JayManClayton Writes

Bilingual Français/English / She / Canadian / Multishiper / Big fan of Heated Rivalry, Voltron: Legendary Defenders, Dragon Age, Mass Effect, ATLA and ATLoK and being decent humans

[jaymanclayton]

It's a good time to be a hockey fan in Ottawa

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France won a hard game against Morocco and the Ottawa Charge is moving to CTC I feel like the universe loves me today.

(Ok traffic to the CTC is a bitch and I'm gutted for Morocco who was in my top 4 teams for this world cup, but I'm trying to look at the bright side)

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Penalty shoutouts are not good for my heart ❤️

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You know things are getting serious in a match when I pause the sims to focus on the match. Or when you have to raise the volume to watch better.

[bloominflowers]

those funny erling haaland memes but with ilya rozanov because this type of humor is very ilya coded to me

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The raw dog reference omg

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Everytime a commentator says "going forward would be historic for Canada" I die a little inside

Uh is Christine Sinclair and her team a joke to you? Granted they've had more success in the Olympics than the World Cup 😅

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THESE ARE GOING TO BE THE LONGEST 5 MINUTES OF ADDED TIME EVER

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I saw people before the match complained that it was a "group match" matchup and I'm here like "oh sorry did your legacy team not made it through?" And no one is forcing you to watch all the games.

I was also dubious about the number of teams but it feels more like a WORLD cup right now and I enjoy it. It's a once every 4 years event and we can appreciate more teams having their moment. Just like during the Olympics. Upsets, surprises, a chance to go forward... The world cup is always surprising but more teams means more countries have a chance to surprise us, instead of being cut off at the qualifiers.

How many other World championships have this amount of views and exposure? It's fun to see new teams.

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Canada vs South Africa let's gooo

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Shane being afraid of being recognized everywhere in the world is so valid because who hasn't met a random university student from Montréal or Québec in the most remote area?

You'll be on a hike in the middle of the mountains of South America and suddenly you hear a "checkez la vue guys, c'est tellement beau!"

And Shane is "even non hockey fans recognize his face" famous to Canadians.

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More Hollanov fanfic ideas:

Ilya complaining about Canada geese crossing the roads and making him late for practice.

If you don't believe me, look up "Canada geese roads Ottawa". You're welcome

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As much as I like Messi and find the Argentina team cohesive, I'm rooting to Cabo Verde. ❤️❤️

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I know Connor Storrie is an amazing actor and he doesn't need it, but for method acting reasons, I wish he could have spent like. A week in November Ottawa.

He would get so fast why Ilya, who used clubs and fast cars to escape his depressive episodes, is depressed.

On the contrary though, if he comes in July Ottawa he'll get to see why the city is cozy and "boring" (hear: safe like Hudson)

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I need an edit of Hollanov over Et Cetera by Gabrielle Destroismaisons.

Go listen it up and tell me it's not a great edit song.

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I need Canadians to weigh in, preferably Ottawa residents, but all Canadians are welcomed.

Do you think Shane's first skates were bought in Canadian Tire? Or at the St Laurent's mall Sportcheck?

Do you think he liked the Rideau Canal? What was his favorite beaver tail order? Did he attend Winterfest in Gatineau with his school?

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This world cup went from "there is no group of death and it'll be boring" to "every day has an upset and this is the beauty of the world cup" really quick.

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"Eloy Room, Curaçao's goalkeeper, is TSN's MVP of the match"

Fork found in kitchen.

The man was an absolute wall, a wonder to watch ❤️