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Ryan Whitney And Paul Bissonnette, The Avalanche Win The Cup + Mt Rushmore Of Things That Change After Age 30

Monday, June 27, 202220 takes

The Colorado Avalanche are your Stanley Cup Champions. We talk about the Cup run, the keeper of the Cup and Stan Kroenke's hot streak. (-) Ole Miss wins the title #ThankYouMintzy. (-) Who's back of the week including Russell Wilson's crazy throw at AS Monaco and Jake calling PLL games. (-) Ryan Whitney and Paul Bissonnette join the show (Taped last week) to talk about the season, Whit's golf game and then we do the Mt Rushmore of things that change after turning 30. (-) We finish with Hanks list. (-)

Recap

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Take Slip·Jun 27, 2022
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Stanley Cup lifting ceremony is a top-three sports tradition

When you see that, no matter who you root for, it's a great ceremony. Like you're seeing the person lift the cup for the first time, the team captain, or like a long time veteran on that team finally get their Stanley cup. It's awesome. That's like a top three sports [ceremony].

This is a subjective opinion on sports traditions.
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Take Slip·Jun 27, 2022
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Big CatBig Cat

The Colorado Avalanche were one of the most dominant Cup winners in history

The avalanche incredible team, like an absolute wagon of a team... they went 16 and four in the playoffs. They had, they had a four game sweep [of the Predators]... the Oilers [sweep]... 4-2 against the lightning. They, if you combine it all and he'd take out overtime losses and the regular season, they had, they won a 78% clip, which is insane. It's pretty like dad is just, thrills are just awesome. Awesome hockey team that deserves to win the cup.

The Avalanche went 16-4 in the playoffs, one of the best records in the modern era.
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Take Slip·Jun 27, 2022
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Cale Makar has a chance to be one of the greatest defensemen ever

Cale Makar... who we talked to Whitney about it, like one of the, he has a chance to be one of the greatest defenseman ever in terms of where he's at his career right now in the talent level.

Makar's trajectory remains historic, having won major awards early in his career.
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Take Slip·Jun 27, 2022
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A sports dynasty requires winning three championships in five years

What's it? Dynasty? Three, three and [five]. I agree. Seems right to me. Yeah.

The definition of a sports dynasty is inherently subjective.
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Take Slip·Jun 27, 2022
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The current Colorado Avalanche core will win exactly two Stanley Cups

I think they're getting exactly two Stanley cups.

The Avalanche have only won one cup so far (2022) with this core.
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Take Slip·Jun 27, 2022
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A bitter rival winning a championship the year after you erases your own title

I think that if you're bitter rival wins a championship the year after you do it, almost erases your [shine]. Clearly because you don't get, you have zero time to gloat over it. None. No. It's like it's never happened.

This is a subjective claim about the nature of rivalries and 'shine'.

Who Is Back

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Take Slip·Jun 27, 2022·Who's Back
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HankHank

Football is back because the Patriots announced their red throwback jerseys

I saw the Patriots put out that they're gonna come and wear their red throwback jerseys this year. And that was the first time I was like, I think football's back.

The Patriots did bring back their red throwbacks in 2022. Whether 'football is back' is subjective.
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Take Slip·Jun 27, 2022·Who's Back
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Big CatBig Cat

NIL recruits who underperform will be roasted like professionals

I realized now that how bad this is going to be for the kids. If they suck. Oh yeah. They're going to get roasted. Cause there's always been the, oh, they're just kids. Well, a five-star is getting nine and a half million dollars and he stinks. People are going to fucking cruise.

This trend has largely come true in sports media and social media since NIL began.
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Take Slip·Jun 27, 2022·Who's Back
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Deshaun Watson will be suspended indefinitely for at least one year

Sean was suspended for, for a year, for a year, but also indefinitely. They're going to drop that one on, on Friday. Yup. Yup. Right before 4th of July.

The suspension was 11 games, not a full year/indefinite, though the league did seek a full year.
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Take Slip·Jun 27, 2022·Who's Back
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Baker Mayfield will have no choice but to play for the Browns this season

I want to see baker have to play for the Browns this year. I don't think he will. I would be. I don't think he has a choice. I don't know. He's not gonna play football maybe. No. And he would come off looking very soft. If that happened. If he was like, I refuse to play football for you. Cause you were mean to me. No chance he'll play.

