New post: The 2025-26 prediction contest results are in. You lost. www.nytimes.com/athletic/741...

New post: Let's build a ghost roster of NHL free agency regret. - The broken-down power winger - The faceoff guy who can't do anything else - The bad defenseman your uncle loves - And more... www.nytimes.com/athletic/741...

New post: Let's build a ghost roster of NHL free agency regret. - The broken-down power winger - The faceoff guy who can't do anything else - The bad defenseman your uncle loves - And more... www.nytimes.com/athletic/741...

Red Light Newsletter: - Happy UFA eve - 10 names I'm watching - Five teams that haven't done much (yet) - Links, trivia and more... www.nytimes.com/athletic/740...

Ten years ago right now, you were probably enjoying a quiet offseason afternoon. Then the NHL went absolutely crazy for an hour. I went back through the tweets, posts and message boards to relive the wildest day in offseason history, one decade later. www.nytimes.com/athletic/740...

I was at work and was absolutely losing it with no one to yell about these moves. What a time.

Ten years ago right now, you were probably enjoying a quiet offseason afternoon. Then the NHL went absolutely crazy for an hour. I went back through the tweets, posts and message boards to relive the wildest day in offseason history, one decade later. www.nytimes.com/athletic/740...

I had just moved to Pittsburgh and was sitting on my bed refreshing Twitter when I saw Bob McKenzie's post and shrieked "oh my GOD" so loudly that my neighbor knocked on my door to make sure I was okay. That was the first time we'd met each other.

New post: Do you remember where you were 10 years ago today? - “The trade is one for one” - “We’re smearing lipstick on a pig” - “EAT THAT SOCK” … and other memories of the wildest hour in NHL offseason history. www.nytimes.com/athletic/740...

New post: Remembering 10 draft picks that toured the NHL before they were finally used. www.nytimes.com/athletic/738...

New post: It's draft day and you didn't feel like working anyway, so let's see which team can build the best all-time roster of first-round picks. www.nytimes.com/athletic/739...

New post: It's draft day and you didn't feel like working anyway, so let's see which team can build the best all-time roster of first-round picks. www.nytimes.com/athletic/739...

New post: Remembering 10 draft picks that toured the NHL before they were finally used. www.nytimes.com/athletic/738...

Red Light newsletter: - The Brady Tkachuk deal and its aftermath - Looking ahead to the draft and beyond - Thoughts on the new HHOF class - Trivia, links and more... www.nytimes.com/athletic/738...

New post: Happy Hall of Fame announcement day to those who celebrate, and also Rod Brind'Amour. As we wait on the HHOF announcement, it's time to unveil the 2026 class of the Hall of Very Good: www.nytimes.com/athletic/737...

New post: Happy Hall of Fame announcement day to those who celebrate, and also Rod Brind'Amour. As we wait on the HHOF announcement, it's time to unveil the 2026 class of the Hall of Very Good: www.nytimes.com/athletic/737...

On its own, this is a fair haul for a guy who was always overrated based on his name. But damn, what a kick in the teeth for Ottawa fans.

New post: Taking a look at six active players who could make for the toughest HHOF calls. - Brayden Point - Artemi Panarin - Mark Scheifele - and more... www.nytimes.com/athletic/737...

Thoughts on the Raddysh deal, one of the wilder risk/reward moves we've seen a team make… - Acquisition cost: Dirt cheap - AAV: High but reasonable if he maintains level - Term: Terrible, guaranteed to become a problem… but teams seem to get out of these deals often. Basically, I don't hate it.

New post: Taking a look at six active players who could make for the toughest HHOF calls. - Brayden Point - Artemi Panarin - Mark Scheifele - and more... www.nytimes.com/athletic/737...

Just saying: Tom Wilson would resolve this very quickly.

Rivalry ended with UNITED STATES Now QATAR is my sworn enemy

I remember playing FIFA 94 in my room as a kid, using Canada in the World Cup and always playing against Qatar because they were only team I could beat. Just wild to watch it play out for real... and in Canada no les.

