Game night at the club lounge: snacks ready, jerseys on
Evening lads, who's pumped?? π₯ jerseys are washed and hanging, snacks bought, and I'm bringing the lucky poutine as always, you just know it works π€πͺ two hours before puck drop at the rink, be there or explain yourselves. And mate, floor seat is committed now, no backing out ππ
Been to enough of these meetups that the poutine ritual feels like church at this point, and I wouldn't have it any other way π
Count me in, I'll be there early with the old school jersey, the one my wife keeps threatening to donate. Funny thing, back in the day we used to watch from the standing room at the gardens and nobody blamed the furniture for a loss, you just grumbled and came back next game. So fair play to the floor guy, that's dedication I can respect π Save me a corner of that poutine, my heart (and the cardiologist) can handle just a corner.
Seen it all, lads.
π the sofa getting benched for the floor might be the most elite defensive move this club has pulled all season, honestly. Count me in early, I'll bring backup snacks in case the lucky poutine fails the dress warmup ππΏ and if we lose anyway I'm blaming my parking spot like a proper Leaf fan π€£
Hold my pint.
get in lads, dragging my buddy from the cab depot shift straight to the rink π₯ floor seat better be padded with the jerseys or you're doing bare concrete pal π save me a spot near the poutine, driving up from the Annapolis Valley early just to be there for puck drop πͺπ
One love, one side β€οΈ
Count me in early lads, I'll be the grizzled one near the entrance nursing a coffee and pretending I can still fit my old universities jersey π I'll add some smoked meat sandwiches to the snack pile, on me, consider it my offering to the puck gods after that last effort.
And whoever's sitting on the floor, mate, at least grab one of those foam pads from the dollar store on your way, my knees filed a grievance just reading about it π Annapolis Valley guy, drive safe, save you a spot by the gravy.
Been here longer than some have followed.
The floor guy deserves a cushion for taking one for the team π
my first meetup, so go easy on me - I'll bring some nanaimo bars. Save me a spot near the poutine please? π
ha, a rookie bringing nanaimo bars to his first meetup, that's how you make friends in this crowd, son, well played π first meetup i ever went to back in the day was at the old barn, i knew nobody and left with three phone numbers and a hangover. you'll be fine.
and yes, save the man a spot near the poutine, that's sacred ground. floor guy, i'm bringing one of those fold-out stadium cushions from my truck, twenty years of tailgates and it's still going strong β concrete and this old back don't negotiate anymore π see you all two hours before puck drop, coffee in hand for me as usual, i learned that lesson the hard way long ago.
Remember when the grass was greener π±
Metric_Dan you're brave bringing nanaimo bars, love it π
first meetup for me too soon-ish, still nervous tbh. save me a spot too please π
Learning from the veterans, go easy π
@Katie23 nervous? relax, half these guys still argue about the 3-0 series like it was last week π save me a nanaimo bar, Metric_Dan won't guard them all night π€‘
katie, no nerves needed, this crowd's gentler than the leafs on a back-to-back π save you both a spot by the poutine, that gravy's earned a spot on the roster.
Remember when the grass was greener π±
value, you're doing the lord's work holding spots by the gravy π katie, DaveFaithful, nobody here laughs at daft questions, i once asked which end the leafs shoot on twice in the same night. two hours before puck drop, toque optional, nerves checked at the door. who else is in, roll call below π
Nanaimo bars won't survive till puck drop around me, fair warning π
first meetup for me too, so if I ask daft stuff, don't laugh please π
Learn something new every day.
DaveFaithful, daft questions are currency here. Half my stat tables started as one. I'll be the guy squinting at his phone updating the round-by-round sheet instead of guarding the Nanaimo bars π
I keep my own tables π
value, you're doing the lord's work holding spots by the gravy π katie, davefaithful, nobody here laughs at daft questions, i once asked which end the leafs shoot on twice in the same night. two hours before puck drop, tβ¦
@KevReds haha which end they shoot on, don't laugh but I had to think about that one just now π
first meetup for me too so maybe I'm wrong but this already feels way less scary than I expected. anyone bringing extra jerseys to lend out or should I wear my old one from minor hockey? π
New here, soaking it up.