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Was Forsberg even as good as the other center on his team? And was Sakic better than Lindros? Boy, its close for me. Lindros had every bit the impact on his team. He didn’t have the depth of talent Colorado had. To move Eichel I’d need to have a middle of the pack 1C, middle of the pack 2C, top 1/3 goalie, plus, plus coming back. I cannot justify it as readily as I can a Dahlin trade, mostly because we are trading from a position of dearth and not a position of depth.

We walk every night. From about 7-5 I am online mostly communicating via webex with customers and colleagues. It’s a dreary 7-5.

2 weeks in. Only in person interactions have been with my wife, and my son for the 1st week. She’s back in her office so I’m alone all day now. I agree this sucks. Necessary, but sucks.

I got through 1.5 episodes of Mad Men and stopped because there wasn't one likeable character in the show. I don't understand the appeal of Tiger King at all.

You didn't exactly provide an excellent sales pitch for that move....

Totally forgot Lindros ever wore the maple leaf.

I am convinced that GA isn’t watching the same team and prospects that I am watching. I’m sure one of us isn’t paying attention to the Buffalo Sabres, but I’m not sure if it is him or me.

IMO the prospects are the least important part of that package. We'd be trading a future all star for every roster gap this team has. And it has quite a few. IMO totally worth it.

I’ll go so far as to say I don’t need an all star coming back to make this trade. A youngish good 2C, 2RW, top 4 d man, starting goalie, and an actual good prospect or two could really sway me. Those additions would be game changers overall.

I'd rather not mention her line of work publicly, but we were both pleasantly surprised when her office was closed down last week. We both knew it couldn't last because her work can easily be justified as essential. The problem is, essential parts of her day to day involve dealing with the clients she serves. I'm sure they were waiting in line for her office to open this morning.

PM...

Yes. We need critical mass of good NHL players.

My wife went back to work today. Her office is now fully open. Given her industry, and the number of people she has to interact with on a daily basis, we are very concerned about her getting exposed.

I wonder if those markets are so ingrained in the culture that even in a closed, authoritarian society they cannot really be shut down without significant social issues locally. And I wonder if even China has the enforcement resources to try.

Maybe over stated a bit, but yeah, the appearance is certainly there that they aren’t willing to spend lime when they first arrived. The last several posts has me pondering the future. What will the cap look like in the next few years should we see a serious recession evolve out of this Covid mess?

You get one more chance before I put you on ignore. Don’t put words in my mouth and don’t respond to things I didn’t say. I suspect it is more political than scientific and it os because of who it was reported to. Anything you want to read into it beyond that is in your head, not mine.

Your snark is wasted on me. I have no idea WTF point you’re trying to make with it. What’s my point? I thought it was fairly clear. The article stated that the results of the study were reported to Rudy Giuliani. Given that he is a non science, non medical, attorney to the President, this report sounds more political than scientific, and gets my spider sense tingling. Your last sentence is beautiful. GFY

And he was interviewed by Guiliani? When did Rudy become the expert and leader of this? Smells fishy.

I would add Mark Knofler of Dire Straits to that list.

Am I the only person in the world that hears how bizarre this all is and loses interest in tuning in?

Assumes we stay on course with the social distancing and travel restrictions. If I remember the article correctly, those are his best case numbers. Open the economy back up and those numbers jump.

Regarding cap space..... I’m starting to get a feeling that we may become an internal cap team in the near future. Just a feeling, fwiw. Which may reinforce the idea that trade is the most likely route to a 2C. Well, or a plan involving Kahun.

Maintenance free and there’s not much left anyway.

#2 guard on the whole thing and never look back.

The tots were much needed comfort food. And out of the oil and dosed with adobo powder, transcended the oven cooked tots of my youth. If I ever grow a pair and work for myself, a small brewery in a small town, with a small menu of twists on quick prep comfort foods will be my likely livelihood.