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* A lot of hockey players have similar names. But the Kraken just signed a Ryder Evers, but we already have a Ryker Evans. Most fans thought the signing was a typo and we'd just resigned Evans.
* It's now happened twice in one season that a Kraken player appeared to have a hat trick, only for it to be overturned. This time it was a very delayed change in goal credit. The worst part? Both times, the same player was a factor in the overturning: Matty Beniers. Poor Matty. I hope the Matty No Hatty nickname doesn't become a thing. But man, that is some insane lore.
Making it even worse is that McCann gave up a scoring opportunity to feed the puck to Ebs to give him a chance at a hat trick. Ebs scored! And then the earlier goal got overturned.
* I've started reading The Russian Five. The walk I took earlier was me going to used book stores trying to find a physical copy, a scuffed one if possible. I need a paper version to mark up. I usually hate making marks in books, but this is going to be an exception. There are lots of things talked about that I am going to want to look up later. What do you mean most of the defections happened at exhibition games in Portland? Why do we keep being a setting? Lane Lambert mention? Our Lane Lambert? Wait, the dad of my favorite player is a talent scout for the Red Wings... is he going to pop up next?
I'm listening on audiobook, which makes to hard to deal with names like Vyacheslav Kozlov. Also, that one thing the Habs pulled at a draft? I need to write down when / who / etc.
There is a certain fictional character who is an avid reader, but only reads hockey books. People tease him for it, but I get it. This stuff is amazing.
I can't believe I put off starting this to read Beartown. Nice to be reading an actual true story.
* It's now happened twice in one season that a Kraken player appeared to have a hat trick, only for it to be overturned. This time it was a very delayed change in goal credit. The worst part? Both times, the same player was a factor in the overturning: Matty Beniers. Poor Matty. I hope the Matty No Hatty nickname doesn't become a thing. But man, that is some insane lore.
Making it even worse is that McCann gave up a scoring opportunity to feed the puck to Ebs to give him a chance at a hat trick. Ebs scored! And then the earlier goal got overturned.
* I've started reading The Russian Five. The walk I took earlier was me going to used book stores trying to find a physical copy, a scuffed one if possible. I need a paper version to mark up. I usually hate making marks in books, but this is going to be an exception. There are lots of things talked about that I am going to want to look up later. What do you mean most of the defections happened at exhibition games in Portland? Why do we keep being a setting? Lane Lambert mention? Our Lane Lambert? Wait, the dad of my favorite player is a talent scout for the Red Wings... is he going to pop up next?
I'm listening on audiobook, which makes to hard to deal with names like Vyacheslav Kozlov. Also, that one thing the Habs pulled at a draft? I need to write down when / who / etc.
There is a certain fictional character who is an avid reader, but only reads hockey books. People tease him for it, but I get it. This stuff is amazing.
I can't believe I put off starting this to read Beartown. Nice to be reading an actual true story.
