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Co-Host of the @StaffGraph Podcast | U of T alum | @ThePHWA member.

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Mike Stephens
5 years
Kawhi Leonard's series-winning buzzer beater synced to The Avengers theme.
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Star Wars Stuff
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What is the best shot in all of Star Wars?
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Nazem Kadri’s wife shares what their family has endured for the past 48 hours through the Jazzy Kadri Instagram account. These racist attacks are sickening.
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Phil Kessel: “Takes me back to my Toronto days. You guys said I couldn’t win, and now I’m a three-time champ. Remember that.” @TheHockeyNews
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this is why this movie rules. Bruce could’ve done all this on a word doc. but no, he’s gotta get shirtless and does the most dramatic thing possible. and we don’t question it for a second bc it’s so in character. this is what Batman is all about, man.
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sabrina 🦇
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The Batman (2022)
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no one: Darren O’Day:
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@tomgara maybe you just have bad taste
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NHL 22 be a pro mode is ridiculous. I’m an 18 year old defenceman scoring at nearly a point per game in top-four minutes and my coach is on my ass for not “upping the pressure” in the second period of our 7-3 win. Also im on Vegas & ovechkin is my teammate.
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Jack Eichel will now be allowed to get the surgery that will help him not be in pain every day so that’s pretty rad.
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2 years
buying out one of the most inspirational athletes in sports who beat cancer and returned to play for you during a pandemic, and also only has 1 year left on his deal anyway, in order to pay Tony DeAngelo sure is a choice
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The Philadelphia Flyers have placed forward Oskar Lindblom on waivers for the purposes of a buyout of the final year of his contract, which has an average annual value (AAV) of $3M.
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Game sheet says there were six Avalanche players on the ice when Kadri’s OT winner was scored.
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this guy thinks the Carolina Hurricanes are being unprofessional for drawing so much attention to themselves
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I wish anyone believed in me as much as Gary Bettman believes in the Arizona Coyotes.
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Nathan MacKinnon gonna have his first carb tonight. This is history.
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3 years
the NHL: “we’re gonna throw an outdoor hockey game at the picturesque Lake Tahoe!” the sun:
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Nick Foligno on the players' reaction to the signing of Mitchell Miller: "I don't think any guy was too happy"
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2 years
Nick Suzuki just killed a man on live television.
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2 years
we should be able to sue the NHL for a 10:45 PM puck drop
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4 years
here goes: I’ve struggled with depression my whole life. the crippling kind. real nasty shit. and despite that, I’d always resisted seeing someone about it bc I thought I could handle it alone. I can’t. yesterday was a breaking point & today was my 1st therapy session.
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3 years
love how the Oilers paid a premium for Duncan Keith bc of his “leadership” & he arrived late to camp while publically complaining about being forced to take a vaccine that saves lives in one of the most COVID-infected places in the country. great stuff as always.
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does Fanatics use low quality materials? yes. do they lack any type of creativity in their apparel designs? yes. have they monopolized the sports apparel market in a very gross way? yes ma’am. and does their brand just look overall cheap and bad? you betcha.
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@Spider_Culture boy do I have some news for you pal
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3 years
Hearing Joel Quenneville is out as head coach of the Florida Panthers.
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2 years
can’t help but notice the entire Calgary Flames organization imploded right after this was released onto the world
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Evander Kane just said on TSN that he asked for a trade every single year that he was in Winnipeg.
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brb just getting to know Evander Kane off the ice like he told me to
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a family member of one of these accounts reached out to me just now desperately asking me to take the tweet down bc his brother sent his message to Kadri while he was drunk & now their family is getting attacked and they feel unsafe.
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2 years
a picture worth two 2nd round picks.
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3 years
the most valuable franchise in the NHL just released a statement that said the Department of Player Safety head is unfit to keep his job
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x - New York Rangers
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what Mitchell Miller did to that kid was not a “lapse in judgement” from a youngster. it was downright evil. calculated. the kind of decision that reveals the darkness of someone’s character regardless of age. it took him years to apologize, if he even has. this is sickening.
