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Thinking about the way career backup goalies function in the nhl and specifically this quote: “You have to find a way to become a supportive partner to somebody who has the job you always dreamed of.” From a goalie coach, Adam Francillia. To be a backup is to make a career out of always being the 2nd best.

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#hockey goalies have the best narratives in sports there i said it #look before queue leap

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bragging rights bracket update #1

hello bracketeers!

it's the moment you've all been waiting for, i'm bringing you the first round of commentary & roasts for the 2024 bragging rights bracket challenge! apparently i'm coming into this one with high expectations, so here's hoping y'all still find me funny.

last night the rangers completed their sweep of the caps, which was quite unfortunate for all caps fans and rags haters. i know washington was awful this season, but i was really hoping they'd steal at least one game! oh well...

standings & jokes are under the cut. please let me know which bracket is yours if i don't know it and/or guessed incorrectly.

13 points

win for quinn - look what you've done! you've taken a perfectly good quinn hughes and given him the captaincy and more trauma!

amelidek's bracket 1 - i hope your bracket falls victim to the presidents trophy curse

please happen ( @builthebobder) - edit: i initially made a joke about AJ finally making it out of the league basement but i forgot he won in 2021 😂

10 points

Pizza Rats (aokayinspace) - i would genuinely hate to see a rangers vs vgk final. rancid vibes.

ABEJA-author-abz's bracket 1 - avs vs. panthers meanwhile would be hella fun

Rats! (aaaahwhoah) ( @circle--of--confusion) - "rats!" is what you'll be exclaiming when the avs eliminate the jets next game

Do It For JEdwards ( @patron-saint-of-boston-hockey) - i think the colorful commentator would have some choice words for your choices

t-birds for the win ( @shea-theodore) - i didn't need to work hard to guess whose bracket this was, cass.

Le $$ Beans ( @stromesquad) - i feel so bad for dylan strome, i was really pulling for him and the caps

eldest daughter w ( @puck--off) - rangers suck.

0 points

Been Bragging ( @natashastarkk) - poor start for last year's winner

hellybracket ( @arsonandhockey) - i'm calling it now, corwin's bracket is going to be the first to bust.

homer like the iliad (me) - i just realized my conference final teams are all primarily warm colors (red, burgundy, orange)

brack that et ( @nastybastian) - that's what she said

@andreisvechnikov's bracket 1 - if the canes don't succeed this year i think a lot of folks are gonna have a lot of questions

kindanerdy's bracket 1 - i'm concerned about your choice of oilers-bolts for the finals, but the jersey match up would be epic

jt's kombucha tap ( @assistantcaptainmitchmarner) - preds for the cup? might've been drinking a bit too much kombucha

#bragging rights bracket challenge #brag-cket updates #scp24

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i can’t stop laughing at this 😭

#pfftt

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And they were fiancées.

#pwhl montreal #marie-philip poulin #laura stacey #(future) wife goals!

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#avs #scp24

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maggie was a purse dog😭💕 pls hold me I've collapsed

aww cox mention! missed that boy

more on natemac's idyllic life in the mountains:

nate galavanting around town running errands with a purse dog is my favourite image ever now. we know he loves his monogrammed gear and only the best for maggie ofc

home in time for dinner and playtime and

his sleep must be so fulfilling i feel delirious thinking about it

bless. same. don't ask about my tumblr consumption tho k go back to your book

or videogame or podcast

so then just a lil hart discourse to wrap it up:

🫠 this man is my everything

#avs #nathan mackinnon #love this for him tbh

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Cale doing stupidly sexy shit // 4.28.24

#avs #cale makar #scp24 #mess with the salad get tossed

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pasta a la erik karlsson

THE INGREDIENTS: pasta. alfredo. meat sauce. raw (red) onion. hot sauce (cholula, judging by the video). ketchup (heinz, i think?). a little salt and pepper.

