Curt

They were so worried about all the money they were going to lose that they spent as much as they possibly could on player salaries. Literally, they could not have spent more. Internal cap was a bunch of bs. I know this isn’t the whole story and I don’t doubt that they will take a lose on a season with no attendance, but still, come on. N. American major 4 sports franchises have a ridiculously high return on investment. I just don’t want to hear about the owner’s complaints.

I would not be in favor of this, from a moral standpoint.

If that last one is a real side effect, then I’m sure that the Government has already secretly snuck the vaccine into the chem trails over my house.

Google says 109 miles. I didn’t realize that it was so close. I forgot about that bit of Alaska that drags down south along the coast. Its way the heck out there, that’s for sure!

The Yukon Territory is a part of Canada. It is not in Alaska.

Use whatever numbers you want I guess, the accuracy of my off the cuff prediction was not the point. The point is that signing Dahlin to a long term deal right now, would be cheaper than signing him to a long term deal 2-3 years from now after he has performed at an elite level. That’s why it could make sense for the Sabres to sign Dahlin to a long term contract ASAP, even if he hasn’t quite “earned” that salary number yet. Contracts are about what you predict the player to do over the duration of that contract, not about what they have done previously. It does, of course, as always, depend on the numbers that both sides are looking for.

Not saying they should or shouldn’t, but I’ll lay out the answer to your question. “why give him a contract that he hasn't earned yet?” Because you believe that he will be worth that contract, and more. If you were able to sign Dahlin to a 6x8 contract, and he becomes a Norris level guy 2 years into the deal, then that is a fantastic bargain contract. As opposed to signing him to a 2x4 bridge contract, and then signing him to 8x10 after he has a Norris caliber season.

I don’t know, or even care, what their motivations are. I’m just saying that there are ways to have games, maybe even games with some fans, that would be pretty safe.

Lack of ES goal production specifically is what I was talking about. He did pick up assists at an ok rate but I don’t think he made a lot of plays that directly led to others’ goals. Im not saying that Olofsson isn’t good, or that he shouldn’t be in the top 6. He is good, and he would be fine in the top 6. I just don’t think he has been so good at ES that he must be on the 1st line or even the 2nd. People often refer to his awesome chemistry and 1-timer with Jack and use that as evidence that he should definitely be on Jacks wing, when in fact, Olofsson was not an impressive goal scorer on Jacks wing.

He didn’t score an ES goal in his first 11 games. He only played 7 games after coming back from injury and actually scored 2 ES goals in those games. His lack of ES production wasn’t due to his play after coming back from injury. His production does not support your narrative.

The owners of my company have lots of money, yet keep their business operating, thus allowing a bunch of people to keep working and supporting their families. There are right ways and wrong, safe and unsafe, ways to do this. Just look at the NBA/NHL compared to the NFL/MLB.

Today, I got up and went to work. A most evil act.

Crazyness. Yeah, he is good, but he isn’t the 8th best player in the league, he just isn’t. I think that Vancouver is just a really trendy “up and coming” pick right now. I don’t even think that they are going to be that good though. After next season they are cap-screwed. Their management can’t get out of their own way.

Irwin is a LHD. He plays both sides.

If by “eat a bag of ***** then?”, you mean have the vaccine available to you possibly 3 months after the people listed above, then probably yes.

Certainly one of the most functionally skillful players who has ever lived.

I can’t see the justification for Matthews at 3 and Eichel at 12. Eichel is signed for 2 years longer (6 yrs vs 4) at $1.5M less. They are very similar in quality. Funny that the Maple Leafs reporter made the list, isn’t it?

People who are naturally tall, long, lanky often take longer to fill out and reach their full mature strength than people who are naturally shorter, stocky, compact. I think this is true of NHL players in addition to everyone else. Just my personal experience and observations.

So, Tampa Bay resigned Sergachev for 3 years at a $4.8M AAV.

I don’t recall seeing him on the wing very often, if at all. What wing was Casey on and who was his C?

In a vacuum, I agree, but on a line with Hall and Eichel, it probably works.

That’s less than 6% of the US population. Definitely not herd immunity levels. Granted there are probably a lot of undiagnosed cases, but still. Doesn’t herd immunity start to come into play at levels closer to like 30-50%?

Mitts??? Who said anything about Mitts? I think that Cozens and Dach have reasonably similar upsides. They play very different styles though. While both very big, Cozens is faster. Cozens has that fast, direct north-south game that others have mentioned. Dach plays a more patient, puck control style, waiting for openings to create a scoring chance. Dach is probably a better playmaker, Cozens probably a more dedicated 2-way player. I think they both could be all star level players.

Absolutely. It’s not the end all for sure. It’s one objective data point. Im just showing that what Dahlin did at his age is not something that just happens. It hasn’t been done by anyone else in 35 years. I know that you are just saying you expected more, but what 18-19 year old defenseman have recently been better? It’s an extremely short list, if there are any at all.

I’ll add this. This is the list of defensemen, in the entire history of the NHL, who have produced more points per game than Dahlin in their age 18 or 19 seasons. 18: (2) Orr, Housley 19: (4) Housley, Bourque, Larry Murphy, Rick Hampton That’s it. 5 guys. Most of these were during the high scoring 1980’s era. And interestingly, Dahlin actually produced points at a higher rate than Orr as a 19 year old.