MattPie

I have been wondering too. I'm not saying Gorges and Bogogo are going to turn it around, but HHDCRGDDB's style of play certainly was a good way to expose some players weaknesses. Bogogo had gaffs but I hope he can make the right decision when it's just to make a 10 foot pass to any of a couple skating forwards. Gorges is in the same boat, although I'm not sure he'll be able to skate well enough to truly attack as a 5-man unit.

Let's flesh it out; the supplemental draft would happen before the Entry draft. Each team can select one player from the imploding team using the same order as the Entry draft (or heck, maybe make it some special lottery to give people something to talk about; each team draws lots but can only move 3 spots up max). That's 30-ish players, and the rest of the imploding team's farm system becomes UFA.

Just by looking at the pretty colors: - One of the Toyotas for LMP1; maybe the tech will end up in a future Sienna, LOL. - Tockwith for LMP2, I love the old Gulf colors. - Uh, I guess the Corvette Racing since I'm historically a Chevy guy

Wrong Comrade, Comrade!

Hey, with the current EPA it probably is. Bring back leaded gas while we're at it!

I think the tune will be different in a few years when the Mexico City Matadores de Hielo are coming into the league and our protection list starts with Eichel, ROR, Reinhart, Nylander, Okposo, Kane, some FNG, Risto, McCabe, D FNG, etc. and we're looking at losing real players. Buffalo lucked out that we had a bunch of bad contracts and players that aren't eligible to draft this time.

Bravo to the shop owner here: http://www.wtsp.com/life/auto-shop-removes-racist-graffiti-for-free/450509770 Insert some not-so-awesome comment on how racism is a thing of the past.

Interesting discussion on Ad space. I can't wait for the Veins Veins Veins editions to be available to buy with my Sabrebucks.

I don't think that precludes ROR from taking face-offs. They just want Jack at center for the rest of the shift.

Best fairly traditional: 3 weeks in Thailand / Cambodia. Just an awesome country with awesome food and views. Best solo vacation: did 7 or so days solo on the motorcycle. No plan other then "Southeast NC, I think". Just stayed or camped wherever I got tired for the end of the day; the middle part I stayed in downtown Asheville and had great food and beer every night and rode awesome roads all day.

FWIW, up until a few days before he was signed he had some other stuff going on.

If I were LV, depending on how the drafts and trades go I'd consider it on a one or maybe two year deal to teach the kids.

I think I'm out too, but I still have its lat/lon as a favorite place in my GPS.

He'll catch on with Toronto, I bet.

Wow, that Ruutu-Housely goal at 1:10 in the video. Holy cow. HCWH (head coach wowie housely), of course.

You're probably right, if I didn't have my daughter jumping on me at 8am (which I didn't really mind, RosePie is adorbs) and in the office at 10AM. I'm too old for this stuff.

Red: I have absolutely no memory of Housley on that team; that's the one that beat the Sabres in the semi-finals, right? The Kerry Fraiser - Hasek stuff?

Up until 4AM patching systems last night. Something has to change, that's far too long.

I stopped after one or two days. I just could not listen to 90 minutes of those chuckleheads.

Since we're in this wookie-like trade zone: would you rather Samson + #8 for Kane or Ovechkin? Go!

LV could flip him, I suppose, but you make a good point.

I don't, but he hasn't shown a worry of spending money in the past. Firing GMTM is actually a prime example, he's now paying two NHL GM salaries where he could have just told GMTM: this is your budget, exceed it at your own peril. $1.3M is the difference between signing Matt Ellis and Marcus Foligno to be your fourth liner. Which would you prefer?

Pegula has shown little evidence of that. Maybe someday he'll tighten the purse strings, but so far he hasn't. And, signing vets in 2018 and 2019 will be a little harder with 1.3M in dead space.