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Posted

I'd like a piece of the puzzle that people take for granted: the veteran sniper. I like Jason Blake and better still, I think somewhere along the lines I read he wanted to go to Buffalo and he'd be a good fit.

 

Other teams in trouble would be good targets.. Ales Hemsky from the Oilers, Keith Tkachuk from the Blues and Bobby Ryan from Anaheim would be on the wish list.

 

No thanks to "Rod the Bod" (-23) but Whitney might be good too.

Posted

I'd like a piece of the puzzle that people take for granted: the veteran sniper. I like Jason Blake and better still, I think somewhere along the lines I read he wanted to go to Buffalo and he'd be a good fit.

 

Other teams in trouble would be good targets.. Ales Hemsky from the Oilers, Keith Tkachuk from the Blues and Bobby Ryan from Anaheim would be on the wish list.

 

No thanks to "Rod the Bod" (-23) but Whitney might be good too.

Decent names to be sure, but you can rule out any eastern Europeans coming to play here in Buffalo. This organization has a bad rep with these guys.

Posted

I like all the spirited posts, in particular Datsyuk, but I believe we all know none of those jamokes are coming here. If we could list players on bad teams that will be UFA at the end of the season we could probably have a more realistic debate.

Posted

Decent names to be sure, but you can rule out any eastern Europeans coming to play here in Buffalo. This organization has a bad rep with these guys.

 

 

Yeah, the coach asks that they try hard and backcheck. You keep making Kozlov and Afinogenov = all Eastern Europeans. I think you are overstating it. And incidentally, Kozlov has been happy in Atlanta for years now despite never winning anything. What does that tell you? Why is he never complaining about going to a contender?

 

Ink, you are probably right, but that is the problem ... there just are not many BAD teams with no hope at this point. Ray Whitney, however, does fit that profile perfectly.

Posted

Here are the Centers that are UFA.. Last two numbers are cap and salary

 

Marleau, Patrick 30 SJS C UFA 6.300 6.300

Jokinen, Olli 31 CGY C UFA 5.250 5.500

Savard, Marc 32 BOS C UFA 5.000 5.000

Weight, Doug 39 NYI C UFA 2.200 2.000

Modano, Mike 40 DAL C UFA 3.450 2.250

Cullen, Matt 33 CAR C UFA 2.875 2.800

Vermette, Antoine 27 CLB C UFA 2.763 3.000

Halpern, Jeff 34 TBL C UFA 2.000 2.000

Lombardi, Matthew 28 PHX C UFA 1.817 2.350

Belanger, Eric 32 MIN C UFA 1.750 1.750

Stajan, Matt 26 TOR C UFA 1.750 1.750

McLean, Brett 31 FLA C UFA 1.700 1.700

Primeau, Wayne 34 CGY C UFA 1.400 1.400

Johnson, Ryan 34 VAN C UFA 1.150 1.200

Conroy, Craig 38 CGY C UFA 1.050 1.000

Metropolit, Glen 36 MTL C UFA 1.000 1.000

Craig, Ryan 28 TBL C UFA 0.787 0.800

Mair, Adam 31 BUF C UFA 0.758 0.775

Burish, Adam 27 CHI C UFA 0.713 0.725

Shannon, Ryan 27 OTT C UFA 0.600 0.600

Perrault, Joel 27 PHX C UFA 0.588 0.625

Barch, Krys 30 DAL C UFA 0.575 0.575

MacKenzie, Derek 29 CLB C UFA 0.550 0.550

Petersen, Toby 31 DAL C UFA 0.550 0.550

Paddock, Cam 27 STL C UFA 0.517 0.525

Stastny, Yan 27 STL C UFA 0.500 0.500

Ebbett, Andrew 27 ANA C UFA 0.487 0.500

Konopka, Zenon 29 TBL C UFA 0.487 0.500

Peverley, Rich 27 ATL C UFA 0.487 0.500

Stuart, Colin 27 ATL C UFA 0.483 0.500

 

LW:

 

