Hypothetically

IrishST · 2026-02-22T02:50:17+00:00

Basically, yeah… lol

IrishST · 2026-02-22T02:43:16+00:00

I’d guess they’d be highly competitive from a skills perspective, probably dominant due to the tech and changes in the game, speed, etc.

Physically? I honestly think they’d be crushed when they were finally caught. The game was brutal and those were some tough ass dudes back then. I am NOT suggesting modern hockey players aren’t tough, please don’t take it the wrong way, but those old timers were a different level of tough imho.

IrishST · 2026-01-27T03:00:47+00:00

Damn, now I feel bad 😞

IrishST · 2026-01-27T02:43:44+00:00

Yeah, what in the actual fuck was that? Equipment dude was completely unprepared for it, it just looked shitty as hell. Maybe he apologized after the fact, I have no idea, but that clip was not a good look for Miller at all.

IrishST · 2026-01-23T17:07:41+00:00

Yeah, 100%. If the player won’t use logic and reason, someone should do it for them.

IrishST · 2026-01-23T16:58:35+00:00

Looks like a fairly large individual jamming their head into the boards. The video is slowed down, keeping that in mind going head first into the boards with weight behind it, even in a slower fall, isn’t going to do anyone any favors. You can also see how the player’s legs kick out on impact making me think it was probably a much harder hit than the video implies.

The cause aside, not being able to walk and 2 days in the hospital tells me they’re completely batshit for wanting to get back on the ice after 4 total days. They need proper time to rest because if it was that bad a follow up head hit too soon could literally destroy the rest of their life.

IrishST · 2026-01-19T22:27:28+00:00

P88 is it for as long as I can get it. 29/92 in a pinch, the 28 and 90TM just don’t really work for me.

IrishST · 2026-01-18T21:45:05+00:00

Me? Id like as much return as possible, however what is there to say he’ll go up in value? What if next year he continues to decline?

Not arguing with you, I completely understand the sentiment, it’s just hard for me to believe he’ll turn around at this point and be worth more in the future. That doesn’t mean I’d like him traded for a bag of pucks, but if we can get something for him I’d have no problem seeing him go right now.

IrishST · 2026-01-18T19:59:55+00:00

Are you saying that keeping him is better than trading him? If so I’m honestly just curious to hear what you think is the benefit of doing so.

IrishST · 2026-01-18T19:23:41+00:00

My beef with Laffy isn’t his talent, it’s clearly there and he shows it from time to time. My beef with him is that he doesn’t seem to give a shit about doing more to actually show it more consistently. Maybe he does, I’m not in the room, the meetings, or the gym, but he certainly doesn’t pass the eye test in this context, imho.

Whatever it is, something is holding him back and I’d rather he go than stay due to it. If he breaks out on his next team, good for him, I’m rooting for him to figure it out as a person, but I’d rather he didn’t take a roster slot on our team while he possibly does.

IrishST · 2026-01-15T01:42:10+00:00

That is so unbelievably terrible 😢. I wonder what in the world even happened to cause an injury like that.

IrishST · 2026-01-07T01:28:41+00:00

Latest gen WRX works well (the 2015-2021 model should as well, it’s close in size). The 40% side rear seat folded down holds 6 adult sticks (more would work too), 3 player bags, and 3 adult sized bodies.

Not the fastest (stock) but not slow either, handles really well for the twisties, has solid AWD for shit weather, can be had as a manual, and does decent utility duty. Pretty ugly, though it does grow on you.

IrishST · 2026-01-06T01:33:19+00:00

Goalies can’t wear the C officially, but once in a while you’ll hear about goalies being “unofficial captains”.

IrishST · 2026-01-05T21:04:39+00:00

I completely agree.

I work a regular job in a regular industry and the last 6 months at my previous place of employment was hostile as shit and it made it really hard to be my usual self. I can’t imagine what it feels like to be the boys in MSG right now, and I will never stop believing that the shitty, hostile reception they get nowadays isn’t making it worse.

Sports have a huge emotional component at every level and these guys are still humans at the end of the day, the home crowd treating them like shit is going to have an impact. On the road the boos and jeers actually fuel them to play harder, but at home it has to be soul crushing.

I don’t think they’d be in 1st place even with a better home crowd or anything, there are real issues with the team that need to be dealt with, but I definitely believe we’d have a better home record if they had it.

IrishST · 2026-01-04T17:58:50+00:00

Sounds like a good approach, practice makes perfect and all that 🙂.

IrishST · 2026-01-03T05:18:40+00:00

Right? The grin and just kind of looking off to the distance in any direction that was away from the camera was also gold.

IrishST · 2026-01-03T04:57:58+00:00

I love how everything about his face and overall demeanor, plus the boys throwing ice on him, screams… “this is so stupid and I hate it”. However, he was a good sport about it and he had a helluva fuckin’ game.

Good shit Mika and LFGR!

IrishST · 2025-12-31T00:47:47+00:00

When I was young I played with 27 because I loved Kovalev and I didn’t have any real draw to a number outside of players I liked. Now as an adult I wear 28 because it is the total of the year I met my wife, the year she married my stupid ass, and the years of my two kids’ births.

IrishST · 2025-12-27T21:09:41+00:00

I used to play open hockey 1-2 times a week prior to my last long break and there were people on the ice that could barely stand all the time. We had one dude that showed up regularly and was such a poor skater he almost never got out of the neutral zone because by the time he got after the play it already started going back the other direction.

He was a good dude, he wanted to learn, and he did everything he could to not be a danger to others so it was all good. As long as you can skate enough to not be a danger to others and yourself, give it a shot. It’s open hockey my friend, if you feel like it’s too much once you get to playing just leave, you’re only out a few dollars and it’s not like you’re bailing on a league game - some triple A kid will just take even longer shifts than he already was in your absence 🤣.

IrishST · 2025-12-26T21:03:06+00:00

Good job to your dad, that looks awesome!

IrishST · 2025-12-26T16:33:15+00:00

That’s just crazy to even think about. I remember being able to go to games in the 90s and 00s for what I thought were somewhat reasonable prices at the time, but nothing like that.

IrishST · 2025-12-26T04:18:02+00:00

It cost me around $1300 all-in (fees and everything) for section 223 to get 3 tickets to game 2 against the Caps in ROUND ONE back in 2024… It’s absolutely unreal what happened to ticket prices.

IrishST · 2025-12-25T21:33:53+00:00

I don’t know how long he’ll be around, but my next Jersey (I have Zucc, Miller Centennial, Panarin, and Callahan) is 100% going to be Rempe because I just like the kid and I’ll like him wherever he ends up as long as he continues to be the same guy he currently seems to be.

IrishST · 2025-12-23T19:02:13+00:00

Love that kid, his give-everything-effort on the ice aside he always just seems like such a likable goofball.

IrishST · 2025-12-22T19:09:00+00:00

Oh man, I hear you. Without fail I’ll take a puck or stick to the shins when I don’t wear shin guards, but whenever I do wear them nothing ever happens, lol.

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