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"publishedAt": "2026-04-17T18:01:59.000Z",
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"textContent": "Defector is proud of its sweeties and enemies binary. In athletic competition, there are sweeties, who cause a feeling of butterflies in tummies, and there are enemies, who are shitheels. Nobody denies this.\n\nThis year's NHL playoff bracket looks a little weird. Some teams seem like they've innocently stumbled into a place they don't belong. Other franchises are truly despicable embarrassments to ice. To make sense of the first round, I have divided every series into a sweetie and an enemy. Here they are, without further comment.\n\n**NHL Playoff Sweeties**",
"title": "The Sweeties And Enemies Of The NHL Playoffs"
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