hockey for The Athletic • lord i hope it's chillhttps://bsky.app/profile/seangentille.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/seangentille.bsky.social/post/3ml5lql6r7k2dESPN should staff more of their studio shows with people who clearly despise each other.06 May 2026 01:53 +0000at://did:plc:trbmtugtcqqgajzusvgh2cvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5lql6r7k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/seangentille.bsky.social/post/3ml5etjb4zc23the Leafs are going to pass on McKenna after ChatGPT tells Pelley that he punched a doggie.05 May 2026 23:49 +0000at://did:plc:trbmtugtcqqgajzusvgh2cvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5etjb4zc23https://bsky.app/profile/seangentille.bsky.social/post/3ml5dwvi6a223we’ve seen Chayka screw up a No. 1 pick before (the spicy chicken sandwich)05 May 2026 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:trbmtugtcqqgajzusvgh2cvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5dwvi6a223https://bsky.app/profile/seangentille.bsky.social/post/3ml4jnx4ehc2ahonestly been trying to find a way to check on that [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:trbmtugtcqqgajzusvgh2cvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4jnx4ehc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/seangentille.bsky.social/post/3ml4jg2bp3k2aIf you want to feel decrepit as shit, Taylor Hall has entered Wise Old Man mode. Free ⤵️ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7254612/2026/05/05/taylor-hall-hurricanes-game-2-win/?source=emp_shared_article&unlocked_article_code=1.gFA.Iopt.hnw8SBdIP-Gc05 May 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:trbmtugtcqqgajzusvgh2cvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4jg2bp3k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/seangentille.bsky.social/post/3ml47knhyss2f“One had his shirt off, the other one’s piggybacking on somebody…” — Seth Jarvis [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:trbmtugtcqqgajzusvgh2cvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml47knhyss2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/seangentille.bsky.social/post/3ml45z5k5kc2mThe Hurricanes know they can win a Stanley Cup if things go right. They’ll have to win one when things go wrong. Enter a 34-year old who brought his “B-minus” game and made it enough. Free story on Taylor Hall from Raleigh — ⤵️⤵️⤵️ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7254612/2026/05/05/taylor-hall-hurricanes-game-2-win/?source=emp_shared_article&unlocked_article_code=1.gFA.Iopt.hnw8SBdIP-Gc05 May 2026 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:trbmtugtcqqgajzusvgh2cvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml45z5k5kc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/seangentille.bsky.social/post/3ml35ohg6x22sCanes go up 2-0 on the Flyers. Here’s the important stuff from @kevinkurznhl.bsky.social and me in Raleigh — https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7252625/2026/05/04/hurricanes-flyers-nhl-playoffs-game-2-score-result-takeaways/?source=emp_shared_article&unlocked_article_code=1.gFA.ThgE.9dBC12QzaOJ805 May 2026 02:36 +0000at://did:plc:trbmtugtcqqgajzusvgh2cvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml35ohg6x22shttps://bsky.app/profile/seangentille.bsky.social/post/3ml2cadewjc2tjohn chayka, from the famously thriving wendy's corporation?04 May 2026 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:trbmtugtcqqgajzusvgh2cvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2cadewjc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/seangentille.bsky.social/post/3mkzvaloo5c2nA fundamental question for Carolina: “Who is going to look better here than they do somewhere else?” How that works, using K’Andre Miller as the example ⤵️⤵️⤵️ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7250440/2026/05/04/kandre-miller-hurricanes-flyers-nhl-playoffs/04 May 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:trbmtugtcqqgajzusvgh2cvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzvaloo5c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/seangentille.bsky.social/post/3mkxcycewt22yWhat has changed for "the hottest guy in hockey?" Nothing, apparently. Certainly not the process. That makes Logan Stankoven the Carolina Hurricanes' platonic ideal. From Raleigh ⤵️⤵️⤵️ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7249477/2026/05/03/hurricanes-logan-stankoven-nhl-playoffs-flyers-game-1-win/03 May 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:trbmtugtcqqgajzusvgh2cvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxcycewt22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/seangentille.bsky.social/post/3mkxcycewt22yWhat has changed for "the hottest guy in hockey?" Nothing, apparently. Certainly not the process. That makes Logan Stankoven the Carolina Hurricanes' platonic ideal. From Raleigh ⤵️⤵️⤵️ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7249477/2026/05/03/hurricanes-logan-stankoven-nhl-playoffs-flyers-game-1-win/03 May 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:trbmtugtcqqgajzusvgh2cvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxcycewt22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/seangentille.bsky.social/post/3mkw3blzhws2iOf course I drank out of the Beer Skate at Hurricanes-Flyers. Don’t be silly. Post is free to everyone — https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7249200/2026/05/02/carolina-hurricanes-viral-beer-skate-mug-cup-glass/?unlocked_article_code=1.flA.oLMC.Rl0TA4kReeZL03 