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Benching Gavin McKenna on Thursday night was a mistake. The Leafs will only find success if the star rookie learns on the job.

If Philadelphia GM Daniel Briere doesn't want to make a rash roster move, where else could he look to remake the currently inept Flyers?

The league's stars deserve their accolades, and they'll get them. But let's shine a light on some of this season's least-expected successes.

We're focusing on the ways the season's first few weeks have proven us wrong.

In this edition, we talk shot clocks, goalie fights and mouthpieces. Let's see how many of you could make your case.

McKenna logged only 6:36 of ice time after Hiller glued the 2026 No. 1 pick to the bench after the 10:20 mark of the second period.

The last player to record back-to-back natural hat tricks was Petri Skriko with the Canucks in 1986.

Perron, who was an unrestricted free agent, will play for the eighth different team in his career.

Chris Ilitch spoke about the noise around the Red Wings, Dylan Larkin, the ongoing general manager search and the team's direction.

Toronto is sending Brandon Buhr and Jacob Quillan to Vancouver for Räty, a 23-year-old center.