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That’s old. Cody Glass hasn’t been part of the organization for months.

Yup.

Ralph wanted a second team in Detroit before he wanted the Bills. He was given the option of going to St. Louis, Cincy, Atlanta and one or two more … but he chose Buffalo. It wasn’t until 2022 that the team would win its first Super Bowl but the rest is history.

Now this? THIS is the HUGE journalistic mistake. Thankful he corrected it.

If this team keeps winning does the urgency and inclination to acquire "now" pieces become greater?

I would go a little further and say not only would this likely happen in other organizations, but I'd bet it HAS happened in other organizations.

Indeed. A hockey player. Playing hockey. For the Chicago Blackhawks. This isn’t inaccurate reporting.

This is exhausting dude. There’s nothing wrong with TSN’s wording. There are pictures and videos of Beach playing for the Blackhawks. What do you call that?

The teams being in the same region doesn’t mean they’ll meet. I highly doubt they will. Maybe when the teams play each other. I don’t believe a small window of unrelated events are going to break what feels like an unmovable situation. (Doesn’t mean a trade can’t happen in the “window”)

I don’t think where the Sabres and other teams are physically has any impact on this process.

Kane is a dishonest pile of garbage, so this isn’t surprising. Hockey culture means dozens (maybe even hundreds) of players around the league probably knew. Teams poached that 2010 Blackhawks roster and it wouldn’t shock me if those players were talking about it in other locker rooms. This is a moment to shatter that culture. It can never happen again.

We do. Beach is a player and was on the roster with the Blackhawks. That makes him a Blackhawks player. Blackhawks prospect would be a safer way to handle that wording, but it also brings you unnecessarily closer to identifying Beach against his original wishes.

I have a feeling the league’s soft penalty is because they don’t want one of their teams getting brutally crushed in a lawsuit and a harsh penalty might be an indication of just how much their investigation uncovered.

I'm surprised @inkman didn't jump on this one, but I guess Tage only checks of the blonde part of his two-part checklist. Speaking of assets, it's always a pleasure to read @LGR4GM. I keep telling myself I'll engage more on prospects (both in the system and in the draft) but life continuously adds more crazy and I just can't find the energy. Thanks for the good analysis.

I don't think he should be kicked from the league, but I think this is absolutely a chance for the team to make it clear it is not standing for this. The team should remove the C from Toews. There was a reporter out of Chicago saying Toews can't be held responsible because he was so young and likely easily-influenced at the time. He was 23. Certainly not a cagy veteran, but he's also been hailed as one of the game's best leaders since that season. So which is it - was he a leader or was he too young to handle leadership duties? Even if it's the former, he should be held to a better standard than punting on publicly ripping the situation and then calling the people involved "good people." A shameful, disappointing situation all around. And it's not even the only sexual assault allegations within the organization they ignored. Hello, Patrick Kane.

Interesting timing considering all the buzz about the Rust set death.

You’re one a kind. A good kind, at that.

100%. The only relevance to his player status is that if he was a “star” or well-known player in the league it all likely wouldve played out differently from the start.

If he was on the Blackhawks roster (he was, as you just pointed out), he was a Blackhawks player.

Right. It might be more reflective of real life, at least.

I’ve definitely fallen into just being told he’s a great prospect because I was never a fan … and now he’s someone I really want. Getting a big fast bust for Jack wouldn’t feel wonderful.

For anyone keeping track, Goodell has now publicly stated Watson will not be going on the exempt list as the legal process plays out. Houston Chronicle says the Dolphins and Texans have actually agreed to a trade but it’s contingent on Watson settling all of his cases and the NFL determining what a suspension would be. All … prior to November 2nd. That’s not happening.

I despised the first season. I stopped watching and just read the Wikipedia recaps after like the fourth episode because I was told season two is way better. It was true. Season two was worthwhile and a bit fun even if there’s only one likable character in the entire three seasons of the show. Third season got a little exhausting with repeating the same mistakes storylines.

It’s fun to think about the fact that Brees actually chose to sign with the Dolphins but they failed him on his physical so he ended up in New Orleans instead. The rest is history.

Many have tried. None have succeeded.