#this is soooo important

[croszukis]

doing some suzufield archiving work

nick's media after cole's season ending injury announcement — january 21, 2023

transcript:

Probably not a big surprise for you all guys here, but for us and the fans it is a shock. What did you know about Cole's situation?

Obviously knew quite a bit. It's been kind of an ongoing injury that he's been battling through trying to play and just decided that it was best to shut him down and get him ready for next year. Obviously it's tough for Cole, feel for him, he wants to be here and play. He's a bit upset, but I think it'll be best for his future and the next year for sure.

Why is it today that his season is over, why not a few days ago?

It's been in the works. I know he's been talking with Kent [Hughes] and his agent, stuff like that. It's been an ongoing discussion, when to do it, when not to do it. It was decided, I think, yesterday or this morning.

How do you view your own end of season not having Cole by your side?

Everyone's just gotta keep going. Obviously he's an important player for us and a big piece in the locker room and on the ice. Everyone's gonna have to step up and try to add some of Cole's enthusiasm and energy and what he brings to the rink every day. Try to do business as usual, also try to keep Cole's spirits high. He's got a bright future ahead of him and just a bump in the road for him right now.

Nick, in your time you've seen tough injuries to players like Price and Weber, where they played and admitted afterwards that playing was not necessarily the best thing for their future, whatever it is. Do you guys have to consider that more as players now when you have an injury, to kind of listen to the voice in your head that's saying maybe it's not the best thing to be playing through this?

Yeah, I think hockey players are known for playing through injuries, we're pretty tough when it comes to playing the game banged up. Cole's been dealing with it for a while now so he's been playing through it and showing how tough he is. I think definitely at some point, focusing on his future, he's so young. Carey and Webby were probably in a bit different situation, but for Cole he's got many years ahead of him. So I think better to take care of it now.

How would you handle that, if you suffered an injury that you think you could play though, but that could be something that requires surgery? Would you have what it takes to pull yourself in that situation?

Yeah, it's a tough call. I was talking to Cole already about it, he wants to be here, he wants to play. It's just, there's a bigger picture from a lot of different sides that are pulling him in a different direction. Obviously, everybody wants to be able to play and compete with their guys. Just, tough situation for everybody, losing Cole for the season.

Especially for the type of player he is, his shot is his bread and butter, his hands are his bread and butter too. Was it more important because of that, to have him at 100% because of what kind of player he is?

Obviously his shoulders are pretty important. For him to come back next year and be fully healthy, I know a few of my friends have done the surgery and it's a bit of a process to go through recovery, so just doing it now will give him a lot more time and don't have to rush it near the end of the season to try to get ready for the next season.

Are you conflicted between being a supportive, good friend, the captain, and losing your main right winger?

It's definitely a tough question, but you know, I wanna take— everything that I've given to Cole for advice is just as a friend. I think honestly this will probably be the best decision for him and his future and our future as a team.

I feel like everyone knows the kind of position we're in right now, with all these guys out, low in the standings, it's kinda almost like last year we had a bunch of fluke injuries. It's just important for our future and the team's success in the future, to have Cole ready to go for next year.

Nick, you've been saying it's going to be business as usual, it might be a cliche but is he the type of player that you simply cannot replace?

Yeah, I mean there's not many guys like Cole in the league. His energy that he brings every morning his love of the game kind of rubs off on everybody in the room. Just us, to lose a guy like that, it's tough for me and the guys, but I know he'll want us to keep going out there and competing every night and try to win as many games as we can.

[beeqisch]

yap yap yap

bad photo of the keychain ver ahehehehe (i dont have any other photos and they sold out... sobs....)

[chromolumen]

missed opportunity for cowboys in the calendar but it’s okay because i have an ipad and free will

[p1x1x]

this is ROCK !

[post live exhilaration]

[stuckinapril]

Do not think that violating your boundaries for other people is selfless!! If anything that would eventually lead to nothing but resentment towards the people you violated those boundaries for. It comes back to bite you in the ass sooner or later. It’s not the grand gesture you think it is. The more firm you are on your boundaries, the more intact you keep your mental health, and so the more emotionally available you are for other people. True selflessness comes from knowing what you have to do for yourself in order to give to other people, not from excessively pleasing only to end up feeling bitter and dismissed

[polin-bridgerton]

Home is where the heart is - Colin calling Penelope his home / 3.08

[luna-loveboop]

Blue Four appreciation

I love Blue Four. 10/10 angry dude

(tone indicator for this post: positive and light-hearted. art and character from @linkeduniverse au)

His motto is "No thoughts head angry" I mean look at him! Every face is grumpy! How you can you hate him. He's got one emotion and it is mad

He is very good at pointing accusingly at people

(Green in the background was tired of it by the second time)

I also love this panel. Wild's body language perfectly captures the correct (only?) reaction to Blue

He was freaked out by all of Four right then, but Blue was especially scary.

His pose here matches a sketch from quite a while ago:

This pleases me

ALSO

Blue was mad at Champ for shoving him,

But his reaction to Twilight's injury was the same as Wild's.

I think they really bonded in this moment:

Same face

And how he has his hair tucked behind his right ear just because he's more edgy? Iconic

Blue four was brought into existence and is full of rage about it, and I relate to respect that

>>>:(((

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The Quest Continues...

(part 1- part 2)

[tsuchinokoroyale]

Hmmmm bed’s too tall… Hope you don’t mind me hanging out down here with ya 🐖

[linoyes]

[mizandria]

nobody even bats an eye at all the misogyny and all the hatred towards women in classic literature and nobody mentions it when you discuss it in class and you slowly start to become familiar with it and it becomes something so casual and so regular to you that you don't even bat an eye when it happens again and again and again and the cycle goes on

[blaithnne]

This is so funny to me because I can PICTURE host!Vic furiously storming into the studio after having watched season 1, complaining that they look completely ridiculous on camera (bright pink? What are they, an anarchist?) and demanding a new wardrobe. They’re given one (1) new shirt in a different colour and go “perfect, now give me a broach that looks like a sea urchin to show what a cool fun guy I am as well”

[crowliphale]

Have you always been that height? Have you always leaned a little when you stand? Have you always smiled a little lopsided when you see me again?

[heilos]

I'm extremely prepared for this coming week as a sonic fan

[royaltea000]

Don’t let me cook

[mirefireflies]

haven’t recovered from that scene yet btw and i don’t think i ever will. the way that when louis tells armand that he’s going to turn madeline and asks him to be there, he’s genuinely asking because he thinks it might be beautiful and he wants to share that moment with armand.. the way that armand can’t handle that intimacy and so he retreats into arun instinctively, “are you asking or making me” and then immediately regrets it .. louis physically pulling away and stepping back… when he takes armand’s hands off him, there’s a moment before he reaches back out where you can see him fall into that role for armand, even as he doesn’t want to.. like he was asking but armand’s answering question isn’t a question at all it’s just him saying that he needs louis to make him or he won’t go..the way that louis wanted this outside of the maitre/arun dynamic they’re developing but armand can’t allow himself to be intimate without falling back on that dynamic.. even when it’s just emotional intimacy that louis is asking for. theyre just so… and they both know it too, like the way that louis goes “okay” and the look on his face as he slips back into the role.. the way armand apologizes but it’s too late the line has already been drawn… most normal couple ever !! no unhealthy power dynamics or complex displays of intimacy over here !! they make me insane .