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hi! this is my sports clip/highlight archive. mostly a personal archive of clips i thought were awesome, hilarious, miserable, or a combination (the true sports fan experience).

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last updated: 2026-04-21 divider credits.

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anyway. look at luca cagnoni's effort to defend an empty net

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(incoming hockey rant); mack vs sid similar play elements

if anyone ever tells you mack and sid don't look almost identical on the ice you punch them in the face ~ a breakdown ~ because people are pissing me of 💫

a) low center of gravity / sliding through contact

low center comparison;

they both skate with a low center of gravity and strong edge control. sid has always been hard to knock off the puck, and mack is already building that reputation.

they also both slide through and not AWAY from contact/defenders on open ice it's fucking beautiful to watch.

sid; sliding through contact/defenders

mack; mack uses this exact same movement pattern in tight spaces, hips back and STRAIGHT THROUGH defenders.

b) tight turns / cut-backs / curling along boards

another shared habit is the cut-back along the boards... instead of forcing speed, both slow down instead, turn back, and reset.

this means they also use tight small circles to maintain control in the offensive zone.

sid; famously curling along the boards

-sid usually turns one and a half times

mack; does the same curling mottion to buy time. It keeps defenders chasing and extends zone time.

- tiny mack spins + this is his own extra flash, he likes to turn twice

b) general postion/posture

their postion/posture while skating is also very similar. both carry the puck slightly behind their body and shield with hips and shoulders. It makes them extremely difficult to separate from the puck + but this does cause very tense muscles and complications later in a cereer

c) comfortable below goal line / tight space play

both are also comfortable playing below the goal line. it shows a similar confidence in tight spaces.

sid; builds much of his game there

mack; already gravitates to those areas ALOT.

d) deceptively physical / winning puck battles

there’s also a VERY physical element to both! they win puck battles through balance and positioning rather than brute force. (and HOW low they manage to get down, everytime my thighs burn watching them)

other similarities; id say the way they take/receive a pass from someone and just stick handling in general is also extremely similar.

big differences; mack is generally the faster, more explosive straight-line skater vs sid relies more on balance, and goes in wider almost round (?) lines.

conclusion;

i would honestly say its a coincidence but I don't think so. i truly wonder how many hours of footage mack studied of sid in his childhood. (yes this did become SO MUCH more noticeable after the summer training in halifax they had together)

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Tottenham Hotspur vs. Brighton and Hove Albion 2025-26 Premier League, Matchweek 33 – 90 + 5'

Brighton has possession in the midfield; match is in stoppage time. Yankuba Minteh (BHA #11) passes to Maxim De Cuyper (BHA #29), who boots it up the wings (sidelines) to help Minteh beat João Palhinha (TOT #6). To keep the ball in play, Minteh makes a wild pass into the goal box. The ball gets to Kevin Danso (TOT #4) first, but he took a touch too long and didn't register Jan Paul van Hecke (BHA #6) in his space until van Hecke put himself between Danso and the ball. Van Hecke finds an angle and dishes the ball for Georginio Rutter (BHA #10) off the bench to bury and equalize. Tottenham, in desperate need for their first win of 2026 and 3 points to claw out of the relegation zone, is stunned.

The video above does not highlight the entire sequence of events described. It starts with Danso getting to the ball. You can watch how the play developed here.

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Winnipeg Jets vs. San Jose Sharks (2026-03-01) 2025-26 NHL Season, Game 58

Kiefer Sherwood (SJ #44) checks Logan Stanley (WPG #64 → traded to BUF) into the boards to knock him off the puck. Macklin Celebrini (SJ #71) gains possession, but he glances around first to take stock of the other players. Will Smith (SJ #2) sees a possible shooting lane and glides into the face-off circle to the left of goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (WPG #37) without calling for the puck. Celebrini anticipates Smith's play and passes the puck; Smith shoots it low on a one-timer. The shot is blocked by Hellebuyck and Jets break out off the bounce.

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LAFC vs. San Jose Earthquakes 2026 MLS Regular Season, Matchday 8 – 15'

David Martinez (LAFC #30) dishes to Son Heung-min (LAFC #7), creating a huge scoring opportunity for LAFC. Before Son is able to take the shot, however, Benji Kikanovic (SJ #28) disrupts the play and gets in between Son and the ball, giving time for goalkeeper Daniel (SJ #42, green kit) to scoop the ball up.

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(2024-04-06) St. Louis Blues vs. San Jose Sharks 2023-24 NHL Season, Game 76 | William Eklund OT Goal

Eklund (#72) grabs the loose puck from Luke Kunin's (#11) face-off and goes coast to coast to score the game-winning goal in overtime, earning his first NHL hat trick. Devin Cooley (goaltender, #1) also earns his first official NHL win.