This just came to me as another thought in my head to loosely ramble on and on about ➜

if we're following up on the mention of some Sharks' fans saying "he's too big to be a goalie" regarding Hildeby, than they would have to apply that logic onto Carey Price also without any expectations whatsoever (the man who played on the Montréal Canadiens for a majority of his career; plus most overall known goaltender i'd say in the NHL by a longshot.. ? but sharks' fans wouldn't know shit, maybe) — because that guy's 6′3" last time i checked, therefore he'd be considered "too big" aswell, Includes playing in both the regular season and playoffs LMFAO, God, i hate how hypocritical a few Sports' fans sound when spewing bullshit out of their mouths.

Like please just sit here and tell me you don't know anything without knowing anything 😭

Hockeytok needs to be studied like it's an disfigured animal in a cage, i fucking hate that tag on a sidenote. Tumblr's my goat even if some of the takes on there do have a tendency on making me feel irritated a bit.  #willnotbetalkingabouthockeytwt,  fuck that

Anyways, promised talk about the Quinn trade because Canadian teams never fail to piss me off on how they treat some of their franchise players — part 1 !

➜ Lowk got too engrossed into this which i undoubtedly locked-in for. This does not have to be responded to immediately ! So Don't worry too much. ^_^

This might be told in chronological order — i don't know yet, scratches head.

Q: My thoughts on Quinn resigning or not.

A: I wholeheartedly believe Hughes didn't wanna turn to resigning with the Canucks and this is as genuine as i can ever be; because i feel like, yeah it's absolutely a common thing in Hockey culture to thank your former captain who's also been the leading face of your franchise for the last 7 years that he was so dedicated to spending time with bringing this big ball of effort into playing for a miserable team who's skipped playoffs on whatever number it's sitting at as of right now (update: two times with Quinn being present during said play-offs, 2 out of 4 times Van has missed them). You would think enough that Vancouver had an elite defenseman which was forever in this case, always QH43 (not sure about the entire roster in-terms of Elite-level talent but I'll keep my mouth shut for the time being, Includes talking about the Canucks' prospect pool) — and.. you couldn't for some reason, literally rebuild around him because once again, Hughes has a 6 year - $7.85M contract that's producing per season for context — I would think that's maybe half of the time you could of contributed to trading for better assets when he was present. Don't get me started on the multiple chances they had to make that core into a dominating team; this may be a "controversial" take from me, but i'd rather see Quinn walk and Vancouver getting nothing in-return for him in all honestly  (Not possible now, but when i tell you i'd like to see that ungrateful team get fucked over for the rest of their seasons, Canadian front offices are cursed with inheriting evilness by textbook definition).

Q: thoughts about Hughes walking to nj sometime whenever it's coming down to his career:

A: I DO think there's a possibility that Quin will walk after the Wild — if he doesnt sign with a contract with them — or straight up go to New Jersey to play with Both Jack & Luke, but at the same time, I want him to adjust to playing for a completely different team that's more focused on getting another playoff spot along with being possible cup contenders this season WHICH I can see happening with Minnesota, maybe not on a whim, but it's very likely, given them - they're just too busy with sustaining injuries at times honestly; there's so much there that has the potential to happen later in his playing-career but ion wanna ponder ab that rn.

➜ i could be loud and wrong about alot of stuff said here but idgaf much, ok ! Majority of it is because Vancouver is not a main / prioritized team 4 me nor do i care for them.

SOURCES:  [Every source that's listed does have a text translation provided below for better context, and as somebody who js doesn't wanna click on links all the time.]

•ㅤ(Iain) MacIntyre talking about Jim Rutherford & Eastern teams in the mix, etc -> https://x.com/imacSportsnet/status/1999671347820265861?t=gSCeUE2G0dV8hLSYPOgp-g&s=19

ㅤ◦ㅤ"Rutherford said Canucks were talking to eastern teams re Quinn Hughes, as per the player’s wishes, but Wild GM Bill Guerin called a week ago and asked if he could get in.

Once Wild put together its offer, Rutherford said “nobody else came close to it.”."

