Eleven

Look, the Cheats played their absolute best possible game. 100 on a scale of 100. The Bills did not, and no team in any sport ever does play at 100 for every single game. Bills were 65 at best out of 100. If the Cheats at 100 can barely beat the Bills at 65, I'm ok. And those uniforms are NCAA D-III garbage.

They're going to dress three ***** goalies instead of two?

Also, I note that the posters here that are objecting to this deal are from provinces near to Alberta. Well, Manitoba is somewhat near. I guess Saskatchewan is somewhat in the way, but really, when is the last time anyone thought about Saskatchewan?

That is not the action I meant, and I do not think management takes instructions from fans. But an unfavorable, stupid, and ultimately unproductive action was advocated here by a good majority of posters: the firing of Lindy Ruff, when really, the roster was the problem. The decision did not pay off, obviously, and this isn't the thread in which to debate it.

Are you asking 12.5 x3 (including the current year) or 12.5x1 + 20x8? I would take the former *if I were the Oilers.* The Sabres? Different story. The Sabres need to build credibility. The Oilers have been to the Final in the last two seasons, and the semi-finals in three of the last four. The Sabres are a laughingstock right now (mostly because management took a bad decision advanced by posters here about 12-13 years ago) which needs to build cred to attract better players.

I guess I just see it the other way. Looks like a smart deal to me, and the Oilers aren't saddled with a 20M/yr contract until McDavid is 36 or 37.

Anyone could have signed the best hockey player in the world for 12.5M for the best remaining years in his career when Kaprizov is getting 17M? I always knew you get the "better stuff" in BC.

MJD presents it cogently here: It is a perfect situation for the team. Bowman hit this one out of the park.

Feel the pressure? He absolutely killed it here.

I do not give permission for this. At all.

No, I'm not a Luddite.

No. No AI anything, thank you.

Tuch and Kulich are having themselves a time.

His muscle tissue was weak before he was drafted.

"Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane." /s

Humperdinck Humperdinck Humperdinck!

I agree.

I caught the tail end of something about this on WGR. It also ties into some hunger charity--which one, I don't know, because I was too late. That may (or may not) have something to do with the timing. Also, they wanted white end zones for this but can't paint over the blue turf for reasons. Next year, however, they will be able to paint over the natural grass.

We have the GOAT goat. But the present logo is the best one.

They're going to trade a fourth-round pick for Shedeur Sanders.

There's no reason for them to play games *anywhere* else. The arena needs renovation, not reconstruction, and it will be fine if the work is done during successive summers--once it begins. They're not going to play in a 6,000-person arena in the middle of nowhere.

I can't help feeling like they beat the Jets and got away with three other games so far.

For those negging on this (not Brawndo): Is there somewhere else we expected them to play?

Bolivia has two capitals. La Paz and Sucre.

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