u/persimnon

Instead of getting my license on my 16th birthday like many people do, I spent it in recovery from my second strabismus surgery, which had complications that would give me intermittent double vision and ruin any chance I had at working depth perception.

I’m now 23 and I’ve been terrified of driving ever since, but I spent the last year facing my fears and learning. Today I passed the test on my first try! (Barely, though.) Living in a car-centric area, my world has just gotten so much more accessible.

If you are in the same situation or just considering learning to drive, take it slow! I took much longer than the average person to become even somewhat comfortable on the road. I probably won’t drive independently for a while. But it’s so worth it, even if it’s scary!!!

Grateful every day for our undrafted PK king, but where would you put him compared to the rest of the 2021 draft class?

Keep in mind he’s just 6 days younger than the 2020 draft cutoff, so he’s an older player.

As someone who’s never played hockey I am curious about the technical aspect of when centers play on someone else’s wing, or vice versa (although I feel like I don’t see the opposite really happen—why is that?).

I am curious about how and why centers are more versatile in this way. In our case, with Smith playing wing all year, Celebrini on McDavid’s wing during the Olympics, and then him centering Crosby at worlds, can someone explain why centers specifically are able to do this?