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Dad joke alert. So, when this batch of Russians come over to NA will they be referred to as Prokhor's Harem?

Don't sell yourself short. After experiencing the last 7 years, the folly of losing to guarantee a successful franchise on the backs of a superstar should be self evident.

I don't think this title could be any more descriptive.

Lets see what they do about goalies before declaring whether this is or is not a tank. If we don’t have 2 legit goalies on opening day we can safely say the focus is not on winning.

You’ve obviously forgotten about Hasek and how he bulled his way out of town. Hasek was worse than this and he’s still revered. I could develop the same level of disdain as I did for Hasek if this continues.

He's too much of a diva for those activities. Once he signs that contract though.......... it'll be a constant Instragram posting of stacks of dollar bills on his back while doing push ups.

Ovie for 4 more years? I bet he can play at a high level that long. Him and Jagr are beasts.

Oh, this is a traditional rebuild. We’re jettisoning the current core and anointing a new one. It doesn't get any more rebuild than that. The Darcy sell off was a tank, a very specific type of rebuild. We won’t know if this is a tank until the season unfolds. If winning is met with more selling, we’ll know we are tanking.

Robbery and assault are dissimilar crimes but I don’t see a moral distance between those either. I see what happened to those 2 girls as equally reprehensible. If I were Canadiens exec I’d have protested that puck mightily. IMO that pick is resignation worthy. I wouldn’t want to be part of an organization that can accept this any more than I’d want to be a part of an organization that accepted a rapist.

I have a nagging thought that someone came up with a plan to mine an under-mined resource the way Detroit did 15-20yrs ago. With COVID limiting scouting opportunities across the various leagues maybe they thought they had a high percentage chance of seeing players other teams may not see.

To some extent I do disagree. Both crimes are crimes of power and humiliation. Rape is potentially more violent, but not always.

I suspect her level of traumatizing warrants not giving it the moral distance you are giving it.

The Eichel Trade lands us a stud 1C prospect and young stay at home Dman that shine in their new opportunity here. Zemgus locks down the heavy mimutes role and the kids shine without the pressure. Sammuelsson blossoms into a rock in 2nd pairing role and anchors the PK. Boston and Montreal slide back badly and Ottawa isn’t quite ready for primetime. The Sabres start fast out of the gate and maintain a Deluca .500 pace to the trade deadline. KA sees what we have and we are buyers at the deadline. The team falters down the stretch but the new vets and hot start are enough to sneak them i to the last playoff spot. They are crushed in 4 games by FLA but the learnings are valuable.

Wonder what her take on that would be?

@GASabresIUFANIn this scenario bad contracts are not a negative, with 2 caveats, 1. Term is relatively short and 2. They have gas in the tank. With those 2 caveats “bad contracts” represent veteran players to take the pressure and teach the kids to be good pros. Those two things are needed regsrdless of contract size and will be critical to rebuild success anyway.

I think Z is very much capable of handling the pressure of that role. He won’t wilt. But that line will not look good on a lot of nights.

None of whom tanked to collect a franchise player.

Sing it to the heavens!

Name one other than the Mario Lemiuex Penguins that were the result of tanking.

Play hockey and let whatever happens happen. The folly of racing down a rabbit hole for a franchise player should not be lost on anyone right about now. Neither has segments of the fanbase apparently.

I think we will miss Risto and it will show in games this season vs. last 1/3 of last season. No Jack so that variable is eliminated. Although Sam will definitely be missed as well.

Yeah, I know it was a list of what’s currently available. The criticism of that list isn’t a criticism of you. It is what it is. I really hope the team recognizes the deficiencies this time and corrects them before another core is wasted.

That was how I took it back then, and said so in this forum. I’ve refrained from calling him a cancer or bad character guy because there is no real evidence of it, but my gut tells me Jack isn’t the right leader for this team, and never was. Maybe someday in the future he had his epiphany and becomes a leader. He probably needs to be in a locker room where he’s not the default alpha male to experience that epiphany.

Absolutely. They should be good enough to make the roster based on performance and good enough to gain respect. The second part was most def missing post tank.

How long have you been waiting to put that one out here? 😁