My hot takes for me: (talk about the trades and rascism and my own biases and more)
Iām actually so hype about our new sharks. I donāt understand why everyoneās so upset other than their difficulty accepting change (which is something they should seriously work on, sports should not be a source of stress for you?) maybe itās not real outrage or sorrow, maybe everyoneās just doing a bit. Iām new here btw
I think marchment and trouba are gonna be great additions to the goon squad that will protect our young core and I think Darnell Nurse is probably gonna have a whole refresh on his game after coming to the sharks where thereās no curse/ rancid vibes. Iām betting he put up with so much shit and bullying from the oilers. I know mcdavid is a blorbo on here and kudos to his polycule but I bet heās absolutely miserable to be aroundā¦. Like I get nasty horrid vibes from that man if I take off my rpf goggles⦠that video of him screaming at the team? Haunting. and Of Course the mike babcock of it all⦠I bet Nurse is gonna have a glow up.
Also! I know all POC hockey players downplay the racism they experience when talking to the media (because theyād get mobbed and blackballed if they actually talked about it) and I hope that the fact that GMMG is the head honcho helps those players feel more comfortable. Side note Iām so looking forward to watching all the SJ PWHL games this year too⦠š„°LAILA
I know little to nothing about puck, but I know people perform better at work when theyāre happy. Iām gonna miss vinny and eky and the other guys but who can blame them for bettering themselves (money) on the free market when the injuries these guys get playing this sport means that they have expensive retirements?
Also! Love professor hockey but his sort of more critical tone when talking about POC sharks is becoming a bit of a pattern, TO ME (sherwood and reavo and now nurse) I donāt think he knows heās doing it, Ilike how he criticizes dellandrea and goodrow and orlov too but I always feel heās a little spicier towards Reaves, especially? This might all be in my head. Maybe iām over correcting my criticisms because of how I expect racism within the NHL? Anyways, why shouldnāt we be optimistic? I donāt 100% understand the money aspect of hockey and tbh even if I did know more, I donāt trust myself and my opinions more than the people who do this as their careers (GMMG and sharks front office) why would we (tumblrinas and broadly sports fans on reddit) know more than the people who literally run this shit? Itās fun to have opinions but I hope nobody takes themselves too seriously, I know I donāt.
My official stance is: I donāt know shit, iām along for the ride and iām determined to enjoy myself. Why not be optimistic? Even if they lose we still get to watch and make our fun playing dolls on here⦠isnāt that what itās all about? I love it here and these new players are so hot, iām already having fun.
*Addendum: Actually if Graf doesnt get signed iāll be legitimately upset but yeah hahahahaha
š©µš¦ The futureās still teal, To Me. Love you all and I hope we make the playoffs this year š¦š©µ