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How do you say "that's a ***** stupid idea" in Finnish?

Jarmo Kekalainen

Jarmo Kekalainen is the most experienced person Terry has ever hired. More than Murray, Botteril, Adams, Karmanos, Forton.

Cool, we can fire Jerry Forton immediately.

Jarmo Kekalainen is responsible for Columbus current group which impo is going to be quite good.

https://www.nhl.com/news/jarmo-kekalainen-wants-opportunity-to-be-nhl-gm From 2024 when Columbus let him go.

Holy *****, they did a thing. I've actually liked how he drafted so we shall see.

So Seravalli is trying to get Peterka to the Rangers is my understanding. I swear at the deadline he indicated the trade was imminent.

6'5" 190lb RW. Draft him, trade up if needed.

Seems to lack commitment.

The team mutiny on Adams while Terry stands by him would be peak entertainment.

Seriously, ***** off lying sacks of trash

Gotta destroy academia, only way for authoritarians to maintain control.

RFK Jr sucks https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5322269-robert-kennedy-jr-bans-medical-journals/ "We are probably going to stop publishing in the Lancet, the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and those other journals because they are all corrupt,” Kennedy said during an episode of “The Ultimate Human” podcast. And this is a lie. Kennedy is going to build junk journals full of his junk science because he's a ***** human being. Americans will die because of his incompetence. "Kennedy said agencies within the HHS will create their own “in-house” journals that will become the preeminent journals in their field. “They are going to become the preeminent journals, because if you get NIH [National Institutes of Health] funding it is anointing you as a good, legitimate scientist,” he said."

What should happen in goal? Something else, that's for sure.

Has Terry spent to the cap since 2020, yes or no?

The grit rankings. This will not include the entire draft because I simply do not have time. It will be pulling the consolidated top 32 and ranking the top 10ish players based on their grit. Brady Martin 6' 174lb C, you kicked his puppy and you insulted his mom. Martin hates you, your soul, and everyone else on your team. He's the closest thing to a Tkachuk that's come along in a bit even if he is smaller than they are. His hitting ability is 2nd to none and he gets after everyone. Physically, this guy is the grittiest player you can add. Kashawn Aitcheson 6'1" 198lb LHD, he's older one sir but it checks everything. No seriously, he is a very engaged defensive player who will check you and you will like it. He's a board battler with the ability to swallow up opposing forwards. His athleticism will serve him well and his aggressive nature is 2nd to Martin. Carter Bear 6' 176lb C/LW, he's a bear. If you have the puck, he wants it back, if you don't he still wants it back but after he scores. His checking game is exemplary and while he does throw hits, he is more about leverage and positioning and battling. He wins those battles and his gets A+ for his checking ability. Only Martin is a more physical forward overall. Jack Murtagh 6'1" 198lbs C/LW, he's like if Bear and Martin had a baby but the kid didn't quite live up to the parents. He's got less overall skills but the same driving motor with the checking details. He will hit things, he will check anyone, and his got a little razz to his game. He's the type of middle 6 guys playoff teams love. Jack Nesbitt 6'4" 183lb C, the other Jack is much in the same vein as Murtagh. A bit bigger but honestly with less overall skill, he's a physical dude who checks well and throws some nice hits here and there. I almost put him as Jack #1 but I think Murtagh is able to do just a bit more than Nesbitt which means Nesbitt's physicality while excellent, is not as effective overall. Blake Fiddler 6'4" 209lbs RHD, personally I would not go into the corner with him. He has some mean to his game and wins battles down low with authority sometimes. A bit raw overall but that size and aggression combo is gonna keep him in NHL lineups if he develops more. Roger McQueen 6'5" 192lbs C, yes he didnt play a ton but when he did he used his big frame to do mostly whatever he wanted. It is really hard to stop a guy as skilled as McQueen when he doesn't want to be stopped. He tosses hits, wins battles, and works that big frame well. Let's ignore his health concerns. Victor Eklund 5'11" 161lb LW, this dude at 6'3" would have been a nightmare. He's got one of the best motors and is a little ***** stirrer when it comes to his puck battles. Yes he is smaller but he's got that grit to his game. He gives and takes hits to make plays much like his elder brother. 5'11" 185lb Eklund is going to be a checking nightmare when he's 24. Caleb Desnoyers 6'2" 172lb C, feel like some of his physicality gets forgotten about while he's doing all the other things so well but Desnoyers has no issue checking and he's really smart with it so he cuts hands, takes bodies and moves out. Efficient is the best word here. Anton Frondell 6' 196lbs C, he does it against men so he bumps out Martone. Frondell uses his size to establish himself or to disrupt others. He is well attuned to battling for his space and does it well. On a smaller ice surface, I see his play ramping up... now if only I believed in stuff other than his shot. Porter Martone 6'3" 207lb LW, the man the myth the legend. Martone can be physical and is but unlike a lot of the other names above, I rarely see him use that gift to impose his will on a game. He more often plays physical in moments but then turns it off until he thinks it is needed again. That on/off thing is why he slides, Bear and Martin for example are always trying to engage physically and take the puck. Martone will engage when the opportune moment comes but he doesn't demand that engagement. Cullen Potter 5'10" 172lb LW, the best skater in the class uses that to get in on players fast and get leverage on them faster. He motors constantly and uses those wheels to be as engaged physically as his frame allows. He wins a ton of battles because he's willing to muck it up and because he can slip away swiftly. Honorable Mentions, players that are physical but fall outside the 1st round: Vaclav Nestrasil 6'5" 190lb RW, omg we need to draft him. I love him. William Horcoff 6'4" 181lb LW, hit that, and that, and that, also hitting that there because I can. Ethan Czata 6'1" 174lb C, checks all the checks he can check. Matthew Gard 6'4" 192lb W, he's a lot to handle all over the ice and he's not even a full grown adult yet. Peyton Kettles 6'5" 194lb RHD, super young for this class and just ends opposing opportunities, I think there's more physicality for him to give.

But can I find better than Rossi is the question.

Might be tomorrow

Terry hasn't spent to the salary cap since 2020. For a guy that's cash poor, 10 million a year is not nothing. He sold a minority stake in the Bills to help fund stadium over runs. It's not greed per say, more like penny pinching to make sure the bigger shinier toy gets built to his liking. The NFL is a massively exclusive club and a new stadium 🏟 is gonna make Terry even happier in that club. Couple that with dismal Sabres revenue because the teams bad and 26$ for nachos is absurd and I do believe Terry put in an internal cap that he can lift when he feels like it.

I should rank the top 16 by grit level. How would I rank them based solely on how gritty they play. Give me a bit...

Well the original issue was a shoulder that Ottawa screwed up getting fixed and that's good now. Supposedly this injury was an oblique he hurt in Ottawa. If the shoulder is good, he might actually not be injured all the time but we'll see. Having hope is just my way if coping, Norris could log 50 games and we could miss for the 15th yr pretty easily.

Idk how Vegas clears 13 million. But I think Karlsson is definitely the odd man out. That's 5.9 million and he's only got a 10 team ntc. That said Roy and Whitecloud leaving would free up 6 million in cap and that might just be enough to add Marner and fill holes. Especially if Buffalo is sending something cheap back.

The more I look at it the more the Rangers really make the most sense. They have rhd, could use a lhd, and there's a vet forward or 2 that could interest Buffalo.

I've thought on it. I'd rather spend assets on a different player that brings the same jam but has a few more qualities to their game.