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Your use of "poach" notwithstanding, they still aren't going to trade Kreider. I think they'll let Yandle go in free agency and if needed dump Nash in a Sharp-like trade.

They aren't going to trade Kreider.

I would take Nash for 2 years and modest assets going back to the Rangers in a heartbeat.

Dude! No spoilers in here!

So I learned this morning that Ian McShane, who is a terrific actor and played IMHO one of the best characters in TV history on "Deadwood" (which was a great HBO show that ran for 3 seasons, ending about 5 years ago), is going to be on GoT this year. Evidently, McShane gave an interview recently in which he revealed some GoT plot spoilers, which naturally resulted in some blowback from fans of the show. When he was subsequently asked about the hubbub, he said something like "these people need to get a f---ing life. It's just a bunch of tits and dragons." Holy mackerel I am psyched for this season.

That was indeed awesome.

OK -- I think this was the missing thread. Now restored.

Good call. Also a good point. Not sure what the solution is, but something significant is needed.

Totally fair, but his first 5 seasons were spent in a pretty dysfunctional setting for hockey learning/development and his 6th was a washout due to injury and other issues (some of which were, to be sure, of his own making). If GMTM and DDB are successful in building the team and educating the players the right way, Kaner will have the opportunity to grow his game substantially -- while playing with better linemates than he's ever had before. So I don't think he's at his ceiling. In the meantime, he brings what he has relentlessly, and it's been pretty effective so far.

Which one are you referring to? There is one on the first page entitled: Patrick Kane: [updated] D.A. Decides Not to Prosecute; NHL Determines Claims "Unfounded" (Although I think it was recently re-named -- this was the main Kane allegations thread.) Was there another one?

Title edited. The other thread wasn't deleted -- it just hasn't been posted in, so it's dropped down on the page.

Great GIF!!

So you wouldn't accept, say, $2 billion in cash, tax-free, in exchange for permanent loss of your ability to wiggle your left ear? Troll. Racist. Hypocrite.

Me too. I found Odell Beckham's head shot on whoever that CB was towards the end of this past season outrageous. It literally could've killed him. I thought OBJ should've been suspended for 10 games.

Or perhaps you glibly took an immature, troll-ish position, got called on it, and instead of admitting you were wrong, kept doubling down until you went way over the line. You could, at any time, have raised the question as to when we should start being concerned for the players' well-being, in the context of our paying for them to entertain us by playing a violent and dangerous game. That would've allowed for a thoughtful and enjoyable discussion. Instead, you took it all the way to the logical extreme and dug in. Why?

PAFan -- do you still take issue with my usage of "sociopathic?"

So if he's paralyzed and can't walk again, you don't give a crap? What if he dies? Still nothing?

Correct. D4rk has graced all of us (along with PA, unless he was being sarcastic and/or trolling) with a series of posts so foolish and sociopathic as to make me wonder what is going on in his head.

Juju -- I am so sorry. God bless you and your family.

I think Evander's teammates call him "Kaner."

Exactly. He's a beast, and he's relentless. Interesting. You may be right. Who are the other contenders? Rammer comes to mind. Me too, and let the record reflect that this bit of genius is Wookie's baby. As a related question: if Kaner-Eichel-Reino stay together next year, who's on the other scoring line? Maybe: ROR-Stamkos-Ennis? So: ROR-Stamkos-Ennis Kaner-Eichel-Reino Zemgus-Larsson-Gionta Foligno-XYZ-Deslauriers That would be pretty GD compelling. Very nice.

Another parallel that I think is interesting is the emerging one between Mike "now," i.e. during the BCS era, and Walter White in the BB era -- i.e. Mike is starting to break bad due to pressing family-driven economic concerns, just like Walter will. Also -- Nacho is a great character. Also -- I liked the big argument scene between Jimmy and Chuck. In the abstract, it didn't need to get that heated, that quickly, and Chuck probably could've explained the other lawyers' concerns to Jimmy in a calm, reasonable way that might've been effective -- but brothers usually don't argue in a calm, reasonable way.

Interesting.

Just watched the last 2 episodes back to back. Outstanding.

For those so inclined, Yandle is worth scouting tonight as he's a person of interest in the upcoming UFA season. My sense is that he's not a GMTM kinda guy, but I could be out to lunch on that.