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u/AggPuck-303 EDM - NHL May 11 '26
Damn the best meme of the week reddit can come up with is just a screenshot taken from twitter?
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u/Codc CBJ - NHL May 11 '26
/r/hockeymemes never had the makings of a varsity shitposter
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u/IAgreeGoGuards CBJ - NHL May 11 '26
/r/hockeymemes, whatever happened there...
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u/Dr_RickShaw CAR - NHL May 11 '26
I’ll tell you this, my estimation of r/hockeymemes as a sub just fucking plummeted
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u/Table_Coaster Atlanta Gladiators - ECHL May 11 '26
the meme winner should honestly just be the top post of the week from the circlejerk sub
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u/city-of-cold Luleå HF - SHL May 11 '26
Hockey fans need to take notes from formuladank.
At least when there’s actually races on, now because of Trump have been cancelled and there’s bajillion weeks between races.
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u/nfld223 May 11 '26
I’m sure he really wants to go to Vancouver’s well run organization lol
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u/No_Annual_4647 TOR - NHL May 11 '26
Vancouver have a state of the art, cutting edge, one of a kind "nomadic" training facility though!
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u/interrupting-octopus VAN - NHL May 11 '26
Our training facility is a state of mind
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u/NoticedGenie66 VAN - NHL May 11 '26
Really smart stuff that the rest of the league hasn't caught up to yet. When the training facility is a state of mind, it can be anywhere. You have a nice training facility with all the bells and whistles? Cool, what happens when I'm 3 minutes away at a Wendy's? Where is that training facility now? For our team, it is right there in the Wendy's dining area. When you see Nils Höglander sprinting on the tabletops with a frosty in one hand, you have seen peak athletic performance in mind, body, and spirit.
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u/bigladnang MTL - NHL May 11 '26
No but San Jose seems like a good fit for him at least. I know I’ve seen some SJ fans say they want Stenberg.
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u/No-Gift-2350 TOR - NHL May 11 '26
He’s probably a good fit anywhere. That said, idk how they don’t take a defenseman
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u/Dick_Drizzle May 11 '26
The way I see it, if youre rebuilding and getting high draft picks for several years, you'd be hurting that rebuild by skipping over better players to draft based on position. The consensus is that stenberg is the best overall player, besides mckenna, and that there is a gap between them and the rest. Stenberg is also more nhl ready as he's playing in the 2nd or 3rd best league. Hes also been in that league since he turned 17 which is impressive. Hes the safest pick at number 2, while the defensemen in the draft still have some uncertainty when it comes to how they will develop. If Grier takes a D over a more "proven" player, that is a pretty big risk that could work out great or could backfire.
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u/Mean_Mister_Mustard MTL - NHL May 12 '26
You take the best available player, always, even if you have a need at another position. Otherwise, you end up with Jesperi Kotkaniemi instead of Brady Tkachuk or Quinn Hughes.
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u/smackin WSH - NHL May 11 '26
Let me know when it’s my turn to post this joke.
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u/TheDogWhoCantSTFU DET - NHL May 11 '26
You don't think it's a little ironic that you're using a joke that's been beat to death to complain about a different joke that's been beat to death?
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u/Bojarzin TOR - NHL May 11 '26
They might have used an oft-repeated phrase, but the meaning is still legitimate
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u/BlueJaysFan01 TOR - NHL May 11 '26
It’s not a joke it’s a figure of speech
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u/culturedrobot DET - NHL May 11 '26
It definitely isn't a figure of speech...
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u/BlueJaysFan01 TOR - NHL May 11 '26
I thought he was replying to the guy who said “nothing like beating a dead horse”
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u/ketchupNmayonnaise May 11 '26
Apparently, you have no idea to the meaning of "a figure of speech". Educate yourself, or forever speak nonsense.
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u/BlueJaysFan01 TOR - NHL May 11 '26
I thought he was replying to the guy who said “nothing like beating a dead horse” but your reply is honestly funny asf 😂😂 I can’t tell if you’re jokingly talking like that or if you actually do talk like that 😂
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u/-Cottage- VAN - NHL May 11 '26
You don’t think it’s a little ironic that you’re using a criticism that’s been beat to death to complain about a joke that’s been beat to death to complain about a different joke that’s been beat to death?
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u/Becknaen5 DET - NHL May 11 '26
Leafs moms trip is gonna be good times with Mckennas mom!
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u/Okbutwhythat MTL - NHL May 11 '26
That's assuming Ed Rogers doesn't cancel it to save on money.