THE RECIPE: boil pasta, chop the onion, serve with all sauces. eat and not die.

hi my name is emily and welcome to jackass

instead of liveblogging this process, i'm just going to add my thoughts to one big post to make it cleaner <3

6:48 pm: the pasta is boiling. i keep looking over at the Pile of Sauces and giggling. i have whispered "what the fuck" to myself a few times now. i'm cooking the whole box, because we're all having spaghetti tonight, but i'm the only one brave enough to try... This

6:54 pm: erik did not mention this as part of the meal but i poured myself a glass of rose. the onion has been chopped. i tried to get them chunky to match the video but that's like too much man, at least have your onions DICED why are they in CHUNKS ERIK

7:05 pm: writing these time stamps i'm realizing i'm a slow cooker because i keep getting distracted by my playlist (rn it's rebel rebel by david bowie). i am starting the alfredo sauce and it's sinking in that i'm about to actually. eat this. like a few bites, there's no way i'm eating this whole plate (this is NOT foreshadowing)

7:07 pm: i almost panicked because i didn't think i had enough milk for the alfredo but surprise, i had EXACTLY enough. this is a good omen.

7:15 pm: everything is done, i am just waiting for the meat sauce to warm up. i'm still whispering "what the fuck to myself".

7:21 pm: it's time. to assemble.

i grabbed a small plate, but i'm realizing. maybe i should have grabbed less. this is revolting. and i'm not even done adding things

added and mixed. i'm laughing. erik eats this. before every game? it overwhelmingly smells like cholula which is fine but oh my god. oh my god? no. no. this poor man's stomach. oh my god

7:30 pm: i've put it off. it's time to take a bite

IT'S JUST. IT'S JUST A LOT OKAY. THIS IS A LOT OF FLAVOR AND NONE OF IT REALLY GOES TOGETHER? it's like way too acidic. biting into a red onion is a terrible surprise. it's too saucy and it doesn't feel Good in my stomach, like i have taken two bites and it's settled so heavily already. okay no three bites. it's... it's just upsetting. this is an upsetting experience. what the fuck is wrong with you erik karlsson. you eat this and then you go and play professional hockey?

FOUR BITES IN AND IT DOES NOT GET BETTER. why does he do this to himself like can we send someone to check on him fr i am genuinely concerned about this man like i made this meal for the bit but he willingly does this to himself?????? 82 games a season???????

IN CONCLUSION: i managed five (5) bites. they were all bad. don't make this. someone arrest erik karlsson immediately i am so serious.

#rip chiara #this is something the italian guys on tiktok would say 'not approved!' for

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please........... those what a pro wants what a pro needs commercials ...... i can't do it anymore

#i agree with prev #it's amusing at a base level but STOP PLAYING IT SO MUCH GEEZ

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└pregame raw: mikko rantanen | round one, game four: col vs. wpg

#avs #mikko rantanen #scp24 #his hair is cracking me up

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for those of you who missed it

nhl UFC fight night ✨

#i was on my tumblr hiatus when this happened #but yeah #also of course it was the devils and the rags who else would start a game with a line brawl like them #look before queue leap

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#avs #artturi lehkonen #scp24 #he yell #look before queue leap

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Georgie SMILIN (x)

#avs #alexandar georgiev #a happy goalie is a sight to see #and so is signs of life from gabe! #look before queue leap

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oilers intermission so here’s a silly little thing i did today 🫶

#oilers #leon draisaitl #art #this is great!

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©️ catalina fragoso

#rickea jackson #wnba #los angeles sparks

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#angel reese #wnba #chicago sky #wbb

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I think one of my favourite things about playoffs is finding out who can grow a beard or not. Like there's always something really fun about a clean-shaven sophomore suddenly turning up with dark shadow on his face, or a vet who looks like a werewolf by Game 3, or a brown-haired boy revealing he has the ginger beard gene, or 27-year old Mitch Marner still unsuccessful in his endeavours

#the guys who cannot grow facial hair for their lives are always hilarious