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January 31, 2020

The Biggest Sports Stories We Didn’t Get To Cover Over The Last Three Months

Triumph and tragedy; drama and heartbreak; scandal, scandal, scandal: It has been a wild winter in the world of sports. And it has frustrated us to no end that we haven’t had an outlet to blog about the hugest and juiciest stories, because we love blogging! So, allow this post to serve as some small consolation, both to us and to you, the loyal reader thirsting for our takes.

Here are, in order of importance, the five biggest sports stories from the last three months. Let’s make things right.

5. Jan. 6: 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.

4. Dec. 27: 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.

The Blues’ winning streak would reach eight with another win against the Jets two days later.

3. Jan. 22: 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.

2. Dec. 10: 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.

1. Nov. 23: The Winnipeg Jets beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3

The Jets beat the Blue Jackets, 4-3.

January 31, 2020 10:08 am
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153 Comments

  1. ObscureSimpsonsReference says:

    STICK THAT EARLY MORNING BARRY HOCKEY POST RIGHT INTO MY VEINS!

    January 31, 2020 — 10:10 am

  2. Chris ACU says:

    Dammit, Barry.

    January 31, 2020 — 10:10 am

  3. Jon says:

    I missed this type of content so much … and I hate myself for it. Thank you.

    January 31, 2020 — 10:11 am

  4. RMJ=H says:

    Barry ruined the temporary unnamed sports blog

    January 31, 2020 — 10:11 am

  5. Manny P says:

    Oh fuck you barry

    January 31, 2020 — 10:11 am

  6. Dustin T says:

    This is the #content I come for

    January 31, 2020 — 10:11 am

  7. Richard Cardenas says:

    I like that Dashlane logo. Feels strangely comforting.

    January 31, 2020 — 10:12 am

  8. WheresThe’Cast says:

    This has been Jets Junction

    January 31, 2020 — 10:12 am

  9. Telfo says:

    I tears up a little

    January 31, 2020 — 10:12 am

  10. ncasolo says:

    Fuck I’m not going to get any work done today.

    January 31, 2020 — 10:12 am

  11. Freeman McNeil says:

    Dammit, where are my Knicks highlights?

    January 31, 2020 — 10:12 am

  12. Not Benedict Arnold says:

    I’m sorry maybe I don’t get the joke? The Panthers Wild game January 20th that ended in a “wild” Panthers 5-4 win doesn’t even get an honorable? Please rethink this

    January 31, 2020 — 10:13 am

    • Un-Herbert says:

      What about the Jets checking in to the hotel in Raleigh while that Panthers-Wild game happened? Let’s stick to the important issues here.

      January 31, 2020 — 11:12 am

  13. Awesome's Razor says:

    Yeah, fine. Okay.

    January 31, 2020 — 10:13 am

  14. neddy ballgame says:

    what a joke. didnt even include the jets beating the avs 7-4 on dec. 31

    January 31, 2020 — 10:15 am

  15. Sexy David Gilmour Circa 1973 says:

    Columbus Blue Jackets sounds like visiting team in a HS rivalry game.

    January 31, 2020 — 10:15 am

  16. VitoLazork says:

    Barry, stick to (other) sports.

    January 31, 2020 — 10:15 am

  17. Johann Sebastian's Cock says:

    Thiessen has seized control already.

    January 31, 2020 — 10:15 am

  18. OldManInSeattle says:

    This is good unnamed temporary sports blog.com.

    January 31, 2020 — 10:15 am

  19. YES says:

    yesssssssssssssss

    January 31, 2020 — 10:17 am

  20. AlmightyHamSandwich says:

    GodDAMN IT, Barry.

    January 31, 2020 — 10:17 am

  21. Thearmdancer says:

    No coverage of the Battle of Alberta last night, where grown hockey men pretended to be insulted so they can punch each other while half of Canada jerks off at all the “old time” hockey?

    January 31, 2020 — 10:17 am

  22. Fred Merkle says:

    Barry, you are a beautiful man.

    January 31, 2020 — 10:17 am

  23. Garrett Parker says:

    WOW COOL NEW “SPORTS BLOG“ YOU GOT HERE, BE A SHAME IF SOMETHING…. HAPPENED TO IT….

    January 31, 2020 — 10:18 am

  24. BoogersBurner says:

    Can we get a White Sox minute?

    January 31, 2020 — 10:18 am

  25. RonaldWilsonReagan says:

    You didn’t include the most important Hockey story, Gritty beating up a small child.

    January 31, 2020 — 10:19 am

  26. bern10 says:

    Adam Gase is jealous he didn’t get to contribute to any of these Jets losses.

