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Google is your friend. There are studies on asymptomatic influenza spread. Short story, it happens.

Yes, credit due for professionalism in that interview. Now go the rest of the way as a professional and play the game you are asked to play and see where it goes.

Without a playoff push, it's gotta be an F. Period.

I don't think the benching is really about Skinner playing poorly. I think it is about how he plays relative to how the coach wants him to play. Howver, if Skinner were putting up points it would be tolerated more. Whether or not he agrees with the how, I think it is imperative that the team as a whole is on the same page, and if one player is not on that page it affects the other players overall. And we get the situation that exists now. I said it Jack's 1st and 2nd year, and I'll say it regarding Skinner. You do what the coach tells you to do. If it doesn't work he gets fired and you move on. You don't go rogue.

Me too. Read that one like a book.

If the logic behind Skinners benching can’t be obviously explained and fully accounted for with on ice performance, off ice issues have to be the next logical deduction. Or at least a significant contributor.

But your responses regarding his place in or out of the lineup never mention it. You mention it in passing and never again use it in any of the logic you present when stating your case.

Thorny, you are completely discounting the idea that there is some sort of off ice motivation for the benching, and I think that is the most likely reason for it.

3 pts in the 3 games he's been sat and an overall better looking product on the ice, innit? I don't actually know its looked better. I haven't watched, but is that the general feedback?

Anyone saying that COVID-19 is just another flu has 1. probably never had actual influenza (if they did, it would get the respect from them it deserves) and 2. grossly underestimated COVID-19 as 500,000 dead Americans attests to.

I think this whole thing is as simple as, whatever put Skinner in the doghouse would be much more readily tolerated by RK if he were getting points. But as you show above, the points haven't been coming for quite some time so whatever Skinner isn't doing is not at all tolerated. It puts him on a line more appropriate to his performance level.

Yeah he either loves to play or mismanaged the money he made in his NHL days.

Stick wave instead of taking the extra step and making body contact. But the coast to the bench is the absolute worst. Its akin to not hustling to 1st on a ground ball.

*insert pic of Lindy rapping Luke Adam on the helmet in practice here*

Mush Whine!

No different than the vast majority of employers, really.

Gawd I'd love for my team to lose in the first round so I could lose my mind. SMH

It’s Raining Pigs. Worst pop song ever.

The doink brigade.

Yeah, my suspicion is there is something going on here not related to team performance.

Wife seems to be improving. Same symptoms but less intense today. Her coughing, body aches, and fever seemed to have peaked Monday night. I’m still asymptomatic. County DoH still hasn’t reached out to her for contact tracing. Wtf good is it so many days after she started with symptoms? I was tested this AM. Holy crap! Made my eyes water. I think they gave me a lobotomy while they were in there.

Yup. that's why I haven't commented much. There has to be more that we shouldn't be privy to.

I’ve felt the Joe Ferguson similarity. He does display that same sense of defeatism.

Asplund over Skinner? Interesting..... Not interesting enough for me to watch most likely.

Borgen was looking looking to be a rare bright spot for this season. Sucks.