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Meme of the week

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Not to me emo or whatever but I’ve been feeling pretty fucked up lately

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“wouldn’t it be cute if you formatted all your gif descriptions the same way” -> I’m breaking down the doors of the california digital newspaper collection with my teeth to find the broadcast date for this documentary -> omg irbe mention <3 -> THEYRE BEATING HIS ASS IN THE PAPERS pipeline is so real and true and beautiful. to me. I love how san jose sharks reportage has never once been regular !!!

highlight from "Irbe struggles, Sharks bomb: double-headed goalkeeper falls flat" By Mark Kreidler for McClatchy News Service. Originally published in The Santa Cruz Sentinel, Volume 137, Page 14, 9 May 1994.

In bold text are my favourite parts. And for future reference, I truly hope Askarov tortures us the same way Irbe did to Sharks Fans of Yore <3

The San Jose Sharks are one man, goalie Arturs Irbe. Arturs Irbe is two players, the courageous, risk-taking shotstopper and the loon In the teal jersey whose neck keeps snapping backward as hockey pucks fly past. Tough combo, the Irbe-Irbe split. And there is your Sharks season, in a wildly frustrating capsule. He was at it again at the San Jose Arena on Sunday, Irbe the evil twin, the sequel. Two days after posting an efficient 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs to give the Sharks a 2-1 lead in the teams' National Hockey League second-round playoff series, the Latvian with the generous heart didn't make it out of the second period alive in a mortifying 8-3 defeat. Pucks flew past with a shocking frequency, and they came from everywhere, and they went everywhere, but mostly in. At the end of the second 20-minute set, Toronto had a 6-1 lead, and only a fan base as enthusiastic as the Sharks' would have stayed to the bitter finish, a loss that had "midseason throwaway" smeared all over it.

Even Irbe didn't stick around. Pulled by Coach Kevin Constantine in favor of Jimmy Waite at the start of the third, the goalie had had plenty of time to review the carnage by the time he emerged from a long, long shower. Verdict? "We lose, we lose bad." Ever so true. In playoff life, the Sharks are precisely as they represented through a 33-35-16 regular season: Up and down like the employees' elevator at work, and about as much fun to watch on the downside. And while the routine played decently through the first round, with a seven-game decision against Detroit, the Maple Leafs are nobody's idea of the collapsible Red Wings. Enter Irbe, who knows he is going to have to raise his game to keep San Jose in this playoff. Detroit was one thing, the Red Wings sputtering and misfiring just often enough to give the Sharks and their goalie second life, to say nothing of third and fourth life.

The Leafs? Call them somewhat less forgiving. They took control Sunday by beating up Irbe's teammates, crowding the net, blocking Irbe's view on at least three of the six goals they hung on him. Doug Gilmour just ate them up all the long day. All in all, noncompetitive. "All in all," said Sharks center Todd Elik, "awful." "You can't blame it on Artie," teammate Jamie Baker said. "He didn't have a whole lot of help in front of him. It was a group effort, us getting blown out." But the Sharks are Irbe, for better and, occasionally, for demonstrably worse. He certainly got no help on this day, but then Irbe is the kind of player who rarely helps himself. Seldom has a goalie put so much pressure on himself by leaving the net with such maddening frequency. Irbe's tendency to roam after loose pucks behind the net, out to challenge an oncoming shooter always runs the risk of costing the Sharks a cheap goal, and so it was in Game 4.

A 1-0 Toronto lead in the opening period became 2-0 at least partly because Irbe, regarded as one of the better-skating goalies in the league, left his goal during a wild scramble on one shot and then was prevented by the alert Leafs from getting back into position in time to stop Mike Eastwood's chipper. Two became three a couple of minutes later on a Dave Andreychuk slap shot, a total San Jose defensive breakdown; and after that, Constantine said, "the field of the game was changed." Translation: "We had to open up our offense," Elik said, "and we're just no good at it." That is how games become routs, and how goalies become goats. Irbe, hailed all season as the man who kept the Sharks competitive on nights they otherwise might not be, had no defense against the Toronto attack. He wasn't even close. "Way too many goals for me to say it was all lucky bounces," Irbe said. "I'm fine now. I'm relaxed, calmed down from it … But I have never been happy with my play in the playoffs. I cannot be satisfied with this." This message brought to you by Irbe the Evil. Come Tuesday, Game 5, the other fellow, the -one so depended upon, could fit in quite nicely with a San Jose plan to stay competitive because, as everybody following this team knows by now, there is never any telling what tomorrow brings.

