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.
THIS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER!
She didn't just scream "Why?", but she followed it up with a dramatic "Why me?".
Also, in my version, she adds a "Why anyone?" but I concede that I seem to be alone on that one.
But she definitely said "Why me?" Somebody back me up on this please.
She didn't just scream "Why?", but she followed it up with a dramatic "Why me?".
Also, in my version, she adds a "Why anyone?" but I concede that I seem to be alone on that one.
But she definitely said "Why me?" Somebody back me up on this please.
Why me?
December 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
THIS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER!
She didn't just scream "Why?", but she followed it up with a dramatic "Why me?".
Also, in my version, she adds a "Why anyone?" but I concede that I seem to be alone on that one.
But she definitely said "Why me?" Somebody back me up on this please.
She didn't just scream "Why?", but she followed it up with a dramatic "Why me?".
Also, in my version, she adds a "Why anyone?" but I concede that I seem to be alone on that one.
But she definitely said "Why me?" Somebody back me up on this please.
I'm not a big Mandela Effect guy but this one is bothering me.
My fellow olds, what did Nancy Kerrigan famously scream after she got kneecapped by Tonya Harding's goon?
My fellow olds, what did Nancy Kerrigan famously scream after she got kneecapped by Tonya Harding's goon?
December 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I'm not a big Mandela Effect guy but this one is bothering me.
My fellow olds, what did Nancy Kerrigan famously scream after she got kneecapped by Tonya Harding's goon?
My fellow olds, what did Nancy Kerrigan famously scream after she got kneecapped by Tonya Harding's goon?
Congratulations to the 2026-27 Bruins.
Loser point for the Jets tonight @downgoesbrown.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Congratulations to the 2026-27 Bruins.
Today's TAHS pod is now on youtube:
- MacKinnon is better than McDavid (for now)
- Jesper Wallstedt is turning the Calder back into a race
- My camera is just *slightly* crooked and it bothers me a lot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9Yn...
- MacKinnon is better than McDavid (for now)
- Jesper Wallstedt is turning the Calder back into a race
- My camera is just *slightly* crooked and it bothers me a lot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9Yn...
December 4, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Today's TAHS pod is now on youtube:
- MacKinnon is better than McDavid (for now)
- Jesper Wallstedt is turning the Calder back into a race
- My camera is just *slightly* crooked and it bothers me a lot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9Yn...
- MacKinnon is better than McDavid (for now)
- Jesper Wallstedt is turning the Calder back into a race
- My camera is just *slightly* crooked and it bothers me a lot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9Yn...
Reposted by Sean McIndoe
Canadian employees at The Athletic will have our second bargaining session with the company today, as we work collectively to negotiate a fair contract.
The bargaining committee has our full support! ✊
The bargaining committee has our full support! ✊
December 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Canadian employees at The Athletic will have our second bargaining session with the company today, as we work collectively to negotiate a fair contract.
The bargaining committee has our full support! ✊
The bargaining committee has our full support! ✊
Last week, I came up with one reason to be thankful for all 32 NHL teams.
This week, we're flipping the script. From burning mascots to terrible uniforms to an unfortunate chicken, it's 32 reasons to say "no thanks".
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
This week, we're flipping the script. From burning mascots to terrible uniforms to an unfortunate chicken, it's 32 reasons to say "no thanks".
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
One reason to say ‘no thanks’ to all 32 NHL teams after Thanksgiving
From setting mascots on fire to canons to ugly uniforms and much more, here's one negative for every hockey team.
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Last week, I came up with one reason to be thankful for all 32 NHL teams.
This week, we're flipping the script. From burning mascots to terrible uniforms to an unfortunate chicken, it's 32 reasons to say "no thanks".
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
This week, we're flipping the script. From burning mascots to terrible uniforms to an unfortunate chicken, it's 32 reasons to say "no thanks".
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
Red Light Newsletter: Which division is the NHL's best? Plus trade anniversaries, extremely obscure trivia, lots of good articles to read, and more.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
Which NHL division is the best? The case for and against each
Let's lay out each division's strengths and flaws — and then you can cast your vote.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Red Light Newsletter: Which division is the NHL's best? Plus trade anniversaries, extremely obscure trivia, lots of good articles to read, and more.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
Reposted by Sean McIndoe
In the weekend rankings:
- Early offseason lessons
- The Wild are rolling
- The Oilers are not
- Plus some big news in the bottom five, and more...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
- Early offseason lessons
- The Wild are rolling
- The Oilers are not
- Plus some big news in the bottom five, and more...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
NHL weekend rankings: Early offseason lessons, plus three teams with surprise arcs
Somehow it's December, which means it's not too early anymore but maybe still a bit early to check in on some offseason moves.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
In the weekend rankings:
- Early offseason lessons
- The Wild are rolling
- The Oilers are not
- Plus some big news in the bottom five, and more...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
- Early offseason lessons
- The Wild are rolling
- The Oilers are not
- Plus some big news in the bottom five, and more...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
In the weekend rankings:
- Early offseason lessons
- The Wild are rolling
- The Oilers are not
- Plus some big news in the bottom five, and more...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
- Early offseason lessons
- The Wild are rolling
- The Oilers are not
- Plus some big news in the bottom five, and more...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
NHL weekend rankings: Early offseason lessons, plus three teams with surprise arcs
Somehow it's December, which means it's not too early anymore but maybe still a bit early to check in on some offseason moves.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
In the weekend rankings:
- Early offseason lessons
- The Wild are rolling
- The Oilers are not
- Plus some big news in the bottom five, and more...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
- Early offseason lessons
- The Wild are rolling
- The Oilers are not
- Plus some big news in the bottom five, and more...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
Habs fans, what exactly is happening here?
November 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Habs fans, what exactly is happening here?
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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...
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.
www.nytimes.com
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...
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...
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.
www.nytimes.com
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...
Reposted by Sean McIndoe
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.
www.nytimes.com
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...
Reposted by Sean McIndoe
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.
www.nytimes.com
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...