shrader

At this point, I don't think we can really talk about Pysyk as an inexperienced guy. He's moving into his third year as a pro and is quickly approaching that point where he is going to define his role. Does he step up and become a more dependable guy or does he stick to that borderline NHL player status. He's going to have to take that next big step relatively soon.

I'm not saying Gionta or Moulson is that guy, but someone who is willing to sign on to a tank situation could very easily be someone who is just looking for the biggest paycheck. It doesn't automatically make them a good team guy and someone you want around.

Inkman's calves are actually implants which were manufactured in Europe

Why can't we have nice things?

I like it simply for the fact that we finally played the old St Louis-Tkachuk game buy bringing back a guy we traded at the deadline.... and then we did it a second time. He's mostly filler, but when he does play, he'll be an effort guy who sends the right message to the younger guys. I'd love to see him reclaim his form from his first full season here, but those days are more than likely gone.

It's worth repeating, so here it is: ###### cancer!

Except I read that bolded sentence and I wonder how much of it was Moulson and how much was Tavares. His time without Moulson was limited, but you basically just told us that nothing changed after he left. I don't know how that equates to proven mentorship.

In a way, the Montreal situation kind of reminds me of 2007. They're not at the same level as our losses then, but they just let a huge part of their team leadership walk away after making it to the conference finals. The only difference is that they also let Vanek walk.

They still won't score much and the goaltending will be weaker than last year. We are still on track.

The beer bottle and the weaponry are one and the same, right?

And it won't hurt if we have to swallow a percentage of that $0 contract in order to make a trade work.

Ehrhoff is in a nice place where he can sign a one year deal like that because he's already getting that nice check from Buffalo each year until around 2085.

Duke doesn't start their benefits until the month after starting, so that is kind of annoying. I can pay their full premium for that first month though if I want, so it's really going to come down to which is cheaper, that or cobra.

Do they have the AHL-ECHL version of the two-way contract? I'm sure that would be an option as long as other AHL teams aren't that interested in these guys.

So the move is happening. Now I just have to find the cheapest way for health coverage for a month. Those 4.5 weeks of built up vacation hours which I get to cash in will come in handy.

With some of the great photoshops we've had done around here, I bet we could make a contest out of this.

I kind of miss the old shadow guy.

It's almost like I was directly referencing that movie. :o

They could always bring back either of Crawford or MacKenzie on AHL deals if either side was interested.

I like it. I feel like we've tried it in the past several times though. People inevitably try to comment on something and it falls apart. This idea is probably 100% dependent on the moderators time. They would either have to keep a locked thread where they copied over information or if they went with an open thread instead, they'd have to delete all of the comments that would wind up being made. I can't blame them if they don't have the time for that.

It's slightly off topic, but when I hopped in my car this morning I quickly turned to the NHL station on XM. Today is the first day where apparently their morning show goes on summer hiatus. I can't believe they wouldn't delay that by a day since this is free agency day. What poor planning.

I hear he gets a lot of fancy buttons on his screen. Those should count as pieces of flair.

There it is. So many people saying congrats, but I think you phrased it much more appropriately with this one. I think the next time FIRE LINDY RUFF NOW rejoins the board, freeman should be forced to deal with him. It'll be the true test.

One other quick observation, which probably goes on a lot more over on TSW than it does here. When closing a thread due to it being a repeat, I think it would be helpful to include a link to the other thread. Usually it winds up being a so called automated post saying you should use the search feature. I realize it takes slightly more effort on the part of the moderator, but I think it could be very helpful, especially for the newer posters. The current method has always felt a bit snarky to me and I can see why it might chase people off.

I'm exaggerating it a bit, but I remember an argument somewhere along the lines of how he scores less goals in games where he doesn't have multiple goals.