#oc john braden

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how it feels to be a cishet white dude surrounded by other ocs in the fallout universe

he's an ally 🗣️‼️

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MY BELOVEDS MY BELOVEDS MY BELOVED UGLY PSCYOTIC CYBORG AND JIS BEAUTFIL WIFE

had to draw @archvileenthusiast 's lovely oc couple

because i love em so much 🗣🗣🗣

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truthfully

April 16, 2024

Clementine groaned as the sun was already in her eyes and she felt like she barely slept a minute. She had gotten a bad puck to her elbow last night and she was fine but it caused her elbow to flare up, starting a bit after she laid down for bed and was trying to sleep.

Clementine has hated that her past injury still can cause her so much pain, sometimes she wakes up in the morning feeling as if she had broken it again all over.

Clementine groaned frustrated as she was suppose to be going on a date with Alex in a few hours and she knew she couldn’t now, the flair was quite a bad one and she had barely slept.

Clementine used her good arm picking up her phone and texting Alex quickly saying she was sick and she wouldn’t be able to make it today.

She turned her phone back off and stumbled out of bed and into the kitchen, she grabbed pain meds and quickly took them before grabbing her ice pack that wraps around her arm and put it on and shuffled back to bed.

Clementine clicked her curtains closed and flopped her head onto her pillow waiting for the pain meds to kick in so she could get some sleep.

Clementine must of dozed off for a little while because she woke up hearing a few knocks on her door, she furrowed her eye brows and got out of bed running a hair through her hair as she walked to the door.

Clementine opened the door and saw Alex standing there with a few bags in his hands.

“You’re not sick.” Alex quickly realized looking hurt, Alex has seen her sick many times before and she doesn’t look sick just exhausted, and her nose alwyss gets very pink and her eyes get glossy when she is sick

“No, i’m not.” Clementine whispered feeling terrible knowing she has hurt him because she didn’t tell him the truth.

“Why did you lie?” Alex questioned looking at her, he swallowed harshly.

“Can you come in first?” Clementine asked softly, Alex curtly nodded and walked in and he didn’t slip his uggs off at the shoe rack like he always does making Clementine frown.

Alex set the bags onto the kitchen counter and turned around giving her a stern look.

“I’m sorry, i know i lied i just didn’t know how to tell you i wasn’t sick but i couldn’t go to our date today.” Clementine explained softly.

“Why couldn’t you go on a date today.” Alex asked through his clenched jaw wanting to give her a chance to explain herself but he was still hurt she had lied.

Clementine hesitated and took a deep breath, “I get flairs up.” Clementine told him nervously, Clementine having never told anyone besides her medical team or family about the extent of her injury, “After my injury a few years to my elbow it’s a lot more sensitive and sometimes just waking up it feels as if i had broken it again and last night getting the puck to my elbow caused a flare by the time i was in bed, and i didn’t get any sleep and have been in a lot of pain so i didn’t want to make you deal with me during our date.” Clementine avoided eye contact with Alex as she told him the truth.

Alex quickly found himself softening, he saw how she was obviously apologetic for lying but he also understood why she lied and felt bad that she felt she had to lie to cancel their date.

“Älskling.” Alex cooed softly and stepped towards her and pulled her into his arms being mindful of her elbow, “It’s okay, i understand.” He felt her sag against him in relief.

“I’m sorry Lex.” Clementine softly whispered pressing a soft kiss against his chest, Alex just gently shushed her and kissed the top of her head.

“Are you hungry?” Alex asked as he still held her in his arms, Clementine shook her head, “Okay, why don’t i put the food in the fridge and we can go lay down?” Clementine nodded but held onto him tighter as he tried to let go, Alex let out a fond laugh but let her stay holding into him as he put the food into the fridge and led them to her bedroom.

He pulled back the blanket and laid down on his back and Clementine immediately laid on top of him and put her face in his neck.

“Next time just tell me okay.” Alex softly whispered and Clementine nodded softly and started to relax more and more laying on Alex and slowly fell asleep to Alex gently scratching her back.

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7 winners and 6 losers from Day 3 of the 2020 NFL Draft

Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images

After the final day of the draft, the Cowboys and Ravens should be smiling. The rest of us shouldn’t, because we’re not Antonio Gandy-Golden.

The 2020 NFL Draft is in the books.

