Who looks the most like their mascot? [1/4]
Only answering the most important question on this account
ANAHEIM DUCKS:
Mascot; Wild Wings
Look-alike: Trevor Zegras
ARIZONA COYOTES:
Mascot: Howler
Look-alike: Barrett Hayton
BOSTON BRUINS:
Mascot: Blades
Look-alike: Jake DeBrusk (shoutout to Matthew Poitras as well)
BUFFALO SABRES:
Mascot: Sabretooth
Look-alike: Casey Mittelstadt
CALGARY FLAMES
Mascot: Harvey the Hound
Look-alike: Martin Pospisil
CAROLINA HURRICANES:
Mascot: Stormy
Look-alike: Seth Jarvis
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
Mascot: Tommy Hawk
Look-alike: Seth Jones
COLORADO AVALANCHE:
Mascot: Bernie
Look-alike: Jonathan Drouin and Cale Makar (i couldn't make up my mind)
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Martin Pospisil Faces Suspension Again After Gruesome Hit #NHL #Flames #GoFlamesGo #CofRed https://www.dailyhockeydose.com/nhl-team/calgary-flames/martin-pospisil-faces-suspension-again-after-gruesome-hit?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr
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Davis Cup 2023 : Round robin (Group A) - Canada vs. Chile
Alexis Galarneau (CAN) def. Alejandro Tabilo (CHI) 6-3, 7-6(5)
Nicolás Jarry (CHI) def. Gabriel Diallo (CAN) 6-4, 6-4
Alexis Galarneau (CAN) / Vasek Pospisil (CAN) def. Tomás Barrios Vera (CHI) / Alejandro Tabilo (CHI) 6-3, 7-6(7)
Canada wins its last round robin tie 2-1 over Chile and qualifies for the quarterfinals next November after finishing first in its round robin group.
(Picture : © Martin Sidorják)
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Tel Aviv Singles SF Last-Minute Pre-Match Thoughts
In less than an hour, we are going to witness the two singles semifinals matches of Tel Aviv Watergen Open. Firstly, the first seed Novak Djokovic will take on Roman Safiullin, continued by the second seed Marin Cilic taking Constant Lestienne. While on paper we will possibly get an ideal and nostalgic final, the field might not look as easy as it looks.
This is how I imagine the flow will look like, at least, or what I should expect from both of them in their match-ups. These thoughts are mostly combined from how I see their previous rounds��� gameplay.
1. Novak Djokovic vs. Roman Safiullin
Novak Djokovic on his quarterfinal match vs. Vasek Pospisil (📸 ONE IL)
While Novak Djokovic’s achievements speak for itself, Roman Safiullin reached his second main Tour semifinals of 2022, having reached such stage in Marseille 2022. At that time, he defeated the likes of Alexei Popyrin, Tomas Machac, and Stefanos Tsitsipas before being eliminated by Felix Auger-Aliassime in two tie-breaker sets, 6-7(4), 6-7(5).
Game-wise, return and defense are going to be my aspects of attention. Safiullin appeared dominant in the first two rounds (against Hugo Grenier and Tomas Martin Etcheverry), while it took solid serves and an aggressive rally control for him to prevail against Arthur Rinderknech in the quarterfinals, maintaining the level starting from the end of the first set onwards. In Djokovic’s case, however, he had to fight Vasek Pospisil’s aggression, which enabled him to equalize the score 3-3 in the second set, until Pospisil’s backhand error resulted to Djokovic’s break point conversion, and subsequently won him the match.
I am imagining this match as opening a possibility for a baseline-based approach, although it might not be the case, realizing how sometimes Safiullin came to the net and the way he executed his net points. I will check the way they constructed their points, simply because of how Safiullin was in control of his last round match, and how timing was notably another point of Djokovic’s semifinal match (as noted by the local commentators there). Speaking of the pressure points, in this regard, we will see how the momentum will continue from there, it can play an interesting part of how this match will be shaped. Timing and pacing, it is, will tell.
2. Marin Cilic vs. Constant Lestienne
Marin Cilic during his match vs. Dominic Thiem (📸 Tel Aviv Watergen Open’s official Instagram)
Recognizing how, in the last 2 matches, both Constant Lestienne and Marin Cilic had completely reliable serves, I would like to pay attention to their rally flows (almost similarly to Djokovic vs. Safiullin, in a way). While Lestienne can be crafty in his shot-making (e.g. a successful underarm serve), Cilic’s shot execution should also be added into the mix: when it is successful (knowing him, it could also be the lobs), it would work wonders, either from the baseline or the net.
I decided to add the net game into this mix because how Lestienne’s serve & volley in the last round prevailed, especially knowing the way Lestienne’s executed his volleys against Cressy. Meanwhile, Cilic also had a notable net game against Thiem back in the second round, and added with his mostly successful smashes back then, it would be intriguing to check on who executed their net games better. Should be an entertaining one, regardless of the outcome, but one thing for sure in my imagination: it could boil down to who made fewer errors because this could also be one of the matches of Lestienne’s career (considering it is his first main Tour semifinals ever).
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according to the lb tag, the official seattle kraken shit list goes like this:
1. andrew mangiapane
2. martin pospisil
3. the entire city of calgary
4. national broadcasts
5. tyler myers
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