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I didn’t hear that radio conversation, but in that podcast with his brother last summer, Gionta wasn’t alluding to Eichel, but rather other players that our young corp at the time gravitated towards vs the leadership example provided by him and Gorges.

Certainly wasn’t any doubt when he was at LSU with Joe Burrow.

I got into this convo late, so tell me, what point are you trying to make with the comparisons between Diggs and Knox?

Yeah, he strikes me as that type.

Suckitude settling in I’m afraid.

Short handed goal.

What does “treating people around the building poorly” say to you? Fill in your own blanks then.

Not in so many words. Sorry I can’t provide eyewitness accounts or film footage. But what Gionta alluded to has been echoed by several others, including people I know personally and I take their word for it. Regardless, it’s ancient history, those people are long gone, and decent people have replaced them.

Never mind.

Diggs also had 161 targets vs 71 for Knox. Stands to reason Diggs would have more drops.

Creative writing classes? WTF. I’m just echoing what Gionta and others have implied as well.

Eichel knows how to play the humble star. Remember when he first got here and insisted on wearing Rip’s weird number for prospects until he “earned” his jersey? I’ll be interested to see how he handles any adversity that crops up moving forward.

You got that reversed; it was Eichel who kicked the team to the curb. Wasn’t part of the solution, demanded a trade, and quit on them.

The man gets it. It really does take everyone in the building to become a winning organization. From the custodians to the administrative support staff to the trainers to equipment managers to the owners and the players, everybody has a stake. And everyone is worthy of respect from everyone else in the quest to get there. Over the years, that building has been inhabited by a few players that never wanted to be there; by players who actually resented it. And that resentment manifested in a show of disrespect towards others. You may be a multi million dollar hockey player, but that doesn’t mean you get to treat a cafeteria or parking attendant like crap or snap at a secretary because they took too long accommodating a request. Alex Tuch strikes me as the antithesis of that entitled attitude and one who appreciates his privilege and doesn’t take it for granted. Good on you, Alex Tuch.

I question him, regardless.

Actually, that works whether he’s doing that handstand I mentioned previously or not.

Looking forward to that, too. Also looking forward to revisiting the “Did we draft the right guy” question. Its often futile to compare young players who arrive more at their ceilings than to guys who arrive closer to their floors.

Best part about that scenario was the story Granato told about watching Oiler video with Cozens, asking Cozens if he’d be up for that challenge, and observing Cozens’s body language as he answered. I like that about Cozens; he wants the difficult assignments, wants to be on the ice to close out games. Want to is a huge attribute imo. And it can’t be taught.

Must be some sort of disconnect then.

Is the bigger surprise that they tried to find something or that something was found? Do “right leaning” publications have the same kind of obligation to their consumers?

They call it 20/20 hindsight for a reason.

Thinking of Tee Martin solely in terms of his position with the Ravens is a tad short sighted.

On the surface it looks like a Rooney Rule requirement, but Tee Martin is gonna be an OC in the league at some point soon, regardless.

What if he’s doing a handstand?

I care about his well being as a person and hope he returns to full health asap. As far as caring about him as a hockey player, I don’t ever want to see him in a Sabres uniform again. He should go to the A where he can carve out a lengthy, if not legendary career as a minor leaguer. He’s just not an NHL talent. No shame in that.