Kovalchuk, Ilya 27 ATL L UFA 6.400 7.500

Kariya, Paul 35 STL L UFA 6.000 6.000

Nash, Rick 26 CLB L UFA 5.400 7.000

Naslund, Markus 36 NYR L UFA 4.000 3.000

Kozlov, Vyacheslav 38 ATL L UFA 3.667 3.850

Whitney, Ray 38 CAR L UFA 3.550 3.550

Modin, Fredrik 35 CLB L UFA 3.250 3.500

Frolov, Alexander 28 LAK L UFA 2.900 4.000

Holmstrom, Tomas 37 DET L UFA 2.250 2.250

Torres, Raffi 28 CLB L UFA 2.250 2.750

Tucker, Darcy 35 COL L UFA 2.250 2.300

Ponikarovsky, Alexei 30 TOR L UFA 2.105 2.500

Ott, Steve 27 DAL L UFA 1.425 1.500

Bourque, Rene 28 CGY L UFA 1.350 1.400

Cooke, Matt 31 PIT L UFA 1.200 1.200

Sim, Jon 32 NYI L UFA 1.000 1.000

Boogaard, Derek 28 MIN L UFA 0.950 1.250

Maltby, Kirk 37 DET L UFA 0.883 0.750

Schubert, Christoph 28 OTT L UFA 0.883 0.900

Shelley, Jody 34 SJS L UFA 0.725 0.725

Nystrom, Eric 27 CGY L UFA 0.688 0.775

Boulton, Eric 33 ATL L UFA 0.600 0.600

Ivanans, Raitis 31 LAK L UFA 0.600 0.600

MacIntyre, Steve 29 EDM L UFA 0.537 0.550

Steckel, David 28 WAS L UFA 0.725 0.725

 

RW:

 

Demitra, Pavol 35 VAN R UFA 4.000 4.000

Hejduk, Milan 34 COL R UFA 3.900 4.000

Nolan, Owen 38 MIN R UFA 2.750 2.750

Selanne, Teemu 40 ANA R UFA 2.625 2.000

Pisani, Fernando 33 EDM R UFA 2.500 2.500

Stempniak, Lee 27 TOR R UFA 2.500 3.500

Walker, Scott 36 CAR R UFA 2.500 2.500

Svatos, Marek 28 COL R UFA 2.050 2.350

Mayers, Jamal 35 TOR R UFA 1.333 1.400

Tootoo, Jordin 27 NAS R UFA 0.975 0.975

Artyukhin, Evgeny 27 TBL R UFA 0.950 1.000

Park, Richard 34 NYI R UFA 0.750 0.800

Belak, Wade 33 NAS R UFA 0.650 0.650

Asham, Arron 32 PHI R UFA 0.640 0.640

Donovan, Shean 35 OTT R UFA 0.625 0.650

Jackman, Tim 28 NYI R UFA 0.550 0.550

Weller, Craig 29 MIN R UFA 0.600 0.625

Bochenski, Brandon 28 TBL R UFA 0.525 0.550

Thornton, Shawn 32 BOS R UFA 0.517 0.550

Aucoin, Keith 31 WAS R UFA 0.487 0.500

Posted

Here are the Centers that are UFA.. Last two numbers are cap and salary

 

