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The NFC's even more jumbled. 15 teams are either in a playoff spot or "in the hunt." Basically, everybody but Detroit could still make it after 14 games have been played. Which is nuts but what the NFL wants.

He's a local kid & a (non-prototypical) top 6 power forward. 2 things this team pretty much lacks. As with all new toys, the anticipation mounts. Especially when it didn't arrive until nearly Christmas even though the parents hinted that's what we're getting for a couple of months. So, yeah, he probably won't live up to the anticipation, but he's a good player that'll push a JAG out of the lineup. Well, assuming Thompson plays tonight that is. (And presuming the BJs actually make the trip.)

Condolences to both of you & your families.

It's crueler to saddle him w/ Skinner & a rookie, you sadist. 😉

Believe it's possible. They need to have at least 1 D-man that will stand up for his teammates & Fitzgerald fits that bill. If he's in the lineup, to get Bryson in the lineup, they are going extremely young bumping the vet out of the lineup &/or having somebody on their off-hand playing w/ the rookie. What's you're expectation?

Pierre-Luc Dubois (the guy they got for Laine) & Kyle Connor.

Considering Jokiharju & Okposo seemed flat-footed, think that Eakin might have seen nobody lined up behind Carter & got a wild hare.

The survey definitely nailed #1 though.

Deliberate or instinctual, does it matter? He also said that that swinging of his glove hand behind his back is something he does. (Had never noticed it, haven't seen many of his games, but will be looking for it.) It was a great save. It wasn't Bill Hajt saving Sauve's bacon in game 3 by getting turned into the crease w/ both arm on the crossbar after avoiding taking Sauve out & then having the puck hit him in the butt staying out of the net.

Shiv the mofo. No, not really. Sorry you've got to deal w/ a neighbor like that. Not sure if it's feasible, but maybe if there is a neighbor she gets along with, you could ask that person to go w/ you to get the cat back. If there's someone she gets along w/ it MIGHT lessen her defensiveness & lessen how much of a (choose whatever word appropriate here) she wants to be seen as in the encounter. Good luck w/ it.

True. Thought it was post/crossbar watching it live. Amazingly, Subban admitted he thought that as well & that the rap on his glove was due to an opponent's stick & not the puck. If that ISN'T the best save of the year, somebody rigged the voting. That was truly Hasek-esqe. Darn shame it wasn't in the MMArena; that's the sort of save people tell their grandkids about & it should've been the fans of the good guys getting to say that they were actually there when it happened.

He does, & do hope he sticks. He brings some attributes that are sorely lacking. But his emergence brings up the question of whether management sees next year's D-corps in house &/or the NCAA right now w/ no other external additions. Could see them thinking Dahlin-Jokiharju Samuelsson-Fitzgerald Power-Pysyk w/ Bryson & somebody as the spares & Johnson in Ra-cha-cha waiting for an injury to be on the 3rd pairing as good enough. Especially w/ the goal being to really start to compete seriously that following season. They've got the cap space moving forward to sign any & all of their UFA's & RFA's that they want to retain for at least 3-4 more years. Really think they need 1-2 GOOD stay at home D brought in this summer, but not sure management agrees on that point. They'll definitely bring in AAAA level guys to round out Ra-cha-cha, but not sure they want to "block" the kids when being in the mix is likely viewed as good enough for year 2 of the plan. From a casual view, they seem to be emulating the Canes approach, and at this stage they weren't really bringing in outsiders to be near the top of the depth chart. (Someone that followed them closer like @Randall Flagg please correct that if mistaken.)

Have been pleasantly surprised by his & Jokiharju's play since being reunited. Don't recall a single odd-man rush they've given up which was their most glaring flaw in the past. They still have issues in their own end at times, but with getting competent goaltending they aren't compounding the issues by running around until everything is chaos which typically results in a goal against. 4 games seems to be the usual shelf life for Dahlin & X being effective, so the Columbus game will be interesting, but with their history maybe they'll be able to keep this rolling. When they had to start putting Butcher back into the lineup, would not have broken up the Dahlin Pysyk pairing as it was working fairly well. But Pysyk has been their steadiest D-man, so it made sense to put him w/ the shakiest if they weren't going to be matching D-pairings. Once again, it looks like Granato knows what he's doing and his patience may pay off. IF this pairing can keep from going back to where they were - overtrying to create offense and instead can remain solid, that would change the calculus of what needs to be brought in over the summer. Still believe they need a couple of vets on the D unit to steady it, but maybe they can get away w/ just 1.

That was almost exactly how his Sabres tenure went.

It also doesn't account for the possibility of a team that would've gotten that break getting an outbreak during February & then having to squeeze 2 extra weeks of games into the remainder of the season. ('Cause, no, that wouldn't be the Sabre-iest thing to happen to the boys this season, so of course the league will do it that way.)

Looks like the game in Cleveland tomorrow & the ones in Filly & LA on Sunday are postponed. No data on when they'll be played. (Not saying the NFL hasn't put that info out there yet, just haven't seen it if they did.)

Didn't they actually say that was the fall back plan when the schedule was released?

Fack. Wonder what weird plane of heck awaits for those few of us that had sold tix to the Avs game. No idea whether the buyer will keep them now or how that plays out. Fack.

The top three really end up kind of interchangeable, but would go w/ 1. Beantown Bean Boys 2. Phlyers 3. Loafs The next 4 can be interchangeable, too, though w/ never playing them anymore team 7 lags slightly behind 4. Aisles 5. Otters 6. Candy Canes 7. Mooterus wearing pinheads To round out the top 10 8. Rags 9. Caps 10. Joisey Swamp Demons

Good catch. He was still ~3 months shy of 18 then.

No data. Perhaps @Brawndo might have some insight.

Supposedly nothing bad happened? Did you not watch Tuesday's main event? He got run over by a Buffalo herd & took it personal not realizing he won't be the last to have it happen to his squad (as Thursday's main event demonstrated). 😉

Yeah. Power may become their #1 but it won't be "in a hurry." Also, for Dahlin not dominating his peers, not sure how that's said when as an 18 yo he was the WJC's Top Defenseman. And his play really stood out in all 3 phases (Though he didn't end up w/ an abundance of points in the tourney).

Covid protocol.

Pretty sure he'll actually wear his own.