Around the League 44: The Three Thousand Mile Final

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WreckingCrew

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A millionnaire gets given some leeway on the smartness department.

A husband and wife are having dinner at a very fine restaurant when an absolutely stunning young woman comes over to their table, gives the husband a big open-mouthed kiss, then says she'll see him later and walks away. ‪‪ The wife glares at her husband and says, "Who in the hell was that?"

"Oh," replies the husband, "She's my mistress."

"Well, that's the last straw," says the wife. "I've had enough. I want a divorce!"

"I can understand that," replies her husband, "But remember, if we get a divorce it will mean no more shopping trips to Paris, no more wintering in Barbados, no more summers in Tuscany, no more Jaguar in the garage, and no more yacht club. Not only that, but no more diamonds, no more credit card, and large bank account."

"But, he said, "The decision is all yours."

Just then, a mutual friend of theirs enters the restaurant with a gorgeous babe on his arm.

"Who's that woman with Bobby?" asks the wife.

"That's his mistress," says the husband.
"Ours is prettier," she replies !
This definitely isn't in the USA, otherwise she'd get all those things after the divorce while he's living in a nearby dumpster
 

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This definitely isn't in the USA, otherwise she'd get all those things after the divorce while he's living in a nearby dumpster
As a matter of fact, our tabloids have had tremendous fun following Mikko Koivu's divorce case. The venue of juridicies and the applicable legislation was a big point of contention to start it, precisely because of its enormous effect on the outcome.

Darling was f***ing his sister?!
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Because I feel it brings the potential for unnecessary drama. Mom's and dad's seem to enjoy the trips and catch up with their sons. Wives and girlfriends are always going to be there at home, and they are going to be more "in defense" of their man.

I guess a better example would be someone like Scott Darlings wife, who was always whining about everything Hurricanes from the city to the TV guys to his own teammates. Having someone like her join one of these trips just seems like a powder keg is waiting to be lit.

It was his sister, I think?

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This definitely isn't in the USA, otherwise she'd get all those things after the divorce while he's living in a nearby dumpster
Nah, really rich people always either have protections (Pre-nups, Trusts, etc...), or enough money it doesn't matter if the other partner gets half (see Bezos, Gates, etc...). Although what state they live in matters.
 
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yeah there's absolutely no way they're not going to end up building another stadium that's more suitable for the NHL team. Especially since SLC seems to be the HEAVY favorite to host the 2030 games.
I mean, that's always been an explicit part of the plan in SLC. A new arena for 2030 suitable for the NHL and an expansion team to fill it. The fact that they got the Coyotes rather than an expansion team means they'll be playing in the temporary arena longer than planned, but the new arena is as guaranteed as it gets.
 

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Sex increases testosterone levels. It's their method of getting the team juiced up a little.
I don't know if you're speaking from your ass or not but iirc there were famous fighters and rugby players who....damn what is the word catholics use? Anyway they didn't have sex thinking it made them more aggressive and more likely to win.
 

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I don't know if you're speaking from your ass or not but iirc there were famous fighters and rugby players who....damn what is the word catholics use? Anyway they didn't have sex thinking it made them more aggressive and more likely to win.
I refused to before I played in my late teens through 20’s because I was too relaxed and generally sucked if I broke the rule. I wouldn’t eat anything within three hours of playing either. I’d be a three toed sloth during the game if I did. Played best with an empty but not yet really hungry stomach. Both are probably still true but I could care less now. :D
 

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I don't know if you're speaking from your ass or not but iirc there were famous fighters and rugby players who....damn what is the word catholics use? Anyway they didn't have sex thinking it made them more aggressive and more likely to win.
Yes, there have historically been lots of myths about not having sex before fights/games/whatever. They've been quite thoroughly debunked.

Doesn't increase performance, either. Does increase testosterone levels, but that doesn't seem to have an impact on that day's performance. Long term muscle gain, maybe.
 

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I refused to before I played in my late teens through 20’s because I was too relaxed and generally sucked if I broke the rule. I wouldn’t eat anything within three hours of playing either. I’d be a three toed sloth during the game if I did. Played best with an empty but not yet really hungry stomach. Both are probably still true but I could care less now. :D
Empty stomach
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Can't lose
 

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Did any of y’all see how Jacob Trouba tweeted about how athletes committing suicide? Like in a reply to the podcast dudes calling him a huge hypocrite for his concussion awareness foundation shit? Between him and fox the rangers are just seriously unlikable

Yeah, the message Trouba sent out was good. Mental health awareness is important. The problem is, it had nothing to do with the video he responded to, which was mostly criticism of his play. It basically read like "Don't criticize me or I'll kill myself", which is wild.
 

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Yeah, the message Trouba sent out was good. Mental health awareness is important. The problem is, it had nothing to do with the video he responded to, which was mostly criticism of his play. It basically read like "Don't criticize me or I'll kill myself", which is wild.
I agree that mental health and concussion awareness is important. I also restrain myself from throwing my entire body behind a Randy Savage flying elbow when I play which this dude simply cannot do. Like I will absolutely admit that I made some physical plays that I wish I hadn’t when I was playing more seriously. And I’m glad those weren’t videoed and played over and over for people to dissect. But this isn’t a once in a while type of thing with him
 
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I get the Landeskog angle. You see how hard a high end player works to return and get the drama of him being able to or not being able to. I just don't understand doing teammates, especially for the first one of these. Pick one guy on the two teams and have the other guy(s) you're interested in still feature prominently in the background as a tease for the next time around. Then do the opposite the next time with the secondary guy in the primary role and vice versa.

I get why they probably felt they had to choose some guys, even if they are boring, because they are the superstars you need to put out there either way or you get flak for that. But it is disappointing to miss out on some fun personalities like Jarvy with something like the doubling up of teammates. I also feel like outside of Trouba, who f***ing sucks at this point, it might have been nice to sprinkle in a guy or two lower on the toem pole to see that perspective. Even trying to capture the weird phenomenom of a guy like Rempe might have been better.
 
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