Marleau, Patrick 30 SJS C UFA 6.300 6.300

Jokinen, Olli 31 CGY C UFA 5.250 5.500

Savard, Marc 32 BOS C UFA 5.000 5.000

Weight, Doug 39 NYI C UFA 2.200 2.000

Modano, Mike 40 DAL C UFA 3.450 2.250

Cullen, Matt 33 CAR C UFA 2.875 2.800

Vermette, Antoine 27 CLB C UFA 2.763 3.000

Halpern, Jeff 34 TBL C UFA 2.000 2.000

Lombardi, Matthew 28 PHX C UFA 1.817 2.350

Belanger, Eric 32 MIN C UFA 1.750 1.750

Stajan, Matt 26 TOR C UFA 1.750 1.750

McLean, Brett 31 FLA C UFA 1.700 1.700

Primeau, Wayne 34 CGY C UFA 1.400 1.400

Johnson, Ryan 34 VAN C UFA 1.150 1.200

Conroy, Craig 38 CGY C UFA 1.050 1.000

Metropolit, Glen 36 MTL C UFA 1.000 1.000

Craig, Ryan 28 TBL C UFA 0.787 0.800

Mair, Adam 31 BUF C UFA 0.758 0.775

Burish, Adam 27 CHI C UFA 0.713 0.725

Shannon, Ryan 27 OTT C UFA 0.600 0.600

Perrault, Joel 27 PHX C UFA 0.588 0.625

Barch, Krys 30 DAL C UFA 0.575 0.575

MacKenzie, Derek 29 CLB C UFA 0.550 0.550

Petersen, Toby 31 DAL C UFA 0.550 0.550

Paddock, Cam 27 STL C UFA 0.517 0.525

Stastny, Yan 27 STL C UFA 0.500 0.500

Ebbett, Andrew 27 ANA C UFA 0.487 0.500

Konopka, Zenon 29 TBL C UFA 0.487 0.500

Peverley, Rich 27 ATL C UFA 0.487 0.500

Stuart, Colin 27 ATL C UFA 0.483 0.500

 

LW:

 

Kovalchuk, Ilya 27 ATL L UFA 6.400 7.500

Kariya, Paul 35 STL L UFA 6.000 6.000

Nash, Rick 26 CLB L UFA 5.400 7.000

Naslund, Markus 36 NYR L UFA 4.000 3.000

Kozlov, Vyacheslav 38 ATL L UFA 3.667 3.850

Whitney, Ray 38 CAR L UFA 3.550 3.550

Modin, Fredrik 35 CLB L UFA 3.250 3.500

Frolov, Alexander 28 LAK L UFA 2.900 4.000

Holmstrom, Tomas 37 DET L UFA 2.250 2.250

Torres, Raffi 28 CLB L UFA 2.250 2.750

Tucker, Darcy 35 COL L UFA 2.250 2.300

Ponikarovsky, Alexei 30 TOR L UFA 2.105 2.500

Ott, Steve 27 DAL L UFA 1.425 1.500

Bourque, Rene 28 CGY L UFA 1.350 1.400

Cooke, Matt 31 PIT L UFA 1.200 1.200

Sim, Jon 32 NYI L UFA 1.000 1.000

Boogaard, Derek 28 MIN L UFA 0.950 1.250

Maltby, Kirk 37 DET L UFA 0.883 0.750

Schubert, Christoph 28 OTT L UFA 0.883 0.900

Shelley, Jody 34 SJS L UFA 0.725 0.725

Nystrom, Eric 27 CGY L UFA 0.688 0.775

Boulton, Eric 33 ATL L UFA 0.600 0.600

Ivanans, Raitis 31 LAK L UFA 0.600 0.600

MacIntyre, Steve 29 EDM L UFA 0.537 0.550

Steckel, David 28 WAS L UFA 0.725 0.725

 

RW:

 

Demitra, Pavol 35 VAN R UFA 4.000 4.000

Hejduk, Milan 34 COL R UFA 3.900 4.000

Nolan, Owen 38 MIN R UFA 2.750 2.750

Selanne, Teemu 40 ANA R UFA 2.625 2.000

Pisani, Fernando 33 EDM R UFA 2.500 2.500

Stempniak, Lee 27 TOR R UFA 2.500 3.500

Walker, Scott 36 CAR R UFA 2.500 2.500

Svatos, Marek 28 COL R UFA 2.050 2.350

Mayers, Jamal 35 TOR R UFA 1.333 1.400

Tootoo, Jordin 27 NAS R UFA 0.975 0.975

Artyukhin, Evgeny 27 TBL R UFA 0.950 1.000

Park, Richard 34 NYI R UFA 0.750 0.800

Belak, Wade 33 NAS R UFA 0.650 0.650

Asham, Arron 32 PHI R UFA 0.640 0.640

Donovan, Shean 35 OTT R UFA 0.625 0.650

Jackman, Tim 28 NYI R UFA 0.550 0.550

Weller, Craig 29 MIN R UFA 0.600 0.625

Bochenski, Brandon 28 TBL R UFA 0.525 0.550

Thornton, Shawn 32 BOS R UFA 0.517 0.550

Aucoin, Keith 31 WAS R UFA 0.487 0.500

 

 

I know for sure Nash, Savard and Vermette have signed extensions ... I am guessing there are more ...

Posted

My pare down to bad team players .. you can argue about NYR, NYI and PHL being a bad/good team. They're on the line as is ATL.

