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Reading now that there's speculation floating (worth however much you'd like to invest in it) that Vegas effectively laundered Brassard's salary for Pittsburgh's benefit to keep him out of Winnipeg.... interesting if true.

Still, there has to be another shoe dropping. I find it hard to believe Vegas is picking up 40% of Brassard's cap hit what's left of this year and all of next year for a Ryan Reeves rental...

Nelson is deffo a UFA. The article linked has it right: 25 years old, three pro seasons, fewer than 80 NHL games played = UFA upon expiration of contract.

Jags, but again, every team needs a couple.

Hilarious Kings-Stars update: They had a sled hockey game at intermission. After which, a dude was interviewed, and spoken to as if he were a child. Dude has no legs. Brain works. The entire segment was made less cringeworthy by the sled hockey guy's understanding of the situation and willingness to do Lenny from Of Mice and Men...

Watching Kings-Stars right now. Evidently Phaneuf was fitted with a set of balls upon his arrival in LA. Dude is playing with an edge...

I don't want to keep beating this dead horse, but Lehner makes a good save in OT, clearly has no idea where the puck is, looks in literally the opposite direction for a good few seconds, and is lucky the Sabres collected the re Lund and skated out. Even when he does a thing he reminds us that ultimately his purpose in life is to fail. I hate him so much and can't wait until I no longer have to watch him okay for my beloved team. I haven't been this angry about a Sabre since Gilmour. I hate even typing that name. Lehner may be surpassing him (for very, very different reasons, admittedly).

#euthanizelehner

Subtract Lehner, Kane, Gorges, probably a few others, it's not unmanageable for a year. There are literally 25 guys under contract next year, including everybody in the minors. This team is going to be quite different next year. Before we factor in anybody getting traded.

I genuinely don't think either guy gets bought out. If JBOTS can (barring some sort of crazyass trade) save Moulson's buried cap hit letting Lehner walk, and Pommers takes a fourth line, special teams role for a year, better to have them off the cap sooner. I doubt he'll need the money.

Caught up with the live feed in time for the third. I can't believe Buffalo is winning. Somewhere, in an attic, covered with cloth bound with rope, is a portrait of Lehner improving as a goalie. Christ.

It came acrost immediately.

No, you're right, Aud.

I can confirm it is also 74 degrees in Virginia.

No. Leaner must be jettisoned. Don't even care about the typo.

Okay, Maybe KO just takes Risto’s spot...

KO’s goal. I’m really, perhaps irrationally, happy with how he’s come back from what he’s gone through. He can join Jack, Samson, Risto and Ullmark in the “players currently with the team I would not happily fire into the sun” club.

Man. I’m stuck with the Washington feed for this one. I’m being given a new appreciation for Dunleavy.

The penalty gets wiped out if the team that gets scored on takes it. The team that scores has to serve it.

Nice to see Risto still with Ovi.

THEM!!!!!!!

At 3:00 for some reason...

Fair enough, I suppose. I have slight hope that xGMTM's mess can be cleaned up. We shall see.

There's no way he makes it to arbitration. I can not process a world in which JBOTs is that dumb.

If I'm being honest, I disliked the post-Adelphia collapse pre-04 lockout owned by the NHL teams more. It felt like there was no hope and no future. Might be just me..