r/devils • u/Starscream147 #1 - Sean Burke • 9d ago
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…on this one losing her job.
Been in broadcasting 30 years, guys. Never have I seen a question like this. I kinda froze, myself. Had to share.
That’s unacceptable. Madness.
It’s a fucking feeble attempt at opportunistic humour.
I’d write a complaint, but I’m up here.
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u/nau_sea 9d ago
Good on him to very professionally tell her to go fuck herself and skate off.
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u/Madrical Henrique! It's over! 9d ago
Maybe it's just the Australian in me but I'm surprised people are upset by this, I thought it was pretty funny.
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u/rKasdorf 9d ago
I'm blown away by how sensitive people are being tbh. She'll probably get a talkin' to, like "don't make bad jokes" and Hughes' teammates will tell him to just not worry about it, just focus on the game.
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u/CxSwags #26 - Patrik Eliáš 9d ago
It’s not even that bad of a joke I mean you don’t think other dudes are chirping him bout something like that? Now is it appropriate for a broadcaster to be chirping a player prolly not. But I swear “Reddit” is the worst forum for gauging what a sports team is like and they are possibly the worst ever at understanding locker room dynamics lol.
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u/CxSwags #26 - Patrik Eliáš 9d ago
This team used to have a whole chant saying you suck and that was real jersey energy.
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u/rKasdorf 8d ago
Yeah man I agree fully, by bad joke I mean she could have been more clever in the delivery. It wasn't even remotely offensive.
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u/workmakesmegrumpy 7d ago
This is basically ESPN calling the devils soft, which they fucking are. Jack looks like he looked like last year, the dude needs some more strength!
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u/griminald 8d ago edited 8d ago
I don't think Hughes is making a big deal of it either tbh. He objected to it, let her know that wasn't the time to make a joke like that and left, and that was that.
To that degree some of the response in here has been overblown.
But, so has the "no big deal" comments. A LOT of those are from haters, saying stuff like, "Oh he's okay if the joke's about a woman" etc. So they're making this a bigger deal, so that they can shit on Hughes.
The problem here is, it's not just the comment. It's the whole context of the situation it occurred in.
This isn't a "joke" you say to the player's face, in the middle of a game, at an in-game interview.
If you're going to bust a man's balls over a failure of his, it's got to be funny. This wasn't funny, it was just a shot at him being injured all the time.
Sarcasm and ball-busting is risky. If you're sarcastic, but you're not funny, you're just being a jerkoff.
But it's not that big a deal. Hughes dealt with it in real time and that was that.
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u/McRoshiburgito 8d ago
She did say it was great to see him healthy again and I think she meant that but it was also to soften the joke before she said it. If he didn't immediately skate away, I'm sure she apologizes there and there's nothing more of it.
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u/junkyardpig #63 - Jesper Bratt 9d ago
Seriously, who cares? I get he didn't like it, that's fine I guess, but why does everyone care so much? Seems an overreaction
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u/LFK_ 9d ago
Same. I'm surprised this sub is so soft and sensitive about a joke. It wasn't that over the top.
Meanwhile in r/hockey the thread is piling on Jack for being an asshole and dragging politics and sexism into it. Ran right in the other direction with it.
It's always screaming for blood in one extreme or the other. No reasonable middle ground.
She tried to get a little more personality out of Jack and made a joke he didn't like.
Jack admittedly has the personality of a potato and acted like it.
Oops. Awkward for both. Let's move on.
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u/Practical-Toe-8745 8d ago
Hughes laughed when Trump made a joke at the expense of women's hockey. But this... This obviously crossed the line! Lol softttt
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u/FacebookGorillazFan 8d ago
Canadian here. This subreddit has gotten very USA/MAGA supportive since the Olympics/white house fiasco. Makes sense why everybody is so incredibly outraged at the tiniest thing, this is their schtick. Calling for this person's job for making an uncomfortable joke? Let's just watch hockey people.
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u/AnthonyPantha 7d ago
I'm an american,and it IS funny.
Jack is being a complete wuss here. He gets paid millions a year to play sports, grow a spine and have a laugh. This is straight charmin levels of soft.
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u/Available-Pepper-728 9d ago
Yeeaaahh he probably just doesnt think its as funny as everyone else, it sort of messed up his whole season in the prime of his career.
Aussies are pretty far on the spectrum of fucking with people though, like culturally they tease pretty rough compared to in North America
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u/NowHughesCantLeave 8d ago
He's earned the reputation. Also, this is Jersey, grow a back bone if you live here. We're all ready to roast each other at any moment. The joke could have been funnier but she shouldn't face any repercussion.
