Sean McIndoe
@downgoesbrown.bsky.social
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.
New post: Gladiators, lip synch videos and jean shorts. It's one reason I'm thankful for every NHL team on Thanksgiving.
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One reason to be thankful for all 32 NHL teams this Thanksgiving
From trades to traditions and more, here's one sincere, and possibly slightly bizarre, reason to say a quick thanks to every team.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
New post: Gladiators, lip synch videos and jean shorts. It's one reason I'm thankful for every NHL team on Thanksgiving.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/684...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/684...
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The Oilers are in big, big trouble.
The Canucks are in big, big trouble.
Jason Robertson and Cole Caufield's Team USA hopes are in big, big trouble.
TAHS with @downgoesbrown.bsky.social and Frank Goes Corrado —
pod.fo/e/35a800
The Canucks are in big, big trouble.
Jason Robertson and Cole Caufield's Team USA hopes are in big, big trouble.
TAHS with @downgoesbrown.bsky.social and Frank Goes Corrado —
pod.fo/e/35a800
The Athletic Hockey Show: A show about the NHL: Are the Oilers capable of saving the McDavid era?
After another embarrassing home ice loss by the Oilers, Sean, Frank and Sean discuss Edmonton's disastrous start to the season, including brutal goaltending, awful defence and mediocre offence and ...
pod.fo
November 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The Oilers are in big, big trouble.
The Canucks are in big, big trouble.
Jason Robertson and Cole Caufield's Team USA hopes are in big, big trouble.
TAHS with @downgoesbrown.bsky.social and Frank Goes Corrado —
pod.fo/e/35a800
The Canucks are in big, big trouble.
Jason Robertson and Cole Caufield's Team USA hopes are in big, big trouble.
TAHS with @downgoesbrown.bsky.social and Frank Goes Corrado —
pod.fo/e/35a800
Just reposting yesterday's newsletter about the Oilers being bad. No reason.
Yesterday's weekend rankings, in which we rank the panic levels of Canadian teams:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
Today's Red Light newsletter, in which he try to figure out the Oilers:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
Today's Red Light newsletter, in which he try to figure out the Oilers:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
How worried should the Oilers be? Plus: Shots, goals and goals without shots
Good morning to everyone except the guy in front of you at the airport this week who has apparently never been on a plane before.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Just reposting yesterday's newsletter about the Oilers being bad. No reason.
Yesterday's weekend rankings, in which we rank the panic levels of Canadian teams:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
Today's Red Light newsletter, in which he try to figure out the Oilers:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
Today's Red Light newsletter, in which he try to figure out the Oilers:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
How worried should the Oilers be? Plus: Shots, goals and goals without shots
Good morning to everyone except the guy in front of you at the airport this week who has apparently never been on a plane before.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Yesterday's weekend rankings, in which we rank the panic levels of Canadian teams:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
Today's Red Light newsletter, in which he try to figure out the Oilers:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
Today's Red Light newsletter, in which he try to figure out the Oilers:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
In the old days, there would have been a blog called "Cigarettes and Cashews" already launched with a half dozen posts by now.
#Canucks Adam Foote with maybe the quote of the year today.
November 25, 2025 at 2:21 AM
In the old days, there would have been a blog called "Cigarettes and Cashews" already launched with a half dozen posts by now.
Reposted by Sean McIndoe
Weekend rankings: It's the Canadian team panic meter. Plus thoughts on the Kings and Blue Jackets, power rankings and more...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
NHL weekend rankings: The oncoming holiday tidings of Canadian panic
South of the border, it's almost Thanksgiving. North of the border, it's almost too late.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Weekend rankings: It's the Canadian team panic meter. Plus thoughts on the Kings and Blue Jackets, power rankings and more...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
Weekend rankings: It's the Canadian team panic meter. Plus thoughts on the Kings and Blue Jackets, power rankings and more...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
NHL weekend rankings: The oncoming holiday tidings of Canadian panic
South of the border, it's almost Thanksgiving. North of the border, it's almost too late.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Weekend rankings: It's the Canadian team panic meter. Plus thoughts on the Kings and Blue Jackets, power rankings and more...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
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I have a PhD. I interpret results to reach conclusions for a living. And this article provides irrefutable evidence that proves Sean's point. This isn't just journalism - it's science.
