Lucas

Canadian, sports fan - Football (not soccer), Golf and Hockey. Once a Gooner, Always a Gooner

[Spanish Gooner @elspanishgooner]

One day we will win that cup. And it will be limbs, I have no doubt. That day is closer now than ever before.

UP THE ARSENAL ❤️

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

Bukayo Saka recreated the pic from 2020 when you posted: “You deserve more, Arsenal fans”.

…and he delivered. ❤️🤍🏆

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

Good morning from your Premier League champions 👋

[Leandro Trossard @LTrossard]

GUNNERS, WE ARE PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!! 🏆💭❤️

[🚨The Celebration Police🚨 @PLCPolice]

Arsenal celebrating like they’ve won the league

[Jonathan Wall @jonathanrwall]

.@bridgestonegolf sent me a “Walk it in” limited capsule that celebrates the famous birdie putt Tiger walked after during the 2000 PGA Championship.

Love the VHS-inspired packaging — and all of it can be yours.

Just RT and be following. I’ll pick a winner tomorrow.

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

On the cusp of history.

[NHL @NHL]

TAKE A BOW, JAKUB DOBES!!! 🤩 #StanleyCup #Game7

[Topher Scott @HockeyThinkTank]

Thoughts on Team Canada at World Juniors:

There's been a lot of discourse today about Canada's performance after bowing out to Czechia again. I've read a lot about roster construction, team toughness, how players were used during the tournament, and other things related to the team's inability to get the job done.

These things may have been an issue, but reality is the problem runs way deeper.

Here is the biggest thing that people aren't talking about:

Canada has WAY fewer youth boys playing hockey than it did a decade ago.

Looking at Hockey Canada registration and membership data, it's mind-boggling to see the numbers.

And the numbers in the biggest provinces (Ontario and Quebec) are especially egregious.

So why is this happening? Hockey is Canada's sport. It shouldn't be like this.

It's what we hear every day from families all over North America:

Costs are too high. It's professionalized at too young of an age. The stress of the youth hockey experience is too much for kids and families.

Community programs have been replaced by for-profit entities leading to higher costs and more pressure. Development has been replaced by super teams and rogue/outlaw leagues outside of Hockey Canada even before kids are 8 years old. At the older ages, hockey academies have become what families believe is the only way their kids will make it - shelling out INSANE amounts of money to send their kids to do so.

Ontario just got rid of residency rules which will only lead to less accountability and more club-hopping than there already was in the nation's craziest and biggest youth hockey market.

The reason why Canada was the hockey superpower for so long is because it was part of the fabric of the country. There was such a pride and passion for the game and what the game meant to the flag. There was such a sense of playing the game for something bigger than yourself.

Now rather than playing for the love of the game, hockey in Canada is like a job for many of these kids in the environment they're being put in. It's less about pride and passion and more about the path to making it. When in all honesty, it's the pride and passion for the game that is the biggest consistency in the kids that do end up making it.

If Canada wants to restore its hockey dominance, it better take a long look in the mirror at the grassroots and what is going on in youth hockey. If you have tens of thousands of fewer boys playing the game, you should probably look at that first. The bigger your pool of athletes, the more elite athletes you can develop.

"As many as possible, for as long as possible, in the best environment possible". That has to be the guiding principle.

There's a lot of great people in Canada doing incredible things for the game, but the system itself is fundamentally broken. If Hockey Canada is serious about getting back to the top, it has to start at the bottom.

[Canada @Canada]

World Series, here we come! The @BlueJays are the 2025 American League champions, putting Canada back on baseball’s biggest stage for the first time since 1993. The nation’s fired up—let’s go finish what we started! #GoJaysGo #WantItAll 🇨🇦

[Magic hat 🎩 @themagic_tophat]

The hypocrisy in this piece is staggering.

The Athletic asserts it could not name Partey for legal reasons until he was charged… But then asserts Arsenal should have undertaken actions prior to charging him that would have identified Partey.

They’re basically saying we wouldn’t break the law… but Arsenal should have.

If the Athletic had named him, Arsenal would have been in a position to suspend him. Don’t throw stones in glass houses.

They then selectively include information without balancing context to try and paint individuals in a bad light. For example, it shares that Arteta praised Partey for his performance despite “what he’s been through” implying Arteta had the full context and was defending his actions.

Yet they don’t mention that when Arteta was explicitly asked what he meant by this in follow up, he stated he was referring to Partey’s inconsistencies in performance due to repeat injuries. Excluding this context makes the column a hit piece. Disgraceful.

It then wrongly compares the situation to those of other clubs without clarifying why they were different situations legally.

It then implies this as being an issue specifically within football and simply ignores the challenges that exist in English law with regard to right to privacy and how it directly affects decision-making in this domain. This is not just a football issue. It is an issue in English law.

If you read my posts, you will know I am disgusted by the actions of club and I explain precisely why. What they actually did which was wrong.

But this constant misinformation and point scoring is grotesque too and not helpful in any way - especially when it comes from media outlets.

Get it right and don’t be a hypocrite or sod off.

[Lucas @lcsmrtn]

@Mike_kim714 @Binary_Defense @Titleist Thanks for all the insights!

[Michael S. Kim @Mike_kim714]

Masters Giveaway!

Nothing crazy, just a couple golf shirts and some hats from the ANGC pro shop.

(I know it’s super late but I’ve been busy 🤷🏻‍♂️)

Only 1 winner and I’ll be picking today.
I’ll throw in some of my stuff as well like the @Binary_Defense hat and @Titleist prov1X

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

Make it happen.

[afcstuff @afcstuff]

Hang it in the Louvre. 🖼

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

Unforgettable night. Unforgettable performance.

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

One of our own ❤️

[Michael S. Kim @Mike_kim714]

One of the winners wouldn’t give me his address cuz he was worried that my account had been hacked so I’ll pick a new winner on this separate tweet in the next 10 min. Retweet and or like.
Must be a follower

[Lucas @lcsmrtn]

@GeoffArsenal An excellent balanced take, refreshing opposed to the usual sky is falling seen too often after a loss

[Lucas @lcsmrtn]

@FrenchAFC Le joueur du match selon moi,