Insider Frank Seravalli reported last night that there's a new rule coming in the CBA that teams will be extremely excited to take advantage of.
Per Seravalli, "Sources say a new provision in the CBA will allow each NHL team to place one 19-year-old CHL player in the AHL per season.
One per organization per season, and 18-year-olds are ineligible.
Begins in the 2026-27 season."
This rule is sure to make teams like Columbus and other prospect heavy teams very happy. It will also bring an extra level of excitement to the Cleveland Monsters and other AHL clubs who never get to see these kids play before going to the big league.
Every year there are kids drafted out of the CHL that have to return to their junior team because they're not old enough per the NHL/CHL agreement to play in the AHL. Current rules say they must to 20 year's old to be eligible for the AHL.
Now, with this rule, teams like Columbus can choose to put players like Cayden Lindstrom, Liam Foudy, or many other 19-year-olds who had to return to junior hockey, into the AHL instead. Keeping them somewhat close and also playing against better competition to get them ready for the NHL.
The hockey landscape is changing with CHL kids leaving for the NCAA, and now this rule.
This is a great for the players, great for the AHL, and great for the NHL.
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On the surface, the decentralized NHL draft seems to defy logic.
One year after holding the glitziest and most spectacular NHL draft ever at The Sphere in Vegas, it turned in a tedious, clunky, awkward and loooooong affair with its decentralized draft in 2025.
Well, not the league, exactly. As was the case this year, the GMs wanted this because it was a less expensive and more efficient way to do business.
That's the crux of the matter here. The NHL draft is not for us. It's not to entertain the fans or keep members of the media happy.
It's the most important day of the year for a hockey operations department. They are procuring young talent that will dictate the future direction of their franchises. That's the purpose of the draft. Everything else is just window dressing.
If the NHL can clean up the process, then there's no reason why a decentralized draft can't work.
Watch today's video column, and share your thoughts.
Russian forward Mikhail Grigorenko has signed a two-year contract
with Traktor Chelyabinsk, the
KHL club announced on Friday.
“He’s vastly
experienced playing in the NHL, international tournaments with the
Russian national team, as well as the Gagarin Cup, of which he is a
three-time winner,” Traktor GM Alexei Volkov said about Grigorenko.
“He is equally capable of playing in several positions, is creative
and has a great shot. Add excellent human qualities here and we get a
really great top-line player, capable of making the team even more
competitive.”
Born in Khabarovsk,
in the far east of Russia near the Pacific coast, Grigorenko moved to
Moscow as a child and played for the famous CSKA club. At age 17, he
went overseas to play junior hockey for the QMJHL’s
Quebec Remparts, and then a year later was drafted 12th
overall by the Buffalo
Sabres in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
Grigorenko played
parts of three seasons with Buffalo before he was part of a
blockbuster trade at the 2015 Draft, going to the Colorado
Avalanche in a deal that also included Nikita Zadorov, J.T.
Compher, Ryan O’Reilly, Jamie McGinn and a first-round pick.
Grigorenko’s two seasons in Colorado were his most productive in
the NHL, recording 27 and 23 points, respectively.
After two seasons
back in the KHL, Grigorenko had one more 32-game NHL stint with the
Columbus Blue
Jackets in the pandemic-shortened 2021 season, recording 12
points. In all, he had 76 points and 36 penalty minutes in 249 career
NHL games.
In 481 career KHL
regular-season and playoff games, Grigorenko has 371 points –
mostly with CSKA, but he played last season for SKA St. Petersburg,
where he had 48 points in 71 games.
Internationally,
Grigorenko has represented Russia at one IIHF U-18 World
Championship, three World Junior Championships and three senior-level
World Championships. He’s also played in the Olympics twice,
winning gold with the Olympic Athletes from Russia in 2018 and a
silver with ROC in 2022.
Traktor
Chelyabinsk finished first in the KHL’s Eastern Conference last
year and advanced to the Gagarin Cup finals, where it was swept by
Lokomotiv Yaroslav. In addition to Grigorenko, the team has under
contract for 2025-26 goaltender
Chris Driedger, former NHLers Vladimir Zahkarov and Jordan
Gross, as well as prospects Arseni Koromyslov (St.
Louis Blues), Semyon Der-Arguchintsev (Toronto
Maple Leafs), Matvei Guskov (Minnesota
Wild) and Alexander Rykov (Carolina Hurricanes).
Programming note: The American Century Championship will air Friday, July 11, from 1-3 p.m. PT on Peacock, and again from 5-7 p.m. PT on GOLF Channel. Saturday, July 12 and Sunday, July 13, the tournament will air locally on NBC Bay Area (KNTV) from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. PT.
