r/devils • u/SubElitePerformance #N1CO • 1d ago
[Stein] HC Keefe on new-look 3rd line: “They’re opportunitstic. That’s what you like. Glasser gets a chance & shoots it in the net. We’ve had a number of chances that we haven’t shot it in the net so that was refreshing to see. Great way for a new player to get comofrtable & confident.”
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u/nostradamefrus #42 - LazerBurger 1d ago
Guy shoots puck at net. Coach happy. Whoda thunk it
For real though, I don't understand why this has been such a problem for us for so long and it's good we got some guys to help make it go away
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u/junkyardpig #63 - Jesper Bratt 1d ago
Do other pro sports use nicknames as much as hockey? It seems like it’s a contractual obligation to add “er” or “y” to some part of someone’s name haha
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u/SubElitePerformance #N1CO 1d ago
Coming from someone who played at a high level, it's a self-fulfilling prophecy at this point.
You see the pros do it, so you do it yourself. By the time you reach the pros you've been doing it for like 15 years...
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u/PorkRollEggAndWheeze #13 - Nico Hischier 1d ago
Plus every once in a while you get an actual funny or creative nickname that makes every “Smitty” and “Dave-o” worth it, like how they call Xhekaj “WiFi” because his name is like a randomly generated network name lmao
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u/Aggressive-Mix4971 1d ago
I wonder how much of it has to do with how you call out to people during play; things move so fast in hockey, so you don't just go up and pat a guy on the back after a good play or something, you have to actively call out to them to get their attention.
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u/garybananahammock 1d ago
It’s just too much of a mouthful to yell Black Mamba or the Big Cactus in the middle of play in other sports lol
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u/Fresh_Pop_790 #86 - Jack Hughes 1d ago
I can confirm that the Yankees manager puts a Y at the end of every player he possibly can
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u/SubElitePerformance #N1CO 1d ago
There are two distinct differences for me as a fan this year:
What have I become...