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can v. usa - may 28, 2026 | an angry canadian bench
This is like a renaissance painting and I want it on my wall.
Crosby…you sneaky bitch… I love you.
If these losers on instagram keep talking about how it’s so obvious that trading Graf for D-men is the move to make I’m going to start throat punching people.
He’s the only player who consistently kept up with Mack and Will. With the constant line changes every game, every time something didn’t work they’d throw Graf back on first line to handle it.
Also I love him, he’s my favorite, and I will RIOT.
NOAH WYLE WHEN I CATCH YOU
I love this man. He’s been so underrated for YEARS. I literally have a degree in Library Science and Archives because of my obsession with the Librarian movies (and the Mummy movies 😬).
He’s just a little bit insane, like just a smidge off normal, chaotic in the best way.
Like imagine you’re working with the great actor and then BAM!! “Here’s a hand drawn picture of us banging it out…. thinking about you… smooches!”
will smith hockey you ARE barbie
It's highly likely Sid didn't really want the C in the first place. Sid is Captain Canada for a reason. He knows it's unlikely he'll be in the next Olympics, and probably wants to make sure Mack gets some good mentorship in the role.
People are saying MacKinnon or McDavid will be the next Captain, but I don't think they're the future for Team Canada the same way Mack is.
MacKinnon is a great player, but I don't think he has the personality for it.
McDavid? Amazing player. I don't think he's the same type of Captain that Sid is known for being.
I definitely agree with the first part. The only way this happened was for Sid to put his foot down and refuse. But I still think it says a lot that there wasn’t more pushback from other players!
Getting Sid as his A the first time he has the C for Canada is just wild. Like you said, having that type of active mentorship from someone like Sid is priceless.
McKinnon has never been on my radar as captain material honestly. He’s a phenomenal player but I agree he doesn’t have the personality for it. I think he’s too combative.
McDavid on the other hand is the logical next Olympic captain, especially since he had the C when Sid got hurt. He really has pulled Edmonton out of the gutter and his team seems to love what he’s doing there. Articles have been written about how his wife and he have turned the culture around. I think the only reason people are even second guessing it is his lack of a Cup. But I do think there is a bit of seniority that comes into play with stuff like this.
Mack is honestly shaking things up. You never know what will happen but I think the next few years with Team Canada leadership are going to be REALLY interesting to watch!
I need to know how McDavid is doing with this Captain Canada situation. Because he’s logically next in line for the throne but he adores Mack.
Sooo do we think it’s a proud uncle or a full Princes in the Tower situation?
he genuinely looks like a movie star what is going on!
ford really did their big one with this shoot
It’s actually insane that he just looks like that… also I’m calling it now. He’s going to pull a Jensen Ackles.
The prettiest of boys to the hottest of men.
This happened a few years ago with the Swiss team.
Hischier was named captain but he relinquished to Josi when he committed later, after being knocked out of the playoffs.
Mack will 100% offer it up as a sign of respect and I’d guess that Crosby will take it but you never know!
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mack & dickie w/ canada:
may 15 v. sweden - @7:20 am pst, 8:20 am mst, 9:20 am cst, 10:20 am est
may 16 v. italy - @7:20 am pst, 8:20 am mst, 9:20 am cst, 10:20 am est
may 18 v. denmark - @7:20 am pst, 8:20 am mst, 9:20 am cst, 10:20 am est
may 21 v. norway - @7:20 am pst, 8:20 am mst, 9:20 am cst, 10:20 am est
may 22 v. slovenia - @7:20 am pst, 8:20 am mst, 9:20 am cst, 10:20 am est
may 24 v. slovakia - @11:20 am pst, 12:20 pm mst, 1:20 pm cst, 2:20 pm est
may 26 v. czechia - @11:20 am pst, 12:20 pm mst, 1:20 pm cst, 2:20 pm est
people are actually spiraling because a lot of people are saying if grier picks steinberg then he'll have to trade a current player for a great defenseman because sharks is very forward heavy rn and will smith has a great trade value for a defenseman that will attract a lot of teams rn.
do u think there is a chance of grier even thinking of will getting traded?
Ok, first thing's first: no. I think there is *zero* danger of Will Smith getting traded. I have a whole post planned about Will Smith's value to the team, and it might surprise some of you.
