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I don’t think it’s a majority disagreement on what the country shouldn’t be. I think there is a very loud minority of voices from multiple sides that try (and successfully) to spin people up. I definitely think there are people who want things to continue spinning out of control. The purpose being to burn down what is to make way for what they think the country should be. Their openness for violence and suffering come from lack of experiencing what that looks like. They themselves are mentally, emotionally, and physically unprepared for what they seek because those environments take a toll. Trust me.

We can harp on the goaltending but I don’t see any goaltending keeping an ounce of confidence playing behind the defense and forwards we’ve had lately. Not saying UPL will jump to heroic heights, but him getting to average May just come from the defensive changes

I checked out the arena in Kirkcaldy this spring while travelling and golfing in the area. It is quite the old franchise, 1934 or thereabouts.

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That's right and precisely why I made the comment. It's not so much about upgrading for me, it's that we need everything we have and one more not decent, excellent forward. Id consider trading for him but I don't think giving anything up at least in the top 6-8 work for me. Prospects in Rochester and picks, yes I would, but that's not going to get him.

Since our inception as a nation, our people, regardless of party, have never agreed on what America should be, but we never had a problem agreeing, regardless of party, on what it shouldn’t be. Until now.

Sunday night - Clan went travelling to Kirkcaldy to face the Fife Flyers in the challenge cup. Langan opened the scoring, but Fife quickly came back and took a 2-1 lead with a short handed goal. Hugo Roy (former Coachella firebird) tied the game up 20 seconds later. Player of the weekend, Langan, set up young Scottish forward Alex Forbes for the go ahead goal. The third period ended scoreless and included a disallowed clan goal. All in all a very good weekends work for the Clan

If by normal you mean constantly having to battle a multitude of medical issues, then sure...most would not consider that as "normal" tho.

That seems a bit unfair.

You hope.

You literally posted on an open forum everything I said you did. I have quoted it multiple times. In response to those quotes you confirmed your stance. You undoubtedly support the suffering of others in order to gain their compliance in the pursuit of making the U.S. what you think it should be. Whether you or anyone else agrees, based on my professional experience that is the mindset of someone who supports domestic terrorism. Again, I don’t see what moral high ground you have to lecture someone on their supposed penchant for violence.

This is definitely Lindy in the driver seat and KA is along for the ride.

LMFAO! You can’t influence my fandom in the least, so get over yourself. Unlike you, I don’t begrudge fans for any way they might feel; from optimists to cynical old cusses like you. So you keep on keepin’ on and you do you. Hey look, we are still tied for the top in the league standings!

As you seem to allude to that coaching is critical in putting players in a position to succeed. As you well know, on that score the Sabres are working with a deficit compared to well run teams. Without even discussing roster talent, the Sabres are handicapped from a coaching standpoint. The Pegula franchise is full of internal obstacles that make competing with normally run franchises difficult.

If your fandom is affected by my comments (or the comments of anyone on the internet) then your fandom is very weak. You be you and wear your jersey or wave your flag or whatever you want to do and I will be me, a cynical old grouch who is sick of this franchise being a mickey mouse useless organization. I have in the past (more distant past then recent but still) had hope and optimism and thought this is the year and so forth, but they have squeezed that out of me. I won't get fooled again until I see something real. Well the team is the same over and over for years so.............................

Personally expect Kesselring to acquit himself well once he finally gets acclimated to what Wilford is expecting from him. But, to play devil's advocate, Clifton by all accounts played well on the B's top pairing while McAvoy was out injured. And his stay here was, um, not good. He has the potenial to be just what this D needs. Let's hope that potenial gets reached.

With young players, especially defenders, you never really know for sure where they end up as players. Kesserling is not being asked to be a can't miss top-10 defender. What he's being asked to do is (probably so) be a good partner for Power as a stabilizing second pairing partner. It shouldn't be forgotten that when he was moved up to one of the top two pairing spots due to injuries in Utah, he acquitted himself very well. So there is plenty of tape to assess his play in that higher role. And there is another possible outcome regarding Kesserling. Considering his age and experience just maybe he hasn't reached his potential and there is more growth to draw from. As others have noted, one of the priorities this offseason was to find a partner for Power. We had to give up value to get a player to fill a critical need. So, I'm more than pleased with this acquisition and am confident enough that he can successfully fill the role that was intended for him.

We need to start hiding all of our goalies.

Don't know where the won part came in there, took it out. Maybe I was going to say won the turnover battle and finished the sentence differently IDK.

Thought it was they've gone 25 games w/out losing the turnover battle. Not that they've won the last 25 times they didn't lose the turnover battle. Did autocucumber get you, or is that the actual stat?

Without Parent between the pipes, the Phlyers likely are still looking for their 1st SC victory and the Sabres go down as the 1st expansion era team to win a SC. The man was extremely proficient at getting his angle right. Interestingly & sadly, both primary starters in that '75 final had their careers significantly impacted by a puck to the eye. One of the 1st WHA guys to come back to the NHL. May he RIP.

RIP Bernie: https://apnews.com/article/flyers-bernie-parent-dead-adf9fa9d4eba56c4b0f1485b757fae4d

Partially quoting a post I made upthread, but I'll add some more numbers to it this time. 2024-25 Kesselring 5-on-5 This was a disciplined (well-coached) Utah squad and Kesseling was typically paired with an extremely experienced and competent defender Cole 701 minutes xGF% 52.8 GF% 56.3 Sergachev 206 min xGF% 52.8 GF% 56.3 Valimaki 121 min xGF% 85.7 GF% 47.9 Maatta 114 min xGF% 50 GF% 51.1 Another 7 players with less than 200 minutes combined, too small of samples sizes to include Who are they? (I'm using their current games played, including last season's GP totals, for simplicity): Maatta 761 GP, 82 playoff GP. 6'2", smooth, savvy 2x Cup winner. Age 31. 2nd pairing guy Cole 908 GP, 129 playoff GP 6'1" 235# Will get beat by speed, 2x Cup winner. Age 36, career 3rd pair PK Valimaki 271 GP, 2 playoff GP 6'2" 201, 201# fewer NHL games played, but basically a bigger Jokiharju, solid defender Sergachev 552 GP, 100 playoff GP 6'3, 212#, legitimate #1D, 2x Cup winner, not Dahlin-level but makes his partner better. Age 27 All 1st round picks, and Valimaki is far and away the least-experienced or "worst" defender and he would've easily been a top-4 on the Sabres last year. Kesselring has a bunch of potential. There's reason to be hopeful he can make the Kessel Run up the lineup like he did last season and meet his full potential. But... there's also a chance he's Clifton, who couldn't make that jump up to a 2nd pair guy, particularly because Power and the forwards did the team no services defensively. Adams should've had a Maatta or a Cole for Power and company the last 3 seasons... instead of the husk of Erik Johnson (good player, way past even Cole-level of workload) and a reach in Clifton to try and be more than he is. Aside: If Kesselring ends up playing next to Dahlin for an extended amount of time, I think he'll end up looking fantastic. But... if injuries lead to him being asked to play top-4 minutes with Bryson or Jones, I don't know that he's going to make either of them look like top-6 defenders. It's a big pipe of hopium being smoked. It could work really well. It might not. He's not a can't miss top-10 defender prospect who just needs time. He's being asked to be the veteran.

Love the fake belief in God while you spread hate and violence. Its exactly what they want from you, remember the new Pope said Trump is an evil man so I don't think you are allowed to pray anymore.