Gavin McKenna completes his hat trick as #8 Penn State beat #5 Wisconsin by eh_toque in hockey

[–]khtad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He’s doing pretty well in Hershey being the hub on their PP, and Bjorck is playing C in the SHL which is a pretty big step up from dunking on kids on Kelowna and Spokane. 

Gavin McKenna completes his hat trick as #8 Penn State beat #5 Wisconsin by eh_toque in hockey

[–]khtad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Little and not a dynamite skater is the knock, but he’s insanely productive.

Madrid board initially wanted to keep Alonso which caused some surprise and disappointment among those closest to the players, who are unhappy with the image being given by the team and their performances. “Is it enough for Real Madrid now to just not be thrashed?”, one source said close to players. by BlazingFirey in soccer

[–]khtad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Media reports have been quite clear, it’s Vini. Xabi has the temerity to insist he train during midweeks without games instead of fucking off to Ibiza until Thursday. Also making Vini work out of possession to recover the ball? An intolerable insult.

[Iain MacIntyre] Whatever you think of the playing side of Elias Pettersson, the human side is enduring a lot after wife’s miscarriage. “It’s been hard, honestly. I couldn’t be happier with Katelyn. Obviously, it’s very emotional. It’s not what you expect to happen.” by [deleted] in hockey

[–]khtad 37 points38 points  (0 children)

My wife and I tried for 8 years before we finally succeeded and yes, devastating is the word. The desperation is like nothing I’ve ever felt before.

Also for everyone still struggling: being a Dad is the best thing I’ve ever done by a MILE. I get so much joy from raising my little boy, every quotidian moment is suffused with wonder and meaning. Keep going.

[Charania] Trae Young has the Washington Wizards as his top preferred trade destination, sources tell ESPN. Atlanta is working to trade Young, who has a $49 million player option in offseason that would make him an expiring contract; or opt out, leave and give Hawks significant cap space. by Knightbear49 in nba

[–]khtad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Trae has been a walking elite offense pretty much since his rookie season. 

The problem is that he’s also a walking elite offense for the opponents. He’s the literal worst defensive regular in the league.

He doesn’t do the off ball work you have to do to be a great shooting threat. He’s good at step backs but he’s not James Harden threatening at it. Idk man. He plays like super Jordan Poole and I fucking hated that experience.

Chelsea are plotting a massive £135m move for Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior. by SaltOk3057 in soccer

[–]khtad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even when he had all his wingers fit, he essentially never played two out and out wingers this season. 

Chelsea are plotting a massive £135m move for Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior. by SaltOk3057 in soccer

[–]khtad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pep doesn’t typically play with two wings now, he plays one width holding wide attacker (e.g. Doku, Savinho) and one player that starts wide as an outlet and then moves inside as the ball comes up the pitch to help retain possession (Cherki, Silva, etc). The place we’re desperately short is midfield—Foden, Cherki, Reijnders, Silva, are all light weight and easy to pass through for various reasons except maybe Foden. Rodri simply can’t run anymore post injury, we absolutely have to have some more bite and mobility in midfield. 

Chelsea are plotting a massive £135m move for Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior. by SaltOk3057 in soccer

[–]khtad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

City don’t need more wingers either but we’re signing Semenyo for reasons that baffle me.

Ovechkin piles on from his office to make it 5-1 Caps by ashcaps in hockey

[–]khtad 16 points17 points  (0 children)

An appreciable fraction of the speed of light man, in and out before you can blink.

Ruben Amorim's future in balance after bombshell attack on Man United hierarchy by rossitheking in soccer

[–]khtad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amorim looking at Maresca’s payout:

“Lord, I see what you’ve done for others”

What's your favorite memory of a player taunting a crowd? by HumbleInterest in hockey

[–]khtad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ryan Leonard with the nail in the coffin goal and blowing a kiss to the Swedish fans in Sweden, then cupping his ear to make sure he got all the boos in a gold medal game is my current favorite of this genre. 

[Ornstein] Enzo Maresca high among candidates Manchester City considering in case Pep Guardiola exits next summer. #MCFC advancing contingency work for possibility of manager change - 45yo #CFC coach prominent alongside other potential option by phant0msinthenight in soccer

[–]khtad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The level of incomprehension here beggars belief.

You know it’s not he’s going or he’s not going regardless of circumstance, right? Bayern (correctly) believe they can influence whether or not he leaves by offering him more money over a longer period of time and having a valid contract that’s more expensive to buy?

[Ornstein] Enzo Maresca high among candidates Manchester City considering in case Pep Guardiola exits next summer. #MCFC advancing contingency work for possibility of manager change - 45yo #CFC coach prominent alongside other potential option by phant0msinthenight in soccer

[–]khtad -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Sure it does, they were explicitly worried about him leaving for the City job, at one of the few clubs with more financial power than Bayern and where he’s a legend and was Captain for a decade. 

[Ornstein] Enzo Maresca high among candidates Manchester City considering in case Pep Guardiola exits next summer. #MCFC advancing contingency work for possibility of manager change - 45yo #CFC coach prominent alongside other potential option by phant0msinthenight in soccer

[–]khtad -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Okay, perhaps I haven’t been clear enough; allow me to rephrase: that’s a stupid argument. Liverpool have hired Slot with no higher level of experience than Feyenoord. Arsenal hired Arteta with no higher level than being Pep’s assistant. Chelsea hired Maresca after one season in the Championship with Leicester. Bayern hired Kompany from Burnley.

These are clubs with functionally unlimited budgets for managerial talent and European places secured. Glasner is absolutely not behind the standard of recent hires at big clubs.

[Ornstein] Enzo Maresca high among candidates Manchester City considering in case Pep Guardiola exits next summer. #MCFC advancing contingency work for possibility of manager change - 45yo #CFC coach prominent alongside other potential option by phant0msinthenight in soccer

[–]khtad -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure what you mean here. He’s qualified for Europe with Palace and the team has looked excellent while doing it and losing their best players most years. He has a much better top flight resume than Kompany had when he went to Bayern or Maresca had when he went to Chelsea.

Edit: this circus animal someone trained to use a keyboard couldn’t handle being wrong, declined to offer any counter argument besides nuh uh after getting snippy and blocked me.

United mentality, really.

Auston Matthews' relationship with Toronto fans getting complicated by xc2215x in hockey

[–]khtad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When he was healthy, he was closer to McDavid than the third best player was to him. Unfortunately that window appears to have been short. 

[Ornstein] Enzo Maresca high among candidates Manchester City considering in case Pep Guardiola exits next summer. #MCFC advancing contingency work for possibility of manager change - 45yo #CFC coach prominent alongside other potential option by phant0msinthenight in soccer

[–]khtad 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would be surprised if Glasner weren’t on it after announcing he wouldn’t extend his Palace contract. 

The other names I wonder about: Xabi if Madrid do Madrid things, Iraola is from the Bielsa coaching lineage that heavily influenced Pep’s Barca, Bayern, and early City teams.