The reviews are in: My work proving that the hockey gods hate the loser point is being called "quite possibly the single most important discovery in sports history".
By me. I called it that. But the readers are also on board.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
By me. I called it that. But the readers are also on board.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
November 23, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I have a PhD. I interpret results to reach conclusions for a living. And this article provides irrefutable evidence that proves Sean's point. This isn't just journalism - it's science.
The reviews are in: My work proving that the hockey gods hate the loser point is being called "quite possibly the single most important discovery in sports history".
By me. I called it that. But the readers are also on board.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
By me. I called it that. But the readers are also on board.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
November 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The reviews are in: My work proving that the hockey gods hate the loser point is being called "quite possibly the single most important discovery in sports history".
By me. I called it that. But the readers are also on board.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
By me. I called it that. But the readers are also on board.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Reposted by Sean McIndoe
New post: I have accidentally discovered incontrovertible proof that the hockey gods hate the loser point.
Find out what they're telling us, when it started, and why a random mid-December Jets/Bruins matchup might be the most important game of the season.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Find out what they're telling us, when it started, and why a random mid-December Jets/Bruins matchup might be the most important game of the season.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
I have stumbled on incontrovertible proof that the hockey gods hate the loser point
This year, we’re already down to just two teams that don’t have a loser point: The Jets and the Bruins.
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
New post: I have accidentally discovered incontrovertible proof that the hockey gods hate the loser point.
Find out what they're telling us, when it started, and why a random mid-December Jets/Bruins matchup might be the most important game of the season.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Find out what they're telling us, when it started, and why a random mid-December Jets/Bruins matchup might be the most important game of the season.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
New post: I have accidentally discovered incontrovertible proof that the hockey gods hate the loser point.
Find out what they're telling us, when it started, and why a random mid-December Jets/Bruins matchup might be the most important game of the season.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Find out what they're telling us, when it started, and why a random mid-December Jets/Bruins matchup might be the most important game of the season.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
I have stumbled on incontrovertible proof that the hockey gods hate the loser point
This year, we’re already down to just two teams that don’t have a loser point: The Jets and the Bruins.
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
New post: I have accidentally discovered incontrovertible proof that the hockey gods hate the loser point.
Find out what they're telling us, when it started, and why a random mid-December Jets/Bruins matchup might be the most important game of the season.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Find out what they're telling us, when it started, and why a random mid-December Jets/Bruins matchup might be the most important game of the season.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
From yesterday: The Maple Leafs have traded a first-round pick 29 times in their history.
Some have worked out. More than a few have not.
I ranked them all, from best to worst:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
Some have worked out. More than a few have not.
I ranked them all, from best to worst:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
All 29 times the Leafs have traded away a first-rounder, ranked from best to worst
We're doing this with the total benefit of hindsight, which isn't fair to the general managers, but too bad for them.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
From yesterday: The Maple Leafs have traded a first-round pick 29 times in their history.
Some have worked out. More than a few have not.
I ranked them all, from best to worst:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
Some have worked out. More than a few have not.
I ranked them all, from best to worst:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
Reposted by Sean McIndoe
New post: Every single time the Toronto Maple Leafs have ever traded away a first-round pick, ranked from least to most disastrous.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
All 29 times the Leafs have traded away a first-rounder, ranked from best to worst
We're doing this with the total benefit of hindsight, which isn't fair to the general managers, but too bad for them.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
New post: Every single time the Toronto Maple Leafs have ever traded away a first-round pick, ranked from least to most disastrous.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
New post: Every single time the Toronto Maple Leafs have ever traded away a first-round pick, ranked from least to most disastrous.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
All 29 times the Leafs have traded away a first-rounder, ranked from best to worst
We're doing this with the total benefit of hindsight, which isn't fair to the general managers, but too bad for them.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
New post: Every single time the Toronto Maple Leafs have ever traded away a first-round pick, ranked from least to most disastrous.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
Reposted by Sean McIndoe
- Did Patrick Roy cross the line with Mikko Rantanen?
