NHL Mega-Mock Draft Reboot - Discussion / Draft Thread - FRESH DOWN THERE PHASE NINETEEN!

[Hollywood Cannon]

It truly amazes me just how inferior dark chocolate is to milk chocolate. It's light years

As fierce rivals I think we can set aside our differences here and completely agree here.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Right, we still need to hockey once. Well, as they say, big swings.

Futurehead Kirill Dolzhenkov is somehow a 6'6" 236 lb winger. No, I did not think those existed either. Well, at least not without getting an 80 in Physicality from Pronman.

The skating clearly needs work, but he's actually got some skill with the puck.



Mostly this is a bet on production, as it's shockingly good given his age.

@BernieParent Please don't let Kirill's size deter you from making a pick. We all know the magical powers of simply being tall and wearing skates.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

I wish.


If you like dark chocolate better than milk chocolate you should be imprisoned

To be clear, I don't mean those fancy chocolate treats like in the Valentine's day boxes. If you have one of those dark chocolate squares with like raspberry filling in the middle... completely fine. I'm talking about dark chocolate bars/Hershey kisses/wilbur buds etc.

Mrs. Whale says your tastebuds are functioning properly and you are to be applauded.

 

[Beef Invictus]

The Toads will be playing a style of hockey that will inevitably lead to suspensions and controversies. We struggled with do we go with a loud and abrasive individual or soft spoken diplomatic. Alas our resident 12 year sniped my pick making my decision easy.

The Toads are happy to select from Finland Sanna Marin. She may have to give up the whole world leader gig but she's definitely experienced dealing with stupid shit.

Dancing Up a Political Storm (Published 2022)

The prime minister of Finland was caught on the dance floor. This is a bad thing?

www.nytimes.com

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@JojoTheWhale are you able to bust a second one out today?

I am unhappy

 

[ajgoal]

I am proud to be on the same side as @DancingPanther and @JojoTheWhale on the chocolate debate.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

I am proud to be on the same side as @DancingPanther and @JojoTheWhale on the chocolate debate.

Oh I don't like chocolate. But the good news is that you're with the better, smarter, prettier Whale.

 

[ajgoal]

Oh I don't like chocolate. But the good news is that you're with the better, smarter, prettier Whale.

Phrasing?

 

[BernieParent]

"For our Team Trial By Combat Champion, the owners of the Tampa Bay FireSticks were content with a human representative; however, since our rival saw fit to select Satan we felt the need to elevate our choice. We are awestruck -- in the literal sense of the word -- to select the Archangel Michael, leader of the heavenly host, as our champion.

"The golden locks and ... umm, transparent spandex chest armour belie a being of immense power and holiness against whom all the forces of hell tremble.

Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. (Revelations 12:7)

"Have at it, @Beef Invictus!"

 

[Beef Invictus]

"For our Team Trial By Combat Champion, the owners of the Tampa Bay FireSticks were content with a human representative; however, since our rival saw fit to select Satan we felt the need to elevate our choice. We are awestruck -- in the literal sense of the word -- to select the Archangel Michael, leader of the heavenly host, as our champion.

"The golden locks and ... umm, transparent spandex chest armour belie a being of immense power and holiness against whom all the forces of hell tremble.



"Have at it, @Beef Invictus!"

Lol you've perfectly set up my pick once I get around to it. Unless I've already picked that category and forgot. So I've been wasting my time pondering it further

 

[mja]

"For our Team Trial By Combat Champion, the owners of the Tampa Bay FireSticks were content with a human representative; however, since our rival saw fit to select Satan we felt the need to elevate our choice. We are awestruck -- in the literal sense of the word -- to select the Archangel Michael, leader of the heavenly host, as our champion.

"The golden locks and ... umm, transparent spandex chest armour belie a being of immense power and holiness against whom all the forces of hell tremble.



"Have at it, @Beef Invictus!"

A most excellent pick.

 

[Magua]

If you like dark chocolate better than milk chocolate you should be imprisoned

Rats.

 

[DancingPanther]

Rats.

Unless you're magua, then you're fine

 

[Beef Invictus]

Bernie has set me up like Pit used to do. Perfection. I did a good Chuckle Out Loud (COL) when I saw his pick. Delicate Bernie! Guttural Bernie! Embarassed Bernie!

