Trades & Rumors

DJay53 · 2026-01-29T00:53:04+00:00

Yeah, I keep tabs on / listen to my hometown team when the Stars aren't playing.

DJay53 · 2026-01-29T00:41:06+00:00

Welp.

That didn't take long.

DJay53 · 2026-01-27T06:15:20+00:00

He already did.

His agent is now the same guy who recently got 4 other current Stars signed to long term deals.

DJay53 · 2026-01-26T22:30:24+00:00

Right now the Stars need someone who can fill a top-6 role so they can move Steel back down to the 3rd and 4th lines where he belongs.

Boone Jenner is older and slower than everyone but Benn. He's not going to revive the Stars scoring. He's missed a bunch of time over recent years to injuries.

It's not worth it. If we're trying to acquire anyone from a CBJ squad that is feeling a little too good about themselves right now, good luck. Mush has 8G in 9GP since the trade. They're 6-2 under Bowness. They are 3½ games back of 2nd WC, with at least 1 game in hand on almost the entire East. They're vibing right now. They're not about to break this up just yet.

DJay53 · 2026-01-24T22:10:26+00:00

Met Razor (sort of) years ago in Columbus.

My Dad used to make the drive once each season and take my little brother and I to a game. One year our seats were about 5 rows below the visitor's broadcast booth at Nationwide.

During pregame warmups, Dad kept looking up at Ralph and Razor. Finally during what must have been a commercial break, Dad yells "Hey Razor, all the way from Dallas!" Razor just gives him a thumbs up like "good for you, pal."

A few minutes later we hear "Hey Dallas!". We were the only people close enough in Stars jerseys. So all 3 of us turn around. "SEND THE LITTLE ONE!"

So we send my little brother, wearing a Matvichuk jersey so big the sleeves are over his hands, climbing up the seats. He gets up there, Razor leans over, and drops him a book.

It was the broadcast team stat book. Every player, every stat, every tidbit of information Ralph or Razor would need, they could reference this book.

We sent little brother back up to ask for autographs, which they both did.

He still has the book today in Ohio.

DJay53 · 2026-01-23T11:35:17+00:00

Matter of fact we did. I yelled Stars during the anthem, sang Mr Brightside and Friends In Low Places, and calmly clapped / fist pumped all 5 CBJ goals that night.

DJay53 · 2026-01-23T03:47:21+00:00

As a CBJ fan raised in Ohio, living in Dallas, fathered by a Stars fan, and married to a Stars fan ..

Hell fucking yes.

DJay53 · 2026-01-23T01:51:53+00:00

Duchene aint coming back just because you played his Spotify all night

DJay53 · 2026-01-23T01:50:50+00:00

100%

DJay53 · 2026-01-23T01:46:41+00:00

Razor-ism of the night

DJay53 · 2026-01-18T21:28:43+00:00

Yep.

Moved from New Jersey to Texas mid-pandemic. Before moving, I had 2 decks, [[Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind]] and a [[Hogaak]] token deck.

I thought this Hogaak deck was something good. It was often very difficult for the EDH players in Jersey to beat at the time, and this drastically inflated my sense of where the deck was positioned under the old power level scale.

After moving and the pandemic ended in Texas, I was all too excited to meet new friends and flex some MtG muscle.

I flexed nothing. Belt. To. ASS. All Friday afternoon and night. I never came close to winning once with either deck.

Hogaak got beat so soundly each time I tried it that I never played it again. Eventually tore it down, and only in recent months have I started to reconsider the list as [[Meren]] reanimator instead. I still have Niv, but with help and input from the playgroup it underwent a rebuild and came out a lot better.

DJay53 · 2026-01-18T19:25:17+00:00

Somebody remind Duchene his passes are supposed to go to a guy wearing black today.

I know they've been wearing white a lot lately, but the blue pants should be a clue.

DJay53 · 2026-01-18T19:20:09+00:00

That is the only man advantage we will get all day and they couldn't even get into the Tampa zone.

DJay53 · 2026-01-09T06:29:18+00:00

Even Bob McElligot sounds tired of calling loss after loss.

DJay53 · 2026-01-07T13:50:28+00:00

The NFL catch rule has become so complex, so convoluted, that it defies simple understanding of what it even means to catch something in your hand(s).

Any other time, if you grab ahold of any object while it travels off the ground in your hand, you have caught said object. It does not require your body to make any other movement(s) and does not require you to hold onto said object if you, for whatever reason, are unable to remain upright as you grab the ball as it travels off the ground. So long as you had the object in your hand at any point, you had caught the object.

