Their not just Ethnic Russians. Russia has been giving these people Russian Passports since the mid-90s. They are Russian Citizens. This whole affair was a long time coming.
Hilary Clinton is not a liberal Democrat.
The Soviet Union Invaded Europe, all other news is irrelevant.
How does Putin Get out of this? The Germans will let him have South Ossetia they ain't gonna sit quietly and let the curtain creep back westward. I am concerned that this is going to result in a trade war and drive energy prices through the roof. We need the Chinese to chime in with their hardline "You cannot violate a nations sovereignty to protect human rights" message. The precedent this sets has to scare them. What happens when Russia wants to expand it's pacific influence?
Another thing to keep in mind: I find it very unlikely that Bettman would hire PLF back without consulting TP first. Ultimately Bettman works for the owners, he's not about to be party to this if it's going to look bad on an owner.
Watch and root for the team to get better. we need to lose 10 more games. The best case is if the Isles take their pick this year. Then next year we can root for the Sabres to win and invade Brooklyn with our tanks.
I wonder if this trade kind of forces an arms race out west, which would push up the value of our remaining assets (Moulson, Stewart, and to a lesser extent Halak)