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Just a little thing l did this season (2021). Wrote down all of the quotes from Bones (and a few others) about Jamie's leadership.

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Bones 4.26.2021 : I think he loves these situations where he can put the team on his back and say ‘Let’s go,’ And he’s been doing that for a long time this season. It’s great to see. He’s giving us great leadership on the bench, in the room. It’s nice to see him be rewarded. He’s just not going to be denied.

Jake Oettinger : 4.26.2021 : Everyone loves that guy. He’s the best captain I’ve ever played for and he’s a guy that you want out there when the game’s on the line. He wants to win more than anyone and he wants to lead this team into the playoffs. Just really happy for him. A lot of people don’t see what type of person he is off the ice or to the guys or the type of leadership that he brings on a daily basis.

NBCSN Broadcast (Joe Micheletti) : 4.19.2021 : On the weekend I talked to Stars GM Jim Nill and  I also talked to Stars head coach Rick Bowness separately and we talked about all the issues that they’ve had this season and what they’ve had to go through and we’ve mentioned the injuries and then COVID and they miss the start of the season then the terrible storm that Texas put up with and more postponements. And I said well how've you been able to stay in it? And both of them said, unprovoked, separate conversations, Jamie Benn has been unbelievable on and off the ice for us. His leadership and what he’s provided has kept everybody in the moment and kept everybody thinking the same way. That’s how good he’s been for them. Jamie Benn means an awful lot to this organization.

Bones : 4.15.2021 : Jamie’s been playing fantastic at center. He’s been playing his heart out. So it all starts to me with Jamie and he drives the bus here, and when he’s playing as hard as he has at center then everyone else has to feed off of that.

Bones : 4.10.2021 : He’s been skating really well and you can see it. He’s had a lot of jump in his legs and I also think he’s relishing the role he has with the team that’s fighting for its life for a playoff spot. He’s relishing the leadership that comes...and the responsibility that comes with the role or the position we’re in so I really like the way he’s skating. He’s doing a lot of good things behind the scenes that you don’t see, but he’s also doing great things on the ice and leading by example so that’s what we need from him and he’s delivering.

Bones : 4.8.2021 : (Asked about Jamie’s overall game that night.) Great. He played very well. Big faceoff guy. He’s been playing really, really well. He hasn’t had the support on his line that I would like to see and that’s why I put him at center. To…’cause he’s been skating really well. He’s been a physical force. He’s been a dominant player but he still needs to get some more help from his line mates so we’re working on that. We all have full faith in Jamie. Ok we need you to play center tonight. And he was good on the faceoffs. He liked that tonight. I know he’d probably prefer left wing but he’s such a great leader on this team. We need you to play center tonight. There’s no talk, no conversation. Just ok. Whatever you need, coach. I gotta love that.

John Stevens : 4.5.2021 : The leadership in the group is really strong, starting with Jamie Benn.

Bones : 4.3.2021 : I’ll tell you who did an incredible job tonight was Jamie Benn. That’s two games in a row. He got a huge goal for us at the right time of the game. I’ve been complaining about that all year. Where’s that timely goal? He did it in Nashville early in that third period. He did it tonight. We’re down 2-1, get a power play, and came up huge for us. He was great on the bench, competed hard, he’s done a great job leading. Those third and fourth line guys, when that happens they want to contribute, they want to chip in because they see their leader out there busting his butt doing all of the things we need to do to win.

Bones : 4.2.2021 : Jamie had a great game tonight. That’s one of his better games, regardless, I know that he got that power play goal, he needed it. But he did a great job tonight on the bench, in the room, and on the ice he played very very well. Very hard.

Bones : 3.17.2021 : (asked about Jamie’s game that night) He got the big goal for us. He battles hard. He’s great on the bench and when things aren’t going good you see him trying his best out there to get things going.

