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On second thought, that's harsh. It's focused, and that's a good thing.

Yeah I was talking about Phaneuf, not American Hero Kessel.

Just watched Whiplash. Not really sure how I feel. First thought is Not a lot of substance.

I'm at a loss for words.

Might Carrier be part of the side deal? Maybe Carrier plus a pick and they take Moulson?

Well, they made it to the ECF with Phaneuf's leadership *scoff* on the roster. That's basically winning the cup for an internal cap team like the Sens.

Pretty much. Instead of the forwards leaving the zone early to make themselves available for the stretch pass they'll actually be back in the d-zone starting the rush together.

I haven't seen him play like the Ennis of old in a long long time. He's got the fear in him, and rightly so. Another concussion could be devastating to his personal health.

I feel like I'm going a little crazy reading all these positive takes on Ennis. I love the guy. He should retire.

It's not a fun movie, but it's great. Paul Thomas Anderson is one of the finest American artists of our time. I forgot Viola Davis!

I haven't seen lotsa Shia, but I heard he was good in American Honey. I stayed away from young actors on my list. I thought about Kirsten Stewart, Brie Larsson, and Emma Stone. My favorite of Philip Seymour Hoffman's roles was in The Master. 5 seconds into his screentime I knew that this was something I'd never seen from him before. Joaquin Pheonix deserves to be on the list too.

Philip Seymour Hoffman!!

Without thinking very hard, my short list: Daniel Day-Lewis Denzel Washington Amy Adams Nicole Kidman Jake Gyllenhaal Don Cheadle

Yeah, I think so.

I don't think Ullmark was ever in Vegas's sights. So many more proven goalies out there.

Exactly. It hurts our chances of Vegas taking Bogosian/Moulson off our hands, because Carrier actually has value. Hopefully Vegas up.

Surprised to see Ennis protected over Carrier. I like Ennis, but I think his days as a useful player are done. I hope I'm wrong, but I think choosing Ennis over Carrier is a mistake.

lol

I think GMTM's biggest sins were selection of the coach and too much rope for the coach. GMTM took swings, and wasn't terrified of the risk, like Darcy was. O'Reilly was a home run. Lehner has worked out so far and is still young, so he could go either way. Kulikov was a miss (suffered a freak injury). Bogo has been really bad but Myers has been injured even more. That's either a slight win for Winnipeg or a wash. I'm sure Ducky could tell us what he thinks. Kane was a good pickup, and definitely worth the gamble. Kane can be a core player on a contender. I think he's the perfect guy to run a third line. More teams than ever have 3 balanced lines rather than a top 6. Kane is the ideal player to elevate the play of third line centers like Larsson, Coyle, or Anisimov. I don't think it'll work out that way for us, but we can still get some value out of Kane in a trade. I don't think any of those roster moves are that bad, even though a few didn't work out. I think it's more fair to criticize GMTM for not building a cohesive team. I'm not sure if I feel that way, but I can't disagree based on the results. But Murray the Overpayer? I still don't buy into the myth.

Right when the movie ended a kid in our theater said "What." I've heard that "What." before. In suicide squad when Viola Davis just randomly executes like 4 people a guy in that theater vocalized what we were all feeling. What.

This is a trade that wouldn't have happened without the expansion draft, though. I think GMTM didn't make a big trade for a D-man last offseason because a)the price was too high for him and b)he knew it would be easier to trade for a D-man this offseason.

Jake Gyllenhaal might be the greatest actor of all time period.

Beauailieuaiaueu would have been second in points on the Sabres D last year. 4 goals, 24 assists in 74 games. (Just kidding Bylsma would have ruined him)

Just watched Donnie Darko in a theater. What a movie. Swoon.

Nice! Congrats. Big changes in my life, too. I cut my hair.