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Not sure that wildfires understand national boundaries. From what I see, you've got a few around Kamloops , too. Stay safe.

I don't think he'd screw Kevyn Adams over like that.

I've seen a rumor that he refused to waive his no trade clause prior to his last contract extension.

He'll like the team; his buddy is running it.

How does he enter into this? I thought he was laid off or something. And is there actually a press conference about this trade?

He's old and has one year left, is all I can think.

Looks like Foligno and Fiala. https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/minnesota-wild/line-combinations/

I know. That's what I explicitly included it. The team's biggest problem just became goaltending.

Now that this is done? A better goaltender might get them into the playoffs.

Don't start... Agree. Did Skinner ever play on his wing in Carolina?

This also opens up an opportunity for Cozens to play minutes on a lower line. Staal is old, and isn't the permanent solution at 2C, but this team is better than it was an hour ago. I almost used the exact phrase in the above post.

I guess that I see Staal as a better set-up option than Johansson even in his advanced age.

Not really. This it makes it possible for Skinner to return to Eichel's wing, maybe. Or at the very least, Skinner plays on Staal's wing, which is a giant improvement.

WOW. Big move.

He's earned a little bit of a reputation in these playoffs. There was a slew-foot in one of the Dallas games (no suspension) and I think there was some stuff in one of the earlier series, too.

That's how I had read it.

No. They ruined my childhood. I repeat, let's just get this over with asap. Tampa v. Dallas and someone wins in 4. I'm not even watching the 2OT because it's late.

I have a problem with the name "Nuggets."

Sure. You also could be assigned to assassinate an African dictator on his yacht and decline--at the last minute--to do so. As a result, you are shot in the back five times and float nearly to your death in the Atlantic. An Italian fishing boat might pick you up and deliver you to a train station where you can get to Switzerland. In Zurich, you discover a safe deposit box with lots of currency from many countries, various contact lenses, about ten different passports, and a gun. Later, you meet a cute redhead who is willing to drive you to Paris for $20K. Or, Botterill sucked.

So does blood, every time I pound a steak.

Can I unwind you? Someone please unbind Chewbacca. I hope we don't need to send a droid to some remote planet for this. @DarthEbriate, can you help? This is as Star Wars as I can get. I'm almost sick already.

Oh, that, we agree on. It's the referee discretion part that changed coming out of the lockout, I think. I still think it was always a rule, but enforced at discretion. Similar to how one punch might be roughing, or it might be nothing.

MOD FIGHT!!!!!

He sucked. The writing was on the wall three weeks before he was fired when the Pegulas said his job status was all good. That means "fired" across all sports, even across the ocean. He was fired because he sucked. In other words, he was not good at his job. There is no need for further inquiry or speculation.