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JJ makes the team out of training camp but is sent down about game 25 and doesn’t make it back up this season. Dahlin leads the team in scoring. TT leads the team in goals. The Sabres use 5 goalies this season and UPL is up with the big team when the season ends.

It is a measurable metric….

Took the pooch for a walk along the lake front. We were walking on a public dock and she rather suddenly decided she wanted to swim. Problem is, it was about the weediest, algaeist water you can imagine. She stinks. Bad. Smells like a swamp. And she is happy as a clam about it.

Malcolm Subban is still looking for a job. We could go into 22-23 with some combination of Anderson, UPL, Tokarski, Dell and Subban and KAs comments would still be accurate.

Owwwwwwww

Only if you add words that weren’t in his quote. He implied that he is still looking for another goalie. He’s left himself plenty of room to crawfish out of that if we end up where we were last season. FTR I expect he is working to land a starting goalie. I am not willing to put enough faith in it to place a $10 bet on whether he succeeds or not. His choice of words indicates to me that KA won’t be gambling on it either. And you don’t need to add words to his quote to come to that conclusion.

My vacation week is half over. And sun burn.

He’s waiting for the market to set….

Goalie situation solved.

At 16? Thats not a bad outcome. It’s not ideal, but statically getting a Zemgus there isn’t bad.

I suspect the team will be looking to sign a deal that won’t be hard to move.

Yes, you are assuming.

I haven’t traveled since covid so I haven’t used ride share services since covid. Going to Minneapolis at the end of August. We’ll see if the ride share experience is different.

I’ve heard rumblings that sounded very Drury-esque. He puts alot of pressure even on the rooks. That is what concerns me about the way our kids are being handled. Not afraid to make mistakes sounds good and all, but the guys driven to win big have a different mindset. Hold high standards and demand change when they aren’t met.

Agreed. Just pointing out the odds. 2/3 of those picks are in the 50/50 odds and later range.

Assuming normal odds hold, its more like 4 players and a handfull of tweeners.

See, I think a Risto needs a proper development curve more than a Mule. Risto’s weaknesses beg for a proper development. He would have benefited more from it than a Mule, because he doesn’t have the inherent instincts that Mule seems to have.

My wife and I have diverged on weather. I’ve hit the point where December through March is enough for me to tolerate and accept days like today and almost force myself to find comfort in them. I’ll sit outside, damn it, because I remember what it’s like to sit inside while there is snow on the ground. My wife, however, is not amused and does not tolerate hot weather well. She’s in the air conditioning. I’m in the shade making the most of it.

Yup. You have to trust your evaluation, and if your evaluation says its not a fluke you lock him down before his value goes higher.

Walleye in the freezer. Its ***** hot on the lake now. It’s margarita and a breeze time.

A margarita makes it better.

Jack hated losing…. I’ll see myself out now.

It really comes down to risk tolerance. And there is a price for waiting. If you play it safe and wait to see if the performance repeats it will surely cost you more. If you make a projection and your experts believe that projection is the most likely scenario you get that contract done sooner, and likely at a better value. Waiting until mid way through the season gives TT more leverage. If you trust your evaluation you have to ride with it.