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NICE play by ROR there to set that up.

Baptiste showing off some hands this afternoon...

Eichel hurt again. . Or not. Hammy needs to make up his mind,

Oh, Risto...

That was ugly, but it counts.

Dale Hawerchuck was good at hockey.

Probably the third worst day of the year (Wednesday before Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve being worse) from a Criminal Justice System point of view. I fully expect to walk in to a jail full of all sorts of hungover people with major regrets. And quite a few who don't care. I'm an old man now, just have to own it...

I am by no means a fan of the bouncy-ball, but this is the funniest thing I've seen in awhile. I actually turned the game on when I saw the score. You'd think UVA was the 16 seed. Couldn't happen to a nicer school, either.

Yerdon tweets Jack is a go for today. Huzzah.

Can anyone explain why there is what appears to be a double-ended boat hook hanging from two mailboxes in the bathroom? I know picking out one thing that bothers me is a somewhat futile effort, but seriously...

The tank, rightly or wrongly, by the skin of its teeth, did what it was supposed to do: raze the franchise so it could be built around one of two players. Preferably not the one they got, mind, but whatever. Turns out an aptitude for demolition does not ensure success in construction, as XGMTM demonstrated. No more tearing down. This team needs to be better next year. And even better the year after that. JBOTs has a job on his hands. I'd like to think he knew what he was getting into when he walked in the door. Things we've all heard lately make me think this is not entirely the case, at least as it relates to the extent of the rot. This makes me less hopeful, to be honest. I suppose we'll see.

Susan Sarandon between the benches with Pierre on the NBCSN game (Rags-Pens) tonight. Just when you thought they couldn't top their own broadcast for sheer insufferability. They bring in a ringer.

Oh my sweet lord this photo is terrifying.... https://twitter.com/cic16foundation/status/973395977838133248?s=21

Yeah, I freely admit that that was most definitely not the best take I've ever come out with. More of a me issue.

You know what, fine. You win this argument I"m not actually having with you.

Marchand gonna Marchand. And be excused for it, evidently.

He's nailed on for chucking at least one in his own net every single game. For a team that doesn't score, that's a back breaker. I get it, he's not the only problem. But he's an enormous problem. Absolving him of responsibility, which is something I've seen many do, because the team in general is bad, is entirely wrong. He's bad. The Sabres need something better. There are many other upgrades needed but, and I can not stress this enough, Lehner will not be the goalie on this or any team when it's good.

"a lot of confusion in front of the net..." No, Rob, the only confusion was that of the goalie who did the FIFA thing where the controller stops working and he ran away from the net for no reason. Scandella was just left to try and do something.

I'm laughing, but there's no humor behind it.

That sounds painful.

If Lehner is going to have to play the rest of the year can somebody PLEASE teach him how to hold his post.

The fact that 3% of players today think (or voted for a goof) Carey Price is the best goalie ever is hilarious.

From a physiological standpoint. They become more likely and severe as you go on. Here's a hockey-themed article about it I found on a physio from Edmonton's blog if you're interested. Seems legit in as much as I am able to make that determination: https://leadingedgephysio.com/blog/the-effects-of-repeated-head-trauma-and-multiple-concussions/

I can accept (but definitely not agree with) this opinion, however replacing them with the infinitely larger abomination of three on three overtime and shootouts is just the worst.

I'm no doctor, but I have been told by one (after my third) that each concussion makes the next one easier to obtain. FWIW.