STATELINE, Nev. – ESPN basketball analyst Jay Bilas arrives on the shores of Lake Tahoe every summer to participate in the American Century Celebrity golf championship, enjoy the revelry and talk Warriors hoops with NBC Sports Bay Area.
An analyst for 30 years, Bilas’ broad knowledge of the game, particularly at the college level, allows him to offer objective opinions about Golden State’s latest draft picks and NBA Summer League invites.
The Warriors acquired two 2025 NBA Draft picks, both in the second round, last month. Forward Alex Toohey, from Australia’s National Basketball League, was selected 52nd overall. Guard Will Richard, from the national champion Florida Gators, was the 56th overall pick. They signed two undrafted players to Exhibit 10 contracts: L.J. Cryer, a guard from national-champion runner up Houston; and Chance McMillian, a guard from Texas Tech.
Exhibit 10 is a one-year, non-guaranteed contract for the NBA minimum that gives a team the option to transfer a player to a two-way contract before the regular season.
Here in alphabetical order is the latest version of the unofficial Bilas scouting report:
L.J. Cryer (6-foot-1, 200 pounds, 23 years old)
“He won a championship at Baylor and then he transferred to Houston, and one of the reasons was he wanted to be a better defender and realized that was an area where he could really improve and thought that Kelvin Sampson could really help him there. And I think he did. L.J. can really shoot, and he can get his own. The only, I guess criticism, is he’s not a big guard. He’s small. He’s not really a point guard, but he doesn’t really have to be. But he can put buckets up. L.J. moves really well and he could move without the ball, but he can also score with the ball in his hands and create his own.”
Chance McMillian (6-foot-3, 190, 23)
“If he can get a roster spot, he might be spending time with the G League. Solid. He’s just a solid player that has some developing to do. There are so many guys now that go undrafted and if you give them some time in the G League, and give them some time in the NBA, and they could blossom into important pieces for a championship-level team.”
Will Richard (6-foot 4, 206, 22)
“He started his career at Belmont and then transferred to Florida, and he’s a guy that I think perfectly fits the Warriors’ culture because he can shoot it. But he’s also a very good defender, and a willing defender. He’s a team guy and he can operate without the ball, so he’s a really good catch-and-shoot guy. He can put it on the deck, but he’s an older experienced player that I think fits the Warriors’ culture because it’s not all about him. He has won a championship. He knows what that is about. I think he’s got a chance to be a solid NBA player.
“He gets he gets a fair amount of steals [mostly] off the ball. But he’s an impactful defender, and he’s a good help defender. He’s aware, and you could switch with him; he’s not going to be guarding a 4-man. I think he’ll fit in really well there.”
Alex Toohey (6-foot-8, 223, 21)
“Very talented, and he’s really young. He’s an upside pick, but really, really talented. Good size, good body. And especially at that age, you never know with guys that are 18-19 years old how they’re going to do. But at that age, there aren’t many there are many that are better than he is that are coming from Australia.”
Toohey turned 21 in May. After spending three years in the NBA Academy, the league’s global development league, he opted for the Sydney Kings of the NBL’s Next Stars program, where he spent two seasons before being selected in the NBA draft.
Senga will be returning from the IL to make Friday's start against the Royals in Kansas City.
Garcia tossed 2.2 perfect innings against the Orioles during Game 2 of Thursday's doubleheader.
In his only other appearance for the Mets this season, he fired 2.0 scoreless innings against the Yankees on July 6, allowing one hit and striking out two.
Garcia, 31, has a 6.47 ERA and 1.68 WHIP in parts of five big league seasons with the Mets, Nationals, Athletics, Orioles, Giants, and Rockies.
Is there a cultural reason Americans enjoy using what we in the UK consider to be surnames as first names? I know we’ve noted it – so too did Billy Connolly – but is there a reason? Perhaps Fritz Taylor can advise.
Nothing to do with tennis, but I’ve got the cricket on my second screen and they’re telling us about the Ruth Strauss Foundation. My eyeballs may be sweating, but Andrew Strauss: what a father, what a husband, what a man. Support him if you can.
Former Chicago Blackhawks goalie Collin Delia is taking his talents overseas.
Brynas IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) has announced that they have signed Delia to a one-year contract for the 2025-26 season.
Delia, 31, spent this past season with the Edmonton Oilers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors. In 28 games with the AHL squad on the year, he posted a 12-11-3 record, a .906 save percentage, a 2.76 goals-against average, and two shutouts.
