"Suzanne Collins gave Coriolanus Snow a tragic backstory and made him sympathetic!" So close. Actually, she put the reader in the POV of an extremely privileged character whose thoughts and views and morals still ultimately aligned with fascism, who constantly fell back on those philosophies no matter how many brief moments of humanity he felt for the Districts. She wrote a realistic human being who aligned himself with the status quo and benefited from it. She demonstrated a character who did not become kinder or more empathetic through his suffering, but instead became angrier at the indignity of it, and punished the ones he saw as "deserving" it sevenfold. She showed you, the reader, that those in power know exactly how much the oppressed suffer, and do it anyway, even if they briefly suffer the same.
i've been watching hockey for 6 years now i saw canes, blackhawks and canadiens all cancelled for good reasons but guess what. nobody even remembers it now just like everyone will forget about vgk in three or so years so i won't even waste my time pretending i still don't care about mitch
an excerpt from the new athletic article on mitch of his teammates and coach marveling at his defensive capabilities and vision on the ice
"'[mitch] could probably play defense if he wanted to, honestly,' [defenseman brayden] mcnabb observed. told that he once kind of did with the leafs, mcnabb responded, 'I don't blame them. he's just got that mind for the game.'"
"[mark] stone ... found himself in awe at the way [mitch] makes defensemen 'look kind of stupid' with head fakes and incomparable instincts."
"[bruce] cassidy often tries to figure out what players will do in real time. that's been tough with marner. 'some of the plays he makes ... I'm like, man, how did he see that guy?'"
full transcript under the cut
"obviously a lot of people just look at the offensive stuff and want you to put up a bunch of points. that's what you want from yourself as well in a way," marner said. "but I'm really happy with the defensive side of it."
marner's defensive metrics are, indeed, elite and should put him in the running for the selke trophy once again as the league's top defensive forward.
"he could probably play defense if he wanted to, honestly," [defenseman brayden] mcnabb observed.
told that he once kind of did with the leafs, mcnabb responded, "I don't blame them. he's just got that mind for the game."
cassidy has found himself marveling at the way marner wields his stick defensively, how he "baits" opponents into giving him the puck.
even [mark] stone, a longtime ottawa senators rival who thought he knew everything there was to know about marner, has found himself in awe at the way he makes defensemen "look kind of stupid" with head fakes and incomparable instincts.
stone was reminded of a game in new york when he got marner the puck in the slot and assumed he would rip it on goal. marner had other plans. he spotted [brett] howden in his sideview mirror and slipped him the puck for an easy tap-in goal.
standing behind the bench, [bruce] cassidy often tries to figure out what players will do in real time. that's been tough with marner.
"some of the plays he makes," vegas' coach said, "I'm like, man, how did he see that guy?"
“What horrifies me most is the idea of being useless: well-educated, brilliantly promising, and fading out into an indifferent middle age.” ― Sylvia Plath
one thing that really irritates me is that a lot of people fangirl over russian hockey players bcs of ilya, but in reality? check up the way russians treat hockey players from central asia on championships. mind you, ilya would call shane a fucking slur if they met in real life.
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