#Capitals Prospects

[puckpocketed]

So do you actually believe PLD is a good player or is that part of the bit?

The PLD Post

i spent a good 2 days giggling about this to friends. i cant tell if ur a curious caps fan, a person who knows me from my other teams, a disgruntled kings fan (i’ve mostly ruled this out because im pretty sure i know all of the active ones on here) or WHAT. but i’m laughing. the tone of this ask is hilarious and vaguely accusatory but i will take it in good faith and answer <3 tl;dr yes and no. he’s better than people think he is rn, but he’s likely never going to live up to the potential of his tools unless something . idk. recalibrates his entire being. who knows!

i was working on something longer and more complex but i thought about it for more than 5 seconds and i REFUSE to go hockey-bro mode and pull out the microstats and i don’t wanna make this into a full on PLD manifesto. so. caps girlies (gn) HERE are your adoption papers under the cut!

if you are looking at pierre luc dubois who is 6’4 + 220lb and thinking “Oh he’s a power forward” i have to inform you he is in fact THEEE smallest mouse to ever play hockey in the whole world and in all of history. he sips nectar out of a thimble and sleeps curled up in a match box and goes fishing in a boat made from nutshells and twigs . he’s big, but he sort of plays small.

this is not necessarily a bad thing — he relies on foot speed and skill over hitting.

he can throw hits but prefers to stick check. he leverages his big frame to guard the puck and to defend, and it makes him simultaneously VERY effective and very much what i like to call a Nexus Of Crime. he is either drawing ten thousand penalties because people have to do something to stop him from driving the net with speed OR he is taking ten thousand penalties because he gets eager in the corners.

PLUS he’s huge and refs do just assume he’s committing a crime when they can’t see what’s going on <3 hence, Nexus Of Crime! if there’s a penalty he’s probably involved LMAO

not a “dirty” player by any means. not physical unless he decides he wants to. and there is no violence inside of him unless he’s deeply horsebonded to his team <- IMPORTANT re; playoffs aspirations. you won’t see him put himself on the line simply for the love of the game, he HAS to be committed to the team.

to be committed to his team… i’m honestly not sure what that takes. i’d guess a combination of knowing his role on the ice and in the locker room (this was very unclear on lak) consistency of messaging from coaches (also seemed to be an issue on lak)

i know nothing about caps coaching or management or the team vibes but i’m sure you can fix him <3 i’m ready to fall in love and ride this team to the sunset

this failhorse will NOT shoot the puck and if he does it will be the saddest soggiest most pathetic shot you’ve ever seen. you will tear your hair out in chunks if you watch him expecting an elite goalscorer.

he’s a pass-first guy. likes to drop pass! likes to drive play from the middle but is also capable of getting pucks off the boards. he needs a finisher on his wing. i could pull up stats here, there are stats to be pulled up, but i know this in my HEART from watching dozens of kings games: he would have had 10-15 more points easily if he wasn’t stapled to the 3rd line and had better finishers. many times i watched him tee up a very good opportunity only for his guy to miss the net or fan or just get knocked off the puck

individually, he thrives in front of the net. his ass is fat and he’s about to use it to screen the goalie. hes good at catching loose pucks in the crease to send them home <3 see his performance at worlds. he scored basically all of his goals right up there!!

most media coverage/narratives will tell you his point production dropped off bc of effort (which is true) but even the MOST resentful kings watchers will say pld wasn’t given his best shot playing with inexperienced+fringe nhlers, being line shuffled the moment he got a bit comfortable, and also not getting ANY net front time on the lak pp. i factor this into all my judgements of his performance.

He’s def earned his diva rep LMAO!! this is personal opinion here but he seems like a sensitive and easily rattled little clam… like he will have a couple of bad shifts and if there’s nobody there to shake him out of it he’ll lose his grasp on the game and play like shit <3 a rolling joke on kingstwt was figuring out which PLD we were getting that game, and you could tell by his 5th if he was switched on or off!!

they hate him for this but EYE think this is nothing new for athletes and if he can consistently stay in the zone he’ll probably be pretty good. mental fortitude of a wet tissue my beloved….

moving onto the Vibes section!! he was always good humoured in media availability and didn’t shy away from scrums even when public opinion soured against him and critiques of both his hockey and his character had reached a fever pitch. i like this about him. he always gave authentic answers and tried his best to accomodate them, and never hid behind his captains.

he gets along quite well with teammates despite the narratives. no seriously!! some of the the kings had a hang out during off-season right before they went to worlds!! there’s bisexual lighting!!!!

there’s interviews from old jets teammates that are just like. “he used to turn up at my house with his dog and text IM HERE with no warning and that’s how we became friends” or “his obsession with euro soccer teams bewitched me”. he had control of the aux cord. he was a den mother and planned group gatherings. a genuine sweetheart to every teammate he’s ever had!!