    January 31, 2020 — 10:20 am

  27. xMRNUTTYx says:

    STICK TO SPORTS.

    January 31, 2020 — 10:20 am

  28. JakeLamotta says:

    fucking hell this is the shit i missed can you make it a patch i can slip under my eyeligs

    January 31, 2020 — 10:21 am

  29. August Clementine says:

    Can’t believe you set your alarm for 9:00 to get up and post this.

    January 31, 2020 — 10:22 am

  30. Untamed Bemporary Torts Splog says:

    Something’s amiss…the embedded videos didn’t automatically play with startling high volume.

    January 31, 2020 — 10:23 am

  31. DENNYCRANE says:

    This is good not-Kinja

    January 31, 2020 — 10:24 am

  32. BearofBadNews says:

    cLiCkbAiT

    January 31, 2020 — 10:24 am

  33. Skunk Truck says:

    Yay Berry is Back! Hockey!

    January 31, 2020 — 10:24 am

  34. Curtis the Painter says:

    The what beat a who now…??

    January 31, 2020 — 10:24 am

  35. dont-forget-where-you-came-from-cheese-mac says:

    hoc-key?

    January 31, 2020 — 10:26 am

  36. Tippi Gordon says:

    So, uh, hypothetically, how much cash would you guys need to start this up as a going concern that paid a living wage to all the relevant parties? Could it be crowdsourced until it was viable enough to be self-sustaining? You could call it “The Spinning Dead” or something.

    January 31, 2020 — 10:27 am

  37. Buster Friendly says:

    I can’t tell you how happy I am to read these articles this fine Friday morning instead of doing work.

    January 31, 2020 — 10:28 am

  38. THISGUY says:

    You really can’t argue with any of the selections or the order. I’ll remember that 11/23 Jets-Blue Jackets game until the day I die.

    January 31, 2020 — 10:29 am

  39. Mark says:

    Pure gold. This is the content my life was missing

    January 31, 2020 — 10:30 am

  40. Moses Hightower says:

    Good post. Needs more Byfuglien.

    January 31, 2020 — 10:30 am

  41. dicknivers says:

    man i miss deadspin so fucking much.

    January 31, 2020 — 10:31 am

  42. funcrusherplus says:

    oh yea gimme a hell yea if you’re not an herb

    January 31, 2020 — 10:32 am

  43. Anthony Jizzo says:

    I had no idea what a huge part of my life Deadspin was until it was gone. I have a horrible life.

    January 31, 2020 — 10:34 am

  44. BackmanTurnerOverdrive says:

    This. This right here.

    January 31, 2020 — 10:35 am

  45. JimSpanfeller says:

    This is very good may I use it for my website

    January 31, 2020 — 10:35 am

  46. EddieLacyUnderall says:

    It’s true. I did not hear about these sports stories while I was reading Deadspin.com this year.

    January 31, 2020 — 10:35 am

  47. AlmightyHamSandwich says:

    God DAMN IT, Barry

    January 31, 2020 — 10:35 am

  48. Yes Ndidi says:

    I thank you. I’m glad you’re back.

    January 31, 2020 — 10:35 am

  49. Ron Mexico says:

    Barry, my fantasy team lost the championship. 😞 Want to hear a recap of the game?

    January 31, 2020 — 10:37 am

  50. grizby says:

    im screaming

    January 31, 2020 — 10:38 am

  51. Donald J. Trump says:

    What is this shit? Hockey isn’t a sport!

    January 31, 2020 — 10:39 am

  52. th desoto says:

    hard agree ferda

    January 31, 2020 — 10:42 am

  53. mwt129 says:

    Fucker.

    January 31, 2020 — 10:42 am

  54. Untitled1 says:

    I’m sorry, Oliver Bjorkstrand and Elvis Merzlikins are not real people.

    January 31, 2020 — 10:43 am

  55. mattyzucks says:

    Goddamn it Barry

    January 31, 2020 — 10:43 am

  56. Eric Cowabunga says:

    Long live Jetsin!

    January 31, 2020 — 10:43 am

  57. Awesome's Razor says:

    Yeah, okay. Fine.

    January 31, 2020 — 10:44 am

  58. Brent Rose says:

    And they say Christmas comes but once a year…

    January 31, 2020 — 10:46 am

  59. DogShapedBanana says:

    I have nothing to say about this post

    January 31, 2020 — 10:48 am

  60. themostbrian says:

    pls delete this

    January 31, 2020 — 10:50 am

  61. kbbaus says:

    A+ content

    January 31, 2020 — 10:51 am

  62. Houstondude says:

    Barry continues his streak of poor rankings, eh.

