New post: Trying to make sense of a nonsensical NHL season? Just follow the chain of blowouts www.nytimes.com/athletic/715...

From yesterday: Eight tough questions I'd insist on asking any candidate to be the Leafs new GM. This is a free link, feel free to share: www.nytimes.com/athletic/716...

Honestly, this is probably the best-case scenario for the Leafs -- Nylander wants to tick around, but sounds like he'd be open to a move if they went full rebuild. In which case, yeah, he'd be the guy they'd want to trade.

Wednesday TAHS pod with @seangentille.bsky.social and Frankie. Is Linus Ullmark dooming the Sens? Are the Caps back in this? What's with all the goalie fights? And how about that Keith Pelley? Audio: pod.fo/e/3e93a7 YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nANN...

New post: Eight critical questions I'd want the Leafs to ask every candidate to be their next GM. www.nytimes.com/athletic/716...

New post: Eight critical questions I'd want the Leafs to ask every candidate to be their next GM. www.nytimes.com/athletic/716...

I get that the recent wave of "nobody understands goalie interference" nostalgia may have had an impact, but I'm not sure what the Blue Jackets thought they saw that would get that call overturned.

Red Light newsletter: - The Leafs finally fire Brad Treliving - Unpacking the Vegas coaching change - A trivia question where I give away the answer - Links, no dumb questions, my most interesting teams and more... www.nytimes.com/athletic/716...

From Jonas: "Treliving made no transformative swings over three seasons as Leafs GM, no big bold actions..." I mean, you can't say he didn't fit the organizational culture.

Not sure what to say on Treliving other than: - it's obviously the right call - it's mildly encouraging they made it now rather than spending the next month in meetings talking about it - they desparately need a president - it's going to feel very weird when that turns out to be Pronger

Weekend rankings: - Wait, the Golden Knights did what now? - The Ducks might do this - What's next for the Jets - No seriously, the Golden Knights hired who now? www.nytimes.com/athletic/715...

Got to be honest, Bobby McMann doing a long-distance run-in all the way from Seattle would be pretty cool booking.

Weekend rankings: - Wait, the Golden Knights did what now? - The Ducks might do this - What's next for the Jets - No seriously, the Golden Knights hired who now? www.nytimes.com/athletic/715...

Happy 10-year anniversary to the all-time greatest example of a risk-averse NHL front office galaxy-braining itself into hanging up the phone before it even rings. www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/c...

New post: Ranking the 10 best NHL first-round playoff matchups that are still realistically in play. www.nytimes.com/athletic/715...

(I thought that one was coming back. Don't yell at me Pens fans.)

New post: How to watch the Toronto Maple Leafs (when there's absolutely no reason to watch the Toronto Maple Leafs.) This is new territory for some of you kids out there, so here's some advice from a veteran of the Leafs being terrible. www.nytimes.com/athletic/714...

From today's pod, the one playoff matchup we all need to be rooting for: www.youtube.com/shorts/TMRMW...

Are the Red Wings cooked? Is Kucherov the MVP? new TAHS with @downgoesbrown.bsky.social and frankie corrado pod.fo/e/3bfca3

New post: How to watch the Toronto Maple Leafs (when there's absolutely no reason to watch the Toronto Maple Leafs.) This is new territory for some of you kids out there, so here's some advice from a veteran of the Leafs being terrible. www.nytimes.com/athletic/714...

Red Wings.😬

Red Light newsletter: There are 15 games tonight, so I put them in tiers. Plus trivia, No Dumb Questions, @aportzline.bsky.social explains the Blue Jackets and lots more. www.nytimes.com/athletic/714...

Weekend rankings: - The Pacific stinks, and other observations - The Wild drop out of the top five - Trying to figure out the Mammoth - Rankings and more... www.nytimes.com/athletic/713...

Weekend rankings: - The Pacific stinks, and other observations - The Wild drop out of the top five - Trying to figure out the Mammoth - Rankings and more... www.nytimes.com/athletic/713...

Buffalo fans: Do you want this? @downgoesbrown.bsky.social wants to know how Sabres fans feel about the potentially unprecedented surge of support that’s about to arrive. Read more: www.nytimes.com/athletic/713...

New post: The Buffalo Sabres might be the greatest bandwagon team in NHL history. Do their fans actually want that? www.nytimes.com/athletic/713...