 

Weight, Doug 39 NYI C UFA 2.200 2.000

Modano, Mike 40 DAL C UFA 3.450 2.250 .. He's old, so he might be available .. bad for karma

Cullen, Matt 33 CAR C UFA 2.875 2.800

Vermette, Antoine 27 CLB C UFA 2.763 3.000

Halpern, Jeff 34 TBL C UFA 2.000 2.000

Stajan, Matt 26 TOR C UFA 1.750 1.750

McLean, Brett 31 FLA C UFA 1.700 1.700

Craig, Ryan 28 TBL C UFA 0.787 0.800

MacKenzie, Derek 29 CLB C UFA 0.550 0.550

Paddock, Cam 27 STL C UFA 0.517 0.525

Stastny, Yan 27 STL C UFA 0.500 0.500

Ebbett, Andrew 27 ANA C UFA 0.487 0.500

Konopka, Zenon 29 TBL C UFA 0.487 0.500

Peverley, Rich 27 ATL C UFA 0.487 0.500

Stuart, Colin 27 ATL C UFA 0.483 0.500

 

LW:

 

Kovalchuk, Ilya 27 ATL L UFA 6.400 7.500

Kariya, Paul 35 STL L UFA 6.000 6.000

Nash, Rick 26 CLB L UFA 5.400 7.000

Naslund, Markus 36 NYR L UFA 4.000 3.000 .. old .. but

Kozlov, Vyacheslav 38 ATL L UFA 3.667 3.850

Whitney, Ray 38 CAR L UFA 3.550 3.550 ... Me likely although getting long in the tooth

Modin, Fredrik 35 CLB L UFA 3.250 3.500

Torres, Raffi 28 CLB L UFA 2.250 2.750

Ponikarovsky, Alexei 30 TOR L UFA 2.105 2.500

Sim, Jon 32 NYI L UFA 1.000 1.000

Boulton, Eric 33 ATL L UFA 0.600 0.600

Steckel, David 28 WAS L UFA 0.725 0.725 .. Winning team.. Faceoff machine .. Willing to make in season changes

 

RW:

 

Selanne, Teemu 40 ANA R UFA 2.625 2.000

Pisani, Fernando 33 EDM R UFA 2.500 2.500

Stempniak, Lee 27 TOR R UFA 2.500 3.500

Walker, Scott 36 CAR R UFA 2.500 2.500

Mayers, Jamal 35 TOR R UFA 1.333 1.400

Artyukhin, Evgeny 27 TBL R UFA 0.950 1.000

Park, Richard 34 NYI R UFA 0.750 0.800

Asham, Arron 32 PHI R UFA 0.640 0.640

Jackman, Tim 28 NYI R UFA 0.550 0.550

Bochenski, Brandon 28 TBL R UFA 0.525 0.550

Posted

My pare down to bad team players .. you can argue about NYR, NYI and PHL being a bad/good team. They're on the line as is ATL.

 

Weight, Doug 39 NYI C UFA 2.200 2.000

Modano, Mike 40 DAL C UFA 3.450 2.250 .. He's old, so he might be available .. bad for karma

Cullen, Matt 33 CAR C UFA 2.875 2.800

Vermette, Antoine 27 CLB C UFA 2.763 3.000

Halpern, Jeff 34 TBL C UFA 2.000 2.000

Stajan, Matt 26 TOR C UFA 1.750 1.750

McLean, Brett 31 FLA C UFA 1.700 1.700

Craig, Ryan 28 TBL C UFA 0.787 0.800

MacKenzie, Derek 29 CLB C UFA 0.550 0.550

Paddock, Cam 27 STL C UFA 0.517 0.525

Stastny, Yan 27 STL C UFA 0.500 0.500

Ebbett, Andrew 27 ANA C UFA 0.487 0.500

Konopka, Zenon 29 TBL C UFA 0.487 0.500

Peverley, Rich 27 ATL C UFA 0.487 0.500

Stuart, Colin 27 ATL C UFA 0.483 0.500

 

LW:

 

Kovalchuk, Ilya 27 ATL L UFA 6.400 7.500

Kariya, Paul 35 STL L UFA 6.000 6.000

Nash, Rick 26 CLB L UFA 5.400 7.000

Naslund, Markus 36 NYR L UFA 4.000 3.000 .. old .. but

Kozlov, Vyacheslav 38 ATL L UFA 3.667 3.850

Whitney, Ray 38 CAR L UFA 3.550 3.550 ... Me likely although getting long in the tooth

