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A real conservative voice regarding the impeachment proceedings.... https://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/the-case-for-impeachment-is-overwhelming/ The central question at the heart of this matter has always been whether we will tolerate the president corruptly using the powers of his office for personal benefit. The president’s defenders have answered loudly that they will tolerate corruption of the presidency. If we have any respect left for the Constitution and the rule of law, it is imperative that the president is not allowed to escape without facing serious consequences for his abuses. This is important not only to hold the current president in check, but it is also necessary to warn future presidents that such corruption will not be permitted to flourish. Members of the House have been given a simple test of their fidelity to the Constitution. Are they enablers of presidential abuse of power and corruption, or will they do what their oaths of office require of them and hold a corrupt president in check?

He’s in LaFontaine territory right now.

May not be the product of development at all. I suspect it is as simple as, we are seeing the effort that gets put on the ice when there is purpose to the play. Larry is finally playing for something other than a paycheck, and it shows.

I don’t want Scandella moved. He fits well in RaKru’s system.

Here we go again. Penciling in guys who haven’t proven anything. Tom Webster has it right. Those are the kinds of players teams like Boston hang on to.

Larsson is getting all the love, but Girgensons is playing equally well IMO. They both need to be here a few more years.

It’s good to see that he is playing to his potential through this stretch. My main concern with Jack was, you knew this was in him, but he’d only put it on display in flashes. This team has seen that kind of player before. They don’t lead you to the promised land. What he’s doing now takes a real commitment to the effort, and Jack is showing that in spades. Early in this thread I said he has the skill set to be elite but what was holding him back is between his ears. I don’t know if RaKru is a Jack whisperer, or if Jack just decided he wanted to be the difference maker. But he’s been elite since early November. He’ll own this city if he maintains it.

You’ve forgotten. It’s this way every year when the games matter.

I had season tix, first row oranges, one section over from that chimney.

That moment when he realizes he’s in the wrong thread.

Sam with a weak stick wave when Josi went by.

I love that 4th line.

Kevin Maguire sighting. ❤️

You missed the pun.

I know all y'all are crawling out of the Bogo bunker and celebrating this, but I'm disappointed.

Whoa, they got signs hung? And this deserves mention. Good 'un.

The Bruins playoff game I referenced earlier was full of fights in the stands. It was a crazy scene. Watched a Bruin fan kick a guy in the head who was at the game with his 8-10yr old son. There was a bit of brawl in one of the walkways between groups of fans. It was nuts.

I addressed this idea upthread, but it bears repeating. We don’t need a stopgap at 2C. A stopgap assumes we have the next 2C in the waiting. And we don’t know that we do. We need a 2C for the foreseeable future. If we happen to develop one a couple years down the road we have depth (good) or we have trade assets (also good). But we should not be assuming we have a 2C for later until we actually have evidence of that players existence. Performance in junior hockey is not evidence.

I remember my first trip to the Aud after I hit legal drinking age. Having a beer with my dad at the Beer Garden between the 1st and 2nd period. Molson Golden never tasted so good.

He has the resources of a professional sports team helping him. He's in season 2, not fresh out of school.

I'm wondering if he has the commitment to the physical training needed.

The first few years of the Bandits. A group of us at work had season tickets right from year 1. On game nights we'd hit the Spaghetti Factory for dinner, then off to......I don't remember the name of the bar anymore, right across from the entrance to Pilot Field (on Washington St I believe).... for beers pre-game. Walk to the Aud. Seats in the lower blues, center ice. Then off to Carlos Garcia's or Lafayette Tap Room. Those were some fun Friday nights. Only championship I've seen won.

Now there is something that the arena should have, and I missed when they moved out of the Aud. Signs in the aisles with league standings, leading scorers, and yes, the star points. So many simple, fan-centric items that were lost to the new arena "experience". It's like the entire league forgot that it is about the game. And you are correct re: Andy Ristau. Was a playoff game against Hershey IIRC. Ristau got beaten pretty badly and was never the same. I think he quit the league the next season.

I am about there myself. The lack of progress from last season is very concerning.

Snipped it here. No, they need a 2C indefinitely. Until Cozens, Mitts, or anyone else proves they can play 2C effectively, they need a 2C. IOW, Botts shouldn’t plan for a stopgap. Too many guys drafted in the 7-15 range don’t develop as needed to make a decision about the position short term.