•ㅤMacIntyre mentioning Quinn's agent, Pat Brisson, and the talks about how a trade wasn't demanded -> https://x.com/imacSportsnet/status/1999672819026903234?t=Pw0COeFxBkjNDg4LoyXq4A&s=19

ㅤ◦ㅤ"Agent Pat Brisson praised Canucks for how “professional” they were handling Quinn Hughes. No trade demand was made, but Brisson said Quinn is relieved the situation is resolved and excited to be going to Minnesota where he will play playoff hockey."

•ㅤBill Guerin's press conference which talks about the Quinn Huges trade -> https://www.youtube.com/live/O5HhKtqNlhY?si=Rf_JiYU8AeQhHEIC

ㅤ◦ㅤexact timestamp is 0:52.
Note: skimmed alot over this video in particular so, i took some parts of the conversation that screams "this moment crucially matters and that's what we'll make it with an elite defenseman on our team now."

•ㅤ"Uhm, But like I said, when when you have a player, of Quinn's Caliber comes available, and you have an opportunity to get him, there's a cost to it. And you know we—we're willing to do what it takes."

➜ All of the rest is from Bill Guerin's press conference as noted previously, atleast ones that i seriously redeem as important — especially with how Guerin spoken about Q. Hughes.

•ㅤfirst Reporter's question to Guerin which dives into talking about the Four nations process last year with him, talked about maybe being ready — not, we talked, uh almost every day through that process, so we got to know each other - "What's Quinn's reaction to you just talking to him."

ㅤ◦ㅤexact timestamp is 9:06 to 9:30.

•ㅤ"all, all he wants to do is win, and and be apart of something special. So, He's really excited."

•ㅤsame question above was still being talked about.

ㅤ◦ㅤexact timestamp is 9:45.

•ㅤ"He'll see how we operate and uh, how that group of guys operates, and you know, from guys operates, and um you know from the leadership to Spurge to Moose to Kirill  (Kaprizov) on down. It's a, It's a really good bunch of guys and they play for each other, and i think that's what he's looking for."

Honorable mention of another timestamp &. Another source from tumblr.

•ㅤ12:13 to 12:27 - Question: "Why do you feel like this was the right moment to kind of push all the chips in and acquire a guy like Hughes?"

ㅤ◦ㅤ"Because it's Quinn Hughes and if you wait for the like I — I don't know what the right moment is, but if you wait for it, you're going to miss it."

•ㅤa Tumblr user talks about Rutherford -> https://www.tumblr.com/coachspet/802782113259716608/sorry-but-if-you-eat-up-what-rutherfords-giving?source=share

ㅤ◦ㅤ"sorry but if you eat up what rutherford’s giving to the media right now i have beachfront property in idaho to sell you. quinn hughes informed you half a year after becoming captain, after the most successful run he had with this team, he wasn’t re-signing? i’m fucking sure"

•ㅤTwitter source that's featured -> https://x.com/FarhanLaljiTSN/status/1999661678229880944?t=_vZBs9dRoArw7UwooxfKgw&s=19

ㅤ◦ㅤ"Rutherford got indication 1.5 years ago it was unlikely Quinn would sign here long term. Became more clear in camp"

ㅤ◦ㅤ"Rutherford clarified that the indication he got 1.5 years ago was more of a feeling than anything else. But it was communicated to them this off-season by Quinn‘s camp that it was highly unlikely he would extend here.  #Canucks"

What Minnesota traded for QH43 is listed below.

•ㅤMarco Rossi (center)
•ㅤLiam Öhgren (left winger)
•ㅤZeev Buium (defenseman)
•ㅤdraft pick, 2026 Round 1

i have no actual commentary about this section but i thought it might help to get a better grasp onto what was acquired for him in-return.

Incredibly iffy 'nd mediocre baseline for this. as I've said before, not totally educated on the Canucks + their fanbase so what i learn about this is from Tumblr (and a bit of Twitter) with various Canucks' fans in those tags who know what they're talking about.

Guerin's press conference just gives me a fuckton of thoughts + indications about how Quinn was treated in Vancouver under that organization &. The front office. Yeah, i think that raps it up for now

Ok now I'm going to watch leafs' hockey bc Jesus fuck did this take forever.