Bones : 1.31.2021 : (First game back from injury) When he found his legs he was a dominant force out there. You know, that penalty he takes, it’s right in front of our bench and those are the ones that you absolutely have to kill. He did that to get the team going, to light a fire under us and that’s just the type of leader he is. And then it’s up to the penalty killers to go out and do the job and they did a fantastic job on that penalty. So, when your leader’s out there doing that and throwing the body around and laying it on the line then takes a penalty, we’ll kill those. We have to kill those and our guys did a great job. But when Jamie got his legs he was a dominant force out there.

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Here’s a few more.

ok but where are the side pics that show booty

Those are harder to come by

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Rads appreciation post

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1. I am done with the anons. Y’all are not going to use my blog to go back and forth at each other.

2. I do not condone hate against trans folk. I also don’t condone hate BY trans folk — or anyone else — for imagined offenses based on assumptions without real evidence. Being the subject of hate does not give you license to spew it.

3. Persecuting people for being trans is wrong. Vilifying a dude because of an Instagram like/follow — which doesn’t even really qualify as an opinion, much less persecution or hate — is also wrong. BOTH GROUPS CAN BE WRONG AT THE SAME TIME.

4. I do not condone bullying of any kind. I don’t care WHO is doing the bullying. It’s not ok. Hey assholes: stop bullying trans folk. Hey other assholes: stop bullying people for disagreeing with you.

5. I apologize if anything I have posted has been used by assholes to spread hate. The entire point of sharing what I have has been to condemn hate. All sides of this debate have been unreasonable. There’s a ton of nasty garbage I haven’t shared, and I’m sure there will be more. Everyone — and I mean EVERYONE — needs to step back and take a deep breath.

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I NEED to say, if I watch a hockey team, if I favour certain lines or certain players, if I reblog a video of that player/team scoring a goal or doing something stupid on the ice, if I like someones play or their ‘on ice persona’ (because lets be real, we dont know these people) that has nothing to do with what they are doing in their personal lives or what thoughts or feelings they have regarding certain issues. If I like a player it doesn’t mean I support their beliefs or political stance. I don’t even KNOW their political viewpoints because I dont follow any players on social media at all. Liking someone does not mean you support their feelings on things. There is a HUGE difference between someone apparently liking some stupid video and blatantly advocating for something. If someone uses their platform and makes deliberate statements, then you can have some sense of knowing where their compass lies. But to create a whole narrative out of something that hasn’t been said is really, really reaching. Dont pretend you know these people, stop pretending you think you know what they really think about issues they’ve never spoken about or taken action for. Thats oart of the problem here, people assuming they know these dumbass athletes whos lives are extremely different from yours. That is evidenced by the (sad) posts going around from people lamenting losing their ‘comfort character’. And how looking at gifs and reading fic made your life. Hello - He’s a REAL PERSON, not your plaything. You do not know him. Not when you liked him and not now that you’ve ‘canceled’ him over an assumption. All your writing fic and all the rest is PROJECTION. And now you’re projecting him as the villain. You haven’t ‘lost’ anything really... you created all of this. You built up a figure of fantasy and now tear it down. This is all your own doing. And crying into the echo chamber of tumblr doesn’t change anything, nor does it mean you care (for anything other than likes). Sometimes the stuff that goes on here is so ludicrous, I wonder if people are even of age to use this site.

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Real talk, and I might get crucified for this. But the issues around trans athletes require a LOT more brain power than many here have or are willing to give. This isnt a case of someone being a valid person or not - that is not up for debate in my eyes. But the issue of trans athletes being competitive in professional/competitive level sport is still relatively new and requires some in depth discussions about making sure the competition is JUST for all. Testosterone is a performance enhancing drug - of course it needs to be taken into consideration. A trans man who transitions significantly after puberty, and begins supplemental T has not had the lifetime exposure a cis man has had. A trans man will often be shorter & have a smaller skeleton - this is a mechanical disadvantage against cis men in athletic & strength performance, they will have less muscle mass & weaker ligaments. The reverse is true for trans woman. If they do not remove testicles they need to take T blockers. There is NOT enough data on whether simply lowering T levels cancels out any inherent mechanical advantage of an XY frame, plus The level of T a transwoman is allowed is still three times higher than that of the average cis woman. This is why the issue is VERY complex and I dont have time for teens with not even high school levels of science screaming at me. Women’s sport is so severely undervalued & ridiculed & barely scraping by in some disciplines so it is important that these discussions are done with both scientific data and empathy for all involved.

