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It got sort of dusty in the room when I read this article, towards the end talking about his parents now supporting new parents of children with dwarfism. This month's Athletic subscription justified in one article.

Tonight at Cornell with my Sophomore college daughter: Saturday night in Corning with my wife and 14 year old daughter: What a great weekend!

I talk very fast sometimes. The strongest drug I use is coffee. So it is not what it is. edit: although once in awhile I have an extra latte' that I don't really need...so maybe you're on to something.

I will now forever pronounce his name this way:

I like Jeff Sagarin's rating system published in USA Today. Here is a snapshot of how it currently stands: NHL 2018-2019 through games of 2018 November 11 Sunday RATING W L T SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 0.32] [ 0.32] [ 0.32] [ 0.32] 1 Nashville Predators = 4.80 13 3 0 4.09( 8) 5 1 0 | 9 2 0 | 4.82 1 | 4.98 1 | 4.74 1 CENTRAL (west) 2 Tampa Bay Lightning = 4.45 12 5 0 3.86( 30) 2 2 0 | 4 2 0 | 4.54 2 | 4.59 2 | 4.16 10 ATLANTIC (EAST) 3 Boston Bruins = 4.42 10 7 0 3.89( 28) 1 1 0 | 3 2 0 | 4.41 5 | 4.33 6 | 4.51 2 ATLANTIC (EAST) 4 Minnesota Wild = 4.37 11 6 0 4.03( 10) 2 3 0 | 5 3 0 | 4.36 6 | 4.38 5 | 4.50 3 CENTRAL (west) 5 Winnipeg Jets = 4.37 10 6 0 3.94( 21) 2 4 0 | 4 5 0 | 4.46 4 | 4.50 3 | 4.04 12 CENTRAL (west) 6 Toronto Maple Leafs = 4.36 11 6 0 3.92( 25) 3 2 0 | 4 5 0 | 4.46 3 | 4.43 4 | 4.00 17 ATLANTIC (EAST) 7 Pittsburgh Penguins = 4.20 7 8 0 3.96( 18) 1 1 0 | 2 3 0 | 4.27 7 | 4.21 8 | 3.91 21 METROPOLITAN (EAST) 8 Colorado Avalanche = 4.19 8 9 0 4.14( 5) 1 4 0 | 3 7 0 | 4.25 8 | 4.17 9 | 3.93 19 CENTRAL (west) 9 San Jose Sharks = 4.12 9 9 0 3.99( 14) 2 0 0 | 6 4 0 | 4.15 9 | 4.12 10 | 4.02 14 PACIFIC (west) 10 Florida Panthers = 4.11 6 8 0 3.97( 16) 1 2 0 | 3 4 0 | 4.07 13 | 3.99 13 | 4.49 4 ATLANTIC (EAST) NHL 2018-2019 through games of 2018 November 11 Sunday RATING W L T SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 0.32] [ 0.32] [ 0.32] [ 0.32] 11 Calgary Flames = 4.08 10 8 0 4.12( 6) 5 3 0 | 5 4 0 | 4.14 10 | 4.22 7 | 3.80 24 PACIFIC (west) 12 New York Islanders = 4.08 8 8 0 4.16( 2) 3 6 0 | 4 6 0 | 4.09 12 | 3.96 16 | 4.04 13 METROPOLITAN (EAST) 13 St. Louis Blues = 4.06 6 9 0 3.83( 31) 2 4 0 | 3 5 0 | 4.07 14 | 3.95 17 | 4.07 11 CENTRAL (west) 14 Dallas Stars = 4.06 9 8 0 4.01( 11) 3 4 0 | 3 5 0 | 4.11 11 | 4.09 11 | 3.83 23 CENTRAL (west) 15 Philadelphia Flyers = 4.02 9 8 0 3.96( 17) 1 5 0 | 1 7 0 | 3.98 16 | 4.01 12 | 4.35 6 METROPOLITAN (EAST) 16 Columbus Blue Jackets = 3.95 9 8 0 3.88( 29) 3 1 0 | 6 1 0 | 3.96 18 | 3.98 14 | 3.98 18 METROPOLITAN (EAST) 17 Arizona Coyotes = 3.95 8 8 0 3.99( 13) 1 3 0 | 2 6 0 | 3.97 17 | 3.89 21 | 3.91 20 PACIFIC (west) 18 Washington Capitals = 3.94 7 9 0 3.93( 23) 2 3 0 | 3 5 0 | 4.00 15 | 3.98 15 | 3.47 28 METROPOLITAN (EAST) 19 Vegas Golden Knights = 3.94 7 11 0 4.10( 7) 1 5 0 | 2 7 0 | 3.95 19 | 3.92 19 | 3.89 22 PACIFIC (west) 20 Vancouver Canucks = 3.85 10 8 0 4.15( 3) 7 2 0 | 8 3 0 | 3.79 23 | 3.90 20 | 4.22 9 PACIFIC (west) NHL 2018-2019 through games of 2018 November 11 Sunday RATING W L T SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 0.32] [ 0.32] [ 0.32] [ 0.32] 21 Montreal Canadiens = 3.84 9 8 0 3.94( 22) 3 2 0 | 6 3 0 | 3.82 22 | 3.81 23 | 4.02 15 ATLANTIC (EAST) 22 Buffalo Sabres = 3.83 9 8 0 3.90( 27) 0 3 0 | 0 5 0 | 3.76 24 | 3.79 24 | 4.26 8 ATLANTIC (EAST) 23 Edmonton Oilers = 3.81 8 9 0 4.16( 1) 3 7 0 | 3 7 0 | 3.86 20 | 3.94 18 | 3.41 30 PACIFIC (west) 24 New Jersey Devils = 3.81 6 9 0 4.15( 4) 3 5 0 | 4 7 0 | 3.86 21 | 3.89 22 | 3.44 29 METROPOLITAN (EAST) 25 Carolina Hurricanes = 3.73 7 10 0 4.04( 9) 2 4 0 | 3 7 0 | 3.75 25 | 3.74 25 | 3.65 26 METROPOLITAN (EAST) 26 Anaheim Ducks = 3.72 7 11 0 3.91( 26) 1 2 0 | 5 5 0 | 3.74 26 | 3.72 26 | 3.63 27 PACIFIC (west) 27 New York Rangers = 3.71 8 9 0 3.95( 19) 4 1 0 | 5 2 0 | 3.58 27 | 3.58 28 | 4.30 7 METROPOLITAN (EAST) 28 Detroit Red Wings = 3.64 7 10 0 3.94( 20) 1 4 0 | 3 5 0 | 3.38 30 | 3.43 30 | 4.41 5 ATLANTIC (EAST) 29 Los Angeles Kings = 3.56 5 11 0 3.92( 24) 0 5 0 | 1 9 0 | 3.56 28 | 3.60 27 | 3.65 25 PACIFIC (west) 30 Ottawa Senators = 3.53 7 11 0 4.00( 12) 2 5 0 | 3 6 0 | 3.31 31 | 3.38 31 | 4.01 16 ATLANTIC (EAST) NHL 2018-2019 through games of 2018 November 11 Sunday RATING W L T SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 0.32] [ 0.32] [ 0.32] [ 0.32] 31 Chicago Blackhawks = 3.51 6 11 0 3.99( 15) 0 3 0 | 3 6 0 | 3.54 29 | 3.55 29 | 3.36 31 CENTRAL (west) Sabres are 22nd overall, although their "Recent" rating (more weight on recent games) puts them in 8th. An interesting item was the Sabres are the only team winless vs. Sagarin's current top 16 teams...0-5. Next 4 games are vs. teams currently ranked 2, 5, 4, and 7. Good opportunity to see where this team is at.

