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Not everyone likes bouncey ball, and of those that do, most don't like the Knicks. MSG won't be carrying the playoff games; they move to national streamers/broadcasters.

$29.99 per month? $309.99 per season? You might as well get cable.

This one always tickled my fancy.

The second last play is the one that epitomizes Datsyuk to me: he was one of the best at stealing the puck. Benson demonstrated that during the 3-on-3.

He mentions from time to time his favorite teams and is pretty open about it. He lives in western Canada so naturally the Canucks are his number one team. He also likes the Bruins and Stars. He's somewhat partial to the Sabres as in he'd like to see them return to the playoffs; he sees them as the expansion sibling of his Canucks.

Makar was on that team. That would be huge if he were involved. 😞

I kind of blew them off as mid-80s pop but a an online friend posted about what a good album Songs from the Big Chair by Tears for Fears is. He's not wrong. It's more than hot hits; it actually has prog rock undertones and evokes Pink Floyd and early Genesis, as well is a few jazz notes.

Yeah, Peca's loss is a tough one.

Basically Kevyn is instituting a culture of demanding a Hometown Discount from his best players.

And yet, ...and it's not DeBrincat. I think if it's perceived that Kevyn underpays his top players it could influence someone like Owen Power to get to UFA as quickly as possible and get his (full) payday elsewhere.

Do you think it is a potential downside if Kevyn consistently signs players to "team friendly" contracts? On the one hand, he's better able to keep the team together, but on the other, at some point these players (and the NHLPA) will start to say he's undervaluing assets and get NHLPA action against him or just kind of start feel like they're Kevyn's patsies and become discontented. Thoughts?

That would be good. Probably a good idea to have an AHL coach who speaks Eurotrash.

Good to get a look into his thoughts. I think he will be a key piece in the future if he keeps working.

Zadina's already signed with the Sharks.

But he does. He has hundreds of jerseys and I suspect that by wearing them on his videos he writes them off on his taxes as a business expense. Tax issues aside, he picks an appropriate jersey for all of his videos. This is another case of you being purposefully obtuse.

Simply Red?

You have a good thought here: It's not a given that the first line is Skins-Tage-Tuch. A lot of people assume it will be but there are lots of other pieces to try out. I remember for a while they rolled out Greenway-Cozens-Thompson. If Greenway can keep up talent-wise, that line could not only be an offensive juggernaut, it would also be physically intimidating to play against. I could see them grinding down opposing lines as the game went on. I would also like to see Donny do a bit more line juggling: After wearing down the other team with that combo, slide Tage up to 1C late in the game with Tuch and Skins late in the game. If they're defending a lead, that group could put the nail in the coffin since they'd be such a threat on the rush.

Probably a lot of overlap with the first video but... I remember when Skinner was the one who always scored against us. That's why I was so happy we got him.

I'll get you a towel.

Would he come to the Sabres for $2 million? If so, I'm on board.

Maybe you missed it, but they've already walked away from Zadina, waived him and terminated his contract. He didn't fight it. And Kubalik was moved in the DeBrincat trade.

No but in the end the ultimate stat is wins and losses. UPL was not holding the Sabres back.

You forgot about the rabbits.

But he does give the perspective of what the rest of the league thinks of the team.