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Thorny the Nickleaire

Metal is full of cartoons. The image I am using is an example, Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead. He didn’t have Ozzy’s fame, but he probably out punched Ozzy for living the heavy metal lifestyle.

Sabres goaltending probably has the lowest floor. Probably not the lowest ceiling.

I am not sure it is possible to have a conversation this nuanced on the internet and have it be productive.

I think we all understand that at a minimum Tuch and Thompson are on the verge of demanding a trade if the team does not win this season. Wouldn’t be surprised if Dahlin is added to that list. I think it is fair to say the situation here has reached crisis stage. There is no data at all suggesting that Power and Quinn (at least, and an argument can be made for Benson too if he is to be used in a top 6 role) are at a point where the team can count on them to positively contribute to making the playoffs this year. Your stubbornness regarding these prospects would put this team back into teardown mode if they cannot take the next step, because it would result in us losing at least 2 of the core players on the roster. It is unnecessary risk given they are assets that could be moved for players that have proven they can perform at a playoff level. I agree with Thorny. As much as you say you dislike KA as a GM, you would operate similarly.

We are outraged?

I agree with this part 100%, and it is also why I am so flabbergasted by your insistence upon strictly limiting who you are willing to move to get the team winning right away. Your understanding that losing is driving players wanting to leave, and players refusing to come here, is incongruent with your stance on refusing to move certain players to drive immediate improvement.

Whatever, Trad-Boomer.

You are relying on hope that they get to the performance level needed to get in the playoffs. Where there is no evidence or data, there is only hope.

Hope is not a plan.

So, if the team we have can’t win, and you refuse to even consider moving the young players we aren’t winning with to obtain good older players that know how to win, how do you expect this team to start winning? Power off limits Benson off limits Quinn off limits Kulich off limits? Is Helenius off limits too? That pretty much leaves us no quality ammunition to trade for good experienced players. You are dooming us to repeat what already didn’t work.

Before Peterka’s wishes became public knowledge was he on your hell no list? Don’t say no to a trade until you see what’s coming back.

Did you get that impression from the pic above, or something else?

Was Peterka a hell no player for you?

You seem woke in a different direction. And leave that horse ***** out of an Ozzy tribute thread.

Another character from my generation gone.

Methinks you mischaracterized the actual comment. But you got your jab in.

I don’t think we read it differently. I think the two statements are different versions of the same thought. And at this level I am befuddled that it needs to be said in a draft room. Seems self evident to me, hence the this feels staged commentary.

Yeah, no entertainment value in these videos for me. How long am I supposed to be wide eyed about the future FFS? And Jarmo’s tiger stripe comment reminds me of the “do you want to be harder to play against” comment in one of these videos the year Risto and Zadorov were drafted. I swear its staged commentary for the video.

I think it is more unwilling than can’t. He’s building a team that is all 22-27.

In our first house, 25yrs ago, they changed our water meters and back billed us like $3k for underpayment. That hurt.

Apparently the Claret Jug has been filled with all Kinds of beverages from soda to wine to coffee. I couldn’t find any take on what it was filled with this time.

The “Before the Answer is in this Room speech” edition would be train wreck level entertainment.

I don’t know how anyone can still drum up enough curiosity to watch these. Then again, I don’t know how anyone can drum up enough curiosity to watch any media the team puts out. #jaded

I assume the flat management structure hasn’t changed.