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They have some good young players, and like the Sabres will be improving. They averaged 13,400 fans last season with a bad record. And Quebec isn't an option as long as the Canadian dollar is low. The league would rather get $500 million from an expansion fee.

What kind of nut jobs does Trump hire? http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36283242 Donald Trump's ex-butler calls for Obama to be killed. The US Secret Service has launched an investigation after Donald Trump's former butler called for the death of President Barack Obama. Anthony Senecal wrote in a Facebook post that Mr Obama "should have been taken out by our military and shot as an enemy agent in his first term". Mr Senecal worked for Mr Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, for nearly 30 years.

It will be interesting to see who will cave to the other. Will the Republican leadership abandon their decency and cave to Trump's positions and tone on such issues as Muslims, Mexicans, and women, or will Trump cave and modify the positions and tone that attracted many of his supporters. Given that so many Republicans are already excusing his behavior and positions to win at all costs, I suspect the rest of the leadership will cave.

A new case related to the issue would have to be brought before the court, they don't go back and change a previous decision. And since it's an interpretation of the Constitution as it relates to a case, a new court could make a decision that set a new precident as to how all lower courts should now rule on similar cases. It's not making laws, it's setting precidents on how laws should be viewed as Constitutional. So if the court had a new abortion rights case before it, and ruled it Constituional to ban it, states and the federal gov't could enact new laws to restrict it.

Supreme Court is a big voting issue that is not being talked about enough. Trump selections could mean an end to a woman's right to choose abortion, equality for gays, voting rights reform, and reversing Citizens United. Young voters who just assume certain rights and didn't live through the legal battles need to be reminded. A Republican senator said that if Hillary wins, the Senate should quickly approve Garland because he'll be less liberal than a Hillary nominee. Obama should then stick it to them for not approving Garland sooner and pull back the nomination, and say to the Repubs that he's just leaving it to the next president like they said they wanted to.

Looks like Caggiula has chosen Edmonton.

Didn't take long for Trump to find a new target: @realDonaldTrump Let’s properly check goofy Elizabeth Warren’s records to see if she is Native American. I say she’s a fraud!

AHL news: With Arizona moving their Springfield franchise out west to Tucson, the Florida Panthers announced they are moving their affiliate from Portland, Maine to Springfield. Sucks for Portland, where the public funded $34 million for arena renovations just 2 years ago.

Doubt that if it's Hillary. Even it it was Trump, if 'W' could get reelected, anything is possible. Tow truck Trump supporter refuses service to stranded Sanders supporter. http://www.syracuse.com/us-news/index.ssf/2016/05/donald_trump_tow_truck_driver_ditches_bernie_sanders_supporter.html#incart_m-rpt-1

Good news isn't a ratings winner, and people that are doing well or like the direction of the country don't usually speak up as much as those that aren't or don't like the way the country is changing. So the perception doesn't match the facts. With the economy, voters need to be reminded what it was like in 2007-8.

You're right, I misread the article I got the number from. Bernie will point out the number of states he's won, but that doesn't equate to population, votes, or delegates. With his win in Indiana, where non-Democrats were allowed to vote for a DINO to determine who the Democrat nominee should be, he only picked up +6 delegates.

I agree Bernie needs to look at the math; even if he got 100% of remaining delegates he can't get the majority of pledged delegates. And to try to convince super delegates would be hypocritical after complaining about him. Time to send Jane home to find those missing tax returns. Bernie would never be her VP pick. Tim Kaine is from Virginia, speaks Spanish, has foreign policy experience, was former chairman of the DNC, and from a state with a Democrat governor who would appoint a Democrat to replace him in the Senate. There will be some Bernie supporters who will act against their own best interest and not vote, but I expect many will be reasonable and realize Hillary is the much better alternative to Trump.

Trump would love to get a woman and/or minority; Nikki Haley, Rubio, or Joanie Ernst. Christie doesn't bring much as far as swing state appeal, but he's the fallback if no one else loses their self-respect. Won't be Warren, she'd turn off moderates and two women would be a bridge too far. Clinton can win without the Bernie voters who haven't voted before. The top contenders are Tim Kaine and Tom Perez.

I'm suprised Cruz dropped out tonight after Trump just slandered his father, for no other reason than to deny Trump the satisfaction. I thought he would take it to California. Will anti Trump republicans now coalesce around Kasich as an alternative for the convention?

I find the McDavid selection the hardest to justify. He missed a good portion of the season, and therefore was rested when he returned. If Eichel had that time off to recover, perhaps his points per game would have been higher. They shouldn't reward someone based on potential. Eichel played the whole season and should have been recognized for what he actually did.

I'm all for interest free loans for college, for all expenses not just tuition, but you have to begin paying them back when you get a job after graduation. No free rides, the student should have some skin in the game so they take it serious and not just a four year vacation.

No, Edmonton, Toronto, Montreal would have been worse. I think Detroit will go hard to replace Datsyuk.

Only Canadian teams get rewarded for tanking.

At least Edmonton dropped to 4th. Let's go Columbus!

I predict the Sabres will drop to 9th, and will pick a defenseman at the draft.

Patrick Laime is a bit freaky looking, like Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lambs.

My draft preference would be 1. Buffalo 2. Arizona 3. Columbus Screw the Canadian teams, and get Arizona to trade up to get Matthews.

When the young better two-way talent makes the team, I see Larrson and Foligno playing 4th line with DLo, and Girgs playing 3rd with two better wings.

John Vogl: Johan Larsson's one-year deal is for $950,000, a nice bump from $800,000.

He's no better than a third line center, which when the team is healthy is where Girgs should play. So hopefully Tim can flip him for a pick at the deadline if not in the playoffs, or a short term vet if they are.