out there. Didn’t want to get three, four, five weeks down the road and sit there.
“It was definitely a hard decision for me. I’ve played through pain in my career and did last year. I did it for most of this year but just don’t want to do it anymore.”
The timing isn’t ideal with the Phillies having lost seven of their last eight games. But the timing would have been worse if Harper had to miss games in September or October after playing through a wrist injury for five months.
“I don’t think getting hit in the elbow (last week) has helped it, just the drainage with all the fluid coming out,” he said. “Just try to get through it as best I can. It’s gonna take some time, obviously.”
The Phillies replaced Harper on the active roster by calling up prospect Otto Kemp, who has been on a tear all season at Triple A. Kemp was in the lineup right away Saturday, batting seventh and playing third base with Alec Bohm across the diamond at first.
Young British rider takes penultimate stage and GC lead
Former leader Kim Le Court among those to abandon
The 19-year-old Cat Ferguson prevailed in foul conditions at the finish to claim victory on a crash-packed stage three of the Women’s Tour of Britain and with it the general classification lead. It was her first UCI Women’s World Tour stage victory.
Ferguson (Movistar) from Skipton, North Yorkshire, surged clear across the cobbles in Kelso to lead home a British one-two in front of Josie Nelson (Picnic-PostNL). New Zealand’s Ally Wollaston (FDJ-Suez) finished third, with the Dutch rider Karlijn Swinkels (UAE Team ADQ) in fourth.
Mike Krukow believes slumping shortstop Willy Adames could use some support from Giants fans.
With some social media posts suggesting, perhaps jokingly, that a standing ovation would take place during Adames’ first at-bat in San Francisco’s game against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday at Oracle Park, the Giants broadcaster was in favor of the idea.
“I think it’s great,” Krukow told Carlos Ramirez and Rich Aurilia on “Giants Pregame Live.” “I mean, he is a really, really sensitive human being. He plugs in energy every time he’s in the ballpark. He’s a giver. And when he’s going through a rough time, to me, he wears it, he takes it home with him. He cannot leave it.
“He needs confirmation, he needs love, and I think it’s a great thing and I hope they do. Today I hope the fans stand up and give a standing ovation to let him know that they believe in him. I think it’s very important to him.”
Adames, who entered Saturday’s game hitting just .195 with five home runs, 26 RBI and a .591 OPS through 64 games, could benefit from the Trea Turner treatment as he struggles to find his swing. The Philadelphia Phillies shortstop received standing ovations during all four of his at-bats on Aug. 4, 2023, as he hit .236 with 10 home runs, 35 RBI and a .656 OPS.
That season, Turner had just signed an 11-year, $300 million contract with the Phillies after proving himself as one of MLB’s best players with the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers, only to underproduce early in Philadelphia.
Similarly, Adames enjoyed plenty of success with the Milwaukee Brewers before signing a franchise-record seven-year, $182 million contract with the Giants this past offseason. As the shortstop attempts to get back on track in San Francisco, Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey still has as much faith in him as he did when he recruited Adames to the Bay.
“For this guy to show up and be the same each and every day, it’s pretty remarkable,” Posey told KNBR on May 30. “He’s truly a leader, and I’ve got belief that offensively he’s going to find his groove here. He’s always been a bit of a streaky hitter, so hoping that hot stretch is right around the corner.”
After the support from Phillies fans, Turner went on to finish the season batting .266 with 26 home runs. He was an MLB All-Star in 2024 and so far in 2025 is slashing .306/.360/.452. The fan-led campaign even is chronicled in a Netflix documentary called “The Turnaround” that was released last October.
While Adames’ first at-bat came and went without a standing ovation on Saturday, perhaps he still can stage a turnaround of his own — with or without some help from Giants fans.
Philadelphia Flyers GM Danny Briere has seen and done it all during his brief time in charge of his former team, and his first piece of business is looking like his best so far.
On June 6, 2023, two years ago yesterday, Briere made his first trade as the general manager of the Flyers, sending Ivan Provorov and Hayden Hodgson to the Los Angeles Kings (and then the Columbus Blue Jackets) in exchange for what would become Oliver Bonk, Helge Grans, the 22nd overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, Cal Petersen, and Carson Bjarnason.
Petersen's albatross contract has, of course, expired, leaving the Flyers with just the good stuff: a great goalie prospect in Bjarnason, an NHL-caliber defenseman with an elite toolkit in Grans, a promising potential top-four defender in Bonk, and a first-round pick that became much higher than expected as the fruits of the Sean Walker trade.
In the last two years, Briere has swung his fair share of deals, like the Cutter Gauthier one that yielded Jamie Drysdale, and the other that offloaded Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost for diminishing returns.
Bringing in Grans, Walker, and other draft picks has proven to be one of Briere's best moves so far, if not the very best.
The 22nd pick in this year's draft, whether used on a prospect or traded for future-facing roster player, will assuredly aid the Flyers in taking the next step.
With an extended opportunity at the start of the upcoming season, Grans, 23, could replace the older, more expensive, and oft-injured Rasmus Ristolainen, though he'll have to earn his place on the NHL roster.
The same is true of Bonk, a back-to-back OHL champion and Memorial Cup winner who will be starting his professional career in the Flyers organization this fall.
Provorov, since leaving Philadelphia, has scored a total of 65 points in Columbus while playing in all 82 regular season games two years in a row. Despite that, the Flyers' former top draft pick and his Blue Jackets have yet to make the playoffs.
For Briere, this trade was an easy win at the time and is looking even better with the time that has already passed.
The future will decide what happens next, but the Flyers have all the pieces in place to take multiple successful steps forward on the backs of the assets they acquired in Briere's first deal as Flyers GM.
The Mets continue a three-game series with the Rockies in Colorado on Saturday at 9:40 p.m. on SNY.
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Mets Notes
Clay Holmes (6-3, 3.07 ERA) has held opposing batters to a .143 average with runners in scoring position, tied for the fourth-best mark in the National League and tied for the seventh-best mark in the majors (min. 50 at-bats w/RISP)
Despite a broken toe, Francisco Lindor delivered a clutch ninth-inning double on Friday night to boost his slash line to .400/.483/.920 over his last seven games. He is back in the starting lineup after not starting the previous two days
Juan Soto celebrates a milestone, appearing in his 1,000th career game. He is 6-for-19 (.316) with six runs, one double, two homers, four RBI, eight walks for a .536 OBP and .684 slugging through six games in June
Pete Alonso is riding a 15-game on-base streak, batting .310 in that span with four doubles, six homers, 20 RBI, and three walks
The Mets (40-24) own the majors' best team ERA at 2.84 and are sixth with 573 strikeouts. The starting staff has posted a 2.86 ERA this year, the best in the majors, while the bullpen has posted a 2.81 ERA, ranking second.
METS
ROCKIES
Francisco Lindor, SS
Jordan Beck, DH
Brandon Nimmo, LF
Thairo Estrada, 2B
Juan Soto, RF
Hunter Goodman, C
Pete Alonso, 1B
Ryan McMahon, 3B
Jeff McNeil, CF
Ryan Ritter, SS
Luis Torrens, C
Brenton Doyle, CF
Brett Baty, 2B
Sam Hilliard, LF
Jared Young, DH
Kyle Farmer, 1B
Ronny Mauricio, 3B
Tyler Freeman, RF
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