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where the puck is heading

(Canada) Where things are headed; to a predicted future state of things.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(Canada) Where things are headed; to a predicted future state of things.

Origin: An allusion to the sport of ice hockey, attributed to famed player Wayne Gretzky who reported he was taught: “Skate to where the puck is going, not where it has been.”. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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