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The only one I would change is 2. I’d say 65 because 55 seems rather young. I would also like term limits instead of career politicians. Promotes fresh people with hopefully fresh ideas but I could see former politicians turning into lobbyists. Say three terms total. Not allowed to do three years in the Senate then three in the House. Also, anyone running for POTUS should have a full medical exam, mental and physical done by an independent physician and at the candidate’s expense.

Agreed. When Ovi scores on the PP one timer it’s not always from a perfect angle. All Jack has to do is put it on net. Chances are there will be a rebound. This requires a slot presence and a screen, Sam and Skinner. Once that pass is made a dman needs to move to the right circle. This part is a gamble because if Jack misses that puck is going around the boards so again he has to hit the net.

Sucks to lose but I’ll take a Tampa vs Buffalo game game over just about any other. That was fun to watch until the refs decided they need attention too. We got good goaltending, good defense and forwards moving and creating chances. Lets get that Skinner contract, one or two decent veterans and make this league our you know what. And how about that GDT. Absolutely nailed the opening. I don’t know how we could be angry tonight (today for me).

I’ll make sure you old timers have a good GDT to read the next morning. Edit: Not that young but not that old either.

Listen on WGR?

Nah it’s from a meme about men who wear skinny jeans. Edit: Meant in good fun. My photo has me in plain clothes and better beard. That’ll go up once I can find it. ?

Letter deleted. World may now resume turning.?

L I made it shortly after the CAR game. I have seen them done after midnight mostly but within 24 hours as well.

I still don’t get what happened to Girgs. It seems Bylsma came in and his impact went to hell. Since then he has been marginalized. Give him a shot at 2C. Worse case he goes back to the third or fourth line. The guy works hard and in the ast showed he has talent. Skinner-Eichel-Mitts Sheary-Girgs-Sam KO-Sobotka-TT ERod-Larry-Pommers We want Mitts to be a center just like we wanted Sam to be a center. Stop trying to force that which will not happen.

Apoligies if this was already posted. Couple years old but I still like it.

Agree on both.

Saturday, 12 January 2019 the Buffalo Sabres take on the Tampa Bay Lightening in Buffalo. Game starts at 7:00 PM EST and broadcast through MSG-B and SUN. Tampa has a +58 goal differential and is 15-4-2 on the road. They are 9-1-0 in their last 10 with the most recent victory coming against the Hurricanes who just beat the Sabres. Buffalo is 14-5-3 at home with a +3 goal differential. They are coming off a loss to Carolina as the spiral continues. Not exactly an optimal team to play against as we try to right the sinking ship. As Hutton played against the Canes and Ullmark having a good weekend record I expect the latter to get the start. Below are potential starting lineups. Obviously Tampa has a working formula so I don’t expect much deviation barring injuries. Buffalo on the other hand is struggling to find competent combinations for the middle six so I would not be surprised if we see a slightly different lineup. LW C RW ONDREJ PALAT Rating: 74.4#36 LW STEVEN STAMKOS Rating: 81.7#11 C ALEX KILLORN Rating: 72.6#90 RW FL1 Rating Rating: 76.24#21 FL1 TYLER JOHNSON Rating: 74.8#49 LW BRAYDEN POINT Rating: 84.2#7 C NIKITA KUCHEROV Rating: 88.8#1 RW FL2 Rating Rating: 82.60#1 FL2 ADAM ERNE Rating: 72.5#70 LW ANTHONY CIRELLI Rating: 73.5#72 C YANNI GOURDE Rating: 75.6#31 RW FL3 Rating Rating: 73.85#4 FL3 DANICK MARTEL Rating: 73.3#52 LW CEDRIC PAQUETTE Rating: 69.4#178 C MATHIEU JOSEPH Rating: 73.2#53 RW FL4 Rating Rating: 71.98#6 FL4 DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS VICTOR HEDMAN Rating: 80.5#3 LD DAN GIRARDI Rating: 71.8#60 RD DL1 Rating Rating: 76.15#11 DL1 RYAN MCDONAGH Rating: 76.2#19 LD ERIK CERNAK Rating: 72.8#42 RD DL2 Rating Rating: 74.50#10 DL2 BRAYDON COBURN Rating: 71.4#87 LD ANTON STRALMAN Rating: 74.1#33 RD DL3 Rating Rating: 72.76#9 DL3 LW C RW JEFF SKINNER Rating: 81.4#5 LW JACK EICHEL Rating: 81.1#16 C TAGE THOMPSON Rating: 69.8#172 RW FL1 Rating Rating: 77.46#15 FL1 CONOR SHEARY Rating: 71.1#102 LW VLADIMIR SOBOTKA Rating: 68.3#188 C SAM REINHART Rating: 76.3#31 RW FL2 Rating Rating: 71.89#24 FL2 ZEMGUS GIRGENSONS Rating: 69.7#173 LW CASEY MITTELSTADT Rating: 70.0#165 C JASON POMINVILLE Rating: 73.5#52 RW FL3 Rating Rating: 71.06#24 FL3 EVAN RODRIGUES Rating: 71.0#104 LW JOHAN LARSSON Rating: 68.5#141 C KYLE OKPOSO Rating: 70.7#87 RW FL4 Rating Rating: 70.03#20 FL4 DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS LAWRENCE PILUT Rating: 73.1#52 LD RASMUS RISTOLAINEN Rating: 76.6#23 RD DL1 Rating Rating: 74.82#18 DL1 RASMUS DAHLIN Rating: 73.1#51 LD ZACH BOGOSIAN Rating: 71.0#76 RD DL2 Rating Rating: 72.06#22 DL2 MARCO SCANDELLA Rating: 71.6#78 LD JAKE MCCABE Rating: 71.4#88 RD DL3 Rating Rating: 71.51#15 DL3

Too early to start the next GDT? Might be good to focus on something new.

