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Question for you all: I started watching at the beginning of the second period, and noticed that Zucker was taking a TON of abuse. Did he do something in the first that irritated the Rags?

Death Be Not Proud.

Those of you who feel that Edmonton "lost" the negotiation with McDavid--how do you feel about Vegas giving $13.5 x 8 to Eichel? I'd rather be in Edmonton's shoes. Especially since McDavid would have been 18 x 8 or more.

Most of this board is 40+ at this point. Frankly, I'd bet that 30% of it is 50+.

I'm not young. I remember ripping a classmate (fins fan) about his running back.

Bernie Parmalee? The guy who took seven seasons to amass as many rushing yards as OJ did in one? Keep Warner for discussions like this, but drop Marmalade.

Expos v. Giants at Olympic Stadium, for me. I was 15, and my family decided to take a four-day trip to Montreal by train. It was my first train trip and led to a life-long love of train travel. But CN went on strike while we were in Montreal, so my dad had to rent a car so we could get home. He let me drive part of the way over my mother's objection so I could get some practice in before turning 16 the following month.

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When was this?

You know what? Start the guy tomorrow. We know what we're getting in Lyon. 3-4 goals per game and whatever. Let's see what Ellis can do. Losing 6-3 doesn't hurt anymore than losing by any other score, and just maybe the kid can hold the net down.

Not if we hire the right sniper.

Is it legal in Pennsylvania now, too?

UPL isn't good enough for Ruff to build a system around UPL. This is why, when you HAVE Ruff, and you have a goaltender good enough for Ruff to build around (Miller), you DON'T FIRE RUFF.

UPL will not be back soon. DeDominicis. UPL will not be back soon. Me, because I've seen this before.

Reimer was cut hours ago, which is what restimulated the conversation about him, please see upthread.

Honestly, I'm not going to ***** on Kevyn Adams's first-ever attempt to actually address the near-term problem at this crucial position. Not sure it will work, and I still don't want him around as a GM, but at least he finally did something other than sign a has-been backup.

Well, he's apparently not Toronto's best goalie by far, because he was just cut. I guess the Sabres can sign him if they want more below-average goaltending on the team.

Wow, Brawndo, I knew this about five hours ago. You're slacking.

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.