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The Official Post-Bitch 2025-26 Regular Season Thread

TITLE: THE CORE
CHARACTERS:
  • BRENDAN (50s): The President. Polished, speaks in corporate riddles, obsessed with "The Process."
  • KYLE (30s): The wunderkind GM. Anxious, lives in spreadsheets, owns three identical blue vests.
  • SHELDON (40s): The Head Coach. Always looks like he just witnessed a car accident.
  • LARRY (70s): The Board Chairman. Old school, hates math, wants more "grit."
  • EDDIE (40s): The Telecom Rep. Only cares about the stock price and 5G integration.

SCENE 1: INT. MAPLE LEAF SQUARE - DAY​

A handheld camera shakes as it follows BRENDAN walking through the glass doors. He stops, looks at a photo of the 1967 Cup win, and sighs.
BRENDAN (Talking Head)
"People say winning in Toronto is impossible because of the pressure. I disagree. It’s impossible because I have to explain what an 'Expected Goal' is to a man who still uses a rotary phone and owns 30% of the building."
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SCENE 2: INT. THE BOARDROOM - CONTINUOUS​

The room is split down the middle. On one side, EDDIE is wearing a VR headset. On the other, LARRY is eating a steak with a butter knife. KYLE sits at the head of the table, surrounded by three monitors showing heat maps.
LARRY
(Pointing a fork at Kyle)
The boy is doing it again, Brendan. He’s looking at the squiggly lines. We need a guy who can punch a hole through a locker. I want a team of 20 guys named 'Wayne.'
KYLE
Larry, we discussed this. Wayne Simmonds is retired. And our defensive metrics in the high-danger zone are—
EDDIE
(Taking off the VR headset)
Can we put a QR code on the goalie’s pads? For the 5G rollout? If we concede a goal, the fans get 10% off a data plan. It turns a negative into a brand synergy.
BRENDAN
(Calmly)
We’re looking for a balance. Grit meets 5G. The 'Shanaplan' is a living document. Like the Constitution, but with more heartbreak.

SCENE 3: INT. THE PRACTICE RINK - LATER​

SHELDON is standing on the ice. He isn’t coaching; he’s just staring at a puck as if it’s judging him.
SHELDON (Talking Head)
"Am I worried about my job? No. I’ve been fired by three different billionaires in my head this morning. By the time it actually happens, it’ll be a lateral move."
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SCENE 4: INT. OFFICE CORRIDOR - DAY​

The camera catches KYLE frantically trying to trade a 5th-round pick for a bag of magic beans, but he’s interrupted by LARRY.
LARRY
I saw a guy at the YMCA this morning. Huge calves. Hit a heavy bag for twenty minutes. Sign him.
KYLE
Was he a hockey player, Larry?
LARRY
He was wearing a tracksuit. Close enough.
KYLE (Talking Head)
(Staring blankly into the camera)
"We have the highest revenue in the league. We have the best scouts. But yesterday, I had to spend forty minutes explaining to the board why we can't trade Auston Matthews for 'a guy who looks like he’s from Sudbury.'"
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SCENE 5: INT. BRENDAN’S OFFICE - END OF DAY​

Brendan sits in the dark. The only light comes from the Scotiabank Arena sign outside.
BRENDAN
We’re close. I can feel it. The culture is shifting.
EDDIE (V.O. from the hallway)
Brendan! The Wi-Fi in the penalty box is lagging! This is a disaster!
LARRY (V.O. from the hallway)
I just bought a bulldog! I’m naming him 'The Power Play!'
Brendan looks at the camera. He slowly reaches out and turns it off.
FADE TO BLACK.
THEME MUSIC: A melancholic, acoustic version of 'The Hockey Night in Canada' theme.
 
Please god not more AI slop. What a nightmare.

I mean Tre's a terrible GM we can all agree, but I'd be pissed too if some guy that knows even LESS than me is waving a phone in my face saying "here's the trades you need to be making according to AI". Probably partly explains why Tre peaced out at 9PM on a late start game day. And honestly if that's what Pelley is aiming for in these interviews -- a guy that just rubber stamps AI proposals -- we ain't getting Mehta or Gillis or any of those guys.

Complete and utter dysfunction.
 
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I'm fully expecting a leafs win tonight. But I think it's more than possible that the kraken squeak out a point or two in their final two games.

Hopefully leafs lose tho just in case
 
This does have Leaf win written all over it.

Berube-Wan, you are our only hope...


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