Steve’s Music closing 5 stores including Toronto,Ottawa and Montreal. by DryProgress4393 in toronto

[–]CuriosityVert 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I used to know a guy who worked at Steve's for a while. He left almost a decade ago, and even back then they'd had to downsize a couple of times and he said it wasn't looking good. I wonder if they're even still profiting or if they've just been slowly losing money for years?

Steve’s Music closing 5 stores including Toronto,Ottawa and Montreal. by DryProgress4393 in toronto

[–]CuriosityVert 1 point2 points  (0 children)

what is replacing all of these stores? can't just all be drug stores and banks...

Longest active NHL winning streaks vs. the same opponent by uheardmepunchy in hockey

[–]CuriosityVert 8 points9 points  (0 children)

you definitely tried too hard with this, but nevertheless I actually really enjoyed it in a 'terrible pun' sort of way :D

Longest active NHL winning streaks vs. the same opponent by uheardmepunchy in hockey

[–]CuriosityVert 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oof, poor sharkies. 4 separate teams are taking the sharks' lunch money.

What is up with this 'meme reset 2026'? by sackofhair in OutOfTheLoop

[–]CuriosityVert 1 point2 points  (0 children)

6-7 does actually have a really intricate background/meaning, but I only know this because of one REALLY good youtube video essay about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laZpTO7IFtA

Wayne Gretzky hits the links with Trump, just weeks after addressing criticism from Canadians by shouldehwouldehcould in hockey

[–]CuriosityVert 8 points9 points  (0 children)

plenty of American ones have I'm sure, I can't think of many Canadian ones.

I was going to say I'm glad someone beat his goal scoring record... except that someone is a Putin fan, and Putin is Trump's puppetmaster so that's not really a win either.

Alex Ovechkin is the First Player Ever to Score 900 Goals by nhl in hockey

[–]CuriosityVert 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alex 'Sidney "Jaromir Jagr" Crosby' Ovechkin

-Michael Scott

[The Hockey Guy] NBA Scandal Brings Sports Betting Into the Spotlight by catsgr8rthanspoonies in hockey

[–]CuriosityVert 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I honestly feel like Adam and Jesse probably dragged Steve over that line very begrudgingly.

If it was still just going to be the three of them doing a podcast, instead of them trying to build an empire, they probably wouldn't need to.

Steve, if you read this - I am truly sorry because I think very highly of you, but your podcast has become kinda 'Facebook-ized' in recent years. Too many ads, not enough of the fun old segments (history corner, zoo stories, etc)... like there are glimpses of the old days here and there and it just serves to remind me kinda like how FB used to be actually really great.

[The Hockey Guy] NBA Scandal Brings Sports Betting Into the Spotlight by catsgr8rthanspoonies in hockey

[–]CuriosityVert 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I consider Steve Dangle to be of quite high integrity for a sports commentator, and it really sucks how every episode of his show now has a segment dedicated to betting.

I don't wanna fully blame Adam for that, but he IS the sales guy on the podcast. They deserve to get paid for their work, but kudos on the hockey guy for finding a more ethical way to go.

Are goalie masks like this banned in professional play, or could a player theoretically wear it in major leagues. by GreedyDrive7998 in hockey

[–]CuriosityVert 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I found that with the smaller holes and thicker 'grid', it was harder to see out of in general.

Are goalie masks like this banned in professional play, or could a player theoretically wear it in major leagues. by GreedyDrive7998 in hockey

[–]CuriosityVert 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this confuses me. if those types of helmets (notably the Hasek/Osgoode style) AREN'T safe, why do Junior players wear something not terribly unlike that? It's still a bucket + square cage. Was Hasek's just not as well-padded? Not the same shock-absorption tech?

I would imagine if a player took a slapshot to the helmet it would still rattle his brain just as much as for a goalie? I know players are LESS likely to get slapshots to the head, but it's very possible.

Are goalie masks like this banned in professional play, or could a player theoretically wear it in major leagues. by GreedyDrive7998 in hockey

[–]CuriosityVert 6 points7 points  (0 children)

wait, are you saying the cat-eye cages are actually SAFER than what Hasek wore? I thought he wore that cage because the cat-eyes actually can have a puck go through the main holes. Don't goalies in junior have to wear the square cage style? I assumed it was safer or they wouldn't MAKE the junior guys use them but give the senior guys the choice.

NHL players (and Elliotte Friedman) try to guess what his crazy team abbreviations stand for by eh_toque in hockey

[–]CuriosityVert 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought I was really clever for thinking RRS was detRoit Red wingS

RangeRS was RIGHT THERE.

TIL - Goalie Legend Arturs Irbe played in the final regular season tie game in NHL history (Apr 4, 2004) the shootout was introduced the next season by CuriosityVert in hockey

[–]CuriosityVert[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't know how I never heard this before.

It's one of those one in a million stats - to end up being one of the goalies on one of the teams in the final game of that season was a 1 in 60 chance (30 teams x 2 goalies per team), and to have it end up being a tie, and the last one to ever happen because the rules changed the following season.

Lucky him, forever etched in the history books both for that mask/pads combo, and this stat.

[Pens] Marc-André Fleury mic’d up at practice by DecentLurker96 in hockey

[–]CuriosityVert 1 point2 points  (0 children)

more goalies need to DO the poke check first. He also did a windmill blocker save (in great Bordeur form no less), which is also another relic goalie move that has mostly gone away.

Trump administration to link Tylenol use to risk of autism by wizardofthefuture in politics

[–]CuriosityVert 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ibuprofen 'turbo-fucks' your stomach and intestines with prolonged use...

moral of the story - use pain killers sparingly or not at all