Hank

A deluca .500 record of 42-40-0 would not get you into the playoffs. An NHL .500 record of 40-27-15 could, even though you're two games under deluca .500. Until the NHL stops awarding points for OT/SO losses deluca .500 just doesn't matter. But, to answer your question, no, it is not likely, but, it is possible.

Positive. They have three more wins than losses. Deluca .500 is not relevant.

Three games above .500. Contending for a playoff spot. I'm still bought in.

Three assists last night. I'm also pleasantly surprised.

I hope people are able to manage their expectations. Baltimore is the better team, we are not supposed to win this game, the season is not a failure if we lose.

I hate his hairstyle.

I think that's an unpopular take around here. I also think Risto is underappreciated by many.

I'm very interested in how evenly split the TOI was amongst the seven defensemen. I wasn't able to watch the game, was one of them used primarily in a forward role or was there a true rotation on the back end? Does anyone think that seven defensemen will become the new normal?

I think we would end up regretting the contract it would take to get Hall, let alone the assets we'd have to give up.

Again. One is a grown man hurting another grown mans feelings five years ago. The other is a grown man demeaning kids today. They are not similar.

That post you quoted wasn't directed at you.

I posted about a grown man hurting another grown mans feelings five years ago. You followed with a press release about a grown man demeaning kids today. They're not the same thing. Were you hoping I'd say the kids need to toughen up and get over it? No. It's horrible, we agree on that. I'm glad he was fired. What was your goal there? It wasn't to further discussion.

You took my comment regarding the specific incident of a grown man maybe hurting another grown mans feelings five years ago and you generalized it because you take issue with my use of the term snowflake. You asserted that I insinuated that I'm okay with people acting like an ***** and essentially being a bully. I do not think it's okay for people to act like that and I did not insinuate otherwise. You DID bastardize my meaning, it WAS unscrupulous of you and it's NOT out of character.

It was a joke, I don't disagree with what you're saying here.

So what you're saying is Trump is a typical politician? Who knew?

I agree with your post. It's a valid perspective. Alow me to offer this. Five years is a pretty significant time on a developmental curve. We grow, mature and evolve in our ideals and beliefs. I'm a different person than I was five years ago. A better person. I believe you, LTS, and most people would feel the same way about yourselves. Take this online community for example. Five years ago we had a thread dedicated to boobs. We unapologetically objectified beautiful women on here. That would not be tolerated today because as a community we grew, matured and evolved. So in that sense no, I'm no particularly interested in what a grown man may have said to another grown man five years ago that may have hurt his feelings, which is what my post was in reply to.

My post that you both quoted was in response to doohickies question "Why are they talking about stuff that happened 5 years ago?", Regarding Babcock and Franzen. You both attempted to bastardize the meaning of my post into something it is not. Your replies to my post are neither on topic or relevant. Unscrupulous of you both, but not out of character.

Because it's the snowflake culture we're becoming. Verbally assaulted five years ago. Poor baby!!! Grow the ***** up and get over it cupcake. What a joke.

I appreciate the irony of guys being interested enough to tell us how how disinterested they are. It makes me laugh ?

It always amuses me when guys feel the need to post about how much they are not interested and are not going to watch ?

Cool, thank you.

I think Botts has three more years. I think he sold Terry on a slow build, I think he'll be successful, and I will patiently wait.

Has anyone checked out the Amazon show Hanna? If so, would you recommend it?

Yes three. Georgia wins they're in. There's no way LSU drops out. I think a loss this late for OSU with Bama beating Auburn and the committee puts Bama four and OSU five. I don't think OU can jump Bama. I think the only team that could possibly jump Bama with the committee is Utah, but I just don't see it happening.

The latest CNN polls show that Biden has a sizeable lead. What is more important for this election, nominating a candidate who is most in line with your beliefs or the candidate who has the best chance of beating Trump? Do you think the Burisma talk could hurt Biden's chances of winning?