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We got ourselves a farm boy who hits and takes penalties. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/04/03/beck-malenstyn-family-hops-farm/

From the looks of it he's better than Krebs right now.

For all whose heart has been crushed by Mitts signing with the Avs, this guy here is just like Mitts. Actually, while he plays like Mitts, he hits better than Mitts does.

I don't get the hand wringing. All of our decent forward prospects are on the cusp of being in the NHL so we need to stock up for the future. If you want a player overpay with some of the current prospects and roster players. In the meantime we got a true center who already has a two-way game and whose realistic ceiling is a 2C. I remember when finding a good, true center was a challenge - is that no longer true?

The question is: what kind of contract do y'all see Skinner getting after he's bought out?

I'm going to seem like I'm defending Adams although really I don't like him, but, if those moves weren't Sabres' moves they would certainly look appropriate. I mean, if we were analyzing a team that we don't follow closely doing the same thing under the same circumstances, it would look like the GM has taken a brick hammer to the hockey side. But @LGR4GM has the correct mindset here; Adams has a lot to account for. This thread, the draft thread, the off-season thread, all should be full of Sabres activities. The front page of the forum needs to be filled with Sabres doings - and smart, clever, interesting doings, too, not stuff that makes us throw up our hands.

Who would be surprised if that wasn't exactly what it is?

Whatever McJesus did, it fit the "criteria" more than Bob's. And if it didn't, we should redefine what the "criteria" is until it does.

"The Conn Smythe Trophy is awarded annually to the most valuable player (MVP) during the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs. It is named after Conn Smythe, the longtime owner, general manager, and head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Each year, at the conclusion of the final game of the Stanley Cup Final, members of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association vote to elect the player deserving of the trophy." https://thehockeywriters.com/docs/conn-smythe-trophy/

For games 4&5, the rest of the team took the first two periods off. Hardly an indictment of KO. FFS, I'm not even a KO fan, just being fair with what I have observed.

This is a good move. I'm sure there's some superstition to it, like McJesus wearing the same suit. However, KO was doing some truly veteran things during a lot of his shifts. Nothing flashy, just smart, vet-minded things like going east-west across the blue line with the puck, and dumping it in after the rest of his line and the D changed. Small little things, the likes of which Florida has needed since game 4.

So many possibilities here. First off, if the goal is garlic taste, you need to up the garlic. Second, you should consider pre-baking a bulb of garlic and then pressing the garlic goo into the sauteuse after pouring in the oil. Brown = flavour. If your garlic wasn't brown you haven't released that flavour, distinct from the kind of flavour adding minced raw garlic at the end as per @That Aud Smell's suggestion - which is a good suggestion if you want a very sophisticated garlic taste. Whoever said salt above is correct - there must be enough salt. Your nose knows: if it ain't curling your toes the right way before adding the noodles and the water, it ain't ready, or right, or both. Looks like you added double the amount of pasta water that was needed. You don't use a lot. Obviously, too much will water down the flavour you worked so hard to build up. "Copious amounts of EVOO" are not your friend when sauteing. Using a lot of oil means you then must effectively deep-fry the garlic to get the garlic where you want it. Try using just enough at first to actually caramelize the garlic, or better yet, do that first with butter. Don't hesitate to caramelize some minced onions and/or shallots along with the garlic to really add depth to your flavour - not in equal amounts, but just a little to kick it up a notch. Try. Fail. Try again. Fail again, but fail better.

Oh, you're right. My bad. That's what I get for rage posting while distracted. I meant to say you "take the L" and Doohickie can take the "doubling down" and shove them up your derrières. For posterity and clarity: My stance is we did not lose a valuable enough asset in Mitts to keep referencing him as some lost talent. Mitts is not a good enough 2C for a playoff team that wants to go deep. I watched every Colorado game after he got traded and neither did he pass the eye test or are his playoff stats compelling enough to change my mind. Using a quote by anyone in an organization is laughable; and we have litigated that kind of evidence here countless times before. However, I understand there are people here with a crush on Mitts and don't like their boy being criticized. It is okay, you are welcome to your view. It is precious, though, how some view this place as some sort of intellectual arena where "ideas" win out over others by the sheer "weight" of their foundation and the conviction of those who typed them. "ill tko your argument" tee hee. Keep playing this imaginary game if it pleases you, it is very cute on certain people (but, not you, Thorny, if I'm being honest). Finally, to close the book, Mitts is quickly become O'Reilly the Lesser. Maybe people mentioning Mitts will get temp=bans, too.

WTF is with you people and the "stop doubling down" command. You and Thorny can shove that one way high up your arse. My viewpoint on Mitts is what it is and it's not changing because some avatars on a message board don't like it.

That's a playoff team with high expectations, he better get 9 points in 11 games playing on the second line. And what do you expect MacKinnon to say "yeah he was okay, too bad there weren't better options at the deadline." Look at those minutes, they did not trust Mitts' line enough because that line wasn't bringing home the bacon.

So, you didn't watch them. Gotcha.

Did you watch any of their games?