the way it’s not gonna matter at all if mack wins at worlds because will and zeev already did it first and better and then fucked off this season because they don’t care about it at all anymore lmaoooo

i think the way mack is not a winner is one of the most interesting things about him. which isn’t to say he won’t be one of the best players in the world, won’t be clutch, won’t ever win anything, etc. it’s just that some guys are winners and he isn’t one of them.

will who decided to leave college a year early after the sharks won the first overall pick so he could play with mack. cherny who bought out the final year of his contract in moscow when he was drafted to the sharks because he wanted to join the team as soon as possible and called mack the best player in the league before he even played a single game with him. and ivar who was asked what swedish hockey players he looked up to and said he really liked macklin celebrini then immediately looked mortified, realizing what he admitted. macklin what crazy pheromones are you putting out into the world, all these other boys were hooked on you from the start

the most important part of sports enjoyment is to learn how to eroticize failure and loss