LastPommerFan

"Mom, I'm always going to want to hold your hand. In one million years, I'll still be holding your hand. Then I'll be one million and six and a half years old." - My oldest son He should be writing for Hallmark.

Their GM is named after the ###### Stanley Cup. And he's got the pedigree. And he went to Notre Dame. They are the model post-lockout franchise.

25% of the cap in 2 guys. And totally worth it.

Congrats D4rk! (i sent you a PM)

Brazil's GDP has doubled since they were awarded the cup. The current downturn is the reason for the upset populace, and there is nothing anyone in soccer could have done about that.

The Empire Division.

Really going to have to wrap my head around the Crunch being in the east and Adirondack being in the West. I always loved the ROC-SYR games.

Imagine: All the FIFA nations pay into a pool based on their Total Association Football Revenues. That pool pays for (most of) the tournament and infrastructure in host nations below some threshold football revenue level. Would that work?

Would Mantha be our 1st line RW immediately, or is Stafford still better?

All of the world cups should be played in Western Europe, North America (not Mexico), Australia, Japan, or South Korea?

That's a good place. I'm pretty sure the summer drivers here are all from Boston, so be prepared for a slightly less relaxing weekend.

This can't be true. :P

He was traded for assets 4 months ago. He has NHL value. The contract may be intentionally rich to protect waivers, but he has NHL value.

I think it's because sports.

Benson, Sawyer, Black, and Battista can't fire Terry. So the first potential view doesn't make sense. "Flat Structure" is a nice term executives and owners use to make people with less power feel like they have some power. The Pegulas are the board (you could include the Black-Benson-Batista-Sawyer advisory group here as well). Tim Murray is the CEO of the Buffalo Sabres Hockey Team.

The Pegulas are the board. Tim Murray is the CEO of the Buffalo Sabres Hockey Team.

which lake?

Boards tend to be more involved in personnel decisions than any other kind of decision. Again, it's a good idea (creates more vetted decisions before presenting to the board) unless the board doesn't trust the CEO's judgement and forces a bad decision. In which case the CEO should resign. I think this is the dynamic in place now that was always missing under Darcy. Darcy seemed like a "Mother May I?" type when talking to Ownership. Murray is certainly a "Oh, it's you. I'm doing this." type.

This is why I like GMTM. I think he quits eight seconds later...via text. My board of directors can absolutely be involved in every major decision making process. Most of them are finance whizzes who couldn't manufacture a good poop after a garbage plate. The day they force us into a bad manufacturing decision is the day the CEO resigns.

By the laws of sport score syllogism, we are better than Brazil.

I think with Moulson, Gionta, and Gorges, we have the vet leadership we need for now. Girgensons, Myers, Hodgson and Ennis provide some nice bridge expirience between the vets and the kids. I don't think we can get better than a low 20-goal scorer for anything short of ours or the isle first next year, and I think that's far too steep a price to pay for a guy who isn't going to help in the long term.

This is the only difference between your position and those ok with another year of terribility. We see more value in keeping the prospect and pick and getting the additional benefit of a better player with that pick. You think the talent is already on contract, and it's time to convert futures into real-time assets. No one hates winning, no one wants players to half ass it, no one is addicted to losing, no one has delusions that we're getting a parade next June. Just two reasonable options on what to do with the three different classes of NHL Team Assets (Picks, Prospects, Players) and how to assemble the best roster possible for 2015-2016 and beyond.

If GMTM can't convince Kim and Terry that his way is the best way, I want a different GM.

Best case scenario. this roster can't finish better than 20th, do you want GMTM to trade next years draft picks or current prospects for NHL players who could improve that best case scenario?

fantastic.