"Battle of Alberta, right? It was my first game: Calgary, Edmonton. We would play them in the preseason, and you know—trying to make the team I'd always be asking him to fight in preseason, always. I'd be runnin' my mouth—like, tryna fight the biggest, baddest guys, tryna make an impression.
And he would never fight me. He'd always tell me, like If you make the team, I'll fight ya. You don't have to worry about that, but I'm not fightin' ya preseason. And I totally respect it, I'm not gonna chase him down. It is what it is. He's established—I'm looking for my chance.
So I get called up, we're playing Edmonton in Edmonton: Battle of Alberta. [He's] over there on the other side, and it's like the coolest thing ever... you know, the buildup was crazy 'cuz I knew if the opportunity presented itself—if the game went the way I hoped it would, I would get an opportunity to fight him.
I remembered in warmups tryna skate by the redline initially just kind-of gettin' a feel for it—to see if I have to say something or whatever... He's got no bucket on, his big, bald head is glarin' around, he skates by the redline with the biggest smile on his face, and just gives me the biggest wink...
At that moment I knew Okay, he remembers. It's gonna happen at some point.
We were up 1, I think it was 2-1 going into intermission or whatever—Oh, no, I think it was 1-1 and we had just scored so the position I'm like Yeah, I don't know if I can fight him now because we have the momentum and we're winning the game. I don't want to lose a fight, then we lose a game and now I'm, like, never getting a chance again.
You kind-of gotta play the game within the game like [...] there's an opportunity to fight, and there's an opportunities where you shouldn't fight. Things weren't looking good, then they score and now we need a spark. I'm like Fucking perfect.
I just skate by their bench and I'm like It's time, big boy! He jumps out, we line up, and he goes We squarin' up or we goin' right away?
I'm like I'm not fuckin' squarin' up with you right now! We're goin' right away!
Drop em, we go right away, grab each other. I know he's a lefty so he's gonna let go—let's go of my right arm before he throws one. I threw one. Big boy went down, he jumped back up pretty quick. I don't know, I tell people all the time, I'm like I would've been in the league fuckin' 2 years earlier if there was good footage of this fuckin' fight!
For some reason—For some reason, the cameras cut out. I don't know if [he] had his cousins working the cameras or something that night, or if they're in the video room or what happened.
That was my first NHL game.
It's funny 'cuz Chucky was there—Chucky's there and he knows, he saw, he always laugh when I say that I would've been in the league earlier 'cuz he knows how things like that go. You get a little bit of energy and buzz around ya, and then kind-of momentum takes you a little bit further but unfortunate[ly], I missed that opportunity but I don't regret a thing.
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The opportunity was there, I just—unfortunately, for whatever reason, the Hockey Gods said not yet." (Ryan Lomberg reminiscing over his first NHL game/fight) (x)(x) (please go watch the second link to see lombos giant smile as he tells this story jfc)
and other genuinely bonkers things to say about a hockey player in your first fight... like why did this need to be said like that...what
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Hiya!
I saw your SilRuggie post and I feel you on the "Silver and his many boyfriends" part.
Idk what it is about Silver but he's so... Shippable?
Like I ship SilVil, KalimSil and JadeSil which are kinda popular. But it's also stuff like RidSil and LeoSil (oh so much brainrot currently about LeoSil,) Which aren't as popular.
He's probably my most shipped character like... EVER.
(I may have gotten some ship names wrong)
IT’S THE CHEMISTRY IT’S THE WAY HE HAS CHEMISTRY WITH SO SOSOSO MUCH OF THE CAST!!! he’s so deeply just…good, and he cares so earnestly, and he has examples of interactions with almost fuckgng everyone at this point. like i can understand why someone would ship just abt any silver ship, i GET it, bc theres so much potential. i think i have like…3? that im neutral on? maybe?
also hearing u associate silvil with the kinda popular ones, im fuckign weak at the knees. that is incorrect but im pretending ur right bc it makes me oh so happy
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🎃 -- halloween . . . spectral soiree !
when auburn and grim disappear...it's up to the boys of nrc to save them.
this card is an r. (vignette 1)
summon: i feel kinda bad for pulling this stunt on everyone, but...lilia is surprisingly convincing.
groovification: i hope everyone lets loose and has fun tonight! i'll be by the wall if anyone needs me...
set to home screen: i'll be apologizing a hundred times to everyone tonight...
home transition 1: ace isn't admitting he was worried about me, but it's okay. i know he was...i feel bad.
home transition 2: i heard about what floyd did...he can be such a loose cannon sometimes. i'm glad he was with leona honestly.
home transition 3: i can't believe malleus froze time. that is literally so op! like, who allowed you to do that!?
home after login: i hope malleus and lilia decide to keep their whimsy to themselves next year. sure, it was a nice gesture in hindsight, but they could have just told everyone!
home transition (groovy): i'm glad the ghosts are happy, but did they really have to possess my classmates? i don't think that was necessary.
tap home 1: i mean, i could go dance...but i'd rather just stay here...if you know what i mean.
tap home 2: i'm glad grim is having fun at least. i'm still keeping an eye on him, just in case.
tap home 3: i JUST got here...no, not the party! i mean twisted wonderland as a whole! i only have a handful of friends and they're hanging out with people already...
tap home 4: how was the dance? i'm just glad ace and deuce wanted to dance with me at all! i can't dance one bit, haha!
tap home 5: sorry! sorry! i'm so sorry! i have no excuse! i won't pull anything like that again! yes, i'm sorry!
tap home (groovy): in hindsight, malleus's plan was actually horrifying...imagine waking up and not only is it still dark because the time isn't changing, but your friends have vanished into thin air too...
duo magic: lilia, is there a single instrument you can't play!? || let's find out together, prefect!
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🎃 -- halloween . . . spectral soiree !
when auburn and grim disappear...it's up to the boys of nrc to save them.
this card is an r. (vignette 1)
summon: i feel kinda bad for pulling this stunt on everyone, but...lilia is surprisingly convincing.
groovification: i hope everyone lets loose and has fun tonight! i'll be by the wall if anyone needs me...
set to home screen: i'll be apologizing a hundred times to everyone tonight...
home transition 1: ace isn't admitting he was worried about me, but it's okay. i know he was...i feel bad.
home transition 2: i heard about what floyd did...he can be such a loose cannon sometimes. i'm glad he was with leona honestly.
home transition 3: i can't believe malleus froze time. that is literally so op! like, who allowed you to do that!?
home after login: i hope malleus and lilia decide to keep their whimsy to themselves next year. sure, it was a nice gesture in hindsight, but they could have just told everyone!
home transition (groovy): i'm glad the ghosts are happy, but did they really have to possess my classmates? i don't think that was necessary.
tap home 1: i mean, i could go dance...but i'd rather just stay here...if you know what i mean.
tap home 2: i'm glad grim is having fun at least. i'm still keeping an eye on him, just in case.
tap home 3: i JUST got here...no, not the party! i mean twisted wonderland as a whole! i only have a handful of friends and they're hanging out with people already...
tap home 4: how was the dance? i'm just glad ace and deuce wanted to dance with me at all! i can't dance one bit, haha!
tap home 5: sorry! sorry! i'm so sorry! i have no excuse! i won't pull anything like that again! yes, i'm sorry!
tap home (groovy): in hindsight, malleus's plan was actually horrifying...imagine waking up and not only is it still dark because the time isn't changing, but your friends have vanished into thin air too...
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heey pal wanted to watch your speedpaints but i dont have tiktok, do you plan to post em elsewhere?
Ohh no worries!! I plan to post them shortly on my instagram stories, my @ is witchy_tombstone_smile !! <3
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