Modin, Fredrik 35 CLB L UFA 3.250 3.500

Torres, Raffi 28 CLB L UFA 2.250 2.750

Ponikarovsky, Alexei 30 TOR L UFA 2.105 2.500

Sim, Jon 32 NYI L UFA 1.000 1.000

Boulton, Eric 33 ATL L UFA 0.600 0.600

Steckel, David 28 WAS L UFA 0.725 0.725 .. Winning team.. Faceoff machine .. Willing to make in season changes

 

RW:

 

Selanne, Teemu 40 ANA R UFA 2.625 2.000

Pisani, Fernando 33 EDM R UFA 2.500 2.500

Stempniak, Lee 27 TOR R UFA 2.500 3.500

Walker, Scott 36 CAR R UFA 2.500 2.500

Mayers, Jamal 35 TOR R UFA 1.333 1.400

Artyukhin, Evgeny 27 TBL R UFA 0.950 1.000

Park, Richard 34 NYI R UFA 0.750 0.800

Asham, Arron 32 PHI R UFA 0.640 0.640

Jackman, Tim 28 NYI R UFA 0.550 0.550

Bochenski, Brandon 28 TBL R UFA 0.525 0.550

Posted

Selanne isn't going anywhere, it was hard enough for the Ducks to get him to play last year. He like Southern, CA and if doesn't sign with them I could see him hanging it up.

 

What about Stempniak? Any thought, could have a nice line with him Kaleta and Kennedy?

Posted

If the Blues get to the point that they turn completely to rebuilding with youth, I wouldn't mind seeing Tkachuk in our blue and gold.

Ummm... he already wheres the blue and gold of St. Louis. :rolleyes:

Posted

You weren't around a month ago. Just pointing out.

 

Resting on laurels is not how to win a Stanley Cup. Sitting back and hoping Miller can carry this team to a Stanley Cup is a sure fire way to ensure it doesn't happen. This team needs to add offense in a big way. And desperately need to find some type of solutions for the pathetic power play they have. Scoring drops in the playoffs which isn't a good sign for the Sabres. They also need to sure up defensively. If there is a rent-a-player defenseman that can come in at a top four level it would be worth whatever the price. Montador is a OK 6th -7th defenseman. They need to replace Lydman and Rivet is a shell of what he once was. They need face-off help to go along with Gaustad (team only 48.6%). They also need to get far more physical and aggressive. They are dead last in hits and near the bottom on blocked shots and takeaways. That is playoff hockey. Giving up the body. The Sabres have specific players that are willing. That willingness needs to transfer to the entire roster. Teams don't win in the playoffs only because their scorers score and tough guys play tough. They win because their scorers score and play tough and the tough guys play tough and score. I see players like Vanek, Roy, Pominville and Connolly who seem unwilling to play the dirty part of the game. Then there is Stafford and MacArthur who are at there best when they play that dirty playoff style hockey. Problem is consistency. They don't bring it on a regular basis.

 

Actually,..."maybe a month ago"... refers to an estimate of the elapsed time. Later this week on the 8th I will have started my 4th week of membership. There are 4 weeks in a month plus a few days so I was basically winging it timewise!

 

I definitely don't think Sabres are sitting on their laurels - hardly! On the other hand Sabres do NOT need to play a desperation game lest they want unnecessary injuries. They need NOT be sucked into playing Ottawa & their ilk style teams at their level at all! We are skill. I think as the season progresses we all will be pleasantly surprised - except for myself! smile.gif

 

Vanek & Connolly starting to feel more comfortable as are the rest of the top six (which in the Sabre system is anathema because it is an interchangeable squad!) Hence we do NOT need the aforementioned vainglorious contract inflating statistical hubris that one dude brings to the table.

 

This is NOT optimism. This is rational observation of a longstanding tradition of excellence - GO BUFFALO SABRES!!!

 

P.S. Webmaster is screwing with the emoticons! I am an IT guy - I know how they do it!

Posted

Actually,..."maybe a month ago"... refers to an estimate of the elapsed time. Later this week on the 8th I will have started my 4th week of membership. There are 4 weeks in a month plus a few days so I was basically winging it timewise!

