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I think that having fewer people, kids especially, in one place, at one time, does lower the risks of exposure.

I thought it was reported that he was leaving the Coyotes for a non-NHL position??? Did anyone else hear this? Am I imagining it? I assumed that he was going back to running his own company or something.

This is a long read but I thought that it was excellent. Not necessarily anything we don’t already know, but a little jarring to see it all catalogued in one narrative with the parallels to other regimes. It really does piece together certain things happening right now in our country’s political system that on the surface are hard to make sense of. Especially in this country where most people are not really familiar with this authoritarian, “cult of personality” style of leadership construct, on a first hand basis.

You think someone is going to trade a top line (30+ goal, 60+ point) forward for Risto? I hope so, but I fear you may be a very long time waiting on that offer.

Just glancing at the stats, Kapanen’s don’t look too impressive, but he did all his damage at ES and SH. I think if he got some 1st unit PP time (Which he may be able to do in Buffalo), he would be putting up 50-60 points instead of 40-45 and there would be a lot more shine on him. Even as is, he has been the 5 (at worst) most productive ES forward on Toronto over the past couple years. That’s 5th on one of the top 5 forward groups in the NHL.

Personal opinion: Kapanen is a 2nd line W and young enough that maybe he can improve further. Kerfoot is a 3C.

Why do you think it seems like that?

They do??? Is this new? When I was in elementary school (90s) we stayed with the same teacher all day. Also, why is an all or nothing approach automatically the only thing that makes sense? It is not logical that perhaps limited up person teaching is better for learning than no in person, while also limiting the number of kids in school at one time, so that social distancing is possible, where it would be impossible with a full school. Is it totally crazy that it might be the best way forward right now?

To me, this potentially makes some sense. They are trying to walk a line between limiting exposure and providing as good an education as possible. Fewer kids in school less often = less potential exposure. Some in person instruction = better learning than zero in person instruction. It’s what most NYS schools are doing I think. My mother’s school is doing something very similar. The example you gave with your nurse makes zero sense and is actually insane. The example you gave with patients’ test results is illogical and an unfortunate/sad result of stupid red tape.

This tweet was a typo. Should have said “Some welcome wins are on the way.”

That’s reasonable I suppose. All I can add is that not every #1 C can be a good #1 C. In any grouping there will be players at the high end and low end of that group. The guys at the low end will not be viewed as favorable options to fill the role.

I wasn’t referring to sabresparaavida regarding the T word. I was referring to the xzy guy.

1) Pretty sure this guy is trolling. 2) There need to be 31 #1 centers. It doesn’t make any logical sense otherwise. If there are only 25 #1 C’s, are there then 37 #2 C’s, or are there also only 25 of those too? Don’t get me wrong, quite a few of the leagues 31 #1 C’s are probably the #2 C on good teams. I just think that the 31 best C’s In the NHL should be considered #1 C’s for the delineation to make sense.

1) I don’t think being wrong is a reason for the man in the White House to change his stance. I feel like it must be a politically motivated strategy change. I don’t know if it’s just that the poles have gotten so bad, or if it’s something else too. 2) Donald Trump has no peers, obviously.

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So, that man in the White House has finally started to publicly show himself wearing a mask and encourage the general public to wear masks. This after consistently downplaying the severity of the pandemic and repeatedly emphasizing that he would not be wearing one or requesting that the public wear one. What are everyones’ thoughts on this development? Why the change of strategy now?

So, in this scenario, TB is trading Cirelli not to help their cap situation, but because they prefer Risto to Cirelli? Seems outlandishly unlikely.

It doesn’t make sense though. From TBs perspective, why make that trade? Because they are going to lose Cirelli anyway, and they like Risto? Ok, so they make that trade. Cirelli who needs a new contract that they won’t be able to afford for Risto.........who has a $5.4M contract that they also won’t be able to afford. It doesn’t help their cap situation at all, which is the whole point of trading Cirelli in the first place!

Just to give proper credit. This interesting, reasonable article was written not by DBTB Staff, but by knowledgeable commenter and good guy, the much loved TMcGee.

Ok, then you want to move McCabe because he isn’t very good, not because he has been on the team while it was a bottom dweller. Unrelated Note: McCabe routinely produces points at a rate above your “at best” assessment, about 20 pts per full season.

I don’t think he is a problem. It doesn’t make sense to actively try to get rid of players, just because they have been here for a while. Could say the same about Eichel or Reinhart. They’ve been here for some time and the team has accomplished nothing. If they get a serviceable return for those two, should the Sabres move on from them?

The issue with this reasoning is that the Sabres were not in cap trouble when Botterill took over, so I don’t understand how it took 3 years to get to a place where they had a little bit of cap space, or how that is a credit to Botterill.

Could you elaborate on why you think so? I think you are in the minority with that opinion, so I’m interested in your reasoning.

McCabe and Borgen are actual tough guys.

I get it, kinda, but for me, that’s not a significant reason to not trade Risto. He has always been more of a fake tough guy. How often does he do anything more than give a little shove? I don’t think anyone is actually afraid of him.