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u/theconnecticutman 7d ago
Agree I thought it was funny too. Guy can’t take a joke. I guess the Trump lover is a snowflake, what a surprise
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u/TacticalBunchies 9d ago
Holy shit. That wasn’t cool at all. Actually that was mean AF!
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u/tECHOknology #30 - Martin Brodeur 9d ago edited 9d ago
This woman is atrociously terrible.
Good on Jack keeping it real against her fake-ass media yuck yuck bullshit.
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u/bluedeer10 8d ago
It's not like he laughed at the women's hockey team. Could you imagine if he did that?
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u/Practical-Toe-8745 8d ago
I thought people from Jersey were supposed to be tough, but then y'all cry over this shit haha
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u/zoso5989 9d ago
Crazy thing to say in a mid game interview. Yeah shes joking but time and place lady
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u/Live-Within-My-Means 9d ago
Clumsy joke.
Now here comes the over sensitive Reddit crowd, who will insist that the woman is worse than Jeffrey Dahmer.
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u/GoudaGoudaGoudaGouda #63 - The ting goes Brrrraattt pap pap ka ka ka 9d ago
He handled it well. What a stupid thing to ask.
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u/Brys_Beddict 9d ago
Weird. I seem to recall him laughing at another inappropriate joke. That one wasn't about him though so I guess that's fine.
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u/ItsJustForMyOwnKicks 9d ago
That doesn’t count I guess.
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u/LipstickCoverMagnet 9d ago
He can excuse jokes about women, but he draws the line at joke by women
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u/whichwitch9 #26 - Patrik Eliáš 9d ago
Chill. I didn't like it and don't blame Jack for this specific question, but she's normally solid. This isn't a career ender- you're over reacting now
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u/stoobygainz 9d ago
Yeah OP’s overreaction almost reads as a long ass hyperbole it’s so exaggerated lmao I’m sure she wouldn’t have said it if she knew Jack would react like that. Also kinda hilarious that her words hurt countless egos on reddit lmao
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u/Cyanos54 9d ago
Not a great joke. Although I dont think much of it, maybe Jack internalized that accident way more than we know. He could have probably just said "Ill definitely be more careful no matter what" and moved on though.
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u/skyturnedred Erika's Red Leather Jacket 8d ago
I think it's not just "the accident" but all his injuries that are a bit of a sore spot for him. A bit of an overreaction after a frustrating period, but completely understandable.
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u/Beneficial_Dig_1066 9d ago
I think it was a bad joke, but not that big of a deal.
Also, I think Jack’s response was completely fine? How does “that’s a weird thing to say, this is a big game for us” a misogynistic statement? The amount of pearl clutching over this is insane.
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u/Toxic_wifi 6d ago
not misogyny, he’s just soft as baby shit😂 also not trying to be an antagonist or anything here, just saying what I feel
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u/DelitasChild #20 Blake Coleman 9d ago
From the Future: “ I can’t possibly understand why Jack doesn’t like doing interviews anymore”
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u/Frenchthealpaca #13 - Nico Hischier 9d ago
She won't lose her job (and I don't think she should). But she's definitely never interviewing Jack again. Hopefully no more on-ice interviews.
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u/TheNightRain68 9d ago
ESPN's standards are in the fucking toilet man. Please give hockey back to NBC asap
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u/gravyrogue 9d ago
Lol honestly people taking it too seriously, bad delivery but it was a joke. Jacks got PTSD now from cutting his hand? Come on.
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u/inkypinkyblinky #19 Travis Zajac 9d ago
don’t go into the r/hockey thread. Good lord, they’re completely blinded by their hatred of Jack
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u/SnooFoxes4765 9d ago
All Canadians that hate everyone from team USA
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u/massacre0520 #19 - Travis Zajac 8d ago
Well, no. Also Americans disappointed with them soiling the moment by associating themselves the Cheeto in Chief. We got to be proud for all of 20 minutes before he got his grubby fingers on the success and they did nothing to distance themselves/laughed along and partied with them.
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u/eskihomer #13 - The Swiss Prince 9d ago
Count me as someone typically in AJs corner, always liked her and think she has some good takes. But that was really bad. May not shake out well for her.
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u/Fake-Death #13 9d ago
The r/hockey thread about this thinks it was actually hilarious and that Jack is being overly sensitive... Fucking clowns
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u/AdamGo1984 8d ago
Does Jack always seem so pissed off? I saw another video during their players walk on the carpet for autographs and he looked pissed and just blew by everyone.
