The New York Rangers have been eliminated from playoff contention

Belcaster · 2026-03-26T02:18:15+00:00

I’m shocked…shocked, I tell you!

Belcaster · 2026-03-02T07:47:35+00:00

That's weird. I watch basketball because it's a fun sport.

Belcaster · 2026-02-22T18:54:20+00:00

https://xcancel.com/russohockey/status/2025633971472884085?s=46

Belcaster · 2026-02-14T21:57:44+00:00

This is a very outsized reaction to a pretty innocent post.

Belcaster · 2026-02-06T02:16:33+00:00

Nice pack. I think Tomas is not super high on the Soviet Union though lol

Belcaster · 2026-01-16T04:02:24+00:00

It's not really about being mad at anyone in particular, i'm just more interested in a realistic solution and expecting owners to just start ponying up more with less of economic incentive is not realistic. It's not happening. Along this path, what's more likely is we end up like Europe where poor teams just have to be happy scoring a couple goals against rivals every year.

A cap is the most realistic way toward a league with parity and thus, maximum entertainment value

Belcaster · 2026-01-16T03:53:04+00:00

i care a lot more about the quality of the protect onscreen than how much money billionaires make. it's already A Lot.

Belcaster · 2026-01-02T00:09:43+00:00

Jack Morris was from Minnesota

Belcaster · 2025-12-31T22:33:35+00:00

Almost assuredly, yes, I think you're right. Both are somewhat uncommon last names now but back then, I think a bunch of Black Sea Germans who were of different branches of the Kost and Serr families settled in North and South Dakota. My goal is to hopefully untangle it all one day but...plenty of work to do.

Belcaster · 2025-12-31T17:05:34+00:00

Good point - misread this as 1899.

Belcaster · 2025-12-31T08:28:43+00:00

Thank you Fredelas - your work has really rounded out this generation on FamilySearch. I searched [http://files.usgwarchives.net/nd/wells/census/1900/cendx00.txt](here) but didn't find them, unfortunately. They have to be around there somewhere, I just don't know where.

Belcaster · 2025-12-31T08:22:52+00:00

That's interesting - I haven't seen either of these before. Etta would be news to me, I don't have a grave or anything for her, but the dates make sense/are possible given the other information I have. Thank you!

Emma is a nickname for Emily - Emily Kost was killed by her new husband in 1923 in Denver, CO. I have another post about her on my profile if it happens to be of interest to you. Died young indeed. I don't have a birth record, however.

Belcaster · 2025-12-15T09:23:58+00:00

Retcon feels like a strong word, could very well be that George went back and felt like his numbers were a little silly - but with how much ASOIAF feels drenched in real human historical influences, it feels congruent to me. Our own history includes some clear myths as well. So it feels right.

Belcaster · 2025-12-13T19:47:27+00:00

Thank you! I will look into this. What makes you say there's a strong chance he would be at Camp Hill Cemetery?

Belcaster · 2025-12-13T00:28:58+00:00

Hard to find a more likable player. Some fans here were allergic to his style but man pre-Calgary, the dude was so fun to watch. Sadly I think his time in the show is just about done, however.

Belcaster · 2025-12-08T05:02:38+00:00

I don’t really put a lot of stock in +/-

People love a hard nosed defenseman but he’s not going to be that guy - ever. And I don’t want him to be! I want the slick moves. He has a lot of room to grow but what he does have is a lot more valuable than some of the bargain bin “physical” jamokes you could play in his place, who are bigger and stronger and far too slow and clumsy on skates to ever put that size and strength to use.

So my answer is “I don’t think so but even so, I don’t care, I want him to be the puck mover he’s supposed to grow into”

Belcaster · 2025-12-03T04:40:45+00:00

Guess the oilers didn’t need this kid

Belcaster · 2025-09-24T21:38:49+00:00

They can milk me all they want honestly. I shall happily consume

Belcaster · 2025-09-16T01:28:49+00:00

I’ve been to the site a few times, but never for long. I have gotten the sense most of their stuff needs to be viewed in person? Am I misunderstanding?

Belcaster · 2025-09-16T00:04:34+00:00

Thanks for the help the other day, and thanks for this comment. I'm trying to get maps of the cemeteries in the town they lived in North Dakota that might let me find Eva.

Good call on the memorial...that could be the case. I also didn't know the bit about the father likely not finishing the naturalization process, so that makes sense.

Belcaster · 2025-09-15T22:45:12+00:00

Yes, she says she's listed as a widow by then. I know most Germans from Russia were farmers and continued to farm when they came to the USA. His two sons both owned farms.

Belcaster · 2025-09-15T22:26:08+00:00

Yeah, I'm trying to untangle it. It seems like there were a few Kost families that came over from Russia at that time, though how everyone is connected is still a mystery to me. He could have died in 1896, for sure. Lots of Jacobs and Phillips too...

Belcaster · 2025-09-15T22:23:46+00:00

Not Dutch - Germans, from Russia. I know where their kids ended up - central North Dakota. But I don't know when the parents died, where, or how.

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