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1. 7 games left now, because I need the stress of having to do it now to actually do it lol. We've already done it, no reason to stress about it, let's start switching our brains to the postseason mode. 2. 2nd in EU, I'd prefer it to winning it honestly, the pressure is higher when you're the clear-cut favorite. 3. Yes, I think out of habit at this point. They're a fun way to learn bits of unimportant history of the game. At least when they're not infuriating. 4. Don't ask. I was shouting at the Wild to fold it when they were 6th worst team in the league, but nope. This is not a championship caliber team, we're building for the 2025/26 season. Even if we made the playoffs this season, it would be a first round exit. Once again, not good enough to compete, but not bad enough to have a reasonable chance of drafting a potentialy franchise changing player. I hate being a Wild fan. 5. Dallas and Florida. Damn, I'd love this matchup so much! 6. It has to be one of the Lord of the Rings movies. Extended cuts, I mean. That's the default for me. Honestly...the most underrated one, the Two Towers.

Claim 2/2 for W.E. 4/21

Wait 'till Grønvold arrives!

1. Yup, already done. It's a good idea, maybe we'll see some teams changing their names soon? 2. Confident, probably the best word to describe it. We're unstoppable. 3. I rarely follow peoples' careers. I guess I was the most curious about Frank's recreate, but he recreated in the offseason. 4. Did we? I'm not sure now how it went haha 5. The player age just bugs me. Either get rid of it, or make the players age. 6. Honestly, the person I enjoy spending time with is myself. I'd just take 24h off by myself, without a phone, somewhere away from others.

Man, you really hate us dark mode users, don't you

(all logos generated using DALL-E 3 AI) Prague. Or Praha, as we the Czechs call it. The capital city of our little country in the heart of Europe, a romantic city full of history, and one giant tourist trap. Or the expensive city where all the assholes live, if you ask any Czech not living in Prague. I was quite happy to see it has its VHL team, and on top of that, the best name, the best logo (along with MEX) and the best color scheme. Normally, I wouldn't write anything like this, I love the Phantoms, but 6 uncapped is 6 uncapped. So let's come up with a new brand for the Prague team, something that would make the best sense to me. Of course I'm gonna present the two obvious, boring options, but also add a few more fun ones. But let's get two things settled straight away - the name format, and the color scheme. You just have to use HC in the name, the typical format of hockey teams' names here is HC [name/sponsor] [city]. Even when we had a team in the KHL, it was called HC Lev (Lion) Praha. As for the team colors, red has to be the primary color. Czech international jerseys are red, the heraldic shield in the coat of arms of both Czechia and Prague is red, the two major hockey teams in Prague - HC Slavia Praha and HC Sparta Praha - have red as their primary color (well, it's maroon for Sparta, that's pretty much dark red ain't it). A secondary color should be gold, and I think no one would be offended by some blue accents. So let's get to the new teams, and let's start woth the two boring, obvious names...that kinda work every goddamn time. Representing Czechia - HC Lions Prague Yup...boring, obvious. There's a two-tailed lion in the Czech coat of arms, which used to be a part of the Czech international hockey logo. And now, when the official symbols can't be used on thr IIHF uniforms,there's a goddamn lion on them. As I've mentioned, we used to have a KHL team, and of course it was called Lion. Hell even our current president Petr Pavel kinda looks like a lion. In a good way, he's a Chad looking fella. Even though the lion is overused, it still works. Representing Prague - HC Knights Prague Why Knights? Because of the Prague Castle, which is portrayed in the coat of arms of Prague, is the president's office and one of the biggest tourist attractions in Prague. It has been the residence of Czech dukes, kings and presidents since the 9th century. It was even the main residence of the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire twice. And I think Knights would reference the castle the best. Personally, it would be my favorite of these ideas, mostly as an homage to my favorite Bohemian king Přemysl Otakar II. (King Ottokar II. of Bohemia), who ruled in mid-to-late 13th century, was called The Iron and Golden King and was feared because of his heavy cavalry. Other miscellaneous names Here I'm gonna discuss some more names that are fun in my opinion, but wouldn't be taken seriously if a real hockey team representing Prague in an international league was to be created. HC Prophets Prague - we already know the result of the game, and you might as well fold your hockey sticks right now. According to a legend, a prophet (and later a wife of Přemysl, the mythical ancestors of the longest-ruling dynasty of Bohemian dukes and later kings) called Libuše prophesied the future of a great city ("I can see a grand city whose glory reaches the stars") and told people where they should start building the castle - and that's allegedly how Prague was built. HC Scholars Prague - we made an observation, formed a hypothesis, made a prediction, tested it, and came to the conclusion your team is losing tonight. Of course this is a reference to the Charles University, which is the oldest university east from Paris and north from Italy, founded in 1348 by Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and by most considered the greatest Bohemian king. Or maybe a reference to Rudolf II, another Holy Roman Emperor and Bohemian king, who was not the greatest politician, but was known for turning Prague into a hot spot for science, art and culture. HC Guardians Prague - with our own bodies we will stop any intruder attempting to cross our blue line. There are tons of things you need to protect. Especially in the dark ages. Towers? Prague is nicknamed the City of Thousand Towers. Gates? There are many ancient gates that used to be a part of the Old Town fortifications, the most famous one probably being Powder Tower. Bridges? Well there's Charles Bridge, the second oldest still standing bridge in Czechia. (AI image generators still can't do text lol) HC Brewers Prague - golden is the color of our hops nectar, so is the color of the medals we bring home. This might not necessarily be a Prague specific thing, but rather a Czech thing. It would probably work better for Pilsen or for Budweis. But come on, what is Czechia probably best known for... HC Reapers/Skeletons Prague - the sand in the hourglass is slowly pouring for everyone, just like the clock are ticking down to your loss. The Prague astronomical clock is another one of the most prolific tourist hot spots in Prague. It's particularly famous for the moving animated figures, the most famous one being the Death or the Reaper. It's a skeleton holding hourglass, as a reminder of the time that's passing for everyone. HC Kings Prague - with a firm grasp I shall rule this rink as I rule my land. This one goes back to the Prague Castle, but to me, it doesn't work as well as the Knights. Still, the Prague Castle has been the residence of about 30 dukes, 35 kings, a queen, 9 Czechoslovak presidents and 4 Czech presidents. But of these titles, I thing King sounds the most majestic. (1000+ words, claiming 2x6 capped and 6 uncapped)

