Lucky Pucker

Too fucking right, bro; I’m already trying to figure out a way to have the dog “accidentally get loose and run away” when I walk him. Two kids (no pets) was bliss… lol!

So when is the due date? Cus I was in BC in November… I mean, it’s probably yours…

…did you already know when you posted this about your “hypothetical kids”…? Congrats Coop! That is awesome news, and really brightens the day!

No gear as such, but some nice lids and stuff from the wife and kids this year! Found out from my buddy/Dad of the goalie on my son’s team that he (the son) has the two on the left himself!

Well let’s be honest here about what we have seen: a bunch of players sweating, breathing heavily, and spitting (like, all the time)… add to that all the coaches and staff half-assing the mask wearing, and fans likewise with concessions open for them to eat and drink (cus you can’t sit for 2 hours without cramming stuff into your cake hole). THEN imagine the behaviour and all the stuff we HAVEN’T seen. So yeah, here we are… this is not the COVID of 2020-21, so what worked for bubbles and such last go around just aren’t good enough now with Omicron, I guess. It does indeed suck, as @Fullright says, for the players and families for whom this was maybe their “one chance”. It also sucks because it was really a bright spot at our house, watching Team Canada as a family. Maybe they canceled because the other teams were afraid of us…?

Not to get into the whole debate here, but I don’t think the league will side with goalies on eye safety if they are using non-certified cat eye grills… but that’s only 2-3 of them, right…?

Amazing that you got to play at the Bell centre! Now if only we could get the actual Canadiens to play there…

I’m also from Montreal! Une tête carrée de l’ouest de l’ile… la rive sud, toi? What part? Also… tough year to be a Habs fan, eh?

I failed your girlfriend when I allowed her to become your wife. if you see her before I do, tell her “sorry”

Appreciate that, brother! And by listening to my wife, I’m also a good Hockey husband! Lol!

Hmmmm… has beard, drinks craft beers exclusively, not overly impressed by anything contemporary while demonstrating obsessive devotion to some obscure slice of the somewhat-recent past…? AND rocks an iPhone…? Sorry dude - you might actually be a hipster .

…looks like someone we know! Fucking love that movie!

When you’re right, you’re right! She’s pretty image conscious, so it’s an easy sell for the gear matching and style.

At the insistence of my wife, who did not want to deal with the chaos of club gear being passed around with little or no organization, we fully kitted out my daughter. I also picked up the. Netzero2 blue jenpro accents to go with her jerseys. Prettaaaaaay, prettaaaaaaay good. Not intentional, but also got her the same chestie as I have! Lol!

Fucking do it already, man! You deserve it. so now that we’ve peer pressured you into this, are you sticking with Vaughn, coming over to the Brian’s cool kids, or are you gonna roll the dice on that shitty start up that Coop endorses…?

You and your fucking Tree House access… jerk faced jerk!

The way Allen played in that game, he “wood” have even made THIS stick look good

Crazy - I just did this exact drill in my goalie lessons last night! I’m not as good as this goalie - lol!

Sorry to be the one to tell you Coop, but people being dismissive of Warrior is because YOU wear it!

Fantastic! They look to be Warrior fans… is that what you wear? After my son tried goalie, and decided to stay a skater, I’d say “he’s smarter than his old man”. Now that my daughter seems keen to join the union, I’ll have to change my narrative (although she too is smarter than the old man - lol)

Well, this happened this morning:

So my daughter is on a “competitive” team… so competitive that the cost doubled. Nice uniforms, extra ice times, fancy coaches and drills… but with that, is goalering still an after thought? Yup. Anyway, my daughter volunteered for an exhibition game tonight. I didn’t get a chance to teach her anything, and she never got to practice. Also, I had to get my daughter AND the other goalie all kitted out in the “club’s gear,” including and improvised toe tie repair - because with all the dads in the room who played such and such for so and so years, they know fuck all about goalies. Anyhoo, she enjoyed it, and said she wants to do it again. We’ll see. We’d have a lot to work on. And a trip to the LHS to get her gear game up to snuff. But I love the pictures!

Ach, dinnae fash yerself o’er it! I read a lot of Scottish comic books growing up. I’m sure if I used some of this in Glasgow, I’d get a side ways look, and a “get tae fook, ye doss coont” . Then probably beat up. Maybe robbed if I splurge for the full Glaswegian welcome package