Steve Burtch
@stephenburtch.bsky.social
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Hockey. Science. Politics. Education. Other BS. In whatever order occurs to me at the time.
Just sharing my opinions.
Hockey. Science. Politics. Education. Other BS. In whatever order occurs to me at the time.
Just sharing my opinions.
LoL Jets lost too.
Brutal
Brutal
December 28, 2025 at 2:51 AM
LoL Jets lost too.
Brutal
Brutal
This still doesn't top the 8-6 game I took my daughter to for her first game back in 2019.
7-5 is pretty ridiculous though!
7-5 is pretty ridiculous though!
December 28, 2025 at 2:50 AM
This still doesn't top the 8-6 game I took my daughter to for her first game back in 2019.
7-5 is pretty ridiculous though!
7-5 is pretty ridiculous though!
7-5 it is.
At least no goalie suffers on this one.
At least no goalie suffers on this one.
December 28, 2025 at 2:47 AM
7-5 it is.
At least no goalie suffers on this one.
At least no goalie suffers on this one.
Is a 6-5 final score ever particularly likely? I'd think not.
December 28, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Is a 6-5 final score ever particularly likely? I'd think not.
PP lol.
Solid effort.
Solid effort.
December 28, 2025 at 2:36 AM
PP lol.
Solid effort.
Solid effort.
*and you get a point, and you get a point, and YOU get a point."
Goalies loving this lol.
Goalies loving this lol.
December 28, 2025 at 2:31 AM
*and you get a point, and you get a point, and YOU get a point."
Goalies loving this lol.
Goalies loving this lol.
6-5.
Just elite defending.
Just elite defending.
December 28, 2025 at 2:29 AM
6-5.
Just elite defending.
Just elite defending.
This game has been un good defensively. LoL.
Just so many dangerous plays right through the slot.
Just so many dangerous plays right through the slot.
December 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
This game has been un good defensively. LoL.
Just so many dangerous plays right through the slot.
Just so many dangerous plays right through the slot.
Yeah that was pretty all around.
December 28, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Yeah that was pretty all around.
Gotta be honest. I'm ok with the Leafs top 9 right now.
Mainly because I like the 3rd line a bit more than their other attempts.
And having McMann gives Matthews a shooter to work off of that isn't Nylander.
Mainly because I like the 3rd line a bit more than their other attempts.
And having McMann gives Matthews a shooter to work off of that isn't Nylander.
December 28, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Gotta be honest. I'm ok with the Leafs top 9 right now.
Mainly because I like the 3rd line a bit more than their other attempts.
And having McMann gives Matthews a shooter to work off of that isn't Nylander.
Mainly because I like the 3rd line a bit more than their other attempts.
And having McMann gives Matthews a shooter to work off of that isn't Nylander.
This is a *very* lengthy commitment to a guy who is having an insanely impactful season - but had a very limited track record of doing anything comparable prior.
December 27, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This is a *very* lengthy commitment to a guy who is having an insanely impactful season - but had a very limited track record of doing anything comparable prior.
I have a very hard time considering the US collection of biometric data by visitors a massive violation of my rights.
For a few reasons:
1) I already surrendered it when I was a student there on an F1-visa.
2) Other countries across the planet do the same thing (Canada, EU, China, India all do).
For a few reasons:
1) I already surrendered it when I was a student there on an F1-visa.
2) Other countries across the planet do the same thing (Canada, EU, China, India all do).
December 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I have a very hard time considering the US collection of biometric data by visitors a massive violation of my rights.
For a few reasons:
1) I already surrendered it when I was a student there on an F1-visa.
2) Other countries across the planet do the same thing (Canada, EU, China, India all do).
For a few reasons:
1) I already surrendered it when I was a student there on an F1-visa.
2) Other countries across the planet do the same thing (Canada, EU, China, India all do).
American Exceptionalism is imagining that they had invented some new magical distinct form of human society that wasn't made up of "humans" despite all evidence that the same horrible tendencies exhibited by humanity everywhere else remained very present in America.
December 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
American Exceptionalism is imagining that they had invented some new magical distinct form of human society that wasn't made up of "humans" despite all evidence that the same horrible tendencies exhibited by humanity everywhere else remained very present in America.
TOR has abysmal odds of qualifying for the playoffs and it is now as much about their abysmal remaining schedule as it is them being garbage.