May 2026 02:09 +0000at://did:plc:trbmtugtcqqgajzusvgh2cvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkw3blzhws2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/seangentille.bsky.social/post/3mkvoeevu6224walked out of my hotel near the arena in Raleigh, immediately heard someone across the hall scream “DELCO DICKHEAD.” Flyers fans traveled.02 May 2026 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:trbmtugtcqqgajzusvgh2cvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvoeevu6224https://bsky.app/profile/seangentille.bsky.social/post/3mksur5xelc2iThe Oilers' season ended in April. Connor McDavid's season ended in April. How did we get here? It started in the summer of 2024. The obit, from Chris Johnston and me: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7245296/2026/05/01/edmonton-oilers-mcdavid-playoffs-offseason/01 May 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:trbmtugtcqqgajzusvgh2cvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksur5xelc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/seangentille.bsky.social/post/3mksg3e2wgk2cConnor McDavid called the Oilers "an average team with high expectations, you’re gonna be disappointed." That wasn't the only bit of processing they seemed to be doing in the losing locker room either. From Anaheim — https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7245486/2026/05/01/oilers-lose-connor-mcdavid/01 May 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:trbmtugtcqqgajzusvgh2cvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksg3e2wgk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/seangentille.bsky.social/post/3mkrhx4lcvk24The Oilers, and Connor McDavid, wasted another year of contention. What went wrong? What’s next? — from CJ and me https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7245296/2026/05/01/edmonton-oilers-mcdavid-playoffs-offseason/01 May 2026 06:13 +0000at://did:plc:trbmtugtcqqgajzusvgh2cvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrhx4lcvk24https://bsky.app/profile/seangentille.bsky.social/post/3mkrhx4lcvk24The Oilers, and Connor McDavid, wasted another year of contention. What went wrong? What’s next? — from CJ and me https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7245296/2026/05/01/edmonton-oilers-mcdavid-playoffs-offseason/01 May 2026 06:13 +0000at://did:plc:trbmtugtcqqgajzusvgh2cvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrhx4lcvk24https://bsky.app/profile/seangentille.bsky.social/post/3mkqsxsd2uk2zOrange County you say?30 Apr 2026 23:57 +0000at://did:plc:trbmtugtcqqgajzusvgh2cvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqsxsd2uk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/seangentille.bsky.social/post/3mkqrp5hvjs22the Penguins social team should have to make a video clowning everyone who picked them to win that series30 Apr 2026 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:trbmtugtcqqgajzusvgh2cvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqrp5hvjs22https://bsky.app/profile/seangentille.bsky.social/post/3mkq3dpnozk2rCan the Oilers do this? Sure, but ... https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7241122/2026/04/30/oilers-ducks-game-6-nhl-playoffs/30 Apr 2026 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:trbmtugtcqqgajzusvgh2cvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkq3dpnozk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/seangentille.bsky.social/post/3mkmcxoncxc2sOilers stay alive. Takeaways from three of us in Edmonton — https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7239564/2026/04/29/oilers-ducks-nhl-playoffs-game-5-score-result-takeaways/29 Apr 2026 05:00 +0000at://did:plc:trbmtugtcqqgajzusvgh2cvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmcxoncxc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/seangentille.bsky.social/post/3mkl73n5phc24Connor McDavid is a game-time decision. It's nearly impossible to imagine the Oilers coming back with him at less than 100 percent. That feels like a fundamental problem. ⤵️⤵️⤵️ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7236314/2026/04/28/mcdavid-oilers-game-5-nhl-ducks/?source=emp_shared_article&unlocked_article_code=1.eVA.3g-_.CJNhogbXT9-P28 Apr 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:trbmtugtcqqgajzusvgh2cvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkl73n5phc24https://bsky.app/profile/seangentille.bsky.social/post/3mkkzspjzts23Couple bits from Oilers’ skate: Connor Ingram was in the starter’s net and Evan Bouchard/Darnell Nurse looks like it’ll be a thing.28 Apr 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:trbmtugtcqqgajzusvgh2cvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkzspjzts23https://bsky.app/profile/seangentille.bsky.social/post/3mkkvcmoq6c25“It’s not really about Connor McDavid,” said Connor McDavid. Kinda disagree. From Edmonton — https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7236314/2026/04/28/mcdavid-oilers-game-5-nhl-ducks/?source=emp_shared_article&unlocked_article_code=1.eVA.3g-_.CJNhogbXT9-P28 Apr 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:trbmtugtcqqgajzusvgh2cvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkvcmoq6c25https://bsky.app/profile/seangentille.bsky.social/post/3mkixqsoe2c2walways a blessing to eat at my favorite restaurant, the LAX Barney’s Beanery27 Apr 2026 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:trbmtugtcqqgajzusvgh2cvo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkixqsoe2c2w