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Always wanted to try dat

Who ran it last year? Nightingale?

Finally got the raise for my new role I started back in November

I'm not too familiar with him, but reading TSW apparently his biggest asset that we don't already have is speed.

For all you advocating RB at pick 30 this year no dice

What the hell is going on with the stock market the last two weeks? Just bleeding right now

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Sorry to hear that man. Have a drink for him tonight

Always wild to see the NBA where there's 4 team trades with 4 1sts and 2027 draft picks involved 😄

True, and very fair; that part was ridiculous.

Might have hope again

I don't know about the whole coaching thing, and his tact isn't great, but he's not wrong in that in a physical sport women and men just aren't comparable. It's not a terrible thing to say guys lol

Nice. Was really hoping for his return with Roberts gone, and his speed is a great threat on some of our creative plays.

Still missing a few but it's great to see others come back.

You basically need a Lindros trade

Welcome back, good to see you. On the whole I agree but I'm in the second camp. We went through the tank for Jack, and he's the best talent I've ever seen on the Sabres. He's still young, and there's talent around him. Just hire a good coach and make a few moves and we can salvage this.

I mean that was my point lol

I don't think you realize I'm agreeing with you for the most part. I agree that in most cases, by most teams, they will and do draft according to need, whether that is positional or the aspects the player at that position brings to the team. All of your last posts are just reiterating the same point, one that I get and agree with. What I don't agree with is that it doesn't exist entirely. There are cases, Mario Williams, Chase Young, etc. where a team has a clear need at a more important position, but will take the better player. There is certainly the opposite, where you pass on Michael Jordan to take Sam Bowie because you need a Center. All I'm saying in there exists scenarios where at some point the better player will beat out a positional need if that gap is large enough. It certainly happens less in the NHL, where there are fewer different positions to make that decision, but it exists.

Sure it's an ideal thing, and I said I don't think it's all that common, but it does exist

It does exist and it always has. How realistic it is to follow and whether teams do it or not is an entirely different matter. Drafting the best prospect at your spot, an overwhelming better d prospect, instead of a center even though you're loaded with defense is taking BPA in spite of need. It's probably harder in hockey, but the Oilers drafted offense for years because that was the best available at the top, and more recently in the NFL Washington took Chase Young over an overwhelming need at the biggest position in sports, QB, because Young was the BPA. And it worked for them. I'm not saying what we should/shouldn't do in a draft right now, but BPA is a concept that exists across all sports.

It exists in the sense that you shouldn't take a player based on positional need. If you have two Centers you're choosing from and they have different qualities you like, then BPA is misleading.

Where did you go that this happened haha I've never had this issue before

Allen could go 0-14 and nobody would want Mitch Trubisky in

Deshaun Watson now has 9 separate women put forth charges against him alleging sexual assault.

Where have we seen this before?