MattPie

But Islip, NY was going to add a team to replace the Islanders once they move!

Call the office, and complain. Then, call the companies corporate office and complain that one of their branches is using deceptive practices. Then, if nothing works, call two on your side. :(

Perch? Cornmeal?

And the Flyers a couple years before that.

Well, at least the country's (Poland, etc.) consent.

I believe the idea is called "not mortgaging the future for minimal success next season". It's all a balance. TM could probably: - Trade pick #2 for a top-6 wing on the last year of his contract - Trade Girgensons and a pick for something similar - Package Ehrhoff and a pick for yet another top-6 forward at the end of a contract - Throw a ton of money at Callahan and Ott - Hang on to Stafford (based on the end of this season) and let him walk as a UFA Would the team be better next season? Yes, maybe even in the Wildcard hunt if the young D play well. Would the team be better the seasons after that? Absolutely not. The Sabres are in a position of weakness, especially in terms of UFAs. They could start trading in assets, but that's unlikely to help in the long run. There's only two ways out of the basement: trades and time. I'll take time, since the trade route would seem less likely to bring the real result we're all looking for.

Steve Y: 4th overall. Lindstrom: 58th. Take from that what you will. I'm really hoping most of those are sarcastic, but hoping doesn't make it so.

Two problems: We may not be sure we have St Louis' 1st by June 1st when NYI needs to decide, and we'll look pretty silly if we give away a 1st round pick just to have the Islanders turn out to be terrible next year.

6 years? Amateurs! :) My wife and I first met in 6th grade homeroom. We were only acquaintances through high school, didn't see each other for 15 years, then got together 4 years ago, married last year, kid coming in August. We're telling people our daughter will be "Starshine Bottlerocket" when they ask. Or "ApplePie".

RIP THE SYSTEM!

I forget the exact quote, but someone asked about winning the draft lottery, and TM(?) said, "well, I want to win something around here."

What's Yolanda up to, she'd spice things up!

Only if he's at the draw waving his stick at the balls in the machine. :)

25% (or whatever the number is this year). While the averages will always tend to even out, never make the mistake of thinking that the past somehow influences the current draw). :)

LET HIS HANDS TOUCH YOU!

I'm not so sure. Nassau Coliseum is really poorly served by public transportation (which is terrible for anything that area); you need to take the LIRR to one of two stops, where you either walk a block to the bus stop and take a city bus a couple stops, or take a 5-10 minute taxi ride. Barclay has an LIRR stop across the street and is on several subway lines. If it were me, hopping on the train (and having a beer or three on the platform/train) is way preferable than driving, and the LIRR is relatively convenient for most of LI. I suppose you may lose fans that hate trains or don't want to go into Brooklyn, but to those fans I say, "up your game". I think the aversion started during the end of the Lindy era; people would take any thread that was at all related to coaching (and some that weren't) and start yelling about Lindy. Then, others would complain that they had to reply in 5 places to argue the same point.

The blocks seem to be far more common on MSG-MSG games (NYC-area teams). I don't know why that would be, unless MSG doesn't like send the data stream to the NHL for some reason. Anyone check the alignment of his eyes? In theory, but it's really just 75%. NYI don't have to decide until June 1, and it's really unlikely they're going to give that pick to BUF if it's #1.

What about those of us who have been here for awhile but rarely provide valuable insight? :)

It could be as simple as kid has a bit of a swelled head and the Hawks told him there's no way he'll end up playing in the NHL next year.

Conacher, I fear, might be Gerbe 2.0. He's small, hustles, but doesn't put the puck in the net enough to be a better option than a bigger player. I'd say a hockey team has room for one small guy that scores goals, maybe two if they're both really good. We already have Ennis, Conacher needs to put in 20+ or be replaced by someone 6' 200+. Ideally, replaced with someone 6' 200+ that scores 20+. :)

I saw a talk about "Urban Farming" awhile back, and a large part of it dealt with pants that will or won't pull things from the soil. I forget all the details, but I do remember that mustard greens do a great job of pulling toxins and whatnot from the soil. Might be worth a bit of research, since I believe that after a number of crops the soil would be sufficiently clean to grow other stuff.

Watched "the Breakfast Club" last night while updating my wife's laptop to Windows 7. Not I can't get this out of my head:

Risto did not play in Canadian Juniors, he came up thru Finland (Sweden?). EDIT: The rule is in place so the Juniors don't get gutted by the AHL (for better or worse). As soon as you end up in CDN Juniors, you're there until the end of the season you turn (19 or 20), you play in the NHL, or your junior team gives you up (rare). Zadorv is in juniors, so (I think) he's Juniors or NHL next year (no AHL). Girgensons was in the USHL so he can play in the AHL or NHL.

Interesting, although down around the Skyway isn't exactly far from the Peace Bridge, and could tie into F'N/Harborcenter with shared parking and amenities.

Wow, that's crazy. I wonder how much of the Report stuff will get carried over. Yep. A casual, button shirt. For example: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/91pKoMFd97L._SL1500_.jpg I like Polos (I have one on right now), but realistically they're adult T-shirts. They feel more business casual than casual to me, and they too seem strange with shorts.