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Sidney Crosby says he’d change the league to go with a 1-8 playoff format. Says it rewards teams for the regular season better.
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1 year
the Florida Panthers legitimately have the chance to do the funniest thing in human history on Sunday
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2 years
extremely troubling to see the face of the NHL publicly say that winning is more important than off-ice transgressions after everything that’s come to light in hockey this year.
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Tim and Friends
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"If fans don’t like it, or the media doesn’t like it, or whatever... it is what it is." Connor McDavid was asked about Evander Kane potentially joining the #Oilers
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after being told I had a torn meniscus for 2 years, an MRI recently found a tumour in my leg. I’m still undergoing tests to determine if it’s cancerous. normally wouldn’t make something like this public. but, honesty, it’s weighing on me & I could use some good vibes. thanks.
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2 years
Will Smith one assist away from a Gordie Howe hat trick.
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5 years
500 likes & I’ll buy this Roman Polak Toronto Marlies jersey for full price
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Leafs get booed off the ice in the first game back at full capacity.
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Matthews: “We have the most passionate fanbase in the league…I hope they see all the hard work we put in”
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2 years
every second that Rocky Wirtz remains chairman of the Blackhawks is another stain on the NHL’s legacy
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1 year
I aspire to be this good of a hater one day
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If Kyle Dubas trades Sidney Crosby to the Toronto Maple Leafs, I’ll tweet my social insurance number.
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IB THE GAMBLER 🔌
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Crosby rumors are really starting to heat up more than expected, nothing official and plenty of moving parts to get things in motion but talks are 🔥 #Avalanche #Canucks #Leafs Sid is listening and he wants to do the right thing for Penguins franchise and also compete for Cup
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@Jtaylor0_3 don’t forget that his abusive brother was played by Chet Hanks
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John Doe will courageously reveal his identity on national television one hour before Joel Quenneville, a man who actively covered up his abuse & then lied about knowing it, will coach an NHL game.
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TJ Brodie has been so good that he was literally on a 40-game goal drought & no one said a single bad word about him in a city that will crucify its stars on a whim.
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2 years
Rielly on the officiating: “I don’t know the rules, really”
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Sam Kim, the Leafs new video coach, was the New York Islanders mascot "Sparky" from 2008-2011. seriously.
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2 years
Nazem Kadri is a Stanley Cup Champion.
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2 years
chirps are getting extremely personal in the playoffs this year god damn lol
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Matt Tkachuk chirps Evander Kane about his bankruptcy. "You want some money?"
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3 years
the Habs, under Marc Bergevin, are the same team that ran PK Subban out of town for “character issues”. wonder what the difference was.
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3 years
PICTURED: a man who has definitely learned from the stringent discipline handed down to him by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety
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Auston Matthews: “This is step one of three”
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@nbarealist23 crippling myself to play a meaningless 9pm game vs the Pacers in February >>>>>>
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some nine year old getting pulled out of recess tomorrow to be told he’s been traded for Shane Wright
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Matthews is asked what he thought about getting a hat trick while ‘not playing his best game’ tonight: “Honestly, I don’t know, Steve” @TheHockeyNews
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has anyone done this yet
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If Gretzky stays ahead of Ovi, credit his massive advantage in facing goalies who chain smoked between periods and used weighted blankets strapped to their shins as pads.
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theScore NHL
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If Ovechkin catches Gretzky, credit his massive edge in OT goals
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the Bruins look seriously off their game tonight. as if they’ve had a burden thrust upon them in the past day or so that they’ve been forced to deal with.
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more drag shows at hockey games please
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Rick Westhead did not let this story die. Journalists like him are essential.
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Coyotes: "to your fans back in Arizona..." entire arena: *laughs* that's a real thing that happened lmao
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the first overall pick knowing how to skate in a straight line is definitely a positive development
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Matt Drake
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This was a good skate by Juraj Slafkovsky.
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Ilya Samsonov says he does not know who The Rock is.
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What stands out about how Erik Källgren goes about his business? Ondrej Kase: “I dunno, he’s been here like 4 days”
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@SportsnetSpec it’s gotta be exhausting being this miserable
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you’re staring right at it. you’re as close as humanly possible to the events unfolding in front of you. how do you call this a trip.