The Miami Dolphins and Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady were among the big winners of the first round. The Baltimore Ravens and Broncos quarterback Drew Lock had a solid second day. But the third day is a little tougher to gauge.

In Rounds 4-7, NFL teams are searching for players who can make the roster and have an impact. Only a handful of players picked in Day 3 will emerge as stars and it’s anyone’s guess who that’ll be. There were still some big winners and losers, though.

Here’s who stood out, both positively and negatively, on the last day of the 2020 NFL Draft:

Winner: The 49ers for getting Trent Williams without a huge extension

Part of the reason it was so difficult for Washington to trade Williams was because he reportedly wanted a contract that averaged at least $20 million per year. While a deal with the Vikings almost got done, Williams’ desire for a massive extension led Minnesota to draft Ezra Cleveland in the second round instead.

But Williams isn’t making the same demand in San Francisco. For the cost of a 2020 fifth-round pick and 2021 third-rounder, the 49ers got a seven-time Pro Bowler who — at least for now — seems fine playing on his current contract.

Williams isn’t exactly cheap with a $12.5 million cap hit, but that’s way more affordable than the alternative. With Joe Staley retiring, the 49ers set themselves up for a smooth 2020 by landing Williams.

Loser: Leonard Fournette

About a week before the draft, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Fournette was on the trading block. It makes sense for the Jaguars, who have already traded away Calais Campbell, A.J. Bouye, and Nick Foles as part of their 2020 teardown.

There doesn’t much of a market for Fournette, though. Jacksonville tried to send him to the Buccaneers, but they drafted Vanderbilt running back Ke’Shawn Vaughn instead. The Jaguars reportedly had discussions with the Dolphins too, before Miami traded for Matt Breida.

Now Fournette is still on the roster of a team that clearly doesn’t really want him. Awkward.

Winner: Eric DeCosta

Baltimore general manager Eric DeCosta was already acing the draft before Day 3. In the first round, the Ravens drafted linebacker Patrick Queen, a perfect fit for their defense and a player who fills a major need. In the second round, they landed the No. 1 RB on their board (J.K. Dobbins) to improve their already scary ground game, and added three more college stars with potential to be big-time contributors in the NFL (Justin Madubuike, Devin Duvernay, and Malik Harrison).

On Saturday, they picked up right where they left off with a couple of late-round steals, including Mississippi State OL Tyre Phillips, SMU wide receiver James Proche, and Iowa safety Geno Stone.

In all, DeCosta took his 14-win roster and added these players:

Ravens 2020 NFL Draft Class: Rd 1: 28- LB P. Queen Rd 2: 55- RB J.K. Dobbins Rd 3: 71- DT J. Madubuike Rd 3: 92- WR D. Duvernay Rd 3: 98- LB M. Harrison Rd 3: 106- OL T. Phillips Rd 4: 143- OL B. Bredeson Rd 5: 170- DT B. Washington Rd 6: 201- WR J Proche Rd. 7: 219- S G. Stone

— Baltimore Beatdown (@BmoreBeatdown) April 25, 2020

Expect to see the Ravens bring home a straight-A report card from draft experts.

Winner: Special teams players

Day 3 was these guys’ time to shine. Look at all these specialists drafted on Saturday:

Marshall K Justin Rohrwasser, taken by the Patriots at No. 159 in the fifth round

LSU long snapper Blake Ferguson taken by the Dolphins at No. 185 overall in the sixth round

Georgia Southern K Tyler Bass, taken by the Bills at No. 188 in the sixth round

Texas A&M P Braden Mann, taken by the Jets at No. 191 in the sixth round

Syracuse P Sterling Hofrichter, taken by the Falcons at No. 228 in the seventh round

Miami (Ohio) K Sam Sloman, taken by the Rams at No. 248 in the seventh round

Somehow, Georgia kicker and Lou Groza winner Rodrigo Blankenship wasn’t drafted, but it didn’t take long for “Hot Rod” to sign a UDFA contract with the Colts:

Rodrigo Blankenship is going to the Colts! The Georgia kicker might be 47-year-old Adam Vinatieri's replacement. Big shoes to fill. pic.twitter.com/WlOq4M4Kza

— SB Nation (@SBNation) April 25, 2020

Loser: Aaron Rodgers, for a third effin’ day

After trading up to draft Jordan Love in the first round and collecting several non-wide receivers after that, surely the Packers would end up with at least one new weapon for Rodgers in the passing game, right?

