Sean Gentille
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It's NHL season preview ... season. We're going from No. 32 to No. 1. The bottom five dropped this morning. Boy these teams are gonna stink! Not saying which ones though! ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/664...
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dawg I’m great, I just walked up the exit to bypass a 75-minute line for the Indiana Jones ride
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Disneyland hack - go by yourself when it’s raining
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pretty great atmosphere last night in Anaheim, and a pretty great night for the Ducks. it's been along enough.
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captured all that here —
www.nytimes.com/athletic/722...
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The Anaheim Ducks’ future has arrived — igniting a patient fanbase
Anaheim's third-period explosion a sign of what might be possible for a supposed team of the future intent on making noise in the present.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7228274/2026/04/25/anaheim-ducks-game-3-win-oilers-nhl/
about 17 hours ago
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TELL THAT TO KANJIKLUB
about 20 hours ago
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about 21 hours ago
It was a pretty perfect Quack game tbh
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If everything were to fall apart on the Edmonton Oilers, it would look a lot like last night. From Anaheim —
www.nytimes.com/athletic/722...
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Suddenly, for the Edmonton Oilers, everything might be falling apart vs. Ducks
Numerous issues of concern surfaced for Edmonton in its Game 3 loss to the Ducks, ones that it'll need to fix before time runs out.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7228127/2026/04/25/oilers-ducks-game-3-analysis-nhl-playoffs/
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love the Honda Center. most of aesthetic is, like, Very Nice Hotel in 1995.
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The most unlikely starting goaltender in the NHL playoffs is …
www.nytimes.com/athletic/721...
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Whatever happens in these NHL playoffs, Oilers goalie Connor Ingram won’t be shaken (Gift Article)
In a city where goaltending is always under the microscope, the Oilers need Ingram to consistently give them a chance.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7217330/2026/04/22/oilers-goalie-connor-ingram-ducks/?source=emp_shared_article&unlocked_article_code=1.dFA.RV69.QlBZtSsFbnb8
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“Emotional intelligence in hockey isn’t exactly something that has come to the forefront yet. So to hear someone who’s as well-balanced and as understanding of perspective ... is a bit foreign to people.” Connor Ingram is a very important fella. Unlocked and free:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/721...
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Whatever happens in these NHL playoffs, Oilers goalie Connor Ingram won’t be shaken
In a city where goaltending is always under the microscope, the Oilers need Ingram to consistently give them a chance.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7217330/2026/04/22/oilers-goalie-connor-ingram-ducks/
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Thirteen Ducks played their playoff game Monday night. And while they suffered a close Game 1 loss to the Oilers, they provided enough reasons to believe they'll make it a competitive series.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/721...
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Ducks fall short in Game 1, but playoff newcomers give them hope
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7214734/2026/04/21/anaheim-ducks-oilers-game-1/
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“I was told early on, that you’ve got to savor it, because you never know if you’ll be back. And I kind of chuckled at that..." "And then five years went by." Jason Dickinson is what the playoffs are about. From Edmonton —
www.nytimes.com/athletic/721...
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Superstar Oilers teammate considers Jason Dickinson 'invaluable.' Game 1 showed why
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7214735/2026/04/21/jason-dickinson-oilers-game-1/?unlocked_article_code=1.clA.8AnW.4FrGRjeOSLFH&source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta
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Oilers fans are in the comments already, calling this "fear-mongering." It's not. For them, and for Connor McDavid, it's the truth: The road is narrow, and the clock is ticking. Free, unlocked story from Edmonton⤵️⤵️⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/721...
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The Oilers must convince Connor McDavid to stay. This is their first — and maybe best — chance (Gift Article)
Edmonton's postseason is all about showing McDavid that he can remain in place and win.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7211050/2026/04/20/connor-mcdavid-oilers-playoffs-ducks/?unlocked_article_code=1.cVA.HKdI.Algwmw1wjfr8&source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta
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Oilers fans are in the comments already, calling this "fear-mongering." It's not. For them, and for Connor McDavid, it's the truth: The road is narrow, and the clock is ticking. Free, unlocked story from Edmonton⤵️⤵️⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/721...
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The Oilers must convince Connor McDavid to stay. This is their first — and maybe best — chance (Gift Article)
Edmonton's postseason is all about showing McDavid that he can remain in place and win.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7211050/2026/04/20/connor-mcdavid-oilers-playoffs-ducks/?unlocked_article_code=1.cVA.HKdI.Algwmw1wjfr8&source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta
6 days ago
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Uath Mammoth: A Fanatics fuck-up *and* a villain in a Star Wars PC game from 1998.
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6 days ago
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was eating at a bar in Edmonton and started naming Guys Who Oilers Fans Convinced Themselves Were Good. Someone threw a ketchup bottle at me after I dropped Theo Peckham. I’m in a cop car now
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Bobby Orrsmuelsson
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Ron MacLean prefaced something with "just a little story" like a full minute ago, and now he's talking about the Winnipeg Monarchs.
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“It’s a lot of lonely times when you’re hurt. Guys are on the road, and you’re kind of grinding by yourself. I’m happy where it’s at right now." Greetings from Edmonton, where the Oilers are getting healthy.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/721...
