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You all are better at analyzing hockey than I am - but to my eyes, not only is Mitts playing much stronger on the puck this season, he also seems to know where his teammates are (or should be) on the ice for the first time since I’ve been watching him. His passing is becoming elite, he’s turning into a true center now and it’s a joy to watch. I hated the guy, that’s my bad.

You typed it too quickly?

Have to think it’s his job to lose at this point.

He’s getting the job.

They are SO MUCH BETTER than us

Are you telling me there is NO defenseman in Rochester better than Irwin? Really?

Sabres having a lot of trouble with blue line passes in the offensive zone.

Link?

That Burke interview was really moving.

Something our managing partner consistently repeats: “Don’t tell me what someone can’t do. I want to know what they’re good at.” DG seems to be of this mindset. Show me what a player CAN do, what he’s good at, and I’ll put that player in a position to do it. Incredibly simple approach that seems uniquely hard for many organizations (not just sports) to implement.

I have this injury and got it from a sports collision. It sucks. Severity can vary. Would definitely explain the constant grimace. More seriously it would explain why his shot seemed to have lost velocity this year - it affects everything upper-bodywise.

Say what now?

Two things can both be true: 1) The Pegulas are addicted to rookie GMs who won't challenge their authority. 2) Taylor Hall sucks (now).

Again: Hall has been a bag of garbage here. Folks line up to talk about how much they hated Staahl, but Hall chose to come here (Staahl really didn’t), took up a boatload of cap room, and contributed absolutely nothing. Never saw him get his nose dirty - not a single time.

He drifts around the perimeter, not really wanting to get involved in the play and rarely crashing the net. My observation at least. Would love to see the tracking on that someday. Doesn’t have great speed or a lethal shot. Isn’t feisty like Skinner. He’s really bad, at least the 2020/21 version. If he’s great for Boston it’s because he suddenly became interested in competing - which would make me dislike his character. If he plays the same he’s played here, he’s just washed.

The real problem for Kevyn Adams isn’t the return - Hall is terrible, and plays like he’s washed. The real problem for Kevyn Adams is that he signed Hall, and paid him millions of Terry’s money, and Hall is terrible and plays like he’s washed.

Agree that Cozens is gonna be special if he can stay healthy.

I THINK I feel ok about this?

This is a thoroughly uninspired effort.

There are young players who actually seem to be improving into the best versions of themselves. Haven’t had that in AGES. That to me is good coaching but, of course, small sample size.

Sending Casey to the AHL was like when Genny got sent to South America in the first season of Gomorrah. Not sure what Casey saw down there but he is a grown man now.

No might have been - it was by far his best game, he was dominant.

The blue liners drove the offense tonight with help from Mitts and Reino. Several coaches in a row have tried to do this and Granato has so far pulled it off.

Oddly, tonight represented a win for Housley’s system over Ruff’s.

Remember those pre-draft highlight clips? Finally seeing that tonight.