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Donald Trump, free speech champion, as long as you write what he wants, how he wants, when he wants. https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/05/02/nx-s1-5374993/medical-journals-hit-with-threatening-letters-from-justice-department " Trump administration has criticized journals Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya have both criticized medical journals. Kennedy has even threatened legal action against journals. Just before taking over at the NIH, Bhattacharya helped start a new journal aimed at providing an alternative to mainstream publications." They are starting quack journals to make quack studies to push their ideology. This is not just close to nazi related control techniques, it's right out of the ***** handbook.

We can get him at 7 but word of caution. There's this guy in every draft with varying skill levels. Tyler Boucher of 2021 comes to mind. Martin at 7 would worry me, sure he'll be an nhl player but am I getting a 40pt 3rd line guy or the potential for a 70pt top 6 guy. He's physical yes, but his underlying skills impo put him in that 12-18range. He does a lot of stuff at a glide. He's 6' 174lbs, so Martin isn't some big ole wrecking ball either.

There is none. MAGA endorses and supports these actions. Their silence both at the national level and elsewhere shows us that.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4vz9jed5lo The AfD is about as close as you can get to nazis without being nazis. They don't consider certain ppl in Germany to be Germans and tend to exclude based on racial lines that are, problematic at best. This administration constantly shows you they support rampant authoritarianism.

I'd also add I'm doubtful Kyle Dubas is a good gm.

"Fear of reprisal" is a theme from the Trump white house because they are authoritarian.

Musk and Trumps destruction of NOAA will cost more money than it possibly could have ever saved and more importantly, it's going to cost lives and livelihoods that could have otherwise been saved.

Meanwhile in Buffalo...

How's Helenius looking? I like that kid.

This is who Elon Musk is. He's a guy who left South Africa because apartheid ended.

Should have bet on it.

Americans forget that the Canadians were there on D-Day and also gave their lives in the battle of the Atlantic. They deserve better.

thinking that Musk salute was an admission not a mistake

There's some evidence he can be more.

Florida doesn't have 30% of their cap tied up in 4 lhd, 3 of which we could argue provide a similar style of player. Also Adams sucks at contracts outside of Tages.

Would you prefer they get bad players in the draft?

Here's the thing with the 2025 draft. Basically everyone available at 8 will have some type of size or high end motor or combination thereof. They'd have to royally screw up to get Nylander 2.0 McQueen is 6'5" Desnoyers is 6'2" Martin and Bear are 6' and will eat your soul. O'Brien is 6'2" Carbonneau is 6'1" I'm probably missing someone but we should be in good shape.

I think the idea that players are intimidating others on the ice is some mythical hold over from decades ago when big goons might jump you. No one is going over the boards like "oh ***** it's Tkachuk, I feel so intimidated" in the modern nhl unless maybe you're some type of fresh faced rookie. That said, if I were Buffalo, I might slide Eklund 1 or 2 spots because he is similar to things you have. Eklund right now for me sits in the 9-12 range.

You say this but if Buffalo hadn't been stupid in 2014-2017 drafting, we'd have made the playoffs.

Everything Trump touches dies. The fact Carney is PM after the election, one where his party was getting throttled just 3 months ago, is proof. At least Canadians have brains and common sense.

Except Dahlin only had a bad year 3 because of Barf Kruger.

Ok, so we're trading Byram in your scenario.