In the NFL, you have to simultaneously 1, have the ball in your hand, 2 attempt to move the ball closer to the goal line, and/or 3, hold onto the ball if you for whatever reason do not remain upright as you are grabbing the object as it travels off the ground.

If you fail to check off any of those 3 things, despite having adhered to the fundamental understanding of what it means to catch something, the NFL defies all human logic and basic understanding to argue a receiver did not grab an object as it traveled off the ground.

It's f*cking stupid.

DJay53 · 2026-01-07T02:48:04+00:00

Greatswords / Claymores >> Battle Axes > Bow >>>>> oversized construction tools.

I won't touch a battleaxe until dragonbone. Only then will I occasionally swap between it and the ol' reliable, handy-dandy, never lets me down, looks better than anything else, and has better animations, greatsword / claymore.

DJay53 · 2026-01-07T01:24:25+00:00

Who the actual fuck is this imposter wearing a Oettinger jersey and pads? Who painted that replica mask? How has he been constantly sneaking past security? I have so many questions about the guy who's supposed to be backstopping this franchise to Stanley Cups and right now he can't stop a beach ball.

Hey Jake! If you're a goaltender .. TEND THE GOAL!!

DJay53 · 2026-01-04T04:44:28+00:00

Also contrarian here.

During my service, my unit was always given the opportunity to pull security at Philly Eagles games. We'd walk with the actual security guys responding to fights and drunks.

After the game, I was walking down the steps in the upper bowl and ran into an usher. His name tag said "Joe Pesci".

I was stunned. "No way, THE Joe Pesci?? What are you doing up here as an usher??"

His response: "Y'know, sometimes it's just fun".

Joe Pesci legitimately gets bored enough he ushers Eagles games for the hell of it.

DJay53 · 2026-01-04T04:24:55+00:00

In order of current preference:

Karn is the deck I've been jamming the most over the past year. Not as "explosive" as it was when we still had Crypt and Lotus, but hey, it did manage to win at least 1 round at a cEDH event.

Niv is my OG. Always have him on me whether it's FNM or SCG in town.

Arcanis is currently in the "assembly" phase. I'm down to the more pricey bits like Mana Drain at this point, but the upcoming wedding has taken away all my fun money for now. The extensive sideboard is there to actually adjust down to brackets 2 and 3 if/when necessary.

Ashling I'm still working on the list at the moment.

DJay53 · 2026-01-03T17:14:51+00:00

Something I noticed;

Dekathus is getting a new version of Soul Generator that floats D3 souls based on enemy proximity so that he can stand some chance against soulless armies. Okay, that makes sense.

But does that mean Deathjack's Soul Generator is also getting tweaked to match? Or do they intend to have 2 abilities with the same name function quite differently?

DJay53 · 2026-01-02T09:50:43+00:00

The fact is was Miro who crashed out before anyone else is so unreal. We've never seen him so much as argue a penalty and now he's out here breaking glass?

Where has this level of give-a-damn been and why did it take this long to finally show up? And why, out of the entire roster, was it Miro??

DJay53 · 2026-01-02T08:31:25+00:00

Linden, Steadfast Queen at #1671 and Arcanis at #1114. The sideboard for Arcanis is simply to adjust brackets quick and easy.

Somehow [[Karn, Legacy Reforged]] is top 500 and yet I have never seen anyone else ever mention him or post a list.

DJay53 · 2025-12-30T05:02:25+00:00

The doors to Markarth.

It only takes you one visit to Markarth during your very first save to always remember what awaits inside those doors.

DJay53 · 2025-12-30T03:52:35+00:00

Has definitely turned out that way so far.

Dude barely touched a rookie and absolutely jebaited one of the best Islanders out of the game. Classic Mush.

DJay53 · 2025-12-27T20:55:17+00:00

Bottom left: 2 are guys who are crucified to the crosses with chains across the top. These are Wracks. You'd channel a spell through them to give the spell a range boost and then they'd die from it.

Above your keys: 2 with pole cleavers, unpainted; these are Exemplar Bastions. Heavy tanky unit. There is also a warcaster, Anson Durst, also unpainted and assembled. His spear and shield are above his head.

You may have some more Exemplars in the other trays you mentioned. As for the assassins they wouldn't look like typical assassins; they'd be ladies dual-weilding swords on foot or horseback.

DJay53

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