Monday FTB: A Wild welcome home

Good morning Toronto Maple Leafs fans!

Tonight we will once again be treated to Maple Leafs hockey as the Minnesota Wild are in town to try and start our week off wrong.

I have faith in our Maple Leafs that they will do what is needed and come through for us.

And not even the best doctors in Stockholm will prove me wrong.

It was a day for trades yesterday. First up in the PWHL, expansion Vancouver may be tossing in the towel.

Two Anna's! Makes me wonder how often a name is repeated in trades. I wish I had an office job still, it was much easier to look that stuff up when it was done to avoid work.

A big name moves in the NHL as the Vegas Golden Knights continue in their tradition of moving term signed fan favourites for a big name to win now.

Flames trade Rasmus Andersson to Vegas Golden Knights

<p>Rasmus Andersson&#8217;s tenure with the Calgary Flames has come to an end. The Flames have traded Andersson to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for defenceman Zach Whitecloud, college defenceman Abram Wiebe, a 2027 first-round pick and a conditional 2028 second-round pick. The Flames are retaining 50% of Andersson&#8217;s cap hit in this trade. The&#8230;</p>

Flames NationRyan Pike

Full trade is Rasmus Andersson with 50% retention to Vegas for Zach Whitecloud, a 2027 1st, and a 2028 2nd.

The first round pick is top 10 protected and the second round pick becomes a first if the Golden Knights win the Stanley Cup with year.

Two teams getting deals done ahead of the Olympic break. Will this force the hands of other GMs, or be a one off?

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins became the first player to play 1,000 games for the Edmonton Oilers. I think he'll be an Oiler for life.

Nuge Week: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins’ top 10 most memorable moments ahead of his 1000th game

<p>In Ryan Nugent-Hopkins’ rookie season, there was a stretch where he was out of the lineup for a month due to injury. In his first game back, against the Detroit Red Wings, he absolutely dangled future Hall of Famer Niklas Lidstrom — so much so that some joked ‘Nuge’ had deked him into retirement after&#8230;</p>

Oilers NationSean Panganiban

The Oilers know how to keep from spoiling the party and defeated the St. Louis Blues 5-0.

The PWHL takeover tour hit Washington DC as the Sirens and Victoire put on one heck of a show.

The game also set a new US attendance record for women's hockey, with 17,228 in attendance.

PWHL BREAKS U.S. WOMEN’S HOCKEY ATTENDANCE RECORD AT CAPITAL ONE ARENA IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

Record-setting crowd of 17,228 marks highest-attended in-arena game in U.S. women’s hockey historyWashington, D.C. (January 18, 2026) — The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) set a new benchmark for women’s hockey in the United States on Sunday,…

Professional Women's Hockey League

Canada was looking for a perfect tournament at the Women's U18 Championships, but the US played spoilers in the final and won 2-0.

USA defeats Canada to capture gold at U18 Women’s World Championship

Canada’s unbeaten run at the Under-18 women’s world hockey championship came to an end Sunday.

TSNThe Canadian Press

More and more players are close to dropping out of the Olympics with injury. And the tournament hasn't even started yet.

Which injuries will have biggest impact on Olympic hockey?

Leo Carlsson, Brayden Point and Seth Jones are among those ailing ahead of Milan Cortina. Plus, what to watch in the NHL this week.

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Finally, our former friend JvR had a great goal for Detroit.

Okay. Now I know he's a Red Wing.

Enjoy your day everyone!