Ferda

She/her Caps, Avs, Canucks

[goaliekisses]

the in the room version of nikita reading the lineup 🥺

[hannovers]

geno wiping his eyes…

[goaliekisses]

geno in his post-game:

“i see my son. he’s like shy and he’s like almost crying too. i think it was best thing in my life.”

and @icedbatik reminded me of this and why having nikita stand up there probably meant SO MUCH to geno

For all the physical gifts he’s displayed since he first put on a pair of hockey skates, for any of those times he beat big brother Denis in tennis matches, for those early NHL seasons when he won individual awards and those later ones marked by the highs of more Stanley Cups and lows of declining performance resulting from injuries, and for a “rough last year” when his future, along with that of his own young family, hung in the balance — through all of it, Malkin, a sure-bet future Hall of Famer and destined to be remembered as one of the greatest Russian hockey players, has suffered from confidence crises.

And now he sees those same doubts in his son, Nikita, who is shy around unfamiliar faces, who is trying to learn two languages while bouncing between Pittsburgh, Miami and Moscow, and who recently switched from hockey to soccer, a game his dad feels uncertain of how to help teach.

Nikita’s confidence is a concern to his parents. He’s a shy boy, trying to make friends while spending time in three very different cities and learning two very hard languages. On a return trip to their summer home in Moscow, Malkin noticed his son having difficulty fitting in and keeping up.

“When we go back to Moscow, it took him a week to adjust, longer to find friends, longer to talk with people,” Malkin said. “We come back to Miami, it’s the same thing — and in Pittsburgh, too. We talk to him, ask where he wants to be, because maybe Miami is a better city for him because (there are) so many Russians and he loves the ocean. It’s a hard choice because we notice he’s not always speaking English in class because he’s not knowing what words to use all the time.

“I want him to be, like, the most comfortable. I want him to be where it’s best for him.”

Malkin said the dejection he felt as a father not knowing how to put his son in a position to gain confidence far outweighed any disappointment he experienced as a hockey player.

[doingdathockey]

all his proud uncles 🥺

[hunterrrs]

anna uploaded this on her telegram with the caption: “very important paper. nikita saved)”

[doingdathockey]

[concealingfire]

Just when you thought this post couldn't get more emotional. Altho I've started warming to him the last couple years, as a Caps fan I've always been ambivalent about Geno. This post is a reminder that however you feel about players on the ice, they are human beings who love and hurt and struggle just like any of us.

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cale’s thoughts on being the fastest defenseman ever to reach 200 career points in the nhl avs @ stars 221121 | postgame

[concealingfire]

It's not giffed here, but in this media scrum he also blamed himself for the game getting tied.

Child. Please. Give yourself some credit. Enjoy this moment. Bc it ain't gonna last. This life is over quick. Savor it, sweet boy.

I do hope he's able to enjoy this, just a little, even if it's privately. Someone needs to tell him, if he doesn't already know, that to do otherwise is in a way to disrespect the gift, and all the hard work and sacrifice on his part and others' that it's taken to get here.

You are unique and special. So is this moment. It's ok to acknowledge and enjoy that. And that goes for everyone reading this.

[concealingfire]

Haven't posted here in forever. Maybe it's time I created some content rather than solely consuming it. So here are some pics from Avs warm-ups vs. the Caps. 11/19/2022

[mitchmarner]

my heart goes out to kobe’s family for losing a loved one but it also goes out to all the rape victims, specifically kobe’s, who have to see him celebrated today by so many people who believe talent can absolve you of a horrific and unforgivable crime

[concealingfire]

Ovi's way of saying "hello" to the crowd.

[concealingfire]

[iheartseguin91]

Wtf is he doing? 😏

Found on Pinterest

Credit to the owner

[concealingfire]

Jamie, take notes.

