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Maybe he always wanted to be an editor, or a politics reporter, or do documentaries. Its not a shot to say he left to do something he’s wanted to do for a long time.

Much more eloquently stated than I could have managed. For some reason I don’t understand this group regularly goes on the offensive whenever a media personality dares to get involved. Of course, in this case JW seems to have taken the bait and pretty much always finds an opportunity to take a shot of his own. But we never seem to give a media person the beneftof the doubt that we give any other very part time posters.

Considering the number of regular posters that dig up old dirt for gotcha moments, I’d call this more typical than incredible.

Never saw the show. I just think the idea of the jacket lining is a riot.

I totally want a jacket with that lining.

The last halfway decent song they made. Ugh, to the rest.

Wonder how Risto would have come along under Granato?

Good luck. The kids smoking in the bath room are bound and determined to make it difficult for him in here.

If ever there was an opportunity to poach an RFA from a team, this is it. This is also why I expect one of our favored young players to be traded. We have a rare opportunity to use a combination of weaponized cap space and plethora of under 23 players/prospects to land a really big ***** fish.

This has become a rite of Spring.

I guess my primary emotion is empathy. Rick’s been at it a long time. It is clearly physically challenging for him to continue to do it. It’s got to be hard to come to the realization that it’s time to move on. You’ve earned the rest, Rick. It is selfish of us to want you to hang on.

He damned near died. It was a couple of seasons, and a couple more concussions before his game started to match the effort he was putting into it.

Not this trade specifically, but my opinion is, yeah someone we value alot is moving in a hockey trade. This would certainly fit that bill.

Thats why I assume he’ll be a better game manager.

I can see the similarities to the Nolan situation. Donnie might be a 2020 version of Nolan. Players coach? Check Tasked with rebuilding a broken team? Check Puts personal development ahead of game situations? Check Touch-y feel-y methodology? Check Develops considerable loyalty among the team? Check Lets see if he stays away from the goalie’s wife. 😈 My gut tells me Donnie will be a better game manager, but that is TBD for now.

Yeah I don’t know how you couldn’t want him back right now.

I think that is a big part of it. Maybe the majority of it. But I don’t think we should overlook the fact that there was a clique in the locker room that needed to go. We know that Jack was likely the engine that drove the clique, but you can’t have a clique of just one. I think it was telling that in Zemgus’ interview he didn’t say maybe Jack needed a change of scenery. He said “they” needed a change of scenery. And the team needed some new blood. Not saying Sam was a cancer. I am saying that there was risk that the clique doesn’t fully go without Sam and Risto going too. Add to that Sam not wanting to be part of a rebuild and you’ve got all the incentive you need to move Sam too. He probably would have done well on this year’s team. But you have to want to be here, and you have to want to be with the guys that remain. I don’t think either halves of that statement were true for Sam.

Is it too aggressive and unnecessary to say this to all those fans and posters that called Okposo dead cap weight, a burden and a drag on the team?

KO makes me proud. I become a little more a fan boi of his every time he speaks publicly. Just seems like a genuine good guy and easy to root for. Hes the best PR that team has.

Given the outcome so far of all the moves to date, I am 100% comfortable with the idea that Sam had to go as well to make this conversion.

In my mind its also become pretty clear that when the argument of enough talent vs right culture was being made, culture was the bigger roadblock. Sans Jack, Sam and Risto we are arguably less talented, but a better team with better results.

Lots of references to players able to just be themselves. And not afraid to speak up. Good God was the locker room a mess before. KA made the right player movements out, and the right player movements in.