Your “And In The Distance, A Light Flickered…” Saturday Evening Open Thread

Shh…

Listen – in the distance…

It’s faint right now, but familiar. It’s a comforting sound, one that brings to mind hope, and glory.

But also pain. The heartache of allowing yourself to be vulnerable. To wanting something you know you can’t have.

Yet, you must. You need to feel alive. And this will give you that feeling again. It’s not a first love or a fond memory, but it is something you need to feel… alive.

OH YEAH – HOCKEY IS BACK, MOTHERFUCKERS! IT IS A TIME TO REJOICE, AND LET THE SEVEN TRUMPETS BE SOUNDED BY THE SEVEN ANGELS!

Oh, and there’s basketball.

Tonight’s sports:

• NHL:
  • Montreal Canadiens vs. Pittsburgh Penguins – 8:00PM | NBC / CBC / Sportsnet
  • Winnipeg Jets vs. Calgary Flames – 10:30PM | NBCSN / CBC / Sportsnet
• MLB:
  • Cincinnati Reds at Detroit Tigers – 6:00PM | FS1
  • Phillies at Blue Jays – 6:30PM | Sportsnet360
    • from who knows where. Maybe Buffalo; maybe Philadelphia.
  • Yankees at Red Sox – 7:00PM | FOX
• NBA:
  • New Orleans Pelicans vs. Los Angeles Clippers – 6:00PM | ESPN / TSN3
  • Los Angeles Lakers vs. Toronto Raptors – 8:30PM | ESPN / Sportsnet1
• MLS is Back Tournament:
  • San Jose Earthquakes vs. Minnesota United – 8:00 PM | ESPN2 / TSN
  • New York City FC vs. Portland – 10:30 PM | FS1 / TSN
• Southern Hemisphere Tackle Sports:
  • Super Rugby Aotearoa:
    • Blues vs. Highlanders – 11:30 PM | ESPN2
• Fisticuffs:
  • Showtime Championship Boxing:
    • Fulton vs. Leo –  9:00 PM | SHO / TSN2
  • UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan
    • Prelims – 7:00PM | ESPN+ / TSN5
    • Main Card – 9:00PM | ESPN+ / TSN3

With this in mind, there will be no playoff previews until after the play-in round is over. No one cares about the NCAA play-in games except for that school’s fans; such as it is with the NHL. When it’s Cup time, it’ll be preview time.

Still – look at this bounty we have been given, and rejoice in the Lord.