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I don't think they move out Nylander because they already know that Matthews doesn't want to stay.

We also gave Nashville a 4th round pick along with Gaustad. Don’t look up who that became.

Paging @inkman. @inkman, you have a call on the white courtesy phone.

If you're over the age of 3, you hate those evil rat birds. But anyway, I'd say back to free agency talk, but it's pretty much done at this point. Are we even past the point of teams loading up on AHL bodies?

The thing that drives me crazy the most on any conference call is how many times I hear the word “like”.

Unless that living creature is a canada goose.

There can't be too many drafts where you can say that the best player was a goalie. Who else would even be in the running, Felip Forsberg and Morgan Reilly? They're good players, but if those are the names you're mentioning as the best, that pretty much has to be one of the worst drafts ever.

Strangely enough they called a day after I posted this.

This kind of speculation is reckless and dangerous. Let it play out on its own.

How many of their kids are designing stupid t-shirts and hats? Can they share the Fredo role?

And based on your username, I'm guessing you are probably well aware of how a state income tax makes it a bit harder to convince someone to sign in Detroit for a slightly more team friendly salary.

You know what's more than $3.249? $3.25. My son opened a door for the first time yesterday. This one is a real game changer.

How is it that after all these years, gas stations still haven't phased out the extra 9/10ths of a penny?

People have less to do during the winter. I doubt it would account for the gap in attendance we’re talking here, but I do think hockey would have the potential to draw more if it’s a decent level.

Why does the off-season always bring on the worst of the petty bickering?

Aaron Miller?

I’m assuming Stempniak is listed as West Seneca, but I’ll throw the name out there for the hell of it.

I found this link that goes through opening day rosters from last season. It’s very goalie heavy, but there are some decent names in there. But anyway, we have a good number of Amerk fans here and the ECHL is a source of players for them.

Is Josh chasing Hollywood tail or is Hollywood tail chasing Josh?

On top of all those injuries last year, I think people really underestimate the impact watching one of your teammates die on the field had on the team.

Vegas’ numbers are inflated by only playing in that era. I wonder how much closer that gap to Montreal would be if you somehow adjusted for it.

I just don’t like looking at turnover from one opener to the next during the off-season. It starts happening within days so I hope people don’t view it as a “here’s what we did this summer”. Then there’s the guys on that opening roster who are only there due to injuries. And the new guys the following year who have been I. The system for years. I just don’t know exactly what picture is painted by this.

He played in Buffalo and Rochester, left, and then played in the world juniors?

If it's not Perreault, he had to be one of the last handful.

And only two of those guys didn't play at all for the team last year and three of the departed were already gone mid-season. So it's a bit misleading.