The idea that Roddy’s EM field is so strong it feels like the fucking sun has been spinning in my brain for a while. So I thought, what if while under Shockwave’s control, his EM field doesn’t feel like fear nor guilt, doesn’t feel like anger nor sadness.
discussing Nick's Lady Byng votes — The Basu & Godin Notebook Awards Season (June 13, 2025)
full transcript below:
AB: What's notable about Nick is, and this has been the case for a long time, going back to his junior days when he was heavily targeted. In Owen Sound, in Guelph, he had a target on his back at all times. Every team that he played against knew that if you can get him off his game, your chances of winning increase.
The man does not have a retaliatory bone in his body. Like, he does not... the notion of retaliating does not exist in his brain. He knows that's wasted energy, he knows that doesn't help you win. He knows it serves no purpose. That you're in all likelihood to, and everyone actually does know this but they're not able to control the impulse, but that you're more likely to get called on the retaliation than the actual initial foul.
This has always been true in hockey, everyone's always said it forever. But in the moment it's hard to think that way. Nick Suzuki has always thought that way. He is the king of turning the other cheek and not letting any of that stuff distract him. So that's another element of his calm demeanor, that you were referring to, that shows itself and would apply to the Lady Byng in the sense that if you give Suzuki a whack you're not likely to get a whack back.
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MAG: But what's interesting is that Suzuki was the captain... when I spoke to the guys in the room about the way that his leadership expressed itself, especially on the ice, there's a lot of a calming effect when guys get carried away.
Like the way he.. his relationship with the officials is where I guess he gets some of those Lady Byng points at least in the eyes of his own teammates. Because we saw this year, the Canadiens as a team were complaining a lot towards the officials. A lot. I think too much for my taste.
AB: Yeah the coach did a fair bit.
MAG: He did. But through all that, Nick Suzuki was a guy who would very rarely carry on about that and would be the one maybe to calm things down and say okay let's move on, let's turn the page, refocus and we accept what's going on and we return to battle.
Adding to the control theory, when Charlie and Ranboo do the Sorry Shuffle Ranboo says "that's not me anymore" implying that he used to be a sorry boy? Maybe in court but I haven't rewatched the episode to look for clues or anything.
Also even people who have already been sorried, like Charlie and Tommy, still do the Sorry Shuffle so that makes me wonder if it fades away after time and they do it consistently to make sure they stay sorry. Instead of the foil I mentioned last time it could just be that the sorry shuffle isn't permanent.
