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NHL
Brayden Point Plays At A Different Speed
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Barry Petchesky
June 9, 2021
Defector Up All Night
Gerrit Cole, Asked Simple, Straightforward Yes/No Question: [5 Seconds Of Silence] [5 More Seconds Of Stammering] “I Don’t Quite Know How To Answer That”
141
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Barry Petchesky
June 8, 2021
The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock
Bad news: It's getting colder. Good news: The best way to cover your forearms has returned. The critically acclaimed Defector crewneck sweatshirt has been restocked in all sizes. Now's the time to get one of our most popular items, printed with union labor in the USA.
NHL
The Canadiens Are Built To Frustrate
35
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Barry Petchesky
June 8, 2021
NHL
The Jets Almost Scored A Big Goal! But Didn’t.
47
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Barry Petchesky
June 7, 2021
NHL
So What The Hell Do The Leafs Do Now?
138
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Barry Petchesky
June 1, 2021
Olympics
The U.S. Men Did Not Qualify For 3-On-3 Basketball At The Olympics
90
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Barry Petchesky
May 30, 2021
MLB
Marcell Ozuna Arrested And Charged With Choking And Hitting His Wife
43
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Barry Petchesky
May 30, 2021
NHL
Leafs Fans, You Have Permission To Panic
111
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Barry Petchesky
May 30, 2021
NHL
This Was The Alex Galchenyuk That Was Hoped For
45
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Barry Petchesky
May 26, 2021
Things We Actually Like
From The People Who Brought You Boat: Bridge
124
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Barry Petchesky
May 21, 2021
NHL
That Was About As Sour A Start To A Cup Run As You Could Envision
126
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Barry Petchesky
May 21, 2021
NHL
Nikita Kucherov Makes The Lightning Go
63
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Barry Petchesky
May 17, 2021
NFL
Here They Are, The Four Saddest Words In The English Language: Sam Darnold Revenge Game
140
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Barry Petchesky
May 12, 2021
Homepage
504
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Barry Petchesky
May 10, 2021
NHL
Jack Eichel Sounds Done With This Shit
75
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Barry Petchesky
May 10, 2021
NHL
John Tortorella Doesn’t Know How To Be Any Other Way
106
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Barry Petchesky
May 10, 2021
Better Hate An Owner
Eugene Melnyk Never Met A Problem He Couldn’t Make Worse
68
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Barry Petchesky
May 6, 2021
Senators Week
Former Senator Zdeno Chara Present For Caps-Rangers Tom Wilson War
107
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Barry Petchesky
May 6, 2021
Defector Up All Night
You Asked For It. You Begged For It. You Prayed For It. Here It Is: Your Habs-Sens Open Thread
96
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Barry Petchesky
May 5, 2021
NHL
The Senators’ “Baby Giraffe” Could Be The Answer
27
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Barry Petchesky
May 3, 2021
NFL
Aaron Rodgers Is All Out Of Gruntlement
214
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Barry Petchesky
April 29, 2021
Life's Rich Pageant
What Is The Correct Way To Count Off In Rock Paper Scissors?
256
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Barry Petchesky
April 25, 2021
NHL
There Is Now Only One Thing I Want From This Weird NHL Season, And I Want It More Than Anything
42
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Barry Petchesky
April 25, 2021
Journalismism
Police Say A Lot Of Things
367
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Barry Petchesky
April 16, 2021
NHL
David Rittich Forgot He Blue Himself
35
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Barry Petchesky
April 14, 2021
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