Salut, Salut!
We might need y’all to manifest a THWL edition where we start by saying everything is great and that we have no complaints. It would mean that we finally made it out of the gutter that has been the past, uhhh, undisclosed amount of time, LMAO. Being held hostage by a thesis revision, career changes, AND the end of Daylight Savings Time? Cruel and unusual punishment!
Not everything is bad, though. The mentorship is doing well, and we saw Beyonce in Vancouver in September. Perrye is almost done with school, and Gaby got into Pilates to keep her sane. Things are looking up (well, one can only hope). Mind you, we’ve been saying this since last year *tear emoji*.
Now, let’s move on to the hockey part of the issue. You know us, we have a lot of thoughts. However, since we started to publish bi-weekly, we feel like we aren’t able to bring them to you as often. A lot can happen in two weeks, so welcome to our newest segment, “Quick Hits,” an Other Thoughts of sorts.
Let’s get into it!!
A video on TikTok about a hockey player ghosting his GF of 8 years after signing a big contract in Russia went super viral recently. The philandering was pretty audacious, but we need a stronger word than audacity regarding hockey-playing men. The moral of the story here? Don’t let a man waste your time!
San Jose won their first game this season. It only took 12 games into the season! We need Mike Grier and the team to get it together and stop disrespecting our boy, Anthony Duclair. Please, have some shame, y’all.
Why GMs think that “grit” is somehow a quantifiable metric that needs to be corrected by adding enforcer-type players is beyond us. What is 36-year-old Ryan Reaves supposed to do? Chase a player and deliver a hit after they’ve dumped the puck? Treliving, babes, please be so serious.
Canes’ goalie Frederik Anderson has been put on indefinite leave after medical tests discovered a blood clotting issue. There’s no timeline for his return, but it does look like he’ll be able to recover fully. We’re wishing the best for him and a speedy recovery!
Jacob Trouba “called out” Carolina’s Sebastian Aho for injuring Adam Fox after a leg-on-leg hit, pointing out how he always has to fight when something happens. Aho was out of pocket for that, regardless of intention, but Gaby will always look at Trouba sideways because we’ve also seen how you move!
Yes, we saw the video of Alex Galchenyuk’s altercation-hate crime against an Arizona police officer. We don’t have much to say except, yeah, that was something. That will be the only comment on the subject matter!
The Oilers are in Shambles, and we thought things were bad for us lmao. Jack Campbell getting reassigned after a game in which he didn’t play.
Girl, the strike might be over, but it will be just another day for Dylan O’Brien. So, you might catch him chugging beer again at a Rangers game during the rest of the season. Even his banner still references his only, but really iconic, role in Teen Wolf.
If you were to ask Perrye, mediocrity will always be a noun used to describe the Flames. Their season start proves that as much as you want to shuffle the cards if the foundation isn’t strong to begin with, you’ll never amount to anything. Let’s find Huberdeau, a possession-driving center, STAT, which might change that team’s course.
Maybe we missed it, but how did Sidney Crosby and Claude Giroux beefing on ice make almost no noise in the hockey sphere?? Where are the fancams? The in-depth “analysis”? We used to be a league - a proper league. Give me storylines with defined roles. Bring back the theatrics!!
Real question?? When was the last time the Senators weren’t in shambles?? They fired their GM Pierre Dorion (or decided to part ways, actually LOL), some players are breaking betting rules, and their fans are turning against them. You know how bad it gotta be when Ottawa fans (who have nothing to root for except the Sens) are tired of the team’s antics!!! Chile, it’s bad!
Our biggest condolences to the family of Adam Johnson. It’s unfortunate that it took his death to re-spark a much-needed discussion surrounding safety in hockey. Hopefully, they won’t let his death be in vain. Rest in peace!!
For this year’s Heritage Classic, the league bet on a Battle of Alberta. Little did they know that it was NOT gonna be anything like the 2021-2022 playoffs series, but that’s neither here nor there. The boys decided to show up to the stadium looking like rednecks or cowboys (depending on the point of view) and oil workers, embodying the essence of the province. After seeing these, maybe they deserve to be at the bottom of the Pacific division.
We’re not big Halloween celebrators at THWL, but we can always appreciate someone committed to serving a lil bit of cuntiness every year. Puljujärvi as Ice Spice was excellent and won costume of the year for NHLers in our books.
If Perrye ever had Nylander’s coins, you would definitely not catch her taking the TTC ever again. Mind you, that lady doesn’t even like driving, but during the past few years, TTC has become so lawless that it might not be worth taking the risk. STM will always be elite, tho. Is this his statement as a public transit advocate, or was he tired of getting stuck in the most unserious Toronto traffic? Anyway, he has a 13-game point streak and is eco-friendly; hockey media can’t tell him nothing!
Whew, that was a doozy. We think we covered everything, but was there anything that fell off our radar? Let us know in the comments!
With a tad bit of hater energy,
Perrye & Gaby