3 games in 4 nights vs OTT, DET and NJD, starting with a home and road b2b vs the Sens and Wings.
If they want into the race they need *regulation wins*.
3 games in 4 nights vs OTT, DET and NJD, starting with a home and road b2b vs the Sens and Wings.
If they want into the race they need *regulation wins*.
December 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
TOR has abysmal odds of qualifying for the playoffs and it is now as much about their abysmal remaining schedule as it is them being garbage.
3 games in 4 nights vs OTT, DET and NJD, starting with a home and road b2b vs the Sens and Wings.
If they want into the race they need *regulation wins*.
3 games in 4 nights vs OTT, DET and NJD, starting with a home and road b2b vs the Sens and Wings.
If they want into the race they need *regulation wins*.
Glad the Timmins Tornado is back with the Leafs again. This makes me smile.
www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/...
www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/...
Maple Leafs add Steve Sullivan as assistant coach
The former NHL forward has been named assistant coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, the team announced Friday.
www.sportsnet.ca
December 26, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Glad the Timmins Tornado is back with the Leafs again. This makes me smile.
www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/...
www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/...
Ok so, I'm seeing this sort of skewing towards blaming Treliving for the Leafs current state... And I sincerely wonder what people would have done differently than Treliving - aware of the pressures and costs involved with everything.
I must have missed all the articles that objected to everything?
I must have missed all the articles that objected to everything?
Berube should be safe (for now) and World Juniors thoughts: Leaflets
Berube should be safe (for now) and World Juniors thoughts: Leaflets
The Leafs entered their Christmas break on a high note, thanks to firmly having the number of Kyle Dubas’ Penguins over the past couple of seasons. A 6-3 win, with William Nylander showing up all over the scoresheet was an optimistic turn for a team that needed to make a statement following the firing of…
theleafsnation.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Ok so, I'm seeing this sort of skewing towards blaming Treliving for the Leafs current state... And I sincerely wonder what people would have done differently than Treliving - aware of the pressures and costs involved with everything.
I must have missed all the articles that objected to everything?
I must have missed all the articles that objected to everything?
Defenders drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs that have played 650+ NHL gp:
K Jonsson 686 gp
B McGill 706 gp
A Iafrate 799 gp
J Quenneville 803 gp
C Muni 819 gp
M Rielly 908 gp
A Stralman 938 gp
T Kaberle 984 gp
T Gill 1007 gp
R Carlyle 1055 gp
L Schenn 1096 gp
L Richardson 1417 gp
K Jonsson 686 gp
B McGill 706 gp
A Iafrate 799 gp
J Quenneville 803 gp
C Muni 819 gp
M Rielly 908 gp
A Stralman 938 gp
T Kaberle 984 gp
T Gill 1007 gp
R Carlyle 1055 gp
L Schenn 1096 gp
L Richardson 1417 gp
December 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Defenders drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs that have played 650+ NHL gp:
K Jonsson 686 gp
B McGill 706 gp
A Iafrate 799 gp
J Quenneville 803 gp
C Muni 819 gp
M Rielly 908 gp
A Stralman 938 gp
T Kaberle 984 gp
T Gill 1007 gp
R Carlyle 1055 gp
L Schenn 1096 gp
L Richardson 1417 gp
K Jonsson 686 gp
B McGill 706 gp
A Iafrate 799 gp
J Quenneville 803 gp
C Muni 819 gp
M Rielly 908 gp
A Stralman 938 gp
T Kaberle 984 gp
T Gill 1007 gp
R Carlyle 1055 gp
L Schenn 1096 gp
L Richardson 1417 gp
I mean, multiple public sources have been pointing out the issues around getting AM34 going.
They could very rapidly adapt any of the many options suggested:
• give him more space high in the OZ
• play him with a better defensive RW (Maccelli/Cowan > Domi)
• Make him the PP focal point
etc.
They could very rapidly adapt any of the many options suggested:
• give him more space high in the OZ
• play him with a better defensive RW (Maccelli/Cowan > Domi)
• Make him the PP focal point
etc.