[fdsdffdsd-deactivated20200814]

yall are so fucked with your cancel culture shit. and i dont mean like the james charles and pewdiepie and projared drama or anything like that.

i mean when yall bring up shit from 5+ years ago that people never had repeat offenses on after they immediately apologized after being told they were in the wrong. 

you seem to forget people grow and change over time. you seem to forget switching your opinions and growing and doing better and becoming a better person is part of being human, part of being a person. like, not to be that guy but a year ago i was an aphobic transmed. am i now? hell no, because i grew up and realized i was in the wrong and changed. 

holy shit. people are humans. dont fucking idolize them and rip them apart when you dig up shit they said 5+ years ago that they have never done since. dont place people on pedestals and expect them to be flawless. nobody is. and this isnt even about violent racism, transphobia/homophobia, or predatory behavior either so dont try to twist my words.

[concealingfire]

Gender isn't binary and neither are people.

We're not good-or-bad, either/or. We're all a blend of both. Being unable or unwilling to see or tolerate that is a sign of moral and spiritual immaturity.

[ashestoashis]

1. your suffering can’t end until you stop identifying with it. if your sense of self is tied up in your suffering, anyone or anything that attempts to separate you from it will become the enemy because, whether consciously or subconsciously, you will on some level believe they are trying to take away a part of who you are.

2. read the above again.

[concealingfire]

The impression I get of Tyler Seguin is that he’s like if Post Malone’s “Wow” were a person.

[backy-with-the-good-hair]

Washington Capitals Gothic

Nicklas Backstrom is smiling. You pray you never find out why. 

John Carlson is Andre Burakosvsky’s dad. Nicklas Backstrom is Andre Burakovsky’s dad. Brooks Orpik is Andre Burakovsky’s dad. What is happening to his fathers? Carl Hagelin is Andre Burakovsky’s dad.

Evgeny Kuznetsov has three assists. Nicklas Backstrom has three assists. John Carlson has three assists. No goals have been scored. Kuznetsov gets another assist.

Tom Wilson is in the penalty box. There is no game. You’re in Latvia. Tom Wilson is in the box. He’s in every box.

TJ Oshie chugs a beer through his shirt. He can’t let anyone see his true form.

Ovechkin is in the Ovi spot. No defender covers him. If they don’t make eye contact, maybe they’ll escape with their lives. 

“Backstrom doesn’t get enough attention,” the commentators agree. They spend the next hour talking about Ovechkin. It’s safer that way.

You dare not speak of Alexander Semin. You know what happens to those who do.

You look at the scouting report. There are eight prospects named Alex. You look at the roster. There are twelve players named Alex. You glance at your driver’s license. Your name is Alex.

Braden Holtby leaves the crease. You wonder what he’s running from.

Nicklas Backstrom plays dead in front of the camera. Christian Djoos plays dead in front of the camera. You hope Andre learns soon. It’s too late for Mojo.

Evgeny Kuznetsov does the bird celly. Don Cherry gnashes his teeth. It’s the only thing keeping him away.

The lines have been changed again. DSP is on the top line. You blink. DSP is on waivers. John Carlson is on the top line. You blink again. Ovechkin is a healthy scratch. The lines only exist while you look at them.

Andre Burakovsky posts a photo on instagram. You scroll through the comments to find Tom Wilson. He hasn’t said anything. You scroll faster. Still nothing. They have gotten him, then.

Lars Eller is called the Tiger. No one will tell you why. “It’s an inside joke,” the team says. Sometimes you think you see blood dripping from his fangs. “It’s an inside joke.”

Braden Holtby is a god among men. He is immortal and infinite. The defense allows 79 shots. God is dead. There is only Holtby.

You suggest the caps resign Michael Latta. “Who?” someone asks. You pull up his instagram to show them. His name is Alex. 

[greelin]

of course i have a lot of pent-up rage you fool i’ve been the same height since i was 12

[bigbardafree]

the thing about being someone who’s never catcalled is that you start to wonder why like is it because im ugly???

and then you realize that youre judging your worth by whether or not you are objectifiable to a man and thats so fucked up like honestly its so fucked up 

but the worst part about the patriarchy is that it still sits at the back of your mind regardless like “nobody thinks youre pretty because they dont see you as a sex object” like somehow thats a desirable thing and it fucks me up

[emmersdrawberry]

You’re either public property or completely invisible.