Carolina with quite a bit of puck luck. Add to that we have zero secondary scoring except the occasional goal.

Why is that?

I stand corrected.

Again, I was joking. Back to the game.

I was kidding.

The guy got a GM and coach fired. In Buffalo one does not tell Eichel when he plays. Eichel doesn’t put pucks in the net. The next moves to the puck out of respect for the ginger one.

Eichel said he’s 100% and looking forward to the game.

I think TT with his size could add a physical side to that line which should create space. Biggest attribute right now is his shot. Not always accurate by foresees that line peppering goaltenders, wearing the down.

LW C RW JEFF SKINNER Rating: 81.4#5 LW JACK EICHEL Rating: 81.1#16 C TAGE THOMPSON Rating: 69.8#173 RW FL1 Rating Rating: 77.46#14 FL1 CONOR SHEARY Rating: 71.1#101 LW VLADIMIR SOBOTKA Rating: 68.3#189 C SAM REINHART Rating: 76.3#31 RW FL2 Rating Rating: 71.89#24 FL2 ZEMGUS GIRGENSONS Rating: 69.7#174 LW CASEY MITTELSTADT Rating: 70.0#166 C JASON POMINVILLE Rating: 73.5#52 RW FL3 Rating Rating: 71.06#25 FL3 EVAN RODRIGUES Rating: 71.0#103 LW JOHAN LARSSON Rating: 68.5#140 C KYLE OKPOSO Rating: 70.7#87 RW FL4 Rating Rating: 70.03#20 FL4 DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS LAWRENCE PILUT Rating: 73.1#52 LD RASMUS RISTOLAINEN Rating: 76.6#23 RD DL1 Rating Rating: 74.82#19 DL1 RASMUS DAHLIN Rating: 73.1#51 LD ZACH BOGOSIAN Rating: 71.0#75 RD DL2 Rating Rating: 72.06#22 DL2 MARCO SCANDELLA Rating: 71.6#79 LD JAKE MCCABE Rating: 71.4#88 RD DL3 Rating Rating: 71.51#15 DL3 LW C RW BROCK MCGINN Rating: 72.3#71 LW SEBASTIAN AHO Rating: 80.1#9 C TEUVO TERAVAINEN Rating: 77.0#26 RW FL1 Rating Rating: 76.49#18 FL1 MICHEAL FERLAND Rating: 73.5#47 LW LUCAS WALLMARK Rating: 71.7#119 C JORDAN MARTINOOK Rating: 70.5#89 RW FL2 Rating Rating: 71.91#22 FL2 ANDREI SVECHNIKOV Rating: 72.6#66 LW GREG MCKEGG Rating: 72.1#106 C JUSTIN WILLIAMS Rating: 75.5#35 RW FL3 Rating Rating: 73.41#8 FL3 WARREN FOEGELE Rating: 72.6#64 LW VICTOR RASK Rating: 71.2#136 C SAKU MAENALANEN Rating: 73.8#45 RW FL4 Rating Rating: 72.56#2 FL4 DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS JACCOB SLAVIN Rating: 76.9#16 LD BRETT PESCE Rating: 74.1#32 RD DL1 Rating Rating: 75.50#17 DL1 CALVIN DE HAAN Rating: 74.2#33 LD JUSTIN FAULK Rating: 76.4#24 RD DL2 Rating Rating: 75.28#6 DL2 TREVOR VAN RIEMSDYK Rating: 71.9#69 LD DOUGIE HAMILTON Rating: 78.6#15 RD DL3 Rating Rating: 75.28#1 DL3 Carolina is 11-7-4 at home while Buffalo is 9-9-3 away. Carolina has a -11 goal differential with Buffalo at +4. Carolina is coming off a loss to surprise surprise the the Tampa Bay Lightening. With a couple days rest the Sabres need to take advantage of what should be a tired Hurricane team. Expect a motivated Skinner to face his old team in their barn along with his partner in crime, Jack Eichel looking to increase the size of the Ichel tower. A new look to the overall lineup hopefully sparks some secondary scoring and fingers crossed on the power play. Good opportunity to stay in the playoff talk and move up the standings. McElhinney played last night for the Canes. He has the better SV% of their trio with .922. Mrazek is at .902. With the time off I could see Ullmark getting the start but this is a good chance for Hutton to prove he should still be the starter in Buffalo. MUST WIN!!!!! ROCKET APPLIANCES

That first line has some serious firepower. I’m trying to imagine how they will use eachother’s specialties. Eichel has the creativity and hands, Skinner is the sniper and Thompson has the rocket but has shown he has stick handling skills. With his size TT could be the net front presence or slot option during zone pressure situations. That quick, hard shot off an Eichel feed would give goalies a hard time. I guess we’ll see soon.

Playoff Team Supression Disorder

Forget ink I want it in blood just to make sure.