05/20/25
May 19, 2025
SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
Frankly, I saw it coming a kilometre away
My sister, an Ottawa Senators fan, sent me this earlier today
*with sympathies for the inevitable loss the club suffered yesterday*
'Two Maple Leafs fans died and arrived in Hell. Lucifer went to check on them and found them laughing and having fun. Lucifer asked why they were happy. They said it was nice to be somewhere warm instead of experiencing winter in Canada. The Devil didn't like this so he turned up the heat. A while later Lucifer found them BBQing and playing lawn games.
"What is going on here?", asked the Devil.
"It's like summer in Toronto!" was their reply.
Realizing he needed to change tactics, the Devil turned the temperatures to below freezing. When he came back to check on them, he again found the men laughing and celebrating.
"WHY ARE YOU HAPPY?" screamed Lucifer.
"Hell has frozen over. It means the Leafs have won the Cup!!"
I am a temporary Edmonton Oilers fan
The classics never go out of style
posted by tommybiden at 07:59 PM on May 19, 2025
If I was a Leafs fan, I don't know what else I would have expected.
Just one Canadian team left. Go Oilers, so there'd be no doubt as to whether the Cup winner would be visiting 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Meanwhile, God saw Dallas was having so much fun (Stars' Cup run, NBA lottery win, WNBA top draft pick), that George Pickens was sent there to help compensate.
Note to Steelers: during the draft, decide which skill position player you would take if you could, then let another team draft him.