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fabuloustrash05 · 1 year

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TMNT 2012 as Disney Movies (Cast List)

I love Disney and I love TMNT 2012, so enjoy my HC for who I would cast in a couple of my favorite Disney movies.

Beauty & The Beast

Belle: April

The Beast/Prince Adam: Donnie

Gaston: Casey

Lumiere: Raph

Cogsworth: Leo

Mrs Potts: Karai

Chip: Mikey

Lefou: Timothy

Maurice: Kirby

Fifi The Feather Duster: Mona Lisa

The Wardrobe: Alopex

The Bimbettes (Claudette, Laurette, & Paulette): Renet, Shinigami, Rook

Note: Instead of turning into objects and furniture, the people of the castle turned into mutants. Also Karai isn’t Mikey’s mom but instead they have big sister little brother dynamic.

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The Little Mermaid

Ariel: April

Prince Eric: Leo

Sebastian: Raph

Flounder: Donnie

Ursula: Kitsune (My OC)

Venessa: Karai

Scuttle: Mikey

King Triton: Splinter

Grimsby: Kirby

The Chef: Pizza Face or Belly Bomb

Note: Raph, Donnie and Mikey would play the role of the characters they were given BUT they would be sea turtles instead of a fish and crab

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Hercules

Hercules: Raph

Meg: Mona Lisa

Phil: Slash

Pegasus: Chompy

Hades: Lord Dregg

The Muses: April, Karai, Shinigami, Renet & Alopex

Pain & Panic: Bebop & Rocksteady

Zeus: Splinter

Hera: Tang Shen

Hercules’ Adopted Parents: Usagi & Akemi

Note: Adding more characters, Leo is Apollo, Donnie is Hephaestus and Mikey is Hermes. They are the ones who tell Raph/Hercules about who he is and how to become a true hero because they wanna reunite with their long lost brother, cause these 3 Greek Gods are actually brothers of Hercules so it makes sense.

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Tangled

(Along with a few characters from the series)

Rapunzel: Karai

Eugene/Flynn Rider: Shinigami

Mother Gothel: Shredder

Maximus: Alopex

Pascal: Chompy

The King & Queen: Splinter & Tang Shen

Captain of the Guards: Tiger Claw

The Stabbington Brothers: Rahzar & Fishface

Hook Thug: Raph

The Thug Who wants to find love: Donnie

Drunk Thug: Mikey

Unicorn collecting Thug: Leatherhead

Mime Thug: Timothy

Cassandra: Leo

Varian: Renet

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Aladdin

(Including cast for the 2nd and 3rd movie)

Aladdin: Raph

Jasmine: Mona Lisa

Genie: Mikey

Jafar: Newtralizer

Iago: Kraang Sub Prime

Sultan: Sal Commander

Abu: Chompy

Rajah: One of the ice dragons

Razoul: Tiger Claw

Razoul’s Gaurds: The Foot Clan

Abis Mal: Baxter Stockman

Cassim: Splinter

Saluk: Armaggon

The Oracle: Renet

The 40 Theives: Other (non Foot Clan) villians like the Purple Dragons, Lord Dregg, Bellybomb, Snakeweed, Spiderbytez, etc

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Robin Hood

Robin Hood: Raph

Little John: Slash

Maid Marian: Mona Lisa

Friar Tuck: Mikey

Prince John: Newtralizer

The Sherif of Nottingham : Tiger Claw

Lady Kluck: Alopex

Sir Hiss: Baxter Stockman

Alan-a-dale: Donnie

Skippy: Kintaro

Trigger & Nutsy: Bebop & Rocksteady

King Richard: Sal Commander

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Snow White

Snow White: Raph

Queen Grimhilde: Tiger Claw

Grumpy: Karai

Dopey: Mondo Gecko

Doc: Slash

Happy: Pigeon Pete

Bashful: Leatherhead

Sneezy: Rockwell

Sleepy: Muckman

Prince Florian: Mona Lisa

The Huntsman: Alopex

The Magic Mirror: Fugitoid

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Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins: April

Bert: Leo

Jane: Irrilia (OC belongs to @myrling-art )

Micheal: Thalos (OC belongs to @bludinkdragonz )

Mr Banks: Raph

Mrs Banks: Mona Lisa

Uncle Albert: Mikey

Ellen: Renet

Mrs Brill: Alopex

The Constable: Sal Commander

The Bird Woman: Shinigami

Katie Nanna: Utrom Queen

Admiral Boom: Slash

Mr. Binnacle: Leatherhead

Note: When they go to the cartoon world, have the cartoon characters be the 87 characters.