Revospring.net hates to see me coming with numbered sentences bc it makes it more easier. Ok this is bundled up into a huge response actually.

first section of the first ask ->

MATT AND MARNS, I lowk wasn't there for that era unfortunately bc i got into hockey super duper late in my sophomore yr of high school.. (mainly because my buddy's a tampa bay lightning fan, which is unfortunate by the matter when playoffs came around & i kept predicting leafs' wins throughout most of the games) HOWEVER i did read up on Babcock atleast twice; also because learning about any type of team's history is interesting, and to say the least; I genuinely still wonder how the NHL is staying consistent w/o any moral guidelines because of the fucking shit coaches they recycle through with signing. Same thing goes for some players who have cases in physical abuse, sexual assault (Carter hart hater simce day 1 the case resurfaced, VGK hater since they fucking won a Stanley cup that wasn't deserved ♡) and alotta others i just do not wanna name ! Besides paying a majority of white rich men to play on ice for a full 60 minutes of a sport. 💆‍♂️ oooough I'm done w/ this topic 4 now

My very bold mention about the MM16/EC53 train because i'm not over them,

-> I just thought about them as a rookie/veteran pairing right now, V*g*s G*ld*n Kn*ghts, please give me back Marner so I can have my yaoi with him and cowboy for the love of god

About the SJS vs. Leafs game

I'M SO confident that fans who reside in California don't understand hockey completely, as somebody who's also from America himself + being an Anaheim ducks fan aswell, that most players & goalies absolutely range from 6'0" to 6'5" in height; depending, which gives them physicality + other things that specifically don't need to be named if I'm being real, which comes into developing better skill assets as the seasons go on (along with training.. which is a major factor I'd say in Hildeby's goaltending regarding his time spent in the AHL & Marlies altogether) wdym... you're talking about my tendy like cheating is ever an occurrence / concept on the leafs bruh, are we sure we're not talking about bitchass Florida over here, some fans are obnoxious, I'm not afraid 2 spit it out

section about the CM97 comment & the game tn

I KNOWW Connor will never sign with the leafs real talk but it's so fucking funny to imagine the possibility if we ever landed him  (ion think we have the cap space to sign him nor the assets tbh); because i'm 100% sure that the press & media in toronto are infact worse than Edmonton's by a mile. Yet I only can dream that Leafs pull off a win tpnight because of Stan Bowman trading Stuart Skinner for Tristan Jarry so replacing worse with even worser, because i'm solely starting to think that some of our defenseman & forwards are so fucking lost on the ice, none of them know what they're doing anymore 😒

I have no comments for the heated rivalry bit but it must be known that they are here swimming in my head !

Unfortunately not talking about the sidgeno/sidovi, so I'll keep it short and simple, but I know people prefer rivalry and allat bullshit but imagine getting to play with both of your teammates for how many years, like.. are we not seeing the vision here

-> comment about WSH incoming, I have to make it know that i genuinely fucking hate Washington BESIDES my beloved goat which is TJ oshie and Ryan Leonard as of right now, if that means anything

finally the Benny situation;

I was lowk so pissed when I found out BALD HEADED ASS Keefe didn't play Benoit in that Montréal Canadiens' game.. 🥹 what are you literally on about that you have to healthy scratch a guy who was so excited to play in his hometown, New Jersey devils watch out, u have that curse of Keefe being your headcoach...

Also I instantly latched onto Bobby mcmann, i don't care, just something about a guy who's finally getting his well-deserved playing time AND a chance to even evolve into a better player

Plus i didn't discuss some things in this thread that the original reply had but that's ok..

