Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are in their late 20s. Their contracts are winding down. The clock is ticking on the Oilers to win the Stanley Cup.

“We’re right in the window, so we have to take advantage.”

On the most interesting team in hockey: theathletic.com/5425994/2024/0…

The stalwart, the stymied star and the stud: What the 2023-24 season meant to three frustrated Blackhawks, and what they want out of 2024-25.

My story from L.A.:
theathletic.com/5428125/2024/0…

That's a wrap on the 2023-24 Blackhawks regular season. But there's so much more to come in the days, weeks and months ahead. Post-mortems, playoffs, personnel projections, polls, podcasts and puns galore. Stay puned. Er, tuned.

Let's go.

I can't even tell what's parody anymore.

The stalwart, the stymied star and the stud: What the 2023-24 meant to three key Blackhawks, and what they want out of 2024-25.

My story from LA:
theathletic.com/5428125/2024/0…

GOAL: Kempe wins it six seconds into OT. The Blackhawks season is over.

The NHL regular season will last a little longer as this one heads to overtime. But the Kings got the point they needed to avoid Dallas. They'll get the Oilers in Round 1.

Arvid beats Arvid again.

GOAL: Kings tie it on the 6-on-4. It's 4-4.

Kurashev delays the game and the Kings will get a chance to tie it up with 1:42 to go.

The Blackhawks have become unstoppable killing machines since the new Pearl Jam album was released. They must have listened during the intermission.