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Cinderella

(Including cast for 2nd movie)

Cinderella: Donnie

Lady Tremaine: Splinter

Anastasia: Raph

Drizella: Leo

Fairy God Mother: Mikey

Prince Charming: April

Jaq: Slash

Gus: Leatherhead

Grand Duke: Kurtzman

The King: Kirby

Prudence: Rockwell

The Baker: Mona Lisa

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The Hunchback Of Notre Dame

Quasimodo: Mikey

Frollo: Tiger Claw

Esmeralda: Mona Lisa

Phoebus: Raph

Hugo: Mondo Gecko

Victor: Leatherhead

Laverne: Rockwell

Clopin: Donnie

The Archdeacon: Leo

The 2 Gaurds: Bebop & Rocksteady

Madellaine: Renet

Sarousch: Xever

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Encanto

Mirabel: April

Abuela Alma: Splinter

Isabela: Leo

Dolores: Karai

Luisa: Slash

Bruno: Donnie

Julieta: Mikey

Agustin: Renet

Pepa: Raph

Felix: Mona Lisa

Camilo: Casey

Antonio: Frida (My OC)

Mariano: Shinigami

Mariano’s Mom: Kitsune (My OC)

Note: The Hamato family are all related but not that same way the Madrigals are. Ex: Raph, Mikey and Donnie are NOT triplets, them and Leo are all still brothers. Some family dynamics/plots remain the same such as Leo being engaged to Shini, but Karai is in love with Shinigami.

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Mortal Kombat Easter Eggs and Reference Guide

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This Mortal Kombat article contains spoilers.

There’s a new Mortal Kombat live-action movie out on HBO Max, and it comes after nearly 30 years of games, cartoons, and movie adaptations. With such a long history to pick through, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that the new movie has more than a few easter eggs and references to the series’ most famous moments and characters. Why wouldn’t there be? Why even make a new movie if you’re not going to throw your fans a bone or twenty exploding skulls?

We’re keeping track of all the neat easter eggs that fill the 2021 film, from obscure character references to loving nods to the games’ most gruesome Fatcalities. Here’s what we’ve found so far:

Kombat Jargon

Cole Young rightfully notes that “Mortal Kombat” is spelled incorrectly. Series creators Ed Boon and John Tobias each have their own explanation for the spelling. Boon claimed that “Combat” was a workshopped name for the game and someone added a K to be weird. Tobias said that the K was there just so they could trademark the term.

As it’s custom for the Mortal Kombat announcers to say who won each match, Kano takes care of this himself when he kills Reptile and smugly says, “Kano wins.”

When Kung Lao kills Nitara, he notes, “Flawless victory.” That’s what the announcers say in-game whenever someone has a perfect round. At least it’s used correctly here, unlike the original movie, where people would say, “Flawless victory,” in regards to fights where both sides took blows.

There are many deaths in the movie, but only Liu Kang announces, “Fatality,” like in the game.

Scorpion and Sub-Zero

Bi-Han killing Hanzo Hasashi has been depicted many times in Mortal Kombat media, though canonically in the game Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero. The version in this movie more closely resembles the events of the animated film Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge. The big difference that sets this movie apart from the others is the fact that Hanzo existed centuries ago and not in the present. That, and the depiction of Sub-Zero as pure evil. While Bi-Han is no saint, his killing of Hanzo is usually depicted as strictly business. In the games, the murder of Scorpion’s family is the doing of Quan Chi, who uses the tragedy to manipulate Scorpion into his service.

Outside of his feud with Scorpion, Sub-Zero’s villain status in this movie more closely matches the origin of Erron Black, the anachronistic Wild West gunslinger who first showed up in Mortal Kombat X. Centuries ago, Shang Tsung felt threatened by a potential challenger in the Mortal Kombat tournament. He hired Erron Black to assassinate the threat, and in return Tsung would teach Black the secrets to living for thousands of years.

Scorpion pulls off his classic Toasty Fatality, which also turns his mouth into charred bone. Scorpion’s always had this weird situation going on with his face where sometimes it’s flesh and sometimes it’s just a skull. Here, we get a bit of both!

