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Fascism. I noticed all the conservatives who were doing victory laps here in February have vanished. Listen to what this woman was saying.

You're missing a key element. Does Casey Mittelstadt on the Sabres make them better? I'd argue no. So yes we can be mad that Mitts wasn't traded for something we need, but if Byram gets us that, that's good.

They showed a stat last night that this was one of only 7 times in history (back to the beginning), where a team overcame a 3 goal deficit to win a game in the finals. Last time it happened was 2006. I agree with the general sentiment that leads are not safe like they were 20 years ago and that game tying goals with an empty-net are now a thing that seems to happen regularly. These are good things. It makes for much better hockey. Last night’s Oiler win, was still a historical outlier though. Further to this, sort of, in his post-game press conference Maurice made a point of saying that he thinks the goaltending has been incredible. He added that the statistics are telling him something different, but the quality of shooters in today’s game is so good that the saves being made are amazing. 10 of the 16 playoff teams will finish the playoffs with a save % below .900. This is also good for hockey in my view.

Connor Murphy + 25th Overall sounds good to me Sounds even better if Adams then trades one of 9th or 25th for another player

It's not like it's a SCF game - and that 3-0 score was at the end of the first period - against Edmonton. Did we expect the Oilers to sit back and take it? Long gone are the days of expecting any team being able to hold a lead through two periods - if those days ever actually existed.

You are focusing your attention on the right issue/question. The meaningful issue isn't whether a player going out or coming in is better or not. You can be dispatching a more talented player for a lesser talented player and still come out improving your team because it upgrades a more needed position. One of my primary criticisms of the GM is that he has a scout's mentality in evaluating players without the broader perspective required for a GM position that should have a bigger picture perspective. He simply is not adept at getting the right pieces to stitch together to form a coherent and stronger roster. His accumulated record demonstrates that point. He's had five years on the job. He deconstructed the roster and positioned us on the bottom of the rankings. Where are we after five years of applying his shortsighted methodology?

US Open golf coverage of 12+ hours on a brutal Oakmont course. Pros shooting high 70s is relatable scoring wise but I would not break 100 there.

They won't. And Buffalo still won the trade. Byram is worth more than 3/4 of Charlie Coyle with a prospect and a 2nd adding up to the other 1/4.

Bear gets buried because of the injury but I stated earlier he'd be on my short list of guys I'd take for the Sabres if we keep 9OA.

Exactly, like I hate to be the doomer... but in the end... nothing they can really do at this point matters... the organization is so broken and has burned so many bridges all but eradicated their brand and any respect or goodwill it had... I just dont see a way that they fix it or improve when ultimately, the players that we need wont come here... and those that are the ones that are core are starting to percolate they want another option... like I literally think the current FO is a crime... but in the end... I dont know what people expect them to do... they are incompetent beyond belief .... how could they possibly be successful navigating out of this situation... and even greater is Pegula that clueless that he cannot see the obvious... ? Just how I see it... maybe I have just given up and am too jaded... but the last thing I want is Adams in charge of our current assets... but here we are... the damage he has done to this team is going to get worse before it gets better... cause what does he care... he knows if there is no improvement he is likely gone, so he gonna take a swing... and that swing could set us back years...

The full trade was Mitts, Zellers, and a 2nd for Coyle and a 2026 6th. Coyle has one year remaining on his deal. If the Avs win the Cup in 2026 with Coyle on the roster, I assume they'll have no regrets about the trade either. He could also extend and give them years of service. We shall have to wait and see.

watch sub league sri lankan soccer... binge watch say yes to the dress... become a youth league bowling coach... catch up on keeping up with the Kardashia.... ok thats too much....

I always thought that winning or losing a trade, was measured by some nebulous combination of individual player performance and team success. For example, people have long concluded that St. Louis won the O’Reilly trade. They won the cup and the Sabres have missed the playoffs every year since. Yet, Thompson is making a case that he was the best player in that deal (he may have a few 50 goal seasons in him coming). I think Byram is a better hockey player than Mitts. Neither team reached their post-trade goals. But we will need a better return than Charlie Coyle, who we could use, for me to give the clear victory to Adams.

empty seats comes to mind..

You may not be aware of it but the GM’s job is to put together a team. The reason to make transactions is to improve the team and be more competitive against other teams. By that measurement the GM is a dismal failure. You may be desperately searching for meaningless moral victories while I’m evaluating our feeble GM based on the team’s record. We were a back of the pack team when he assumed the GM position and after five years we still are a back of the pack team. That’s the real measurement!

I’m starting to get a sense that we aren’t making the pick at 9.

Wake me up when Adams wins a playoff berth. Winning or losing an individual trade means nothing. It’s building a roster that can compete and win that means everything and Adams has failed miserably at it for 5 straight years.

3-0 and it's over... until it's not... amazing .

anyone with a season ticket to this team really needs to find something else to do in winter.. ski, ice skate, anything...

This is Caleb Desnoyers who most consider an excellent 2way forward that will probably go in the 3-6 range: this is Carter Bear who almost no one even talks about as a top 10 pick... because ppl don't evaluate players like Bear correctly:

Adams won the Mitts trade. Mittelstadt is worth less than Byram as we sit here today. It's like winning the Jokiharju for Nylander trade, sure Joker wasn't great but he was better than Nylander. Byram's gonna give us more when traded than Mitts have Colorado.

This kids is why you draft Carter Bear. Also Zach Benson hasn't even played his 20yr old season yet. Those defensive metrics are insane.

Ok, but it doesn't matter if you admit it. That's not what makes it true. You can still hate KA and acknowledge the obvious.

Is Taylor Swift dating an Edmonton Oiler now?