[f1vegas]

this nhl draft is funny bc it has the potential to make everyone fucking miserable. leafs jump up to number one (everybody hates that) but the consensus guy gives massive primmadona vibes and has the same high skill low effort knocks as the toronto superstars incumbent. the sharks jump up to two by some funny twist of fate when the most they could have hoped for was a good dman falling to 9 or whatever but now if they take a risky dman at 2 they are potentially letting another franchise altering two way forward slip through their fingers. suffering from success. vancouver missed winning the lottery which they tanked for and deserved but getting 3 means probably drafting your new head coach's son which is awkward, and chicago really needed another star forward at 4 to play with bedard but instead they will probably be picking a defensemen that they dont want or need after taking levshunov at 2 a few years ago instead of sennecke or demidov or helenius etc. a certified everyone stomps and pouts ass draft

[18minutemajor]

the latvian reporter i follow is a real one because he knows what the people (me) want and what the people (me) want is a deep dive into the multiple members of team latvia who use abnormally long sticks

[18minutemajor]

this is the article about alberts šmits. i don't know if it's funny bc it's funny or funny bc i'm reading it with google translate but some hilarious points:

šmits' is 6'3" and a dman so using a long stick is not unusual, but apparently it's SO long EVERYONE thinks its weird.

his abnormally long stick was in fact a teammate's very first impression of him.

šmits: "I've added a centimeter to it in recent years"

roberts mamčics, Man Who Nearly Got Busted At Worlds 23 For An Illegally Long Stick, was basically like 'yeah the iihf couldn't figure out how to measure my stick because measured one way it was illegal and measured another way it was fine. also i'm taller than 2m in skates but shorter than 2m without skates (players >2m tall can have a longer stick) and they couldn't figure out how to measure me either. so they let it slide' LMFAO ???

"The Milan Olympic database lists Šmits as 4 centimeters shorter than Mamčics" (does not specify in or out of skates)

as šmits is almost certainly getting drafted into the nhl, the latvian junior coach said he would have to shorten his stick to adjust to the smaller rink. smits (paraphrased): stop telling me how to live my life

"[Šmits] does not rule out the possibility that the already long stick will become even longer."

šmits: "It's still hard to say how long it will be in the end."

[18minutemajor]

forgot the best one at the very end:

defenseman ralfs freibergs has tried different stick lengths in his career. "He has come to the conclusion that after long journeys it is more comfortable to play with a shorter stick."

[croszukis]

they got lane on a box 😩

[croszukis]

our mouse 🩵

[etheltempest]

we got a high quality pic of doby with the desbiens stop sign necklace!!!

[habitant]

it's pou being speechless for a moment at the sheer amount of people that showed up, it's ann bursting out crying when they turned the corner on saint-catherine street and saw the crowd for the first time, it's the girls being told it was a gathering or a celebration and not a parade bc they weren't sure the turnout would qualify and then 20 000 people showing up, from montreal and elsewhere, taking the trip, showing up hours early for women's hockey, for the victoire. it's the girls on the bus looking behind as a sea of people followed them cheering and singing with love

[willmackism]

number of games played this season for the habs… it adds up…. (x)

[chaoticfandomthot]

'We want the cup' hey t'es spécial en criss nous on est juste là pour agrandir notre collection de bâtons cassés

[sinnettini]

btw. to everyone who's suffering because of sports right now: remember that you can't be so back if it isn't first so over. never forget

[hockeyheresomehow]

It’s crazy how no shutout actually really raised my spirits. Goal caufield and Lane Hutson can go home with a little bit of pride in their hearts and that makes me feel so happy for the team as a whole

[incidentale]

[filthyjanuary]

[babygirlfowler]

I've been proud every step of the way and I'm proud now

I love you Montreal I love you habs and I love you lb

Thanks for a hell of a season <3 I'll see you at the next puck drop

[teddywesworl]

walker needs to bring that 22.8mph crease crashing energy to vegas and hit him even harder is all im saying

[sunshinesuzuki]

[The Montreal Canadiens]

[sunshinesuzuki]

❤️💙🤍

[net-mess]

It’s been kind of miserable the past couple of games with the back to back loses, being stifled to death and facing inevitable elimination. But honestly isn’t it how most playoffs run end if it’s no Cup? With heartbreak? And we’re having this heartbreak not in the first round, nor the second round, but in the Eastern Conference Finals!

Ultimately Habs went further in than most believed them to be able to. Heck, I know I went in simply hoping to win the first round or at least take t*mpa to seven. And we did, we did and won, and we did it again against b*ffalo. The Habs, young and still trying to build the future, have played 19 games against 3 different teams in the playoffs. Thats incredible experience. I’m so proud of them, for being here, for fighting, again and again, to make it further into the playoffs, and make it as far as their bodies could take them

Lots of words to say that i am so very happy they made it so far. I am so very happy of the progress they’ve made compared to last year. This team has a bright future, and this run will help light the fire

And Habs lb, it’s really fun to hang out with everyone!! Cant wait to do this again in fall c: until then have a great summer!

[net-mess]

We forgot Doby wasn’t pulled anymore

[net-mess]

Cole!

NO SHUTOUT