Anyhow I'll get onto the QH43 trade, just bear with me here please LMFAO, than in a separate ask on maybe OC talk + rambling since I had an impulse to make a Hockey oc again because of the world juniors and the leafs' winning streak before they fucking screwed it (which i'm still figuring out.. i'm sorry but it'e so painful to put a fictional OC on a real life sports team; i say as he's on Chicago, Purposely for bedard & nazer - my only reason)

Forget the fucking part where i was talking ever-lasting nonsense on "Easton needs a buddy" regarding my last ask. What about Knies/Cowan, the non-existent pairing that should be classified as peakness in my eyes (mostly because i'm generally not a huge 2360 truther by all means.. so take whatever i say with a grain of salt, preferably), both guys
(<- referring mk23 and ec53 here 4 classification) probably have little-to-no interaction on the team, knowing Easton gets sent down to the Marlies until he gets the call up.. I'd think, i deadass could be wrong here but yk. Yeah, you can instantly tell that i'm not very interested in the AHL to be fair, on the other hand — this could just be me gravitating towards age gaps in players again by any possibly in my bones; if it is, then I'll be shivering in my boots, k thanks

The urge to talk about the qh43 (Quin Hughes') trade and how Vancouver is.. handling that particular situation rn but idk if you even like the Hughes Brothers that much, u don't seem like a person 2 be very fond of the three of them.. maybe that's just me tho

screenshotted like half of the response so i don't possibly fuck up my spelling BUT

Long commentary down below, btw..

HOLY FUCK, hello !!  ꉂ(˵˃ ᗜ ˂˵)  thank u for indulging in the lovely brain worms with me !!  ♡  Rest reassured; I will be rubbing my hands like an evil fly waiting for dinner 2 be served a fourth time in a month from now  ￫  Smth about Rookie & Veteran pairings itches the best part of my brain that makes it explode into big letters of glittery confetti, i just cannot place my finger on it other than really younger guys x older guys who are considered more "experienced" in whatever department (alongside i do happen to enjoy various rookie x rookie pairings but wtvr — a majority of it was NCAA/College hockey with Gabe Perreault, Ryan Leonard and Will smith, tossed with a side of Junior hockey since the london knights are my team tbf, this goes both ways along with my thoughts that are now conjuring up because i'm very excited for the World Juniors this december, even if it's too early to be this excited)  AND 1516 mention in the wild.. ! Marner & Martin reunion is happening when  (never inna billion years within my lifetime that's 20 years) for the time being; I'll take your word on it ending nicely.. i suppose. ooouh Berube & Styles.. I've never heard of that but maybe that's because i don't lurk around alot in the Leafs tag on AO3 when it's coming to real person fiction, idk LMFAO AND who gaf if it's a work violation, i think !! Fiction does not impact real life issues + scenarios unless you make it be incredibly harmfully so with corporating & shoving it in players' faces.. which is unfortunate because of some people on booktok; tho idc ab that because it's not my problem to acknowledge therefore > I hop across topics alot, apologies LOL

HIIHI, I'M GLAD YOU'RE DOING GOOD !! minus the leafs' shitty crash-landing again. Told myself I'd watch the game because i thought maybe cowboy was playing in the line-up 2night so i instantly thought "Oh yeah, Cowboy is playing against Will &. Macklin !" I legitimately didn’t tune into the game at all, than I found out the score was 3:2 bc of Steve dangle which ended up going into overtime like ..?? Are we being fucking stupid here again after winning a couple of games.

I HAVEN'T yet, but it's definitely in my watchlist !  ^_^  I just have yet to find the motivation to read the book since I'm a huge nerd for over-analyzing complex characters; although some western /american heated rivalry fans truly make me think about how badly they're being xenophobic to ilya which pisses me off  (cultural differences in russia, also with the fact his English is very limited when it's coming to vocabulary, i have alot of reasons.. okay)  which i talked about w/ a friend of mine from Europe; Enough about that mess, he's also getting into the show over Christmas break so kinda neat to have a yapping buddy.

I don't see the appeal in Sidovi, I'm so sorry, how do people like that pairing regardless of the rivalry and chemistry.

Talking about 7871 + 58 (sidgeno, throw in beloved letang aswell) truther.. the very best polycule, ok, I'm like, an occasional penguins watcher when neither of my teams are playing actually but that doesn't matter right now.

Mentioning the leafs also remains me that I am such a hard-die Simon Benoit and Bobby McMann guy & enthusiasts 4 the both of 'em, like yeah, unfortunately this does need to be brought up in a convo.