Nope.

Two kickers and a long snapper now gone before the Packers took a WR. What a wild time to be alive

— Bucs Nation (@Bucs_Nation) April 25, 2020

The Packers’ final count: 1 QB, 1 RB, 1 TE, 1 LB, 3 OL, 1 DB, 1 Edge, zero WR.

Loser: The Jets’ sad QB draft history

It’s not really a surprise the Jets took a quarterback in the draft. The depth chart after Sam Darnold is David Fales and Mike White, who have combined to throw exactly zero passes in New York.

In the fourth round, the Jets selected Florida International’s James Morgan, who has a strong arm but some accuracy issues (he completed just 58 percent of his passes in 2019). Basically, he’s the most Jets pick possible:

James Morgan is the 10th QB taken by the Jets in the last 15 years, most by any team. He's the 2nd FIU QB drafted in the past 3 years (Alex McGough - 7th round, 2018). FIU is now 1 of just 4 schools to have multiple QBs drafted since 2018 (Oklahoma, LSU, Washington St). pic.twitter.com/CYNUyeuWU7

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 25, 2020

Darnold still has a chance to be a high-level starter — especially now that the Jets have spent the offseason getting him protection — but Morgan is not joining elite company here. The other QBs the Jets have drafted in recent years include Christian Hackenberg (never appeared in a game), Bryce Petty (4:10 TD:INT ratio), Geno Smith (punched in the face), and Mark Sanchez (buttfumble).

Morgan will need some time to develop if he’s going to stick in the league, but he’ll probably get thrown into the fire immediately when Darnold adds, like, gout to his list of weird injuries.

Winner: The Raiders, who basically drafted every player from the Clemson-Bama national championship games

Clemson and Alabama faced off in the national championship game three times in four seasons: 2015, 2016, and 2018. Jon Gruden and Mike Mayock must have liked what they saw. The Raiders have selected eight Bama and Clemson players who played in both of the last two title game matchups.

Raiders select another former Clemson Tiger, this time guard John Simpson. Raiders now have eight players on their current roster from the Clemson-Alabama National Title game. https://t.co/1IfEh7wvqU

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 25, 2020

There are obviously more Tigers than Tide players on this list, so it’s pretty fitting that the Raiders garnered the nickname “Clemson West” this draft cycle.

Loser: Joe Brady

Brady, the Panthers’ new OC, spent last season as the architect of LSU’s historically great offense. He saw seven of his former players from that Tigers offense drafted this year. Unfortunately for him, he won’t get a reunion in Carolina because the Panthers didn’t draft any of them. Or any offensive players whatsoever:

The Panthers have used up all their picks in the 2020 draft, so let’s look back at all seven players they drafted and grade the overall draft class. They went 7-for-7 on defensive players, which hasn’t happened in modern NFL history, so that’s neat. https://t.co/F0y7SqGj5l pic.twitter.com/xJAgelonw5

— Cat Scratch Reader (@CatScratchReadr) April 25, 2020

To be fair, the Panthers REALLY needed reinforcements on a defense that ranked just 25th in DVOA last year, allowed 29.4 points per game, AND just lost Luke Kuechly, Gerald McCoy, and Dontari Poe this offseason.

But sheesh, at least throw Brady a bone!

Winner: Jarrett Stidham

The Patriots didn’t trade up in the first round to find a franchise quarterback. They didn’t pick one in Day 2, either. That extended to Day 3, when they chose a kicker instead of Georgia’s Jake Fromm in the fifth round and then opted to take three offensive linemen and one linebacker to close out their draft class.

That means the starting job is still Stidham’s to lose. He’s likely to beat out Brian Hoyer, although there’s still a chance New England goes after a veteran — Cam Newton, Jameis Winston, Jacoby Brissett, and Andy Dalton are all possibilities — to take over.

For now though, Stidham is in position to be the Patriots’ long-term solution at quarterback. At the very least, he’s going to get a shot.

Winner: The Cowboys, who stuck with tradition at center

Travis Frederick was an All-American center at Wisconsin before the Cowboys drafted him to anchor the center of their offensive line in 2013. He retired in 2020 after battling Guillain-Barre Syndrome, so Jerry Jones replaced him with ... an All-American center from Wisconsin.

