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Mittlestadt is being given the chance to show that he is a 2C. I don't think he's up to the task.

This needs to stick and become board lore, right up there with OSP.

That’s what has me curious. Are they dinged up? Showed up out of shape? Personal reasons? Afraid of flying? It may be nothing but having two guys totally sit out the first two games is rather curious.

That team had 3 good centers and enough good wingers to keep those centers well used. I'd be less concerned about breaking up the big 3 if I thought we had the depth to carry the breakup.

Meh. Early preseason lines mean very little, if anything. The wealth gets spread around to see who might have the skills to play “up a level”. There are only so many forwards that you can put a guy with the see if he can keep up. I’ll be more concerned if it is still a thing in the last 2 preseason games and the last week of preseason practices.

The dog we recently put down was a squirrel killing machine in his prime. As a pup he’d start the chase halfway across the yard, expending all kinds of energy, but the squirrels made it to a tree before he got them. Then one day he was napping on the deck and woke to a squirrel foraging towards him. This time he waited and got the ambush he needed. The chase lasted maybe 15’. The lightbulb went on and he became a very efficient ambush killer. I *almost* felt sorry for the tree rats. Once he got them it was play time. He’d let it go and recatch it. Squirrel never had a chance once first caught though. They were way too badly hobbled to survive the game. And it ended up a mess.

Reason #1 for not delaying winning until “next season”.

Agreed. And that might be all the difference required.

#Trendingdown *troll*

No. Wore it in every sport I played.

Hot ex wife. Split last year after 28 years.

Wat? oh man. You know you’re getting old when the performers you listened to in your teens start dying off.

I'm not sure this could be better said. In the context of the on ice product there is no comparing TG to TP. It's not even close. It's amazing to me the the Pegulas get a general pass from all but a small handful when an entire sports team generation has passed and there is nothing to show for it. Mentioning again the very interesting tidbit that it was TG that challenged Lindy to create a more high scoring, entertaining game. And Lindy found a way. That one item puts on display the very large difference in how TG ran the teaam compared to how TP ran the team. Golisano knew what he wanted and challenged his team to find a way. Under TP they threw in the towel, and 5 seasons later we still aren't sure what the expectations are for this season.

Oh snap! Max is still a pro hockey player? Kid sure had the wheels to keep it going.

I remember the same sort of reporting on Tyler Myers his second year. https://buffalonews.com/2010/04/15/its-grow-time-what-can-phenom-defenseman-tyler-myers-do-for-an-encore-were-about-to-find-out/

Yell at the kids. You'll feel better. Until they egg your house Halloween night.

I find it interesting the TG was the one who was the catalyst behind Lindy getting away from low scoring. low chance hockey and moving to high octane hockey. Gives me a smidgen of respect for Ol Sugar Packets. He def challenged people and expected them to meet the challenge.

It was a bit harsh, but caring about whether someone else uses illegal streams is the equivalent of caring whether your neighbors smoke marijuana recreationally. It's a busybody thing to care about.

The and F word.

There is nothing grey about it. But fussing over someone doing this if you aren't impacted? “A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes his mind off his own meaningless affairs by minding other people’s business.”

24, regardless of the sport.

You did reply "No" to the assertion that IP is a major reason for the dispute so there is exclusivity here.

I think you misread that totally.

That's only partially true. One of the driving complaints IS the lack of respect for US IP by the Chinese. Now I need another shower. I'll say this (as a guy who has been more than happy to take advantage of illegal streams), if you have issues with what China is doing regarding US IP, then you are being a hypocrite if you are using these streams to get your hockey fix. No judgement here. I've certainly done my share. But you should own it if you are going to do it. *puts soapbox away

We all hope we're wrong.