shrader

How is it that after all these years, gas stations still haven't phased out the extra 9/10ths of a penny?

People have less to do during the winter. I doubt it would account for the gap in attendance we’re talking here, but I do think hockey would have the potential to draw more if it’s a decent level.

Why does the off-season always bring on the worst of the petty bickering?

Aaron Miller?

I’m assuming Stempniak is listed as West Seneca, but I’ll throw the name out there for the hell of it.

I found this link that goes through opening day rosters from last season. It’s very goalie heavy, but there are some decent names in there. But anyway, we have a good number of Amerk fans here and the ECHL is a source of players for them.

Is Josh chasing Hollywood tail or is Hollywood tail chasing Josh?

On top of all those injuries last year, I think people really underestimate the impact watching one of your teammates die on the field had on the team.

Vegas’ numbers are inflated by only playing in that era. I wonder how much closer that gap to Montreal would be if you somehow adjusted for it.

I just don’t like looking at turnover from one opener to the next during the off-season. It starts happening within days so I hope people don’t view it as a “here’s what we did this summer”. Then there’s the guys on that opening roster who are only there due to injuries. And the new guys the following year who have been I. The system for years. I just don’t know exactly what picture is painted by this.

He played in Buffalo and Rochester, left, and then played in the world juniors?

If it's not Perreault, he had to be one of the last handful.

And only two of those guys didn't play at all for the team last year and three of the departed were already gone mid-season. So it's a bit misleading.

I’m too lazy to read through. Grier played his 1000th in Buffalo, didn’t he?

I never know exactly where those things are supposed to sit over the bridge of the nose.

So you're saying it's not Bucky Gleason?

I wonder if they'd allow that if Toronto or our gambling overlords weren't involved.

They should have to pay you at the same interest rate they charge. I'd abuse the hell out of that. My wife is constantly playing this game. My personal favorite is when they "accidentally" cancel the prescription, forcing her to scramble last second and go to the local CVS with no choice but to pay that jacked up price.

Yeah, but I think they'd rather add an NHL defenseman.

I mean, it doesn't sound all that different from a lot of things around here.

It's not the answer, but I did hear an interesting interview with Trottier a day or two ago on XM.

I has to be some obscure guy who never actually played here. I know there was a late pick defenseman who played for years but I’m blanking in the name.

Did Campbell make it?

What on earth is that name on the bottom guy?

I do think they’ll put Johnson in a position where he can earn a mid-season call up. I’m slightly intrigued there. And can they add any other Johnsons that played D at Minnesota just to confuse me even more?