Delia began his professional hockey career with the Blackhawks after he signed a two-year entry-level contract with them in 2017. This was after he played three seasons at Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts, where he had a 21-24-10 record, a 2.48 goals-against average, a .912 save percentage, in four shutouts in 56 games.
In 32 games over four seasons as a member of the Blackhawks, Delia posted a 9-12-5 record, a .904 save percentage, and a 3.68 goals-against average. His time with the organization ended when he signed a one-year contract with the Canucks during the 2022 NHL off-season.
In 52 career NHL games over five seasons, Delia had a 19-18-7 record, a .897 save percentage, and a 3.51 goals-against average. It will be interesting to see how much of an impact he can make with Brynas IF from here.
Indiana Pacers president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard confirmed this week that star point guard Tyrese Haliburton will miss the entire 2025-26 season after he tore his Achilles tendon during the NBA Finals.
It’s a devastating on-court blow for the Eastern Conference champs, who must also adjust to the departure of free agent center Myles Turner. One consolation: Insurance will cover up to $18.2 million of Haliburton’s $45.6 million guaranteed salary for 2025-26.
The NBA oversees a temporary total disability (TTD) insurance program for the benefit of individual teams. Each club insures a minimum of four of its highest-paid players, as defined by either the current season salary or total remaining salary. Teams have the option to insure additional players.
The policy pays out after players miss 41 consecutive regular-season games, which can span two seasons. The benefit is either 50% or 80% of the player’s salary, depending on the “tier” of coverage selected by the team—the higher tier requires a higher annual premium. Last season, the max payout was roughly $492,000 per game. The $18.2 million potential benefit for the Pacers for Haliburton is based on the higher tier, which pays 80%. Teams are responsible for the balance of the salary.
Prior versions of the NBA’s TTD program covered five players on each club, and the maximum payout was $175,000 per game, and then raised to $275,000 per game as salaries climbed.
All-NBA star Jayson Tatum is also likely to be sidelined for most, if not all, of the season after he tore his Achilles tendon during the Boston Celtics’ loss to the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference semifinals—his $54.1 million salary for 2025-26 ranks tied for fourth in the NBA. The Celtics will collect just over $20 million based on maximum coverage.
Other high-priced stars likely to miss a chunk of next season recovering from injuries include Kyrie Irving ($36.6 million salary) and Dejounte Murray ($26.8 million salary). Irving missed the Mavericks’ last 20 games of the 2024-25 season after tearing his ACL, while Murray was sidelined for the New Orleans Pelicans’ final 33 games after rupturing his Achilles in January.
Damian Lillard, who suffered his own Achilles injury during the 2025 playoffs, was waived by the Milwaukee Bucks, who “stretched” the remaining $112.6 million left on his contract over five years. It is unclear whether insurance will cover any of his deal. A representative for the Bucks declined to comment on the matter.
The league has a separate program for injured players for salary cap purposes. The disabled player exception (DPE) allows a team to sign one replacement player after someone suffers a season-ending injury or illness. The salary is capped at the lesser of 50% of the injured player’s salary or the non-tax mid-level exemption, which is $14.1 million for the 2025-26 season. They can also acquire a player in a trade under the same salary rules, plus $100,000.
Sportsnet's Sonny Sachdeva included the Maple Leafs among his five teams that he believes could make moves during a quiet free-agency period. While Roy and Maccelli are good players, Sachdeva believes the Leafs must do more to replace Marner's offense.
The Leafs' need for another scoring forward prompted Terry Koshan of the Toronto Sun to suggest a reunion with Nazem Kadri. That's unlikely to happen given Kadri's importance to the Calgary Flames as they attempt to contend for a playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Sachdeva suggested Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Rickard Rakell and Bryan Rust as possible trade options. Rakell is coming off a career-best 35-goal season and has three years left on his contract with an average annual value of $5 million. Rust also has three years remaining on his deal ($5.125 million AAV) and reached career highs of 31 goals and 65 points this past season.
PuckPedia indicates the Leafs have $5.33 million in cap space for this season with 23 active roster players under contract. Sachdeva cited colleague Elliotte Friedman reporting that forwards Calle Jarnkrok ($2.1 million AAV) and David Kampf ($2.4 million) are candidates to be traded out of Toronto, which would free up $4.5 million in cap space.
Rust lacks no-trade protection, and Rakell has an eight-team no-trade list. Josh Yohe of The Athletic reported on July 7 there is considerable interest around the league in both players, but Penguins GM Kyle Dubas isn't under pressure to move either guy. Dubas could be uninterested in Jarnkrok or Kampf unless a high pick is included in the deal.
