#2024 hockeyblr playoffs

[gaytkachuk]

"tumblr's favorite NHL team" bracket: STANley cup finals!!!!!

[mikafever]

he is amazing. he is my hero. he is love. he is life

[annieqattheperipheral]

omgomgongomgkmgongkngomgomhomg

btw:

[olivette-branch]

oh garth...

(a.k.a the funniest unsportsmanlike conduct possible)

[twominutesfortripping]

I don’t even know what I want anymore.

As a Leafs fan I would absolutely rejoice at the thought of the Oilers getting swept in 4.

But as a Canadian the idea of the cup finally coming home so to speak is very strong.

On one hand, I am living for Matthew Tkachuk and his merry band of cats making mince meat out of a team who i occasionally interact with but otherwise could care less about. I’ve never even been to Edmonton as a city.

Bob has played insanely well and I genuinely believe that the cats have been the better team, and they were my pick to win it all at the start of playoffs.

But on the other the absolutely impossibility of the Oilers and Connor McDavid pulling four straight wins to come back from a 3-0 deficit would quite literally be the most legendary thing to happen in the game of hockey in years and I think I might just want it.

For narrative reasons of course.

Tis the great Canadian Stanley Cup Dilemma ™ of 2024 I suppose.

[naanima]

And that was period one done, game 2 series 1.

TB - 0

CATS - 2

The play around the net have been fucking amazing! INTENSE.

[gaytkachuk]

"tumblr's favorite NHL team" bracket: western conference finals

eastern

[mikafever]

[annieqattheperipheral]

Paul Maurice just chatted with nhl network and mike johnson asked a question about his stress and big reactions during games etc

And paul replied with such a beautiful answer about mental health. Soon as it's posted on youtube I'll share here EDIT: here!

He said, I'm paraphrasing ofc:

I'd never once thought about mental health in my life but i had this time where i couldn't progress, kept hitting my head against the wall

During covid there was a lot of talk about mental health so i decided to seek out a professional

Being a coach at one time of a player who took his own life (i think this is what made him more open to it, when tragedy shows up on your own front step)

I'm now more present and in the moment during stressful moments, during games. It doesn't mean I'm more balanced (he lolled), but it means I'm present and aware what I'm doing and can pull back

I'm now clearheaded and happier on a whole everyday and during stressful times, games

🙏 it was in no way preachy. the hockeymen need this kind of conversation in everyday chatter, exactly what led to paul seeking out help for himself. Like if you don't respect anyone else saying how important mental health is maybe you'll at least respect what your sports idols are saying worked for them, that let them achieve more, that your head will keep hitting the wall bc you can't bulldoze through pain

[gaytkachuk]

"tumblr's favorite NHL team" bracket: eastern conference finals

western

[gaytkachuk]

"tumblr's favorite NHL team" bracket: metro division

pacific | central | atlantic

[gaytkachuk]

"tumblr's favorite NHL team" bracket: atlantic division finals

pacific | central | metro

[gaytkachuk]

"tumblr's favorite NHL team" bracket: pacific division

central | metro | atlantic

[gaytkachuk]

"tumblr's favorite NHL team" bracket: atlantic division

pacific | central | metro

[gaytkachuk]

"tumblr's favorite NHL team" bracket: metro division finals

pacific | central | atlantic