Sonny Sachdeva

THE NHL'S TOP 50 PLAYERS: 10-1 By Sonny Sachdeva THE NHL'S TOP 50 PLAYERS: 10-1 As a swell of talent, creativity, and jaw-dropping production, pushes hockey to new heights, who is leading the charge? We asked Sportsnet's Insiders to rank the best of the best. By Sonny Sachdeva H alf a decade into a long-awaited offensive renaissance, the National Hockey League has entered something of a golden era. Take a brief glimpse at what's playing out under the lights on a nightly basis and it's plain to see: the game is brimming with limitless skill, with dizzying speed. In the…

At this point, there seems little else Nick Robertson could do to stake his claim on an opening-night roster spot.

TORONTO — Three games into the Craig Berube Era in Toronto, there's a different air around the Maple Leafs, a different energy permeating the locker room, and spilling into the hallways of Scotiabank Arena, too.

The 28-year-old helped his team to a 4-1 win Saturday night, turning aside 34 of the 35 shots the home side poured on him.

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Penn. — Marc-Andre Fleury is expected to man the cage Tuesday night as his Minnesota Wild take on the Pittsburgh Penguins at

PITTSBURGH — There were 29's strewn all over every bit of PPG Paints Arena, on posters and t-shirts and hats.

The Bruins have been undisciplined too often to start the season and it cost them against the Maple Leafs.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman suggested the NHL could look to play more games overseas in the coming years, as the league aims to continue growing its presence globally.

In the wake a clumsy 3-0 loss to the Ottawa Senators that felt like it ended 41 seconds into the night, Maple Leafs forward John Tavares didn't mince words."We should be disappointed."

TORONTO — It took only moments on this Saturday night, underneath the Scotiabank Arena lights, for you to get the sense this one was going to be a rollercoaster.