Mayfield was traded to the Panthers on July 6, 2022 and never played for the Browns again.

Interview

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Take Slip·Jun 27, 2022
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Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

The Tampa Bay Lightning will come back and win the 2022 Stanley Cup

Tampa is coming back and winning this thing really? But I've been, I've been on Tampa for the past two years. I've picked them the wind, the last two cups. And I picked them again this year. Cause I won't pick them until they lose.

The Avalanche won the Stanley Cup, defeating the Lightning in 6 games.
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Take Slip·Jun 27, 2022
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Paul BissonnettePaul Bissonnette

Game 4 is the pivotal game of the Stanley Cup Final

I'd say that it's gonna come down to pivotal game for winner that game... if they lose it, it's over no way that they went three in a row.

The Avalanche won Game 4 to go up 3-1 and won the series in 6.
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Take Slip·Jun 27, 2022
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Paul BissonnettePaul Bissonnette

Wayne Gretzky's dominance over his peers will never be seen again

Just given how much he was better than his peers at that time. I don't think that we're ever going to see anything like it. I think Lemieux was close... Wayne was like three times as good. Maybe four times as good as some guys... The sheer dominance and the amount of points that somebody could produce and comparable to the better overall competition, it's just going to be very diff Wayne was just so much more ahead of his time.

Gretzky's statistical records remain largely untouchable, supporting the dominance claim.
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Take Slip·Jun 27, 2022
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Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

I could shoot an even par to qualify for the US Open through local qualifiers

I, I think I could get through the, the locals. You have to go play it's one round. Right? ... If you're going to put it this, or you go out and shoot even par that day, it could be enough to get you through local.

Whitney is a scratch/plus-handicap golfer who theoretically could shoot even par on a good day, but qualifying is notoriously difficult.

Mount Rushmore

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Take Slip·Jun 27, 2022·Mt. Rushmore
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Paul BissonnettePaul Bissonnette

Your dependency on coffee becomes absolute after age 30

Your dependency on coffee after you turn the age of 30... You're thinking you're taking on more responsibilities, whether it's with work, whether it's the fact that you have a family, you know, if you have kids, you gotta be cranking at least four or five cups a day, even to just get your fucking day started.

This is a subjective observation about lifestyle changes in your 30s.
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Take Slip·Jun 27, 2022·Mt. Rushmore
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Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

Hangovers become two-to-three day events after you turn 35

Overall, dude, I cannot, cannot go out if I have something to do the next day... if I'm up till two in the morning drinking, I'm actually done for like two to three days. Oh... Monday, you're a terrible Tuesday. It creeps in and then Wednesday, you're not hung over. You just don't feel right.

This is a subjective experience of aging.
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Take Slip·Jun 27, 2022·Mt. Rushmore
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Big CatBig Cat

Watching athletes who are younger than you is demoralizing

When you get past your thirties, something that really sucks is all the athletes you're watching are younger than you. And being like, like you start calling athletes, kid, and like, shit like that, where you're like, oh, okay. Like Luca Doncic is like 13 years younger than me. Like that shit just like, kind of fucks you up.

This is a subjective feeling about the fan experience.
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Take Slip·Jun 27, 2022·Mt. Rushmore
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Paul BissonnettePaul Bissonnette

Your sex drive takes a significant hit after 30

I think this is the obvious one sex drive. After the age of the guy. You don't want to hump. I'm not. I feel like just wearing like new balances... I just, I dunno, I just like, I'd rather just fucking not do it.

While there is medical data on testosterone decline, his personal experience is subjective.
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Take Slip·Jun 27, 2022·Mt. Rushmore
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Big CatBig Cat

Using subtitles and needing the volume lower becomes mandatory in your 30s

I watch everything in subtitles now... I had to ask the DJ to turn the music down a little bit because I couldn't hear people talk. Cause like I was trying to have a conversation. I was like, this is just too loud. So just the sound and like subtitles, like all that shit changes.

Subjective observation about aging and preferences.
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Take Slip·Jun 27, 2022·Mt. Rushmore
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Big CatBig Cat

Losing weight becomes functionally impossible after age 30

I can't lose weight... metabolism. I, I can't just be like, oh, I'm going to eat a salad for four days in a row and lose 10 pounds. That doesn't happen anymore.

While scientifically metabolisms do slow, 'impossible' is hyperbole.