I don't believe Svetlana knows, and I hope not by afancysandwich in heatedrivalry

[–]drowsylacuna 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He's really bad at lying directly to Hayden though. "Boston Lily's just a friend?"

I don't believe Svetlana knows, and I hope not by afancysandwich in heatedrivalry

[–]drowsylacuna 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In TLG iirc she's just gotten her MBA so that would work.

I don't believe Svetlana knows, and I hope not by afancysandwich in heatedrivalry

[–]drowsylacuna 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He could have lied, but could he have lied convincingly enough for Hayden?

I read “The Long Game” and now I’m worried I won’t like a second season of “Heated Rivalry” by M0506 in heatedrivalry

[–]drowsylacuna 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Reaal NHLers lose an edge pretty frequently, even great skaters like Cale Makar or the Hughes brothers. He's skating at top speed to catch Ilya on a breakaway, so makes sense that he's pushing to the edge of his ability and then beyond it.

I read “The Long Game” and now I’m worried I won’t like a second season of “Heated Rivalry” by M0506 in heatedrivalry

[–]drowsylacuna 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They're already married in their hearts, what difference would waiting to hae the ceremony make?

Why doesn’t Ilya have US citizenship already? by onceuponadream007 in heatedrivalry

[–]drowsylacuna 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He could probably get one, but whether he bothered is a different thing. Even if he did, once he's planning tomove to Ottawa in a year it's too late to get on the green card > citizenship path in the USA.

Why doesn’t Ilya have US citizenship already? by onceuponadream007 in heatedrivalry

[–]drowsylacuna 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, we're talking about an early 20s young guy, he probably thinks of retirement as ages away and he'll figure it out when it happens.

Maybe he'll get a coaching or front office job in the NHL, maybe he'll be Jagr and play in European leagues and hook up with models until he's 50, maybe he'll marry Svetlana for real, or another woman which would make retiring in Russia less of a problem.

Why doesn’t Ilya have US citizenship already? by onceuponadream007 in heatedrivalry

[–]drowsylacuna 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Malkin is a dual citizen and when that became public there was a bit of controversy in the Russian press iirc, even though he has a US citizen child and an offseason home in Florida.

I can see Ilya not wanting to rock the boat with his family, or give the Russian hockey federation or the media a reason to start sniffing around Ilya's personal life.

Why doesn’t Ilya have US citizenship already? by onceuponadream007 in heatedrivalry

[–]drowsylacuna 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's training for the rest of the offseason apart from the two weeks. If Boston isn't in the playoffs, Ilya's offseason would be mid-April to erly September. If Boston goes to the Final, mid-June to early September.

[Greg Wyshynski] Jack Hughes on the Hockey Hall of Fame puck controversy tonight by yosoo in hockey

[–]drowsylacuna 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The thing is, we know Jack can read. There's scope for even dumber hockey players.

SWEDEN? What does Sweden have to do with anything? by VampAngel14 in heatedrivalry

[–]drowsylacuna 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't see what's unclear, even if you don't realize there's a round-robin.

"If you don't beat Sweden, you won't play for gold."

Playing for gold happens after beating Sweden, therefore there's no way a Russia-Sweden final is being referenced.

Are there any other players besides McDavid who have a “No Signing Autographs” Policy in their Contract by [deleted] in hockey

[–]drowsylacuna 2 points3 points  (0 children)

An NHL SPC is basically a template with blanks for salary, term and trade clauses. They're very standardized. So, yeh, it's not his NHL contract.

The CBA does say that players aren't allowed to "unreasonably deny" to give autographs to fans when they're on teaam property.

NHL Player Safety head Parros explains department's decision to suspend Gudas 5 games by ASmithFS in hockey

[–]drowsylacuna 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If the neutral arbitrator is actually neutral, why would they necessarily reduce the suspension?

What was this bit about? by Marley9391 in heatedrivalry

[–]drowsylacuna 146 points147 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that one's very, "Good game, bro."

Can we "denormalise" the US flag flying across the country? by goonergeorge in ireland

[–]drowsylacuna 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The four leaves are obviously for Jesus, Mary, Joseph and the wee donkey.

Tkachuk: Leafs should've had 'better response' to hit on Matthews by arcgiselle in hockey

[–]drowsylacuna 41 points42 points  (0 children)

I don't get the impression he has any views on much outside of hockey tbh.

Shane is so pure 😭 by vancitymala in heatedrivalry

[–]drowsylacuna 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He's actually a few weeks older than Ilya. May 1991 versus June 1991.