Second, I think there's a lot of misunderstanding about what it means to draft a player, and how long it typically takes for a drafted player to have an immediate impact.
Celebrini is *not* a typical player. There's a reason people call him a generational talent. The type of game he plays, referred to as a "200 foot game", means he plays responsibly both on & off the puck. This is something that usually takes *years* to develop. His hockey IQ, his compete, his skating skill, it's all miles above average. For him to be dropped into the NHL at 17 years old & have the kind of impact he's had, it's insane.
When a team drafts a player, what they get is the right to sign that player. And more often than not, that player will continue to play elsewhere for 1-2 years to keep developing & working on their game. Will Smith, for instance, played at Boston College for 1 year before he signed his contract. Ryan Leonard chose to play in college for 2 more years after he was drafted.
Once they sign their ELC (entry-level contract), most players are still not just dropped full-time into the NHL. They will often get some playing time at the AHL level (the minor league team associated with their NHL team). For the Sharks, that team is the Barracuda. A lot of our prospects spend the majority of their time with that team, continuing to develop. (This is where Cherny was before he got called up.)
So. Getting back to drafting a defenseman. Best available is Chase Reid, who most people think will play 1 more year in the OHL and THEN has committed to Michigan State. So soonest we'd see him is likely 2028/29. Reid getting drafted would essentially have no impact on our current defensive needs. (But could still be a huge defensive piece in a couple years.)
What we'll see is San Jose dipping into the free agent market, looking to re-sign players who have expired contracts and carefully considering our current prospects (looking at you Pohlkamp!). There will probably be some trades, yes. But they have to make financial sense & they have to make sense for the overall growth of the team.
*chef’s kiss*
So well explained!
On top of just hockey logistics, I feel like people aren’t acknowledging how good his sophomore season was because it’s being compared to Mack’s. He did VERY well, was out injured, and still was the 2nd highest scorer on the team. They also broke long standing records as a duo which is big.
As a business, the Sharks would be shooting themselves in the foot to get rid of him. The amount of attention and revenue the Willmack duo has brought to the organization has been insane.
They are a social media phenom in hockey. And to be fair some duos didn’t have social media around when they started, but this is the first duo I’ve seen where young people discovered “Willmack” online and it brought them to hockey, as opposed to the other way around. Even the NHL Instagram account uses them for engagement.
I also think he’s a mood maker in the locker room. Based on comments from players on this team, and previous teammates and coaches, he’s a social focal point and people love him. He’s even integrated himself in with the WAGs if Cat Toffoli’s birthday post is anything to go by.
None of that even touches on the relationship he has with Mack out of the rink. Tyler Toffoli said on his wife’s podcast that he thinks they “need each other”. Taking away the best friend, and likely emotional support, of their teenage generational talent would be like setting off a nuclear bomb in your own house…even if he was bad at hockey.
I fully believe the Sharks are building, in a hockey and business sense, around Will and Mack as a duo.
happy draft lottery day! here was macklin at his draft lottery day
That’s a Disney prince….princess…? Either way he should have birds trying to fix his hair 🤷🏻♀️
I’m dying… someone on Twitter was so pissed about the draft lottery they literally said
“fuck the sharks I hope Will Smith Hockey marries a woman”
and I love how that’s what they chose to rage bait sharks fans 😂😂😂😂😂
That’s the funniest thing I’ve read all day.
Very on brand for Murph to decide a man who doesn’t respect his wife deserves to die. Classic Murph. From the man who in the horror season decided the most horrible thing was divorce. And the man who played Frankie Vantasmo who was so devastated about losing his wife in Twilight Sanctorum.
Also love that as soon as Brennan clocked it, he was like, “Got it, he’s a misogynistic republican”
the primary assist straight into geno's arms on the bench is crazy btw
I love them. 💛🖤
Well… SHEIN is trying to keep up with all the trends even when they have no idea what they are.
I feel like Ekky would be horrified someone thinks he’s one half of willmack 😂😂
i cannot stop watching this on repeat... so gif! pat the mack!
I love this for him so much. Next year he’s going to be under so much pressure, with even MORE people dialed in to him, and possibly an NHL team captain.
Go out and live that 19 year old college frat boy life Mack! You deserve it!!
(Also, he’s so bad at it? What is that form? He looks like he’s dying.)