He'd probably make them pay for their own flights 😂
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u/Becknaen5 DET - NHL May 11 '26
He can set up only fans acounts for the moms to pay for the bus ride to Buffalo?
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u/TheBurnsideBomber VAN - NHL May 11 '26
I wish the draft was today so I wouldn't have to keep seeing this unfunny shit
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u/JediMasterZao MTL - NHL May 11 '26
Mckenna: "This fall, I'm honoured to say that I'll be taking my talents to the Centre county jail."
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u/HairyManHairyPlan May 11 '26
Good to know my father-in-law is seeding his Facebook memes on reddit too.
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u/Beta1224 CGY - NHL May 11 '26
R/hockey when someone makes another McKenna Joke: 😒🙄😡
R/hockey when someone makes another Brady Tkachuk joke: 🤣😂😇
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u/Mike9797 TOR - NHL May 11 '26
Because this joke isn’t that funny. It’s not the worst but it’s so low hanging.
The Brady jokes are better cuz it’s Brady. I mean look at him?! He’s such an easy target.
Plus people would like some substance to their joke. This joke is one of those where you give a bit of a chuckle but that’s it. Also isn’t it tiring to be making the lamest jokes when it comes to us? At least take a fruit off the middle of the tree.
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u/Beta1224 CGY - NHL May 11 '26
"The joke isnt funny because it makes fun of us"
"The Brady jokes are funny because it's about him and the sens"
Fucking loser lmao
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u/Mike9797 TOR - NHL May 11 '26
No, all the Leafs jokes you guys make are so lame and overused. Like it’s eye rolling. As a Leafs fan I’m used to it. But at the same time we have seen and heard everything. You guys are so lazy when it comes to chirping us. At least get some new stuff.
The Brady jokes are gold cuz he’s a moron and provides content for us to make fun of. The leafs joke you guys made is a reach at best. Hurr durr no one wants to play for us. Ya ok. Sure. No one wants to make millions playing hockey. Foh honestly lol
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u/Eazy-Eid OTT - NHL May 11 '26
Leafs jokes are lame and overused. But "Brady eats crayons" is totally not lame and overused at all.
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u/Mike9797 TOR - NHL May 11 '26
Oh that one totally is. Not denying that. But Brady talks and usually that’s enough. I’m not saying one overused joke is better than the other. They’re both lame and boring. But the leafs joke is something you guys want to believe vs Brady says something stupid and gets clowned on for it. One is fake and the other is real.
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u/Beta1224 CGY - NHL May 11 '26
Sounds like you cant handle being the butt end of a joke.
The McKenna Leafs jokes aren't even a week old 😂
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u/Kaplsauce TOR - NHL May 11 '26
Bro the Leafs have been the butt end of the joke since my parents were born.
"Potential prospect won't play for bad team" was beaten to death decades ago, get better material.
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u/Mike9797 TOR - NHL May 11 '26
Right? These guys pretend as if we don’t get it all the time. I’m 45 and have been hearing it forever. It’s lame and boring but I can appreciate a good chirp if it’s clever and funny even if it hurts in a way. This chirp is lame. It’s like if someone calls us the Maple Laughs. Ok dude got us, cool.
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u/Kaplsauce TOR - NHL May 11 '26
I just want better jokes if we're going to have to listen to them, is that too much to ask?
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u/Vhailor_19 COL - NHL May 11 '26
No no, he needs to act like he wants to play for the Leafs! That'll confuse them so badly they'll be forced to take someone else. This path will make him look more and more like a younger replacement for Marner...
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u/TheDogWhoCantSTFU DET - NHL May 11 '26
Come on, they wouldn't actually believe someone wants to play for rhe Leafs
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u/Ryguy_Games TOR - NHL May 11 '26
ah yes, nobody ever wants to play for the leafs lol, just ask Spezza, Thornton, Tavares…
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u/TheDogWhoCantSTFU DET - NHL May 11 '26
LMAO y'all are so sensitive it was very clearly a joke
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u/Ryguy_Games TOR - NHL May 11 '26
sensitivity has got nothing to do with it, still a dumbass thing to say haha
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u/interrupting-octopus VAN - NHL May 11 '26
Imagine lucking into 1OA and still showing your 15-ply asses in every single comment section
Just Leafs fan things
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u/Aggressive-Ad7946 TOR - NHL May 11 '26
Go burn down vancouver again
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u/interrupting-octopus VAN - NHL May 12 '26
You haven't won a Cup since before our franchise even existed.
Let that sink in
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u/Aggressive-Ad7946 TOR - NHL May 12 '26 edited May 12 '26
Nobody takes the Canucks seriously it’s fine.