Tyler Biadasz is roughly as Wisconsin as they come. He came out of the womb eating cheese curds and shunting aside Iowa linemen:

Dallas swung a trade with arch-rival Philadelphia to target Biadasz, who slid from a possible Day 2 pick despite winning the Rimington Award — college football’s top center — in 2019. He’s a player who can immediately step into the Cowboys’ starting lineup and make himself anonymous. That’s exactly what you want from a high-level interior lineman.

Loser: The Eagles (and everyone in the NFC East not named the Cowboys)

The Eagles had weird draft. They went with receiver Jalen Reagor in the first round, which addressed a need but was a little higher than he was expected to go. Then they surprised everyone by grabbing quarterback Jalen Hurts in the second. Linebacker Davion Taylor in the third round was a bit of a reach, and they didn’t draft a cornerback.

But where they’re really screwed is in the NFC East. The Cowboys had an incredible draft, and as their top competition in the division, the Eagles need to keep pace with them. But the Cowboys lucked into top-talent players like CeeDee Lamb and Trevon Diggs, and are building what looks like one of the elite teams. They even replaced their best offensive lineman with one of the draft’s best offensive linemen in the fourth round.

The NFC East has been a division in flux for the better part of a decade, and it’s just been begging for someone to step up and take control. It looked like the Eagles would be that team after they won a Super Bowl two years ago, but since then have only seemed to make lateral moves at best.

Bonus: the Cowboys got rid of Jason Garrett, so they should be firmly favored to be the top team in the NFC East next season.

Loser: All of us who ain’t shit compared to Antonio Gandy-Golden

Gandy-Golden can solve a Rubik’s Cube, juggle, do backflips, once bowled a perfect game, has raised sheep and chickens, and he’s spent his time in quarantine learning guitar while the rest of are proud of ourselves for changing our underwear today.

Meet Antonio Gandy-Golden. The Liberty receiver’s first sport was gymnastics. He bowled a 300 game two months after picking up the sport. He is the most interesting player in this year’s draft, and this Rubik’s Cube never stood a chance. https://t.co/qOUJT4IwtJ pic.twitter.com/kMRUZGhnXv

— Andy Staples (@Andy_Staples) February 25, 2020

Oh, and he’s a really damn good receiver too. Washington selected Gandy-Golden in the fourth round. After three straight years of 1,000+ yards receiving and 10 touchdowns in college (if you even consider Liberty a real college), Gandy-Golden was a popular sleeper pick this draft season. He’ll give Dwayne Haskins another big receiver to target on Sundays, while he learns a new language, composes a symphony, and works toward his PhD in medieval architecture the other days of the week.

Winner: The all-name team

The final day of the draft isn’t just filled with “who the hell is Ben DiNucci?” players and special teamers. It’s also the time for the all-name to step into the spotlight.

This year, we chose one player per position to represent the all-name team. That ended up including three seventh-round picks, almost in rapid succession:

QB Cole McDonald (No. 224, Titans)

G Arlington Hambright (No. 226, Bears)

LB Casey Toohill (No. 233, Eagles)

And several others who just missed the cut:

G Lachavious Simmons (No. 227, Bears)

P Sterling Hofrichter (No. 228, Falcons)

CB Bopete Keyes (No. 237, Chiefs)

That’s quite the run of A+ names. It’s also a good thing Roger Goodell stopped announcing picks after Day 2, because he would’ve butchered every single one of them.

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The single best or weirdest item in every Caps Better Halves Basket up for auction

Behold what these goobers and their partners have provided.

Braden Holtby: Autographed The Old Man and the Sea

Brooks Orpik: Apple Cider Vinegar

Andre Burakovsky: Prank Golf Balls / OC DVD  (tie)

Lars Eller: Converse sneakers

Alexander Ovechkin: Autographed Ovechkin image sugar cookies (3) / Autographed Russian zucchini paste (tie)

John Carlson: Wood Hammer

Philipp Grubauer: Instax Poloraid Camera

Daniel Winnik: Autographed alcohol from every nationality represented on the Capitals, signed by those players, like damn Daniel, holy crap

Dmitry Orlov: Sweet Corn Stick

Marcus Johansson: Swedish cookbooks with notes on favorite recipes

Tom Wilson: Autographed KD Mac & Cheese (also a bottle of wine, presumably to pour out for the memory of Latta)