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After reading the first two Game of Thrones books (overrated imo) and one shorter book by Žemlička, I got back to Abercrombie, this time Best Served Cold. While not as great as the OG First Law trilogy imo, it's awesome to get POV by some OG trilogy side characters. That POV style Abercrombie uses just works so well to get you invested in the characters.

Half the season in, and yet again Kerr has been failing to meet exp-...wait. Sorry, my bad, it's already pretty much a reflex at this point. After 6 seasons of being a notoriously slow starter, Kerr is actually doing okay. Okay? Holup. On pace for new career highs in...pretty much everything? Propelled by a great team around him, a slight change in rules (don't break the 4th wall and say sliders don't break the 4th wall and call it sliders) and more opportunities due to London franchise player Molly the Cat retiring, it looks like Kerr is finally realizing he possesses something vaguely resembling potential. 28 goals and 67 points in 37 games while being top 10 in hits and the most active shooter in the league? I'll take it. Two bunches of games ago, I said I just want Kerr to score more goals, points and lay more hits than John Jameson. I was actually leading in all 3 at that point. Now however...goddammit @Frank! Thanks to the hot start, Wanker is now only the second Czech player in portal history zo reach 500 career points, as he's sitting at 503 right now. That's just 5 points behind Honza Hložek, the all-time Czech leader. Granted, Hložek's stat line is more impressive, considering he was a defenseman, but Kerr still has a season and a half to create a new record high enough to not be broken for some time. Hopefully...

1. We're rocking and rolling, firing on all cylinders. London Gud m8. 2. I think it's the Bernard lager carb loading before games. Last season, he was abstaining from it and look at it, he had his worst season since his sophomore year! He's back now, and shipping from Czechia to London is cheaper than it was to Vancouver. Cheaper shipping, more Bernard lager, more production. 3. I think everyone did their part, but I don't think it was mine. I left a baby goat in the middle of a pentagram made from hockey sticks, with burning pucks in the corners. But last time I checked, the goat was still there. 4. They're our star(ting) goaltender, they've always carried a huge load on their shoulders. Yes, we rely on Teno heavily, but we also have an elite offense and a strong D-core. 5. Nope. The amount of my friends who are somewhat fluent in english (well...at least on my meh level lol) is small, and so is the amount of my friends who are into hockey. Only one friend is in both these groups, and he's not interested. What a weirdo. 6. I used to play hockey as a kid, I would switch between defense and left wing. I wasn't really good enough skater to handle playing center, and I was a big kid (sadly, I stopped growing at 12 or 13), strong along the boards and in front of the net. A bully lol.

Let's f*cken gooo!

Right? Imagine giving Slater and a 2nd for just two 1sts

Feeling nostalgic, this song got me into metal back at middle school - mid 2000s https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xHnVQpr-X7E&pp=ygUaaGFtbWVyZmFsbCBjcmltc29uIHRodW5kZXI%3D

I went fishing with a friend of mine this morning, I just got home. Caught myself a trophy Prussian Carp. These fellas rarely grow over 12"

1. Wanker's dialed in. He's been a slow starter throughout his whole career, but not this season. I'm honestly amazed by Simon's bleseings so far. 2. I'm just banking TPE for depreciation, not building any attributes. 3. I got a bit lazy and used the death of my PC as an excuse to not do PTs, but new hardware is arriving next week, hopefully I'll be able to get back into earning probably. But it's difficult to find motivation when I'm not applying the TPE straight away. 4. I guess I'd build Kerr to be less of a compromise between offensive production and two-way game. So either less PH and SC and more DF and CK, or the other way around. 5. Kinda shame Girts doesn't use discord, I guess them. Or Dom, I think Dom's a fellow metalhead. 6. Not longer than it would take you to say "Tři tisíce tři sta třiatřicet stříbrných křepelek přeletělo přes tři tisíce tři sta třiatřicet stříbrných střech." I believe in ř supremacy.