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I can understand that. If everything "goes away" again the only thing I can hope for is that people come to their senses in hanging around Evander Kane. At some point people should realize that bad thing tend to happen around him and simply avoid being there in the first place. I don't recall seeing his conviction on those charges. Hell, I don't recall seeing those charges ever being brought against him. There was an accusation. The dude definitely was living the playboy athlete lifestyle and I don't particularly respect him but calling him a rapist is bit much.

Balance of convenience I suppose... My downloaded xbox games can be played on both my upstairs and downstairs Xbox at the same time. I can't do that with a physical disc. This is great when my son wants to play NHL with his friends and I am playing online too. It would never happen often enough to warrant purchasing a second copy of the game. Games are moving more and more to using cloud compute clusters for their content and processing power. It's not long before many games have an always on component to them.

Not sure you should be using the word "choking". All accounts I have seen said he grabbed the throat. it did not say choke. While it may be a fine line it's a fairly significant line. You can grab by the throat and not choke someone especially if you have big hands. So... because the system has failed women in the past you are willing to just assume he did something wrong? Sigh. Not that I am trying to exonerate the guy here, but right now we have perceptions of what occurred and nothing more. There is a lot to consider behind the scenes on what leads up to an incident, what ACTUALLY happens versus HOW it gets reported, etc. Eye-witness accounts are often incorrect or missing details and are even worse in highly emotional situations. Let's slow down and let things play out. Relax. Base your action and response on fact and not supposition.

The quote reads "whether both sides could envision him playing among the top six forwards and also on the power play ". It's not that he has to play on the top 6 right away. However, if a coach doesn't see him as top 6 material he's not interested in going there. And I still don't care what he chooses to do with his life. He's earned the right to pursue his goal of playing in the NHL and based on the rules in place he has the right to wait until Aug. 16 to find out which teams really want him and to choose where he will go. He's the one who has to show up to the rink each day and go through the grind of playing hockey, not me. If he can help the Sabres then I would love for them to sign him. However, I'm not going to slam the guy for using his right to decide. He's earned it. He put off the pay days to get to this point, no one else.

If there is no case there is no verdict, in the eyes of the court. There is no "not guilty" or "guilty". OJ was acquitted. As such, he was not guilty either. What you perceive to be the case is not relevant from viewpoint of the court.

Here's how I look at it. Right now Kane has made a habit of portraying the playboy lifestyle. His photos with money, his speedometer pictures, etc. O'Reilly doesn't have that. O'Reilly's "mistake" was serious and thankfully no one was hurt. I think the biggest difference for me is how each of those two has reacted to events in their lives. Kane continues to stay in the playboy lifestyle and through that seems content to keep putting himself into the conversation about "bad choices".. O'Reilly appears to be a bit more careful.

Of course his Dad was there... he had to hear what his new role with the Sabres would be when his son signs.

Says the guy (again) whose better judgment is the reason we all have to suffer through his avatar. You bring me pain. Much pain.

Tickets might be cheaper to Bieber...

"Yo Vesey... you can't sign in Boston, the fans are insane. They will be all over you for everything. It's a really bad idea." - Jimmy Hayes Vesey to Sweeney - "Hey, I'm not sold on playing for our crazy fans. I love Boston but I can't have everyone criticizing my life. I'm thinking Buffalo." Sweeney to Vesey - "Check it: http://forums.sabrespace.com/topic/24179-veseys-rights-traded-to-sabres-for-3rd-round-pick-76/page-27" Vesey to Sweeney: "Where do I sign?"

I think as we see more and more players going through college this type of scenario will happen. 10 years ago the NCAA was not seen as a legitimate path to the NHL. One only need look at the number of USA born players taken in the first round to begin seeing the growth of hockey talent in the US. While other major sports have been declining in numbers lacrosse and hockey are still growing. As for assessing rosters, there will likely be more changes over the next 4 weeks through trades and some additional signings. Draft picks who sign ELC's now also impact the potential roster this year and next year. And all of it could be a total smokescreen... I don't think it is. I think he goes to Aug. 15, listen to offers and signs a deal. That Tim Murray gave up a meaningless 3rd round pick to be able to talk to him (and have Jack talk to him) until then only improves it being the Sabres. The Sabres basically used a 3rd round pick to get 6 weeks to talk to the kid. Other teams will have less than 24 hours. Even that is worth it.

So, unsigned college free agents play these games after their seasons end and no one says anything. Why does Vesey think he's so good? Because one GM has said there will be 29 teams ready to sign him on 8/15. Poile has said he would be top 6. The same Poile people are saying is a great GM and it was crappy what Vesey did to him. GMTM has said the same about him. Others have said the same about him. Why does Vesey think he's so good? It clearly has to be his arrogant, entitled Harvard background. :blink: He signs, good. He doesn't? So be it.

Not a fan of the logo... but generally I don't look at it.

Some days are just too good around here.

Thanks... :)

After the debacle that is pi... I'm not sure these should be allowed. :)

It's worth posting for the hilarity that is Paul Bissonnette. https://twitter.com/BizNasty2point0?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw NO idea how to embed tweets.. or whatever.

I could see the trade including a conditional draft pick based on Ennis production or games played. The more he plays the lower the pick the Sabres give up. :)

I'll put it this way.. Lucic - 7x $6M OKposo -7 x $6M Backes - 5 x $6M Nielsen - 6 x $5.25 Ladd - 7 x $5.5 Of those signings... I like Okposo the best.

This is a good deal at $6M. I can live with this and I think it sets the stage that a few people are moving out.

Moved from watching it on TV upstairs to streaming downstairs and there's that streaming delay! :)

Murray is holding off announcing anything so NHLN can stop fawning over the Canadian signings and spend the appropriate amount of time talking about his team. :)

Yea.. at work. I haven't received a new email since 8:35am. Normally I would have had over 60 by now. Sitting at home "working". :)

Right? Dual monitors and my laptop on my desk right now. NHL Network on one. This forum on another screen and then my work email, etc. on the laptop. Gotta love distraction!

I believe he's UFA. 1 year deal last year IIRC.