Meanwhile, RG.Org's James Murphy reported the Maple Leafs are among multiple teams interested in Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson. He cited an NHL source claiming the Leafs seek another puck-moving defenseman, noting they were also linked to Dougie Hamilton of the New Jersey Devils.
Murphy claimed there's a widespread belief that the Penguins would have to retain a portion of their share ($10 million) of Karlsson's $11.5 million AAV to facilitate a trade. He also said the Detroit Red Wings, Anaheim Ducks, Mammoth and Dallas Stars were interested in the three-time Norris Trophy winner.
Karlsson has a full no-movement clause but could waive it to join a contender. That rules out all but the Stars, which have less than $2 million in cap space.
The Penguins' asking price for Karlsson could include a first-round pick, a top prospect or a good young NHL player, assets that the Leafs have little to part with.
Its Friday, July 11 and the Braves (40-52) are in St. Louis to take on the Cardinals (50-44).
Grant Holmes is slated to take the mound for Atlanta against Matthew Liberatore for St. Louis.
The Cards welcome the Braves after taking two of three against the Nationals. The visiting Braves lost two of three in Sacramento to the Athletics earlier this week.
Atlanta is laboring in fourth place in the National League East, 13.5 games behind the Phillies. St. Louis is in the hunt in the National League Central sitting just 5.5 games behind the Cubs.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two for this series opener.
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Game details & how to watch Braves at Cardinals
Date: Friday, July 11, 2025
Time: 8:15PM EST
Site: Busch Stadium
City: St. Louis, MO
Network/Streaming: FDSNSO, FDSNMW
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Odds for the Braves at the Cardinals
The latest odds as of Friday:
Moneyline: Braves (-103), Cardinals (-116)
Spread: Cardinals 1.5
Total: 8.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Braves at Cardinals
Pitching matchup for July 11, 2025: Grant Holmes vs. Matthew Liberatore
Braves: Grant Holmes (4-8, 3.44 ERA) Last outing: 7/6 vs. Baltimore - 6IP, 2ER, 4H, 3BB, 5Ks
Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (6-6, 3.70 ERA) Last outing: 7/5 at Cubs - 5IP, 2ER, 4H, 4BB, 4Ks
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Braves at Cardinals
The Braves are 1-4 in their last 5 games
The Under is 40-25-3 in Braves' games against National League teams this season
Nolan Arenado is 2-13 (.154) in his last 4 games
Austin Riley has hits in 5 of his last 6 games (8-26)
Ronald Acuna Jr. is 5-29 (.172) in July
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Oscar Onley: The Scottish Picnic PostalNL rider is 11th on General Classification but his team boss said on Wednesday that he’s more interested in the 22-year-old from Kelso trying to nick a stage win or two than finishing high up the GC. Onley is a good climber and today’s is a stage he’ll have marked down as a potential win.
Christian Prudhomme on today’s stage: “The peloton’s stay in Brittany will kick off with another contest between the puncheurs,” said the race director. “After leaving Saint-Malo and heading for Saint-Brieuc, history buffs will recall the exploits of Bernard Hinault as the race passes through his home village of Yffiniac.
But with Sproat and McLean in the minors, the Orioles' task in Game 2 on Thursday was to excel against a cavalry of low-leverage Mets relievers who will all likely be back in the minors or DFA'd in the coming days and weeks.
If Game 2 on Thursday was a one-off, it would've elicited a giant shrug. But it was the third time in their last six games that the Mets employed the bullpen game strategy. In addition to making it harder to win, it's taxing to the relief corps and can create a negative domino effect.
It's also difficult for the offense to have to constantly play from behind.
It didn't cost the Mets last Friday against the Yankees, but it cost them a chance at a series sweep last Sunday, when Zach Pop (who has since been DFA'd) and Waddell put the Mets in an early 5-0 hole they couldn't crawl out of.
That's two losses in the last week that were essentially punts by New York.
Jul 10, 2025; Baltimore, MD, USA; New York Mets pitcher Brandon Waddell (82) delivers during the second inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. / Mitch Stringer - Imagn Images
In addition to the three bullpen games in the last week, the Mets have also recently chosen to rely on Blade Tidwell for starts/bulk innings (mainly because he's on the 40-man roster), and kept Paul Blackburn in the rotation before his injury despite poor results (a 7.71 ERA, 1.98 WHIP, and failure to provide length).
New York lost Blackburn's last four starts -- on June 13, 18, 23, and 28.
