a simple stay at home d man

you can take the boy out of toronto but never toronto out of the boy. Nessie. leaf married to a devil. I’m way too emotionally attached to players on other teams. cole caufield & vitek vanecek are my comfort players i like to make gifs. #my gifs

[bunting58]

imagine finding a place where you finally feel at home.

imagine that place being ice hockey.

imagine finding players you like and support.

imagine spending YEARS following their careers and supporting them.

imagine spending your money to travel to see them play.

imagine joining communities about the sport and the players.

imagine hockey becoming one of the biggest parts of who you are.

imagine finding out, all at once, that most of the players you've supported support a man who's trying to take the rights of you and your people away. a man who's a criminal, a racist, a r*pist, a p*do...

how the fuck do I find joy here again? how do I know that more players I love and support aren't just as bad without me knowing it?

how do I support players/my team when I don't know if they think I'm worthless or not?

[moncuries]

highlights from Avery Beaumont's article Don't Let Them F*cking Take It From You ( @jimmiesvesey )

[rainbowshibe]

Lord please take all of Marie-Philip Poulin’s pain double it and give it to the Tkachuk brothers

[tradetobest]

crosby to mcdavid to mackinnon is insane oh my god i love you intl hockey

[3416]

The Best of 1634 during the 23-24 Season

[bigtheif]

why are they like this

[thirty34four]

the nhl is serious rn?

[njdev1l]

Does anyone remember that time Willy just bit Auston's shoulder randomly and Auston didn't even react like that was a common occurrence

[njdev1l]

You see it's real. I wasn't making it up

[annieqattheperipheral]

It's how baby cubs say ily

[panandhockeyobsessed]

On today’s episode of Gritsyuk Telegram…we have sassy Luke being sassy Luke and Timo being a total fashion icon

[bunting58]

wild that people needed linus to sit down and spill his guts for EVERYONE to get you to shut the fuck up.

he's always had these issues and we fucking TOLD YOU. but nooo it's much more fun to make him, his wife and his children to feel even worse.

I will, forever, support linus ullmark and if you like spreading rumors about him or anyone else: unfollow me.

[calebexists]

I love this picture so much

[habken]

guy watching heated rivalry for the fantasy of a canadian team winning the playoffs

[bunting58]

hi excuse me is foligno pretty great or what's up?

[flapperwitch]

The thing that drives me so fucking crazy about traditional sports fans is that if any player is queer or tries to bring attention to a social issue, they'll repeat that "we only care about the sport" until they're blue in the face. Colin Kaepernick kneeling, NHL players using pride tape, doctors talking about CTE, "they're taking attention away from the game". But as soon as there's a rumor that's fun for them, they'll spread it and cackle like fucking cartoon witches. Regardless of if there's evidence! Because shitty rumors that can be fun gossip are a distraction from the game that's allowed.

Linus Ullmark, a goalie I love, is currently taking a leave of absence and people are spreading rumors about his family and marriage with no evidence. Ullmark has been very open about the fact that his father struggled with alcoholism until he died, and that Ullmark himself has had mental health struggles. And I'm just seeing countless comments about how funny it is, how people hope it's true, when something very serious could be going on that isn't the public's fucking business. But if I want to wear a rainbow to a game, or if I want to bring up safety concerns, or talk about the countless rapists in these major leagues, these same fans will tell me I'm being a fucking distraction.

As a queer disabled woman, it is infuriating trying to justify my own existence in the sports culture. (Which is part of the reason Heated Rivalry is huge right now, fuck this culture!!) I can't exist as is without majority of classic fans telling me to just focus on the game. But as soon as there's a baseless rumor about someone with a history of depression, that's fair to dig into. Even if it is true, why is a rumor not when we're supposed to just "focus on the game"? If you want gossip and drama, watch Desperate Housewives. Or reality TV. But no, those things are considered feminine, so that's beneath them.

Fuck sports culture.

[finalscore]

[ice-ice-lizzie]

[unoqlo]

12/26/25: CZE vs CAN | Porter Martone's empty net goal, then immediate unsportsmanlike conduct penalty

[bunting58]

this guy being the captain is a joke