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Folks, there's no way that Kevyn Adams made this trade without running it by Staal first. If they hadn't been teammates, I could see that theory. But they were.

NBA so far, too. Both leagues did this very well.

Well, it's over. On to the 2020-21 season. Hopefully starting in three weeks. (I know, no way.)

Yeah, but the flip side is seeing Tampa win. Nothing other than a controversial series-deciding goal was going to make me happy, here.

I can agree with that. Nothing wrong with running someone if all you're going to get is two minutes (or nothing). Sometimes, it can change the course of a team.

Don't excuse Dallas for its part in the boredom. And I think the refs sent a signal in the second period about touching the goalie when they penalized Perry. MAybe not, but just IMO. Still, a boring series, for the most part. Hopefully it is over very soon.

Stamkos, if Toronto writers have any say.

Halfway through the game, Dallas has 7 shots on goal. That includes two powerplays. While, yes, as above, at least they made it to the finals and 29 other teams didn't, this is not a formula for winning hockey.

I know that ties count as a loss.

Shut the front door....

Dallas does realize that almost always, you need to shoot to score a goal, right? I noticed that on the Tampa goal (the first one, as this thread will continue). It looked like Flyers version of Derian Hatcher back there.

Yeah it's not too nasty.

It's here: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/is-josh-allen-actually-good-now/ This part reads like a prediction to me: "we should probably expect Allen to begin looking a little less like Mahomes and Wilson and a bit more like the player we’ve seen take the field the past two years."

Departing from that strategy caused my demise.

https://www.twobillsdrive.com/community/topic/227116-the-interception-call EDIT, also: https://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/comments/j0wv84/gelber_this_has_been_called_an_interception_for/

Nancy, get Taro a drink. Not a beer, a strong drink. Stat, please.

I respect you too much to have you quote Bruce Hornsby. Would you kindly delete and start again?

Meanwhile I want to know why a tie is a loss.

That call on Kroft may have been the worst I ever have seen. Sure, there was the non-call in the Saints-Rams game, but that was a non-call. Pass interference? And on top of that, an interception? It was just the worst ever.

If you didn't see the refs trying to screw the Bills on that nice Kroft catch, that's on you. Vegas played a role. Hi, @SwampD you are correct, and hi @nfreeman you are not.

The Rams didn't get to their hotel until after 7pm last night. Typically, teams arrive at the field around 9am from what I understand. Factor in time to eat, wind down before bed, time to get their stuff together and load up the busses, and the 30 minute drive from downtown to OP, and it's looking to me like most of these guys didn't sleep eight hours last night.

Rossi is the only one of these candidates who inspires me at all.

What does it mean?

Please tell your source that Rossi won't be there, that a bunch of Just Another Guys will be there, and encourage your source to trade the pick. Signed, everyone not named Liger.

I do.