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Getting this thread on topic..... Found an interesting read that tries to explain the success of teams like Boston, especially in the playoffs. It's written about the playoffs, but I didn't want to put it in the playoff thread because that seems to be mostly game conversation. Anywho, the premise is, chippy play is a strategy not intended for intimidation, but to take advantage of special teams success. Yes, taking penalties to win, because you're also getting your opponent to take penalties and if your special teams overall are better than your opponents you will win on the back of special teams goal differential. Interesting to note that the author feels that this is Tampa's strategy as well. Don't know how accuratte it is, but the premise is quite interesting. http://faceoffcircle.ca/2019/04/15/how-teams-can-exploit-the-special-teams-social-construct-in-hockey/

I think you inferred it. You're not alone, but neither is the other side.

The link I posted touches on that. In theory, the US has the highest corporate tax rate in the world, but there are so may exeptions that the real tax rate is much, much lower. In some of those examples very profitable corporations were qualifying for refunds. There is the real fourth estate.

Quick Google search and I think this is the incident I remember. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/404933-woodward-gary-cohn-pulled-letters-off-trumps-desk-withdrawing-us-from

I don't remember who it was, or if they were ever identified by name. It was someone in the inner circle obviously as they had access to CIC desk. It was a deal maybe halfway through year one.

The guilt would have to be overwhelming. I imagine there would be criminal charges coming.

I would not use the word deplorable. People near to me support Trump. I don't find them deplorable. I wouldn't think supporters of President Trump would find Trumpian any more offensive than Reagan supporters found Reaganite offensive. As for mid level bureaucrat, think whoever it was that was taking paperwork off Trump's desk so he couldn't sign it. Cries of deep state when the real deep state is the power pulling the strings.

Really hate to see that KO at the end.

Historic building destroyed. What a shame.

Here is a fun one on tax day. Twice as many coporations paying zero income taxes under the Trump tax plan Some of the noteworthy names include Amazon, Netflix, Chevron, Eli Lilly, John Deere. John Deere reported $2.15B in income and global profits of $2.37B this year and is claiming a $268M refund. Amazon had $10.8B in US income and is claiming a $129M rebate. IBM, $500M in US income, $8.7B in global profits, $342M refund. If Trump and Trumpians were really worried about the deep state they'd be worried about corporate America pulling the government's strings, not some mid level bureaucrat.

Man, I LOVED seeing Kane agressively wade back in to that fight. We need some of that attitude.

Barry Trotz: This has been a problem for Buffalo.

Let the concept of UPL begin......

I think the same is true of prospects as well. I can't get overly excited when I'm nowhere near qualified to make a judgement about them.

It's always been about esprit de corps. And to think we were laughing about where they were compared to where we were a couple seasons ago.

That's about where I am at. Then again, I'm numb enough that this team doesn't rise any kind of emotion anymore, good or bad.

Hamilton falls within Toronto's geographic protection area. They'll never get a team. I would imagine Fort Worth has the same situation with Dallas that Hamiltion has with Tomroto.

Our lifestyle is way too comfortable for it to happen. It would take a return to the conditions at the start of the Industrial Era. (it's pretty well understood that the real path to peace in the middle east is economic) And not so coincidentally, I think it will take a new labor movement for things to change. The things at the root of Trump's rise are things surrounding the evaporation of the working class voice. The bitch of it is, Trump is about the worst advocate for what those voices really want.

Interesting take. I don't think he's insulated himself well at all. Not for lack of trying. He's definitely not made himself harder to criticize. I think the fanbase is more forgiving..... for lack of a better word....... because there was fear of losing the team, and because he has invested heavily in downtown. In retrospect, maybe that is what you are referring to when saying he's insulated himself?

I don't know. Candidates at state and federal levels are hand picked so I'm not enthusiastic about real change coming from new candidates in either party. And we're seeing now the damage that occurs when ultra-wealthy force their way in. I know what I'd like to see, substantial change to how elections are funded that greatly reduces corporate influence. I'd like to see gerrymandering eliminated. I'd like to see debates, and elections in general, more inclusive of non-Republican and Democrat candidates. But those are all changes that the currently entrenched would have to roll out, so I don't have any hope of those things happening.

To continue the parody, we're in the end game now. Oligarchy.

Of course it is by design.

Responses to this would definitely reflect how someone values a coachs contribution the teams' success. It's an interesting idea. I'm not automatically down on it. Did we give up a pick for Botteril? Or was it Bylsma maybe? Am I misremembering?

In the context of putting Mittelstadt in the best position to succeed, we need better than Sheary, an Olofsson that plays like the last 2 weeks of the season (no sure thing, but hopeful nonetheless), and Skinner needs to re-sign. There is some hope, but it's just that. Hope. It's not rosey. There are significant unknowns, only one of which is upgrading Sheary. What primary got me to respond was your comment that the 4 wingers you posted were not a bad group. This is the group that played the 2nd half of the season with the worst record in the NHL. It can't be a good group and have that distinction.

Except there is nothing that we saw on the ice about his play to suggest anything other than he wasn't enjoying it.