My dog, Holly, hasn't had a dog bed for a while because she can't be trusted with anything filled with stuffing. Two dog beds down so far. Just gets this look in her eyes and it's off to the races, tearing open a hole and digging her face in to pull out stuffing bit by bit bit bit.

So cute!

In podcast news, looks like Scott and Scott and going to be doing a third band after U2 and REM, starting tomorrow.

https://twitter.com/scottaukerman/statu ... 45026?s=21

(Sorry NA and linseman -- it's shitty for sure.)

I mean, at this point, Go Flames Go, beat dem JERTS.

My power rankings are:

7. Devils
6. Ducks
5. Sabres
4. Wings
3. SNES
2. Kings
1. SNES via Sharks

But give me some chaos and throw in a play-in team spot too.

I have absolutely no recollection of the standings anymore, other than Cap was first.

The SNES will have two of the top three picks, which will make two Western Conference teams very happy in 7ish years when they inevitably get traded for large quantities of spare parts.

Just fucking call this season. It makes no fucking sense.

Me So Hronek wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 17, 2020 1:50 pm

https://www.rt.com/sport/492126-nhl-pav ... el-priest/

Pavel Datsyuk... uh... hm

Those are quite the words in a headline.

I think the SNES are the only team not to put out an official statement about George Floyd. The Foundation did yesterday, and now this.

Connor McDavid called it murder as well, so that's good.

Before, if you'd have asked me who would presumably get this the most right, Bergeron, Holtby, Wheeler and Toews would've certainly been near the top of my list.

For a guy who grew up in a small prairie city that is hardly the pinnacle of diversity and tolerance and who's been around hockey (again, hardly a diverse nor particularly tolerant place) for his entire life, that's darn good.

Me So Hronek wrote: ↑

Tue May 26, 2020 5:18 pm

It is I N S A N E that the Wild will be in the "playoffs"

I mean, they were only 3 points back of the JERTS with two games in hand

What's insane is the Blackhawks as a "playoff" team.

I'm reading through the comments on the catch-all post for Hockey Hall of Fame snubs and this one made me laugh Steve Larmer of the Blackhawks was an excellent player often overlooked. Good enough defensively that he could have won a Selke or two as well as a VG scorer that never missed a game. "He...

Fully agree. Putting the $ situation on multiple fronts aside, which I gather is the reason for wanting to get this going again, it feels to me like the best way forward would be to call this season, and prepare for a January 2021 start to a shortened next season. You buy a lot of time and don't hav...

Re sleep, I have never felt the need to sleep more, and -- probably 5-6 nights a week -- end up being in bed for 9+ hours, most of it sleeping. Those days, I often feel the need to nap i the afternoon as well. I don't do much most days beyond walking the dog and, a few times a week, going for a 30-6...

Ahh, I vaguely recall that. Sounds about right!

also, goes without saying, but fuck Leipsic to all ends of the earth. And all those other dudes. Really shedding some revealing light on the Winnipeg hockey bro culture (though it'll no doubt be different than anywhere else of course). Was disappointed to find out one of those guys was Mike Keane's ...