- Can Connor Bedard and Macklin Celebrini chill out a little bit?
New TAHS with @downgoesbrown.bsky.social and Frank Goes Corrado. It's a good show.
YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/channel/UCDu...
Audio everywhere: pod.fo/e/355e2e
- Can Connor Bedard and Macklin Celebrini chill out a little bit?
New TAHS with @downgoesbrown.bsky.social and Frank Goes Corrado. It's a good show.
YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/channel/UCDu...
Audio everywhere: pod.fo/e/355e2e
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November 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
- Did Patrick Roy cross the line with Mikko Rantanen?
- Can Connor Bedard and Macklin Celebrini chill out a little bit?
New TAHS with @downgoesbrown.bsky.social and Frank Goes Corrado. It's a good show.
YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/channel/UCDu...
Audio everywhere: pod.fo/e/355e2e
- Can Connor Bedard and Macklin Celebrini chill out a little bit?
New TAHS with @downgoesbrown.bsky.social and Frank Goes Corrado. It's a good show.
YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/channel/UCDu...
Audio everywhere: pod.fo/e/355e2e
Reposted by Sean McIndoe
New: Weekend rankings...
- These teams are who we thought they were (maybe)
- The Mammoth take a step back
- Should we be worried about the Caps?
- Plus power rankings and more...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
- These teams are who we thought they were (maybe)
- The Mammoth take a step back
- Should we be worried about the Caps?
- Plus power rankings and more...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
NHL weekend rankings: These teams are who we thought they were (maybe)
Some of the high-flying teams have come down a bit, while other slumping contenders have found form. Still, there are exceptions.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
New: Weekend rankings...
- These teams are who we thought they were (maybe)
- The Mammoth take a step back
- Should we be worried about the Caps?
- Plus power rankings and more...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
- These teams are who we thought they were (maybe)
- The Mammoth take a step back
- Should we be worried about the Caps?
- Plus power rankings and more...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
New: Weekend rankings...
- These teams are who we thought they were (maybe)
- The Mammoth take a step back
- Should we be worried about the Caps?
- Plus power rankings and more...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
- These teams are who we thought they were (maybe)
- The Mammoth take a step back
- Should we be worried about the Caps?
- Plus power rankings and more...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
NHL weekend rankings: These teams are who we thought they were (maybe)
Some of the high-flying teams have come down a bit, while other slumping contenders have found form. Still, there are exceptions.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
New: Weekend rankings...
- These teams are who we thought they were (maybe)
- The Mammoth take a step back
- Should we be worried about the Caps?
- Plus power rankings and more...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
- These teams are who we thought they were (maybe)
- The Mammoth take a step back
- Should we be worried about the Caps?
- Plus power rankings and more...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
New post: As names like Celebrini, Bedard and Carlsson tear up the league, I looked back at five key "changing of the guard" seasons from NHL history.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
Remembering 5 of the NHL’s most important ‘changing of the guard’ seasons
From Wayne Gretzky's debut to the rise of the modern blue line, sometimes the NHL changes direction in a hurry. Let's walk down memory lane.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
New post: As names like Celebrini, Bedard and Carlsson tear up the league, I looked back at five key "changing of the guard" seasons from NHL history.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
From yesterday: Are you a hockey fan who got distracted by the Blue Jays run, and now you're wondering how the Leafs season has been going?
You're in luck, I've prepared a handy Q+A to get you back up to speed.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
You're in luck, I've prepared a handy Q+A to get you back up to speed.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
November 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
From yesterday: Are you a hockey fan who got distracted by the Blue Jays run, and now you're wondering how the Leafs season has been going?
You're in luck, I've prepared a handy Q+A to get you back up to speed.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
You're in luck, I've prepared a handy Q+A to get you back up to speed.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
Rangers/Lightning is drunk.
