Phil Castellini spoke to beat media this morning on a number of topics with Nick Krall and Brad Meador sitting next to him, including this: "First and foremost, I'd start with we hear the fans loud and clear. The outcomes of this particular season are not good enough. They're not good enough for our fans, our sponsors, our our partners and owners, and these guys (Reds staff) know they're not good enough for the expectations they set on the baseball side of the organization, which is why, we need to take a deep dive at looking at every opportunity to improve the the overall operations, the continuity, consistency, and execution of a of a strategy. And I think part of that is looking at every decision that's ever been made by the entire organization: where to invest, how to invest, what to invest to it in, which of those things have worked, what hasn't worked, and how can you maybe make different decisions moving forward. I think these guys (Nick Krall, Brad Meador) do a good job at evaluating that."

The @Canes have officially banned cursing at the @LenovoCenter for the 2026-27 season. Any fan who curses in front of children will now be evicted from the arena. Cursing has not place in the game of hockey. #CarolinaCulture nhl.com/hurricanes/fans/fan-…

“This is just a city of winners. I love it. People who hate to lose, who feel sick to their stomach when they lose. Those are my people.” @NHLFlyers forward Porter Martone wrote this for Philadelphia. theplayerstribune.com/porter…

So does anyone actually know what the deal is with Dylan Stewart? Talking back to coaches… Suspended indefinitely… This makes his draft stock even weirder

Mark the calendar. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Our time has come.