Sonya Blade and Jackson Briggs

On Sonya’s research wall, there’s a book excerpt on a Native American tribe called Matokans, focusing on shamans and warriors. The clipping mentions a tribe member known as “the Night wolf.” Nightwolf is a character (and title) introduced in the third game. He strongly resembles the sketch included in the clipping. “Matokan Warrior” is one of his variations in Mortal Kombat 11.

Also on the wall is a photo of a sculpture of the Mayan God of War, Buluc Chabtan. In Mortal Kombat lore, this is the Outworld warrior Kotal Kahn, who for a time ventured into Earthrealm and was worshipped as a god by the Mayans. The character was introduced in Mortal Kombat X when he took over Outworld in the aftermath of Shao Kahn’s death. While still barbaric, his rule was considered more progressive than his predecessor’s.

While Sonya’s rings attack is treated as a superpower here, in the games, it’s treated as more of a high-tech wrist weapon.

The subplot about Sonya’s worth due to her lack of dragon tattoo could be interpreted as a commentary on how the original movie handled Sonya in the third act. Shang Tsung kidnapped her and chose to make her the finalist in the tournament, which everyone treated as a fight Sonya could never win in a million years. The way the original movie turned Sonya into a damnsel in distress annoys many fans to this day.

The origin of Jax’s metal arms has been told many different ways through the decades. He’s lost them at the hands of Baraka, Ermac, a Special Forces goon, and Goro. This is the first time Sub-Zero has been responsible.

Jax splattering his opponent’s head with a clap of the hands is a Fatality he’s had since Mortal Kombat II.

Kano and the Black Dragon

Kano has trouble using the GPS to track Raiden’s temple. This is probably a callback to the original movie, where Shang Tsung’s Island caused Sonya’s compass to go haywire.

Kano’s face gets clawed up, and later he’s able to shoot a red laser from his eye socket. In the games, Kano has a metal plate over his eye, giving him that laser ability.

The heart rip was Kano’s Fatality in the first game. He’s since introduced many variations of it.

The Black Dragon is brought up a few times. A scummier offshoot of the terrorist organization the Red Dragon, Kano’s group has included such characters as Kabal, Jarek, Kira, Kobra, Erron Black, and Tremor.

Kabal blames Kano for why he’s stuck in his respirator-based costume. In the games, Kabal was a Black Dragon member who left the group and became a cop. During the events of Mortal Kombat 3, Kabal was burned alive by Kintaro. Kano actually saved Kabal and hooked him up to the respirators in hopes of recruiting him. Shang Tsung tried to use magic to heal Kabal’s lungs, which gave him super-speed as a side-effect.

Kano refers to Raiden as “Gandalf” and considers his comrades’ magical attacks as “Harry Potter shit.” Fitting that Kano’s references keep with properties owned by Warner Bros.

Kano’s overall story here is a lot like the ’90s comic book Mortal Kombat: Rayden and Kano. In the comic, Rayden (they spelled it differently back then) attempted to hire Kano to help destroy Shao Kahn, as he was the descendant of a hero who liberated Outworld long ago. Kano ultimately betrayed Rayden, just as he betrays his teammates in this movie.

Liu Kang and Kung Lao

Kano refers to Liu Kang as “MC Hammer” due to their shared love of puffy pants.

Liu Kang brings up Master Bo’ Rai Cho, a character introduced in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. Bo’ Rai Cho (a play on “boracho” meaning “drunk” in Spanish) is an Outworld warrior who sympathized with Earthrealm and chose to protect it from Shao Kahn. Being from Outworld, he could not enter Mortal Kombat without it counting against Earthrealm. Instead, he’s dedicated thousands of years to training Shaolin warriors in hopes of one of them winning the tournament and ending Outworld’s streak. He mentored Liu Kang and Kung Lao firsthand.

Kung Lao mentions being the descendant of the original Kung Lao. The Great Kung Lao was a Shaolin monk who regularly defended Earthrealm in Mortal Kombat. He even defeated Shang Tsung at least once. But his streak came to an end at the hands of Goro. Later games revealed that the modern Kung Lao is a reincarnation of the original.

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Liu Kang is able to get the better of Kano by spamming the leg sweep. This is a reference to a very annoying tactic in the early games.

The way Kung Lao kills Nitara is similar to his Fatality from Mortal Kombat 9, the difference being that, in the game, the victim is cut apart crotch-first.