Evgeny Kuznetsov: Matreshka honey

Justin Williams: Autographed Canadian Pure Maple Syrup

Jay Beagle: Autographed Deer Antlers (lol wut)

Karl Alzner: Autographed USA Today Crossword puzzle book

Brett Connolly: Autographed Lavender Pillow Mist

Matt Niskanen: Grumpy Old Men/Grumpier Old Men DVD

Nicklas Backstrom: Autographed Backstrom garden gnome

Nate Schmidt: Autographed Cool Runnings DVD / Autographed Harry Potter chess set / Autographed Super Mario Bros socks  (threeway tie) (also we are geek soulmates Nate Schmidt please call me)

TJ Oshie: Lululemon Athletica customized fit session at Clarendon location

Coaches: Favorite Canadian candy-wine gum

Taylor Chorney: in extremely fitting fashion for the most anonymous Capital on the roster, is the only one left who has neither a pic nor a description up yet. DAMMIT, CHORNEY.

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(OC) Mike Milbury-ing the Islanders (An Alternate Reality)

(Previous parts of this series include: Don Cherry Drafts the Leafs, Tom Wilson-Proofing the Penguins, Dundon DIYs the Hurricanes, Re-Chiarelling the Oilers, Moneyballing the Sens, Covertly Tanking the Wild, and Frenchifying the Canadiens.)It was June 2006 when Charles Wang sat Mike Milbury down in his office."Michael, I think you know why you're here. Zdeno Chara. Roberto Luongo. Jason Spezza. Olli Jokinen. Todd Bertuzzi. Bryan McCabe. Michael, why are these players not on my team?""Chuck, you gotta understand I'm an active manager, a risk taker. Sometimes it looks bad, sure, but I'm gonna make this team a champion! I've just had some really awful luck - what are the odds that every player I trade away turns out to be a superstar?""Put your shoe back on Michael. I have given things a lot of thought, and I have decided that I am not firing you today. But I am very disappointed with how this team has developed. We need some stability. I am giving you one last chance to prove that you are ready and willing to build this team intelligently and not make us look like fools again. I am promoting your backup goaltender, Garth Snow, to assistant GM - he is a brilliant mind and I fear that another team will recognize this and steal him away. I have something for you: this is a 15-year contract I have written up for Rick DiPietro. I believe that he will be the best goalie in the league, and the backbone of this team for a long, long time. Please have him sign this, and we will proceed from there."Milbury took the stapled stack of papers, discreetly slipped his loafer back on, and rose from his seat. "You got it boss."As he walked out of the office and down the hall, Milbury read the contract. He suddenly understood how preoccupied Wang had been by the decision of whether or not to fire his general manager. It wasn't from the look in his eyes or the tone of his voice. It was from the fact that rather than Rick DiPietro, the contract in front of him had accidentally been addressed to Mike Milbury himself. A malevolent grin slowly crept over Milbury's face."You want stability you old son of a bitch?"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The hockey world was astonished at the news that Mike Milbury, the man who had traded away seemingly half the players at the Turin Olympics, had been rewarded with an unprecedented fifteen-year contract by the New York Islanders. No one was more shocked than Wang himself. He immediately (but quietly) challenged its validity with the NHL's lawyers. Unfortunately, they had grown weary of Wang's incessant calls asking about things like 20-year contracts and paying contracts in commodity futures, and quickly ruled against him.His place in the Islanders' organization assured for the foreseeable future, Milbury got to work.Part II2006-07Determined not to make the same mistakes again, Milbury chooses not to trade his 1st round pick for Ryan Smyth. As a result, the Islanders miss the playoffs and pick 12th overall. The team selects D Ryan McDonagh.2007-08With the 10th overall pick, on the intel of their European scouts, the Islanders go off the board to select a small Swedish defenceman named D Erik Karlsson.2008-09By the summer of 2008, the Islanders are projected to finish near the bottom of the league with the underwhelming roster Milbury has constructed. Milbury is bristling with impatience: he misses the rush of being a 7th or 8th seed.The Islanders trade D Ryan McDonagh, their 2009 1st round pick (John Tavares), and a 2009 7th (Anders Lee) to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Vincent Lecavalier and Evgeny Artyukhin.They then resign Lecavalier to a 13 year $100 contract extension. Lecavalier isn't enough