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Like it. Ideally he'd sign Fleury for 2 years, Husso for 3, & trade Portillo's rights as part of a package (either directly, or what he'd bring back in return) for the top 4 RHD they need. Presumes that Portillo isn't going to sign in the spring. If he tells Adams he will sign, then skip that last part. Overpay Husso so that he doesn't need a NTC to sign. IF UPL can figure it out, you either have 1 too many goalies in 2-3 years at which point UPL or Husso can be part of a trade package or your tandem becomes Husso & UPL or if he doesn't figure it out you're still likely set at starter until Levi is ready.

Pretty sure even Adams realizes that. Don't hate the idea of Anderson being the backup but would prefer 2 completely new (to us) goalies. Would go a long way towards spending to the floor w/out blocking anyone & without throwing off the salary structure.

True. The absolute studs can make enough from endorsements to give up their day job or have their day job be lax centric and that goes back to at least the Gait brothers. But by far, for the majority of these guys it's a really well paying hobby. What was really crazy was back before the NLL came along, when the MILL started out all the teams were owned by the league but each team had its own independent management. And home field in the playoffs was based on attendance. The team w/ better fan support got to host the game regardless of the relative records between the teams.

For the most part they play once/ week. But there is the odd 2 games in 1 weekend stretch once or twice/ year. But those are scheduled well in advance & arrangements can be made to accommodate those.

The players that don't live in the city they are playing in would still have to miss work on Friday. (And that would include players on the home team's roster.) And w/ the 2nd game in Denver on Sunday night, players would have to take Monday off as well. Again, for most of these guys, they have day jobs. It's 1 thing to ask for a day off a couple of months in advance when the schedule is released & something totally different to get the day off on 1 week's notice.

As soon as Raanta went down the series was over. It might have already been over, but that definitely sealed it.

The ESPN feed showed it about 3 more times in the intermission. Surprised TSN didn't do likewise.

Sorry, no clip. Looked like groin. He made a huge lunge to his right & immediately pulled up lame.

That's exactly what they did the last round. Pretty sure these guys all have day jobs, so getting a day or 2 off mid-week on 1 week's notice isn'really an option for a lot of them.

Am well aware of that. However, as your link demonstrated, ESPN showed a handful of games on the Deuce & some of their other networks. The 2nd Bandits Riptide game was shown on ESPN2 as an example. Thought there might be a possibility that they'd want to show the championship on one of their cable/ satellite networks. Doesn't appear to be the case. Bummer. The picture quality is marginally better on the non-streaming services.

Not sure if game 2 or (if necessary) game 3 might show up on ESPN2, but it looks like the Deuce & ESPNU are showing college baseball this coming Saturday. So, ESPN+ would seem to be the only place to watch game 1 in the States.

Brainwashing?

Halifax finished 3rd in the east & lost in the 1st round to Hamilton. (They call themselves TO, but they play all their games in Hamilton, so ...)

Yeah. Not sure why people want Ristolainen-lite back.

Bandits will be playing the Mammoth for the title. Mammoth are the only team the Bandits have played this year that they haven't beat. Last night Mammoth were down 9-5 at the 1/2 and dominated the 3rd to get back into it. It was 9-8 heading into the 4th. Colorado outscored San Diego 12-3 in the 3rd over the 3 games. Final was 15-13. Game 1 is Saturday June 4 @ 7:30. Game 2 is Saturday June 11 @ 9. Game 3, if necessary, is June 18 @ 7. Games 1 & 3, if played will be in Banditland. Colorado's only championship was back in '06 when they upset the Bandits. Let's go Bandits.

Demands or depends? Demands seems a strange word there, but it was the 1st word of the quotation. Not trying to be pedantic, just trying to understand what Karmanos was hinting at. 🍺

IMHO, it simply becomes a question of whether he can step into a support role and be OK w/ it. His skating was so good in his prime, that don't see it being the determining factor. Especially w/ a very likely future opportunity in either the booth or on an intermission show would he be interested in taking a step towards a coaching path? (Which is what that 2nd pairing mentoring role would be a precursor towards.) Does he want to work for a living or become the next Kevin Weekes? Depending upon what drives him, could see him having a preference, but honestly don't know which would be more appealing. And maybe dipping a toe into that water could help him figure out which career to strive for when his playing days are over.

Term is a bit long, but he would fit the bill. As long as they wouldn't have to give him a full NMC, it could work.

Where?

No love for the Red Green Show? Sad.

The Littlest Hobo. Corner Gas. Ann Murray. Justin Bieber. Celine Dion. Michael J. Fox. Alex Trebeck. Truly awe-inspiring. 😛

And the guess was that 1, 2, 8, 9, & 10 aren't real players. Not that you had chosen somewhere between 3-7 real players. (Though, kind of like Cliff Claven's "who are 3 people who have never been in my kitchen" that would be technically correct. 😉 ) Or are you also looking for the year they were drafted? Which would be a true challenge.

Will go w/ 3-7 being real.

No idea. Nor any idea why you think @dudacek expects them to do that either. He's saying their 2 roster spots are open for the taking, not that they'll refill them.

Fair enough. Your post however read contrary to this take, thus the explanation in the post you quoted. And the Sabres don't typically have 14/7/2 any longer.