Kung Lao dying to drive Liu Kang’s story forward is a regular trope in Mortal Kombat. Lao’s death first came in Mortal Kombat 3. But in the Mortal Kombat 9 reboot, Kung Lao went on a major winning streak during the retelling of Mortal Kombat II, but then Shao Kahn grabbed him from behind and snapped his neck. Liu Kang reacted by punching a hole through Kahn’s chest.

Raiden’s Temple

The paintings depict the Great Kung Lao standing over a beaten Shang Tsung. Kung Lao is probably the victim of the painting of Goro tearing a poor guy in half. Other images show Bi-Han murdering Hanzo and the rule of Shao Kahn, the true villain in the Outworld invasion.

One painting shows Argus and Delia, protectors of the realm Edenia, watching over the prone body of a bearded man with some kind of war going on in a cloud above. This man appears to be one of their sons, either Taven or Daegon. Both were put in a slumber as part of a prophecy/contest to stop Armageddon, an event where so many Mortal Kombat characters were at war that it threatened to destroy reality itself.

There’s a fan on display belonging to Kitana. Kitana is Shao Kahn’s adopted daughter and brainwashed assassin. She tends to betray Outworld and align herself with Liu Kang. Strangely, while she isn’t in this movie, her clone Mileena is.

Shang Tsung and Outworld

While Reptile has been around since the first Mortal Kombat game, the design used for the movie is based on Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. Like in the game, Reptile’s abilities include invisibility, an extended tongue, and acid saliva.

In the games, Nitara first appeared in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. She’s depicted as a loner and manipulator who wants to bring back her lost vampire realm. A very random choice to be sure, but she also had a cameo in Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge, so somebody out there really digs her.

General Reiko was first introduced in Mortal Kombat 4 as one of Shinnok’s henchmen. He was given an extremely vague ending that had him running into a portal to parts unknown, but certain home ports expanded on it to show him putting on Shao Kahn’s mask, suggesting they were the same person. This was later handwaved away as Reiko just really liking Kahn’s mask and wanting power for himself.

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When Reiko was brought back in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, he was given the giant warhammer as his weapon stance.

When killing Kung Lao, Shang Tsung tells him, “Your soul is mine!” That hammy quote was Shang Tsung’s go-to threat in the first movie. Also, eating souls is Tsung’s go-to Fatality in just about any game.

Goro threatens to tear out Cole’s spine. While that is more of Sub-Zero’s thing, it’s also the iconic Fatality that Mortal Kombat is remembered for. Fellow Shokan warrior Sheeva also has a spine-ripping Fatality in Mortal Kombat 11.

Johnny Cage

The movie ends with a teaser for Johnny Cage, who will presumably appear in the sequel if that project happens. In the final shot of the movie, we see a cropped image of a movie poster for Citizen Cage, one of Johnny’s many established movies from the game’s lore. The poster shows him wearing his large “CAGE” belt buckle, which was introduced in Mortal Kombat 9. That makes it all the more likely that he’ll have “JOHNNY” tattooed across his chest.

There’s another movie poster to the side that we can’t see too much of other than it having “Fist” in the title. Going on the games, this could be The Gist of My Fist or Dragon Fist.

Let us know in the comments if we missed anything!

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zmediaoutlet · 5 years

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AO3 filter meme

I found this buried in my likes and I’ma do it so I can continue to avoid some Tasks that I Do Not Want To Do, which is the number one activity all of us can engage in. Hurrah, procrastination. So let’s see!

Rules: Go to your works page, expand all the filters, and answer the following questions!

1. What’s your first and second most common work ratings? Explicit (62), Mature (43). ...Yeah. Look, you get trained into writing the booty-smoochin’ (NB: I tried to type smooshin’ there three times and my fingers rebelled, so that’s what we’re sticking with) and then it turns out that most of the ideas you come up with have booty smoochin’. Funny how that works.

2. What’s your most common archive warning? Least common? Do you consider yourself an adventurous writer? Most common: No Archive Warnings Apply (85) Least common: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings (25)

I do think I’m an adventurous writer, but I also think it’s entertaining/misleading that these two questions are paired together. If everything you write is rape&violence&gore, is that actually adventurous? Nah, fam. It’s just monotonous in the other direction. I’m happy to write various genres, but I’m more happy that ‘choose not to warn’ is an acceptable category to pick. Means you don’t have to spoil things, and also you can equivocate when you might have something sketchy that doesn’t quite fall into neat slots.

