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I can explain it: you need a new battery. The apple store will do it for a price that is high enough to make you seriously consider just buying a new ipad.

I would be surprised if the Sabres traded Reino for Hanifan as the primary asset coming back. Montour, Miller or Risto makes much more sense.

But it does cost the players money if revenues fall, because lower revenues result in the players receiving lower payments from the escrow account (which gets 20% of their salaries this year) after the end of the season.

It should go without saying, but political opinions go in the politics club, please.

Both sides -- not just the players -- make more money the more games they play. Since the owners and the players split total revenue 50/50, if more games means more revenue (which is almost certainly the case), then the pie that is split 50/50 is bigger if more games are played, so each side gets more. I may be misinterpreting your post, but you seem to assume that the players' salaries will be prorated if they play fewer games. The NY Post article quoted upthread indicates that this is not the case, although it also says the owners might push for proration.

But revenues are split 50/50, so it's about reducing the hit to everyone.

That was a pretty informative article -- thanks. Some snippets:

So, the most recent word from the NHL is that they are targeting a Jan. 1 start date, but there has been no formal announcement. Lots of possibilities have been floated, including hub cities, divisional realignments, etc., starting the season with no fans in the buildings, delaying the season until fans can attend, etc. It seems like the matter is far from settled. If Jan. 1 is indeed going to be the start date, presumably training camp would need to start around Dec. 10, i.e. less than 1 month from today. I think the decision will ultimately be driven by whether there is money to be made by starting Jan. 1, and how much the spread is between a Jan 1 start and, say, a Feb. 15 start. For the NBA, there is a huge amount of money to be made by starting earlier, which is why they are starting before Xmas without fans in attendance. The NHL makes much less from its TV contracts than the NBA does, though, so the financial calculations will be different. Since the Sabres haven't played a game in 8 months and counting, and since every off-season I convince myself that the Sabres are going to be good again, I'm raring to go and am hoping that we'll have a GDT on Jan. 1 in which every Eichel-Hall shift is broken down to a microscopic level. Discuss.

That was a great freaking win. If they stay healthy and JA plays like that, they can beat anyone.

I see your point in that the FNG has been part of the larger organization, and I don't really know the particulars, but I also think this looks like KA bringing in one of his guys in the same way that any new GM brings in his guys.

Is it continuous though? JB wasn't part of the organization, and I think he brought in most of his own peeps, right?

Let's chill out a bit in here, please. These points can be made without throwing insults around.

Wasn't Teppo a smoker?

Is his nickname "Toker?"

Are you aware of them lying in the past?

Good response. Let's see what @LGR4GM has for you!

Thanks. I did this after I found the tick and hopefully it did the trick, but I'm still paranoid. And it doesn't help that I find ticks on our dog almost every day!

This is a good point -- those 2 items will likely be pretty impactful. As a related point -- does anyone know whether the expansion fee is included in the pie that is split with the players?

@pi2000 -- any response to the bolded? If Liger is right, you are 100% guilty of #hammymath, which is emphatically not the right way anyone should be arguing around here.

Bumped! My complaint: I dug a big, nasty, engorged tick out of my back last week and am now paranoid about lyme disease.

I agree with much of this, including the misuse of "elite" as regards Reino. However, I don't think Reino will ever have a season as poor as the season Skinner just had -- and while much of that was due to lousy linemates, much of it was on Skinner, who got frustrated and PO'd and stopped trying. Reino is steadier and less of a diva than Skinner is. As I've said previously, Reino's ceiling is lower but his floor his higher.

But the owners and the players just agreed a few months ago to a CBA extension that specifies the cap and escrow levels for the next few years -- and those numbers factored in the expected economic hit from the virus. (FTR, I continue to be surprised that the NHL agreed to an $81.5MM cap and only 1 year of increased escrow at 20%, with escrow then declining over time to 6% -- I think there is a high likelihood that revenues are going to take a huge hit that will not be adequately addressed from the owners' perspective at that level of cap and escrow. However, I haven't read the full 71-page CBA extension document, so it's likely that there are other measures in there that will protect the owners.)

Very sorry for your loss sir. He sure seems like a kind, well-respected and community-minded person based on the obit. God bless you and your family.

I too find this an interesting possibility but I will be shocked if it happens.

I’ll tell her.