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∀ Dave Andreychuk Signed Buffalo Sabres Logo Hockey Puck - (SCHWARTZ COA) http://blog.collectingall.com/TBghKG 👉 shrsl.com/4fuj5 👈

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Team Bio - Buffalo Sabres

First Season: 1970-1971

Rink Name: KeyBank Center

Previous Team Name(s): N/A

Conference/Division: Eastern/Atlantic

Stanley Cup Wins: None

Team Colors: Royal Blue, Gold, White

Player Info Below:

Current Important Players:

Tyson Jost (Center)

Jack Quinn (Right Wing)

Dylan Cozens (Center)

Zemgus Girgensons (Center)

Former Important Players:

Martin Biron (Goalie)

Dominik Hasek (Goalie)

Ryan Miller (Goalie)

Linus Ullmark (Goalie)

Maxim Afinogenov (Right Wing)

Dave Andreychuk (Left Wing)

Larry Carriere (Defense)

Nicolas Deslauries (Left Wing)

Richie Dunn (Defense)

Jack Eichel (Center)

Dale Hawerchuk (Center)

Tim Horton (Defense)

Evander Kane (Left Wing)

Brad May (Left Wing)

Mark Napier (Right Wing)

Mike Robitaille (Defense)

Tagging: @matt-knies

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Where Every Player Played During The 2004-05 NHL Lockout: Tampa Bay

CHL: Brad Lukowich (Ft. Worth Brahmas) Eishockey-Bundesliga: Nolan Pratt (E.V. Duisburg) Slovak Extraliga: Martin Cibák (H.K. 32 Liptovský Mikuláš/H.K. Košice) Czech Extraliga: Martin Cibák (H.K. Lasselsberger Plzeň) & Pavel Kubina (H.K. Vítkovice) NL: Ben Clymer (C.D.H. Biel-Bienne) & Martin St. Louis (Lausanne C.D.H.) SHL: Dan Boyle (Djurgårdens I.F. Ishockeyförening) & Jan Modin (Timrå I.K.) AHL: Éric Perrin (Hershey Bears), Darren Rumble (Springfield Falcons) & Shane Willis (Springfield Falcons) RSL: Dmitri Afanasenko (K.K. Lada Tolyatti), Nikolai Khabibulin (X.K. Ak Bars), Vincent Lecavalier (X.K. Ak Bars) & Brad Richards (X.K. Ak Bars) Didn't Play: Dave Andreychuk, Chris Dingman, John Grahame, Ruslan Fedotenko, André Roy, Cory Sarich, Darryl Sydor & Tim Taylor

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Bedard's seven points against Germany helps Canada get back on track at world juniors

Canada needed a response after a miserable 48 hours.

Connor Bedard — as he's done so often in his young career — delivered with lethal precision.

The 17-year-old phenom had a hat trick and four assists Wednesday as the host county got back on track at the world junior hockey championship with an emphatic 11-2 victory over Germany.

"Unbelievable game," Canadian captain Shane Wright said. "Pretty crazy what he's doing out there. Special night."

It certainly was.

Bedard's seven-point performance tied a single-game Canadian record on an evening the favourites at the men's under-20 showcase needed a response following Monday’s embarrassing 5-2 loss to Czechia.

"It's cool," the presumptive No. 1 pick at the 2023 NHL draft said of joining Dave Andreychuk (1983), Brenden Morrow (1999), Mike Cammalleri (2002) and Gabriel Bourque (2010) on Canada's seven-point list. "But that's not a huge deal for me. It's good to get the win.

"I got a couple of pretty lucky ones. Just one of those nights."

Bedard now has 12 goals all-time at the world juniors, two back of Jordan Eberle's national record.

"I'll text him saying he's got a guy on his heels," Wright said of Eberle, his teammate with the NHL's Seattle Kraken. "Don't think we'll be focused on that a lot, but it's gonna be special if he hits those along the way."

"He was on fire … shot was unreal," Canadian head coach Dennis Williams added of Bedard. "His creativity and his poise … a great night.

"He led the way."

Dylan Guenther also had a hat trick — all off Bedard passes — while Logan Stankoven added a goal and two assists.

Wright, Brandt Clarke and Joshua Roy, with a goal and an assist each, and Zack Ostapchuk also scored.