I can't remember if I picked a spokesbeing yet. I wanted Andrea, but some aggressive slob has maligned me by already taking her. I think I stalled by taking more Fifth Rounders. So I think I have to draft one. I don't feel like going to the first page to check, so we're just gonna take a dive and hope I am correct.

With the pick that I now pick, I pick Michael's long-time coworker:

The Archangel Gabriel

Gabriel is The Almighty's own Spokesbeing, and if he's good enough for YHWH he's probably good enough for me. In fact, this job might be considered a downgrade on his part, but after millennia of relaying massively important news (and maybe killing off several humans involved with a heavy dose of ionizing radiation from his extra-dimensional presence) I'm sure he'll be plenty pleased to hype up my team and announce important news like the new Zamboni paint scheme or the new food truck, which we are currently building. It'll give him some downtime before trumpeting in The End of Days. Maybe he can arrange to have our food truck cater The Judgement. Gotta work those inside deals.

Be not afraid, @ajgoal. Guilty ajgoal! Swanky ajgoal! Lame ajgoal!

 

[Striiker]

It truly amazes me just how inferior dark chocolate is to milk chocolate. It's light years

Milk chocolate is a sweet treat.

Dark chocolate is for when you’re in the mood for a treat that’s bitter and tastes like burnt ass.

Kinda like when people drink plain black coffee and try to pretend it doesn’t taste like shit.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Milk chocolate is a sweet treat.

Dark chocolate is for when you’re in the mood for a treat that’s bitter and tastes like burnt ass.

Kinda like when people drink plain black coffee and try to pretend it doesn’t taste like shit.

Plain black coffee tastes great. You just make it wrong.

You need to drink a pint of vinegar a day to train your tastebuds to be correct.

 

[Striiker]

Plain black coffee tastes great. You just make it wrong.

You need to drink a pint of vinegar a day to train your tastebuds to be correct.

I brew the coffee with vinegar instead of water. Is that not right?

 

[mja]

These chocolate takes are awful. People who prefer milk chocolate have the palate of an unsophisticated child, and people who don't like chocolate are just plain weird.

 

[ajgoal]

Another Finn.

Futurehead Set 2 (Gotta Catch 'em All) #3: Miko Matikka

@Captain Dave Poulin

 

[ajgoal]

Bitter things like dark chocolate and coffee are for bitter people who just want to inject more bitterness into their lives.

 

[BiggE]

Dark chocolate with sea salt and caramel is awesome, especially paired with a good, dry red wine.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Did any of you see the soulless monstrosity who beat Venus yesterday? Holy f***ing shitballs.

Seriously.

I'll pick in a minute, so keep your pants on. After that, you can take off your pants and jacket. So @Magua is on the clock, @Rebels57's drunk ass is face-down on deck, @GKJ is on the lido deck, and the royal skidmark is on the lido afterdeck.

Emma's out, Rybakina's out. What a useless, shit tournament. I never liked this one anyway, because New York is a shithole. This is known.

Don't fret, though - I have some great news. Park Chan-wook, the visionary genius behind the "Sympathy" trilogy (which includes "Oldboy") and the supreme masterpiece "The Handmaiden," just won the Best Director prize at Cannes for his latest, "Decision to Leave." We know it will be good and didn't need the award to prove anything, but the great thing is that it will probably help make the film "available" sooner. The same goes for the Best Actor prize, which went to the great Song Kang-ho for his latest, "Broker," directed by Hirokazu Koreeda, whose work can go either way. The one way it went was "Shoplifters" (2019), which is utter perfection, so fingers crossed this one goes that way. Hopefully the "availability" of this one is sped up, too.

Kaizokuo ni ore wa naru!

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I am now probably taking this guy.

Team Futurehead - Oskar Pettersson

@Magua

 

[JojoTheWhale]

people who don't like chocolate are just plain weird.

Maybe this is why you don't like buffalo chicken pizza. Is your tongue coated in dark chocolate?

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Maybe this is why you don't like buffalo chicken pizza. Is your tongue coated in dark chocolate?

It disturbs me that you accept "buffalo chicken pizza" as a pizza. Chicken doesn't belong on a pizza any more than pineapple does, surely. You know where buffalo chicken fits in nicely? Salad. It's delicious, especially with your favorite, ranch dressing.

 

[Beef Invictus]

I brew the coffee with vinegar instead of water. Is that not right?

That's the best method. If you don't like the result the problem is probably you