oh my god, we’re doing this again

if anyone is wondering, I am at my third jays game of the week. the dome is open. it is 15 degrees and windy. the jays are down 6-3. I'm eating ice cream. my fingers are icicles. there's somehow still no place I'd rather be.

brady tkachuk praising the panthers culture as if he isn't the captain that was responsible for creating the culture in ottawa is crazy work. their sole focus is winning?? and were the guys you played with for the last 8 years just out for a family skate every other night?? like I get that you don't care about what the sens fans (or players it seems) think of you anymore but you've found yourself in a hole. stop digging.

have we thought about how funny it is that varland's walk up song starts with "I can't escape this hell". every time he steps on the field at home, that's the message he's conveying to the world.

it's like...really hard to get me to feel genuine sympathy for sens fans. and yet here we are.

having a busy travel day so I checked out when they were down 5-0 and then checked back in for my guy daulton and then checked back out to sit in stand still 401 traffic and then just now checked back in for a final score and it's not only still happening but it's 8-6 jays?? 8 runs for the toronto blue jays?? what??

I've attended so many marlies games this year and especially so many playoff games in the last few weeks that I feel so emotionally attached to these guys I can't believe they won I'm so happy for them 🥹

maybe joseph woll will go on a long journey of self discovery and battle injuries and media and his inner demons all the way to a stanley cup just like the last beloved leafs goalie that was cruelly divorced from his emotional support arizonan

also did they just basically announce to the world that akhtyamov is their goalie of the future?? on this the night of game 3 of the calder cup final?? good luck tonight buddy. btw stolarz is fine for now but he's in his early 30s (aka ancient) so the future of this franchise kinda rests on your shoulders now. don't worry about it. go marlies.

it's funny because I'm at the point with the leafs now where nothing they do could shock me. they could one for one swap auston matthews for a 2nd round draft pick and I'd be like yeah I guess that's happening now. they haven't shattered my spirit or crushed my soul just yet but they have shredded my heart enough times that I've invested in a titanium replica and no one can break it but me.

if I pretend the toronto maple leafs don't exist they cannot hurt me