The 2026 NHL Draft class is filled to the brim with defensemen. Here is my ranking of the eight-best available. bleacherreport.com/articles/254...

This may be the worst attempt to draw a goaltender interference penalty that I've ever seen.

Sam Sarver scored a stoppage-time game-winning goal for FC Dallas last night at San Jose. Beer cans were thrown onto the field and Sarver grabbed one off the ground and shotgunned it. IMMEDIATE MLS heritage.

The projected (theoretical) Trocheck UFA contract is five years at a $9.15M AAV. And I assume that calculation is agnostic of the recent Coyle contract. His trade value should be very high.

My 2023 NHL Draft live grades are fun to look at in hindsight because with every pick my analysis devolves more and more into yelling about why Benson is still on the board with every passing pick. bleacherreport.com/articles/100...

"Better now, thank you" Courtside fan to the server pointing to her drink with the Sixers down by 27

Anyone ever been to the Philippines? Looking for recommendations.

Whom should the Rangers draft at fifth overall? I took a look at what the Rangers will be debating for the eight prospects I see as realistic targets. bleacherreport.com/articles/254...

It's not only about whom the Rangers draft at fifth overall, but what they do once they draft that player. bleacherreport.com/articles/254...

The Rangers will draft 5th overall. If we're being honest, they didn't deserve an escape hatch out of this mess. Time to build the hard way.

You have got to be kidding me

It's telling that Chayka is getting grilled like this while Quenneville and Bowman were served up softballs to talk about charity work they did or whatever.

We can debate the pros and cons of the Chayka hire, but if I was a Toronto Maple Leafs fan I'd be furious about the Sundin hire. It's embarrassingly patronizing. They think the fans are stupid.

Not going to see a more clear example of "sometimes the better team loses" than that. Can't even do a "The Lightning don't understand what it takes to win" bit. Nobody will buy it.

37,964 games have been played in the NBA since the 1996-97 season, regular season & playoffs. Knicks/Hawks is the first game where the road team scored 100 points before the home team had 50.

I remember last season watching Jakub Dobeś stone the Hartford Wolf Pack in the AHL last season and thinking, "how the hell are they making this guy look this good?" Now "this guy" has the Tampa Bay Lightning on the brink.

The Rangers' lottery pick is guaranteed to be a top-five selection. I took a stab at predicting the five players the Rangers might be interested in at each pick. bleacherreport.com/articles/254...

It's not enough to say that this viewpoint is bad. It's important to also clarify that it goes completely against much of Jewish tradition. "If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am ONLY for myself, what am I?" - Rabbi Hillel

Brady Tkachuk has been in the NHL 8 seasons — 5 of which he's been captain — and has made the playoffs twice. He has a 2-8 career playoff record. What does this say about him as a player? Nothing, IMO. But the people to whom this is meaningful will make an exception for him.

The 2026 NHL offseason has the potential to be extremely dumb. - Many teams underachieved and are very angry about it - Many teams overachieved and may think they're closer than they actually are - NHL salary cap bottleneck is finally over - Generationally bad FA class

To get a better idea of who the top prospects are in the 2026 #NHL Draft, @adamzherman.bsky.social broke down pro comparisons with some of the best players. bleacherreport.com/articles/254...

Listened to @bradlander.bsky.social and @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social speak this morning and It turns out that better things are possible.

I think one more press conference where Mike Vrabel says absolutely nothing should be enough to make this story go away for sure

Sitting on my shelf right now!

I've stretched my cognitive dissonance pretty far in order to support a club named "Red Bull" but do they really have to stick fridges filled with energy drinks on the table during post-game press conferences?

The Computer Boys were 100% right about Owen Tippett.

What percent of "ref you suck" chants from NHL playoff crowds are actually accurately identified missed calls? I'd guess it's 15% at best.

Ehlers and Miller were very strong for Carolina tonight. Too soon for anything grandiose but those could be the difference-makers for them this postseason compared to past opportunities.

Kris Letang is probably cooked and the Penguins have him on the hook for two more years at $6.1M. Big offseason problem to try to navigate.

Guy who learns that Tim Heidecker has been handpicked to run Infowars but without the context of The Onion purchasing it.

Get excited. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/b...

It's so funny that random media pundits and people who polled at 1% in Democratic primaries are yelling about how Mamdani's "extremism" will destroy Democratic electability nationwide and meanwhile Literally Barack Obama is doing this.

Spent about 5 seconds thinking about what the current timeline looks like with Mayor Cuomo and almost passed out.

I'd say that this applies to anyone traveling in a car in any city. Being in a car versus walking, riding, or taking transit fundamentally changes how you view a place and your relationship to it. I wish more leaders set this kind of example. www.npr.org/2026/04/16/n...

The Rangers ended their season with a semblance of dignity, which is more than a handful of other teams around the league can stay. Still far more questions than answers heading into the offseason.

This reminds me of the 2010s when, like, hair product companies were putting "Gluten free" on shampoo bottles.

Good news for NYR tank followers: The Lightning have a lot to play for in the final game of the season. Home-ice advantage and potentially even the division on the line.

The Rangers played a great game. Tarasov stole it. Bad timing given the symbolic stakes of the game.

We all know Julian Hall is going to Europe eventually but I'm curious about what the ceiling is. Are we just talking about "Europa League team in Belgium" or could this be like mid-table EPL?

A lot of little things add up to explain why NYR struggled this season. One example: Miller and Trocheck have combined to take 15 more penalties than they've drawn. Hard to win when you're on the PK much more than the PP.

Is there a story behind why California Democrats are so ineffectual?

Your tax dollars at work (complimentary)

This is putting the cart before the horse but whenever Dems wrangle power back they cannot plod on with business as usual. The material harms done are widespread and will take years, if not decades, to rectify. We need FDR-style restructuring of American society.

Ever wonder how to get rid of a mattress? Or how to find resources for a neighbor in need? Call 311.    311 is contacted 100,000 times every day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year. No call is too small.    So on the anniversary of 311 (3/11), I decided to answer some of those calls myself.

Adam Fox now has 50 points in 51 games with a period to spare.

I'll wait for @evolvingwild.evolving-hockey.com to confirm

Doing this three times, with the third catch itself being probably the defensive play of the year, in a 1-0 ballgame. Has to be a one-in-a-million event.

Scouting is always easy with years of hindsight but Gabe Perreault dropping to 23 was one of those moments you just knew was going to blow up in a bunch of teams faces the day it happened.

Gabe Perreault has 16 points in 20 games since the return from the Olympic break.

As someone who is queasy about Platner, I found this to be an encouraging thread.