POETZ'S PLAYBOOK

When a player builds a Hall of Fame career with one franchise, it’s easy to forget they may have worn a different sweater somewhere along the way. For some goaltenders, it almost feels wrong to picture them in another uniform, but at one point or another, they did.

The Cincinnati Reds walked off the Milwaukee Brewers in extra innings on Sunday, snapping the Brew Crew’s franchise-record 14-game winning streak. Milwaukee’s run had surpassed the club’s previous best of 13 straight, set in 1987.

After eight straight years without a playoff berth, Chicago Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson is banking on his young core to take charge and change the team’s direction as the 2025-26 NHL season approaches.