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the way they locked in for the faceoff and then remembered they had to take a picture 😭

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i post this amd commentators appear…

not even regional commentary for game 2? 😭

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not even regional commentary for game 2? 😭

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preseason means nothing except when my baby goalie is actually playing kinda crazy

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the most chill goal of all time lol

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oh how i missed watching matthew annoy the shit out of guys in front of the net <3

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will I get tired of this one day? maybe? but today is not that day.

Pettersson + Pettersson comedy is 10/10

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cats game in 10 minutes, canucks scrimmage in an hour, second cats game in 4 hours, work tomorrow, maybe i'm not ready for hockey to be back

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ELIAS PETTERSSON Training Camp Interview | September 19, 2024

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"I'm no longer looking for you...", Hovhannes Grigoryan (translated by Tathev Simonyan)

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↳ NICO HISCHIER PLAYS BINGO ON MEDIA DAY | 9.20.24

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Erik Johnson continues to skate with the Avalanche DESPITE being under contract with the Buffalo Sabres for the past TWO MONTHS is the most Erik Johnson thing ever. Co-dependent is as co-dependent does.

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how i look wearing my quinn chain 😎

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matthew!!! is!!! so!!! excited!! to!! be!! an!! uncle!!

congratulations brady and emma!!

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Matthew Tkachuk: Memories of Johnny Gaudreau ‘Will Go On Forever’

Tkachuk spoke Wednesday about the death of his longtime friend and former teammate, calling Gaudreau "the most offensively talented player I've ever seen." Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, were killed on Aug. 29 when police said they were struck by a suspected drunken driver while they were riding bicycles on a rural road in New Jersey.

"It was such an honor to play with him," Tkachuk said at Florida's media day, the first formal event of the new season for the Panthers as they prepare to open their defense of the Stanley Cup.

"And you guys all saw what he did on the ice. I was the lucky one out of everybody in this room to have a great relationship with him off. So those are the memories I will take. But it's been terrible. It really has."

Tkachuk was one of many in the hockey world who attended the services for the Gaudreau brothers earlier this month. He said he constantly has been thinking about Johnny Gaudreau's wife, Meredith, their children who lost their father and the parents who lost their sons.

"I think everybody has an amazing job of telling stories and keeping him present, because that's exactly what he would want is for us to smile about him and tell the fun stories about what a great player and teammate he was -- and a better guy," Tkachuk said. "My memory of him will go on forever."

“Of all the great things that happened this summer,’’ Tkachuk said, “it’s almost overshadowed by what has happened over the past couple of weeks. It has been a terrible time. It really has. It is the saddest thing I have ever seen or heard. I was able to go to the service which just breaks your heart.

“Johnny is one of my favorite teammates I ever played with. But he was more than a teammate to me: He’s such a great friend. It doesn’t matter if you knew them, or played against them, or even if you have a sibling, everyone can relate to this. It has been terrible. You’ll always carry something around, he will always be with me."

“He is the most offensively talented player I have ever seen. It was such an honor to play with him. You guys all saw what he did on the ice. I was the lucky one in this room who had a great relationship with him off of the ice. Those are the memories I will take, but it has been terrible. It really has been.”

“My memories will last forever, but I can’t stop thinking about his parents, about Meredith and the kids,’’ Tkachuk said.

“It was a very tough time at the wake and at the funeral; it has been a tough few weeks. But I think everyone has done an amazing job of telling stories and keeping him present because that is exactly what he would want, for us to smile about him and tell fun stories about what a great player and teammate he was. But he was a better guy. So, his memory will go on forever. My memories will go on forever.

“I feel like, last year, I was telling a Johnny story to someone every week. So, I am going to continue to do that.’’

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chirpy, chirpy~ like father like son i suppose

2024-25 Media Day | 9.18.24 (x)(x)

and absolutely delightful that colby kept up the inside joke yeah babey nothing like our beat and our cats opening up preseason hockey by being chirpy

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not matthew getting asked about going back to back and saying "well i just want to make the playoffs :)" ohhh he's laying the groundwork early i was wondering how matthew and pomo were going to spin the underdog narrative as defending champs but i shouldn't have doubted them.