DarthEbriate

Heh... everything is an amazing ricochet.

Nah, I'm just quoting (wrong show). And... it's the ROR-tip.

17 days? Hey man, I don't want to rain on your parade, but this last game isn't going to last 17 hours.

Bring my sofa. Alert my sofa and TV to prepare for my arrival.

Unlimited power!

Yes, but we haven’t gotten any details or authenticated info about him requesting a trade or the Pegulas meddling. Either way, there wasn’t a confirmed need to move him. We just don’t know. But add O’Reilly to last year’s roster (and subtract berg, sob, and Thompson, and that’s still a much nicer lineup). It’s all idle speculation, but it’s a nice lineup with Skinner (for Jack) and O’Reilly/Reino for the 2nd. The thing is... this year we have to go overpay a FA for a 2C when we already had one who was probably better than we’ll sign. And... Skinner thread... now that he’s in the fold, who best fits on that top line this season?

More wealth than you can imagine. (I can imagine quite a bit.)

But were we in such a bad place with O'Reilly? Sure, he said he'd lost love for the game on locker room cleanout day... but he's a perfectionist who'd be been on horrible teams for 5 of his 6 seasons. By training camp he'd be good to go again, especially after the Skinner acquisition. Eichel-Skinner; O'Reilly-Reinhart would have been a nifty way to start last season. (And Mitts can friendly starts and minutes.) Alas. All in the past.

<waves hand> .... I said Okposo. (thanks for the catch!)

I've had a chance to sleep meditate on it in my space egg. The money isn't an issue; the cap will keep rising, especially after the combined effect of the Seattle and Vegas expansions. The only underperforming contract left after this season is Okposo's Moulson's. Money won't be an issue. The only questions are the ones that only time will tell. Will Skinner produce enough victories/goals to be judged fairly by the fans? Are Eichel and Skinner the players to build an entire roster around (they don't have the Cup playoff experience like Toews/Kane or Crosby/Malkin). (I didn't add Dahlin yet, because difficult to see the future is.) Thankfully, those questions are the fun ones to answer because we'll get to see it in real time (and sometimes on highlights or skipping ahead on online feeds). Game on.

The mighty JBOTTa asks why he must pay 9 million per year with a no trade clause.... because Skinner's holding a thermal detonator (of two 2018 offseason trades that required Skinner be re-signed or we'd have been destroyed by two lost trades). But I am glad we have a slick-skating finisher who pencils in as a top line player for at least 5 years. I think he's got three top-flight seasons in him as Eichel improves all around and we develop a second line that takes the pressure off. And by top flight, I mean three seasons where Skinner is in the conversation for goal-scoring lead until the very end of the season... 45-50 goal seasons, as he was for 1/2 of this season before our top line disappeared. But, I'm usually overly optimistic. Krueger has found new ways to motivate him.

I like Zegras because he sounds like a bounty hunter. Because bounty hunter is one of only 5 possible career choices in the galaxy... the possibilities for riffing are endless. I like his name, I like his game. I like the way he whips a mule's behind with a belt.

Wait. We're just happy the Blues won. We're not supposed to do this here.

Well, yes. But, it was pre-Cold War. Uneasy allies, sure, but not yet the animosity of superpowers trying to control the globe. Nice win, St. Louis!

... as allies?

He was guilty of being honest -- the constant losing weighed on him and he lost his love. But! He's a darn good hockey player. And... that's a terrible non-call, but a lovely goal. If only it had squirted through to Bozak to tap it in... for good measure and that extra twist of the knife.

Based strictly on a single presser... and maybe another radio interview from a few weeks ago... (small sample size and no games coached yet [as a Sabre])... Kruger can communicate eloquently and interestingly and intuitively. His answers were distinct and insightful, on a variety of topics and without deliberation or wavering. He thinks, he speaks, and he speaks well. Compared to Rolston, Bylsma, Housley, and Nolan... and even Ruff... I'll be happy to listen to postgame radio. We'll see how he sounds after losing 13 out of 15 (if he ever does). But he didn't just fall into coachspeak and cliched drivel. Again -- based on a presser? Darn good presser! Keep acing the tests, Director Kruger!

Always Kruger's mind on where he is, hmm. What he is doing. Hmm!

I always had difficulty with patience. But I can’t wait for the Sabres to play meaningful May and June games again. Blast! Bruins again.

Without any investigation or research whatsoever (hey... we're online, I'm just following standard Imperial Procedure) my hot take reaction to this mock is that it appears to be someone wanting to see the Canadian teams get who they want, but also keep it semi-realistic (no... Kakko is not dropping to Edmonton... that's too ridiculous). The Sabres like small guys like Ennis and small European defensemen... done! That'll free up Boldy to Edmonton and Zegras to Vancouver... etc. Of course, mocks are all in good fun.

It's true. Swords (sub-category: saber) usually are wreathed in flame, or given the "flaming" treatment, or even the addendum "of fire" with a +5. They're all swords aflame.

I had to let an Admiral go via viewscreen once. Sometimes the situation requires decisive action. But, with the wonders of technology, I was able to promote a better candidate immediately.

So this is how the tank HCPH (no politics) dies... to raucous applause.

mmmm... Cygnet Committee. Now that's a song I've not heard in a long time. A long time.

I'm just hearing this on repeat in a Bruce McCulloch "Into the Doors" sketch voice. And it makes me happy. And that makes me optimistiker als gestern.