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On Saturday, May 3, the New York Sirens hosted the Montreal Victoire for their final game of the 2024-25 Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) regular season. Although the Victoire took a strong early lead, the Sirens battled back to give the Victoire victory by only one goal. With a final score of 3-2, the Victoire took the victory here, and the season series ended in a tie.
Fillier Put the Sirens on the Board
Although the Sirens had a 3-goal deficit heading into the third period, Sarah Fillier quickly cut that down for her team. The Sirens were on the power play after the Victoire were called out for too many players on the ice. After receiving a pass from Ella Shelton, Fillier fired the shot and put the Sirens on the board three minutes into the third period.
Fillier has been stellar for the Sirens this season, racking up 29 points via 13 goals and 16 assists. As this was the last game of the regular season, Fillier tied Hilary Knight for the highest number of points earned in the season. She also tied with Renata Fast for the most assists in the season.
Fillier’s contract will expire at the end of the regular season. There is a lot to consider, regarding whether or not she will re-sign with New York. There is no denying that she has been the Sirens’ greatest player all season; whether or not she wants to re-sign is another story.
Sirens Battled Until the End
Despite their overall standings in the league, the Sirens did not give up when they were down two goals. In the final seconds, Alex Carpenter took a shot into the top corner of the net to score the second goal for the Sirens. With just 15 seconds left in the game, New York cut the goal deficit by one. Unfortunately, there was not enough time to tie the game. However, this goal showed that the Sirens did not give up even at the very end.
Despite enduring an injury that kept her out for four games, Carpenter finished the season with 20 points in 26 games. She scored 11 goals and recorded nine assists, recording the third-highest point total for the Sirens this season.
Sirens Finished Last for the Second Straight Season
With only 37 points earned for the 2024-25 season, the Sirens have once again finished last place. At the midway point of the season, they were primed to take a playoff spot but went on a nine-game losing streak, a PWHL record. The Sirens set the record last season with an eight-game losing streak.
Even though they did not perform well this season and are now the only team that has not made the playoffs, the Sirens earn some benefits by being the worst in the league. Out of the two teams eliminated from playoff contention, whichever team records the most points since being eliminated earns the right to the first overall draft pick. Since the Sirens were the first team eliminated, they will again select first in the draft.
Fillier was the first overall draft pick in the 2024 Draft, and as mentioned above, she has performed well for the Sirens all season. While New York will have to offload some of their players with the upcoming expansion draft, the Sirens are setting themselves up for success in the 2025 Draft.
2024-25 Season Is Done for the Sirens
While the Sirens are not heading into the postseason, there is still plenty of work to be done before the 2025-26 season. With the expansion draft looming for PWHL Vancouver and PWHL Seattle in mid-June and an influx of players coming in through the 2025 PWHL Draft on June 24, there will be some shakeups to the Sirens roster.
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Biggest impact of Josh Naylor trade may still be to come
While the Seattle Mariners landed an impact bat on Thursday night, their trade for Josh Naylor has also likely impacted the entire upcoming MLB trade deadline. On Thursday, Seattle sent a pair of top pitching prospects to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Naylor, with left-hander Brandyn Garcia (ranked as Seattle's 13th-best prospect by MLB.com) and right-hander Ashton Izzi (ranked as Seattle's 16th-best prospect by the same rankings) heading to the desert. Knowing what the Diamondbacks received in exchange for Naylor could well set the market for what is to come between now and the conclusion of the 2025 MLB trade deadline, set for 6 p.m. (Eastern) on July 31. The 28-year-old first baseman was ranked by The Athletic as the 17th-best trade candidate likely to be available, but ranked behind just one other first baseman (Baltimore's Ryan O'Hearn, who was slotted in at 16th). If Naylor brought in a pair of pitching prospects, including Garcia, who has appeared in two games this season for Seattle, the Diamondbacks could be salivating over what third baseman Eugenio Suarez and his 36 home runs could bring in return. All MLB teams who will be buying or selling at this year's trade deadline have had the first price bar set for them with the Naylor deal. Now it will be fascinating to see what comes next, especially knowing that Naylor will be a free agent at the end of this season. If Seattle gave up two pitching prospects for a player who could be a late-season rental only, imagine what the Minnesota Twins may be able to recoup for starting pitcher Joe Ryan (under team control through the 2027 season) or the Boston Red Sox might get back for outfielder Jarren Duran, who won't be a free agent until the 2029 campaign. While Naylor may not be the biggest move to come during this span before the trade deadline comes to a close, his deal could be the one that establishes selling prices for the trades that are to come. With so few MLB teams expected to be outright sellers, the price for available talent was expected to be high. We learned on Thursday night with the Naylor swap just how high those prices may go.
