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Top 9, Bottom 6 overlap. That said, given the cynical nature of fans, what if moving 11OA and a prospect is for a can't miss 4th line player? 😉

That's how it works you know. If you don't score goals you get shutout. That said, if you don't score more goals than your opponent you lose. So if a team gives us 3x more shots than it takes then the goalie has to be given credit. Because if the goalie stopped the same percentage of shots as the Stars goalie, the Oilers lose. McDavid is the most talented player in the game. But, he doesn't possess the puck to keep the other team from having opportunities and he sure as heck fire did not prevent the Stars from shooting on net.

Definitely not applicable to all free agents. No blanket statement. There are certainly those who go UFA with the sights set on a big pay day. They also want to win I assume. So getting paid more to not win isn't always possible either. That said, overpaying for a UFA is ill advised in every scenario. There is no end to the number of teams that have given UFAs big contracts where it never worked out. Then to add onto that saying the Sabres would have to pay more? That's even worse. First, it's bad economics for running a team. Second, I can only imagine the fans take on here when it happens and then again in the middle of next season when that player is not playing up to their already overpriced contract. If players don't want to come here without a premium, then let it be.

As long as 11OA and a prospect isn't to move up the board and draft 9OA or something like that I think I can live with that move. I would suspect Kulich is the one being shopped... or Ryan Johnson. I guess Savoie could be in there as well.

Yeah. I was in Ft. Lauderdale not too long ago and someone in the area spouted off about the geographical anomaly that is that stretch from Miami to West Palm Beach. It's had to do with the length of urbanization along with the width of it since it all backs up to the Everglades. Basically it's one big sprawling metropolis broken up into multiple cities. It's crazy.

Expected Buffalo Discord? This is new to me. (Not Discord). Interesting.

Yes, true. The distance from Miami City Hall to The Panthers Arena is about 41 miles. Roughly the same as Batavia Downs to Buffalo City Hall. The fair comparable is that the Miami Heat play in Miami at Kaseya Center. They are called Miami whereas the Panthers simply go with Florida.

I get the sentiment because he scored goals but McDavid did nothing to prevent the puck from getting shot on his own net and keeping the puck from entering it. If McDavid had a majority of puck possession time and kept the Stars from mounting shots then I would give him credit. Certainly he scored enough, but the team was out shot which should give some love to the goalie as well.

With the exchange rate the Canadian teams have to win like 30% more games.. that's not easy to do.

if the Senators are willing to move on from Tkachuk that's a massive red flag. He's their Captain and was on of their biggest draft picks. Watching him play it's clear he has to mature quite a bit. He takes very, very stupid penalties. He might have some talent but he's undermining himself with his immaturity.

Having been stranded in cities with air travel I can appreciate this issue. Not sure how upset I would be getting stuck in San Francisco. 🙂 When I was in Key West I was hoping they'd announce that they were never flying out again... take a hint from Hotel California and all that. Hope you find a way though, seriously. On the things that are fantastic though... I'm just going to go outside. Today is perfect weather for a mid-afternoon margarita on the deck.

As one trying to point out my inattentiveness to details... clearly you've not looked at stats: https://www.nhl.com/panthers/player/kyle-okposo-8473449 Clearly pointless talking to you. Have a nice day.

I feel like things ending in mite are just terrible. Thermite Termite Spam-Lite

Revisionist history usually takes longer to kick in. Your initial post said on the bench and I called you out on it. Nothing made up. Bottom line. Also, I am aware of how the goal was scored, so there's nothing to admit. He was on the ice, he has an assist. The very fact that he has an assist means he was deemed to have been involved in the goal being scored. I don't make the rules of the game. Have a great weekend and I hope your forgetfulness doesn't impact you forgetting where your phone, wallet, or keys are.

