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Sean Gentille @seangentille.bsky.social · 5h

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Jesse Granger @jessegranger.bsky.social · 5h

Oh no Stuart Skinner...

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Sean Gentille @seangentille.bsky.social · 6h

at a bar in State College, some kid in a John Kruk jersey just started crying

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Sean Gentille @seangentille.bsky.social · 11h

I’d personally settle for one

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Sean Gentille @seangentille.bsky.social · 20h

Is Connor McDavid’s new contract the biggest bargain in sports this century?

If you ignore the NBA and Sidney Crosby, perhaps.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

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Sean Gentille @seangentille.bsky.social · 12h

Don’t think that’s in the cards, unless it can pull from the regular YouTube channel

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Sean Gentille @seangentille.bsky.social · 16h

🎙️NEW TAHS🎙️

The Boyz r back

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The Athletic Hockey Show: A show about the NHL: Did the Jets overpay for Kyle Connor?

Kyle Connor has signed a multi-year extension with the Winnipeg Jets. Sean Gentille, Sean McIndoe and Frankie Corrado wonder if the Jets paid too much, and how the Connor and McDavid extensions mig...

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Jake Nazar @jakenazar.bsky.social · 20h

The Cavs getting LeBron based on being awful not once, but *twice* (?)

Sean Gentille @seangentille.bsky.social · 20h

A better question is probably, "Has a bigger bargain ever been dropped in the lap of an organization that deserved it less?" Definitely closer to a "no' on that one.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

Is Connor McDavid’s new contract the biggest bargain in sports this century?

McDavid left money on the table so his team could pursue a championship. Which other stars have made similar choices?

www.nytimes.com

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Russ Bengtson @russbengtson.bsky.social · 20h

chris bosh just threw his phone in the ocean

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Sean Gentille @seangentille.bsky.social · 20h

A better question is probably, "Has a bigger bargain ever been dropped in the lap of an organization that deserved it less?" Definitely closer to a "no' on that one.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

Is Connor McDavid’s new contract the biggest bargain in sports this century?

McDavid left money on the table so his team could pursue a championship. Which other stars have made similar choices?

www.nytimes.com

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Sean Gentille @seangentille.bsky.social · 20h

Is Connor McDavid’s new contract the biggest bargain in sports this century?

If you ignore the NBA and Sidney Crosby, perhaps.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

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josh terry @joshterry.bsky.social · 5d

This is a support group and rehabilitation service for folks experiencing a pop-star-induced fever breaking right now www.noexpectations.fyi

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A weekly music and culture newsletter from Chicago-based writer Josh Terry. Anti-algorithm. Pro-independent artists. Click to read No Expectations, by josh terry, a Substack publication with thousands...

www.noexpectations.fyi

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Kage damagé @kagedamage.bsky.social · 5d

Not using the name yeti to avoid getting sued, and then getting sued anyway is a great but

Sean Gentille @seangentille.bsky.social · 6d

The NHL's newest team is in a legal dispute with a hockey bag company.

Unpacking Mammoth vs. Mammoth, with stuff from the various court filings. ⤵️⤵️⤵️

www.nytimes.com/athletic/668...

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Sean Gentille @seangentille.bsky.social · 5d

Thread of all 32 NHL previews is here. ⤵️⤵️⤵️

Shayna @shaynagoldman.bsky.social · 5d

NHL season previews 2025-26 with @domluszczyszyn.bsky.social & @seangentille.bsky.social

1 .The Oilers are the team to beat this year. It was always going to be Cup or bust there, but the McDavid situation amps things up.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/668...

Oilers 2025-26 season preview: Playoff chances, projected points, roster rankings

www.nytimes.com

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Jeff Abraham @jeffabraham.bsky.social · 5d

None of this would have happened if they had actually taken my first suggestion and become the Utah Folgers Classic Roast Instant Coffee Packets.

Sean Gentille @seangentille.bsky.social · 6d

The NHL's newest team is in a legal dispute with a hockey bag company.

Unpacking Mammoth vs. Mammoth, with stuff from the various court filings. ⤵️⤵️⤵️

www.nytimes.com/athletic/668...

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Rilyan Morokin @ob1moroney.bsky.social · 6d

Hockey Club back in play!

Sean Gentille @seangentille.bsky.social · 6d

The NHL's newest team is in a legal dispute with a hockey bag company.

Unpacking Mammoth vs. Mammoth, with stuff from the various court filings. ⤵️⤵️⤵️

www.nytimes.com/athletic/668...

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Sean Gentille @seangentille.bsky.social · 6d

The NHL's newest team is in a legal dispute with a hockey bag company.

Unpacking Mammoth vs. Mammoth, with stuff from the various court filings. ⤵️⤵️⤵️

www.nytimes.com/athletic/668...

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Sean Gentille @seangentille.bsky.social · 6d

The NHL's newest team is in a legal dispute with a hockey bag company.

Unpacking Mammoth vs. Mammoth, with stuff from the various court filings. ⤵️⤵️⤵️

www.nytimes.com/athletic/668...

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Sean Gentille @seangentille.bsky.social · 7d

Season preview season never ends. It will outlast us all.

We're inside the top 10 now.

10. Panthers
9. Devils
8. Jets
7. Maple Leafs

Links to in-depth breakdowns for those teams and 22 others are here ⤵️⤵️⤵️

www.nytimes.com/athletic/664...

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Sean Gentille @seangentille.bsky.social · 12d

they are ... soon, let's say

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ro(boo)tron ☠️🏁 @robotron.blog · 12d

Reading this like

Dick Tarnstrom, penguins leading scorer in 03-04

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Sean Gentille @seangentille.bsky.social · 12d

We're halfway through season preview season.

Full breakdowns of The Bad Teams ⤵️⤵️⤵️

www.nytimes.com/athletic/664...

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Sean Gentille @seangentille.bsky.social · 14d

New today:

No. 24: Ducks
No. 23: Islanders
No. 22: Red Wings

Full previews for every team released thus far ⤵️⤵️⤵️

www.nytimes.com/athletic/664...

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Sean Gentille @seangentille.bsky.social · 15d

New today:

No. 27: Flyers
No. 26: Bruins
No. 25: Flames

Full previews for every team released thus far ⤵️⤵️⤵️

www.nytimes.com/athletic/664...

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Sean Gentille @seangentille.bsky.social · 16d

The Pittsburgh Penguins are starting the season with a bottom-five roster.

Full preview of how bad they're going to be ⤵️⤵️⤵️

www.nytimes.com/athletic/663...

Pittsburgh Penguins 2025-26 season preview: Playoff chances, projected points, roster rankings

The 2025-26 Penguins are going to finish toward the bottom of the standings but are at risk of sitting in limbo for another season.

www.nytimes.com

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Sean Gentille @seangentille.bsky.social · 16d

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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