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Give him a letter.

The Athletic link above led me to read Pronman’s two-round mock draft he put together with an “NHL source”. Topias Leinonen went 34th. Mildly interesting.

On top of Mitts versatility, he is absolutely relentless out there. Even if he doesn’t meet the early expectations there’s a place for guys that play the way he plays.

Do you really want to go out complaining and whining every step of the way? If so, any chance you could cut back a little? The current situation pollutes the threads a bit. Yes, I know that I’m complaining and whining right now. My apologies.

He had extremely limited PK time from mid-March on. Many games he wasn’t out there at all on PK. I don’t know if Granato wanted to see others or if Asplund doesn’t really deserve the rep you have him pegged for.

That’s super interesting. It has to be an emotional time when your year’s worth of effort reaches the finish line. This reaction has me fascinated.

https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/vohkfj/via_genn_stroud_on_igbowen_byram_was_stopped_by/

Mitts might not live up to his draft position but he’s got skills and he’s freaking relentless out there. Definitely a place for him regardless.

Mitts is relentless. Even if he doesn’t become a top level scorer he’s going to be a valuable player.

If he’s a bust, how is his value high?

Something I particularly like about the results of Granato’s methods is that there is zero message board talk about “sheltered” minutes/usage. Doesn’t mean it might not be happening but it’s nice that it’s not a topic.

Everyone sees it differently but I feel like this didn’t happen at all.

Saw them in DC Friday night. Super fun. I love the new album.

He’s played well for the last couple weeks and I like him. One of the best? Who is he better than outside of Eakin and Hayden?

I once saw Bobby Orr catch an edge in a similar circumstance.

VO has 11/4 EV/PP goal split this year. It can be hard to shake a reputation.

Sorry if it’s been said above - based on his growth as a player, still untapped potential, and every single word Granato has said about the way he handles business, Dahlin should be the next captain.

Bryson was outstanding. He belongs.

Michel Deziel

It worked for me at the Colts game.

The vaccines don’t work as well if they are administered with urgency? Haven’t heard that but will research.

They used the vaccine to a very great degree in Israel. It’s not going well. In Palestine, very limited vax. Their numbers are currently pretty good (unlikely to stay that way imo). No links. Easily found via google Looks like there is no magic bullet.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/18/fauci-holds-up-new-york-as-model-for-fighting-coronavirus-they-did-it-correctly.html Did they? Probably too soon to say.

Maybe https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2021/07/26/covid-vaccination-california-counties/ From the article - A new analysis finds several counties with above-average vaccination rates also have higher COVID case rates, while case rates are falling in counties with below-average vaccination rates.