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With Berglund a no show and Pominville in protocol our wing depth is going to be tested.

let the gnashing of teeth begin....

Sam beaten in a foot race by Troy Brouwer. Maybe he is slow.

Watching the start of the first powerplay and seeing the pre-faceoff interaction between Skinner and Eichel got me thinking that the biggest change is that Skinner's hyper-competitiveness has fully rubbed off on Jack. Instead of feeding off Sam's laid back, west coast style, Jack is all in with Skinner in a game of Top This.

He maybe predicting that the games will tighten up as playoff desperation builds.

Somewhere in the top 3 has to be, a game day roster that has 20 actual NHL players on it.

To be fair, it wasn’t until about November that we all started thinking Eichel is working his way towards Matthews level. Prior to that, he was a second tier player. Kudos to Jack for making the change in his game.

I think this is mostly right. Jack is putting alot more effort out there this season. Nothing taken for granted.

I think you have better phrased what was trying to be communicated. The kid has amazing hand-eye coordination, and terrific on ice awareness. It's not enough to carry play, but it's enough to improve play overall.

Those were two very evenly matched teams. Stress inducing to watch this one. The good guys won so all is right with the world.

Weird not seeing Chara in the projected lineup. Not that it lessens the hate any.......

You may be right about Guhle but with the depth we have I'm not going to advocate sitting on him if we can use him as a chip to improve an area of need.

Came here to make that point. I had an uneasy feeling about Berglund and Sobotka after Sobotka's comments that he wasn't a bottom 6 player. I got the sense that both of these guys were much less than happy to be coming to a team that was in shambles at that time and had a group of kids that were obviously going to be given the prime spots in the lineup. I was a bit surprised that it turns out Berglund was going to be the problem and not Sobotka though. Will be interesting to see how it plays out.

More and more I'm convinced that *IF* Nylander becomes an NHLer, his ceiling is about Joel Armia. I'm not stressing one bit over the idea of trading Alex Nylander. And the reports regarding Guhle's play haven't been terribly optimistic either. He's gonna need a Brian Campbell type transformation.

I'll drop this right here..... 100 comapnies responsible for 71% of global emissions

Hopefully the Sabres will be plying well too.

Yeah, rock is defined pretty loosely by the Hall.

Wait.... otters in a house? That's a thing?

I sooooo hope this is accurate. My biggest issue regarding what has transpired since the event that will remain unnamed is the wasting of 3 young players entry level deals. There is no more time to waste.

Maybe 3. All from the same line. It will require Eichel playing at least 80 games.

Geek fight!

Umm, guys. That was the stuff Housley used to do on a regulat basis. That, and pass Shane Corson the puck.

I posted an article about that a month ago. The trend around the league is one line with your best talent.

Honestly, the difference of opinion regarding Sam is so great in this conversation that I am surprised it is still going on.