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not active, keeping this blog for archival purposes edits about

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tuned in for a sec tonight but why have whalers night and not have the other team also have their retro goathead jerseys on??? Like make it fun for both teams instead of just one

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“We’re so back” really is just a delusional statement now as a sabres fan i think if we dont win ten games straight and have a division spot we cant ever say that again

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Dahlin and Tuch are both on a 6 point streak rn.

Power looks like he’s finally coming along.

Kulich looks like he’s earned himself a permanent spot on the team.

Krebs looks like the player who was drafted in 2019 again.

And the Sabres are in a divisional spot.

LETS GOOOOOOOO

the sabres are so BACK (lindy is doing miracles out here thank god)

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ukko-pekka luukkonen post game celebrations

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we're already wet (and we're gonna go swimming)

Luke fucking hates My Tie.

or, a back-door luke hughes character study

[top-cheese]

Funny post but hockey players aren't fictional

they are to me

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Jeff getting his first goal in the battle of alberta is poetic

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new sabres core slaps guys

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guess edmonton really is going to learn over and over the salary cap is an unmovable object

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sean monahan going on pete blackburn’s podcast and talking about how he is so excited to play with his best friend again and for their kids to grow up together, devastating to listen back to. he was so special and so loved, just a wonderful guy who made the game all the more special by his kindness and his happiness.

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the fact that johnny teared up when a reporter told him that flames fans accuse him of playing the organization and the fanbase and the fact he felt he needed to write this article really makes me sad but also i adore him for it. He really didnt have to give his reasons or go into detail about his family but he did. i am not a jackets fan per say but im not not paying attention to them and i wish him the best

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The sweetest rat I know

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I don’t blog about sports, but early this morning my favourite athlete Johnny ‘Hockey’ Gaudreau was knocked off his bicycle and killed along with his younger brother the night before their sister’s wedding. He had just turned 31 years old, married his next door neighbour and had a toddler daughter and a 6 month old son (who were planned to be flower girl and ring bearer at the wedding).

I adored Johnny because he was a such a small streak of lightning in a game full of huge dudes who were regularly a whole foot taller than him. His skills were just fucking phenomenal and he was so exciting to watch. I screamed with joy and cheered him on so loudly I lost my voice on many occasions. He represented his country for International Competitions and is the highest US point scorer.

I could get technical and talk about my favourite goals of his, his stickhandling, dangles, on ice spatial awareness etc but it is all on film for anyone to see, just too much to choose from. Nobody moved like Johnny Hockey.

As a person he was a sweet, kind guy who was universally liked in the sport and beyond. I do not follow celebrities on social media, but on hockey forums there are endless stories of his voracious love of mac and cheese (so much so Kraft put him in a TV ad) and skittles candies that he had a hockey stick covered in them and auctioned for charity.

In interviews he always talked hockey and his family. Whenever asked about new contracts and paycheques he would just shrug and say ‘yeah I bought my dad a boat so we can go fishing’ or ‘I just got a cool new wheelchair lift installed in my holiday home so my cousin can come and spend time with me’, or change the subject and talk about his dog, his wife and kids or The Birds. He was a real gem of a gentleman, modest and always ready to give credit to his team and dad (legendary NJ coach Guy Gaudreau) who motivated Johnny to skate as a toddler by placing skittles candies on the ice for him to fetch.

I’m am so sad for him, his family. This is just a blurb of feels about someone I counted down the days for until I could see them make magic on ice. I wish I could write a good tribute, dammit. Thank you Johnny Hockey.

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no i will not take care of your guy that just signed with my team. in fact i’m putting him in the blender and hitting ice crush as we speak

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how are you taking the news

im v “of course you went on the team i cant follow you on” rip me i’ll watch for him, but he’s with connor and leon so at least he’ll taste the playoffs finally. its what he deserves

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jeff and alex having fun at practice | jeff mic’d up | 02.09.24