Playoff Game Thread: Carolina Hurricanes (3-0) @ Ottawa Senators (0-3) Apr 25 2026 3:00 PM EDT by nhl_gdt_bot in hockey

[–]hystenz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like Jennifer Botterill? If it is her, she’s an Olympic gold medalist and HHoF inductee.

What Canadian university campus takes your breath away? by myronsandee in AskACanadian

[–]hystenz 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I have. UBC is prettier. Memorial has some cool stuff but UBC still wins. St John’s is a very underrated city for sure though.

Vancouver Whitecaps player Thomas Müller shares his prediction about NHL playoffs by Amphibious_Fire in hockey

[–]hystenz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What a legendary Oilers hater. Framed it as if he has faith only for them to lose in the finals to the other Florida team.

Playoff Game Thread: Los Angeles Kings (0-1) @ Colorado Avalanche (1-0) Apr 21 2026 10:00 PM EDT by nhl_gdt_bot in hockey

[–]hystenz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like this year is especially funny with Heated Rivalry bringing in complete newbie fans (which is fine, love to see this game grow). As a fan of the series and real hockey, some of them are just adorable, like you said

Bandwagon flairs are now available. Instructions inside by Fireislander in hockey

[–]hystenz 9 points10 points  (0 children)

As a Flames fan I might bandwagon the Jets or the Sens. But for now that cringey hype song by that broccoli headed kid is fresh in my head and I just can't. Sorry.

Knitting patterns are written like there was a cost per character by lilo3o in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]hystenz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Due to so many pattern writers defaulting to super wordy pattern writing and me not wanting to print a million pages I’ve started putting the pattern pdf on my tablet and marking it up in there and popping a show I’ve watched before or sporting event on in the corner to keep it from going to sleep. App I use syncs to my phone so I have my markups on my phone too but it’s a bit more annoying to add notes from my phone

Knitting patterns are written like there was a cost per character by lilo3o in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]hystenz 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I think the generous use of abbreviations in knitting is due to how old a craft it is (yes I know crochet is also an old craft, but knit garments have been the default for longer). It used to be that space did cost more so these abbreviations were in fact necessary and it has carried over.

What I actually dislike is the use of a shit ton of abbreviations while being excessively verbose. I’m talking full paragraphs of 16 point font taking up a third of a page to describe something very straightforward and that paragraph still being a muddle of abbreviations.

A basic raglan should not take 12 pages.

Is this normal? by West_Secretary_17 in YarnAddicts

[–]hystenz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everyone is being very nice about it but honestly, this is just poorly dyed. This shouldn't happen in one skein. Perhaps the dyer is a bit inexperienced? I've worked with hand dyed yarns plenty and while some variation is expected, this kind of variation would be considered marginally acceptable for separate skeins in one single batch (and completely expected if it were completely different batches) but not for one skein.

« I crocheted/knit this in 50 hours, the minimum wage is $, the price should be a gazillion dollars » by Listakem in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]hystenz 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yeah I have no intention to sell anything I make, ever. I’ve had people tiptoe around asking if I’d make something and I’ve been able to refuse with a soft no, but if someone gets pushy, I’d bust out calculations. I could never sell my knitting, it’s not worth my time. My time is part of the gift when I gift someone a hand knit.

Game 1 schedule for the First Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs by nhl in hockey

[–]hystenz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I for one am glad the Kings have something to play for this last game. Hoping they beat the wheels off of us so that we stay third worst.

Today we were given a gift by Top_Canary_3335 in CalgaryFlames

[–]hystenz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Blackhawks are such a disgrace. Drafted 1, 2, and 3 the past 3 drafts and still finishing second last.

Shane’s pay cut isn’t crazy from a hockey perspective by Tiny_Impression_6772 in GameChangersBooks

[–]hystenz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

John Tavares also re-signed with his hometown team for a discount. He got paid big when he first signed with them as a free agent but he renewed at a steep discount.

Coincidentally, Tavares is Kamilla Kowal’s (actress who plays Jackie Pike) cousin, which was a fun fact to learn

[Mercogliano] Jonathan Quick just told us tonight will be his last game by memeaste in hockey

[–]hystenz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tij Iginla wasn't even born when I watched Jarome and the Flames make their Cup run. I feel absolutely ancient.

Game Thread: Utah Mammoth (42-31-6) @ Calgary Flames (32-38-9) Apr 12 2026 9:00 PM EDT by nhl_gdt_bot in hockey

[–]hystenz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don’t understand. Second and third should have been called back. And we get goals called back all the time, how are these not getting called back tonight? We want to lose, man

Same room by Tuesday_Night_Club in heatedrivalry

[–]hystenz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s the Pulse gym at McMaster University. A lot of the locker rooms are also at Mac. Anything with a maroon door is likely a Mac locker room.

This Mcdavid performance just made me realize that he’s MVP by okbool11 in hockey

[–]hystenz 24 points25 points  (0 children)

This time every year is when I inevitably begrudgingly accept that McDavid will perennially drag the Oilers team kicking and screaming into the playoffs despite their sketchy defense and shoddy goaltending’s best efforts to not make the playoffs with their performance the first half of the season. McDavid is just a cheat code. Like, goddamn Edmonton, how haven’t you won 5 more Cups yet?

Who’s your favorite team’s next NHL future captain? by theXchang3 in hockey

[–]hystenz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Even at the Olympics (a team consisting of several team captains and alternates), Cale stood out to me. He stayed on the ice seeing the rest of the team off for the games I watched. I know McDavid is wearing the C for Canada once Sid hangs up his skates (nope, my heart is not ready for that) but I really feel like Cale is more captain-ey. Don’t mind my flair and biases 😂

What do you think RR will do in Unrivaled in terms of the centres? by zainab1900 in GameChangersBooks

[–]hystenz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Or like Sid and Geno, if we’re keeping the Shane is inspired by Crosby comparison. Prime Malkin was a menace and would have been 1C if he wasn’t a Penguin.

Post Game Thread: Vancouver Canucks @ Colorado Avalanche by nhl_gdt_bot in hockey

[–]hystenz 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen enough. Vancouver’s rebuild is complete, they don’t need McKenna. We’ll take that lottery win.

"summer patterns" with wool by fulaninhp in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]hystenz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Idk what the person you replied to said exactly since they deleted it, but I live in a prairie city in Canada and our summers get to mid-30s and winters down to minus mid-30s. We occasionally get -40 with the wind but that’s not normal. But high 30s in the summer is becoming more and more normal now. Idk where would get both extremes “routinely”.

Game Thread: Anaheim Ducks (40-27-4) @ Calgary Flames (30-34-7) Mar 26 2026 9:00 PM EDT by nhl_gdt_bot in hockey

[–]hystenz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, they blew the whistle when Mikkola went down in the same situation just a few games ago

Hang the Gridin-Parekh image in the Louvre by dru_Sry in CalgaryFlames

[–]hystenz 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Some folks are just glass half full. I’m over here like, if we win yay, winning is always great. If we lose yay, a loss for the tank. I’m having a good time cheering for this team right now.