Caitlin Clark Had to Be Held Back by Fever Coach During Intense Moment Against Aces
Aari McDonald did not exactly turn in a mind-blowing performance in the Indiana Fever’s 80-70 win over the Las Vegas Aces on Thursday night. The 5-foot-6 guard, however, came up big down the stretch as she helped lead the Fever to their first win in three games. It was McDonald who slammed the door shut on the Aces with a big triple with 33.8 seconds remaining in the game. The first-year Fever guard closed out Las Vegas with a clutch three in the final minute to give Indiana a 78-70 lead. McDonald’s trey was one of the biggest moments of the game, and it drew quite a reaction from Fever superstar Caitlin Clark, who sat out for a third consecutive contest due to a lingering groin injury. Clark was so hyped that she had to be held back by one of the Fever coaches as the reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year celebrated McDonald’s clutch heroics. It is important to note that no timeout was called after McDonald made the shot, which means that Clark could have been called for a technical foul for entering the court while the game was still in progress. From another angle, Clark can be seen screaming loudly after seeing McDonald’s step-back triple hit the bottom of the net. Aari McDonald Has Stepped Up for the Indiana Fever in Caitlin Clark's Stead McDonald got her third straight start for the Fever on Thursday night as Clark’s primary replacement in the lineup. She responded with another solid performance, registering nine points, two rebounds, four assists, two steals and three triples against the Aces. In the last three games, the former third overall pick has put up averages of 8.0 points, 2.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.0 steals in 27.4 minutes of action. She’s also knocking down 1.7 triples per game on a 38.5% shooting clip. It doesn’t seem like Clark will be coming back anytime soon, which should mean an increased load for McDonald in the interim. Clearly, she’s more than happy to answer the call.
Raiders releasing former big-ticket addition after just one season
Before the 2024 NFL season the Las Vegas Raiders signed defensive lineman Christian Wilkins to a four-year, $110M contract in free agency to make him a key part of their defensive line. On Thursday, just one year later, the Raiders are releasing him. It is also a situation that is likely to get messy in the coming weeks due to a grievance that Wilkins has filed with the NFLPA. At the center of his release — and grievance — is Wilkins' rehab from a foot injury that cut short his 2024 season after just five games. The Raiders wanted Wilkins to correct the issue with surgery. Wilkins opted not to have the surgery, and as the rehab continued to drag on, there was uncertainty of when he would be able to get back on the field. As recently as Tuesday Raiders head coach Pete Carroll said there was no definitive timeline on when that would be. Just 48 hours later, Wilkins was released, with the Raiders attempting to void the remaining $35.2M in guarantees that he was owed on his contract. Wilkins spent the first five year of his career with the Miami Dolphins, and turned a career-year performance in 2023 into a big-ticket free agency contract with the Raiders. The hope was that he could form a dominant 1-2 punch with Maxx Crosby, and for the five games he played he showed the ability to do that. He was just never healthy enough to continue the rest of the season. Now Las Vegas is going to be left asking what could have been, while Wilkins tries to get the money he believes he is owed. Wilkins will turn 30 in December, and if anyone is confident in his ability to come back from the injury, he could still land on a new team and potentially play a big role.
Jets seemingly avoid worst-case scenario in injury to QB Justin Fields
Jets quarterback Justin Fields was carted off the field Thursday after suffering a dislocated toe during practice, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The severity of Fields’ injury remains unknown, but the Jets appear to have avoided a worst-case scenario with a toe injury rather than one to the knee or lower leg. Furthermore, the affected toe was not fractured, nor is it the big toe, per Rapoport. Jets head coach Aaron Glenn said, via ESPN’s Rich Cimini, that he believes Fields’ toe was stepped on during a play. Glenn expressed confidence in Fields’ backup, Tyrod Taylor, a journeyman quarterback who played for four different teams over the past five seasons. “We have an outstanding backup in Tyrod, who’s been in this league for around 14 years,” said Glenn. “[With] the leadership he brings, we’re all good.” Glenn also noted that Taylor brings a similar skillset to Fields that will allow the Jets to continue developing their offense with minimal interruption. “I don’t think there’s any drop-off as far as what we want to do in terms of play-calling,” continued Glenn, via Fox Sports’ Ralph Vacchiano. “We’re all excited to have that guy here.” That excitement won’t continue if Fields’ injury is more severe and he ends up sidelined for an extended period of time. It appears initially that the Jets have avoided major disaster, but further testing will provide a more definitive outlook.
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