Lots of questions after Toronto fired Marc Savard on Monday night, but, according to several sources, a similar fate does not await Craig Berube or Brad Treliving.
https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/sources-leafs-treliving-berube-not-in-danger-of-being-fired/
https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/sources-leafs-treliving-berube-not-in-danger-of-being-fired/
Sources: Leafs' Treliving, Berube not in danger of being fired
After dismissing assistant coach Marc Savard on Monday, Elliotte Friedman reports that the Maple Leafs' GM and coach are not in danger of being fired for now.
www.sportsnet.ca
December 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I mean, multiple public sources have been pointing out the issues around getting AM34 going.
They could very rapidly adapt any of the many options suggested:
• give him more space high in the OZ
• play him with a better defensive RW (Maccelli/Cowan > Domi)
• Make him the PP focal point
etc.
They could very rapidly adapt any of the many options suggested:
• give him more space high in the OZ
• play him with a better defensive RW (Maccelli/Cowan > Domi)
• Make him the PP focal point
etc.
Merry Xmas everyone.
Hope you and your families all have a good one.
Hope you and your families all have a good one.
December 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Merry Xmas everyone.
Hope you and your families all have a good one.
Hope you and your families all have a good one.
Reposted by Steve Burtch
Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
December 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
EV's actually increase the rate of tire wear due to their increased weight (heavy batteries).
Ironically the western shift to reduce GHG emissions but sustain private autonomy of travel (by prioritizing private EVs over mass transit forms) will *increase* the prevalence of micro-plastics.
Ironically the western shift to reduce GHG emissions but sustain private autonomy of travel (by prioritizing private EVs over mass transit forms) will *increase* the prevalence of micro-plastics.
December 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
EV's actually increase the rate of tire wear due to their increased weight (heavy batteries).
Ironically the western shift to reduce GHG emissions but sustain private autonomy of travel (by prioritizing private EVs over mass transit forms) will *increase* the prevalence of micro-plastics.
Ironically the western shift to reduce GHG emissions but sustain private autonomy of travel (by prioritizing private EVs over mass transit forms) will *increase* the prevalence of micro-plastics.
Reposted by Steve Burtch
I see there’s a post about microplastics going around with a photo of drinking straws, so here is my semi-regular reminder that the 3 biggest sources of microplastics are tires (45%), synthetic clothing particles (35%) and paint (~10%).
Lay article attached:
Lay article attached:
One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tires
Every few years, the tires on your car wear thin and need to be replaced. But where does that lost tire material go? The answer, unfortunately, is often waterways, where the tiny microplastic particle...
www.pbs.org
December 24, 2025 at 4:49 AM
I see there’s a post about microplastics going around with a photo of drinking straws, so here is my semi-regular reminder that the 3 biggest sources of microplastics are tires (45%), synthetic clothing particles (35%) and paint (~10%).
Lay article attached:
Lay article attached:
Reposted by Steve Burtch
The way he’s playing with his gums is certainly very distinctive.😂
JESUS FUCKING CHRIST!!!
Why isn't this making the rounds?
RUBIO COKED UP TO THE GILLS AT A PRESSER 12/19/25
Why isn't this making the rounds?
RUBIO COKED UP TO THE GILLS AT A PRESSER 12/19/25
December 23, 2025 at 6:33 AM
The way he’s playing with his gums is certainly very distinctive.😂
This applies to Canada also.
Almost hit 20% in the final quarter of 2024, before dropping below 10% in each of Q1-Q3 of 2025.
Sliding backwards.
Almost hit 20% in the final quarter of 2024, before dropping below 10% in each of Q1-Q3 of 2025.
Sliding backwards.
December 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This applies to Canada also.
Almost hit 20% in the final quarter of 2024, before dropping below 10% in each of Q1-Q3 of 2025.
Sliding backwards.
Almost hit 20% in the final quarter of 2024, before dropping below 10% in each of Q1-Q3 of 2025.
Sliding backwards.
Reposted by Steve Burtch
It's funny how us parochial Americans generally seem to perceive that the EV revolution is stalling or reversing when in fact it's accelerating rapidly worldwide. 25% of cars sold globally in 2025 were EVs!
It's mostly just the US that's being left behind
It's mostly just the US that's being left behind
December 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
It's funny how us parochial Americans generally seem to perceive that the EV revolution is stalling or reversing when in fact it's accelerating rapidly worldwide. 25% of cars sold globally in 2025 were EVs!
It's mostly just the US that's being left behind
It's mostly just the US that's being left behind