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Which is why something along the lines of what the Canes got for Skinner is a reasonable presumption of the ballpark of what it would take to make a deal.

Slafkovsky & Ostlund falling to the Sabres too. Like it.

####ing LOVE it. (Look who slots in at 9.)

Will his whiteboards all fit in an AHL sized dressing room?

That's pretty bad. But don't they usually trade away their 1st & 2nd rounder trying to keep Crosby's window open? Would be interested to know (but not enough to look it up 😉 ) how many picks they've traded away in that span.

Perturbed is probably a good choice of word there because with it being the 3rd draft Adams has run we now know what he values in a player and should expect him to select those with the characteristics he values. Nobody is going to be irate at who the Sabres come away with (well almost nobody but the Liger 😉 ) but there will likely be some here frustrated at them passing on a guy that's fallen to them that wasn't expected to be there. But would be surprised if the bemoaning of it rises to ire. There are some guys they simply aren't going to draft.

That's just wrong on so many levels. Contempt indeed. 😛 Salt potatoes, beer tents, and the wheel of dice (or wtf it's called). What's not to love?

That's Kane sitting in the front row? No Schlitz? That's wild.

Dahlin Power Samuelsson Bryson Johnson* Pilut* Sure, why not add another? 🙃

IF they go after him, both Adams & Granato, 1 of whom who has actually had extensive experience seeing him every day and the other has likely spoken with him as it's hard to believe their paths haven't crossed on occasion, will have decided that the pros outweigh the cons.

Wonder if the selections were made simply to get the Buffalo fanbase up in arms and clicking through. Rightly or wrongly, Buffalo fans in general have a reputation for taking the bait.

The majority of that was assists. So, could see him with Skinner, Olofsson, or Peterka on the other wing. (Not all preferentially play LW, but imagine they'd be willing to make it work playing w/ 2 playmakers.)

Would imagine the Thompson clan will have quite the shindig. 😉

By HIS standards, it was a horrid game. He gave up 4 goals on the 1st 7 shots. As you said, at least 2 of those were bad and he normally would've stopped 6 of those 7. Yes, he got better as the game went on. But, whereas Ward worked though the butterflies in the 1st 5 minutes of the game, it took Vinc nearly the entire 1st half. And unlike game 2 where Vinc was often hung out to dry in the 4th, his D did a good job limiting high danger chances and shots throughout. Goaltending was the difference in the game and arguably the series. Had you said that would be the case heading into the Finals would've agreed that it would. But did not expect it to be a difference maker for the Mammoth.

If they did have Kane, would be more inclined to put him w/ Mittelstadt leaving the Thompson line alone. LH C vs RH C. Not sure who would go on that other wing. +/-'s for any of Olofsson, Krebs, Asplund, or one of the kids there. (Hinostroza too if he comes back.) Probably an academic exercise anyhow.

Nice shirt, but why 1970 on it rather than 1940 when it opened or 1996 when it was closed? (Can see not celebrating it being demolished.) Heck, 1971 makes more sense than '70 as that is when the roof was raised. Was the artist a closet Braves fan? 😉 🍺

IF a trade were to happen, don't see the Sabres giving up any more than what they did in '18 to pick up Skinner. That was Pu, a 2nd rounder in the next season's draft & a 6th rounder the year after that. So, w/ that being the benchmark, it would be something like R2 Rou2 or Biro, the Vegas 2nd, & a 6th or 7th in '24. IF that's all they give up or they give up even less AND they're comfortable on the character questions, then fine. Will get them to the floor w/ no questions about later in the year & won't deplete any non-replaceable assets that fit into the LT future.

You do realize that only a small fraction of the guests at the Ren Fair dress up for it, right?

Interesting stat. Who has the stronger juju? Maroon or Perry?

What do you have against mead, turkey legs, and women highlighting their cleavage?

21 internet only games: 18-3. 3 broadcast TV games: 0-3. Faaaaaaaaack. They simply couldn't solve the Mammoth D & Ward. And Vinc had 2 of his worst games of the year in these last pair of games. Still not sure how Frazier's goal got overturned. There sure did appear to be a thin sliver of dark between his foot & the crease. In a game where Ward was playing so well, that was huge. Mammoth beat the Bandits 3 times this year out of 4 games. Did not see that coming, but Colorado earned it.

Yeah, not sure why he's pumping up Joisey's rubbish so hard.

The LTIR space is kind of artificial as he's never going to play and he wasn't on the roster when he actually was playing. $7.8MM in & $7.8MM out. At the end of the day it still nets out to $0.

A link to the actual 2014 CA Proposition 47 follows. Looks like the AP recap is a fair interpretation of it. https://www.courts.ca.gov/prop47.htm

He stepped back from the game some when his wife was battling cancer and that sort of thing often has a tendency to cause people to see "big picture" sorts of things as does having kids. If Wikipedia is reliable in this one instance, he's also run a goalie camp for ~20 years. He had an opportunity to help lay a foundation properly & influence both UPL & guys like Dahlin. Why WOULDN'T the 40 yo want that given his background?