I'm not going to pretend I know much on the subject but you should be able to speak without people jumping down your throat.

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All. Of. This.

I don’t know what you psychos think you’re gonna get by berating the dude, but I guarantee you’re not gonna bully or shame him into being who you want him to be. If anything you’re gonna drive him the other direction.

And bullying people who refuse to join your crusade against him is completely unacceptable. Y’all need to grow up and realize that not everyone is ready to condemn the man as a transphobe over one goddamn little “like” on social media about trans women in SPORTS. Your hair trigger on these topics is gonna cause you way more heartache and trouble than it is him.

You act like he’s openly campaigning for the damn bathroom bill or trying to get people’s healthcare taken away. Yes I know it’s a tough concept, but someone can think trans women deserve basic human rights and still not think they should compete in women’s sports. That’s not my personal opinion but I’m not going to vilify anyone for having it. It’s a legitimate topic that warrants discussion. And being on the opposite side of that discussion from you does not make anyone a bad guy, in and of itself.

I’ve already said way more here than I intended, but y’all have pissed me off AGAIN. Harassing people you disagree with is NOT OK. Look in the mirror at your perfect selves before you go throwing rocks at others.

Here's the insane thing about how this godforsaken fandom has dealt with Jamie Benn. If people hadn't been utter headcases about the breakup between Katie and him going so far as to send her DMs demanding to know their business or just ranting and raving at him everywhere he has a social media presence, they might have been able to reasonably say "look my guy, this whole thing isn't cool and these are the reasons why" and he might have listened. Does anyone think he's going to take anything these fruit loops say seriously or even entertain it after all of what's gone on. How many years has this utter shitshow been going on now?

I'm not remotely happy with him either but good christ. For the record, I think he's doing these things because performative woke fandom with no focus on the things that rightfully need to be addressed by puking up all over social media are pushing him further away and what does anyone gain from that? There was always going to be a comfort zone when it came to allies and some were only going to be able to give so much until they could be convinced to move further over. I have no idea what people think the end result looks like here.

I hate to say it too, if the shitfic over at AO3 is any indication, but a lot of people are hanging their hopes on Tyler but I'm sure he too has comfort zones as to how much of an ally he can be and getting slapped down by all sides isn't going to make any of this easier. Some of these people have never worked in public advocacy and holy shit, does it show.

So many valid points.

We don't know his reasoning behind what he does because we don't know the guy. He did unlike that video, by the way, but none of them would care about that. They're all set in their crazy ways. You're not going to bully/hate someone into changing their mind...if there's even a mind to change. He liked one video on Instagram and everyone's gone cuckoo for cocoa puffs. I didn't want to say anything about it because I didn't want to get attacked but things have gotten so out of hand.

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If the Dallas Stars make it through the rest of the season alive, I’ll be truly surprised. One two-day break from here until May. This is absolute insanity for them, their health, their mental health, and their families.

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Open Ice : Revenge Tour

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Open Ice : Revenge Tour

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And the legs ...

who has close up pics or a list of jamie benn and jamie oleksiak’s tattoos? i need them for a fic i’m writing :)

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Here’s a few good views of Chubbs’ arms ...

who has close up pics or a list of jamie benn and jamie oleksiak’s tattoos? i need them for a fic i’m writing :)

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Remember when Jamie Benn had a face? I miss it.

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Can he start with Nino Niederreiter?

.....am I going to watch Jamie Benn murder the entire canes roster? stay tuned