New post: The Buffalo Sabres might be the greatest bandwagon team in NHL history. Do their fans actually want that? www.nytimes.com/athletic/713...

We hate to see it. www.youtube.com/shorts/NeUL6...

It's the return of Cap Court, where we put contracts on trial: - William Nylander - Igor Shesterkin - Evan Bouchard - Wait, does *anyone* have a bad contract in a rising cap world? www.nytimes.com/athletic/712...

NEW TAHS - How Erik Karlsson has been resurrected, and why you must take the Pittsburgh Penguins seriously. Plus more with @downgoesbrown.bsky.social and Frank Goes Corrado pod.fo/e/3afe76

It's the return of Cap Court, where we put contracts on trial: - William Nylander - Igor Shesterkin - Evan Bouchard - Wait, does *anyone* have a bad contract in a rising cap world? www.nytimes.com/athletic/712...

Red Light newsletter: - The return of the World Cup - Dom walks me through the playoff projections - Trivia, links, No Dumb Questions and more... www.nytimes.com/athletic/712...

Weekend Rankings: - Which bubble teams are facing the most pressure? - Unpacking the race for the West's final spot - The Senators are good, but is it too late? - Rankings and more... www.nytimes.com/athletic/712...

On today’s TAHS, I put on my cranky fan hat to talk about: - How I managed to enjoy the Maple Leafs for five whole minutes - On an organization that always, always, always takes the path of least resistance - What the next GM needs to do first, but probably won't youtu.be/Q7bzSlK6ZNQ...

On today’s @theathletic.com Hockey Show, @mbultman.bsky.social & I discussed: 🍀 Luckiest teams 🥅 Goalie Tandem Rankings 🍁 @downgoesbrown.bsky.social joined to talk about everything that’s wrong with the Maple Leafs Audio ⤵️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w... Video ⤵️ m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7bz...

Weekend Rankings: - Which bubble teams are facing the most pressure? - Unpacking the race for the West's final spot - The Senators are good, but is it too late? - Rankings and more... www.nytimes.com/athletic/712...

Thirty years ago tonight... www.youtube.com/watch?v=deyI... Watch that reception and then tell me again how Toronto is such a tough place for star players.

New post with @harmandayal2: Which bad teams are best positioned to boost their draft lottery odds? Find out in the latest Tank Index. www.nytimes.com/athletic/711...

New post: All 12 first-round picks from the 2026 draft that have changed hands, ranked by regret: - #12: The Wild, for Quinn Hughes - #7: The Knights, for Noah Hanifin - #2: The Leafs, for Brandon Carlo - and more... www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...

From a fan's perspective, the only reason to keep Berube for the rest of the year is that the players clearly hate playing for them and it's good if they're sad.

New post: All 12 first-round picks from the 2026 draft that have changed hands, ranked by regret: - #12: The Wild, for Quinn Hughes - #7: The Knights, for Noah Hanifin - #2: The Leafs, for Brandon Carlo - and more... www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...

In today's Red Light Newsletter: - The deadline is over. So... now what? - @jeremyrutherford.bsky.social explains what the Blues were doing - A weird standings quirk that could be in play this year - Trivia, links and lots more... www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...

This debate is tearing my family apart. youtu.be/Ol18JoeXlVI?...

Weekend rankings: - Unpacking a weird trade deadline - The Caps make the tough call - The Oilers don't - The Lightning and Sabres serve up the game of the year - Rankings and more... www.nytimes.com/athletic/709...

Sabres/Lightning is absolutely drunk. Like, kid at his first ever open bar levels of drunk.

It’s a deadline day mailbag: - History’s biggest lose-lose trades - Which team would have been better off with a potato GM? - We name the Most Interesting Team At The Deadline - and lots more… www.nytimes.com/athletic/709...

As Josh Morrissey sets a new #NHLJets/Thrashers/Winnipeg record for most points by a defenceman (417), remember your @downgoesbrown.bsky.social: The Jets are the Jets ⤵️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/693...

Just a snapshot of the difference between success and failire in the NHL. The small details and thin margins that separate the smart teams from the dumb ones.

From this week's show, on GMs being surprised by the CBA... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtnp...

New post: Why these teams won't make a deadline blockbuster -- but should. - The Oilers get a new goalie - The Central goes crazy - The Sabres load up - The Canucks move on from Pettersson - ... and more www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...