    January 31, 2020 — 10:51 am

  63. MB Cockblock says:

    Where’s Marchman with the deep dive into the White Sox offseason moves?

    January 31, 2020 — 10:54 am

  64. SelfLoathingNatsMan says:

    Needz Moar Scorez!

    January 31, 2020 — 10:55 am

  65. Qvzq says:

    I thought part of the bit was you making up names like Joonas Korpisalo and Elvis Merzlikins because nobody would know whether or not they actually exist, but as it turns out they actually do.

    January 31, 2020 — 10:56 am

  66. El Jeffe says:

    This is the type of content that i have been missing

    January 31, 2020 — 10:58 am

  67. Goliath says:

    Barry versus GOD in a chess match………Barry, 2 moves…..

    January 31, 2020 — 10:59 am

  68. jamberg says:

    I’ve missed you morons so much

    January 31, 2020 — 11:00 am

  69. Drew's polo says:

    THIS ISN’T THE SPROTZ I CAME FOR!!!

    January 31, 2020 — 11:03 am

  70. Mando says:

    I love you all so much

    January 31, 2020 — 11:03 am

  71. Ralph says:

    thank u for your service barry

    January 31, 2020 — 11:09 am

  72. Ned Flanders' Atomic Dustbin says:

    Also, Kobe Bryant died. I found out from a PK Subban tweet.

    January 31, 2020 — 11:11 am

  73. Stein says:

    What do I have to buy to make this an unnamed permanent sports blog?

    January 31, 2020 — 11:11 am

  74. Trash Can Smash Can says:

    This is the best stick to sportsing I have ever seen.

    January 31, 2020 — 11:17 am

  75. Yoss says:

    Been craving more Jets content, this is the good stuff.

    January 31, 2020 — 11:21 am

  76. GlassOfWaterBuffalo says:

    “So my fantasy football team finished in the top 6 and I made quite the run in the pla..”

    ::Drugged, stuffed into the trunk of a car, feet set in concrete, chucked into the river::

    January 31, 2020 — 11:27 am

  77. Mike says:

    Barry, I want all of your words.

    I need them.

    More words

    January 31, 2020 — 11:31 am

  78. Ted Striker says:

    Typical media covering up Banghazi

    January 31, 2020 — 11:32 am

  79. SUGARTHECAT says:

    BARRY WHY DO YOU HATE YOUR READERS

    January 31, 2020 — 11:33 am

  80. Stink to sports says:

    I just gave up trying to explain to my wife (who is very funny but not a Deadspin Guy) how glad i am that you guys are back at it for the weekend, using this post as an example. And then I thought about trying to explain the beauty of this post to Spanfeller, and how there’s just no way he could ever get it. Fkn herb.

    January 31, 2020 — 11:33 am

  81. Poop!69 says:

    LOLJETS

    January 31, 2020 — 11:34 am

  82. Matt says:

    Man, this made me so happy, reminiscent, and sad all at the same time. Good to be reading your stuff again!

    January 31, 2020 — 11:38 am

  83. Justin says:

    Needs more about the Winnepeg Jets.

    January 31, 2020 — 11:40 am

  84. Commentor says:

    Thank fucking Christ. I wondered where the hell you guys were. This is awesome and you are awesome. Now post something controversial so I can flame you.

    January 31, 2020 — 11:42 am

  85. Drew's Robe says:

    Goddammit.

    January 31, 2020 — 11:44 am

  86. Where Detroit Sports Fans Go To Die says:

    When will Jets Junction and Jaguars Junction have their long awaited Chicago Fire/PD/Med/DMV/Meter-Maid/The L Line style crossover?

    January 31, 2020 — 11:50 am

  87. bebravemeekrobot says:

    Seems accurate

    January 31, 2020 — 12:11 pm

  88. M says:

    Welcome home, fiends.

    January 31, 2020 — 12:14 pm

  89. Daniel says:

    I just want to comment because this website lets me post comments

    January 31, 2020 — 12:15 pm

  90. JoJo says:

    Excellent

    January 31, 2020 — 12:18 pm

  91. moonejon says:

    I’m SO GLAD YOU GUYS ARE BACK! Please make this permanent!

    January 31, 2020 — 12:29 pm

  92. Chappie says:

    YOU MAGNIFICENT BASTARD!

    January 31, 2020 — 12:38 pm

  93. lanboyo says:

    Nobody gives a fuck about hockey Barry.

    Feels good man.

