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And if they lose tomorrow, it'll be beyond doom and gloom, and if they win, it'll be even more overjoyed than tonight.

He also growls as he figures out what he wants to say when answering questions.

6 goals on 23 shots against Vasilevskiy. Sweet.

AND the team challenging the Loafs for 2nd in the division got a loser point. Wins all around. ;)

Lyubushkin's 1st Game Winner ever.

Comrie made the saves they needed and gave them a chance to win.

THAT was fun.

Yes!

Win it with an OT Shortie.

Horse feathers! That call was trash.

*****.

What a shock, the ref wearing Kerry Frasier's old #2 misses an elbow to the head.

Nice stops there.

No. Mitts trying to get back and then Peterka jumped early. Mitts wasn't going to the bench until he saw Peterka hop over the boards. You don't come off the ice when the puck is on a breakaway against you.

What a tough penalty to take. Gotta kill it off.

Nuts. Right off Dahlin's stick.

Way to make up for the previous bad pinch on the previous shift.

For whatever it is worth, NHL Network was giving Dahlin a realistic shot of winning it.

Friedman also said that though the Otters are looking, there is nothing imminent on that front for them.

Any idea how big his staff was to be able to come up with that nonobvious at ALL observation? ;)

THIS. So much this. Whether we agree with it or not. And whether it is costing a CHANCE to make the playoffs THIS year. This is where we are at. Am leaning toward expecting a 3rd pairing type D being brought in for a 4th rounder or a middling prospect. But don't expect any more of the future capital to be spent on this season. IF a Timo Meier type deal makes sense, we'll see that big trade, but really not expecting something like that until NEXT offseason. That'll be when they've identified their TRUE core pieces (and they won't necessarily be what people expect) and gaps and when cap management becomes a thing and Adams has to prove adept at ALL aspects of GMing.

Personnally would rather Comrie get the start. But guessing Anderson gets tonight's start.

So, does Anderson get the start tonight? That's the guess.

He might be an alternate, but DeLuca is still its captain. His absence shouldn't be disqualifying.

But before that move they only had $16 MM in cap space with 6-9 spots to fill including needing to re-sign DeBrincat next season. Stutzle's and Zub's raises kick in. Talbot isn't under contract next year either.