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That, and if the gal has already told you she isn't going to go to prom with you, why ask again?

I can't read through seven pages, so please pardon me if this already has been stated, but I have seen a few sportswriters post/tweet/whatever that Kahun wouldn't have signed it, per his agent, so they decided to talk rather than tender the offer and head to arbitration. Not sure how that's going to play out. I suspect there are similar situations all over the league.

Yeah, but that's like, only the New England Journal of Medicine, man. It's not nearly as reliable as a politically-motivated Internet petition.

If you want a more modern version of one against the Braves, check this out. The batter, the manager, and the ump all screwed this up today, so there was a fly out with a 4-2 count. Yes, you read correctly: https://streamable.com/gyuiol

I thought he was at Soo and then at Nichols. How many teams is Parker going to go through?

Nah, if he had been from any other junior-A team, my reaction would have been the same.

It also could be that he needs to straighten out his academics before going to UND, but if that's the case and he truly were good, I wonder why he wouldn't just go the Major Junior route instead of college.

I don't see any other fifth-round picks from Junior A so far...

No, and he's from St. Cat's. I suppose that's close enough. I don't like the pick because there was no reason to reach down to Junior-A for a guy who would come to camp here as a UDFA anyway. Even as an over-ager, he's going for one more year in Junior-A. This was a laugh.

No, instead let's pick a kid who would be a UDFA in camp anyway...smart.

I get it and I don't mind if they trade for a prospect but after Ukka-Pekka, there really aren't any prospects left, are there?

Not really. The talking heads do stuff like this with every top ten pick, every year. This one reminds me of Ray Bourque, that one reminds me of Pat Kane, blah blah blah.

This is where I want to see a goaltending prospect drafted.

Yeah, basically, if it got near the plate in the air, it was a strike.

Nor is there evidence that the Sabres did view Quinn as BPA. We don't know. But there IS evidence that they took need into account. It might be scant, but there's at least something: The team might lose its best RW next year.

You mean, videos of themselves and their wives doing AT LEAST ONE pull-up, without the benefit of having foreknown for years that they would be required to do pull-ups on precisely that day.

Ottawa is going to be a force to contend with in 3 to 4 years. It doesn't look like the transfer of power in the division is going to flow to Buffalo.

Not everyone thought highly of Captain Pull-up. Quite a few people here didn't like that pick.

Oh, that's not what I meant. I meant that Adams and his team had already done their homework prior to last night. It's not like they decided who to draft in five minutes. Unfortunately, they got a D on that homework assignment.

Don't worry. The work was put in well before yesterday's dog-and-pony show, not just by the Sabres, but by at least all of the top-ten teams (which is how Ottawa was able to pre-record the announcement of its third overall and then just sit there and make us wait for five minutes for Alex Trebek to announce it).

Very optimistic. I hope you turn out to be correct.

@WildCard Now that Pittsburgh is allowed to play football against teams not named Tennessee, I again have two running backs to offer if you're still serious about trading a receiver for one of them.

Just get a goalie somewhere in the next four rounds and I'm ok with these rounds. I don't expect a lot, in contrast to my expectations from tonight.

The world is angry in 2020, my friends. Like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli. Also, this was a bad use of the 8th pick.

This is the right place, and how cheaply can the Sabres get Athanasiou? Interesting...