3. How many fics have you written in each relationship category? Is this more accidental, or do you have preferences? M/M (97) Gen (24) F/M (13) Multi (5) Other (2)

I mean, my preference is Sam/Dean, and they’re pretty solidly M/M, so. Yeah. It’s also a trufact that most decent characters that are fun to play with are male, which is its own kettle of fish that I’m not interested in shoving my arm into, but it is what it is. I’m glad there’s a solid lump of gen in there, though. Some restraint!

4. What are your top 4 fandoms by numbers? Are you still active in any of them, and do you tend to migrate a lot? Oh, this is gonna be lopsided af, are you ready:

Supernatural (plus SPN RPF) (105 + 3) Heroes (6) Psych (3) Marvel (2)

...Yeah. Two very tall dudes hooked their inspirational claws into me, what can I say. This isn’t to say that I don’t get ideas for other stories in other fandoms, but there’s just so much to write for SPN that other stuff falls by the wayside. I am hella not active in those other three fandoms, though. Sayonara, fandoms.

5. What are your top 4 relationship tags? Does this match how you feel about the characters, or are you puzzled? Dean Winchester/Sam Winchester (77) Dean Winchester & Sam Winchester (6) Dean Winchester/John Winchester (5) Jensen Ackles/Jared Padalecki (3)

lol, it matches a lot, yes. Though I’m still annoyed that it’s sorted as Dean/Sam. Sam/Dean just sounds better.

6. What are your top 2 most used additional tags, and your bottom 2? What would happen if you combined all 4 of these into a fic? Top 2: Established Relationship (46), Pre-Canon (12) Bottom 2: Fluff (6), Dom/sub Undertones (6)

I cheated and avoided the season/series tags, cos that’d be nonsensical. Also, hot damn, that’d be a really really good fic, can you believe. I’m imagining Sam/Dean when Sam’s maybe 17 and just coming into his true toppy nature and it’s fun but also Dean didn’t realize how much he’d like to be on his knees, ahemhem, oh yes. (I think I have a request for this, actually.)

7. How many WIPs do you have currently running on AO3? Any you don’t plan on finishing? Hm, let’s see--two official, one that kinda is a WIP in that it’s a series which could really use one more fic to complete a thought but it isn’t strictly required. These are, in order: - Nightblooming Flowers (J2 AU), currently at 69k over two chapters. I keep putting off starting the third chapter because there’s gonna be like plot and intrigue and shit and that’s honestly the thing I find least interesting, wah. But I’ll get there. - In a Cursed Hour (SPN Gen... for now), currently at 94k over 5 chapters, also known as the Big Fuckin MoL AU that I was very dumb to start, probably, but it’s always lurking in the back of my mind. This one functions as mostly complete stories for each chapter, so I hope it’s not too terrible for those few who actually read it. My good buddy thebratfarrar is my idea pinging buddy on this but I do the writing, so I fit in chapters around all of the million other things on my to-do list. It’s hard, but sort of rewarding. - Physical Graffiti (wincest), currently also at 94k (weird) over 3 stories, with the one extra that I really ought to get to. I will, at some point. Someday.

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#in fact #what it is jive turkey?#does anyone even still get pootie tang references #fun fact: that movie was written by louis c.k.#that shit blew my mind when i learned it #why???#anyway #writing #ask meme #do it up

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Ramblings: McDavid Dragging Anchors, Karlsson, Wheeler, Pirri, & What’s Up With Ghost? (Jan. 9)

A nice slate of games tonight so we won't waste any time getting into the action.

The Caps and Flyers squared off on Tuesday evening in a battle of teams on the opposite ends of the division. Despite Nicklas Backstrom being sidelined with a bug, the results were as you'd expect.

Jakub Vrana potted two goals, an assist and four shots on goal in just 14:20 of ice. The difference was that with Backstrom out he got to take a turn on the team's top power-play unit. His 3:10 on PPTOI represented 55 percent of the team's man-advantage ice. That's a season-high for the 22-year-old. He also set a career-high in goals with his 14th of the season. Vrana has witnessed his point-per-game output increase in each of his three campaigns and is on pace to break 40-points in 2018-19.

He's a player that's always had a great deal of skill. It's just a matter of receiving sustained prime ice.

Jakub Voracek scored a goal and added an assist in the loss. He has four points in his last four games. Perhaps we're seeing him warm up a tad? His current 65-point pace is a letdown for those who drafted him on the heels of an 85-point 2017-18.

