I leave the country for 2 weeks and Daniel Alfredsson joins the Maple Leafs coaching staff ffs

I knew seeing a Leafs hat in Cardiff was a bad omen

Just got on the train to London to start our vacation proper… why is this what I’m greeted with?

Buddy opted for the cowboy hat instead of the hood today

Girlfriend’s probably wondering what’s taking me so long in the washroom

The man himself…

“It’s not easy being a minority” -my left-handed girlfriend

Watching Brazil vs Norway in a Wetherspoon, this shit rocks

Found the Klimt

Going to the Cardiff Devils and convincing them they owe @sleepenbaker.bsky.social £5,273 for services rendered

Tried some Welsh cuisine (they JUST got Baja Blast but got ransacked by Pitbull lookalikes so they defo ran out of Baja Blast syrup and this came out straight tonic)

Haven't seen this much yellow card since Warped Tour

How dare they schedule international rugby at the same time as the World Cup while I’m in Wales, a place that would obviously be showing rugby rather than soccer…

You guys will never believe who’s playing tonight…

Gonna keep you all updated on all the Canadian and American sports apparel I see in the UK •Colorado Avalanche •Miami Dolphins •Chicago Bears •Toronto Blue Jays •San Jose Sharks •Los Angeles Kings (purple)

About to do the Principality Stadium edge walk in Cardiff because I’m so NTBTSTM pilled

Next jersey??

Steve saw guys like playing with their brothers and signed the other Suzuki and the other Kyrou in order to entice them

Canada Day in Wales

Update: ran into him outside a pub today. Really quiet guy, must’ve been on vocal rest. A lot thinner in person, too.

Getting that “it looks like you’ve declined declined your Fall TA position” email but the fact is they redid my graduate acceptance under a new department without any warning and I had to go and reaccept all of my funding

UK update: been a little annoyed with the person listening to a full concert over speakers on blast out my girlfriend’s window just to find out I’ve been listening to an entire Lewis Capaldi concert happening right now practically around the corner

Not seeing many whales out there, place is a scam

How do they know??

Me any time the Sens lose

There’s a 3 AM flight to Winnipeg out of Pearson that’s delayed til 5:30. Who the hell is this for???

Scottish couple coming up to me in Union Station going “he looks like he’d know” then asking the exact question I was looking up on my phone

Currently watching War of the Worlds (2025) on some dude’s phone over his shoulder

A VIA Rail business class lounge mini fridge hates to see me coming

I am about to be soooooo Canada down in the UK. Shirt lineup is just Canadian bands, sports, and a show.

Dared to think to myself it’ll be nice to have a vacation where I don’t need to bring my laptop for summer classes or anything… except graduate registration opens while I’m away 😭

Now that's how a real #7 makes an impact.

And what a goal too

Was in the middle of my “thank god for compressed air” post when the CD player I thought was just dusty on the inside went back to skipping like crazy

I’m really liking Louis-Felix Bourque and Harris Pangretitsch

Elliott Lennon?? Who’s next, Jeff McCartney? Alex Starr? Nick Harrison?

Man, having the insiders spoil the surprise of the trade horn just sucks any minimal amount of fun left in the draft completely out of it...

Pittsburgh picked up the second Ruck brother!! 🎉

So I’m in the UK next week… And leave there the 18th…

Sens did quite well in the first round, sitting in second place for total letters’ worth of names picked at 28 only behind the Sharks with 33 between their three picks. Really, trading 9th overall caused a big swing there but sometimes you gotta give up longer names for more established ones.

Okay bedtime

sens third jersey next year will be the tre konner

I don’t know what I want more…

NHL Draft aka the suit-that-is-too-blue-with-pants-that-are-too-short convention

Oh my god Dubas is gonna give us Karlsson for our pick…

Man, having the insiders spoil the surprise of the trade horn just sucks any minimal amount of fun left in the draft completely out of it...

Every pick is like a car crash then every once in a while Matthew Schaefer comes out to sweep it all up

Nice to hear San Jose is getting a computer