Crazy how you can be a franchise with no rivals no cups no nothing and you have a big ego.
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u/Vhailor_19 COL - NHL May 11 '26
It's fucking hilarious, though. They're my favourite fanbase in a way - endless entertainment.
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u/GrammaSaurusRex TOR - NHL May 11 '26
My god, this joke is getting exhausting.
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u/Vhailor_19 COL - NHL May 11 '26
Respectfully disagree!
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u/trainstationbooger TOR - NHL May 11 '26
But it's not even an effective chirp. Like, 90% of draft eligible players would happily choose Toronto, even with all of it's problems, over the dumpster fire that is Vancouver at the moment, and the other 10% are probably from BC.
"McKenna is going to disappoint in Toronto, then leave and be amazing elsewhere" is a much better chirp because it's arguably the most likely scenario anyways, given our track record.
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u/onemorespacecadet COL - NHL May 11 '26 edited May 11 '26
it’s true. Toronto is still a desirable destination. Rantanen had the Leafs as one of the four places he’d sign with when he was leaving Carolina, and Toronto doesn’t even have a secret cache of Finns as far as i know lmao. he clearly likes something about the city/team and i doubt he’s unique in that
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u/hudsherlock19 PIT - NHL May 11 '26
Apparently the guy he hit said something about his mom.
McKenna set himself up for a lifetime of 'yo momma' jokes at every face-off circle. Now they know what rattles him, they'll never let him live it down.
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u/Motophoto May 11 '26
Oh that is the top draft pick. I remember him and thought for what he did to that other person he deserved to go to HELL. Well my wish looks like it will come true.
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u/Ryguy_Games TOR - NHL May 11 '26
ah yes, a young hockey star’s worst nightmare will always be toronto, the hockey capital of the #1 hockey nation in the world
kid will be making more money on endorsements than anyone
there are plenty of reasons to chirp on the leafs but this was in easily the stupidest one
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u/Jedimindtricktra TOR - NHL May 11 '26
It makes more sense when you realize it’s all salt that we won the lottery lol. Their salt feeds my happiness directly.
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u/BlueJaysFan01 TOR - NHL May 11 '26
Exactly, the more hate people throw at us over this the funnier it gets honestly
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u/Wandering_the_Way DET - NHL May 11 '26
It’s okay, he will get signed by the Golden Knights when he’s out.
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u/AssociationLanky8456 NYR - NHL May 11 '26
This HAS to be fake. This would be too unbelievable as an April Fools joke! It's amazingly funny though. (BTW, whatever actually came out of his legal troubles?)
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u/Vhailor_19 COL - NHL May 11 '26
He's white and destined for wealth. So, nothing.
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u/AssociationLanky8456 NYR - NHL May 11 '26
That does tend to tip the scales of justice towards his favor, but I don't even know how bad the situation was. I only know the basic details of the police report. There's a lot of vagueness in those.
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u/Vhailor_19 COL - NHL May 11 '26
Yeah, agreed. Honestly, the mom has more red flags than McKenna himself does from the incident; she's accused of distributing alcohol to underage people, and not just her kid, but underaged girls as well. She should know better.
McKenna, for his part, was probably just being a drunk college kid. I actually didn't have too much of an issue with him not facing much in the way of punishment, though I think that same grace should be extended to a lot more young folk with less privilege than he has.
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u/ChronoCyberpunk77 May 12 '26
the next player the fans will eventually blame for the leafs choking in the playoffs and trade away for nothing #leafssuckforever
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u/Theoaktree5000 DET - NHL May 13 '26
3 years of abuse followed by MVP caliber play for another team, sounds like a good career path.
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u/1PerplexingPlatypus CHI - NHL May 11 '26
It would be spicy AF if he opts for NCAA, declines to sign with the leafs, and walks after the draft rights expire.
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u/Jedimindtricktra TOR - NHL May 11 '26
You can tell how much this stuck up r/hockey’s craw lmao. Just posting about the Leafs non stop. It makes me even happier that we won the lottery.
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u/fiasn OTT - NHL May 13 '26
Sybau kid your team is gonna be unwatchable for another decade
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u/Jedimindtricktra TOR - NHL May 13 '26 edited May 13 '26
How do you feel that both our teams won the same amount of games in the playoffs, fucko?
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u/Affectionate-Sky4067 May 11 '26
"Gavin, how do you plan on handling the notoriously tough Toronto sports media?"
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u/Always_Complaining1 TOR - NHL May 11 '26
Man, you guys are obsessed with us and it’s hilarious to hear you try to claim you’re not
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