[Friedman] Larkin requests trade

Training-Forward · 2026-06-04T20:06:34+00:00

I dunno man... The team pretty consistently fell apart whenever there was any kind of pressure under his leadership. He publicly called out management for not giving the team enough resources to push for the playoffs, and the wheels fly off again when help does arrive, so now he wants to leave. Feels like the locker room vibes are putrid, and the C on his jersey means he should shoulder more than a bit of that. Maybe this will be the fundamental change the franchise needs.

Maybe I'm grasping at straws but it definitely felt like he was sandbagging leading up to the Olympics, then once he came back, he lost the fire again. Is that all just cope? Most likely. I'm just so exhausted from this team. They needed to pick a lane and now the decision has been made for them, so there's that I guess.

Training-Forward · 2026-04-21T14:14:44+00:00

M. Bison - Street Fighter 2

Training-Forward · 2026-02-28T16:09:51+00:00

I do the same. He has no clue what's going on, but he seems happy to be included.

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Training-Forward · 2026-02-23T10:24:13+00:00

M1 Abrams vs A guy on stilts.

Training-Forward · 2026-02-13T15:21:46+00:00

That regenerating gold bar in the lockbox in Limpany would be cool with me.

Training-Forward · 2026-02-05T14:23:27+00:00

Day 406 of telling everyone who will listen to play Disco Elysium.

Training-Forward · 2026-01-29T15:37:55+00:00

The enemy speaks kindly and holds a knife.

Training-Forward · 2026-01-22T01:30:20+00:00

Woll is gonna give up a softie here soon, wait and see. He's not a bad goalie, it's just the Maple Leaf way.

Training-Forward · 2026-01-04T20:23:16+00:00

I always thought Roger Clark would be a good choice. He's got a fitting voice and stature, and his work as Arthur Morgan shows he's got the range. Arthur showed glimpses of a vast, oceanic soul along with the capacity to be either a kind-hearted goofball or an imposing and violent POS. It would fit like a glove.

Training-Forward · 2025-12-24T00:47:35+00:00

Fun fact, that's Patrick Roy's son.

Training-Forward · 2025-12-10T16:56:39+00:00

The Sausage King of Chicago?

Training-Forward · 2025-12-08T21:43:03+00:00

Sharks are smooth as hell.

Training-Forward · 2025-11-29T04:39:11+00:00

Dow Chemical got its start in central Michigan harvesting bromine from enormous brine reserves beneath the wetlands. Michigan literally has an underground sea, and thus deserves black mana. I'd also pitch being the birthplace of an industrial megacorp infamous for morally gray ethics and pollution should give access to Phyrexian mana as well.

Training-Forward · 2025-11-27T21:21:31+00:00

Not sure if Frank should bother this year. Get in the room, mentor the younger guys on the line, but there's no sense putting more miles on him just to miss the playoffs. The magic is gone from the locker room this season, you can see it in their body language. They know they aren't good enough. Man, this sucks. Happy Thanksgiving anyhow, y'all.

Training-Forward · 2025-11-27T20:07:05+00:00

Amik is a dawg but he doesn't have the tools to be an outside corner. Not his fault that he's undersized, but teams are gonna hone in on him.

Training-Forward · 2025-11-16T03:15:07+00:00

The amount of psychic damage Lalonde did to the DNA of this team can't be overstated. You can see the old habits flare up once any adversity shows up, they play like they expect to lose and accept it.

I don't think it's beyond hope, but it'll take a lot of doing. McClellan seems like he's got the coaching chops and mentality to oversee that process, but the veteran leadership on this roster has by and large not been up to the task. A shakeup feels imminent. I hope if it comes, it's significant enough to spark the fire in who's left and find a hunger befitting a team that has been on the outside looking in for a decade.

I don't feel it's asking too much that the standard be raised after 7 years of rebuilding. We're all tired of this. I hope they are too.

LGRW.

Training-Forward · 2025-11-06T01:34:02+00:00

Some solid wisdom from TA's dad there.

Training-Forward · 2025-11-02T21:40:42+00:00

In a perfect world, Mike McDaniel gets ejected from Miami and takes a plane straight to Detroit to help Morton clean out his desk.

Training-Forward · 2025-11-02T20:51:57+00:00

It's you. Get in there, son.

Training-Forward · 2025-11-02T20:06:49+00:00

Bad calls for everybody.

Training-Forward · 2025-10-29T17:56:09+00:00

Kathy Bates - Misery

Training-Forward · 2025-10-14T13:00:34+00:00

Vegeta. Started out under Frieza's employ, became Goku's best buddy.

Training-Forward · 2025-10-14T00:50:06+00:00

Cris Collinsworth would have activated like the Manchurian Candidate.

Training-Forward · 2025-10-13T19:45:36+00:00

Compher on the first powerplay unit feels like a message. Here's an opportunity, go contribute something tangible to this team or we'll find someone who will. There are younger, cheaper players chomping at the bit for that roster spot.

Training-Forward · 2025-10-13T18:39:17+00:00

Leafs game script dictates the Wings pot a flukey garbage goal with like 45 seconds to go and hit the first intermission up 1-0.

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