sports is about the narratives (and the soulmates)
mario-jagr and sid-geno back to back cups / jagr on mario before his jersey retirement ceremony / sid on geno after he was re-signed (the athletic) / rookie geno on sid (the athletic) / kris letang on the parallels between sidgeno and mariojagr
I love hockey because the widely-accepted Inner Circle Of Greats is a Saskatchewan farm boy, a suspiciously Soviet-friendly twink, a guy whose name translates to "the best," a bisexual with a mullet, a Russian laboratory experiment, The Beloved And Highly Favoured Child Of God, and two unrelated white boys named Connor
A lot of people asked why I was wearing a Canadian jersey. The Canada Cup was played in 1987. This is a legendary tournament, where Mario decided the final 6-5 with his goal. According to many, this is the most beautiful hockey anyone has ever played. Mario Lemieux, Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Paul Coffey and others played for Canada. In Pittsburgh, I helped a little for Mario's Foundation and he made replica jerseys for the legendary tournament as a tribute to the tournament. I then took his jersey out of respect for him.
Helped me a lot in my career and respect is not a shame.
I’m going to start screaming and never stop they’re driving me INSAAAAAAANE they hadn’t seen each other since like 2017 or whatever it was and now Mario’s flying out to the Czech Republic immediately after Jaromir leaves Pittsburgh after the ceremony and now Jaromir is back two seconds later and they’re spending ALL their time together….my god is ANYONE ELSE SEEING THIS?!?!?