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Man, what a gauntlet of quarterbacks at the top if the AFC. Its got to be next to impossible for any other team to get past the trio of Allen/Mahomes/Jackson.

I half expected that situation already. I wholeheartedly believe the big contracts to Power and Cozens were to head off any problems related to not wanting to be here.

That is pretty much the story of the last decade. Win or lose with the kids has mostly meant lose.

Pettersson is a really good example of discussing a move of a top 5 pick. Pettersson was a 5 overall if my memory serves. And he is more or less fulled cooked. Win now. Of course, Pettersson has faults. But a draft pick has unknowns, and will also in all probability have faults. I’m too damned disinterested to see how Petterssons career compares to other picks at that draft position, but I’d expect he’s pretty representative. In other words, good value for that 5OA pick. It’s an interesting display of human psychology that we tend to value the unknown of a draft pick over the known of a developed player selected from a similar spot in the draft.

The only reason it might not be the case is because picks that high rarely get moved, and our GM is likely not capable of identifying and getting proper value. I have no doubt an average GM would be able to identify proper value. Is there another team willing to move a player that is top 5 pick value worthy? That’s another matter entirely. But if one came available, you bet your ass I’m interested in it.

So, the barstool I chose tonight didn't have a view of the game because the bar didn’t have MSG. So happy for that.

Need to start winning.

It would only add to “your” misery. If the team moves forward next season and finally makes the playoffs I don’t give a damn if the pick we traded to get the monkey off our backs turns out to be 1OA. Seen that movie already. If they aren’t properly supported by GOOD vets that know how to pass the how part along we will lose that 1OA anyway. The need is NOW. Otherwise Dahlin, Thompson, Benson, and the rest are losing their love for the game and our new 1OA will be our new timeframe.

Except Malenstyn and Aube Kubel get us nothing. I have a hard time pointing at the 4th line for blame when the 1st 3 are so underperforming generally.

He’s been shown to be pretty loose with the truth in the past. What Adams said and what he’s done tell two different stories.

Or, a planned top 5 pick is the actual seasons’ goal. F me I hate that the thought even crossed my mind.

Agree in principle, if not in totality. The only disagreement I have is a minor one. We have quite a few assets in the Cozens - Quinn age group, so I prefer moving one or two of those. I think at least two of Cozens, Quinn, Power, Byram, Kulich, Peterka, Krebs need to go and be replaced by playoff seasoned equivalents. Understanding that pulling that off may mean sweeteners.

Yeah, mediocre implies average or ordinary. This has been anything but ordinary. Ordinary would have resulted in an occasional playoff visit.

How is Looney Tunes not in the gif list for that phrase?

I am sure someone corrected him by now. Lol

This might be one of those increasingly rare set of circumstances where I will watch the game because it is somewhat likely to be on a screen within sight of a barstool I hope to be inhabiting this evening. Otherwise, if a hockey game is played but I don’t look for it, did it really happen?

Win 10 in a row, AND maintain .550 after that, AND the teams between you and 8th maintain their pace or worse.

I DID mention the team getting better. But thanks for Making clear the obvious that you don’t make trades that make your team worse. The context of the reply was your concern over a player succeeding elsewhere. WFC if they succeed elsewhere? I don’t. You shouldn’t either. All that matters is if we’ve improved our team. If we have, I don’t care if the former Sabre wins Hart trophies. And, no *****, Sherlock, if the trade makes the team worse it’s a bad trade. There, now you don’t have to repeat it.

It’s the nose, isn’t it?

If that isn’t throwing shade, I don’t know what is.

Maybe he shines in no pressure, no expectation environments. Who the hell wants to sit in a room with MacKinnon, McDavid, or Marshand yelling at you all the time?

Dwelling on players succeeding elsewhere is counter productive. The only thing that matters is improving this team. What a former player does elsewhere is meaningless.

I honestly don’t. I think it is hyperbole to state it. There were literally a handful that said he was too weak, etc. to be a good player. A handful more (including me) who said he wasn’t properly cast as a center (and he’s not). And a few that simply thought he wasn’t a good personality fit. The majority saw that he was a good, young player that was going to negatively impact the team when he was moved.

So, just like on the ice, the kids are fed to the wolves unsupported. Noice.

I can’t trust your judgement anymore. About anything.