Phoenix Copley stopped 37 of 40 in the 5-3 win.

Speaking of the Flyers, where have all the Shayne Gostisbehere points gone? After no points on Tuesday, he's on pace for just 32 this year. The 25-year-old led all blueliners in power-play points a season ago with 33. This year, he has eight through 43 contests. Ghost has just one power-play point (an assist on January 3rd) in the last 23 games. This, despite averaging over three minutes of power-play ice each night.

It boggles the mind.

As a team, the Flyers have witnessed their man-advantage conversion rate dip from the middle of the pack at 20.7 percent in 2017-18, to a basement-level 13.1 percent this season. That’s clearly contributing to the issue. However, the difference between a player like Claude Giroux – who is also feeling the power play crunch, and Gostisbehere, is that Giroux has improved his even-strength production.

In 82 games a season ago, Giroux produced 65 EVP or 0.76 even-strength points-per-game. In 2018-19, he’s already racked up 35 EVP in 42 games, or 0.83 even-strength points-per-game. Meanwhile, Gostisbehere produced 32 EVP in 78 games in 2017-18 (0.41) but is producing at nearly half that rate (0.21) in 43 games this season.

Yes, his metrics are below his career average, but not demonstrably so.

The good news? Gostisbehere has 40 shots on the power-play this season. That total leads the Flyers by a good margin and sits tied with Roman Josi for tops amongst blueliners in the NHL. He scored seven power-play markers on 86 PPSOG last season – or an 8.14 conversion rate. That would lead us to believe his five percent mark on the PP this season is due for a market correction. However, he clicked at just 3.18 percent in 2016-17.

At this point, any hopes of a second-half turnaround are likely built on just that – hope. He’s proven to be an elite producer in two of his four season-long career. Here’s hoping he wakes up soon.

Tuukka Rask and the Bruins shutout the Wild 4-0 in one of the early affairs. Rask has now won four straight while allowing just five goals. Jaroslav Halak has done a fine job of threatening (and stealing) the starting gig in Beantown but Rask is heating up just as the Bruins had hoped for. Halak owners can hold on for a bit longer, but the shine is likely running out on his star.

Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand each had a goal and two helpers while David Pastrnak had a rare night off the scoreboard. I can't harp on it every week, but what Patrice Bergeron is doing at 33 years old is something. He's missed time with an injury (as we expected) but the team's captain is clicking at 115-point pace through 27 games played. All the while shutting down opponents and seeing two minutes of shorthanded time a night.

He's a first ballot Hall of Famer in my books.

Dallas beat the Blues 3-1 on the back of Tyler Seguin and his two goals and an assist. Make it six goals and 10 points for Seguin in the six games since his team's CEO called him many, many insulting expletives. It appears a fire has been lit. Maybe not so much for the captain, Jamie Benn though. The 29-year-old power forward has just two goals over that span. He's on pace for his lowest statistical output since his rookie season.

Ben Bishop continues his strong year. He stopped 23 of 24 to up his save percentage to 0.922 on the year. That's good for a top-10 spot amongst regulars. Dallas will need him to be at his best if they hope to scratch and claw their way to a playoff birth.

John Klingberg helped out with a goal and an assist. That's six points in his last five games. It took four or five contests after returning from injury to get warmed up, but the 26-year-old Swede looks nice and toasty now.

Another loss for St. Louis and another pointless night for Vladimir Tarasenko. He's also on pace for his lowest output since his rookie season. However, let's not forget the shoulder injury that robbed him of his off-season training. With the Blues looking like an oil tanker down the stretch, it'll be difficult for him to put together a real second-half. However, there's little reason to believe we've seen the last of the dominating Russian's skill.

He'll be a great buy-low option for 2019-20.

In a match-up that I had circled for tonight, the Avs and Jets did not disappoint.

It was Colorado that came out gunning. They peppered the Jets and had them hemmed in their own zone for much of the first period. But it was Winnipeg who ended the frame up 2-1. The goals just kept on coming in the back 40 as the Jets ended the night with a 7-4 victory.

Blake Wheeler led the way with a shorthanded tally and three assists. That gives him 48 helpers on the season, trailing only Nikita Kucherov. There's been some concerning talk regarding the 32-year-old's mediocre five-on-five production, but he remains an animal on the man-advantage. Tonight, he was a force all over the rink.

