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So they do it a bit different now and don't bring all the ELC guys anymore, huh? I guess Ristolainen and Zemgus won't have to go the Ennis route and have to go to about 85 of these camps over the course of their careers.

I'll be curious to see how much time he gets. I don't get the impression that he's a guy that will be on the fast track to the NHL. I like your suggestion there that he wants up being a frequent call up by year two, but not a full time guy.

Not that it matters too much since he'll be earning the AHL level of his contract for the first couple years when he does turn pro. He'll need some seasoning just like most.

Isn't that an awfully quick turnaround for Nintendo? The Wii U hasn't been out very long. They must be scrambling for ideas, trying to regain relevance in the console market.

I haven't been to a game in a while now. Does Sabretooth still play that drum? Semin could fit in there.

For some reason I thought Hohmann was a junior. I guess they're getting the band back together.

I'm really not trying to be a dick here, but you really need to cite that stuff.

Today is my nephews 5th birthday and it's about to become my niece's 0th.

Shouldn't you be citing these? Anyway, as for the signing, we will see how it goes until he's injured after week 2.

Are we picking up ever letter wearer from Utica?

TSN has him as pleading no contest.

Screw you, Calgary!

I'm calling it right now, Lady Byng winner.

These picks could wind up being good ammo for deadline deals in March if the team is in playoff contention. I'm not against letting one of the kids like McCabe get his feet wet at the NHL level early in the season, only to bulk up the position later.

Have you officially become self-aware?

I gave my reasoning. Cruise was probably a strong word, but I think they'll still be right up at the top. They've certainly got an inside track at one of the guaranteed playoff slots from finished in the top 3.

Smell, maybe I should explain why I said they are BS. Those tweets come across as complete ramblings. They're just making stuff up. You basically hinted at that with your blue collar comments. They picked a bad name and now they're spinning their tires trying to explain it.

Karmanos kept him around for 20 years, so what does that say about him as an owner if he's not crazy about the guy? But hey, that's the kind of stuff that gets you into the HoF.

They'll probably cruise their way to a division title again thanks to Price (and also Subban). Meanwhile, look at the battle Washington is going to face to even make the playoffs in that suddenly stacked division. I don't know if I put too much weight on Ovechkin's reputation for not being able to carry that team when it matters (possibly unfair), but I just don't believe in that team one bit.

Those tweets are pure BS.

The only place they're finding some scoring depth at this point is via trade. I don't know their system at all though, so I have no idea if they have enough ammo to pull of something decent.

Both Buffalo teams attaching their future to the backs of BU players. Those two pieces of paper on my wall are finally paying off for my pride factor.

Interesting. If I'm a guy trying to land on a contender, I think I'd head to Montreal before I went to Washington. Price tips the scales in their favor among most of the mid-tier teams in my mind.

I think this should be a bannable offense.

I hope Cal steals Ryan's number.