to keep the Isles out of the basement. However, they do notably draft C Ryan O'Reilly in the 2nd round and G Braden Holtby in the 3rd.2009-10Without a number 1 defenceman, and Milbury growing impatient with Karlsson's development, something must be done.The Islanders trade D Erik Karlsson, C Frans Nielsen, and RW PA Parenteau to the Calgary Flames for D Dion PhaneufSomehow this doesn't work, and the Isles still finish near the bottom of the NHL. The Islanders draft RW Nino Niederreiter and C Brock Nelson in the first round.2010-11The duo of Vincent Lecavalier and Kyle Okposo do their best but things remain grim on Long Island. Worse still, Rick DiPietro (who had been signed to a much more reasonable 14 year contract after the fiasco back in 2006) gets knocked out with a punch by Atlanta's Vezina trophy winning goaltender Brent Johnson in November and his career is suddenly over. They need a goalie for now and for the future, and they have only one way to get one: a trade.The Islanders trade RW Nino Niederreiter, C Ryan O'Reilly, G Braden Holtby, and a 2012 2nd (John Gibson) to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for G Steve Mason and C RJ UmbergerWith their prospect cupboard mostly empty, Milbury promises to Wang that he will not trade away the guy he takes in the 2011 first round. He proudly takes, on his scouts' advice, C Ryan Strome.2011-12All of these trades are starting to make Milbury look really silly again. The addition of Stamkos, Tavares, McDonagh, and Hedman to the Lightning has turned them into leading Stanley Cup contenders. Erik Karlsson is the leading candidate for the Norris trophy playing alongside Jay Bouwmeester. Even Ryan O'Reilly, who was an okay third-liner for the Isles, is suddenly tearing it up next to Rick Nash in Columbus. Meanwhile, Lecavalier and Umberger's production has declined, Phaneuf looks lost, and Mason has been an utter disaster for the Islanders.Milbury realizes something's got to change. If he wants to win a Cup, no more short-cuts. He has to build on the young pieces he has and not trade them away. Enough is enough.With the 4th pick in the 2012 draft the Isles select their new #1 defenceman of the future D Griffin Reinhart, and Milbury promises himself that he will never, under any circumstances, trade him away.2012-13Finally committed to a patient rebuild, the Islanders prepare for a difficult season. Sure enough, in a lockout-shorted campaign, the Islanders obtain the 5th overall pick. The Islanders receive a huge pile of offers for this pick, including one from Calgary that would include defenceman Mark Giordano and their 2011 4th round pick Johnny Gaudreau. But Milbury has learned his lesson the hard way, and he will not be made a fool of by prematurely trading a young player ever again.They use the 4th overall pick to draft Strome's future winger, RW Valeri Nichushkin.2013-14Strome's making progress, and Mason's minor resurgence keeps the 1st overall pick Aaron Ekblad out of the Islanders' grasp. Once again, a lot of teams call up the Islanders and try to get the 5th overall pick. Nice try, Predators, but if you think you're getting that pick for Filip Forsberg and Mattias Ekholm you are sorely mistaken. C Michael Dal Colle isn't gonna be another all-star Milbury's traded away, sorry bloggers.2014-15Eight straight years out of the playoffs is wreaking havoc on the Islanders' attendence numbers, and Wang asks Milbury to please try to make the team competitive so he can sell part of the ownership stake. Milbury reiterates that he wants to stay the course, but can't help himself but turn his eye to the trade market once again. As Gaudreau and Forsberg put up huge rookie seasons, he can't help but feel a little frustrated by the results of his change of heart and strategy.You can't help but be impressed by what Corey Perry did for the Ducks last season. You know, any team would be lucky to have Strome, Reinhart, Nichushkin, and Dal Colle - the rebuild is pretty much over, now it's time to build out. The Ducks don't want to give up their leading scorer, but Milbury is tantalized by the thought of him becoming the veteran anchor of a new dynasty...The Islanders trade their 2015 1st round pick (Jack Eichel), 2016 1st round pick (Matthew Tkachuk), and C Brock Nelson to the Ducks for RW Corey PerryYeah... that's the stuff. But for some reason Perry only scores 50 points next to Strome and an aging Lecavalier. Nichushkin, well, I'm sure he'll turn it around, but he looks awful. Phaneuf has a horrible year. Mason puts up big numbers facing over 35 shots a game but it's no use. The season is a nightmare and the Ducks receive the second overall