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Get Josie to draw him kissing Bylsma's feet or something.

Sports hernia is the new marfans, eh? :p I just think he's being run into the ground with minutes. I'd like to see his ice time cut back by about a minute and a half per game. His highest per game average in Colorado was 19:49. Last season here he was at 21:44, and this year he's at 21:38.

Know the difference between you and I? You want them to win every time they take the ice. I want them to have the best chance to win every time they take the ice.

Murray can't figure out we'd be better off with a new coach while losing. You think he'd figure it out while winning? Sir, I say, SIR! :p

We have data for other games. I've linked them. They've been discussed. In those games we dumped more than the other team.

Basically how I feel. Even if Matthews ultimately ends up better, I don't think the gap is anything worth caring about. And if Eichel ends up better, I'll still hate Toronto for having someone as good as Matthews. So, really, just F the Leafs.

What really kills me is the playoffs are dead. If there was ever a time where even a stubborn mule would experiment, this is it. But yea, not happening.

That's a political-level non-apology apology.

I'd be surprised if Poile would part with either of them after moving Jones for a forward, but yes, for sure. Ekholm would be straight up, I think. Ellis maybe a minor add from the Preds.

That's cute, you think neutral NHL observers exist :p ;)

Wingers with potential to be 40-point offensive specialists with oodles of PP time have less value than potential top-4 Dmen, particularly given supply differences. And let's face it, none of these guys is especially attractive. That too.

James Neal in his prime would be a freaking perfect running mate for Jack. Much better fit than Kane IMO. 29 year old James Neal? Eeeehhhhhh. Don't think this would get us much of anywhere. Blue line or bust!

I get that, but I think a lot of his issues this year are square peg round hole with Carlyle. Of our untradeable contracts, I think Bogo's is the most movable. League-wide need for defensemen, draft pedigree, perceived physicality, and not every team will care about the cash-cap differential. Not saying it'd be easy, or the return would be good, but I think you might get a bite from someone.

Yes, but I'd have to find a way to shed Bogosian.

I think this is probably right, which is why I don't think we see a move in the near term.

I can't believe they let him on the air at all. This is the kind of thing that warrants a suspension (even paid leave) while it gets sorted out.

Eh, I don't think these 7 told us anything the previous 7, or the 7 before that, didn't No, this isn't supposed to make you or anyone else feel better :lol:

Why, what do you expect with all the injuries they still have? It's just bad luck! (Strong, strong sarcasm)

Remember how part of Bogo and Kulikov's value is supposed to be their physicality? Useless in front of the net on the winning goal. Tim Murray's evaluation of defensemen is way too old school.

Part of me wants Eichel to play with our worst wingers just to get him to shoot more.

I want to trade Kane for D help, but I'd be pretty disappointed if the return were to be Brodin.

He's pretty close to the latter. Knew a few people who went to the roast of Biron, and Peters was obnoxious, bordering on belligerent, to the point where he significantly reduced their enjoyment of the event. Yelling out whole others were roasting, near constant barrage of F-bombs when it was his turn. Just bad all around.

If there's one thing I want to die a horrible death, it's the top-6 bottom-6 dichotomy, where anything other than top-6 is considered where the lesser talent belongs. Phil Kessel was Pittsburgh's third best forward...a top-3 forward, if you will. He played on the "third" line.

You're a horrible human being, even with the smiley.

Since it's not Thursday, this is going here: I'm at a bar watching the Rangers-Devils game, with the person next to me and the bartender jabbering about the Yankees and Mets non stop. I don't know which circle of hell this is, but it's one of them.