This week in the NHL November 18, 2023A collection of Deadspin's best posts of the week from the hockey world
This week in the locker November 18, 2023A collection of Deadspin's best posts of the week from the sports world
The Canucks are making the right kind of noiseVancouver is the NHL’s surprise team so far with 25 points in 17 games
The NHL is going to screw with OT again, even though it’s already a jokeThe league wants to make its season slightly more of a gimmick, which seems almost impossible
The Oilers season is already slipping awayEdmonton fired its coach, but that won’t solve all its problems
Chicago Blackhawks' sexual abuse saga would be the biggest story in sports if it wasn’t in the NHLThe blandness of hockey plus male victims equals the sports world frustratingly ignoring a very serious matter
Not even Wrigley Field can save NorthwesternWhen Iowa fans outnumber Wildcat faithful at the Friendly Confines, you know the school and its sports programs are…
The San Jose Sharks are a work of artAfter losing their first 11 games, there is a new level of bad in the NHL and you have to marvel at it
What’s important is who wants you to know the San Diego Padres took out a loanFunny how these things get out when an MLB team spends heavily
Oh, cute, the New York Rangers are doing that thing againThe Blueshirts have gotten off to another hot start, just like before, when they were a mirage
Joe Thornton’s legacy is whatever you want it to beThe best playmaking center of his generation officially retired
Wait, you mean World Series drama doesn’t require four hours after all?The Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks prove that, even under the spotlight, interesting games don't have to…
The new MLS playoff system is absolutely stupidThere is a reason no other soccer league uses the best-of-3 format: It's terrible
VICTOR WEMBANYAMA put on a CLINIC of the HIGHEST ORDER in his 1st winIt’s hard for highlights to resonate WHEN WRITERS DON’T CONTROL THE VOLUME OF THEIR HYPERBOLE
The NHL now gets to wade into the very murky waters of sports gambling by its playersOttawa’s Shane Pinto becomes first NHL player since the 1940s to be suspended for gambling on… something
Let’s poke holes in the NHL’s perfect startsFour teams haven’t lost in regulation two weeks into the season, so let’s call them frauds
Why should you care if no one else cares about the World Series?Ignore all the stupid 'ratings are down' stories. If you’re a baseball fan, Texas-Arizona has a lot for you
Happy Sports Solstice! May this stretch lead to a healthy, happy hibernationThere’s no better time on the sports calendar than these next couple of weeks
Travis Dermott takes the unusual step of being an NHL player doing the right thingThe Arizona D-man put Pride tape on his stick last night — what will the league do about it?
The NBA is going too far with new City Edition uniforms every yearIt’s a shameless money grab by a league that should be above that