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I believe there are. That's what makes this whole thing weirder. I suspect that the only thing that could help Bergie was to free him from his obligation to the Sabres. Who knows why that would be.

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Natives from Penfield to Gates to the 19th ward. Maybe the younger kids say it.

That's why I'm not sure I want to speculate that it's specifically drugs or something like that. The other rumors are that there are certain places he wanted to play and maybe there was some kind of psychological/emotional reason for that. I don't know. It just sounds very...complicated.

Painkillers, opiates, depression? Who knows. I don't really want to speculate too much. But it sure sounds like Berglund is going to be "seeking help". Whatever the reason is, I hope he's okay.

There's more to this story, that much is obvious. Those comments read like when people talk about a friend finally going to rehab...

These comments from Oshie are interesting. "I respect him a lot for him kind of taking control here and getting done what he needs to get done." Hm. Hmmm.

Just because you don't know anyone who calls it Roch... I knew plenty who did. Crotchfester is absolutely a nickname.

Mittelstadt has been playing a heavier game recently and I think the team is about to see his development pay off.

Correct. Give credit to the stuff they're doing with the Bills too even though they're bad. Guys like Tre White are great to have around.

Having a teams that appear to be chock full of "personalities" has really made PSE's job a lot easier.

The fall from grace for Donny is going to be such good schadenfreude. He's already lost it mentally. Wait till one of these many investigations into the plethora of crimes he and the people in his orbit have been up to reveals that he's actually not rich. Melania is going to leave him and he's going to go full Big Lewbowski.

Botterill isn't going to trade for Jeff Carter. Especially if one of those 1sts is involved. It's not his kind of trade.

I don't want to put words in Aud's mouth, but regarding my own opinion, I think most NHL players are probably not too bright. Most of them barely finish high school, they aren't seeking further education, and they probably aren't studying high level sociological concepts and applying those theories to their work. They've been playing hockey their whole lives and that's what they know. There's not going to be much questioning of it. It's funny that John Scott was mentioned earlier. I bet he's one of the few players capable of spending any time giving serious thought to the things he was doing as an NHL player. John Scott is a well educated gentle-giant of a man and even he was capable of switching his conscience off for 3 hours at a time in order to punch guys in the head for money. He still saw value in it. Or he felt his teammates saw value in it. Putting a bow on this, fans who think fighting doesn't matter to these guys are over thinking it. Because I assure you the players aren't giving it too much thought. And even if some of them are, it's not happening during games.

Kinda. Laws tend to come from social mores. So the laws kinda stop you because you're socialized to act similarly to the laws. Either way, the point is that the social norms among hockey players during games can differ from the norms they follow when they're off the ice. And we all do this. We all act a little differently depending on the situations we're in.

A 62 flex might have been more valid in Hull's era since everyone used to use shorter sticks. We have players using stiffer sticks now because they're also using longer sticks.

I do. At least, during the games they are. Maybe before and after games some of them are Ned Braden. But there's not a single player in the league who isn't going to stick tap his teammate for winning a fight during a game. Conscience goes out the window during these situations. Also, if you follow enough ex-NHL players on Twitter you know how mindless many of them really are. Maybe it'll change with the new generations, but guys like Brad May are pretty much feeling the primal rage.

87 is just kinda the bottom end for senior sticks. I wouldn't call it junior either and I bet most people would be surprised at how many NHL players are using light, whippy sticks. A player like Jack aught to be loading his stick in tight spots and quickly. You just can't do that with a 100 flex. I don't care how strong you are.

Do you really think players think about this stuff? That's kinda the whole point. Fighting is a visceral thing for these guys. A fight is like a side-quest in a video game. Beating a side quest brings satisfaction too.

The tank worked.

Obviously not. You know that.

The only thing you'd have to give up is your honor. He's a sociopath.

I have a hard time believing Berglund will challenge this. I know that in theory they could waive him without his consent, but I doubt they did. Berglund did this voluntarily.

It's because Berglund agreed to it/wanted it. Most players typically want to get paid their full contract. The Sabres could have waived him without him agreeing to it, but then they'd get themselves in a losing battle with the player's association.