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Does it matter? Which of the four were any good last year? Lyon had the best save? of .896. I guess that makes him the favorite for the starting job.

Power, 1st and Rosen/helenius? Not sure sabres can do it w out getting his salary out

Sorry, had missed your reply earlier. (Was not intentionally ignoring what you'd said.) It's possible. It's also possible she'll be able to do so. Guess it's a good thing her fiance is rich so she won't have to wash her own vegetables if that is an issue for her. But the quote that spurred my initial post was one that said essentially that she couldn't lead a normal life (whatever that means) and that it would necessarily hang heavy on Rasmus' mental state (apologies to the OP if those are mischaracterizations of his intent). Personally don't believe that anybody leads a "normal" life; but they can and likely will still lead a very rich and fulfilling life. Who knows, perhaps they end even closer and understand better than many of the rest of us just how precious life is because of how tremendously close she came to losing hers. No doubt it'll be difficult, but they'll have access to the best medical teams on 2 continents and they know, or should, that all of the 10s of Sabre fans that still remain are all pulling for her and sending prayers and well wishes. With his will and what she must have, her body refusing to fail for what was reported as "hours of CPB), expect her to have what we'd consider a "normal" or perhaps even extraorinary life when all is said and done; even if it turns out to not be quite as long as the average. (And personally hope she lives far into old age.) Personally expect that they'll find the positives in this tragedy and still lead that "normal" life. Life ends up what you make of it. And really am not looking to be creating strife in this thread. Apologies for any brought on.

Very tragic and upsetting. I hope Dahlin is able to recover spiritually, mentally, and emotionally from this, as well as his betrothed. These are the kind of events which can awaken a person to a more complex, distinguished perception of what it means to exist - sometimes it allows them to find a higher level in their art (hockey in this case), sometimes the person sheds what becomes seen as unimportant relative to their existential state. Rasmus is too young for the latter to be nothing but yet another cruel twist of fate so I pray that his experience is the former.

Their best bet maybe IVF carried by a surrogate if they choose to have children

Woody can opine on the odds of surviving CPR for that long. Then she was transferred to a hospital. Maybe they were in some remote location? Terrible but (reasonably) good news all at once. I bet this hit the Pegulas hard.

She might. She also might not. If she does, there are alternatives available. Adoption and surrogacy just among 2. Never said she'd necessarily be able to lead what she'd envisioned as her "ideal" life. But expect when all is said and done that she'll be able to lead a fairly "normal" life.

It would be great if The Beast had a fantastic summer and beat those guys for the net. My leash for UPL is very short now.

I’ve already mentioned why she may not be able to live a normal life. The immunosuppressants may not even allow her to clean her own vegetables. And rejection may be highest risk in year 1, but the risk never goes away. 20-30 year lifespans are not average.

Is there any legs to the report that he's actually asked out? The Twitter poster linked just seems to be some random guy.

I'm going to say something nuts... I wouldn't trade Zach Benson straight up for Robertson. Yes, ik that's crazy but it's how I feel.

She's young and might want children. That's a heart strain issue right there.

Throw in TP cutting costs by getting nearly expired food, produce that is not ripe and skipping a few spices.

Would guess 1 of Benson or Kulich; 1 of Östlund or Helenius; a lottery protected 1st; and 1 of Greenway or McLeod. It would be painful, but they'd end up wiht the best player today and unless Benson &/or that 1st end up hitting their ceilings the best player over the life of the deal.

Personally don't expect to see that happen unless Levi clearly outplays the other 2, but we shall see. They have set it up in a manner where he'll need to win the job. How hard they're going to make that remains to be seen, but would expect him to be between the pipes the day the Amerks season kicks off.

Though her life expectancy may be less than another woman with similar demographics to her minus the heart condition doesn't mean she can't lead a "normal" life while she's here. And wouldn't rejection of the heart happen reasonably quickly or not at all provided she remains on immunosuppressants? Don't believe there are any heart recipients in this kid's immediate circle; but do know several kidney recipients who, other than not playing contact sports, have pretty much "normal" lives.

I really hope Levi lights it up in training camp. By far he has the most upside out of the 4. He's paid his dues in the minors and has played pretty well for the most part. Hopefully he put the work in this summer and takes that next step this year. With the other three, I don't realistically see any of them being much above .900 even in a good year. At least not on this team.

Because most transplant patients have a far lower life expectancy than a normal person and complications can arise at any time, aka, rejecting the organ.

If that were the case, they'd have him skating with the NHL section of the camp roster, but they don't.

You’re right, my bad. I missed the tab of October 1st & 3rd v Pitt. I did get the season start date correct, so we are still fast approaching 10/9. I have a sneaking suspicion Levi will get first crack over Lyon because that’s what this organization does.

The amount of time they spent doing CPR on her is staggering

Petgrave should not be walking about. I had the misfortune to see the video and there is no rational explanation as to why his blade was up that high. Added to that he had previously had cynical non hockey “hits” in his resume. Guy is a scumbag.

All hail the addle-brained moron in chief. Yeah, he deserves a Nobel Peace prize.

I'd forgotten about that.

Without Peterka, how does this trade work? Helenius? Kulich? You'd have to dump Samuelsson or similar salary. Tuchs extension would have to be factored into Robertsons. You're probably losing your 2026 1st but you'd have to top 10 protect it and already don't have a 2nd in the deepest draft in years. I just don't know what this looks like.