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Leafs becoming the latest team to use Tik Tok properly.
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a year ago I was actively preparing for my sports media career to be over due to constant rejection. today I got credentialed for the entire Stanley Cup Final. life doesn’t totally suck sometimes.
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The New Jersey Devils offered Gaudreau north of $10 million AAV on a seven-year deal and he chose to go to Columbus. With Gaudreau reportedly wanting to sign close to home, what does that say about the state of the Devils franchise?
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Tavares is asked if there’s still some hatred for the Flyers left over from his time on Long Island. “Any team that doesn’t wear a Maple Leaf”
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more than a few Lightning players have tried to fight Darcy Kuemper already so I gotta assume he’s talking some mad shit out there tonight
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the more hockey I watch, the more I realize how much of a star the Leafs have in Martina
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Tim Stuetzle is the first player in NHL history to be drafted by Alex Trebek.
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Ryan O’Reilly (jean jacket) & Noel Acciari (puffer jacket) have officially arrived at Scotiabank Arena.
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half the NHL is in COVID protocol, one team is getting it so bad that team doctors are being dispatched to administer IVs, and we’re supposed to applaud franchises for letting fans back in their buildings? nah, im good.
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Samsonov: “I live day-by-day. Tomorrow I go to practice, have some smile, and go on road trip”
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what I love is that Sheldon Keefe got held accountable for criticizing an NHL official and yet there is no process in place to hold that NHL official accountable for what he was criticized for
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ESPN is just really hammering home how NBC had absolutely no idea what they were doing with the NHL rights
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Brad Treliving
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oh BROTHER this league STINKS
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when a rookie’s entire family bought tickets to see his NHL debut & you’re forced to put him in the lineup
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they’re really gonna do Bell Let’s Talk this year after taking government relief money & firing thousands of employees in the middle of a pandemic like a week after last year’s campaign?
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the Leafs pairing of Timothy Liljegren and Mark Giordano are now both signed for the next two years at a combined cap hit of $2.2 million. not bad.
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Mike Stephens
3 years
can someone pls fight Jordan Binnington so the guy can shut up already
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Sportsnet
3 years
Jordan Binnington and Cam Talbot had a lil chat. 👀
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NHL Be a Pro update: scored 36 goals & 77 points as a rookie defenceman & they gave the Calder to Trevor Zegras, who is older than me and scored 47 points.
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Matthews, asked about watching his first game in Arizona as a kid: “I haven’t answered this question enough?”
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how about we just have a zero tolerance policy on racial attacks in hockey — and all sports? it’s 2022. everyone should know better. wanna be racist? well then you’ve lost the privilege of earning money to play a sport. sorry. don’t be racist next time.
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Kyle Beach on NHLPA head Donald Fehr: “I was on an NHL roster when this happened. I know I reported every single detail of this to someone at the NHLPA. And for him to turn his back on the players when your one job is to protect…I don’t know how that can be your leader.”
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Name a Black Super Hero who doesn't have the word 'black' in their name
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the Jays trading Marcus Stroman for two pitchers who they hope could one day be as good as Marcus Stroman is basically this scene from Family Guy
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Jon Cooper ranting about a missed call & then two days later the Lightning get two power plays in the first 10 mins of a Stanley Cup Final elimination game hmmmmmm
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ref would’ve pulled out a gun and shot Michael Bunting on the spot if he did this
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B/R Open Ice
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NECAS GETS HIT INTO THE ISLES BENCH AND THEN PUNCHES SOMEONE 😳
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Jared McCann: “I was a Leaf for 72 hours. My buddies never let me hear the end of it”
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2 years
stumbled across a broken man on Tik Tok tonight
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actually now that the Spezza news is public, might as well. I’ve been told that today’s news, uh, did not go over well in the Leafs org. more than a few unhappy people right now.
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I’m going to bed like right now, man. Jesus Christ.
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the fact that Joel Quenneville will continue to hold the privilege of being an NHL head coach tonight is an unconscionable miscarriage of justice by the NHL. unacceptable.
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