Is this guy I had never heard of a week ago actually Canada's greatest athlete? MY COLUMN:

The Athletic Hockey Show pod, video edition: - Mike Babcock... seriously, wtf - The Leafs make an interesting hire - Should Rod Brind'Amour get the HHOF call on Monday? - A surprsingly depressing last segment for Canadian fans, and more... www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaR1...

This is cool: The Athletic has accounced release of The Hockey 100, the definitive ranking of the greatest players in modern NHL history. I wrote the intro, which is here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/736...

free article today, with takes on: - hiller to TOR probably isn't that bad - craig to VGK is a complete unknown - HNIC on CBC ending - disclosure day thoughts/ranking all 35 steven spielberg movies check it out perfecttakes.beehiiv.com/p/take-town-...

From earlier: Wait, did the Hurricanes just become the greatest team in NHL history to have zero Hall-of-Famers? Making the case for and against some of their candidates, plus a reader poll. www.nytimes.com/athletic/736...

New post: Wait, did the Hurricanes just become the greatest team in NHL history without a single Hall-of-Famer? www.nytimes.com/athletic/736...

New post: Remember the 10 biggest controversies of the 2026 playoffs. - The phantom penalty shot - Crosby's embellishment - The missed icing call - So many replay reviews www.nytimes.com/athletic/736...

New post: Remember the 10 biggest controversies of the 2026 playoffs. - The phantom penalty shot - Crosby's embellishment - The missed icing call - So many replay reviews www.nytimes.com/athletic/736...

Red Light newsletter: - The Hurricanes win the Cup - Cool, bring on the offseason - The history of Cup handoffs - Trivia, links and more... www.nytimes.com/athletic/736...

check out the first WWL at my newsletter, about nik ehlers finding immediate success with a team that knows how to use him

So bizarre to see Jalen Brunson (rightfully) achieve absolute lifelong legend status in New York, and realize 90% of hockey players don't seem to want that. Like, hockey stars actively flee from it. He's living their worst nightmare right now.

Happy for Knicks fans.

New post: There are 35 unique combinations of wins and losses that can happen in an NHL playoff series. Let's pick the best series of all-time for each one. www.nytimes.com/athletic/734...

New post: What was history's best hockey game to be decided by the worst goal? www.nytimes.com/athletic/735...

Ron MacLean just casually dropped a "choo-choose your banana" pun like it was nothing. Don't even pretend he's not the GOAT.

Maybe.

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Did we just watch Jordan Staal win the Conn Smythe? Specifics on why Mike Babcock coaching any team in 2026 is a bad idea New TAHS with @downgoesbrown.bsky.social and Frankie. It’s a good show. Audio: pod.fo/e/42d195 YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfcm...

New: Mitch Marner wouldn't be the first star to join a new team and immediately win a Cup. Find out how well you know your Cup-winning new guys in the latest Who Didn't He Play For quiz. www.nytimes.com/athletic/734...

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New: Mitch Marner wouldn't be the first star to join a new team and immediately win a Cup. Find out how well you know your Cup-winning new guys in the latest Who Didn't He Play For quiz. www.nytimes.com/athletic/734...

This series is so drunk that its liver just exploded at center ice.

New post: In today's newsletter... - Wait, is this the best Stanley Cup final ever? - Who's in net tonight for Carolina? - Thoughts on the Dylan Larkin mess - Links, trivia and more... www.nytimes.com/athletic/734...

I’m generally pro-player and guys have the right to want to go elsewhere, but if Larkin’s whole list is really Florida/Vegas/Minnesota then I hope Yzerman plays hardball.

New post: There are 35 unique combinations of wins and losses that can happen in an NHL playoff series. Let's pick the best series of all-time for each one. www.nytimes.com/athletic/734...

Question for the Canadians out there: If we end up bringing back the "each country's worst TV ads from the playoffs" bit this year, which ones would you want to make Gentille watch?