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Gotta separate the trade from the new contract. It was a good trade. Yes, Botterill did have his moments, but overall, he's a C-minus.

He's not a good GM is how.

It was a nail biter, but they pulled it out.

I'm beginning to think that Colorado just might win this game.

Well, one of my "first"-round picks is not advancing. I got a little too bold and picked the Blue Jackets to win, just like last year. Nope. On the other hand, another pick is solidly in and I have the opportunity to pick up one more today.

No. Let's see you suggest that the Jets do that.

My bracket was bold, but it is dying.

Great. It means that the Sabres should be able to get a real player in return for the pick.

22 years has given me a mastery of equivocal language.

Sorry, but wasn't #1 Beauregard and the fourth round pick? Also, the Briere trade was robbery, and the Drury trade was close to it. Barnes for Barnaby was meh. Not sure I agree with your ranking at all.

Indeed, again not the point.

We'd like to welcome Alaska and Delaware back to The List. https://abc7ny.com/new-york-quarantine-jersey-nj-states/6284542/

Gotta admit, this was on my mind, too.

A few people got on my back when I didn't want the Sabres to draft Bennett solely because of the pull-up thing, but this really is the reason. There's no excuse for an athlete being so completely unprepared.

WTF? I don't think I knew he had cancer.

This also is correct.

It's not just the Pegulas. It's every sports executive ever. Jason Garrett was "safe" in Dallas too. The quote can be fairly interpreted to mean that the Sabres haven't considered *anything* with respect to Montour.

Sure, and Jason Botterill's job was safe and "Lindy's not going anywhere." Note that the quote is not "we will issue a qualifying offer." I'm not saying they are or aren't going to do so, but this quote doesn't establish anything for me.

Yeah this is the right approach.

Very smart move.

If it's anything like my basement was after the storm this weekend, they could just float up.

It's a poke at Bruce Garrioch, the columnist, who is famously unreliable. And Melnyk, same.

https://ottawasun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/ottawa-senators/garrioch-the-ottawa-senators-wont-be-moving-their-no-3-and-no-5-selections

Fine with this.

I have a bar of Zest brand soap. Does that count? It's about as close as I'm going to get right now.