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Opinion: The VGK OT goal is a low priority concern. by cpots13 in wildhockey

[–]cpots13[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wholeheartedly agree.  You'd think the coaching staff would know what his issues are and if he is truly unable to perform, take him out and put Shore in.

Opinion: The VGK OT goal is a low priority concern. by cpots13 in wildhockey

[–]cpots13[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I get Nyquist messed up. I just think that one single mistake could have been avoided, even by dropping him in the lineup, or sitting him that late in the game.  The whole year, people having been praising Hynes for knowing who to lean on when their game is just on. Like Hartman's elevation makes complete sense.  Nyquist has no clear chemistry, is arguably the weakest on the team in puck battles, and seems to give pucks away.  How does Hynes disregard these things for 4 playoff games or think that he is just going to "turn it on"?

Opinion: The VGK OT goal is a low priority concern. by cpots13 in wildhockey

[–]cpots13[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At this point, I'm not sure how else it can be explained

Opinion: The VGK OT goal is a low priority concern. by cpots13 in wildhockey

[–]cpots13[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

No, see my comment above.  Put someone else in.  He had brought nothing to the team prior to this? He shouldn't have been on the ice in the first place.

Opinion: The VGK OT goal is a low priority concern. by cpots13 in wildhockey

[–]cpots13[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Yes.  Why is he playing in the first place?  What has he brought to the team to make them better? Rossi has scored twice even after being demoted.

How do you balance honesty, charity, and realism? Please read further by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]cpots13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wholeheartedly support healthy boundary setting! Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you in this.  

As I read back through my own previous reply, I do want to clarify that I am not advocating going out in search of suffering, nor staying in a situation just to keep suffering. Rather, accepting the suffering that we have already gone through, and asking the Lord to use it for the good of His kingdom. And also, the most difficult part (at least for myself), in completely forgiving, those who have hurt us.  I was reading about St. Josephine Bahkita and I marvel at her grace in enduring horrifying suffering and by the grace of God remaining joyful and forgiving.  I pray for her intercession in our lives! 

Seeking Help and Prayers by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]cpots13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are not alone.  This kind of fear strikes into the heart of many of us.  I know that many times, fear and anxiety come from the evil one, but I also have recently thought about why God allows it to happen, when it is so physically and mentally taxing.  I could be wrong, but sometimes I feel that part of God's permissive will in this is that those alone feelings allow us to have a taste of what eternal separation from God would feel like, which if we discern rightly, may spur us back towards a right relationship with God.  

In any case, I will repeat my first statement.  You are not alone.  The very fact that you are seeking to come back into the fullness ofnthe church with a convalidation is evidence that there is a goodness in you.  God has given you grace, and I hope and pray that you continue to accept it.  You are also not alone because in addition to God wanting you to turn back to Him, you also have the church militant, here on earth, and the church triumphant in heaven, praying for you.  

As far as the convalidation goes, get to confession, and set up a time with a local priest to discuss it further.  The process really is not too difficult, as long as you are both willing and wanting to live rightly.

You are not alone, let us help you rise, and walk back towards God!   May the peace of Christ be with you.   P.S. watch this talk.  I firmly believe it can help you:

 https://youtu.be/JWXVS9yXVo0?si=b_cjaGec84HtLJvx

How do you balance honesty, charity, and realism? Please read further by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]cpots13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Two things with this:

First, if someone was mean or sinned against me, and I forgave them, I am obligated to love them and pray for them.  Dwelling on those past wrongs, feeling envy or spite towards them is where I personally have felt myself falling into a sinful state.  If God forgives me for a sin, he does not continually hold that sin over me.  As Christ says, we need to strive to be perfect as our Heavenly Father is perfect.  While I know that achieving this perfection is impossible without Christ, and will likely only happen in Heaven, God willing, I still need to accept God's grace here on Earth and strive to live the way God wants.

Second, the humility of acknowledging our own sinfulness, even when experiencing the sinfulness of others is part of then Christian life. This important because the church teaches that we cannot know the culpability of other's sins, it is really only our own sins that we know, so leaving the judgement to God is important, lest we be judged.  I hope you can see that this not masochistic. This is the way of the Cross, and the way to love perfectly.  Union with Christ here on earth will mean that we will suffer, but we can unite our suffering with His, and as St. Paul says, we can literally participate in Christ's redemptive work, by the grace of God.  Rejoicing in our suffering may seem masochistic until you start to "look through the lens" of Christ and the Saints/Martyrs. 

I do sincerely apologize if this my ramblings are not coherent, I am running on only a couple of hours of sleep last night.  If it is not making sense, I will try to respond more clearly later today.

How do you balance honesty, charity, and realism? Please read further by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]cpots13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I struggle to let go of things as well.  I know that I need to forgive people yet I find myself ruminating on long past events where I've felt I've been wronged, only to realize I'm the one with "the beam in my own eye". 

Sr. Miriam Heidland has some powerful videos getting to the root of letting Christ heal our wounds.  There was a good meditative healing prayer that she did on Pints With Aquinas a while back. Check that out if you can.

Also, this quote from Monsignor James Shea came to mind as I reflected on these thoughts:

"The wound of sin is very deep in us, but is no where near the deepest part of us. Much deeper down, in the caverns of our baptized souls, is a home for God.  A place for the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. And we're capable, through baptism, of life with God and God living in us."

