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Nobody wants Ovechkin anyway.

Nolan giving a guy a shot that he may not get. I got no issue with who ever he picks.

Um, kudos Bucky!??

As a pro tank member your confidence should be big with those two. It should help you're cause no?

I wonder what the percentage was for renewals this year.

Me either because we have a more capable team that we will icing. Last year was unwatchable even though I watched em all. I'm confident we wont see garbage like that ever again. How good we are this season may be debatable but the fact they will be better will not be. I say that fully expecting the goaltender position to be worse but not take away from the team as a whole.

I've never done this and don't think I could as a fan. I've got too much emotion invested to take a break. If I take a break I'm likely done with that team.

I get your point but it is hard not to agree that the man has been impressive in the brief time he's been here. And ok it's his first time at the wheel but he's been in the front seat for a long time. The business side of how to do the job is not new to him. He knows the road ahead. I think he would have to be a colossal failure to his name and heritage if he flamed out here. Kinda like Scotty lol

What are your doubts? I'm pretty comfortable with GMTM at the wheel and I expect it to work out well for us.

So your saying he's a Cody Mac replacement but we just signed him? Now I'm confused about this new guy.

Salute! :worthy:

Shows how bad our system was at the time then doesn't it? It's a new day. Que some Goo Goo music. Nah don't! We are not doing wash rinse repeat. If you can't see, sense and feel a difference then something's wrong with you.

That is wrong. I give a ###### about that.

Oh contraire ZFG! :flirt:

Makarov had a couple of highlight reel saves while he was in and I will give him credit. Also not sure if this was mentioned but in addition to using a goal siren and whatever the song was, displayed on the scoreboard banners was a slogan. "Go hard or go home" I like that a lot better than #blueprint. Also on that banner was 90 degree and I have no idea what that meant.

This And this are good representations of the event.

Bingo. GMTM is working man!

Who stood out? Nolan, Murray, Devine and a whole bunch of scouts sitting in the club level. Nolan was like a rock star sitting in the last row and people just lining up for pictures. I'm guessing at some point GMTM said knock that ###### off as by the third they were more protected and doing pics. GMTM was GMTM focused on the roster sheet and his phone. Our club level as this group sitting there emphasizes gives a great vantage point to watch the game. I love mine and it's in a corner. I have some pics but I use IE 11 and this site hates it. So I won't do it tonight but will try to post them in this thread by the weekend because I don't have time right now. Players that stood out? Sadly not much to me but there was definitely some intensity. Couple of solid hits and a fight but, and I hate to say this, I wanted certain guys to OWN the ice and I didn't really come away with that. Gergs had a couple nice shifts and was a bull a time or two. But he's an NHL player. Grigo I am hoping that the weight he added would make him more prominent, dominant, physical or something and I am still really hopeful for him but didn't get what I was looking for tonight from him. Risto and Pysyk fine but again they are now NHL'ers and I expected them to OWN the ice. Lemieux had a couple of moments but definitely doesn't make the team based on what I saw. Zadorov the conquering hero, really did nothing to lessen himself in my eyes but his next step should be Roch and since he can't go there I think he gets protected minutes in Buf. He will make mistakes. And he will make many more plays that make you smile. Not sure what he ended up with but at least an assist and +3 tonight. Samson. Showed skill. Sadly to me he will need even more protected minutes than Zad. Why does it seem that we are getting boned with this junior rule repeatedly? Grig, Zad, now Samson. From what I saw I would put him in Roch also. Not top six minutes. So Tankers you may get your wish this season. The most impressive I saw tonight was Ullmark. Guy gave up ZERO rebounds that I saw. Makarov looked pretty damn good also. Edit: also what stood out was the we are using a goal siren followed by a song I don't know and don't care about. But the siren stood out for sure.

Ding Ding. Asked and answered! I suspect there will be 4-5000 tomorrow so even without a McDavid Harborcenter just doesn't work.

Jesus. Look out NHL

Indeed

Or not. It will not hold enough people.

I have been going the last few years and am really looking forward to going this year.

Great! Now I'm ready for work this Monday morning.

I like your thoughts. I expect us to ice a competitive team that the coach is both managing and lighting a fire under them.