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Without taking any sort of look at stats, simple or advanced, a 30 yr old 2nd line center ar 4.5M for 3 more years doesn't sound onerous at all to me. Carter is def riskier.

Saving grace is, he was the Supervisor in Grand Island, which is no slouch in the household income department. I think he probably plays well in Amherst actually. My polling place was easily as busy as it is on a Presidential election year. Maybe the folks that don't take a shine to illegal activity among Congressmen are more motivated than I give credit for. Or, Trump has motivated the lemmings.......

Noone out here believes McMurray when he says he's a pro gun guy. Democrat = gun grabber, regardless of what the individual politician says. Everyone out here links Collins with Trump. Collins was an early adopter of the Trump Train. They love him out here for it. Strangely enough, I've never got the anti-rich guy sense when it comes to politics out here. And icing on the cake, these folks vote party line across the board.

Is there a 2nd line center worth having on either team? Even if for the rest of the season, or next. I'll take one of those please.

I live in a rural county in his district. He'll win this county in a landslide. It's going to take the residents of Clarence and Amherst to get him out of Congress. If I were betting on it, I'd bet he's re-elected, and found not guilty. Maybe it's just the pessimist in me.

Doesn't seem like much of a challenge.

You are correct, but there is a history of fiction here.

IMO they are a 2C away from being a playoff team.

His history also flatlines at about 47 points/season. I'm not assuming more until he shows more.

1. 8 points is a typical year to year spread for any scorer. 2. He's still scoring at a rate that results in a points total within the spread of his last 3 years.

Did Trump admit last night that the Russians stole the election for him?

I don't think we need to trade him. We still need a stable of good, scoring wingers. And he is a good, scoring winger. And I do still expect that his game will mature and he'll be valuable in other ways. But he just may be a 50 point player. There is nothing wrong with that. Every team needs a few of them.

Found an interesting podcast this morning discussing why our political system is broken, and what some of the fixes might be. There is some interesting concepts here. It's a long read (or listen). But I think the points regarding what is broken and why are probably more right than wrong. And the fixes are interesting. The perspective is that politics is an industry, not a public service, and the problem solving was attacked from an industry POV. It's a good Sunday read/listen. If reading, get through/past the first couple of paragraphs. The subject matter picks up after. Freakonomics - politics as an industry For instance: the Social Security Act of 1935 had 90 percent Democratic support and 75 percent Republican. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 had 60 percent Democratic support and, again, 75 percent Republican. Now, for the last decade or two, that’s been the opposite pattern. The only way landmark legislation gets passed is one party has enough votes to pass that by itself. The Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare, was passed in 2010 with zero Republican votes in Congress. President Trump’s 2018 tax-reform bill? Zero Democratic votes. There is some interesting ideas about primaries, about winner take all elections, and gerrymandering.

The thing I don't like about those stats are, there is no upward progression in them. The scoring we got from Sam in year 1 is little different from the scoring we got from Sam in year 3. And the trend seems to be holding in year 4. Where is the growth? It appears that this might be Sam. There is no more to get from him.

My gut tells me CJ Smith is AAAA. Luke Adam, Mark Mancari, Ken Preistlay.

I know. Jack is sad enough for both lines now.

You severely under rate day drinking.

Jack has a negative world view? I thought me moved that guy in the off season.

Remember when we bragged about how much center depth we have? *swoons* This team really needs a Kyle Turris type center for the 2nd line. *or whatever other legit 2nd line options are out there, don't care to micro analyze Turris specifically. It's a concept.

Sheary plays at his speed. And if Sam can thrive with Jack, speed isn't his issue with Sam. Casey's (and the whole 2nd line really) sole issue is he isn't ready for the role he's got and 2 more kid wingers from Rochester doesn't change that even a little.

The timing of finding that quote couldn't have been any better.

Totally agree with your premise that active intervention is needed to change the trajectory. There is no fix for what ails us that exists in Rochester. Without a good 2nd line center the kids in Rochester aren't providing a thing. The kids you want to see up here are wings. They are going to flounder, most likely worse than Sam is floundering, because they aren't used to playing against NHL talent and we don't have a #2 center to be the foundation for their line. It is a setup for failure. There is only one way this gets fixed. OK, 2 ways. One is for JBotts to swing a trade and get this team a legit #2 center. The other is for Casey to have a sudden, miracle growth spurt and start playing like a legit #2 center. I don't see Casey having a miracle growth spurt. His development is going to take time. If we get a league average performing #2C, Sam's game will come to life. Casey will be put back into the sheltered role he needs and his game will progress because he's suddenly playing against 4th liners consistently. And Casey's wings will also show life against the lesser talents.

Then just come right out and own what you are really meaning, you don't want immigration. Expanding on this further... New York City has a law that allows for residents to obtain a pistol permit. However, in actual practice there are about 4,000 pistol permit holders in the city. And nearly all of them are issued to retired cops, active security guards, and certain business owners. Is it disingenuous to say that NYC allows its residents to own pistol permits? Or is it simply the rules? If you support the rules as they stand, you are supporting nearly eliminating handgun ownership by the average person. Same thought process applies for immigration. It is disingenuous.

I don't see how they are good for anyone. I can't imagine our shareholders are happy with the results so far.....

You're not following. The vast majority can't. That's the problem. It is disingenuous to say they need to come in legally while giving them virtually no opportunity to actually come in legally.