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He is not a UFA this offseason. He is a UFA next offseason. For this upcoming year, he will continue to be the captain. When it is over and he leaves he will no longer be captain. Then ROR will be captain.

Gionta next year, with ROR and Stammer getting A's. Year after when Gio is gone, ROR as C, Stammer and one of Eichel/Risto/Ryeneheart with the A's. ROR is the long time captain of this team, but Gio gets it out of respect until he's gone.

Yeah, the Cersei one was weird. It was written very different in the books. It could still be very much considered rape by modern standards, but it was different. And the Sansa thing wasn't in there at all, at least not with Sansa, but that felt more...relevant I guess? In the Cersei one Jaimie straight up rapes her and then goes back to being a "good" guy. Ramsey is portrayed as evil the whole time, and what he's doing is his "right" as her husband. That wouldn't have been considered rape in the United States until, well, in some places its still not (WTF guys /politicalcommentary). Anyways, yeah, Badass ladies all over the place. I was kinda hoping Jon would refuse the crown and make Sansa Queen in the North. I figure it will still happen eventually.

By rights the Targaryens have no claim to the throne anyways. Robert took it by right of conquest. However, to your point, if Targ loyalists had anyone to rally around, it might not matter how legitimate the claim is, as there is no rightful claim anymore anyways. Targs will have to retake the throne by force either way.

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The woman in the bed is Lyanna, who is Ned's sister. Jon is her son, not Ned's. What really kicked off the whole war that ended with Robert Baratheon sitting on the throne was Rhaegar, the son of the Targaryeon king, kidnapping Lyanna. This would make Jon Rhaegar's son. Lyanna makes Ned promise her to never let anyone know that Jon is her daughter, because Robert will kill him. What is not clear still is whether Jon would have any claim to the Targaryeon line, because as of right now he's just a bastard son of Rhaegar instead of the bastard son of Ned.

And I'm sure they all took a walk to East Philly when the draft was there. And hung out in Jersey a few years ago. Come on now.

This exactly. I had a pollster of some sort come to my house at some point and ask me who I planned on voting for and why during the mayoral race a few years ago. I said Brown, and my reasoning was basically "he's not anything up, so why fix what isn't broken."

Depends on the status of Bogo's NMC, which appears to still be up in the air. If he has a NMC and is still here next year it would be him, Risto, and Kulikov. However, I have a feeling if he does have a NMC then it won't kick in until next year, and I expect GMTM to move him before then. So if either he is off the team OR does not have a NMC then the three protected are Risto, Kulikov, and McCabe.

No, because Samson is a winger.

Man, I know that one GM is only 27, but hiring 4 year old scouts seems excessive.

Yeah, in general I doubt the trade gets done until pick 8 if its going to happen at all. What if something crazy happens and Laine or Pulo falls or something? You're this close, wait 3 hours until the pick to trade it.

25 y/o LHD? Ok, I'm down. Looks like he's about a 20 point a year D-man.

You know the bold can't happen right...? They're opinion guys, not reporters. I don't expect them to have the CBA memorized.

They corrected that shortly afterwards. I totally thought that was the deal, too,honestly.

Yeah, I just had this premonition that while le Habs are fighting for Fowler GMTM walks over the Colorado and picks up Tyson Barrie for Girgensons and a 3rd.

Paul Hamilton this morning on WGR said the Sabres would be lucky to get a 6th for him with the concussion concerns. I think he's underestimating it (I'm pretty sure that Hamilton has no idea of value of players anymore), but I also don't see anyway you get a first for him straight up.

Yeah, this is where I'm ending up, too. I'd still much rather have my cake and eat it, too. If we can get Fowler, make the pick, and Vesey signs I'll consider this a pretty successfully offseason already.

Didn't he get a red in the quarters?

I'd rather send (Girgs OR Ennis OR Pysyk) and 38, then use #8 for a future #1 LHD.

Yeah, nothing from him in the last 45 minutes or so. Check for the checkmark!

Yeah, I think its gotta be Fowler. Lindholm would be beautiful, I just can't see it happening.

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Yeah, I saw some legit people saying 4+Eberle for 8+Bogo being reasonable. If you're in picks 4-10 I think your value is pretty similar.

Day late and a dollar short, as is our tradition.