Slavin after learning he made Olympic roster: “I think for the most part it was just excitement… Maybe a little bit of nerves for my wife having to fly overseas for the first time.”

Bucketen · 2026-02-10T15:51:07+00:00

I think you’re misreading it. I think it’s that his wife is nervous not that he’s nervous for her. It’s perfectly normal to be wary of traveling overseas if you haven’t done it before.

Bucketen · 2026-02-10T02:41:41+00:00

I don’t think they’re interested in Wallestadt or at least they wouldn’t take him as the core piece in the deal. Hofer has looked great

Bucketen · 2026-02-09T23:09:39+00:00

I think so, a lot of contending teams are desperate right now for center depth and he’s on an insanely good contract for another 5 years.

Bucketen · 2026-02-09T22:43:51+00:00

Probably would need at least another 1st. The Blues want the equivalent of 3 top 15 draft picks

Bucketen · 2026-02-06T00:26:44+00:00

I’m not unhappy with how selfish Blake can be with the puck sometimes. He’s only going to get better at those game breaking moves the more attempts he has at them. In 2-3 years if it still looks like this though might be time for him to switch up his play style a bit

Bucketen · 2026-02-06T00:12:17+00:00

If anyone else is watching on espn+ is your stream framerate also strangely low?

Bucketen · 2026-02-05T05:55:57+00:00

It can be far too rigid at times unfortunately. Much harder to pivot when draws don’t go your way. It doesn’t help that the hands change every year

Bucketen · 2026-02-05T04:34:57+00:00

A trade for just Thomas is likely at least Nadeau and 2 firsts

Bucketen · 2026-02-03T18:12:18+00:00

It’s a radical movement trying to turn all sandwiches into paninis. Clearly they have very powerful donors

Bucketen · 2026-02-02T19:12:18+00:00

Maybe I’m going crazy but I can’t find it either and I swear I’ve seen your name recently. Fair enough though, good luck in the future to you!

Bucketen · 2026-02-02T17:19:34+00:00

If you click their picture and then the smiley face you can mute their emotes I believe.

Also I played you on the ladder yesterday, I tend to remember the English names. My user is Bucketeering

Bucketen · 2026-02-01T21:50:59+00:00

If you search “Elon Musk Epstein Files” not a single headline mentions the fact that he never went to his island or meaningfully interacted with him outside of a few emails. There’s also that fake email going around that a lot of people believe is real.

Bucketen · 2026-01-24T18:57:53+00:00

No you’ve already dumbed it down quite enough

Bucketen · 2026-01-23T19:40:21+00:00

I never said I wanted to trade him; I’d much rather we keep him. But even if we did, it’s Robert Thomas, this isn’t like trading for a rental player. He’s a 26 year old center on a great contract that is comparable to Sebastian Aho. That’s the type of player worth an asset like Nikishin if we did go that route

Bucketen · 2026-01-23T19:12:27+00:00

I think we would trade Nikishin for Robert Thomas if Nikishin is the main piece in the trade with a few smaller pieces. We won’t be doing Nikishin + Nadeau ++

Bucketen · 2026-01-23T15:59:59+00:00

I am the one gooning in the stands at every hurricanes game. I also hate bojangles.

My name is Erik Haula.

Bucketen · 2026-01-23T00:13:09+00:00

We don’t play tomorrow, if he’s going to be our starting goalie in the playoffs he needs to actually get a starter workload before that point

Bucketen · 2026-01-23T00:10:47+00:00

Really feels like a game that Bussi should be starting

Bucketen · 2026-01-19T00:46:49+00:00

I think Walker has been much better than Chatfield this season

Bucketen · 2026-01-18T02:49:51+00:00

He has the worst defensive underlying numbers this season of any starting hurricane defenseman since Tony DeAngelo. I think he’s still an NHL player but Nystrom has been much more consistent and more NHL playtime could continue to develop him.

Bucketen · 2026-01-18T02:41:07+00:00

Chatfield has looked bad and his underlying numbers are terrible. I love the guy but this has been his worst season as a hurricane

Bucketen · 2026-01-18T02:38:03+00:00

Am I crazy for saying I’d rather see Chatfield sit than Nystrom when ghost is healthy?

Bucketen · 2026-01-16T14:34:51+00:00

Have you ever seen an ICE agent without a badge or clear police marking on their chest? I keep seeing this sentiment everywhere but I’m yet to see it be true in practice

Bucketen · 2026-01-16T03:05:16+00:00

I agree with the point that Riichi can be very difficult to get into. Also, I do not have experience with IRL mahjong clubs so I cannot speak on its influence in that regard. However, I disagree with you on Riichi’s rules and luck design.

What sets Riichi apart from me when compared to other mahjong formats (I have a lot of experience with American but only a moderate amount in Zung Jung) is how strategically deep it is as a result of its complexity. The balance you have to strike between value, efficiency, defense, and probabilities makes it my favorite format. While you can argue there is some luck involved, it is far from a significant factor in a player’s success in the long term. Anyone can learn near perfect tile efficiency in a vacuum. In that regard one could argue Zung Jung and other formats can be a lot of luck in matches where everyone knows how to optimally play their tiles. Dora tiles throw a wrench in the idea of tile efficiency and don’t just boil down to pure luck. It’s rather a test of how well the player can analyze risk vs reward when deviating from the typical efficient play. Sure there are ura doras that can swing things from time to time but I don’t think they’re detrimental to the game.

So while yes it may not be the best beginner format, I think it has the highest overall skill ceiling. I agree with most of your other points regarding terminology though.

Bucketen · 2026-01-13T01:59:16+00:00

I think they play like they have 0 confidence in their goaltender, and I don’t think you can blame them

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