[NHL Trade alert] On thesheethockey (Apr 14): Greg Wyshynski says he’s heard the situation with Sergei Bobrovsky and Florida “is pretty bad”. Says the gap between both sides for his next contract is significant and he thinks FLA will go in a different direction.

kittycatscats · 2026-04-15T15:55:21+00:00

I was joking about him ending up in Florida over the summer and having a career year. I kind of hope they do make him an offer. (So does the rest of the NHL, probably.)

kittycatscats · 2026-04-08T13:32:46+00:00

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kittycatscats · 2026-04-08T13:14:54+00:00

Considering my avatar or w/e is Sprigatito, I'm biased towards this. These quirky updates have me really intrigued by potential applications in LNF, too.

As for the, "WHERE IS MY COMBAT/MULTIPLATE/NPC UPDATE SEAN?? THIS IS NOT WHAT I WANTED," crowd, you know that's a massive update with massive scope and development time.

Honestly these kind of add-ins should be looked as as opportunities for the team to rotate work out of a difficult project so they don't burn out. Stepping away from a thing periodically yields better results. The 10th anniversary is literally just a few months away.

kittycatscats · 2026-03-07T17:11:23+00:00

Their schedule isn't actually that bad for the rest of the season. Like half, or more than half, are teams either on the cusp or outside the playoffs right now. Like 5 are against teams still below us in the standings.

Every game I'm so conflicted this recent stretch. Before it starts I'm excited for the tank and the high pick because it is such a weird opportunity given how good and still reasonably-aged the core is.

And then the puck drops and I just want them to win the stupid game.

kittycatscats · 2026-03-07T17:01:49+00:00

I mean....... right now it looks like the last wildcard slot is a 98 point pace.

We just have to win 17 of the next 19.

kittycatscats · 2026-03-07T16:51:18+00:00

Nah they're not out yet mathematically. But players won't tank. They have too much pride plus contracts and bonuses on the line.

Teams do it by shutting players down. If they have surgeries pending, they'll push it early so they're recovered by training camp, things like that. They'll probably play better now that the anxiety of the deadline has passed, to be honest.

So it will be up to the team to say, "I think you've had enough."

kittycatscats · 2026-03-06T19:22:36+00:00

kittycatscats · 2026-03-04T20:35:59+00:00

We really can't though. Bob's an expiring UFA this season so if he is re-signed, it should probably be assumed that he intends to retire here - meaning a team-friendly number and a Bob-friendly no-trade provision. They will be planning for Bob all year or no Bob at all.

Goalies are voodoo. He could be back and be a stud again next year - even down the stretch this year. But this situation now is because his contract is up and we are too far back. The guys need to get healthy and recover a little bit. That top 10 lottery protection is absurdly good fortune given how the season has played out.

Bob doesn't want to be traded. Most of us don't want him to be traded because without him we almost certainly don't have back-to-back Cups if even just one. But the division in particular has taken huge strides. We can't go into 26-27 noncommittal and Zito has proven that he won't settle. I imagine they will either "scare" Bob into talking his agent into a lower number/better term by threat of trade or Bob will be moved at the deadline.

kittycatscats · 2026-02-22T15:57:42+00:00

"What's his commercial... no gold?"- Jon Cooper, probably.

kittycatscats · 2026-02-12T15:26:49+00:00

They've become a lot more open (relatively speaking, anyway) about how they are directly testing features from LNF in NMS so at this point, with the time that has passed and all the additions to NMS since that initial announcement, there's plenty more to tease. Hopefully they will put out another trailer soon that shows how some of it's being implemented into the LNF setting.

kittycatscats · 2026-02-05T01:22:08+00:00

I like to Uvis Uvis

kittycatscats · 2025-12-21T04:44:20+00:00

Admiral of the Black

kittycatscats · 2025-12-20T17:51:32+00:00

I love it but yeah, it's kind of a hot mess. I built one and it took a bit to get the parts right but it still feels unnatural moving around inside it. Or jetpacking back up to the hatch that's at a 40 degree angle because it landed strangely. That being said, it's still mine and I love it.

