New Rangers Forward Is Fascinating Addition
Earlier this off-season, the New York Rangers signed forward Taylor Raddysh to a two-year, $3 million contract. The Rangers' decision to sign Raddysh was easy to understand, as their bottom six needed a boost, and he has the potential to provide just that.
Raddysh spent this past season with the Washington Capitals, and it was a decent year for the 6-foot-3 winger. In 80 games with the Capitals in 2024-25, he recorded seven goals, 20 assists, and 27 points. This was after he had a tough finish to his Chicago Blackhawks tenure in 2023-24, posting five goals, nine assists, and a minus-19 rating in 73 games. Thus, Raddysh had a solid bounce-back year with the Capitals this past season and earned a two-year deal with the Blueshirts because of it.
Yet, when looking at Raddysh's past success, there is reason to believe that he can get his offense up further with the Rangers this upcoming season. Back in 2022-23 with the Blackhawks, Raddysh recorded career highs with 20 goals and 37 points in 78 contests. If he gets produces offense like this for the Rangers, he will end up being a strong pickup for their bottom six.
Nevertheless, it will be interesting to see how much of an impact Raddysh makes with the Rangers from here.
'It Feels Awkward,' Matthew Knies Drops Candid Remark Regarding Mitch Marner’s $96 Million Exit from Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs will usher in a new era in the 2025-26 season. Mitch Marner‘s exit in July brought an end to the ‘Core 4‘ era of the Canadian team. One of his former teammates, Matthew Knies, is still trying to wrap his head around this massive move.
Marner was part of the ‘Core 4‘ of the Maple Leafs alongside Auston Matthews, William Nylander, and John Tavares. The forward, who joined his hometown team in the 2016-17 season, was in the final year of his 6-year contract that he signed in 2019.
The 28-year-old would waive off potential trade moves and decline some large contracts. At the end, the Maple Leafs and the Vegas Golden Knights agreed on a sign-and-trade deal.
After Marner penned down an 8-year, $96 million contract, he was traded to the Golden Knights. The Maple Leafs would receive Nicolas Roy in exchange of him.
Marner, who spent 9 years donning the blue and white of the Maple Leafs, will now wear the golden colors of the Golden Knights. While speaking about his exit, Matthew Knies claimed that it was hard to picture him in another jersey. He also expressed that Marner meant a lot to him personally.
It feels really weird, to be honest. It’s hard to picture him in a different jersey… I hope he enjoys himself and still has a lot of success because I think he meant a lot to our team and obviously (to) me. It just feels awkward.
Matthew Knies on Mitch Marner’s departure as per The Athletic
Marner was the leading point scorer for the Maple Leafs last season. In 81 regular-season games, he scored 27 goals and picked up 75 assists (102 points). In the playoffs, he had 2 goals and 11 assists (13 points) from 13 games.
The Maple Leafs once again suffered a brutal loss in the playoffs. After taking a 2-0 series lead against the Florida Panthers in the second round, the Toronto-based team slipped up and lost the series in Game 7. The huge 6-1 loss turned out to be Marner’s last game for them.
Mitch Marner reveals receiving scary online threats following Maple Leafs’ playoff exit
Mitch Marner recently opened up about his exit from the Toronto Maple Leafs. During this, the Canadian international revealed he received some scary online threats following the team’s playoff elimination against the Florida Panthers.
The Maple Leafs have come up short in the playoffs on several occasions in the past decade. Despite the amount of talent they have, the team has been unable to deliver Stanley Cup success.
Following several losses, the team’s top stars, like Marner and Auston Matthews, had been highly criticized by the fans for their performances. In an interview with TSN‘s Mark Masters, Marner revealed that he needed protection for his family after the Panthers dumped out the Maple Leafs from the second round, as several people started targeting him and his family.
We’ve got people sending us screenshots of a guy posting your address online saying that if people want to come pay us a visit and say, you know, their goodbyes, in a quotation way, here’s the address… It was a little tough, obviously.
Mitch Marner said
The ex-Maple Leafs star later expressed that this was something that they had been dealing with for the past two years. While he admitted that he had been part of the Leafs fanbase for a long time and understood their passion for the team, this action from them was unacceptable.
While speaking on the “100% Hockey” podcast, Marner’s agent, Darren Ferris, claimed that some people actually followed up on those “goodbyes.”
Mitch Marner is now hoping to put all that behind him and start a new chapter in his life. Since their Stanley Cup triumph in 2023, the Golden Knights have failed to reach the Western Conference Finals.
They suffered a first-round exit against the Dallas Stars in 2024 and were dumped out in 5 games in the second round by the Edmonton Oilers in 2025. Marner would be hoping to play a key part for his team and help them reach the top again.
