if there’s a funnier place to potentially watch the Knicks win a title, I’d love to hear it

that was over as soon as they started doing hack-a-Mitch with a 25-point lead

The single greatest sporting event I have ever watched on my phone on a plane

I should text Sandler and see how he’s doing

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...

"The pressure is there,” Taylor Hall said about Jordan Staal on Monday. “Everyone can feel it and see it. He doesn't feel it, you know? He doesn't get nervous." Game 4. Another banger. www.nytimes.com/athletic/734...

"The pressure is there,” Taylor Hall said about Jordan Staal on Monday. “Everyone can feel it and see it. He doesn't feel it, you know? He doesn't get nervous." Game 4. Another banger. www.nytimes.com/athletic/734...

- Jordan Clarkson

Can anybody catch Mitch Marner? Conn watch from CJ and @russohockey.bsky.social, with an accompanying from me — live, at the hottest underground spots in Sin City! Yowza! www.nytimes.com/athletic/734...

Can anybody catch Mitch Marner? Conn watch from CJ and @russohockey.bsky.social, with an accompanying from me — live, at the hottest underground spots in Sin City! Yowza! www.nytimes.com/athletic/734...

Shea Theodore wins one of the best hockey games I’ve ever watched. Instant takeaways from myself, @russohockey.bsky.social and @seangentille.bsky.social On @theathletic.com ⤵️

nice of them to bring some of tonight’s giveaway to the press box

The legacy of the 2025 Oklahoma State team that went 1-11 will last for generations

The "Tarps Off" moment changed the Hurricanes’ Game 2 fortunes — and maybe the Stanley Cup Final. Whose idea was it? How did they pull it off? I was curious, so I asked. Free to read — www.nytimes.com/athletic/733...

The "Tarps Off" moment changed the Hurricanes’ Game 2 fortunes — and maybe the Stanley Cup Final. Whose idea was it? How did they pull it off? I was curious, so I asked. Free to read — www.nytimes.com/athletic/733...

How to have a baby during the Stanley Cup playoffs, according to the Carolina Hurricanes? Casseroles and police escorts, mainly. Free to read ⤵️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/733...

How to have a baby during the Stanley Cup playoffs, according to the Carolina Hurricanes? Casseroles and police escorts, mainly. Free to read ⤵️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/733...

For weeks, all through their run, the Hurricanes' top line has struggled to put goals on the board. Then, it was a subplot. Now, it's a problem. From Game 1 in Raleigh, free to read — www.nytimes.com/athletic/732...

In October, Carter Hart spoke non-specifically about how he’d grown during his 20-month suspension, and about plans “to show the community my true character.” Monday, I asked for an update. He answered. Then his Media Day ended quick and early. Free, full story ⤵️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/732...

If you’re not a broadcast exec, why give a single shit about the TV market matchup? Canes-Golden Knights is here, and it should be good. Full preview with @domluszczyszyn.bsky.social and @shaynagoldman.bsky.social 🎁⤵️⤵️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/732...

OKC had better mention the encyclical to Kornet. gotta distract him before it’s too late.

"I love that guy," Jordan Martinook said, "and I’m proud of him.” Frederik Andersen is stoic, steady, tough to read. On Friday night, amid tragedy, he was something else. From the Hurricanes' clincher in Raleigh ⤵️⤵️⤵️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/731...

"I love that guy," Jordan Martinook said, "and I’m proud of him.” Frederik Andersen is stoic, steady, tough to read. On Friday night, amid tragedy, he was something else. From the Hurricanes' clincher in Raleigh ⤵️⤵️⤵️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/731...

For @theathletic.com, the Hurricanes are firing on all cylinders. Welcome to “the machine.” Free for everyone. www.nytimes.com/athletic/731...

Seth Jarvis got asked about taking a stick to the face. “That’s my moneymaker,” he said.

new Wild Pink song is him reciting Wikipedia facts about the Kennedy assassinations + periodically saying “I don’t know what my idea of fun is anymore.” taking it as a personal attack. open.spotify.com/track/1mjtX4...

A win away from the Stanley Cup Final, Hurricanes are more comfortable admitting something. They learned something from the Florida Panthers, and they are taking it out on the Montreal Canadiens. Unlocked post from Montreal ⤵️⤵️⤵️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/731...

“Sometimes you gotta find the body blows to get to the head," Logan Stankoven said. The Hurricanes dealt a bunch to the Canadiens on Wednesday, and they've got a few more to go. Takeaways from Game 3 from @arponbasu.bsky.social @mirtle.bsky.social and me ⤵️⤵️⤵️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/730...

they’re pissed because the canes replaced hutson’s rocket skates with dynamite and then the refs wouldn’t even review it.

the officials send off a canadien for smacking a hurricane with a great big looney tunes mallet, and fans here at the bell centre are not happy about it

Wrote about K'Andre Miller last round. When the Hurricanes look for players to add, they ask “Who is going to look better here than they do somewhere else?” They appear to have chosen correctly. www.nytimes.com/athletic/725...

bell centre temp check: an english-speaking child just screamed "WHAT THE FUCK" so loud that i heard it in the press box.

svechnikov tipped that, actually

choosing to treat Halak holding the torch as a direct shot at a Jordan Staal.

The Canadiens are trained to think in the future, to anticipate both offensively and defensively. The Hurricanes' stifling style is forcing them to think in the present. The Canadiens need to get back to the future as soon as possible. www.nytimes.com/athletic/730...

"Carolina’s on-ice shooting percentage in their minutes is comically low, under 4 percent..." Just a gnarly stat for a team making good plays, generating great chances. If that comes up at all....

🥲 immaculate vibes

Rod Brind’Amour and Sebastian Aho didn’t care who scored the big goal. Andrei Svechnikov actively hoped it wasn’t him (bad news, man). That’s fine. But … it does matter. And Carolina knows it matters, because they’ve seen the alternative. New, free post from MTL— www.nytimes.com/athletic/730...

once again, I am taunted by North America’s nastiest sign

thought they played last night. figured the Avs would get it together.

For @theathletic.com: These aren’t the same old dump-and-chase Hurricanes. This version will attack opponents with speed, skill and physicality. www.nytimes.com/athletic/730...

NEW: Scott Wedgewood said you'd have to kill Nathan MacKinnon to keep him off the ice. But a hobbled MacKinnon is a death knell for an Avalanche team that saw a lead, a game, a series and perhaps another year of its Cup window slip away. My G3 column: www.nytimes.com/athletic/730...

The Carolina Hurricanes were searching for the reset button. On Saturday night, they found it. Now what? Free to read, from Raleigh — www.nytimes.com/athletic/730...

The Carolina Hurricanes were searching for the reset button. On Saturday night, they found it. Now what? Free to read, from Raleigh — www.nytimes.com/athletic/730...

wish my team had done that

Again, that’s why you sign Nikolaj Ehlers. Free post from a few days ago explaining what he brings — www.nytimes.com/athletic/726...

gonna be an interesting psychological experiment in Raleigh today. free story with @ArponBasu www.nytimes.com/athletic/730...

gonna be an interesting psychological experiment in Raleigh today. free story with @ArponBasu www.nytimes.com/athletic/730...

shoutout to Alex Carrier, but the transcript app isn’t doing a great job at translating Québécois to English.