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Why does it have to be either or? What is so unrealistic about starting a 10 yr playoff run with this season?

The defense last night was essentially in the same position the entire team had been for the previous 10ish seasons. With Dahlin out every D man needed to play at least 1 level up from where they are normally slotted. We got away with it for a game, but there is no way it was sustainable in any way.

I agree, Pimlach. This is looking like a missed opportunity to develop this team with a playoff series, and I’ve said as much multiple times. Hopefully they do rise to the occasion and overcome the injuires and inconsistencies in net and make the playoffs. But I won’t put any money on it happening. It feels like it went from 50/50 to get in to a 20/80 to get in over the course of 1 week.

If KAs goal for the season changed to getting into the playoffs, IMO the bigger need right now is to replace some of the offense and speed we’re losing with Tuch out of the lineup. We were on pace to make the show before Tuch went down. I’m not really expecting that losing our best offensive threat on the wing is conducive to continuing that pace, regardless if we picked up Schenn or get Chykrun (sp?). But I don’t think KAs goal for the season moved to include playoffs, so I expect we’re done with trades.

It drew me in.

I think he’s keeping his bait wet in case something unexpected comes along, but otherwise I think he’s done.

I don’t think Stillman is insurance. I think he’s the fall back position. think KA evaluated what it would cost to get our preferred defenseman and chose plan B instead.

Say what now? Bloom is absolutely not a known. And if he is a known and they moved him anyway, that should tell you that what KA does know about him indicates that he sees more value in Fitz2.0 than he does in what he knows about Bloom. I can’t believe the energy being expended over the movement of a guy with about 10-15% chance to play 100 games in the NHL.

I keep telling myself, this is no big deal. None of the teams around us in the standings have made a deal.

Meerkat whoopie.

You should rant about it in all the threads. Wait…… Nevermind

Funny. My son bought a house that was a flipped foreclosure. Now I am buying new toys just so he can borrow them.

Mandalorian is a totally different experience than Andor. More of what you would typically expect out of a Star Wars show.

Thats what Ive been saying. They upgraded specific traits in the 6/7 role, physicality and size.

Promo still complaining about lack of demand for the tickets he wants sell to out of towners? Check.

My early observation is that JJ is probably going to need to change his game somewhat to be successful with Buffalo. We have so much offensive talent up front right now and JJ isn’t likely getting in front of any of it. And in a couple of seasons he should have a fair amount of pressure behind him. I think JJ is going to need to develop some jam to differentiate his game from what’s on the roster, and what’s coming. He’s got the frame to do it.

Even if he is equivalent to Clague and Bryson, He is a better stylistic match for some opponents. In that regard, he IS an upgrade.

Why 7:30 on a week night? Why?

You are hung up on a low probability magic bean. We traded a slight chance at a depth forward for an actual depth defenseman who’s young, has a little term, and is less risk. This is whining over nearly nothing.

He seems to be a slight Fitzgerald improvement. In fact, losing Fitz may have been the reason we got this kid.

Yup. Stillman is not another Bryson. He fills a stylistic hole in this roster. He’ll step in when Krebs feels the need to drop his gloves. He’ll block shots, and get physical, all things Bryson and Clague do not do. He’s not another puck mover. He’s the guy that stays back to green light the puck mover. He’s what we needed instead of Bryson as a 6/7 guy.

Maybe, just maybe, the guy who watches Bloom closely isn’t nealry as optimistic as you are about the kids NHL future.

Said everyone at this point every season for the last 7 years.

The kids would be a poor substitute for KO and Z. We need their type of game in the lineup. Two rooks aren’t providing that.