I don’t think he’s some. idk. secret 100 point producing star 1C. but i truly believe with the right environment he’ll probably hit 60 points again.

thank you for your time if you made it this far and i hope to see you all in the trenches (caps lb) next season 👍

[larsnicklas]

[231228 SUI VS. USA] capitals prospect ryan leonard breaks into a smile after scoring his first goal of the tournament

[casadoresdean]

Baby interview from last night… (for those of you who couldn’t watch or missed it).. 🥺🤗

[tchaikovskaya]

people one trillion times smarter and more insightful than me have absolutely articulated this point in sure of it but. theres something very uncomfortable about the backlash against AI as it pertains to the arts and especially artists' work as commissions to create IP......

[halfyearsqueen]

rhaenyra is an ambitious woman but she does have her limits and kinslaying is at the very top of that list

[thebowerypresents]

Donald Glover Says Goodbye to Childish Gambino at Barclays Center

Childish Gambino – Barclays Center – August 27, 2024

Beginnings and endings: I was fortunate to see Donald Glover’s rise as Childish Gambino’s CAMP tour rolled into SummerStage back in 2012. At the time, Glover was still on Community and had yet to garner the critical praise he would for his own Emmy-winning series Atlanta. More than a decade later, the multihyphenate returns for a farewell swing as Gambino, announcing that Bando Stone & the New World would be the final album back in April. Now a father of three, he managed to take time away from his family to give a proper send-off to his lovable musical persona.   

On the second night at Barclay’s Center, Glover brought up what he’d touted in an Apple Music interview with Zane Lowe: “The live event is what makes it valuable to me.” Opening with welding sparks on the main stage to deflect attention from the B stage, the rapper emerged in a black latex spacesuit, singing “H3@RT$ W3RE M3@NT T0 F7¥,” an oversized helmet covering his face. Background about the tech that surrounded the space was provided as he made his way through the crowd on the floor, an icicle-like lighting installation at the center pulsating with twinkling luminescence.

Fans were hyped from the get-go and hands immediately waved side to side for “Survive,” leaving the multitalented artist to remark, “This might be the best show yet.” The first half of the set was mostly dedicated to more recent material including the KAYTRANADA track “Witchy.” The producer and DJ made a guest appearance walking down the runaway to join Glover, who put his falsetto on display.

Soon the latex coat was shed and a sea of cell phones peppering the arena like stars in the night sky accompanied a song written for people in love “Steps Beach.” Throughout the show, first-time concertgoers and “real fans” were acknowledged accordingly. The upbeat “Feels Like Summer” — setting the vibes for newbies — welcomed all New Yorkers to bask in the dog days of summer.

And those “real fans” erupted in response to a trio from CAMP: “L.E.S.,” “Heartbeat” and “Bonfire.”  In a choose-your-own-adventure moment, the venue selected “III. Urn” over “II. Shadows.” He held back some choice singles to cap off the evening, and the downtempo slow-burn classic “Redbone” had Gambino proclaim, “Love you forever.” And after a brief dip backstage to have the end credits run, a flood of rainbow lasers welcomed Glover back for an encore with the emo opus “Lithonia.” —Sharlene Chiu | @Shar0ck

(Childish Gambino plays Capital One Arena in D.C. tomorrow.)

Photos courtesy of DeShaun Craddock | dac.photography

[nando161mando]

Prospective employer, have not signed anything, this isn't legal right?