pick. The Oilers put together an disgracefully low-ball offer for the Isles' future #1 defenceman Reinhart - who the hell is gonna be available at #16 who's that good? Milbury can't afford to trade away any more young talent. The Isles do trade into the 1st to get LW Anthony Beauvillier though.2015-16This season is a slog. With no pick, Milbury was depending on Ryan Strome and Valeri Nichushkin to take the next step, but they somehow regress. Dal Colle and Reinhart were supposed to enter the lineup with Calder-calibre seasons but they don't even make the team. This is a nightmare. The Isles finish 24th and lose Matthew Tkachuk.EpilogueIt's mid-way through another dismal season for the Islanders. In September, Milbury nihilistically traded a substantial package including Beauvillier to the Blue Jackets for Jack Johnson after hearing from him coaching staff that Griffin Reinhart once again did not make the roster out of training camp. Charles Wang calls him into the office to speak for the first time in years.When Milbury arrives, Wang surveys him carefully and begins to speak."Michael, as you know, as of today I have transitioned into minority ownership of the Islanders. I have been thinking about this day for a very long time. Do you know why?"Milbury, who's turned his office supply closet into a makeshift cellar of lukewarm six packs of Sam Adams, is not cognitively equipped to answer that question. Wang stands up and grabs him by the collar."It's because I can finally fire your dumb ass and not have to pay you 4 million dollars a year until I'm 77! I have lived a long life, and have made many mistakes. Do you remember when I asked you, all those years ago, why we do not just put a sumo wrestler in the net as a goalie?"Milbury chuckles and slurs "Yeah Chuck, I do""Well it turns out my mistake was not making the sumo wrestler my fucking general manager! I am replacing you with someone who can actually build a champion: Garth Snow. Your failure will shine even brighter next to his success."Wang releases Milbury and sits back down."Get out of here, Michael. You are without a doubt the most idiotic man I have ever met, and only an utter moron would care at all what you have to say about hockey."As Milbury staggers down the Nassau Coliseum hallway, his phone begins to vibrate incessantly - the news must have gotten out. He takes it out of his pocket and takes a call. The voice on the other end is breathless."Hey Mike, I'm calling on behalf of NHL on NBC. We just heard the news, and we knew we'd have to act fast. We're putting together a panel of brilliant hockey minds, and we think you're at that elite Pierre McGuire, Jeremy Roenick level. Interested?"Unemployment had hit Milbury hard - he had thrown up on the carpet. He was ready to get back in the game. Hockey had given him so much: a chance to compete for the Cup, millions of dollars, the chance to beat up some random guy with a shoe. It was time to finally give back and share his immense wisdom with the world.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Thanks for reading. I'm going to take a few days off and then be back with either Vancouver or Vegas. (OC) Mike Milbury-ing the Islanders (An Alternate Reality) Source

[archvileenthusiast]

the smilerrrrr

the girls are fighting againnnnnnnnn

i love how john just HATTEESSS mr giggles mcsmile how

[archvileenthusiast]

been wanting to do this trend with my animal for a while

can't have anything in big mt

[archvileenthusiast]

That's rough buddy

seeing your own corpse in a tube while your brain rests nice and safe in an artificial shell would be an absolute nightmare I'm ngl

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how you gonna tear a man's heart out while he's alive and then cry about not wanting to be scary to your wife PICK ONE BRUH

I swear they're different trust trust trust

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life ain't all cookies and cream lil fella

he hates this mf for no reason other than he was a little short with him (john was being highly erratic and aggressive, cant have shit on the strip)

hes so ridiculous someone slap him rn

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go away !!

leave bro alone he ain't one of yall he's got a human brain in there !!!

does anyone else have securitron ocs I'm starvingd

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what if John had WhatsApp 😂😂😂😂

[archvileenthusiast]

let me outeee let me outee

john has "most rancid vibes ever" asked to leave this mortal coil

(not my art btw its @/dot-0327) GO FOLLOW HER RIGHT NOWWWWWWWWW NOWOOOOOWWW

[archvileenthusiast]

mood atm... mischievous