Neo

Well, he can still skate ...

With Pilut, when Risto’s moved with bottom six, for a 2C, and a $1.5 million salary dumper.

I love “probably” in response to a question on “odds”!

Perhaps the $1.5 million in cap savings, assuming Risto goes, allows us to take a bad contract back along with some talent ...

Gotta think so. “I can’t make the Risto deal until I replace a RHD.” Any fancy staters have Risto vs Miller?

Cap Hit, $3.875 for next three years. MNTC in last two. (I’m practicing CapFriendly)

^ Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill at MSA 2.1 million ..... as you guessed!

SMA, when used correctly and not as a nincompoop (me) would, is the MSA, or Metropolitan Statistical Area. Oooops. For Buffalo, it’s Erie and Niagara Counties.

Yeah, SMA includes the surrounds ... Tampa includes St Pete and Clearwater ...

Buffalo SMA: 1.1 million Tampa SMA: 3.1 million.

Maybe, with a Brain and Courage, one of them is a “Hart” winner!

Both ...

Well, maybe “insane” isn't exactly the right word ...

no one get me wrong. i love the pick.

I was speaking more general theory, and you were drilling down to our team ... insightfully! Edit to add ... Jeff Carter would be awesome.

Because when you need twenty parts to work, and the cupboard’s near bare, regularly avoiding strikeouts works better than hitting home runs from time to time. Where would we be if Nylander was even a competent 3rd liner? It’s a smart play, not a tentative play. All that said recognizing that Cozens being safe was an hypothesis. GMJB may think “he’s the one”.

I know that’s my thought process when I’m building and I’m a long way off from complete. Starting near zero, I’ll take ten “B” players instead of a bag of “A” through “D’s”. When the foundation’s set and we’re humming along, that “risky, may be special” guy or gal looks better.

You will always be Tim Connolly to me.

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Oh, you're going to LOVE this ... https://mgoblue.com/coaches.aspx?rc=4039&path=mhockey ”And HERE COMES SHIELDS ....”

I remembered this post and went back to find it. As the great philosopher said, “Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?”. Hoss alludes to enough to warrant consideration, if at the same time not quite enough to allow conclusion.. I went to NHL.com this morning. Subban has a video (Instagram?) where he thanks Nashville and says hello to NJ. My sentence is factually accurate but uninteresting. Intersting would be describing the style and peronality he shows us. My words would fall short if I attempted to capture the elements. “A picture is worth a thousand words”, as they say. Find it. He made me smile. LOL to repeated “merch” and “Red Bull” interjections. The Subbanator! The kid is just a bundle of fun energy. I can see him being large and in charge. If that’s a locker room challenge, perhaps the problem is the other 20 guys. I’ve shared locker rooms and conference rooms with the Large and In Charge. Bring it. Observation from 60,000 feet.

LOL, I was just searching for that!

“Val James.” Scotty Bowman to Jimmy Roberts, 1981 - 1982. All due respect to Mr. James, with no “arrested” connection expressed or implied.

“Please, do not ask for ketchup ....” We have one here in Tampa, now ... yum.