The past 5 years I have been waiting for the day that a Taylor Fedun could be moved for a bag of pucks as opposed to skating on the Sabres top 6 at times. Things are looking up. (nothing against Mr. Fedun btw I wish him well)

He's got maybe 1/2 a step on Matt Donovan.

Thompson toe drag has to go

Ok you’re right tough guy

Dudes do flop when you take out their knees

Come on ERod

Cheap shot by Larsson for no reason

It didn’t

Agree...at this point it’s not only hurting the team but I believe continues to hurt Thompson. It’s unreasonable to expect him to sit for 3-4 games then come in and play at game speed right away as a 21 year old. Killing his development.

Softie there

Agree on lack of longevity being the key factor but I’d add that a Stanley Cup might have put him into the HOF even at that. Alas, not to be.

I think your data set of those two movies would lend itself to being in the middle. Moonrise Kingdom is indeed delightful while Life Aquatic is easily Anderson’s weakest movie. Moonrise is sort of the gateway drug to Anderson’s movies. I suggest you try Grand Budapest Hotel next, then if you like it go to Rushmore, then Royal Tennenbaums. Darjeeling Limited is good but IMO somewhat of a guy’s movie if that makes any sense.

The thing is, you have to overpay guys to play in Buffalo. It's not a sexy location like Winnipeg or Edmonton where they'll take less. :-)

Isle of Dogs. If you like Wes Anderson movies, it's great. If you do not, it'll likely fall flat. Also if you love dogs you might like it. If unfamiliar with Wes Anderson, the correct entry point is Rushmore.

Eichel was a good value for his first three seasons for what they were paying him. I think "other young players" were making basically the same money Jack did (i.e. their ELC). Which young players have outperformed him and signed for less? MacKinnon for sure but his performance took off after signing the deal in a way not necessarily predictable based on his first four seasons, one or two of which were quite sub-par. He's a raging bargain at this point. Same thing with Scheifele. Draisatl? Debateable but I'd say Jack is 15% better ($10M vs. Leon's $8.5M). I think Pastrnak is the most likely one ($6.7M). Maybe Barkov too also (~$6.6M I think). I'm talking same draft year +/- 1 year. Not being snarky here, its a real question. Are there others I'm missing? Nylander, Matthews, Marner, Laine...all still on their ELC so not in the discussion yet.

My first reaction to this article is that Tage Thompson will never amount to much in the NHL. Now, maybe he is just good at repeating the party line about what he's doing sitting out game after game instead of playing somewhere. But if he is actually comfortable sitting around watching video and saying "I'm still young" then he does not have the drive necessary to become a consistent NHL contributor. I'd have much preferred to see quotes saying (essentially) "this pisses me off, sitting around watching while the boys play the game, so I am working as hard as possible to get back in the lineup and never come out". His vibe is nothing like that at all.

I think it's likely #1. Last year the Blues had him up and down and the Sabres must feel he's better served just staying with the big club, working to get into the lineup and trying to hold a place there. I'd prefer to see him playing on a top line in Rochester. At 21 he needs to learn to be a scorer as a pro. Even when he gets into an NHL game every now and then he's playing more like 4th line duty.

Perhaps she was coerced in that if she had the baby then Kane would NOT pay her the money? ? I was not yet over the edge on the whole "Kane is a bad guy" thing but it only was going to take one more "where there's smoke..." incident to put me there. I'm there.

Casey should be in the AHL learning how to score in the pro game. Samson doesn’t turn it on until game 42.

Tough for Hutton to fight off those checks from McCabe and Ristolainen