It has been a brutal month-plus of no sports. You don’t need me to tell you that. But perhaps I can help by reminding you of the good times: those classic, timeless games that represent everything good about sports.
Here are, in order of importance, the five most important, most exciting games in history—each one, a perfect illustration of why we watch in the first place.
5. Jan. 6, 2020: The Winnipeg Jets beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2
The Jets took the real “Battle of Canada,” jumping out to a 2-0 lead on the Habs and making it stand up. Nikolaj Ehlers scored a shorthanded goal and added an assist, for what would be the first of a two-game win streak for Winnipeg. A thrilling game that reminds us why we miss sports.
4. Dec. 27, 2019: The St. Louis Blues beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-4 (OT)
The defending champion Blues stretched their winning streak to seven with this thriller in Winnipeg. The teams traded goals, with neither Jordan Binnington nor Connor Hellebuyck looking sharp in net, until David Perron ended things in overtime with a goal off a sloppy Jets giveaway. A thrilling game that reminds us why we miss sports.
3. Jan. 22, 2020: The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-3
Recency bias? Hardly. Though it happened just last week, this was undoubtedly one of the biggest sports stories of the year. Oliver Bjorkstrand scored a pair for Columbus, and rookie goalie Elvis Merzlikins, who has seized the starting job with Joonas Korpisalo out injured, racked up 27 saves. A thrilling game that reminds us why we miss sports.
2. Dec. 10, 2019: The Winnipeg Jets beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-1
In this first of a home-and-home, the Jets started slowly but erupted for three goals in two minutes late in the second, from Blake Wheeler, Andrew Copp, and Patrik Laine. A thrilling game that reminds us why we miss sports.
1. Nov. 23, 2019: The Winnipeg Jets beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3
The Jets beat the Blue Jackets, 4-3.
TH(c)HG says:
OK, so four posts in and only Ley’s comeback note and Ratto’s blog are keeping up the graphics standards we’ve come to expect from this blog.
[cancels CBD order]
April 20, 2020 — 11:03 am
Desi Relaford says:
Whoa . 3 wins by the Jets.
New Yorkers normally have to wait until December for that.
April 20, 2020 — 11:07 am
Jonathan says:
I’m still not sure what CBD is but I bought a bottle of SunSoil just for supporting my favorite nameless sports blog
April 20, 2020 — 11:06 am
crackingbear says:
You really tricked me with the NBA graphic and then the whole things was about hockey!
April 20, 2020 — 11:11 am
nathan says:
One great city!
April 20, 2020 — 11:11 am
taco mike says:
+1 counting loonies trying not to say
April 20, 2020 — 11:38 am
Garrett says:
+1 hollow hurried sound
April 20, 2020 — 2:06 pm
HaywoodJablome says:
This is a repost from January 31st.
Boo this man… BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
April 20, 2020 — 11:14 am
crackingbear says:
Damn you BARRY!!!
April 20, 2020 — 11:35 am
Thearmdancer says:
Seriously. I expect 100% NEW CONTENT from my unnamed temporary sports blogs…
April 20, 2020 — 11:44 am
Mike says:
If you’re not here for the Jets Junction, get out.
April 20, 2020 — 11:14 am
PreserveJon says:
I can’t believe I fell for it. I’m such an idiot.
April 20, 2020 — 11:15 am
Does It Really Matter? says:
Is it just me, or could hockey totally come back soon with just more complete helmets/masks and be played without players actually risking exposure?
You’d have to make sure that nobody throws down gloves, for sure, but it could kind of work, maybe?
April 20, 2020 — 11:22 am
kenthrbeksairconditioner says:
I know this is tongue-in-cheek, but this is the kind of dumb sports I actually want to see on TV! Fox and NBC have been replaying World Series games, Stanley Cup finals, fucking Super Bowls… I don’t want to watch the World Series and Super Bowl on an April weekend afternoon! Give me sleepy Twins/White Sox early season matchup that I can keep on while eating a turkey sandwich and praying for death!
April 20, 2020 — 11:28 am
ObscureSimpsonsReference says:
It’s been a long time since you’ve made he hate-read your hockey content. Post something at 8am eastern time tomorrow and it’ll truly be like old times.
April 20, 2020 — 11:39 am
HariCaray says:
I know this is a typo, but He Hate-Read is the perfect name for the “Spring Football League” that is the UnNamed Temporary Sports Blog.
April 20, 2020 — 2:45 pm
Viceroy Fizzlebottom says:
Finally, the Manitoba content we’ve been missing in these dark times.
April 20, 2020 — 11:40 am
Gladys Knight and the Wally Pipps says:
Hockey UTSB is the best UTSB
April 20, 2020 — 11:42 am
Burney McBurnerface says:
I knew fucking better than to click on this, but I’m so desperate for suppress I did anyway.
Damn you to hell!!!
April 20, 2020 — 11:47 am
Burney McBurnerface says:
Desperate for Sports
Damn you again!
April 20, 2020 — 11:48 am
DENNYCRANE says:
hoc-key??
April 20, 2020 — 11:54 am
SunSoilIsBestSoil says:
Thank you for the wonderful recaps of these great games. As a direct result of this post I bought two bottles of SunSoil(?).
April 20, 2020 — 12:01 pm
Eh, Steve! says:
I can’t believe I feel for this again. Go Jets, I guess.
April 20, 2020 — 12:10 pm
Trololo Jones says:
The style matches nu-Deadspin pretty well. Overly wordy with nothing to say.
April 20, 2020 — 1:36 pm
Burt Thaxton says:
WHOOOOOO!
GETTIN THE BAND BACK TOGETHER!!
FUCK SPANFELLER INFINITY FUCKS!
April 20, 2020 — 1:53 pm
BeverlySills90210 says:
“1. Nov. 23, 2019: The Winnipeg Jets beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3
The Jets beat the Blue Jackets, 4-3.”
I like hockey, but I’m by no means an expert & definitely do not understand all of the nuances. Could you explain the Winnipeg-Columbus game in layman’s terms? Thanks in advance.
April 20, 2020 — 1:59 pm
Dingle Express says:
OH MY GODDDDDD I missed the shitposting
April 20, 2020 — 2:30 pm
CMBoourns says:
NOT ENOUGH SPROTS. NEED OPTIMAL SPORT CONTENT.
April 20, 2020 — 2:40 pm
JustAGuyGuy says:
“5 Classic Games”
*2019-20 Detroit Red Wings*
DOES NOT COMPUTE
April 21, 2020 — 9:47 am