darksabre

I like Hutton tonight and Ullmark tomorrow against Tampa.

I'm just saying, he lobs a lot of softies that are easily stopped. Sure, he gets one through here and there, but I really wish his shot was a little harder.

It's really hilarious isn't it? How many "liberal media" outlets are owned by conservatives? Most of them it would seem. I'm a pretty liberal guy most of the time, and I would argue that most "liberal media" is (at best) neoliberal, which is to say: not very liberal at all. I basically only read The Daily Beast (which tries to be "fair and balanced" by offering some conservative opinion pieces). I like former DB EIC John Avlon and his wife Margaret Hoover (yes, the great-granddaughter of the President). I'm also a big fan of Charles Pierce who writes for Esquire. He's a big sports and music guy too. But yeah. "Liberal media"? Okay.

I elected to utilize the Ignore function today.

Go through all that work just to have my washing machine ruin them anyway?

I have the opposite problem. My wingspan is only a little long but doesn't match my longer torso. So if I buy long/tall shirts to give me the length I need in the torso, the arms tend to end up too long. If I buy shirts that are right in the arms, the tail is too short and I can't tuck my shirt in. So I have to hunt for shirts that come standard with longer tails.

Hyperbole.

We're three weeks into "winter" and it has only just now arrived. I'm moving to Minnesota.

The thing I've been enjoying about Tage lately is that his long reach has been useful keeping zone possessions alive. I think if he can increase that line's zone pressure it'll really help wear opponents down which creates great opportunities for Jack and Skinner. Plus his shot is something that other teams have no choice but to pay attention to. He's not Reinhart or Pommers in that respect, and that's a good thing. He's still a little...clumsy?...in tight areas, but I think he's gotten better. He still needs to develop that real toughness on the puck, but I'm willing to take accept his deficiencies for now if he can just provide some real shooting on the top line.

This is a legit problem.

I think he's the right guy for the job just because Eichel is such a pass-first player. Thompson was cranking shots away like crazy the other night and I kept thinking how that would be perfect for the top line. Skinner is great at cashing in rebounds and Thompson is the kind of guy who could really generate those chances.

He's playing a better game than he was at the beginning of the season though. I think it'll work better this time around.

I disagree. Thompson has looked quite good with the puck lately.

That's because "checks and balances" has become characterized as a flaw rather than a feature in these times of hyper-partisanship. Both parties are guilty of weakening the system. So are the American people for failing to elect functional congresses and forcing shifts of power to the executive and judicial.

You're implying that he even understands the concept of government. He thinks he's a king.

Box me up too. I'm ready to go back to the mountains.

I'm actually fine with Sheary, E-Rod and Larsson for the time being. Even Pominville is reasonably responsible with the puck. Skabotka though. His passes are maybe the worst on the team when he's under pressure. He just fires the puck to wherever.

I don't know if size is necessarily the answer. I think it's more that they need to solve the teams that play a heavy game by line-matching and playing at a fast enough pace that the grind you down style isn't effective. That means making quicker decisions with the puck. I think the lack of talent and experience on the roster tends to hamper their ability to overcome the physical stylings of a team like the Bruins. I also think Phil's stated disinterest in line-matching is contributing there as well.

Situations are so much different now than they were then. Black Sunday is pretty much irrelevant unless you like torturing yourself.

I'm not even worried about a deal getting done. Skinner is staying here.

Funny you mention that. I was thinking the same thing last night. His shooting might be about as good as Larsson's. His wrist shot might be accurate, but it has absolutely no power behind it.

Their inevitable first round exit will be fun

Reinhart on his own line forever please.