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Wat? Was my favorite Oiler from that era.

Bust is a really negative adjective indicating a failure to meet expectations. 3rd picks are expected to not make the NHL. They arent busts, no matter how much you want to contort the definition.

I think the sniper is next best. 10 yr second line, sometimes first line pure goal scorer.

I feel about the same way. An employer has a responsibility to protect you from yourself while, at least during the time you are actually working for them.

It was a very different league then. Well before the concussion lawsuits.

Read the full concussion history on LaFontaine. It's out there. I'm too unmotivated to hunt it down. He was having concussion issues when he was still with the Islanders. Then 3 more if my memory serves with Buffalo. The guy needed to hang it up.

I have a different viewpoint on that. They traded him to let him do what he wanted for an organization that was willing to let him harm himself. You could say the Sabres did him a favor by letting him continue his career, harmful as it turned out to be.

I think that it all develops together, culture and winning. So I have no dog in this race.

I don't think that is accurate. He was on blood thinners to treat what had already happened. There is no legitimate doctor that is going to clear someone on anti coagulants to play a game with sharpened blades and high speed contact. It wasn't future blood clots that kept him medically unavailable, it was the reality of bleeding to death in the event of a bruise or a cut.

Casey appears to have Tim Connolly upside. But I also think that he and Joker might have the highest probability of falling short of their ceiling.

This right here is an excellent example of culture. They have built an expectation of do whatever it takes to gain advantage. Culture. Right. There.

I think they call that gaming the system. You’re talking about retirement.

Sloop juice might be the most representative beer in the NE IPA style. Lots of citrus, cloudy as all get out, not quite dry finish, and bitterness that is really soft. Classic huge late hop addition beer.

Really interesting seeing all the votes for Sweetness given there is debate about whether he is the best RB all time, let alone greatest player. Payton was my football hero in the 80s.

Bobby Orr gets my NHL vote. Ali gets my boxing vote, buy I think arguments can be made otherwise. Petty in NASCAR seems obvious to me. Nicklaus in golf. So many ridiculous athletes in NFL for me to be able to single one out.

It wasn’t that long ago we were feeling the same vibe about Gigensons. At this point I think UPL is the most likely to hit his ceiling.

Saw Elvis Juice locally this weekend. I’ll have to try it next time.

John Wawrow Retweeted Michael Parthum @MichaelParthum 8h Literal translation: Rasmus Ristolainen dissatisfied with the Buffalo #Sabres - wants to move on: "Recent seasons have been tough"

Theory of q Deadman at Batavia Downs tonight with my son again.

3 years ago who expected that Jack Eichel wouldn’t be on most of these lists?

10 for the high jinks.

I want to hurt myself now.

You can only piss away so many seasons and still have enough time to make some magic. *Success is fleeting. How often is patience truly rewarded in the NHL? *Unless you are Tom Brady.

Ask Pat LaFontaine about that. Or Eric Lindros. Hell, if it wasn;t for super human abilities, Mario Lemieux.