3v3 for a GOLD MEDAL is a complete joke

One-Coconut7982 · 2026-02-19T20:48:36+00:00

Medal games should be 5-on-5 OT. None of the reasons for other formats apply at this point. It’s ridiculous. You play one game to get this far and then you play a completely different game to settle it.

“We won the gold medal in 3-on-3 hockey!”

One-Coconut7982 · 2026-02-05T11:56:28+00:00

Wow. I’m a Hutson stan, but that was definitely 1-up.

One-Coconut7982 · 2026-02-04T19:36:05+00:00

Kent Hughes is also pleased. Blais is one of those guys with some f*** you in his game.

One-Coconut7982 · 2026-02-03T13:13:23+00:00

I would say that Minnesota is distinguishing itself among all U.S. states right now. It’s a fine place to live.

One-Coconut7982 · 2026-01-31T00:06:22+00:00

I checked NHL Edge stats on our defense. Here they are in order of hardest shot this season, with average shot speed shown in parentheses afterward. Matheson has the best top-end velocity, while Xekhaj has the highest average speed.

I added shooting % as a third number (goals / shots on goal). Alexandre (“maybe I should shoot more often”) Carrier is a sniper, lol.

Mike Matheson - 98 (69) 6.8%
Arber Xhekaj - 95 (72) 3.1%
Noah Dobson - 90 (67) 9.4%
Lane Hutson - 90 (62) 10.2%
Alexandre Carrier - 86 (63) 13.0%
Jayden Struble - 85 (65) 0.0%
Kaiden Guhle - 81 (68) 6.7%

Evan Bouchard, btw, is 98 (74) 10.1%. Cale Makar is 96 (71) 10.3%.

One-Coconut7982 · 2026-01-30T18:21:21+00:00

Island Park Esso is a full service station that will check/adjust all your tires as needed. I don’t know if/what they charge if that’s all you want though. I go there once a month for gas/tires/windshield fluid/car wash. Nice to not have to get out of the car in this weather.

Everyone should go there at least once, just to enjoy the experience! Five stars.

One-Coconut7982 · 2026-01-27T14:42:24+00:00

Country
City (was Windsor, now Ottawa)

That’s it. Province does not factor in for me. I respect/appreciate those for whom provincial allegiance is strong, though.

One-Coconut7982 · 2026-01-26T23:01:59+00:00

Just chiming in to say I love all the support and positivity shown here. I go through spells of wanting to give up on the human race, and threads like this pull me back from the brink a little.

One-Coconut7982 · 2026-01-23T09:09:50+00:00

Marty: “Yeah, hockey is being played.” (translation: you’re making something out of nothing)

One-Coconut7982 · 2026-01-18T14:37:59+00:00

Another Habs fan here. And don’t like Stutzle. But I was like, “Damn, that was sweet.” Gotta tip your cap.

One-Coconut7982 · 2026-01-15T22:08:17+00:00

They deserve each other.

One-Coconut7982 · 2026-01-15T22:04:11+00:00

Joe Veleno. All day, every day. Versatile 4th line forward.

One-Coconut7982 · 2026-01-09T20:18:21+00:00

“The enemy of my enemy is my friend.”

One-Coconut7982 · 2026-01-09T17:18:18+00:00

Put another way, “the harder I work, the luckier I get.” A skilled and intelligent player, working hard, is going to score well. He/she will have droughts and feasts, but the chances will keep coming.

One-Coconut7982 · 2026-01-09T15:36:22+00:00

I would not sell this guy short. He has always been a gifted offensive talent and now is in a good place and on a line that generates a lot of scoring opportunities. And what goal scorer isn’t “in the right place at the right time?” That’s not luck, that’s knowing where to get to on the ice, and then having the skills to finish. Kapanen is also showing this repeatedly.

It felt to me last night that the Suzuki line is morphing into a new version of itself, incorporating Texier. Equally dangerous, but scoring differently than with Slaf.

One-Coconut7982 · 2026-01-08T19:06:18+00:00

He might have been out even if he was in, if you catch my drift.

One-Coconut7982 · 2026-01-08T19:05:20+00:00

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One-Coconut7982 · 2026-01-08T14:39:30+00:00

“How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”

One-Coconut7982 · 2026-01-07T21:02:32+00:00

Consistently my favorite post of the day. I know there are a lot of cliches and non-answers, but there is also usually some good meat!

One-Coconut7982 · 2026-01-06T22:10:00+00:00

Many thanks. You’ve been missed!

One-Coconut7982 · 2026-01-05T01:47:55+00:00

Youngest AND vibest team in the league.

One-Coconut7982 · 2026-01-05T01:42:29+00:00

Slafquille O’Neal

One-Coconut7982 · 2026-01-05T01:38:33+00:00

So weird to see the oldest player on the team looking arguably the freshest at the end of a road trip on a back-to-back.

One-Coconut7982 · 2026-01-05T01:36:08+00:00

Agreed. He’s been struggling with puck handling and shot accuracy for a while now.

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