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Welcome and you’re better than this I hope

We'll see, my friend.

Agree{{{-- that the MMArena isn't a dump. The concourses are IMHO too narrow, we could all sit outside the ice and shoot the *****. Now it’s all beer stands, no tables to grab a beer and beef half the fun is hanging out with friends

Personally, liked the Swamp Cats rink. But the location is fine. 15 minutes outside Lauderdale and across the road from an absolutely MASSIVE mall. Avoiding Miami isn't really an issue IMHO, though realize that sentiment won't be held universally. Agree that the MMArena isn't a dump. The concourses are IMHO too narrow, and there isn't much if anything they'll do about that, but they're at least 50% bigger than they were in the Aud. And the concourses being narrow is not a reason to tear it down and build a new one. There are very likely upgrades that could be made fairly inexpensively. Know though that back pre-Covid, when they were looking at modifications to the arena they were talking about MAJOR changes - things like converting at least the seating in the lower half of 105 and 117 and possibly all that seating into small tables with stools / chairs with service to the tables which would significantly alter the seating capacity and how the game is presented. Hope they never go forward with that plan; but they have been thinking big and outside the box in the past. And if they do stuff like that, could easily see their plans costing $0.25-0.5B. And have no idea who'd be paying for that though expect ownership doesn't want to be on the hook for it.

Spanked?

Good im all for it. I just want to be able to support them with all my heart again. Can call me regimented, or just call me insane, but I’m a man of my word and I drew the line for Adams (and this team) at year 5. They brought him back. I’m not back until he’s no longer GM

Östlund - no shi$ - it works!

It seems fairly obvious at this stage that Jarmo is the Gm in waiting.

Do you know something I don’t?

Keon Coleman has a high max speed as well.

And lose which asset for nothing?

What about Jarmo Kekalainen?

Matthew Fairburn of the Athletic says Adams and Kekalainen work in tandem. It's not like he's "lurking over his shoulder." If anything a succession plan is in the works.

Are you in the 99th percentile?

I agree Dunne is the most likely, they could also choose to stick with 2 goalies like any other rational franchise.

Couldn't quickly find it, but here's a great reenactment by a kid.

Did you notice in a recent NHL promo that a player threw (or maybe it was a "spit wad") something at the back of Eichel's neck, prompting a Jack eyeroll? Thought that was a little edgy but funny.

That twitter suck

Write down the date lol. We agree. I have no issue with the arena. I SMH at people saying we need a new one or need to put 100s of millions into the old one. The pavilion could use a rethinking. Same for Alumni Plaza. The curb appeal out front is meh. That's 10 grand tops lol.

I can skate too

I feel like the Grand Canyon sized chasm is the IQ. Malenstyn can skate... His hands aren't great, but it's the vision he lacks most. I sometimes think Scooby Doo and the gang are going to show up on the ice someday, demask him, and reveal Zemgus Girgensons hiding underneath.

I go to games all the time and I never feel like the building is a dump. It's a hockey arena. It does the job. I've been to other arenas, some nicer than others. TD Garden in Boston is nice but that's mostly due to the upgrades outside the arena. Tampa is great with their outdoor patios. The Panthers barn is meh and in a terrible location.

ESPN's latest power rankings puts the pats at #2 and bills at #10. Feels valid given how the teams have performed thus far in the regular season. In a must-win or playoff game though, if I was a betting man, I would still take the Bills to win it.

Soft tissue injuries are just a different animal, once you get a lot of them then yes you typically have more laxity in ligaments and etc etc. Not impossible to heal but a bone vs soft tissue is truly apple vs orange.