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Sean McIndoe of The Athletic. Co-host of Puck Soup and The Athletic Hockey Show podcasts. "The Down Goes Brown History of the NHL": http://goo.gl/Z197VX. Elbows up.
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submitted 12 hours ago • 6 comments

Blow... it... up...

submitted 12 hours ago • 24 comments

I hate that Pacroretty just scored one of the biggest Leafs goal in decades and my instinct is not to get excited until we find out if the offside challenge is coming.

submitted 2 days ago • 14 comments

Not exactly the period you're looking for if you're hoping the Leafs would come out flying and impose their will. But not a bad period if you'd settle for stealing a 2-1 road win.

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

The Maple Leafs have made the final six for the first time in the cap era! Things are going great!

submitted 3 days ago • 10 comments

Oh neat, I wrote this column exactly two years ago, I wonder if it's at all still relevant today: www.nytimes.com/athletic/451...

submitted 3 days ago • 3 comments

Red Light newsletter: - Oilers move on - Leafs make me sad - We need to burn this jersey - Trivia and lots more... www.nytimes.com/athletic/635...

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

New post: Ranking all 16 possible Stanley Cup final matchups from worst to best, based purely on vibes and narratives. www.nytimes.com/athletic/635...

submitted 5 days ago • 9 comments

When you’re a Leafs fan and it’s spring and you check your emails.

submitted 3 days ago • 6 comments

I think Toronto fans have actually done it. They've been trying so long to perfect the balance but I think they may finally be there: Trying to troll them from the outside is absolutely pointless. There's nothing I can say that will make them any angrier than what their fellow Leafs fans are saying.

submitted 4 days ago • 6 comments

I ranked every Leaf playoff loss two years (and nine losses) ago, but yeah, I think this might be the new clubhouse leader. www.nytimes.com/athletic/452...

submitted 3 days ago • 3 comments

Boo these losers off the ice please. And then boo them back on after the intermission.

submitted 4 days ago • 17 comments

After 72 hours of talk about this being the biggest Leafs game of the era, this start is not doing a ton for "this team is different" believers.

submitted 4 days ago • 17 comments

Has any gambling company ever made a good tv commercial?

submitted 4 days ago • 17 comments

New post: Ranking all 16 possible Stanley Cup final matchups from worst to best, based purely on vibes and narratives. www.nytimes.com/athletic/635...

submitted 5 days ago • 9 comments

New post: Revisiting the right and mostly wrong of my oddly specific 2024-25 NHL predictions. I'm calling for a replay review on one of them. www.nytimes.com/athletic/634...

submitted 6 days ago • 2 comments

What is the best team name in the NHL? And where does Mammoth rank? 🦣 www.nytimes.com/athletic/634...

submitted 6 days ago • 5 comments

Web version of today's newsletter, which you should have already read in your inbox hours ago: - Dallas kicks into high gear - Leafs stars go quiet, again - I'm offering superstition help - Your views on the Mammoth, and lots more... www.nytimes.com/athletic/635...

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

New post: Revisiting the right and mostly wrong of my oddly specific 2024-25 NHL predictions. I'm calling for a replay review on one of them. www.nytimes.com/athletic/634...

submitted 6 days ago • 2 comments

Wearily gestures at the sign.

submitted 7 days ago • 4 comments

Ok but should I lay it on the line.

submitted 9 days ago • 17 comments

Busy last few days. If you missed anything: Red Light newsletter: My Utah Mammoth thoughts www.nytimes.com/athletic/634... Five games that changed the draft lottery: www.nytimes.com/athletic/633... Rules Court: Free-range faceoff? One-way offsides? www.nytimes.com/athletic/634...

submitted 10 days ago • 2 comments

Today's edition of the Red Light newsletter, featuring thoughts on the Utah Mammoth, last night's playoff results, and an impossible Maple Leafs trivia question: www.nytimes.com/athletic/634...

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

New post: It's the return of Rules Court: - One-way offsides - Free-range faceoffs - A do-over for playoff one-seeds - Pulled goalies stay out on icing - and more... www.nytimes.com/athletic/634...

submitted 11 days ago • 4 comments

Is fighting in the NHL making a comeback? @spaikin.bsky.social asked Ryan Pinder (@flamesnationdotca.bsky.social), @downgoesbrown.bsky.social, Mary Ormsby, and @kencampbell27.bsky.social

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

New post: It's the return of Rules Court: - One-way offsides - Free-range faceoffs - A do-over for playoff one-seeds - Pulled goalies stay out on icing - and more... www.nytimes.com/athletic/634...

submitted 11 days ago • 4 comments

Embellishment?

submitted 11 days ago • 13 comments

Roughly 15 years ago, I made my TV debut on TVO’s The Agenda, on an episode about hockey violence and head injuries. I debated Ken Dryden. It went about as well for me as you would expect. Tonight, I’m back on the same show, with the same topic. Let’s see how far we’ve come.

submitted 11 days ago • 3 comments

New post: Finding five forgotten games that changed the outcome of the 2025 draft lottery. www.nytimes.com/athletic/633...

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

New post: Finding five forgotten games that changed the outcome of the 2025 draft lottery. www.nytimes.com/athletic/633...

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

From earlier today: What's the all-time greatest revenge game from each of the big four men's sports leagues? Hint: My pick for the NHL is somewhat recent. www.nytimes.com/athletic/633...

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

Exciting finish to Game 1. Now all eyes turn to the Department of Player Safety, who'll review the Sam Bennett forearm carefully from all angles before deciding which Maple Leaf to suspend for it.

submitted 13 days ago • 14 comments

OK, yes, that should have been a penalty on Bennett for an intentional forearm to Stolarz's head. But look at it from the refs' perspective: if they call that, Paul Maurice might hold up some fingers at them, and then they can't call anything for the rest of the series.

submitted 13 days ago • 15 comments

Willie Nylander is the first Leaf to have multiple goals in back-to-back playoff games since Wendel Clark in 1994.

submitted 13 days ago • 2 comments

Actually kind of amazed their updating the odds in real time. This is way better!

submitted 13 days ago • 5 comments

Last call!

submitted 13 days ago • 2 comments