[concealingfire]

Big fucking mood.

[pure-leafs-deactivated20190914]

The Winnipeg Jets:

All of Hockey Tumblr:

[whatsdifferentincanada]

[wthfrickelyfrack]

One of the things that bothers me so much about the fan in st.louis that was heckling tom wilson (besides the obvious reasons for being bothered by the situation) is that there are players out there like patrick k*ne and evander k*ne who have done such awful things outside of hockey and that are still considered better people and players by so many fans. I in no way condone some of the hits wilson has made but these were all actions that happened within a game where the players are well aware of the risk they are taking. Yet people still see wilsons actions as more deplorable than those of the k*nes, who have could have easily faced criminal charges had they not been such successful athletes (if you don’t think that plays a role in what consequences they faced you might wanna reconsider; players have gotten away with things like this for pretty much forever).

I know that this is partly due to the media putting so much focus on wilsons hits compared to the actions of these other players but its just so frustrating that they are praised for being such valuable assets for their team while wilsons name is dragged through the mud for decisions (albeit, bad ones) he made within a game where players are always at risk of injury and knew exactly what they signed up for.

[concealingfire]

The reason for this is painfully obvious, given the nature of the crimes of which the Kanes were accused: those people care more about their team than they do about women.

[jaythebeagle]

If you’re praising Ryan Reaves tonight but are constantly cursing Tom Wilson you don’t care about player safety, you’re biased against Tom Wilson. Retribution via concussion is never acceptable.

We all know Wilson makes bad hits. No one is claiming otherwise. What Caps fans are more angry about is that the league unfairly punishes some players for hits and penalties that they let other players slide on. There are a dozen guys in the league who do the same thing Wilson does and get away without even a minor panalty.

Ryan Reaves went hunting for Tom Wilson tonight. That’s the end of the discussion. No eye for an eye. No ‘but the hit was clean’. He went out on the ice tonight with the intention of hurting another player. It was unquestionably premeditated. And yet if he even gets a two game ban I’ll be surprised. The NHL doesn’t care about player safety and they never have. They needed a scapegoat to throw before the masses and deflect attention from their CTE lawsuit and they chose Tom Wilson.

If anyone tries to defend head contact like that or any kind of intentional injury of another player they don’t deserve to call themselves a fan. I don’t care if it was Tom Wilson, Ryan Reaves, or Sidney Crosby. No one should hit like that and no one deserves to be hit like that.

Concussions stack up. The more you get, the longer it takes to heal from them. TJ Oshie is just now getting back on his skates after his most recent concussion. To anyone hoping Tom Wilson or any other player gets hit in the head let me tell you this - until you know what that feels like, shut up. Until you know what it’s like to forget things that happened last week/month/year that you know you remember before the concussion, shut up. Until your head hurts so much that the pressure of your head on a pillow is too much, shut up. Until you know what it feels like to be unable to do something you used to find simple and being utterly unable to explain why until you’re crying alone on the bathroom floor because it’s the only place dark enough where the light isn’t stabbing you in the back of the skull. Until you have to put your life on hold for months or years while you try to rewire your brain into something you think you recognize. Until every slight tap on the head leaves you in pain for a week. Until your friends talk about shared events that only one of you remember. Until you know what it’s like to live with a history of hits to the head don’t you dare wish it on someone else.

[concealingfire]

Amen. I was at the game tonight, and Reaves' behavior, and the fans' reaction, was inexcusable. Regardless of your opinion of Wilson's style of play, he's still a human being. I was sitting in the second row and was close enough to see the pain in his eyes. Hearing him booed as he was helped off the ice made me feel physically ill. It's never ok to enjoy the suffering of another person. Don't become the monster you think he is.