my hand-knit dallas stars blackout jersey (sweater edition) is complete! just in time for game 1 round 1 of their 2024 playoff run 💚
this project was such a labour of love and the pictures above are the culmination of three months of planning, two months of knitting and too many days procrastinating weaving in all the ends 🥲
if anyone is curious about the project details including yarn amounts or how i did the intarsia logo, please feel free to send me a message and i’ll answer as best i can (or will send you the link to my ravelry page for this project) ☺️
wyatt johnston on logan stankoven — practice — 04.19.24
[what conversations have you had with logan, if any, ‘cause he’s obviously getting ready for his first NHL playoff experience.] um, not a whole lot, yet. um, i think obviously maybe talk about it a little bit but i think he’s obviously — you know, he’s smart, he kinda … he knows, he’ll do a good job. but yeah, i think, um … i mean, he already kinda asked me about vegas a little bit just ‘cause he hasn’t — you know, he hasn’t played a lotta teams yet, and just kinda … kinda getting to know a little what they’re like. but, um … yeah, i mean, i’m sure we’ll have some conversations in the future still, still kinda pretty fresh with who we’re playing.
[miro was very noticeable, i don’t know if you guys noticed. but i mean, it just — like, i’ve watched him a lot and this seemed like one of his better games and just seems like it’s a good time to be doing that, for him.] yeah. yeah, definitely noticeable, i mean … you know, the amount of times that, like, you think, um — you know, you're gonna get a two-on-one coming at you, or something — a big scoring chance and then he just makes a great defensive play. i think, uh, you know, that’s what makes him so good, like, ‘cause he could score with anyone, or, like, offensively he’s great, but you know, he’s not … he’s not trying to play forward, like, he’s so — so responsible defensively and just so well rounded. and, you know — really lucky to have him in front of me, that’s for sure. [and i’ll say — that one shift, where he’s up there with i think jamie —] yeah. [in front of the net, and he’s the guy that comes back and breaks up a two-on-one.] yeah, it’s crazy, like, he’s … got that extra — like, extra step that some guys — that i think, only god can give you that, i think, so he, uh, he has that, and he’s special.
Harls: I am a nice guy.
Mush: Like your voice.
Wyatt, agreeing: He's so fake. It's ridiculous. Camera comes out and all of a sudden he's a good guy.
Mush: So fake.
it's that time of year again... new fans! old fans! general inquiring minds!!! i present to you this year's dallas stars primer!! as always, based more on Vibes and Personality than the cold hard facts (but there are cold hard facts). slides last updated as of April 3rd, 2024 (:
huge huge huge thank you to @oetter @saltandpepperbox and @stickypucky for constantly reading over my work and helping add to this <3 <3
as always if there's any further questions do not hesitate to send me an ask or message!! enjoy!!!! slides below + small blurb about starsblr community for those curious/interested
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AS OF APRIL 5th 2024: MAVRIK BOURQUE HAS BEEN CALLED UP FROM THE AHL, LIKELY DUE TO AN ON-AND-OFF INJURY SUSTAINED BY TYLER SEGUIN. CURRENT AHL LEADING SCORER (SINCE STANK HAS BEEN CALLED UP) AND VERY FUN AND FRENCH CANADIAN (:
If after reading all of this, you're interested in becoming more involved with the stars and stars community, please know on starsblr we are sooo insanely welcoming!!!! the lb tag is extremely active and has some of the funniest, nicest people you'll ever meet. we also have such a blessedly large gifmaking community, some great artists, and of course phenomenal fic writers, so there's no shortage of silliness and vibes. I really encourage you to scroll the tags and consume all of this work because it is truly SUCH a fun, lively place here!!
and again, as always, my dms and inbox are always open <3
"EVEN WITH EVERYTHING COMING TOGETHER UP FRONT AND ON THE BLUE LINE, THE COLD, HARD TRUTH IS THE STARS' PLAYOFF DESTINY ULTIMATELY FALLS ON OETTINGER'S SHOULDERS."
"IT’S A SEARCH THAT THE DALLAS STARS NAVIGATED FOR QUITE A WHILE. BUT AFTER YEARS OF SEEKING, THEY MIGHT HAVE STRUCK GOLD."
I don't know if I'm being... overconfident in my abilities saying that, but [Miro and I] are both good enough skaters that we can get up the ice, and if the play doesn't work out then we can still turn around and catch guys. Now, we're not going to catch McDavid, but. The vast majority of the league we can kind of chase down.