    January 31, 2020 — 12:44 pm

  94. Paul says:

    Please let me pay for this!!

    January 31, 2020 — 12:45 pm

  95. Dead Moon Night says:

    Stop making up fake hockey names like “Elvis” and “Blake” and do some journalism dammit.

    January 31, 2020 — 12:54 pm

  96. friendofbill says:

    Singing up for Dashlane

    January 31, 2020 — 1:19 pm

  97. Should we do this? We should do this. says:

    Food for thought:

    There are 8 people blogging so far (Tom, Drew, Lauren, Dan, Luis, Kelsey, Burneko, fucking Barry) they’d need maybe 6-7 behind the scenes people initially (accountant, IT, graphic design, legal etc.) to flesh this thing out enough to go full time. Add in server/hosting fees and all the technical shit I know nothing about, and maybe you’re looking at $125k in overhead each month (if everyone works remotely).

    If this place comes even remotely close to old-Spin numbers and everyone is chipping in $3-ish a month either via subscription or Patreon that has got to more than cover the cost, right?

    I’m seriously asking, digital publishing is not remotely my forte.

    January 31, 2020 — 1:27 pm

    • mcbain says:

      Well, I’m paying for the Athletic. I’d much rather be paying for this. The commenters over there are mostly humorless turds.

      January 31, 2020 — 3:56 pm

    • Ctrl-F "Bear" says:

      I dunno, but I’d happily help them streamline their analytics tags (you can bundle the GA, Chartbeat, etc all into your GTM! Quicker loading times for FCP!) for free. Even throw in a snazzy DataStudio dash if wanted.

      January 31, 2020 — 8:01 pm

      • Should we do this? We should do this. says:

        I can’t believe I’m going to say I miss something about Kinja, but I wish there was a way to start a post/thread on here for people who could help facilitate this idea and determine feasibility.

        They’re going to have to pry UTSB from my cold dead hands.

        February 1, 2020 — 1:19 am

  98. Han shot first says:

    Gawd I hate you for this cock tease, Barry. Well done!

    So wrong and yet so much of the Deadspin spirit that I loved.

    January 31, 2020 — 1:44 pm

  99. Bag of Dicks says:

    It’s like no one even noticed that the White Sox hired a new hitting coach in November.

    January 31, 2020 — 1:56 pm

  100. Master Exploder says:

    Jesus Barry, I can’t believe you forgot the biggest sports story of the last six months: When the Los Angeles Kings beat the Winnipeg Jets by a score of 2-1 on Nov. 30, 2019.

    January 31, 2020 — 2:20 pm

  101. HotKarlMalone says:

    God damnit.

    January 31, 2020 — 2:27 pm

  102. STICKTOSPROUTS says:

    Goddamnit.

    January 31, 2020 — 2:28 pm

  103. HOW DUMBASS ARE YOU? says:

    How dumbass are you if you’re a fan of the Winnipeg Jets?!

    January 31, 2020 — 2:33 pm

  104. gt9729b says:

    I didn’t realize I’d missed not reading your hockey posts until you went and made one again! Thanks and welcome back!

    January 31, 2020 — 3:29 pm

  105. Lillardtime says:

    God, I missed this.

    January 31, 2020 — 3:36 pm

  106. Unnamed Temporary Comment Name says:

    It was after the unDeadening that I discovered Barry was from Philly. And that explained why he was such an anti-Penguins dick all those times. Get over yourself, you asshole! Gritty is a piece of shit who beat up 13-year-old for touching his head.

    January 31, 2020 — 4:04 pm

  107. Sgt_Quarterback says:

    I thought hockey stopped when they discontinued the blog. Who knew?

    January 31, 2020 — 4:41 pm

  108. Hit Bull Win Steak says:

    MORE LIKE THE LOSE-A-PEG JETS AMIRITE FOLKS?????

    God, I miss doing that

    January 31, 2020 — 4:43 pm

  109. Lionel Hutz's almost full Orange Julius says:

    I knew what was coming and still enjoyed this beautiful content.

    January 31, 2020 — 8:07 pm

  110. Grover says:

    God DAMNIT I miss deadspin so much. Someone pay Barry and co to bring me this joy multiple times a day.

    February 1, 2020 — 12:09 am

  111. Jeremy’s Iron says:

    Oh god did I miss you all.

    February 1, 2020 — 12:33 am

  112. Thunder says:

    So glad you are doing this! Please make it forever. I’d happily pay money to keep this going!

    February 1, 2020 — 9:11 am

  113. Harjack Bluehand says:

    I know about sprots again!

    February 2, 2020 — 1:55 am

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