in practice, rookie defenseman rip thunderdome 2013-2023 has an interesting relationship with his goaltender tibuk soonika. while rip thunderdome has been a good addition to the barracuda this season, posting a pretty decent stat line on the third pair, he definitely has a lot to work on defensively. however, rip thunderdome is not great at self reflection and usually blames any defensive mishaps on the goalie. that is why, in practice, rip thunderdome 2013-2023 actually puts in even less effort in the defensive zone than he does in the real game. this is all a part of his strategy to condition the goalie into playing better when the defense collapses in front of him. if soonika is used to not having hald of the defensive pair helping out in front of him, he will be more ready to face an offensive barrage when rip thunderdome is on the ice. rip thunderdome figured that instead on working on his defensive game, this was the better option.