another believer

imagine being stuart skinner bro. you’re a goalie in edmonton and you play with mcdavid and draisaitl but everyone hates you then you get TRADED and suddenly you’re having beers and getting goalie taps with sidney crosby and evgeni malkin and kris letang and they’ve got multiple arenas around the league calling your name like it’s the mf coliseum and your career is essentially saved. and you have a mustache.

"it's okay to be upset that your favorite hockey player turned out to be an asshole" and "most if not all hockey players are privileged conservative assholes so you should lower your expectations" and "you should always hold your favorite players accountable when they do mess up" are all statements that can and should coexist, actually