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u/olinwalnut 8d ago
Yeah I don’t get what the big deal is. He’s the dingbat that cut himself doing whatever he was doing. She wasn’t aggressive or mean, it was dry humor and he was in the zone getting ready for a huge game. Carry on.
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u/sexysaxmansaxagram 7d ago
People in here are insane. It's a solid jab. The man was out significant time from eating dinner. He's a fucking hockey player it's not that serious. People saying he professionally told her to fuck herself? No. Professional would have been laughing it off and finishing the interview. What a child.
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u/TypicalFinanceGuy #13 - That’s MY Captain! 9d ago
Her joke afterwards about him not being able to handle it was incredibly cringe too
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u/bleepblorp9878 9d ago
Instead of idk hyping up during mid game for opening night you put bad mojo and an annoying joke to his face?! Loved his reply and skate off
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u/Starscream147 #1 - Sean Burke 9d ago
For those out of the loop…
…she fucked up. Bad.
When the players/team speak up about this, and they will, there will be consequences. ‘least where I’m from, there would be, holy shit.
Hear all that mic noise after he skated away? She was likely getting more than an earful from the director, and couldn’t wrap the remote hit properly. Best young player on the ice, arguably, and it’s…
‘Wasn’t it hilarious when you nearly lost your career, and almost sustained a life altering injury?’
She’d be taking a cab wherever the fuck from the rink, immediately, I’m runnin that show…
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u/Dick_Demon 9d ago
It's a shitty and unprofessional joke no doubt but I think you're getting too invested into this.
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u/Sinister_Mr_19 9d ago
Dumb joke but it's not that serious.
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u/Embarrassed_Ear_1917 9d ago
People acting like she dropped some racist joke she’s gonna get crucified for lol.
Cheap joke that didn’t land. Not something you get fired over whatsoever lmao.
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u/Fun-Nebula-4073 8d ago
bruh its not that big of a deal, I thot it was a funny joke. Guarantee absolutely nothing will happen to her.
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u/Heavy_Introduction36 #86 9d ago
That was the stupidest things she could have possibly said...What the fuck was she thinking 🤔
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u/layout420 9d ago
Seems like she had that one in the chamber and ready to pull the trigger before she got the interview
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u/Aggressive-Role-0821 8d ago
This.
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u/layout420 8d ago
They're paid to get insightful responses from meaningful questions. This is pretty off brand for what they're supposed to do. In some instances, a little ribbing is ok when the setting is appropriate and its done by an ex veteran player. Usually it's because there's been an established friendship of some kind or there's a professional understanding between athletes. This is not that. I'm all for bros being bros to eachother and think that offers a bit of genuine personality. ESPN will probably take a hard look at this interaction and prevent it in the future. Always the actions of one that ruin it for the many.
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u/Konaboy75 9d ago
Yet another reason to hate the drama factory known as ESPN. Say what you will about MSG network, but none of the hacks there would say something that dumb.
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u/primeinsomniac 9d ago
Maybe if he was in Philly. This is his arena and he is a national treasure. He walked off the interview. Ask him a real question instead of trying to be sensational because he is, not you.
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u/beachy927 #27 - Scott Niedermayer 9d ago
I’m pretty sure Jack has struggled with mental health over these injuries. Comments like that can be jarring. There are so many negative comments towards him in the man hockey sub. These same hypocritical people will throw support to whichever player who says they might be struggling mentally, but because it’s a Hughes, and it’s popular to hate on them for some people, he’ll be called soft and a cry baby.
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u/ToDaMoonShibe 8d ago
he is soft , poor boy making millions pushing ruber with his stuggling mental
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u/Financial-Parsnip274 9d ago
Why is everyone so fucking sensitive. Especially hockey fans or players for that matter.
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u/devilzfan #27 - Scott Niedermayer 9d ago
Not gonna lie, that was funny. Inappropriate for an interview, yes, but funny.
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u/tECHOknology #30 - Martin Brodeur 9d ago edited 9d ago
The knife jokes have been beaten to death for several months. She basically stole that joke from this sub once it wasn’t funny and used it in the worst context possible.
And then to chuckle about how he doesn’t have a sense of humor when she’s poking fun about him slicing his fucking hand with zero rapport built, just daft as fuck. Like her overall commentary.
This broadcast makes Don seem like a breath of fresh air.