[sergeifyodorov]

do u have ant thoughts on the pens play style ? i love to hear ur thoughts and the way u break things down :0

i love those old geezers so much okay

so the pens, coming off the three cups/crosbymalkin era, still play with a pretty straightforward forechecking style -- they're up there in hits/game and pretty good with the "first pass" (that pass once regaining possession, from defender to forward, out of the defensive zone.)

their major advantages: sid and geno. like, for real, that's THE number one reason. intangibles are hard to measure, but it's well known that the pittsburgh locker room is a very welcoming environment, one players want to stay in into their old age. which is why everyone in there is a million years old. also, the two of them (plus kris letang!!) have aged as players VERY well into their mid-thirties and are showing pretty much no signs of slowing down or stopping, all three of them almost exactly as effective as playdrivers as they were in the championship years. sid is on pace for nearly 100 points!!! he's 35!!!! that's simply not done.

their major weaknesses: their bottom six is not good, and their goaltending is inconsistent as hell. i think their bottom six has changed up a bit since the deadline and might be better now, but either way it is a very very weak set for a contending team. little goalscoring and negative defensive effect. also, their starting goalie is injured often and their backup is straight up bad.

the penguins: power of love for your captain and city. pros: they love each other :) cons: why is every single one of you thirty years old with two kids

[sonic-wildfire]

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[aro-attorneys]

After talking about this on the trip we concluded that Japan can be summarised as "A Country held together by Duct Tape"

[bihoodnerd]

I feel like literally everything costs money these days

[puckpocketed]

Maybe, if you're with a group of friends who'll never be together again, all your lights will shine at the same time and you'll know, and then you can hold each other and whisper, "This was so good. Oh my God, this was so good."

Quotes: Meet the trio of linemates leading a fantastic USNTDP class into Nashville // Ryan Dixon || Familiar Line Will Lead Team USA in World Juniors // Russ Cohen || Meet the All-Star Freshmen that Could Boost Boston College Men’s Hockey to a Huge Year // Steven Principi || U-18 Worlds: USA’s Top Line a Match Made in Heaven // Tony Ferrari || Anticipatory Grief // Marissa Conrad || The Three Musketeers // Alexandre Dumas || The Light That Shines When Things End // Iain S. Thomas.

Headlines: x // x // x // x //

Photos: Rena Laverty || Richard T Gagnon via Getty Images || x // x // x //

Special thanks to @oensible my avocado dip my watermelon dish soap my vinyl sticker collection for the Iain S. Thomas quote <3

[asalescommunity]

A party PiS and CBA are gangs that are based on an organized crime with prisoners in Poland who have in a jail cell a phone number to organize a crime.

A database from a company that is a service provider is required to provide a record of phone calls and text messages, as well as an access to an account on social media platforms due to a fact gangs were organizing murders world-wide.

[casadoresdean]

Baby boy interview… 🫶 he has a goal and an assist through 2 periods…

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"SCOUTS PROSPECTING AS RELIEF MEASURE," Toronto Star. February 20, 1934. Page 5. --- Few Jobless Have Knowledge or Temperament, Says Mining Expert ---- Special to The Star Vancouver, Feb. 20. - Proposals by "fireside prospectors" to send hundreds of unemployed men into the goldfields of northern Canada in the hope of their earning a livelihood from the ground was ridiculed by J. D. Galloway, who recently resigned as provincial minerologist.

"Prospecting requires scientific knowledge of geology and a certain temperament," said Mr. Galloway in discussing the suggestions. "Only about five per cent. of the unemployed are qualified temperamentally to search for gold, and only a fraction of them have the knowledge."

However, Mr. Galloway believes Canada is in for a long gold boom. Prices will stay up, he believes, and the cost of operation will continue fairly low, making it possible to bring into production many low-grade properties.

Exploration during the past three years has increased the known gold reserves of Britsih Columbia to 2,500,000 ounces, plus "enormous potential reserves," he continued.

[theinstagrahame]

Feeling salty today because I'm realizing that my last job really screwed my "Work Portfolio" over by never giving me bylines on anything. I did a ton of work on a variety of public and customer-facing projects, but as an Editor, I never took any credit.

Which means now, after they've laid me off (and then asked me back as a freelance contractor for like 10 hours a week while they develop an AI based on all my old work), I don't have anything I can show prospective employers with my name on it.

So my embittered advice is: if you work on *anything* public facing, no matter how small the actual audience, if it's your work and your company's name on it, insist that your name be in the credits or acknowledgements.

You did the work. Your bosses will shitcan you the second you're more expensive than they're willing to pay. That work should help you find a new job.