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Leon Draisaitl a full participant in Oilers practice: ‘Trending very well’
It's a matter of when Draisaitl plays against the Ducks, not if, Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch has said.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7210226/2026/04/19/leon-draisaitl-oilers-injury-status-stanley-cup-playoffs/
7 days ago
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he shot one there
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Full-time NHL players who shot more pucks per 60 than Porter Martone this season: Brady Tkachuk, Cutter Gauthier, end of list.
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I’ll tell you one thing, if Sid didn’t want the Penguins to wear the piss jerseys, they wouldn’t wear the piss jerseys. He’s complicit here. I take no joy in this
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10 days ago
I would go feral for this if they showed it on the jumbotron, tbh
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10 days ago
Watching Fairburn on this (joined about 15 minutes in), while monitoring Sabres practice Sky.
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TAHS live Eastern Conference playoff preview, now
www.youtube.com/live/kHLps47...
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Eastern Conference playoff preview | LIVE
YouTube video by The Athletic Hockey Show
https://www.youtube.com/live/kHLps479ixQ
10 days ago
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Jell-O wants to replace decibel meters in stadiums and arenas with ... The Jell-OMeter. Will it work?
www.nytimes.com/athletic/717...
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10 days ago
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Yr Open Mouth Awaiting My Harvest Moon
10 days ago
"Porter Martone" is me, extremely drunk, trying valiantly to remember the name "Post Malone."
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Can the Penguins' old guys deliver? Is Porter Martone the Flyers' secret weapon? Can you believe this is happening in 2026? Our full Pittsburgh-Philadelphia preview, with roster analysis, big Qs and more ⤵️⤵️⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/719...
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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Philadelphia Flyers 2026 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs preview
The Penguins' scoring depth makes them the odds-on favorite in one of the first round's marquee matchups.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7198842/2026/04/16/pittsburgh-penguins-philadelphia-flyers-2026-nhl-stanley-cup-playoffs-preview/
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Trailed Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals last week. It was a weird, uncertain few days — and that’s OK. Free article ⬇️⬇️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/719...
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Inside Alex Ovechkin’s potential final NHL run: How he and the Capitals navigated uncertainty (Gift Article)
The Athletic spent six days around Ovechkin as he neared the end of what could be his final NHL season.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7192181/2026/04/13/alex-ovechkin-nhl-retirement-capitals/?source=emp_shared_article&unlocked_article_code=1.alA.-AhT.Tqj9okQmiNyS&smid=ta-ios-share
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Inside Alex Ovechkin’s potentially final NHL run — How he and the Capitals navigated his own uncertain future and his team’s waning, waxing attempts to keep their season alive. New
@theathletic.com
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www.nytimes.com/athletic/719...
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Inside Alex Ovechkin’s potential final NHL run: How he and the Capitals navigated uncertainty
The Athletic spent six days around Ovechkin as he neared the end of what could be his final NHL season.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7192181/2026/04/13/alex-ovechkin-nhl-retirement-capitals/
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Congratulations! You're playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins in about 45 minutes.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/718...
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Crosby, Penguins stars sit for what could be Ovechkin's final Pittsburgh visit
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7188767/2026/04/11/sidney-crosby-alex-ovechkins-penguins-capitals/
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Speculation about Alex Ovechkin's next step, as the Capitals’ playoff hopes waxed and waned, has moved to the foreground. The team, publicly and privately, has maintained that the decision is his to make. For now, he needs more time. NEWS, free and unlocked —
www.nytimes.com/athletic/717...
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Alex Ovechkin defers decision on return to NHL next season
Ovechkin, the league's all-time leading goal scorer, is finishing his 21st season.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7179437/2026/04/08/alex-ovechkin-retirement-decision-capitals/
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Shayna
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🚨goalie mask power rankings🚨 ranking some of the most unique, interesting, and outright boring masks around the league with
@jessegranger.bsky.social
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www.nytimes.com/athletic/716...
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2026 NHL goalie mask power rankings: Perhaps the best artistic displays ever
Our writers selected the best goalie mask on each team and ranked them from 1 to 32.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7164742/2026/04/06/2026-nhl-goalie-mask-power-rankings/
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I like CBS listing their generic social handle under Bill Raftery’s name on the broadcast chyron. Maybe he runs the account, who knows!
21 days ago
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cannot believe Konnor Griffin is real, cannot believe the Pirates got that lucky, cannot believe they haven’t already blown it.
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NHL POWER RANKINGS 📈 Canadiens, Bruins 📉 Flyers, Capitals Plus, we compare young players on every team to players from the recent past. New with
@domluszczyszyn.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/716...
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NHL POWER RANKINGS 📈 Canadiens, Bruins 📉 Flyers, Capitals Plus, we compare young players on every team to players from the recent past. New with
@domluszczyszyn.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/716...
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Brady Tkachuk has a podcast problem, and now his team does, too. Do people realize that the Bruins have 94 points? How did this happen. New TAHS with
@haileysalvian.bsky.social
and Fluto, talking B's. Audio:
pod.fo/e/3eb69e
YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_Kj...
