Eleven

***** off Boston!!!!!

I love that there are no commercials in OT but it is a little brutal when you're trying to get ready for bed while also watching the game.

Don't get me started on one of my mantras here.

I was with you 2 years ago & I would still rather have Montour than ... Stiven Sardarian, whatever that is.

That is interesting for sure. 6'4", 201, too. But he is Russian (I know you came upon him while looking at Swedes) and there is of course the concern that he won't be allowed to come over--and his Elite Prospects page (https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/708607/dmitri-simashev ) suggests that he's not leaving for North America until 2025.

I don't know what that trailer question means, sorry! And I want freedom for my people, not security...

Isn't that a poison?

I know. We had this discussion last week. I told you what he looks like there...

Again, your profile picture.

I never have understood the concept of "boxer briefs"--it's like all the restriction of briefs but ... more? Like if I'm doing something that calls for support, well, there are briefs or jockstraps for that, and if I'm not, there are boxers for comfort; why are we taking the worst aspect of briefs and extending that further down the leg?

Hoppe is an excellent reporter.

They make it up as they go along, like DoPS.

Refs are doing NYR every possible favor tonight.

No spoiler alert?

gross

Well Jessie's kicking ass in Madrid right now so she definitely will not be there.

OK, but this past week?

Why are they wasting a week in between playoff games? (That happened this past week, too.)

Well, it hired Rick Bowness, for one thing. Check out his lifetime coaching record--it is a litany of sixth- and seventh-place finishes--and then try to explain to me why teams keep hiring him.

Who among us would be upset if the Bruins have a goaltender controversy going into a Game 7? (This is not argumentative...just an observation.)

Safety ... always off ...

Fine, but you can't un-see it now, can you?

I am just guessing here--and I mean guessing--but TBD has a significantly larger crowd, so if anyone other than Scott or his designee starts posting picks, it will get chaotic, and the mods will have a lot of cleanup to do. Here, we just kind of know it's going to be a mod for the first couple of rounds (seems like Chz lately) and go along with it.

Is it four elimination games tonight? This should be fun!

Not low bridge; low bar.