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I’ve only watched 2 Hawks games but he hasn’t looked good. I wonder if he was motivated to play and on a contender if he would improve. Let’s facilitate a trade to someone else and get an asset. He could be a Sabre for an hour.

Congratulations Rasmus. Get well Tage.

Savoie gets a pair of assists and is named second star in Winnipeg’s win last night. Bloom and Nadeau are held pointless in their games

Welcome. I think they look like diapers. Blue pants would be way better.

TSN is showing a WHL game tonight. Regina vs Calgary at the Saddledome. Connor Bedard hype train has sold 20,000 tickets.

Right. It was one PP last game. I know there was a lot of space for Dahlin but he kept passing to the side. They’ve had some practice time with this configuration, should have some options.

3rd round RHD Ty Nelson is having a great season in the OHL. Not a big guy (thicker than Bryson) but he skates well, has a good shot and QBs the PP. 56 points in 46 games.

Luuuuuuuk!

The last time they used this setup teams were shadowing VO and TNT. This opens up space for Dahlin to move in to the slot and shoot or fake a shot and dish off.

Great record but 6 of the 7 were at home. The unfriendly confines of KBC and the young legs of the Sabres will put a dent in that record.

Not trying to convince you to come off of your hill but Orr was the McDavid of his era with the way he could skate and handle the puck at top speed. He was way more skilled than the rest of the league, never mind other Dmen. Lidstrom’s game was way more subtle, but he controlled the flow in both directions. I’ll go with Orr because he could have won 5 more Norris trophies with some good health.

Yeah, I listened to this when it came out. I’m an overweight 58 year old and my waist size is 36”. He is thick.

I want this guy to explode as well. He just seems to be on the edge of a breakout. I want to see a few Dahlin assists. Get the PP going again.

I think an eye opener for managers has been how few Presidents Trophy winners go on to win the Stanley Cup. Teams that finish first have probably expended extra energy to claim that title and may not have another gear for the playoffs. Tampa is a recent example of comfortably getting into the playoffs and grinding out deep runs.

Canes are 6-0-1 in their second games of back to back games. This is an impressive stat and they are a good team. The crack I find in this number is that 6 of those 7 games were at home. They played extra time last night and had to travel, the Sabres young legs need to take advantage of this. Let’s go Buffalo!

Watched DG’s post practice interview, he uses the phrase “earn it” a few times.

Wow, you guys just came up with a new way to save cap space, I like it. An up front big “bonus” to lower the AAV on the next deal. The other thing I like is that not many other teams could do that right now. Watching all of the cap “geniuses” squirm would be great.

That is what I like about NHL playoffs and tournaments like the World Juniors, there is closer to 100% effort, all of the time. March Madness is similar too, I don’t watch it anymore, but I preferred it to the NBA for that reason.

I haven’t watched any of their games, just some of his highlights. They are a team going for it this year. They have 11 guys from ‘03 and their maximum 3 from ‘02. Only 3 of those 14 can play next year. Even though he has been on that team for parts of 3 years he is one of the young guys. I imagine they roll 4 lines due to talent and not needing to shorten their bench. I don’t see TOI stats but my guess is he would play17-19 minutes a night. Bedard is all Regina has so he would probably play 20-22 minutes. Weak teams with star forwards would be similar. My take is his numbers are secondary. He is already drafted and the team can go all the way, so Patrick would want him playing the right way. The Sabres probably have a checklist that they gave him and I would guess defensive play, getting stronger and other details are what they would like to see.

That space can wait for a C.

No, I think Coles notes is the Canadian version. People use to buy them at bookstores if they didn’t want to read the entire book.

Caps win.

Blue Jackets made a good push at the end and had the Caps A la mode. Let’s go Cbus!

Yes, they never had a true 1C to match up with other teams. William Karlsson and Chandler Stephenson weren’t enough in their eyes.