James Mirtle
@mirtle
Senior Writer @TheAthletic @TheAthleticNHL • Podcasting with @LeafReport and @JDBunkis • Kamloopsian 🇨🇦
Last week, I spent several days in North Carolina to get a better sense of the unique team GM Eric Tulsky and his staff are building with the Hurricanes. Here's their story in @TheAthletic. nytimes.com/athletic/62862…
What the path back to the NHL looks like for Carter Hart, other Hockey Canada defendants UPDATED story with a strong statement by the NHLPA taking umbrage with the NHL’s declaration that these players are currently indelible to sign contracts nytimes.com/athletic/65136…
All five players in the Hockey Canada trial have been found not guilty. Lots here, lots more to come. ⤵️⤵️ @TheAthletic nytimes.com/athletic/live-…
We’re in recess at the Hockey Canada trial. Verdicts soon. More info here ⤵️⤵️ nytimes.com/athletic/live-…
We ask fans to rate their favorite teams’ broadcasts on a scale from 1 to 5 and invite them to rate as many other local NHL broadcasts as they wish. This is what they had to say: nytimes.com/athletic/64925…
Which NHL broadcasts are the best? 2025 broadcast rankings, rated by fans dlvr.it/TM29wY
What do you think your favorite team’s best and worst jerseys are? nytimes.com/athletic/64982…
Leafs trade for Dakota Joshua, a player with third line potential — if he can get back to his 23-24 form.
Leave an NHL question for James Mirtle’s next mailbag dlvr.it/TLvnRj
#Canucks trade Dakota Joshua to Maple Leafs for fourth-round pick. Some additional insights into what this means for both teams from @reporterchris and I via @TheAthleticNHL: nytimes.com/athletic/65008…
Hearing that the #Canucks have dealt Dakota Joshua to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a fourth-round pick.
The Athletic: #CBJ Yegor Chinakhov requests a trade, citing misunderstandings with Blue Jackets coach Dean Evason GM Don Waddell said Chinakhov "couldn't handle" being a healthy scratch after he returned from a back injury last spring. nytimes.com/athletic/65000…
My annual look at which teams have improved (or declined) the most during the offseason. 📈 SJS, MTL, ANA 📉 LAK, TOR, WPG nytimes.com/athletic/64961…
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Trade 🚨 To #SJSharks Ryan Reaves, 38 y/o, 3/3 at $1.35M To #LeafsForever Henry Thrun, 24 y/o, 2/2 at $1M #SJSharks at $350K net Cap Hit puckpedia.com/trade/1035?687…
My last column for a while: What should the Maple Leafs do with all their extra salary-cap space? nytimes.com/athletic/64837…
How much of a discount do 'no-state-tax' teams actually get? A look at the last five years of UFA contracts and one reason why the Panthers get the most out of their tax situation. nytimes.com/athletic/64814…
#Breaking: Former MLSE boss Tim Leiweke indicted for allegedly rigging arena bidding process trib.al/FQHf6u7
NHL players react to new CBA terms, from ‘slight’ concessions to ‘contentious’ changes From @Real_RobRossi and myself, on @TheAthleticNHL ⤵️ nytimes.com/athletic/64810…