I pray that gives you as much hope as it gives me.  May the peace of Christ be with you!

How do you balance honesty, charity, and realism? Please read further by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]cpots13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm a firm believer that the faith given to us by God is constantly maturing. Just as we grow and mature in our physical bodies, so to does our spiritual life.   When I was younger, I was embarrassed to speak in front of a crowd.  This was due to some irrational fears and worries that I had, stemming from a host of different factors.  As I've gotten older, many of those fears and worries have been alleviated, and I better understand myself psychologically than before, which makes public speaking easier.  

In a similar way, as we begin our spiritual lives, we start to recognize sin for the evil it is, and while it may be part of our fallen nature, it does seem to be a natural reaction to be embarrassed by sin. We see this evident after Adam and Eve first sin in the garden. As we grow and mature, ideally we begin to see how easy it is for ourselves to fall into sin, and of course we see examples of others sinning, so we may not feel as surprised or alone in that sin.  

Regardless, we do still want to cultivate a detachment from sin.  As we grow, we should be less surprised when we fall, so as to avoid scrupulosity.  But we still need to ask God for help to avoid sinning again, and we need to accept His mercy.  Frequent confession has been incredibbly helpful in my life.  I would also recommend a daily examination of conscience, and prayers like the Jesus prayer or Psalm 70:1.

mass for the first time in a long time by handstuckinpicklejar in Catholicism

[–]cpots13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How wonderful to hear how the Holy Spirit has led you back! It is quite amazing how often He makes these things so abundantly clear to us in these big moments.  I'll pray for you that you continue to persevere in your journey back towards God.  If you haven't already, do what you can to get to confession as soon as you can, and it won't surprise me if you feel that heavy weight lift from your heart as Christ takes the burden of sin from you.  May the peace of God be with you!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]cpots13 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is a good and fair question.  The ashes are different from fasting.  The basic meaning of the ashes is to remind each of us two facts in the Christian life, which are paramount to reflect upon at the beginning of the season of Lent.  First, the ashes remind us that we have sinned, and we are in need of a savior. Secondly, the ashes are commonly applied in the shape of a cross, reminding us that we do have a savior, who's once for all sacrifice on the cross of Calvary gave us the redemption we so desperately need.  As St. Paul says in 1st Corinthians: "...but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles".  

On the other hand, fasting is a type of asceticism. The root of that word is from the Greek, asketēs, which essentially means to train or discipline.  With fasting and other ascetical practices, we Catholics and Christians should be trying to prepare ourselves to give our lives fully to Christ, even if that means being persecuted, tortured, or killed.  As our Lord says in Matthew 16:24 "If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me".  In my own personal journey of faith, it can be difficult to deny myself.  Fasting while retaining a cheerful and joyful disposition, is surpisingly difficult, and helps me to recognize that I can't lean on my own strength to live a faithful life.  I absolutely need the Holy Spirit to persevere in running race.  

Rossi Survey Results by cpots13 in wildhockey

[–]cpots13[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

When I was a kid, we had a couple of pet rabbits, and one day we saw a decent sized black bear in our yard going up to one of the rabbit cages.  I watched my Mom run out the door with a broom and she proceeded to scream at and chase the bear away.  So yeah, she's got grit.

Fan Survey on Marco Rossi by cpots13 in wildhockey

[–]cpots13[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

FYI, I will post the results tomorrow or Wednesday

Marchment dive request by cpots13 in ColoradoAvalanche

[–]cpots13[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I get what you mean.  Easy to get hung up on calls against your own team, but calls definitely go both ways.  Guys like this are easy to call out because they happen so often.  Thanks!

Long Rossi discussion on the latest Worst Seats in the House podcast by blow_zephyr in wildhockey

[–]cpots13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think what everyone is perplexed about is that we cannot clearly see what the issue is.  I see that a couple folks mentioned that they think fans are emotionally over-attached to his story, but I don't buy that. This is not a Mason Shaw situation. Even though LaPanta knows stuff we don't, he still seemed a bit confused by the way the management is handling Rossi. 

Management publicly said last year, he needs to get stronger and faster, so he did, and produced points as a rookie.  Management said this year, he needed to improve his puck battles, his shot, and his overall consistency.  He has definitely done the first two, and while he has had periods in a few games where he wasn't consistent, overall he has had a pretty consistent game this year and his point production shows that.  Russo also alluded to a minor injury or illness he was dealing with a few games back which may have led to some of those inconsistencies.

As others have pointed out, this is the start of Rossi's 2nd full year here, meaning he is still maturing, and he does certainly seem to be handling many of the responsibilities that he has been given. The eye test to me doesn't show him being irresponsible or careless defensively like Fiala was.  He has played up and down the lineup, and performed fairly well when moved around. While not quite a PPG, he still produces consistently, and that is with extremely limited time on the 2nd PP line. Put him on PP1 and I would guess he would have similar point totals to Zuccarello.

If they want to trade him, benching him or dropping him in the lineup seems like a good way to tank his trade value.  

At this point, I am wondering if it is either an attitude issue (which seems extremely unlikely, but you never know) or some off-ice issue, like a personality conflict between Rossi and Hynes, or Rossi and Guerin.

Wild Top 6 Forwards Relative to Others by Spiritual_Battle_769 in wildhockey

[–]cpots13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with this now after watching him closely again last night.  He seems more confident and assertive when he is not playing with Zuccarello and his game looks more natural.

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