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No, but Pat Brisson would.

Not saying you do. Only saying that what embodies the character types you want on your team are the same. There is no differentiation between “football” character and “hockey” character. I only referenced the former given the context of @PromoTheRobot’s mentioning of McBeane possibly sharing ideas with KA across PSE company lines. Team building is lacking for some teams in all sports at various times. It’s an art. And the better teams are better at it.

I wouldn’t be surprised by that, either. And I suspect KA would be open to that kind of collaboration, too. There’s an art to team building. I’ve spoken for years about what Marv used to call “football character” and see no reason why the same philosophy doesn’t apply to “hockey character.” Talented players are essential to winning, but it takes a certain kind of talented player.

I want to be wrong about Butcher. I need to be wrong about Butcher.

Brian Gionta has alluded to that on several occasions as well. He did a podcast in the summer where he also implied that certain guys were class one A holes in how they treated people in the building and that you can tell about character from observing that. He thinks KA has had years to observe that as well.

Almost seems like an indictment against previous teams.

More wonders

Donnie Meatballs has my complete trust. He’s the best man for this team at this time. Butcher? Um, not so much. He did absolutely nothing to impress me in preseason and it was easy to see why Lindy didn’t wanna play him even on a poor team in Joisey.

I don’t understand how anyone could have negative comments for Ullmark. I liked him when he was here and totally understand why he’d leave. He’s part of that old core that had to leave as well, imo.

Thanks for the update. Always appreciated @MODO Hockey, especially the videos from his house in Sweden. I’ll have to make a panny in his honor.

Ok, but those who already have you on ignore won’t know the difference, anyway.

I littlely don’t have the time for their podcast. Littlely.

I don’t think they’d bring JJ up just to sit in the press box.

I think R2 goes into the lineup and Hayden remains the extra forward.

Great story. Wish the kid well. Also, an injured Risto is out of tonight’s Flyer lineup.

Has @MODO Hockey officially left us for the Bruins? I hadn’t decided to rejoin the forum yet when Ullmark signed with the Bruins so I may have missed his reaction. I’m sure he wasn’t happy. It’s a big loss to the forum, imo.

Butcher? God help us.

Tommy Sweeney is the Rodney Dangerfield of tight ends, apparently.

Unlike previous squads who would have used an injury to a key player or two as an excuse to underachieve, I can’t see Granato letting them fall into that trap. Next man up. No sulking and feeling sorry for ourselves allowed.

Sold!

Yep. And no sign of Alamo mode in the third. Granato is different.

It’s the wisdom on display.

We just took a Stanley Cup finalist to the woodshed. Nice.

Okposo hasn’t moved this well in years.