DarthEbriate

7D: Borgen>Butcher. 4F: Sheahen>Bjork. But MoJo was a 2C for us and Hayden is the 13F. Woohoo! Our opening night lineup had Thompson as a 2C... and right now I'd take TT over MoJo.

To be fair: the Kraken's slow start aside, Vegas or Seattle are not like earlier expansion teams. The draft rules were significantly better for the new teams than in previous decades. Any expansion team with the recent draft parameters can easily ice a competitive roster. Remember all the preseason prognostications -- the Kraken roster stats-wise says it should be able to make the playoffs. They've simply been getting garbage goaltending from every goalie this season (they're all sub .900 save percentage).

The Kraken audio call noted during the rush that that was Borgen, Sheahen, MoJo... all the ex-Sabres.

Sorry I'm late. Murray!

Borgen leading the Kraken in stretches means he's going to be named their Captain, correct? That's called the Tuch Rule of Captaincy?

Bergevin was a lame duck GM and if the decision is to blow it up, you don't need him being the one to redesign it. Once the effort to tank is decided, you either fire the GM immediately and let the new person dismantle and restock, OR you keep the GM and let him restock if you believe in his abilities of roster construction (for example, the previous core simply aged out and needs a full replacement). But look at Montreal's roster --- everyone is signed long-term and not many of them on wonderfully team-friendly deals. They made the Cup Final (whether overachieving or not is irrelevant) and their roster is being paid like a Cup contender (and the latter part is completely relevant).

I find that the most effective way to anoint someone Captain is to Force-choke the previous Captain out of existence.

Nope. We've gone the route of a few streaming services and a cheap digital antenna that picks up most of the major networks save CBS. Silly hills.

Tonight's game is blacked out on ESPN+ here in the Puget Sound region. Looks like I'll have to hit up the local taphouse for a bit. The sacrifices we make for hockey.

Yes --- Dallas is the best bet. Oettinger is both their future and the one playing the best; he'd be their untouchable except for a vast overpayment. They'd prefer to move either Khudobin or Bishop, the oldest and highest paid, but with the movement clauses. I don't trust Holtby, and I'm glad we didn't throw money at him a couple years ago in UFA. However, he'd would be a fine rental this season. UFA at the end of the year, low-cost (which is important for Darth Pegulas the Owner). Won't block anyone but Dell. And he's won a Cup so he's easily flipped at the trade deadline if he's playing fine for us and a contender loses a starter. [Yes, I'm assuming that the Sabres don't win 10 in a row and get back into playoff contention this season.]

If I'm reading it right, I think @PASabreFan read @Indabuff's post and starting thinking Seabass. But then wandered down the path even further and now even PA isn't sure what the references are. And now we're onto two pages about Jankowski. Welcome to Sabrespace, Jankowski!

A beautiful place to watch a sportsball game and fully devoid of back support?

It also opens a center spot in ROC for R2 or Krebs.

But there sure is plenty of Do Not there this year.

Both teams are in great position to make the playoffs out west. They'd be asking a significant overpay to lose their solid goaltending depth in case of injury to their #1s. Maybe if either team falls apart and needs to look ahead to next year, but that would be a deadline deal trade, most likely. The bottom four teams in each western division are doubtful to make a push this year (Dallas probably overtakes Nashville... and Central could send 5 teams) but even then CGY/ANH are going to stay in the race for months, particularly with Vegas still beset by injuries.

The opening night top line was Skinner-Mitts-Hinostroza. I thought for sure Ruotsalainen would supplant Hino and have maybe the most surprising year of all our forwards. If going that route, it'd be more likely to be Eakin. He's been having a solid season this year. Plus his salary is larger, so we'd have to shed that to remain efficient and economical. Effectiveness may vary. Overall though, I like the move. Get a bottom 6 center in the lineup. Push Girgensons back to the wing where he's been better throughout his career. And let R2 play minutes rather than languish in the press box if we're going to skate Hayden instead of him.

Ottawa would have to retain some salary and offer up an unprotected 1st to even begin entertaining thoughts of getting away from Murray's contract.

Good game. Now let's go get Detroit tomorrow.

Except he'll price himself out of our Effective, Efficient, and Economical structure. 🍺😇

We missed his full-ice game while he was out. He's really rounded into a nice complementary player who also happens to have a wicked shot.

This is how to play with a lead against an inferior team in the 3rd.

This new Beatles Get Back documentary/footage that Peter Jackson put together is amazing. No current-day reflection talking head interviews, little-to-no anachronistic stuff (like.... they include the Dehra Dun audio from the Anthology interview, but almost nothing else after a prologue of how they got to where they were in 1969). It's just hours of the functioning of a tired band trying to beat a deadline. Wooohooo, Thompson! Just as they were looking bumbly in their zone, Tage gets flattened, but that leaves him unguarded for the laserblast.

Onward, Toker and the Rasmii -- run the Habs out of the building!

They weren't exactly a powerhouse last year, then they lost a handful of their best and most consistent players. The difference between the average and the bad isn't a huge gap. But a little goaltending goes a long way. Just look at us when we've got Toker/Anderson on his game. vs. Hutton or Dell.

Oh Hayden, bless your Christensen heart on that shot attempt.