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Or, as my psycopathic high school football coach would phrase it: "Are you hurt or are you injured?" Asked what the difference is: "Well, if you're only hurt you keep playing."

I genuinely think it's possible for him to produce if put in positions to succeed. Again, not worth the contract (and modified NTC to boot, ugh) but nothing else to be done about it at the moment.

This all day. MattyMo is nowhere near worth his contract. He is not totally useless. Two very different arguments.

It's 100% on Price in Montreal. If healthy we get the Habs of las season. If not, we get the zeppelin crash that was the year before. Either way, if they win a playoff series I'll be amazed.

Joe Sakic and Marc Bergevin getting together to make a trade might just create a black hole that would swallow the earth.

He has until 5pm Thursday, per Dreger on Twitter.

You would have to think that if Lupul is claiming the Leafs are falsely claiming he failed a physical the union would.... Oh. I think the Leafs are one of exactly 31 NHL teams that would use any and all possible loopholes available to either stay under the cap or, if you're friggin' Arizona, hit the floor with a discount.

There's a long game reason to not treat veterans like dirt. My point: even if he never sees the ice at NHL level this season, parking him in the minors after camp is fine. He's not getting picked up on waivers. If he rides the press box that's fine too. Or, if he proves to be useful in some way then let him do that (third part at best). Parking him in AHL camp from the start is silly. JBOT is going to have to delicately handle a few ridiculous contracts inherited from XGMTM. Gorges is an afterthought already. Gorges won't see the ice unless he earns it under the current administration. He'll count against the cap while we have room. Why we're emoting about this one day into camp... ugh.

Nope. He's off the cap after this season if we don't buy him out. No relief from sending him down. Dude is a warrior who turned a trade to the Laffs to come here; deserves much better.

Because it's doubtful anyone else wants him and it's better to eat his cap hit in full this year than buy him out.

I personally disposed of all my jerseys a decade or more ago. Sabres, soccer, and so on. Can't see myself ever buying or wearing one again. That's a me issue though, I fully understand this. You want to rock an Eichel, you go right on ahead. I wouldn't make fun of you.

All things considered, I think it'd be a bit harsh for Okposo to lose his letter...

Rolston's wierd gloves always set me off...

This is delicious. That is all.

Indeed splitting hairs, but you have watched the NHL tweak the rules over the past several years, right? I wholeheartedly agree with you, btw. I just trust the NHL to do things the right way about as much as I trust Phil Kessel with my hot dog.

Oh, it could be done. Not well.

It could totally be done, but it'd be complicated; trailing Linesman stops at the red line and the one in front watches him, trailing ref watches them both, I guess? Better yet, just do what they do in soccer and give them radios.

I think the proposal was allowing entry to the zone once the puck crossed the red line, in which case you'd need someone watching both lines.

This is why I'm quite sure he brings it this year, all year. He'll be looking to add another digit to his new salary, and if he earns it then everyone's happy.

"... I personally ran for the exit, I lost all interest in the show." I like that there was obviously a calculation going on in this guy's head...

No matter what, at maximum he goes away after this year whether he plays in the meantime or not. His salary isn't negatively impacting what the team can or will do. All good.

Ultimately, nobody's going to take him and buying him out is dumb. He'll either be swinging between 6/7 or waived and riding the bus in Rochester. It's just lucky for JBot that he really doesn't desperately need the cap space this year.

Well, that was uncalled for. Also, the camera is making me a bit queasy.

Jeebus. Somebody needs to take Bailey aside and explain to him that the object of the game is not to hit the goalie with the puck as hard as he can.