Jesse

[Jesse @JessesHotTakes]

@gloccnem @RobbyBerger bobby?

[Jesse @JessesHotTakes]

@Hockey_Robinson The Abbotsford Canucks are dead last in the AHL… Other than his history with Gillis, what about him makes him the right person for the job?

[Jesse @JessesHotTakes]

@GarrettWilson_V @RapSheet You coming back this year big dawg??

[Jesse @JessesHotTakes]

@DynastyDadFF you have both Burrow over Brissett and Fannin over Waller? You don’t think Brissett has a higher floor? And doesn’t Waller have a much better matchup this week?

[Jesse @JessesHotTakes]

@swednadia @sdpnsports Hey @sdpnsports, I actually know the solution for this if you wanna hire me. I’m also just a really fuckin cool guy - which cool guys definitely say

[Jesse @JessesHotTakes]

@elonmusk Oh my god that’s so funny man!! 😂 Like the picture is the Grok symbol made of 420 numbers! 😂 which is the international number for smoking weed!! 😂 idk how you come up with this stuff 😂😂

[Jesse @JessesHotTakes]

Tax👏Free👏State👏

[Chris Johnston @reporterchris]

The NHL's Prince of Wales Trophy 🏆 is basically a full-on snowbird now:

2025 - Florida Panthers
2024 - Florida Panthers
2023 - Florida Panthers
2022 - Tampa Bay Lightning
2021 - Tampa Bay Lightning
2020 - Tampa Bay Lightning

[Jesse @JessesHotTakes]

@jonassiegel @reporterchris You’re so positive all the time! 😍

[Jesse @JessesHotTakes]

@Marner93

[Dov Kleiman @NFL_DovKleiman]

Powerful: Josh Allen was asked why he didn't look to break Dak Prescott's $60M per year record on his new extension:

"I know it's weird to say, but what's $5M more gonna do for my life right now that I can't already do? …I live a really good life. Got a house, got a car. We're good."

Allen is a class act and wants to do what's best for his team.

👏👏👏

(via @NickVeronica)

[Jesse @JessesHotTakes]

Jared McCann > Brayden Schenn…

Trade Minten, Robertson and FLA 2025 2nd Rnd for McCann

#LeafsForever

[Jesse @JessesHotTakes]

@NHL why did you just change Barrett Hayton’s shot total from 3 to 2 in the Utah game vs. Carolina?! We need answers stat man

[Jesse @JessesHotTakes]

@RyanBagshaw @terencedaniels @TheMasters Seems sensible. Can I join?

[Jesse @JessesHotTakes]

Haven’t even listened to this, but can we collectively stop claiming there’s a depth scoring issue? When you pay your top 4 forwards 11 million per, you don’t leave any room for supporting talent. We’re the only fan base in the league that expects 750k players to score 20+ goals

[First Up @FirstUp1050]

Hour 1 of First Up with @Aaron_Korolnek and @CarloColaiacovo:

- #LeafsForever need a hat trick from Auston Matthews to beat the Flyers at home

- Once again the Leafs need their star players to carry the load and the depth scoring goes missing

- Pigeon or Peacock

https://t.co/jag8q7aYrF

[Jesse @JessesHotTakes]

Today’s the day the Leafs sign William Nylander to a team-friendly 16m x 8 contract 🤞🏼. He’s earned the extra 36 million dollars in the last 2 days!

[Jesse @JessesHotTakes]

@odognine2 what bet did you lose to end up in this situation? @OverDrive1050

[Jesse @JessesHotTakes]

@mirtle @LeafReport @TheAthleticNHL Way too early trade talk… But if we all agree that it’s tough to find sensible pairings with the defensemen we have, is there a (potentially available) top-4 D elsewhere that you believe would be a good fit? What would be the player/prospect/draft pick combo going the other way?

[Jesse @JessesHotTakes]

@jcapp90 I know. The criticism is more on Bettman than anyone else tbh. There was a time when the NHL was on par with (or relatively close to) the NBA in league revenues and shared a similar projection. Just wild that there’s that much of a discrepancy in modern day salaries

[Jesse @JessesHotTakes]

Different sport with different roster sizes, I get it… but I’m struggling to accept that B-level talent in the NBA can make 28.9 million dollars per year more than McDavid, arguably the best player to ever play in the NHL. Good for Bane, but yikesss

[Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn]

BREAKING: Memphis Grizzlies G Desmond Bane has agreed on a five-year, $207M max contract extension, his agents Jim Tanner, Max Wiepking and Terrence Felder of @_Tandemse tell ESPN. Grizzlies’ cornerstone players — Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr., and Bane — are secured long-term.

[Jesse @JessesHotTakes]

Dubas is single-handedly making the NHL trade deadline more entertaining than the NBA’s

[Jesse @JessesHotTakes]

@KPapetti I agree. No doubt they intended on extending him. I’m saying that the extension (separate from the trade) could’ve been done after you find out if he’s a good fit. If he was extended now it would be for far less $ and less term. Worst case, if you wanted to flip him, you could’ve