So ... later this week, you'll be starting the fourth week, which at the end of, you'll have almost been here a month? Did I get that right?

 

:nana:

 

(Sorry, couldn't resist. Just bustin' your balls.)

Posted

Actually,..."maybe a month ago"... refers to an estimate of the elapsed time. Later this week on the 8th I will have started my 4th week of membership. There are 4 weeks in a month plus a few days so I was basically winging it timewise!

 

I definitely don't think Sabres are sitting on their laurels - hardly! On the other hand Sabres do NOT need to play a desperation game lest they want unnecessary injuries. They need NOT be sucked into playing Ottawa & their ilk style teams at their level at all! We are skill. I think as the season progresses we all will be pleasantly surprised - except for myself! smile.gif

 

Vanek & Connolly starting to feel more comfortable as are the rest of the top six (which in the Sabre system is anathema because it is an interchangeable squad!) Hence we do NOT need the aforementioned vainglorious contract inflating statistical hubris that one dude brings to the table.

 

This is NOT optimism. This is rational observation of a longstanding tradition of excellence - GO BUFFALO SABRES!!!

P.S. Webmaster is screwing with the emoticons! I am an IT guy - I know how they do it!

Now I know this is a joke. If I weren't me I would say you were me just fooling around. The question is "who are you?" PA Perhaps. SwampD? The crazy religious guy? Bam? This is tough. Or, are you me? I have had blackouts lately. One time I passed out and woke up in a Lacrosse forum. Who knew they existed.

Posted

If you dangle Roy in front of L.A., depending on what they're thinking and looking for, Dustin Brown is a distinct possibility.

 

Two players with consistent numbers and great contracts. It'd be a clean swap.

Posted

If you dangle Roy in front of L.A., depending on what they're thinking and looking for, Dustin Brown is a distinct possibility.

 

Two players with consistent numbers and great contracts. It'd be a clean swap.

 

 

Yeah but ... what happens when Connolly gets hurt and/or Kennedy hits the wall ... the Sabres have depth in a couple places but I am not sure center is one of them.

Posted

Talk about twisting the facts to help your cause...

 

What conspiratorial cause might that be?

 

Twist facts? What exactly did I twist?

 

See ye the big picture - lest you get lost in a detail that is neither here nor there

and may cause your brain to hurt!!!

 

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Posted

Now I know this is a joke. If I weren't me I would say you were me just fooling around. The question is "who are you?" PA Perhaps. SwampD? The crazy religious guy? Bam? This is tough. Or, are you me? I have had blackouts lately. One time I passed out and woke up in a Lacrosse forum. Who knew they existed.

 

 

I don't pass out! - I don't have blackouts! This is my only identity within this forum.

I joined two other forums within the last month and I don't have a calendar marked with the dates of entry!

 

The purpose of my joining was to share my thoughts on what I see as the big Sabre picture!

 

We can agree to disagree civilly - else I am getting a gun!! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!

 

stupid emoticons: nana.gif

Posted

Yeah but ... what happens when Connolly gets hurt and/or Kennedy hits the wall ... the Sabres have depth in a couple places but I am not sure center is one of them.

 

That hasn't happened but what if the guys you suggest we rent get hurt and hit a wall?

 

Answer: Blown opportunity!

 

We've had pieces step up and deliver - the Blackhawks game comes to mind - there were others!

Posted

That hasn't happened but what if the guys you suggest we rent get hurt and hit a wall?

 

Answer: Blown opportunity!

 

We've had pieces step up and deliver - the Blackhawks game comes to mind - there were others!

 

I am not saying they should not do ANYTHING, just that trading Roy straight up for a winger makes no sense, they would be creating a hole.

Posted

Now I know this is a joke. If I weren't me I would say you were me just fooling around. The question is "who are you?" PA Perhaps. SwampD? The crazy religious guy? Bam? This is tough. Or, are you me? I have had blackouts lately. One time I passed out and woke up in a Lacrosse forum. Who knew they existed.

I really hope my jokes are funnier.

Posted

If you dangle Roy in front of L.A., depending on what they're thinking and looking for, Dustin Brown is a distinct possibility.

 

Two players with consistent numbers and great contracts. It'd be a clean swap.

 

Thanks to this board, I can't see the words "Roy" and "dangle" right next to each other without laughing.

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