Player Discussion Micheal Ferland

[Hit the post]

What dumb parents are thinking - "By spelling my kid's name Kiel instead of Kyle we're totally showing how trendy and unique we are!"

What dumb parents are actually saying - "We're selfish idiots who screwed our kid over with a name that will be misspelled every single day of his life and result in multiple inconveniences for them, all so we feel like special clever snowflakes who invented a unique name!"

All roads lead to Seinfeld.

 

[MS]

Seems like you speak from experience. M stands for Miceal?

Heh, my first name is generic but does start with an M. My last name - which my parents obviously couldn't control - is constantly mis-spelled with an extra letter and it's irritating as hell every time I'm on the phone for anything. "We can't find you in our system."

But that's nothing compared to a first name and parents who intentionally give kids a name with a more common spelling are just idiots. My girlfriend does have a name a bit like this (not a 1% weird name but one that's spelled probably 75% of the time a different way) and it's ridiculous - especially getting wedding invitations and stuff like that with her name spelled wrong.

 

[Harold]

Heh, my first name is generic but does start with an M. My last name - which my parents obviously couldn't control - is constantly mis-spelled with an extra letter and it's irritating as hell every time I'm on the phone for anything. "We can't find you in our system."

But that's nothing compared to a first name and parents who intentionally give kids a name with a more common spelling are just idiots. My girlfriend does have a name a bit like this (not a 1% weird name but one that's spelled probably 75% of the time a different way) and it's ridiculous - especially getting wedding invitations and stuff like that with her name spelled wrong.

Matt Sekeres (Matt Sekeresh?) is that you?

 

[MS]

Matt Sekeres (Matt Sekeresh?) is that you?

Ha, nope, but that's pretty funny.

 

[Fire Benning]

Matt Sekeres (Matt Sekeresh?) is that you?

I knew it

 

[F A N]

Heh, my first name is generic but does start with an M. My last name - which my parents obviously couldn't control - is constantly mis-spelled with an extra letter and it's irritating as hell every time I'm on the phone for anything. "We can't find you in our system."

But that's nothing compared to a first name and parents who intentionally give kids a name with a more common spelling are just idiots. My girlfriend does have a name a bit like this (not a 1% weird name but one that's spelled probably 75% of the time a different way) and it's ridiculous - especially getting wedding invitations and stuff like that with her name spelled wrong.

Haha well at least your wedding invitations would be one of a kind. Congrats!

 

[MS]

Haha well at least your wedding invitations would be one of a kind. Congrats!

What?

 

[Megaterio Llamas]

My old family doctor was a Micheal. I probably spelled it wrong for years until I noticed.

 

[F A N]

What?

Ooops. I read too fast and read it as you were sending out wedding invitations.

 

[PetterssonSimp]

Seems like you speak from experience. M stands for Miceal?

Seriously bro. As a dude named Michael, it’s one of the most annoying f***ing things in the world. It’s only the 3rd most common male name in the world and all, I shouldn’t have to explain how to spell it.
Also for the sake of all that is HOLY! Do not call MDP “Mikey”!!!! Seriously this is honestly the worst nickname and Michael in the world can endure. He’s not a 7 year old boy!
So yes experience has something to do with it

 

[Kryten]

My old family doctor was a Micheal. I probably spelled it wrong for years until I noticed.

I assume you wrote Dr Mic Heal

 

[F A N]

Seriously bro. As a dude named Michael, it’s one of the most annoying ****ing things in the world. It’s only the 3rd most common male name in the world and all, I shouldn’t have to explain how to spell it.
Also for the sake of all that is HOLY! Do not call MDP “Mikey”!!!! Seriously this is honestly the worst nickname and Michael in the world can endure. He’s not a 7 year old boy!
So yes experience has something to do with it

Haha ok. I've never called Dipietro "Mikey" but his last name is Italian so maybe he's fine with it?

 

[ProstheticConscience]

Ha, nope, but that's pretty funny.

If you are and you're just lying, I've always wanted to tell you that you've really got a face for radio.

 

[Drew311]

I haven't heard anything about Ferland during preseaon. How has he looked, and will he be on Pettersson's wing the whole season?

 

[krutovsdonut]

i sometimes wish i'd named my son mike or dave or steve. he would have been the only one in his grade most years.

otoh matthew seems to have survived, and i sold something recently online and 4 different guys in their 20s named josh contacted me.

 

[Jay Cee]

I have a more common name that is spelled a little differently than is typical. It's no biggy.

 

[Hit the post]

Ooops. I read too fast and read it as you were sending out wedding invitations.

I don’t think he’ll send you one.

 

[Bertuzzzi44]

I haven't heard anything about Ferland during preseaon. How has he looked, and will he be on Pettersson's wing the whole season?

Missed games due to illness but overall has looked good. Plays a hard north south style game, likes to bang in rebounds and has good deflections. It’s a contrasting style that doesn’t mesh well with EP & Brock as they like to hang on to the puck, make plays, and eventually find the open man in the slot. Ferland was swapped with Leivo in the 3rd and the 1st line played better.

 

[Nomobo]

i sometimes wish i'd named my son mike or dave or steve. he would have been the only one in his grade most years.

otoh matthew seems to have survived, and i sold something recently online and 4 different guys in their 20s named josh contacted me.

Anything but Sue.

 

[Blue and Green]

Anything but Sue.

Got all choked up and I put down my gun / I called him Pa and he called me Son / and I come away with a different point of view.

 

[Nomobo]

Got all choked up and I put down my gun / I called him Pa and he called me Son / and I come away with a different point of view.

That line is probably lost on many here which is too bad. It a classic in a way.

 

[Addison Rae]

Ferland was probably the guy I was most excited to see play, was disappointed with his puck skills and lack of physicality, it's game 1 though so not reading much into it.

 

[Hit the post]

That line is probably lost on many here which is too bad. It a classic in a way.

 

[VanillaCoke]

People starting to realize that Ferland sucks yet....?

He's not a 1st line player, like myself and others have been saying for 2 years

 

[Hit the post]

People starting to realize that Ferland sucks yet....?

He's not a 1st line player, like myself and others have been saying for 2 years

He doesn't suck. He's just not a 1st line player.