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I think you and I agree that paying for, but then not signing Zubrus was inexcusable and inexplicable.

Not sure on Elmira - A goalie I would presume.... I'm not sure on the CHL rules.....but should The CHL season end....I don't think there is any reason why the junior players can't join Elmira for Kelly Cup should Rochester be crowded.

Enjoyed reading all your thoughts. I wasn't disappointed in Samson at all. Everyone tried to put a body on him, and whenever he had the puck he seemed to draw two players to himself and made smart passes to open spots. He's going to be fine playmaker. But I think this brings up a good point in that anyone expecting high end flashiness from Samson isn't really going to see it. His game is Judo - he will take what is given, let the defender commit first, and use your weight against you.

Roll, roll, roll in zee hay.

Zadorov I'll have years to screw it up. @HF Armia had some nice open ice moves. Not much else of note. Had his head up, looks like he got to full speed quickly.

Sorta. He's kinda clammy. Kind of how I imagine hugging Commander Pike from the original Star Trek would be like.

Yes. Amerks should be winners in this stockpile.

Period 3 Notes: Baptiste nice speed. Tricky wrister he has. Risto stands out. Especially in the O zone. Grigo is impressive on the puck, he just lacks,....hmmmm not sure yet. Zadoroff comes as advertised. I'm happiest with Carrier. I'd be happy to see what Samuel-T does in Rochester. The game might be too fast for Florentino. Reinhart does a nice job seeing the extra seconds. Love how he patiently flips the puck to the negative space for teammates. Nice hockey fix for mid-July.

He made Florentino look bad twice.

We hug. Murray and I. He loves what I say.

Period 2 Notes: Play pretty sloppy Love how Risto sets up his shot away from the puck. Pecararo is a nice little player, takes what's given to him. Carrier with a nifty toe drag. Good on Kea for standing up for the period 1 shot on him. Lemieux chirps as advertised. Catenacci seems a step ahead of his line. Cornell had a nice period on the boards. Man J Sam-T looks big.

I'm having fun watching Pecararo. He's been all over the ice.

Notes: Period 1 Bailey looks fast. Carrier strong on puck. Fasching is too. Zemgus is Zemgus. You notice when Lemieux is on the ice. Reinhart can pass. Didn't notice Cornel-Compher-Baptiste line.

don't know if he'll go anywhere...but PROPHET is a cool hockey name. If he was on my team I'd call him Habukkuk.

Big - Fast - Skilled Usually you only get to chose 2 of the three.

I think we can give Darcy credit for some things without wishing him back.

Sometimes it is all about development If McCabe makes the show, it might only mean he is closer to his ceiling and won't benefit as much from AHL ice time. The nice thing about the reboot is nobody needs to be rushed.

we are talking draft right? Were they Darcy/Devine draft picks or not?

Zemgus, Risto, Nikita, Compher, McCabe.....Babtiste, Kea, Kassian McNabb, Foligno.....all Darcy draft boys. Before we start giving Murray credit.

Darcy was a very good drafter from the perspective of finding NHL players. drafting http://nhlnumbers.com/2014/5/9/drafting-for-success Finding elite talent. Who knows. Keep in mind that 2013 was Darcy's draft too.

Charlie Huddy!

Weave ran it down dead. ZFG. Marsupials suck. Wahoooo!

On my fantasy calendar - Today is Rico - Robert - And Dave Hannan day..... 7 -14 -14

Forget Jeter's legacy, I'm convinced the best hitter of our lifetime is Ichiro. Imagine his stats if he spent the 9 years in his prime in the MLB.

Dalpe doesn't play with much size - so really if you sing that Sesame Street song.....one of these things is not like the other.....all the kids yell Dalpe at the end.