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The Athletic Hockey Show: A show about the NHL: Do the Ottawa Senators have a podcast problem?
The latest episode of Brady and Matthew Tkachuk's podcast, featured a visit from their father Keith. On that show, subtle shots about the toughness of the Sens, Brady's ice time and his free agenc...
https://pod.fo/e/3eb69e
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Is Linus Ullmark dooming the Sens? Are the Maple Leafs run by an AI-obsessed doofus? Are the Caps back in this? Yes! Yes! Yes! New TAHS with
@downgoesbrown.bsky.social
and F. Corrado
pod.fo/e/3e93a7
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The Athletic Hockey Show: A show about the NHL: Will Linus Ullmark be the downfall of the Senators?
A lost Linus Ullmark had a night to forget in Tampa Bay, and the Senators playoff push stalled after getting pounded by the Bolts. The guys ask if Edmonton would trade their struggling goalie Trist...
https://pod.fo/e/3e93a7
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Is Linus Ullmark dooming the Sens? Are the Maple Leafs run by an AI-obsessed doofus? Are the Caps back in this? Yes! Yes! Yes! New TAHS with
@downgoesbrown.bsky.social
and F. Corrado
pod.fo/e/3e93a7
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nANN...
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The Athletic Hockey Show: A show about the NHL: Will Linus Ullmark be the downfall of the Senators?
A lost Linus Ullmark had a night to forget in Tampa Bay, and the Senators playoff push stalled after getting pounded by the Bolts. The guys ask if Edmonton would trade their struggling goalie Trist...
https://pod.fo/e/3e93a7
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New TAHS - Can Torts possibly work in Vegas? - We talked to CHRIS PRONGER about his Norris Trophy favorites. He was great, and he certainly has thoughts.
pod.fo/e/3d8c42
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The Athletic Hockey Show: A show about the NHL: Can John Tortorella spark the Golden Knights? - With Chris Pronger
The cutthroat Vegas Golden Knights fired Stanley Cup Champion Bruce Cassidy with eight games remaining in the regular season, replacing him with John Tortorella in an effort to spark the slumping t...
https://pod.fo/e/3d8c42
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Are the Red Wings cooked? Is Kucherov the MVP? new TAHS with
@downgoesbrown.bsky.social
and frankie corrado
pod.fo/e/3bfca3
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The Athletic Hockey Show: A show about the NHL: Catastrophic Red Wings loss puts playoffs in doubt
15 games in the NHL on a chaotic Tuesday night separated the legitimate playoff believers from the dreamers. Sean, Frankie and Sean dissect a disappointing Red Wings home ice loss in regulation aga...
https://pod.fo/e/3bfca3
about 1 month ago
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folks acting like Justin Brazeau’s disallowed goal would’ve counted for three. take it easy!
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NHL POWER RANKINGS 📈 Blue Jackets, Senators, Penguins 📉 Ducks, Golden Knights Plus, one player per team that you should keep an eye on down the stretch. ⤵️⤵️⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/713...
about 1 month ago
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Why does Gary Bettman love the NHL's playoff format? A TAHS exploration with
@domluszczyszyn.bsky.social
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@russohockey.bsky.social
Plus: Which GM pushed Bettman on head shots, and how the Sens aren't as screwed as you think.
pod.fo/e/3b24a1
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The Athletic Hockey Show: A show about the NHL: Why does Gary Bettman love the NHL playoff format?
The General Manager meetings are in the books. Michael Russo joins Sean Gentille and Dom Luszczyszyn for a full recap on the event, including goalie interference clarification, the player safety d...
https://pod.fo/e/3b24a1
about 1 month ago
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Karlsson on a decent but flawed team that is in need of him to play 25+ minutes and carry the puck all the time and will live with the occasional defensive lapses to feed that is like the greatest player/role fit of all time
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NEW TAHS - How Erik Karlsson has been resurrected, and why you must take the Pittsburgh Penguins seriously. Plus more with
@downgoesbrown.bsky.social
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pod.fo/e/3afe76
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The Athletic Hockey Show: A show about the NHL: Eric Karlsson's return as an elite NHL defender
Erik Karlsson's bounceback season has helped the Pittsburgh Penguins to once again become a playoff contender in the East. Sean, Frank and Sean praise the job of Pens head coach Dan Muse, they subm...
https://pod.fo/e/3afe76
about 1 month ago
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Where do things stand, on the ice and off, with Gavin McKenna — and what do NHL teams think about it? New from
@scottcwheeler.bsky.social
and me:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...
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As Gavin McKenna’s odd season nears its end, NHL scouts aren't concerned by off-ice issues
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7108927/2026/03/14/gavin-mckenna-nhl-draft-scouts/
about 1 month ago
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about 1 month ago
This quote sure is somethin.
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Where do things stand, on the ice and off, with Gavin McKenna — and what do NHL teams think about it? New from
@scottcwheeler.bsky.social
and me:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...
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As Gavin McKenna’s odd season nears its end, NHL scouts aren't concerned by off-ice issues
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7108927/2026/03/14/gavin-mckenna-nhl-draft-scouts/
about 1 month ago
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where they got that idea, no one can say
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