Olen Zellweger chipped in with three assists as Williams shook up three of his forward lines — including splitting up Bedard and Wright — after a disconnected and disjointed effort against the Czechs.

"We came much more determined," said the coach. "Played tighter as a group."

Thomas Milic made 14 saves in his first world junior start for Canada. Roman Kechter and Philip Sinn had the goals for Germany, which got 30 stops from Simon Wolf before he was replaced by Rihards Babulis for the third period in a mercy pull. Babulis finished with 11 saves.

"We were pretty hungry," Bedard said. "That was a huge way to come back."

Canada, which improved to 16-0 all-time against the Germans, will now quickly pivot to face Austria — outscored 20-0 through its two tournament games — Thursday back at Scotiabank Centre.

Coming off a 1-0 defeat Tuesday to Sweden, Germany is off Thursday before a Friday meeting with Austria.

A talent-rich team loaded with nine first-round NHL draft picks, plus Bedard and fellow high-end prospect Adam Fantilli, Canada was stunned by the Czechs in an uninspired curtain-raiser that left the powerhouse nation searching for answers.

That included players questioning their own readiness and preparation, while Fantilli and Bedard each attempted and failed "The Michigan" lacrosse-style move early — sequences viewed afterwards as symptomatic of the Canadians' loose approach against an underdog opponent.

There would be no repeat.

"We didn't change our game based on what the score was," Guenther said. "I love that … that was awesome."

The Arizona Coyotes forward opened things on a power play in the first period off a Bedard feed before Ketcher snapped a shot through Milic.

Wright was credited with his second goal of the tournament on another man advantage when a German defender swept the puck into his own net.

Bedard, who had four goals in an 11-2 victory over Austria one year ago to the day before that tournament was shelved by COVID-19, made it 3-1 when he took a stretch pass and ripped a shot past Wolf, and got another early in the second on a goaltending miscue.

"We were a lot more focused," Wright said. "We knew we had to respond after last game's effort."

Wright said Bedard could probably put up a couple points a night in the NHL right now.

"Incredible," said the No. 4 pick at the 2022 draft. "Haven't seen many individual performances like that. Pretty special."

Added Guenther: "He's gonna be an impact player there, I assume, right away."

Bedard roofed his hat-trick goal on another power play through a screen before Rayan Bettahar was assessed a match penalty and ejected for an illegal check to the head on Fantilli.

That's when the floodgates really opened.

Guenther scored his second on a slick Bedard feed to make it 6-1 and Clarke blasted a one-timer off a German defender.

Bedard then set up Guenther for his third on the same man advantage and Stankoven added another late in the period for a 9-1 lead through 40 minutes.

Ostapchuk made it 10-1 early in the third before Bedard assisted on Roy's goal for his seventh point of the evening.

Sinn got a late consolation goal on a German power play to close out a night that saw Canada recalibrate after an uncomfortable two days.

"That's how we play hockey,” Wright said. "All three periods — all 60 minutes — that was Team Canada hockey. We were expecting a bounce-back game and that's exactly we got.

"Really proud of our effort."

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 28, 2022. 

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Sabres' Tage Thompson ties team record with 5 goals vs. Columbus

Sabres’ Tage Thompson ties team record with 5 goals vs. Columbus

Buffalo Sabres forward Tage Thompson tied a franchise record with five goals against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday night. Thompson tied the record with his fifth goal of the game at 16:07 of the second period, which put the Sabres up 7-2. It was his 21st goal of the season. He became the second player in team history with five goals in a single game, joining Dave Andreychuk, who scored…

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По голам при численном преимуществе Овечкин вышел на 8-е место в истории лиги.

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So I’m making a list of tumblr themed terms of endearment for hockeys and here’s what I have so far:

Brad Marchand - Precious Stinkyboy

Martin St Louis - My Little Pogchamp

Vincent Lecavalier - My Precious Scrunklyboy

John Tortorella - Lovable Shit

Rod Brind’Amour - My Beloved Babygirl

Matthew Tkachuk - My Beloved Rat

Dave Andreychuk - My Beloved Power Play Specialist

Andrei Vasilevskiy - My Favorite Cat Man

Jon Cooper - My Favorite Former Lawyer

Sidney Crosby - Sibby Crobby

Marc-Andre Fleury - McFlurry

Andre Roy - The Silliest of Gooses

Feel free to expand the list!!!

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when you’re eating lunch and you see Dave Andreychuk