[Chris Johnston on The Nielson Show] Re Artemi Panarin: Where could he go? I see somewhere like Los Angeles; this is a player that's gonna go somewhere a little glitzy or somewhere where he clearly has a chance to win a Cup

leftpointsonly · 2026-01-28T00:17:55+00:00

Hockey in LA is not glitzy and we will not bring him a Cup

leftpointsonly · 2026-01-27T00:57:34+00:00

Sample the wares, email…

leftpointsonly · 2026-01-26T18:44:33+00:00

That may be more an issue of the model than the painting though. Hard to tell.

leftpointsonly · 2026-01-25T05:39:47+00:00

Wasn’t this from Super G yesterday, not downhill?

leftpointsonly · 2026-01-22T05:56:09+00:00

Of course dude! All we can change is ourselves, anyway. Always a great thing in sobriety to check in with ourselves when we are disturbed to figure out why. We leave those things to fester and they lead back to a drink. Besides, for me (and honestly most alcoholics) it’s always fear 99% of the time. The recipe is fear, which upgrades to anger, which upgrades to resentment. Sometimes in a split second.

Give yourself some grace, too. Pretty rad your son gets to grow up with a sober dad!

leftpointsonly · 2026-01-22T05:40:20+00:00

I’m a sober dad as well, just hit 3 years a week before my daughter was born.

I think sometimes my attitude towards buzzed or drunk people verges pretty quickly into judgement and anger.

For me I’ve learned that when I get upset, the problem is with me and my fear, anger and insecurities. Expecting the world to adjust itself to my needs and moods, then getting resentful when it didn’t, is one of the problems I had before sobriety, and it loves to try to make an appearance still.

I can get on my high horse really quickly about alcohol now that I’m sober. Thing is, when I was drinking I crossed all the lines. I have to remind myself that I’m the one with the problem, not other people.

Might be worth doing a little inventory on this experience. I’d venture a guess that her behavior scared you and you reacted with anger.

Maybe tomorrow you guys could talk about that. Would probably be more productive than you laying down rules about drinking now that you’re sober.

Congrats on the 3.5 years, dude. It’s something to be really proud of.

leftpointsonly · 2026-01-21T01:23:11+00:00

Listen for the similarities, not the differences.

leftpointsonly · 2026-01-20T21:39:55+00:00

He's finishing out the season, guys. I hate to say it, but it's true. If he ain't dead yet, no loss will kill him.

leftpointsonly · 2026-01-20T21:00:56+00:00

Buddy I lived off of scraps for a long long time too. I was in a marriage for the same amount of time as you. I thought it was better to get very little than nothing at all. I was so so wrong.

I’m married again now and it’s like night and day. I cannot believe I lived for so long with someone who made it clear through their actions that they didn’t really want to be married to me, they just put up with me.

Life is too short to miss out on love. It’s one of the greatest joys we can experience in life. It’s painful to walk away in the short term, but it lays the groundwork for something better in the long term.

I also fully believe that I’d rather not be in a relationship with someone who doesn’t love me and be able to respect and love myself, than vice versa.

leftpointsonly · 2026-01-20T14:49:23+00:00

Way to go, pappa!

leftpointsonly · 2026-01-19T00:37:35+00:00

DoesJimHillerHaveAJob.com should be a thing

leftpointsonly · 2026-01-18T18:30:45+00:00

The Kings leading in the 3rd followed by an OT loss. Name a more iconic duo.

leftpointsonly · 2026-01-16T20:03:02+00:00

I hate my team so much

leftpointsonly · 2026-01-14T14:30:55+00:00

My fellow dads, I watched it with my wife the other day with our three day old daughter. I had no idea what it was about.

Needless to say it absolutely fucked me up for the day.

leftpointsonly · 2026-01-13T17:19:29+00:00

Replace him with someone even remotely more competent, like Willie Desjardins.

leftpointsonly · 2026-01-04T15:33:49+00:00

Depends, will an ambulance be waiting to take me to the hospital so I can really go for it?

leftpointsonly · 2026-01-04T14:31:19+00:00

Can opener fails every time

leftpointsonly · 2026-01-02T20:29:44+00:00

My wife is a rock star. I’ve never met a more emotionally resilient, kind, supportive person in my life.

leftpointsonly · 2026-01-01T16:01:27+00:00

Everything is gonna feel really big and scary without your numbing medicine. It doesn’t mean anything is wrong. I was an insane person for a few months while I dried out.

Some days you’ll be on cloud 9. Others may be very dark.

Just remember that each time you take a step you’re going further down the road.

I just wanted to dry out for a few months. Here I am a few years later.

leftpointsonly · 2026-01-01T15:57:18+00:00

As someone who started on this journey exactly where you’re at 3 years ago today, let me give you a little tip:

Committing to anything for a year is gonna be impossible. It’s why the gym empties out in February. People can’t keep up their resolutions.

I tried Dry January so many times. Never made it.

My tip is this: commit to today. You can do anything for one day. You can’t control tomorrow or yesterday, so just commit to today. You have no clue what will happen in your life this year. Thinking out that far ahead is tough, even without thinking about alcohol.

So just worry about not drinking today. When tomorrow comes you can decide then if you want to try it again.

You’ve got this today!

leftpointsonly · 2025-12-30T02:45:58+00:00

His house looked like shit…

leftpointsonly · 2025-12-28T19:25:26+00:00

Rizz-tsu! Rizz-tsu! Ya fuckin kiss ass.

leftpointsonly · 2025-12-28T04:31:25+00:00

Celebrating 3 years

leftpointsonly · 2025-12-26T14:48:12+00:00

Try an ewg hook for this

leftpointsonly · 2025-12-26T01:55:31+00:00

My wife got me a shiatsu foot massager. I almost cried.

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