Nate MacKinnon (0+2), Tyson Barrie (0+2), Gabe Landeskog (2+0), and Mikko Rantanen (0+1) were all buzzing on Tuesday. Who am I kidding, that group is buzzing every night. Unfortunately for the Avs, the rest of the squad isn't. Colorado has now lost 11 of their last 14 games.

The Panthers got pumped 5-1 by the Penguins on Tuesday. Apparently head coach, Bob Boughner didn't enjoy what he saw from some of his star players. He sat down Keith Yandle, Jonathan Huberdeau and Mike Hoffman for the entire third period. Message sent.

Roberto Luongo's tough season continues. He let in four goals on 16 shots before getting the hook. A sub-.900 39-year-old is not ideal for anyone.

Jake Guentzel continues to roll out on the top power-play unit ahead of Patric Hornqvist. The 24-year-old has five points on a current four-game streak and is on pace to break his career-highs set last season in a few short weeks. I've been a proponent of Guentzel's since he stepped foot in the American League. It was all about him seeing prime ice, and he's seeing it now.

Get him if you can.

Casual 1+1 for Sidney Crosby tonight. The Penguins' captain has been on quite the roll of late. He has 21 points in his last 13 games and is on pace for his best season since the concussion-shortened 2012-13 campaign where he recorded 56 points in 36 games.

31-year-old Sid is feeling it.

With a goal and an assist in Tampa Bay's shutout victory over Columbus, Nikita Kucherov is up to 71 points in 43 games. I don't even know where to begin.

We haven't seen a player click along at this pace since Jaromir Jagr posted 70 in 38 back in 1999-00. If the talented Russian maintains his pace he'll finish the season with 135 points. We haven't had a player break 130 since the mid-90's when Lemieux and Jagr were running roughshod.

Kuch is right there with Connor McDavid as the best fantasy asset in the world.

Here was the lineup for the Oilers tonight.

I can’t help but feel we’re being robbed here. Once upon a time, we witnessed Crosby’s prime years go up in smoke. That was the result of some nasty concussions and difficult to lay blame upon. What we're witnessing in Edmonton right now is a thoroughbred horse attempt to drag around two ship anchors. It’s the complete opposite of cool beans.

And there's a clear figure to point our fingers at.

The only hope (I know, more hope) is that Chiarelli is gone before long and whoever comes in has the ability to right the ship quickly. Because if they can’t, we’ll be looking back on Connor McDavid’s prime years and wondering what could have been if he were surrounded by legitimate NHL talent.

McDavid did his part as usual on Tuesday. He set up Alex Chiasson for a power play tally and was creating with his feet and hands on most shifts. And as per usual, it wasn't enough as the Sharks blew out the Oilers 7-2.

After a shutout on Sunday, Talbot was yanked after allowing four goals on 17 shots. Not exactly a momentum builder. Fortunately, Mikko Koskinen didn't fare much better.

On the brighter side of things, Erik Karlsson kept his mojo nice and warm in sunny California.

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With three assists in the contest, Karlsson now has 25 points on a ridiculous 14-game streak. He's up to 41 points in 43 contests.

He's all the way back now.

Brent Burns tacked on a goal and an assist himself. That brings him to 49 points in 45 games to lead all blueliners in points, and assists (41). His 17 primary assists at even-strength are nearly double his next closest competitors – EK and Carlson, who each have nine.

Evander Kane had two goals and an assist. That extended his streak to six-games and 10 points.

Brandon Pirri was back up with the Golden Knights against the Rangers on Tuesday. The 27-year-old was skating next to Paul Stastny and Alex Tuch on the team's second line and skating on one of the evenly-distributed power play units. This move was facilitated by a Reilly Smith injury and an elevation of Max Pacioretty to line one.

In a surprise to literally no one, Pirri found the back of the net yet again. Seven goals and 10 points in eight games for Vegas this year. There's no reason this guy should be anywhere near the real-life waiver wire, let alone the fantasy wire. Pick him up, people, the stream is calling.

Marc-Andre Fleury made 27 stops in the 4-2 victory. He's been the low-key fantasy pick of the year. The 33-year-old is running away with the wins and shutouts lead and he does it all with a smile on his face.

He's an easy guy to root for.

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from All About Sports https://dobberhockey.com/hockey-rambling/ramblings-mcdavid-dragging-anchors-kucherov-wheeler-pirri-whats-up-with-ghost/

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