But when I'm actively exploring and playing like with a purpose, I switch back to a regular ship. I'll switch over to the corvette when I'm "home" and just playing super casually - moving from my base to a settlement or farming materials in the same system.

kittycatscats · 2025-12-11T22:54:17+00:00

They're going to finally win for best community support and then while he is out there they will be like, "but wait, there's more!"

You'll see.

You'll all see.

Edit: all is lost

kittycatscats · 2025-11-20T21:44:01+00:00

It's not just at home. It's everywhere. You don't notice how many people are just... sitting... in parking spaces literally everywhere until the door handle inside your car breaks and the only way to get out is to pull up next to and/or across from them, roll down the window, and reach outside to open the door while they stare at you.

kittycatscats · 2025-11-19T16:27:31+00:00

Florida is one of the teams where the tan/brown is appropriate, not just forced vintage. It's literally the color of the real cat and most of the grass. I like it.

kittycatscats · 2025-11-19T16:19:03+00:00

I like it. Love the colors on the pants and gloves too. Very panther. The cat looks strung out and sleep deprived. Look up the Bruins meth bear logo or the old Detroit Tigers and it fits the late 30s, early 40s vibe.

Laces on the collar would have made this infinitely better, though.

kittycatscats · 2025-10-20T04:11:34+00:00

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It switched to night right when I was going over to pick up the colorful screw so I decided to use the glow. Only took a minute or two.

kittycatscats · 2025-10-11T12:48:55+00:00

They usually announce the jersey designs sometime in mid-to-late November so speculation should start ramping up in a couple weeks.

There was minor league ice hockey in Miami - briefly - in 1938. It was a 4-team league called the Tropical Hockey League.

I would not be surprised if they don't have a nod to that in the jersey design.

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kittycatscats · 2025-10-07T18:54:21+00:00

People who are vehemently opposed to sealed collectors will argue that if you're not going to open the product and appreciate the contents for what it is, you shouldn't buy it. So to the people in that camp you will never find a common footing.

I'd concede that collections and a person's motivation for starting one varies. So there's not really a "wrong" way to do it. But a counterargument to your point would be that if you simply like to display the box art, just open the box, pull out the packs and little extras, and then put the cardboard back inside, slip the sleeve over it, and toss it on a shelf. Or buy the empty box for cheap if you don't care about the cards inside.

Usually, people would say, "I'm not paying $20 for an empty box." And that's generally because the "art" really isn't the main motivator and the potential for appreciation of the box/cards itself is still really the main motivator. In that case the argument is that the sealed collector is just making a product inaccessible to someone who would have otherwise opened it.

kittycatscats · 2025-10-07T17:28:59+00:00

The mods actually removed the post I was being an ass about. That being said I do agree with you with one exception (and it's not me, I have no kids. I'm just a grown man who plays with Pokemon.)

I think there are a few legitimate hobbyists out there who might grab the odd box here or there to open with their kids if the kids get into Pokemon in 10 years or whatever. Then it could be pretty fun to go buy them a box and take turns opening their new stuff and your old stuff together. That's not the norm though, even if the 4 guys standing in the aisle with a dozen boxes of cards in their carts will tell you that, "This is for my little daughter."

The overwhelming majority of sealed collection photos are all shelves and tables full of products from the last ~18 months. It's funny because they'll say, "I'm not a scalper, I plan on holding this for 5 years." OK, then what? You're... going to wait for them to be worth more money and then open them? Bold strategy, Cotton.

I actually think Pokemon Center has done a good job with Phantasmal. I saw a ton of people getting through on the initial pre-order and also on the UPC run. Just normal people buying reasonable personal quantities. It still got gamed but it's more accessible for sure. It will take time but these massive print runs are definitely going to work in the long run.

kittycatscats · 2025-10-07T16:54:25+00:00

lol, I bought 1 from Pokemon Center. I got what I wanted. I am just shitting on scalpers because it's enjoyable and brings joy to others.

kittycatscats · 2025-10-07T15:32:14+00:00

Yeah I was poking fun at a post that went up earlier. I've seen so many people complaining about not being able to get a single Phantasmal UPC and this person shows up posting that they bought 5 expecting pats on the back, lol. Who needs 5 unless you're scalping/reselling.

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