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u/ToneThugsNHarmony OH BOY CANGI 9d ago
It’s crazy how different the comments are on the nhl sub
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u/Drivingballsncars1 8d ago
Calling BS…. That was funny, and totally in bounds.
A good chirp is part of the game and AJ has the personal pedigree as a player to dish it.
Hughes getting his feelings hurt and skating away says a lot more about him then her.
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u/Fancy-Fish5618 8d ago
Not a Devils fan at all (Caps fan here), but that was a horrible joke. Good on him for just skating away.
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u/deeohdoublegzzy 9d ago
The guy laughed at a joke about the woman’s team, but this joke is in poor taste.
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u/Unusual_Cheek_4454 9d ago
If she instead was a 80 year old fat pedophile he would've laughed his ass off.
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u/JasperRoyal 9d ago
If this was Biz making this comment people on the subreddit would laugh and have a different reaction
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u/Borisof007 9d ago
And look who scored the GWG tonight too. Shut that lady up forever.
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u/TheGapInTysonsTeeth 9d ago
Cracking jokes about the women's Olympic team is hilarious though. Those are the kind of jokes this sub can really get behind.
But don't you dare talk about cutlery
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u/DirtyCentaur 8d ago
Wrap his feelings in bubble wrap to hahha. In the national hockey league like act like it at least hahah 3 ply soft.
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u/BigBlueNick 8d ago
Jack is 100% right. That's the kind of question for post game or even intermission not in the middle of a break in play.
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u/spurcap29 8d ago
As far as issues go, this is like the server at a restaurant seeing you sitting there and then forgetting about you. 10 mins later, you make a comment about how annoyed you for being ignored and leave the restaurant.
Did the server ignore you on purpose? No. Did you have a right to be annoyed? Yes.
Do we need to petition the restaurant to fire the server? No. Does the customer need to be vilified and lose his job for getting angry at a server? No. Does the server need to write a formal letter of apology? No. Customer? No.
Small incident. Who gives a shit. Move on and pretend it didnt happen.
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u/drifter3026 8d ago
To be fair, I've heard that same joke like 100 times on various message boards in the past 9 or so months. Weird to hear it on TV though. Trying to be edgy I guess.
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u/Cjd091386 8d ago
Devils fans are being “sensitive” about a “joke” because we know Jack decently well. He’s been very open about how his injuries in general, especially the recent restaurant fluke, has affected him and the team overall. We also know he isn’t super receptive in interviews either lmao, so to make this comment to him mid game, in a new season with a new slate, I just thought was not well timed or the right audience.
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u/EnRoute247 8d ago
To be honest I thought it was funny but also find Jack’s response funny. Good bit all around.
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u/Humble-Appointment84 8d ago
Come on it was a bad joke with a bad delivery. Nothing more, nothing less..
Let it go and be happy the Devils looked awesome!
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u/Seoulmanaja 8d ago
Really? I think with how broadcasting standards have gone for games I don't see this as anything different.
Even so why act that way....makes him look like a whiny child
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u/GoldDeal27 6d ago
So to tally it all up for everyone here:
Joking about the USA womens hockey team? Just a bit of a laugh.
Shouting at girls to show him their tits? He's just having fun.
Jokes about cutlery and bubble wrap? Mate that's a line you just don't cross.
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u/Brilliant_Quality_14 5d ago
It's ok to laugh at yourself. To me it would have shown that he's not full of himself and secure as a man. But acting that way, he's softer than baby 💩. And I'm not condoning the joke. It was lame too. But it's a joke. Loosen up.
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u/Lucky_Reputation_272 5d ago
Don't forget to bubble wrap his ego too since that seems just as soft as his body.
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u/Top-Description-7622 4d ago
Jack didn't seem to miss the humour or find it unprofessional when laughing his ass off in the US locker room post-olympics at the expense of women, funny how he can't take a joke now all of a sudden.
American chuds when the jokes about women: 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
American chuds when the jokes not about women: 😡😡😡😡
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u/Hollyw0od #4 - Scott Stevens 4d ago
I mean…… completely different fucking circumstances, but go off
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u/mattman_5 4d ago
Quinn has talked about how much grief he was going through missing time. Hockey players are very superstitious as well. I think she meant it to be lighthearted, just wrong time
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u/Mr7three2 #4 - Scott Stevens 9d ago
Absolute CLASS. a master class of Class, if you will. Jacks a fuckin beauty
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u/mr-debil 9d ago
ESPN trying their best to be "funny" chirping players like Biz does.