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Colorado Avalanche center Brock Nelson in a Civil War General meme.

Dearest Mother,

We beat Los Angeles 2–1 and sent its bum style crawling in shame. The players came dressed as kings yet fought like beggars. I took no glory, only watched our fortress feast upon them. One battle claimed; let the next bring louder ruin.

Yours in playoff madness,

Brock Nelson

Colorado Avalanche center Brock Nelson in a Civil War General meme.

Dearest Mother,

We beat Los Angeles 2–1 and sent its bum style crawling in shame. The players came dressed as kings yet fought like beggars. I took no glory, only watched our fortress feast upon them. One battle claimed; let the next bring louder ruin.

Yours in playoff madness,

Brock Nelson

A graphic showing the Colorado Avalanche with their first win of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, with a 2-1 win over the LA Kings.

One down for the #GoAvsGo …

When you have to coach against Jokic, Murray, AG, and the Nuggets and then whine like this because you know you’re out of your element.

That third line is effing crazy. Holy smokes this team is stacked offensively.

Jared Bednar is wearing the NFL Guardian Cap to start practice as a joke.

the president of the united states is personally looting the treasury to the tune of literally billions of dollars and that he is not being immediately removed from office and tried for high crimes against this country is a devastating indictment of every part of our political system

Colorado Avalanche center Brock Nelson in a Civil War General meme.

Dearest Mother,

Seattle was smothered into silence, its guns drowned beneath a merciless zero. I claimed no glory, only stalked the shadows as the deed was done. Now LA comes to our fortress for the first two bloodlettings, where a new war awaits.

Yours in gathering madness,

Brock Nelson

The Avs cap a magical season with a shutout and set the franchise record for points in a season. Now it’s time for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. LFG #GoAvsGo 🔥🗣️

The best possible first-round opponent is official. The Avs will face the Kings. Bring on the Stanley Cup Playoffs. #GoAvsGo

LFG 🔥🗣️

He should be removed as leader right now and forced to retire.

It’s amazing what accountability looks like.

Colorado Avalanche center Brock Nelson in a Civil War General meme.

Dearest Mother,

They loosed me from battle, yet Calgary still fell 3–1 beneath our wrath. Two late strikes split the night — one crowning a brother with 100 points, a number carved in holy fire. I watched from afar as the regiment finished the slaughter.

Yours in absent fury,

Brock Nelson

a hockey player with the number 18 on his jersey stands on the ice Alt: Colorado Avalanche winger Martin Necas celebrates a goal.

Martin Necas finally gets that one point to give him 100 points for the season. Now that’s a Marty Party. MacKinnon all but locks up the Rocket Richard Trophy. Landeskog with an unreal tip. And the Avs tie the franchise record for points in a season. #GoAvsGo

a cartoon of homer simpson holding a card Alt: a cartoon of a simpson’s character holding a card yelling at the clouds

Two things piss me off to no end with sports: The wave and live sports broadcasts showing people on camera stuffing their face.

Again: for any big liberal donor who wants to funnel millions into fixing this country's politics, the ROI on buying any struggling paper and simply tasking it with doing real reporting on local news is vastly higher than the same $$ given to some group that does mass ad buys every election year.

Colorado Avalanche center Brock Nelson in a Civil War General meme.

Dearest Mother,

We strangled Edmonton 2–1 in a shootout and ripped the spoils from their trembling hands. I wandered the ice in my 1,000th campaign, a specter unseen, unpraised. No glory, only the cold joy of watching their hope collapse at the final shot.

Yours in hollow triumph,

Brock Nelson

That would mean Dems have to not talk about affordability, and according to leadership and the all-mighty consultants, everything else is a distraction.

The family shot was amazing. 😍

Colorado Avalanche center Brock Nelson in a Civil War General meme.

Dearest Mother,

We strangled Edmonton 2–1 in a shootout and ripped the spoils from their trembling hands. I wandered the ice in my 1,000th campaign, a specter unseen, unpraised. No glory, only the cold joy of watching their hope collapse at the final shot.

Yours in hollow triumph,

Brock Nelson

Three-for-three in the shoutout? Those were some unreal goals for the Avs. And love that Colorado kept the Oilers from the 2 points. Now 2 points from the franchise record for the Avs in a season.

This whole thing was a setup for TV and that any news organization takes this even remotely at face value is going to turn me into the Joker.

I maintain that among the media's biggest mistakes has been continuing to ask Trump questions as if he's a normal guy instead of asking things like "Can you explain who Jesus is" or "Describe the process of pumping gas"

Again, if you have a Substack, the best time to switch away was months ago -- but today's the second best time.

2026 Colorado Avalanche Playoff Hype Video YouTube video by Avalanche Nation

Avs playoff hype video dropped. LFG 🔥🙌🗣️ #GoAvsGo

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Colorado Avalanche center Brock Nelson in a Civil War General meme.

Dearest Mother,

Vegas nicked us 3–2 in the extra hour, but it was a battle of no consequence. I fed the guns once, then watched chaos hit our bench, as our commander was struck by stray enemy fire. He lives scarred, unbroken. The regiment snarls and waits.

Yours in simmering madness,

Brock Nelson

The Hungarian people wisely refused to listen to these grifting scumbags.