MattPie
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I don't want to sound condescending, but: DUH. Based on Crosby, whomever gets McDavid is going to reap a ton of Marketing and Merchandise dollars and National TV exposure, plus probably be in the playoffs for a solid string of years. The BOG (owners) would be stupid to NOT try to make a play like this in each's own self-interest, but it comes off as bush-league and short-sighted (because it is). McDavid will be playing in Buffalo for sure. 1-3 games a year. I think everyone will be less stressed if they accept that now.
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It should probably be noted that you could smooth out the odds and still leave last place at 25%. Just not have as much of a curve downward from picks 2-14. 25-15-10-7-5-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2 (I think, I'm not really adding that up). I doubt the NHL will leave last place alone, but it's possible. This does show why the BOG should be left out of some decisions: the tyranny of the majority.
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PO box in White Hall MD? :)
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If a player is dead, can we put him on LTIR?
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I dunno, Hodgson is 49th in points for centers this year on a terrible team. If the team gets better and he picks up 15 (to 60-ish) more points he's be in the low 20s. That seems like a solid #2 Center. That would put him at #6 or so second-line center standings. That kind of points out what the good teams are doing: they have two centers in the top 20 in points. Hodgson could be a decent #2 (given that 15 more points is reasonable).
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I thought the US's passing was horrific in that game. Like watching the Sabres play soccer.
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Cuba, el gato es muy grande! Marty McFly.
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I'm interested in how the FA "Frenzy" goes with teams being able to talk to players ahead of time. Seems like it'll be rather likely that agreements will leak out and it'll be a Frenzy like a bunch of posh society Brits finding out the last Beef Wellington has just been put out at the buffet line. That is to say, almost completely, but not entirely unlike what normal people would call a frenzy.
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Probably. That being said, there's a time limit, right? I think you lay the groundwork ahead of time and have both Edmonton and Calgary's "best offer" before, right?
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You have to pronounce that Ehhhhhhhht to get that Buffalo nasal short-"a" sound.
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I'm glad I'm not the only one. That being said, I went to THE State University of New York at Buffalo. ;)
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I they're just pointing out that you shouldn't drink (or give your kid) an endless supply of OJ. A glass per day if fine. Complaint: my motorcycle hasn't moved in over a month. Sure, that was at the end of a 650-mile day and a 2600-mile week where I wore out the sides of the tires before the middle but I need to ride.
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And McNabb! How soon we forget.
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The only caveat there is if Edmonton wants Ekblad and he's still there at #2. You still get the same center you wanted plus something else. Doesn't matter what. I'm not sure if you go past #3 unless you have two guys very closely rated.
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My expense reporting system asks if you think you'll be working in that state for 30 days or more this year on a single project. I'm not sure why but I suspect that it's related to state taxable income. I've never worked enough in one state to worry about it.
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Game over indeed. :)
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Spanish Chorizo has a similar set of flavors to paprika and garlic that I normally use. My old GF made paella a few times in an enameled cast iron dutch oven and that recipe used Spanish chorizo (the stuff that's similar to pepperoni). Essentially, do everything the same as above, but put it in the oven at 350 for awhile at the end if I remember right. It turned out pretty good, the only difference is you don't get the nice crusty rice on the bottom. This one sounds pretty similar: http://www.food.com/recipe/dutch-oven-paella-306445
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It's not him, it's us.
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That might as well get added to the bottom of every post this season. Mods, get on that.
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I think it's either people that have been watching for a long time and remember having multiple 30, 40, and a 50 goal scorer on one team. Now teams are lucky to have a handful over 30. The other side of it is you hear about the good teams more in the news and their top guys are usually going to have a fair number of points. I get tricked into thinking every team is going to have guys with those numbers, but in reality those are the outliers.
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There was moving up day at my high school in the early 90s. Complete with people having to get up and switch which set of bleachers in the gym to sit in.
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Fair enough, my bad I wasn't reading closely. But even 55 pts. is #27, between Nugent-Hopkins and Couture. I think 40-45 points is more reasonable on the top end (names like Mike Richards, Schenn, Kessler, Hodgson (!)). I hope you're right, though.
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Wow, no pressure. 65 points puts him at #15 in the league for all centers, behind Spezza, Tavares, and Toews and ahead of O'Reilly. This from a guy who screams 3rd, maybe 2nd line center.
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Looking at the Charts from last year (and I'm just eyeballing), there's essentially three phases of the season: The Rolston Nose-dive, the Nolan Excitement, and the Post-Trade Free Fall. The Nolan Excitement period wasn't that bad, we're not talking about playoffs, but we're not talking about last place either. Just using a ruler, we'd have finished somewhere just below NYI for the season. The question is with the new players we'll have, is that modest pace going to be the norm. And after the trade deadline will it be a free fall again?