Now, it's important to note that it took a barrage of injuries to put the Mets in this spot. That included recent ones to Griffin Canning and Tylor Megill, an injury to Kodai Senga a month ago, and the season-long absence of Sean Manaea.
They were also put behind the eight ball when a rainout last week forced Clay Holmes out of the Yankees series.
But in each recent instance, the Mets could've turned to McLean or Sproat. Why didn't they?
"My preference is to not bring up a top prospect for a spot start," president of baseball operationsDavid Stearnssaid on July 3 before the Yankees series. "I also understand this is a unique circumstance and I can’t take anything off the table right now, but my preference would be to figure out a way to do it without doing that."
Stearns added:
"The clear downside to giving someone the ball and having them not have a good outing, a short start, whatever it is, is you put your major league team in a hole. So step one is we’d like to avoid that outcome. For the individual player’s development, you never know.
"I’m certain there are pitching prospects and prospects in general who will handle that just fine, and there are others who it probably impacts a little bit more, and trying to figure out which is which can be difficult. It’s also perfectly possible that you call someone up, they give you five good innings, and then go back down and continue their development. I’m certainly aware of all of these outcomes, and we’re sorting through it."
Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA; New York Mets pitcher Nolan McLean participates in the Spring Breakout game against the Washington Nationals at Clover Park. / Jim Rassol - Imagn Images
Stearns' position is at least understandable, and there are also other factors at play.
Perhaps the Mets are making sure their top pitching prospects -- all of whom could be involved in trade discussions in the coming weeks -- don't come up and get hit around, which could negatively impact their value.
It should also be noted that McLean and Sproat aren't yet on the 40-man roster. And their service time clocks haven't started yet.
But when it comes to the 40-man roster, the Mets have about a half-dozen fungible spots. So creating one or two really shouldn't be a concern.
And regarding the service time situation, that would be a more valid excuse if this wasn't a year with World Series expectations.
But this is a year where the Mets have World Series expectations, and the tactics they've deployed with their pitching staff over the last month or so have cost them games -- making their task more difficult.
But there will be situations in the second half of the season when they need a sixth starter to give people extra rest, or when they need a starter because of a doubleheader, or when something else unexpected pops up. A long-term injury could create a long-term need.
When those situations arise, they need to employ a different strategy than the one that cost them a bunch of games in the first half.
Its Friday, July 11 and the Mets (53-41) are in Kansas City to open a series against the Royals (46-48).
Kodai Senga is slated to take the mound for New York against Michael Wacha for Kansas City.
The Mets lost both ends of their doubleheader against the Orioles yesterday. The Royals swept a three-game series against the Pirates and have won four in a row overall.
New York is now 1.5 games behind the Phillies in the National League East. Kansas City is also in second place in their division, the American League Central...but they are 13 games behind the Tigers.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game details & how to watch Mets at Royals
Date: Friday, July 11, 2025
Time: 8:10PM EST
Site: Kauffman Stadium
City: Kansas City, MO
Network/Streaming: SNY, FDSNKC
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Odds for the Mets at the Royals
The latest odds as of Friday:
Moneyline: Mets (-141), Royals (+118)
Spread: Mets -1.5
Total: 9.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Mets at Royals
Pitching matchup for July 11, 2025: Kodai Senga vs. Michael Wacha
Mets: Kodai Senga (7-3, 1.47 ERA) Last outing: 6/12 vs. Washington - 5.2IP, 0ER, 1H, 1BB, 5Ks
Royals: Michael Wacha (4-9, 3.83 ERA) Last outing: 7/5 at Arizona - 4IP, 4ER, 4H, 4BB, 4Ks
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Mets at Royals
On the road the Mets have won 16 of their last 28 games following a loss
6 of the Royals' last 8 games (75%) have stayed under the Total
In their last 10 games with a rest advantage over their opponents the Royals are 7-3 against the Run Line
Pete Alonso was 0-7 in yesterday's doubleheader
Brandon Nimmo was 5-13 in the series against Baltimore
Bobby Witt Jr. is riding a 13-game hitting streak (21-53)
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Pyotr Andreyanov Signs Extension With CSKA MoskvaPyotr Andreyanov, the 18-year-old goaltender selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first round of this month's NHL draft, has officially signed a 5-year extension with CSKA Moskva.
Former Monster Signs In EnglandFormer Cleveland Monster Cliff Pu has signed with the Sheffield Steelers of the EIHL, the club announced yesterday.
Former Blue Jackets Forward Still Looking For New ContractFormer Columbus Blue Jackets forward Jack Roslovic is still looking for a new place to call home.
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