November 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Rangers/Lightning is drunk.
Reposted by Sean McIndoe
- ohhh the leeeeeeafs, with @downgoesbrown.bsky.social and frankie
- there is, however, a bigger disaster to the south
- Connor Bedard progress report, plus more Blackhawks stuff with @scottpowers.bsky.social
TAHS. it's a good show.
pod.fo/e/3516a8
- there is, however, a bigger disaster to the south
- Connor Bedard progress report, plus more Blackhawks stuff with @scottpowers.bsky.social
TAHS. it's a good show.
pod.fo/e/3516a8
The Athletic Hockey Show: A show about the NHL: Maple Leafs are on the wrong side of the puck
The Maple Leafs have lost 3 straight in regulation, and with Auston Matthews and Anthony Stolarz to injury, they are playing poor defensive hockey with seemingly no end in sight. Gentille, McIndoe ...
pod.fo
November 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
- ohhh the leeeeeeafs, with @downgoesbrown.bsky.social and frankie
- there is, however, a bigger disaster to the south
- Connor Bedard progress report, plus more Blackhawks stuff with @scottpowers.bsky.social
TAHS. it's a good show.
pod.fo/e/3516a8
- there is, however, a bigger disaster to the south
- Connor Bedard progress report, plus more Blackhawks stuff with @scottpowers.bsky.social
TAHS. it's a good show.
pod.fo/e/3516a8
Reposted by Sean McIndoe
New post: So you're a Toronto sports fan who was paying attention to the Blue Jays for the last few months, and now it's time to turn your attention to the Maple Leafs.
No problem. I'm here to get you caught up on how it's going.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
No problem. I'm here to get you caught up on how it's going.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
November 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
New post: So you're a Toronto sports fan who was paying attention to the Blue Jays for the last few months, and now it's time to turn your attention to the Maple Leafs.
No problem. I'm here to get you caught up on how it's going.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
No problem. I'm here to get you caught up on how it's going.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
New post: So you're a Toronto sports fan who was paying attention to the Blue Jays for the last few months, and now it's time to turn your attention to the Maple Leafs.
No problem. I'm here to get you caught up on how it's going.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
No problem. I'm here to get you caught up on how it's going.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
November 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
New post: So you're a Toronto sports fan who was paying attention to the Blue Jays for the last few months, and now it's time to turn your attention to the Maple Leafs.
No problem. I'm here to get you caught up on how it's going.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
No problem. I'm here to get you caught up on how it's going.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
Reposted by Sean McIndoe
New post: In the latest weekend rankings...
- A big shakeup in the Bottom 5.
- The Rangers are good. And also terrible.
- The first month was honestly pretty great.
... and lots more.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
- A big shakeup in the Bottom 5.
- The Rangers are good. And also terrible.
- The first month was honestly pretty great.
... and lots more.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
NHL weekend rankings: A tale of two Rangers, plus a bottom-5 shakeup
Boy, those star young-uns can really score, and boy, the Rangers really can't — not at Madison Square Garden, anyway.
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
New post: In the latest weekend rankings...
- A big shakeup in the Bottom 5.
- The Rangers are good. And also terrible.
- The first month was honestly pretty great.
... and lots more.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
- A big shakeup in the Bottom 5.
- The Rangers are good. And also terrible.
- The first month was honestly pretty great.
... and lots more.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
Reposted by Sean McIndoe
For the first time in three years and 68 editions of this column, the Blackhawks are out of @downgoesbrown.bsky.social's dreaded Bottom Five. Indeed, the times are a-becoming quite different.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
NHL weekend rankings: A tale of two Rangers, plus a bottom-5 shakeup
Boy, those star young-uns can really score, and boy, the Rangers really can't — not at Madison Square Garden, anyway.
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
For the first time in three years and 68 editions of this column, the Blackhawks are out of @downgoesbrown.bsky.social's dreaded Bottom Five. Indeed, the times are a-becoming quite different.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...