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You know people are desperate for the goaltending issue to be solved because you still can’t even mention UPL sharing blame on this on twitter without being told it’s exclusively the D. It can be more than one thing lol. This isn’t an “average” performance in goal certainly deserves a mulligan though as he’s been good. But there’s no sugarcoating tonight

But I was told Samuelsson was our MVP? this isn’t even a Steph curry

I didn’t hear that, I thought there was a thing about team Canada inquiring but nothing more. Didn’t realize it was being considered. You are closer to things than me though. So I won’t disagree there seems to be almost zero urgency to field a playoff team here

A gabillion, trillion dollars Don’t think sarcastic but I could be wrong

Seriously though, leads aren’t what they used to be. If 6K stabilizes no reason this can’t get at least to OT

It’s also: Coze Anns

Two goal lead. Most dangerous in hackey

Cackling Duff nope he’s not there

This franchise is actually hilarious. Of course this is the next result after “Goalie problem solved” lol

This is uncharacteristic from you and therefore very concerning

Don’t know what you mean by “directly respond to your question”. I said “yes.” GMs are already reluctant to make in-season moves, and I’d imagine, given that KA is in my estimation more reluctant to make trades just in general, I’d guess he’d be more reluctant than average in season, and the average in season is already pretty low i don’t think there’s a GREATER contrast relative to other GMs in season, than other times, but there’s still a contrast and a contrast from an already low amount allows me to say I don’t think we’ll ever see one in season again. Of course I was also exaggerating, but yes it will be a very low amount in my estimation if at all. He’s very deliberate.

Just cites injury returns as reasons why it’s “not an intense” search. Just says Forward, ya

I’ll rewind and look but I don’t think he was more specific

Dreger just said on TSN that Buffalo is open for business to add a forward right now but are ok with being patient about it

We haven’t acquired a player via trade since greenway 6 trades for nhl players since KA started his rebuild (post Stall / Hall). 2 were in dealing away Eichel and Ristolainen. Which I think can be fairly classified as special circumstance deals. The dumping of the old core. Not likely to be replicated in volume. We traded Lazar for Bjork, we traded…nothing (future consid.)? lol for Will Butcher, and then Stillman and Greenway. Only Stillman and Greenway have been traded for since dealing Eichel. I don’t know for certain without looking up all the teams but my sense is we’d be on the low end could be wrong. just don’t think so

I don’t know if there’s a quick way to check but yes my sense is he’s more conservative than average. We made few moves this past offseason. I know movement isn’t crazy in the league in general but I think re: actual trades we’d be below average

Urgh I tried to edit the “thanks for reminder” bit out, it was dickish. Too quick I mean, ya? Do you think it’s fair to classify him as more conservative relative to average in making trades, just in general? My sense is yes. I see no reason why that wouldn’t also apply to in season

Did grizzly Adams have a beard

- - - because it’s what I think will happen? Your “first of all” paragraph there in bold is already something I got to first, which I suppose helps answer your question as it’s informing my stance. I bolded it above. As for your next point, I addressed that as well (italicized in your post and two times in mine above). I already included a caveat for deadline deals. Again, informing my stance Do I think we will see a trade before the deadline because of the anomaly of the Jack Eichel situation? No There’s Jost. Yes I already backed down from that, I could see an equally trivial waiver wire add

We won’t add anyone until the deadline at earliest

I dislike how Columbus keeps subbing themselves into our matchups at will

Have to learn to ride the wave until things steady out one way or another. Then again, it could be that our identity IS Jekyll and Hyde right now

Probably a function of getting jazzed up by wins, when their record following a win this season is 1 win, 8 losses. 9 and 3 following a loss