Ahh, well whatever. I was not commenting on your question as it did at least give me pause to consider. I don't agree. My commentary was strictly decision by a poster to give into intentionally insulting terms. On to football!.. but first.. I am a huge George Carlin fan. 🙂

I could go on about beer and the process of making it. The Reinheitsgebot is a purity law but it means you use water, hops, barley. It doesn't mean the barley is good, or the water, etc. It was put in place to reduce competition for wheat and rye which bakers needed. Both wheat and rye being incredible ingredients in the use of beer including a very common German beer style of Hefeweizen (for wheat specifically). I would think the allergic reaction would come from the chemicals that might appear in the barley based on how it was grown and farmed. This would cover similar items such as wheat as the United States allows certain pesticides and other chemicals that Europe does not. Hop bitterness can be alleviated by the type of hop and length of addition to the boil. Hop bitterness is generally attributed to the IPA world but also stouts. That said, IPAs also have hop flavoring additions which is what brings about the floral aromas. Fruitiness can be induced either through the yeast strain used and temperature of fermentation.. or, if you are talking about the fruit slushy "sour" beers that dominate the scene.. it's from fruit puree dumped into the beer. Certainly other lighter fruit additions happen in other beers to steer clear of the "puree" look. ANyway.. how about that hockey?

That's just unnecessary and devolves the conversation.

He called himself out on being responsible for them giving up the GWG in the game prior. He went out and got it done. That's being accountable, first to yourself, then to your teammates. Something this team needs to learn. I'll give him some credit for Vancouver right now. He needs to sustain it a bit before I go all in. At the time Tocchet hadn't proven much of anything as a coach. 2008-2010 (Tampa) - 53-69-26 overall, no playoffs 2017-2021 (Arizona) - 125-131-26 overall, 1 playoff appearance during COVID when they finished 5th in the Pacific. This year the team is killing it, no doubt.

So you admit he was on the ice for the GWG. Got it. Also noted, he was on the bench for all the games so far, which is to say he's in the lineup. Which is not what you were attempting to say about him. You incorrectly used on the bench as a reference of not playing. It's all good. You said it. I'm not going to blast Okposo as a captain because to this point we've not seen if this team will listen to anyone. Be it the "C" or the coach. What we are sure of is that this team blasted accountability as they walked out the door. We know that their new coach said that a player is accountable to themselves and then their teammates before he even mentioned being accountable to the coach. We'll find out this season if the players that remain are willing to do what it takes. For all I know Okposo said some stuff, found our the roster and coach didn't back it and said "F it". Get me outta here. The past is in the past. Change the roster, set your leadership, let's see what happens. The only thing that will change how I feel about this team is winning.

This would have gone an entirely different direction with Dr. @inkman. In other news, my neighbor had a tree cut down 2 years ago, at the time they dropped part of the tree on one of my trees destroying it. Oh well I guess, I didn't press the issue. For some reason they left like 8 feet of trunk and stump. Fast forward to the past 3 days.... one guy with a chainsaw that appears to be one of the smallest you could get a Home Depot is over there attempting to cut down the rest of it... I'm surprised he's not overheated the thing, blown out the engine, etc. There are moments when he's got the thing gunned at 100% for more than a minute straight. It's 8 hours a day of constant chainsaw racket. Why on Earth did they not just get the trunk cut further with the tree removal company.. I get stump removal is expensive in its own right, but the chainsaw guy hasn't even got to the stump yet...

It's a strange comment to make when you look at this Game 4 Recap - https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-fla/2024/05/12/2023030214 Pretty sure you can't play the puck from the bench, so how did he get an assist on the GWG? Of course being on the bench in hockey means you are in the lineup, which he has been for every game this series.. Your insults just don't have the right impact when you make such egregious mistakes.

Meh. I think everyone's all aboard the incompetence starts at the top, so until that's gone why expect anything that makes sense? At the rate this team is going I'm going to have a lot of free time on my hands next season.

Nice.. I have 2 40V now as they came with the push mower. I throw the batteries on the charger and let'em go overnight. The 80V have to take awhile to get back to full charge no doubt. I'd probably run into running through the batteries as I have some complexity in my lawn that slows down some cutting areas.. either that or I skip those and hand mow them. Also live in a pretty good grade so if I cut uphill I wonder what that would do. Either way, for now it remains the riding mower and the push mower and I generally just use the push because it's a good workout. I think @Doohickie called it yardio... I like that term.

Have you started smoking again or not? Just curious which state of mind you are in posting creativity like the bolded. That's an absolute classic. I think my brain will now autocorrect Lindy Ruff to "Coach of Christmas Past". Absolutely dy-no-mite.

Imagine if she ordered via the app for pick-up and you just walked in and grabbed the cup. You might suggest it.