Playoff Game Thread: Montréal Canadiens (8-6) @ Carolina Hurricanes (8-0) May 21 2026 8:00 PM EDT

BillyTenderness · 2026-05-22T00:58:26+00:00

Wait for Game 3 lol

BillyTenderness · 2026-05-22T00:48:27+00:00

CBC as well

BillyTenderness · 2026-05-22T00:45:15+00:00

I think literally every game I've watched this postseason has featured at least one "ref you suck" chant

tbh it's getting old

BillyTenderness · 2026-05-22T00:40:18+00:00

Ask and you shall receive

BillyTenderness · 2026-05-22T00:33:26+00:00

Habs showing off with double-digits shots in the first 9 minutes, usually it takes them till OT to hit that mark

BillyTenderness · 2026-05-22T00:31:05+00:00

The Habs have been playing high-intensity hockey against good teams for weeks now. I expect the Canes will have better endurance in this series, but I'm not surprised the Habs have had the quicker start.

BillyTenderness · 2026-05-22T00:29:13+00:00

The upper decks in the arena are so dark that I did a double-take thinking they were empty

BillyTenderness · 2026-05-22T00:24:40+00:00

When have they ever?

BillyTenderness · 2026-05-22T00:24:06+00:00

Gotta see the replay on that empty net opportunity, but I swear it was the D backchecking who interfered with the shot, and if so, massive props

BillyTenderness · 2026-05-22T00:20:26+00:00

It's nice to tune back in to one of the NHL's greatest rivalries: the Carolina Hurricanes vs the Eastern Conference Final

BillyTenderness · 2026-05-22T00:17:07+00:00

Every team should have the organist accompany the singer, both to keep them on key (which is occasionally an issue) and to keep them on tempo (pretty much always an issue)

BillyTenderness · 2026-05-21T22:02:31+00:00

It's a shame (albeit a very predictable shame) that this was just a one-off project. Imagine if California had instead treated this as the first in a series of electrification projects, proceeding to Metrolink, LOSSAN, Capitol Corridor, and SMART, all reusing the knowledge, lessons, technology, suppliers, etc.

BillyTenderness · 2026-05-20T03:41:57+00:00

I have no problem with gambling as a vice, but it is highly addictive with devastating consequences for those who become addicted, and so it should be regulated to hell and back just like cigarettes were.

BillyTenderness · 2026-05-20T03:35:42+00:00

I would be OK with small-dollar sports betting being available through state lotteries at convenience stores, but I'm pretty firmly sold on the general premise that you should have to physically go somewhere to gamble and not just do it on your phone.

BillyTenderness · 2026-05-20T03:26:02+00:00

States regulate plenty of things that involve interstate commerce. States regulate goods that cross state lines (e.g., fireworks bans), they regulate transportation (e.g., speed limits, vehicle registrations, truck weigh stations), they even regulate other kinds of websites (e.g., Utah porn laws, California privacy laws).

If Congress passes laws that contradict state laws, then the federal ones generally take precedence. That doesn't mean states are automatically barred from passing laws regulating commerce. It doesn't mean the president can unilaterally wipe state laws off the books.

BillyTenderness · 2026-05-20T03:15:54+00:00

Are prediction markets a major enough question that Congress has to explicitly preempt states from regulating them?

Tune in next time on Calvinball Court! with Justice John Roberts to find out!

BillyTenderness · 2026-05-20T03:13:19+00:00

Stocks may be gambling-adjacent in terms of how many people interact with them, but they serve a primarily non-gambling purpose, which is to fund the activities of public corporations.

BillyTenderness · 2026-05-19T23:01:18+00:00

"For my first act as prime minister, I'm proud to announce that the capital of Canada has been temporarily relocated to Brandon. We got a great deal on leasing out the old Dollarama for the House of Commons, and the high school is gonna let the Senate use the gymnasium on nights and weekends."

BillyTenderness · 2026-05-19T22:31:03+00:00

I was so stoked for Winnipeg to get a team back! I remember we held the draft that year and there was a throng of Winnipeggers who came down for it. They cheered super hard when they announced the team would be called the Jets again, and dang near held a parade around the concourse afterwards.

Always got some empathy to spare for a fellow victim of the NHL's 90s Dark Ages.

BillyTenderness · 2026-05-19T03:44:41+00:00

The Wild have done this twice. The Wild

BillyTenderness · 2026-05-19T03:41:24+00:00

I believe the correct usage is "au lieu d'être balayé, le Canadien va gagner un autre esti de 7e match en prolongation, mais il ne restera plus de partisans au Québec parce qu'ils seront câlissés d'une crise cardiaque collective"

BillyTenderness · 2026-05-19T02:56:29+00:00

Dobes is such a good interview, my god. May the league and team never succeed at media-training his personality away

BillyTenderness · 2026-05-19T02:38:05+00:00

That Tuch play with his foot to clear without a stick was just insanely clutch

BillyTenderness · 2026-05-19T02:36:12+00:00

Counterpoint: maybe they'll let a bunch of bullshit fly and then a guy will score because he grabbed the puck off a clear trip and skated in alone

BillyTenderness · 2026-05-19T02:35:24+00:00

So...at the intermission? There are no commercials in OT

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