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Gurtler is actually OK at box lax. (He was brutal at hockey.)

Took my old man to one game also. And really cool thing was my kids were there too.

Congrats to Labatt's Blue. He won after 2 weeks of the relaunch. I'll start a new league for week 5. Maybe we can get through 3 weeks before getting another winner. Have never seen a suicide/survivor season go so kerplewy.

Comrie stopped at least 5 and probably more like 8 breakaways. He really was left on an island far too often. There was nothing he could do on the 1st, had a shooter come clean on him w/ an open teammate on the backdoor on the 2nd. Difficult to fully commit to the shot & he got burned there. The 3rd goal was one he'd like to have back as he was kind of flat-footed & then got handcuffed on a partial breakaway in tight. Don't recall the 4th goal ottomh, but IIRC he was hung out to dry there too on a shortie. In the 1st they were outshot 13-2 & outchanced 20-7. With the ice tilted that badly, being down 2-0 wasn't awful. He gave them a chance. The AHL heavy roster was only down by 1 goal heading into the 3rd. Can't really ask for much more. So, the question remains is he good enough to be a full time starter? Based on this 1 game, maybe. Would like to see him w/ the D that Anderson had to get a better idea about that.

Yeah, should Granato eventually hit a wall w/ a veteran team, a guy who's style is more geared to a vet team becomes more viable (not necessarily Torts, but a guy who is less focused on development). Not a given that Granato will be ineffective with a vet team when the kids eventually become that. He seems to be a good coach for Okposo, Girgensons, Skinner, & Anderson.

No, the compensatory pick belongs to the team that holds his draft rights. If the player is transferred, the rights to that 2nd round pick should he not sign belong to the team that traded for his rights. That comp pick is transferrable.

That signing happened when my kid was in the hospital (he's since fully recovered); didn't even notice it. LOL.

It's a bargain for what he's touted to be. It's about right for what he actually is.

So much for 104-0. 😞 103-1?

Tough to jump off the screen when you're playing 1 league higher than you should and most everybody else you're on the ice with is in the same boat.

No shootout tonight? Thought Ray said they'd be doing a shootout after every preseason game.

Eh, guess they didn't want to give the 75% AHL roster the NHL experience.

Bummer. 4-1. Shorthanded, no less.

Buffalo to Columbus is 7.5 hours? Huh? It's not even 7.5 hours to Cincy. More like 4 hours to C-Bus. Not sure where the Columbus rink is relative to their airport, but it's nearly 30 minutes to the airport from the MMArena.

And they are. 😉

This announcer thinks the BJs should have at least a 6 pack by now.

WHAT!?!?!?!

Did you expect any other outcome with the D they dressed?

But he seemed to make up for it right there on that rush. Announcer thought it was going in.

Yeah, Comrie got caught flat footed.

Breakaway, but pretty sure Comrie wants that back.

Vorecek making it 3-1.

When you factor in times to board & unboard it probably isn't much shorter of a trip by flying. Heck, the Steelers bus to Cleveland when playing the Browns. Would expect the trips are similar duration.

Has made some nice saves. Couldn't do much on the 1st goal. The 2nd was on a PP. He had a clean look at the shot but there was a man open on back door & that likely distracted him. (Had he completely played the shot, the BJ passes it for the tap in.)

Great camera work if you're looking for a screen saver. Overhead view of their goalie frozen in time. SMH.