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Here's the story on NBC Sports...http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2015/05/10/report-auston-matthews-signs-in-swiss-league/

Auston Matthews has allegedly signed to play with the ZSC Lions of the Swiss Hockey League.

I'm going to savor first place for the next 12 hours, since by tomorrow I'll be out of contention.

We've got essentially the same players, but not top ten. I don't take Crosby at one just because of longevity issues and his history of concussions. That's not saying I don't think he's the best player, just not first pick. 1.) Ovi 2.) Stamkos 3.) Tavares 4.) Crosby 5.) Toews 6.) Weber 7.) Getzlaf 8.) Malkin 9.) Doughty 10.) Kopitar

Come play with me! I play Sunday and Wednesday through http://anytimehockey.com/skater-game-finder/. Just not next week because I'll be out of town.

I was looking at some different brackets and just noticed that Eleven and I have the same exact bracket going forward, the only difference is he Price Is Righted me on total goals in the final. EDIT: I lied, he had Vancouver over Anaheim for the next round.

Personally if the only retired numbers were Gil's and Dom's I'd be perfectly fine with it. If you ask me, Horton and LaFontaine being retired here is pretty silly. Gare is a toss up for me, and I understand the rest of the FC being retired.

I can hear it now: "...and pops home the rebound!"

The Panthers have been notified that Zach Hyman (http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=75045) won't be signing with them. Average sized center with a right hand shot. Was pretty solid last year at Michigan.

If anyone is wondering why 99 is retired, look up the great Wilf Paiement. The NHL decided that his four seasons wearing the number were so impressive, nobody should ever be allowed to wear it.

It would be the perfect time to take that down from the rafters then!

I just feel like he's undersized and closer to Ennis in terms of play than he is Kane. I think the appeal of Kane was his physical game and also why we swapped Myers and Bogosian. Nichushkin is a RW who comes to mind as a Murray type player. Large, physical, and can score. I doubt the Stars would consider trading him, but they do need help defensively and he's coming off injury.

What makes you think Eberle is the type of player Murray would be interested in? I really don't know much about him, other than he's not overly physical and under six foot. Stat wise he seems like someone I'd like on the team and his cap hit isn't awful by any means.

Playing devil's advocate, why would the NHL listen to an OHL team for a court settlement? I'm pretty sure that if the owner of the Otters walked up to Bettman or whomever they would have to talk to and asked them to give Edm McDavid, they would be laughed out of the building.

Somehow I think it's made me more calm about the lottery. Go Three/Four/Nine!

It only took about a half hour or so.

286 one's/Buffalo owns 56 (19.580%) 219 two's /Buffalo owns 39 (17.808%) 164 three's/Buffalo owns 39 (23.780%) 119 four's/Buffalo owns 29 (24.369%) 83 five's/Buffalo owns 15 (18.072%) 55 six's/Buffalo owns 9 (16.363%) 34 seven's/Buffalo owns 6 (17.647%) 33 eight's/Buffalo owns 4 (12.121%) 9 nine's/Buffalo owns 3 (33.333%) 4 ten's/Buffalo owns 0 (0%) I screwed up the numbers somewhere (total adds up to 1006, or 5 over), but the Sabres total appears correct. 17.14% chance with 4-5 22.222% chance with 4-6 40% chance with 4-7 28.571% chance with 4-8 22.222% chance with 4-9 16.666% chance with 4-10 33.333% chance with 4-11 0% chance with 4-12 33.333% chance with 9-10 0% with 9-11 100% with 9-12.

This really answers nothing.

This is the exact thing I had in mine as well, different linemates though (and while I have Z taking center responsibility, I have Grigs taking draws). I take it we have different expectations of what we see Zemgus becoming.

Thanks, man. I know it's not ideal to start a lot of rookie centers, but we're already pretty poor in the dot, so it's not going to get worse there. I really think that we've got wingers on this team that suite our centers really well. Just for reference, Eichel won 51.4% of his draws this year compared to 44.2%. That's a substantial drop, granted Eichel was playing at a lower level. I don't foresee Girgensons going too much longer as a centerman.

I would like to see Buffalo roll four lines in the near future, so in this instance, I'm going to be using the third line as the "shut down" line, who will be primarily taking the face offs in our own zone. With that being said, I'm not going to do total lines, just key players I would like to see play together. "First line," I'd like to see Eichel/Ennis. My reasoning for this is Eichel seems more physical than Reinhart and will be able to create space and opportunity for Ennis. "Line two," I want to see Reinhart/Kane, essentially for the same reasoning only flipped. Kane is a tough, power forward who can score 30 or more goals. I think giving Reinhart a smart scorer to start the year will do wonders for his development and with a scoring threat like Kane, he'll have a lot of time to play his game. "Line three," I would have Grigorenko taking the draws with Girgensons having center duties. While this season their FO% is similar, historically, Grigs has been better at draws. I think Girgs would be a huge motivator of Grigs and help him develop confidence. "Line four" obviously falls to Larson who I would like to see paired with Deslauries. http://espn.go.com/nhl/team/roster/_/name/buf/buffalo-sabres Reinhart- Right Eichel- Right McDavid- Left

It's that sort of spitefulness to the fans of Buffalo who want a top pick and to the organization that make me say "Jeez, that Teddy Nolan is a great guy and I would love for him to marry my daughter!"

Woohoo! No complaints from this guy.