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#26 — Vanek! with a Jurco

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Re: World Cup of Hockey

(Anonymous) 2016-09-09 11:15 am (UTC)(link)
na

I would agree, but I think the Friedman story definitely made it sound like a "big 'personality'/too much 'personality' overshadowing the real star McDavid" issue, rather than Taylor Hall is a downer and not a pleasant person to be around (which imo does matter a lot in a work environment). That's just the impression I got, but I'd prefer it if you were right. I do think that fandom itself also tends use "personality" and "nonconformity" to mean the same thing, for whatever reason.

Re: Fic Discussion- Lost Pairings

(Anonymous) 2016-09-09 01:13 pm (UTC)(link)
... Briere already has. Okay, he's not getting paid for it last I know, but he's already back with the Flyers in a small capacity.

Re: Fic Discussion- Lost Pairings

(Anonymous) 2016-09-09 01:17 pm (UTC)(link)
I still see Martin/Neal occasionally.

Re: World Cup of Hockey

(Anonymous) 2016-09-09 01:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Saying Hall has too much personality is probably better that outright saying he's an ass/aggressive downer.

Re: World Cup of Hockey

(Anonymous) 2016-09-09 02:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Or a self-centered dick.

Re: World Cup of Hockey

(Anonymous) 2016-09-09 02:19 pm (UTC)(link)
That's projecting a lot onto the situation.

Re: World Cup of Hockey

(Anonymous) 2016-09-09 02:25 pm (UTC)(link)
They still framed it in terms of overshadowing McDavid, though. I fully believe that he is a douche and might have been traded because of that, but the quotes from players made it seem like the issue was that he was a louder douche than McDavid and they needed to find a way around that.

Re: World Cup of Hockey

(Anonymous) 2016-09-09 02:36 pm (UTC)(link)
ayrt

I will totally admit that.

But putting my bias aside I do wonder if "too big a personality" is the nice way of saying something that Is actually more unflattering??

Re: World Cup of Hockey

(Anonymous) 2016-09-09 03:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, exactly. The Friedman article specifically framed it as the players believing the trade was because of McDavid. Even if he was a downer (for a perfectly understandable reason, like the Oilers were a toxic work environment, or something else entirely) that's not the context from the players, which I think becomes the problem.

McDavid himself has also been pretty complimentary of Hall in several recent interviews, so there's that.

McDavid himself has been

Re: World Cup of Hockey

(Anonymous) 2016-09-09 03:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Considering how Chiarelli and the Bruins trashed Seguin on the way out, I think they might have just said it.

Re: Fic Discussion- Lost Pairings

(Anonymous) 2016-09-09 03:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, I didn't know that! I really want the fic now, then.

Re: World Cup of Hockey

(Anonymous) 2016-09-09 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
https://twitter.com/SportsnetSpec/status/774282815856869376

itshappening.gif

I like those lines. I just wonder if Eichel is fast enough for McDavid.

The MacKinnon/Drouin reunion is going to be lit, fam.

Re: World Cup of Hockey

(Anonymous) 2016-09-09 05:03 pm (UTC)(link)
He is. Eichel is an incredibly weird skater but an incredibly strong one.

Re: Fandom Venting

(Anonymous) 2016-09-09 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
na

I just got a really strong urge to write pwp of Crosby the Egomaniac, who only fucks people who are fanatically in love with him and watches himself in the mirror the whole time. And then my self-preservation kicked back in.

Re: Fandom Venting

(Anonymous) 2016-09-09 05:19 pm (UTC)(link)
This is the kind of thing socks, anonmemes and anonymous collections are made for!

Re: World Cup of Hockey

(Anonymous) 2016-09-09 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
I dont know if you are being sarcastic or not, but Eichel is definitely a fast skater...I think Larkin made a comment on how Jack would have won fastest skater if he was at the All Star game

Re: World Cup of Hockey

(Anonymous) 2016-09-09 05:36 pm (UTC)(link)
I think Eichel's just one of those people who actually looks like he's working at it. Whereas Larkin and McDavid make it look more effortless. There's probably some scientific explanation for that - I notice it with runners too.

Re: World Cup of Hockey

(Anonymous) 2016-09-09 05:38 pm (UTC)(link)
The mooseheads posted a picture of them from back in the day. And those green pants are a travesty.

https://twitter.com/hfxmooseheads/status/774295056161341440

Re: World Cup of Hockey

(Anonymous) 2016-09-09 05:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Eh, more like Eichel doesn't look like he's skating that hard and then he's on the other end of the rink in a second. Like another anon said, he skates weird, but it works for him.

Re: World Cup of Hockey

(Anonymous) 2016-09-09 05:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Eichel/McDavid on the same line is all I wanted from this tournament so I hope it sticks.

Re: Fandom Venting

(Anonymous) 2016-09-09 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
That would be very fun to read.

Re: World Cup of Hockey

(Anonymous) 2016-09-09 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
From team NAs twitter

Can confirm that @cmcdavid97 + @Jack_Eichel11 + @johngaudreau03 was a thing. #TeamNA

How should that tweet end:

...in college
... in Vegas
... but only that one time

Re: World Cup of Hockey

(Anonymous) 2016-09-09 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, Larkin said it after he broke the record, but I'm having a hard time finding the quote.

Re: Fandom Goggles

(Anonymous) 2016-09-09 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
https://twitter.com/Michael_Traikos/status/774319646388486144

Connor McDavid on playing with Gaudreau and Eichel, and now I want this OT3.

Re: World Cup of Hockey

(Anonymous) 2016-09-09 09:39 pm (UTC)(link)
If they believed that, they probably would have had McDavid live elsewhere last year, but the front office seemed totally onboard with him living with Hall.