JoeSchmoe

Still no NONE option. This poll sucks.

For sure he's not worth much... But as a (very) minor piece of a larger deal that includes the 2OA he could be. This isn't really about Borgen, but more about the Kraken cap space, their lack of a number 1 C, and their 2OA trade chip.

I haven't been following all the threads, but with all the cap space leftover, could Borgen and the 2OA be part of a package to take a run at Eichel? Does Reinhart for the 2OA plus Borgen get it done?

Will they have to waive him if he doesn't crack the roster?

You should do it. That would be a great jersey to get.

True, he could also shut down Draisaitl and beat up Chuck Norris's dog too.

Borgen and his 14 games is the only guy in this league that could singlehandedly shut down McDavid and take down Chuck Norris in one game. #legendofwillborgen

Fact: Superman wears Will Borgen underroos. #legendofwillborgen

Like many of us, I didn't see him play much in Rochester, but legend has it he could run a mile with an ox on his shoulders. #legendofwillborgen

Mitts is smiling because he missed the arbitrary cut by 8 months. 🤠

The "none" feature doesn't work. It needs its own checkbox. I'd say no one moves under the timeframe listed.

"Dear KA, Please release $1.4M per season, 17 goal pace Tage Thompson because he made this really stupid play in 2019. Signed, Buffalonill"

17 goal pace this year when used sparingly for a good chunk of the season.

💯. The fact that someone would put up 2019 and 2020 numbers to make the point screams agenda. There's no arguing he's a different player now than he was in those seasons.

I get people don't like him because of the O'Reilly trade, because he struggled in his early days with the team, and for some reason because he's tall, but he was a key part of the team playing well under Granato. As his minutes went up, his decision making got better. He got to dangerous areas more often, and he seemed to generate a lot of open ice turnovers due to his reach. All evidence from Granato onwards is that he's easily a good 3rd liner on a good team. This team hasn't had good 3rd liners in forever, so they're not so easy to replace.

So you're saying it wouldn't be possible to go from a 17.2 goal place this year, with limited usage under Krueger, to 20 goals next year?

He was over 17 goal per 82 last year with his usage limited under Ralph.

Thompson will be a 20 goal scorer next year.

Here's an honest question for the diehard analytics guys out there. Ask yourself what the 5 most important analytic quantities are. CF%? XGF%? Etc? Then... How did Moulson and Okposo fare for those measurement points with NYI compared to Buffalo? With an accurate measurement point that correctly assesses a player, there should be no appreciable drop off considering both players came to Buffalo in their primes. I think a lot of analytics need to be taken with a grain of salt and looked at with greater context. Its a tool... but it still takes human reasoning to interpret the numbers and make non-linear decisions on what to look at in a player vs what not to consider.

The 2001-02 Red Wings and their 10 Hall of Famers tops the list for best "team" in my books.

There were FA goalies available which could have been had for the same price as Lehner without giving up the pick. That's what makes it so bad.

It seems like the options in question 3 are the same.

Cool... Then lets do the song!

Wow... Our US born coach has Italian heritage, so every time our team scores, we'll play a song that showcases that heritage! Brilliant!

I think the concept of the NCAA as a minor league for sports is absolutely ridiculous. If there were 1200 kids at my high school... probably 200-300 were in no way, shape, or form university capable (college in the US). But in the NCAA, every single kid that shows some prowess in basketball or football is somehow capable of going to university and actually passing their courses?!?!?! It's good that baseball and hockey have legitimate junior and minor league systems for non-university "educatable" athletes. Instead of the XFL and USFL football leagues, i think the real money for a 2nd pro football league would be to compete against the NCAA. Essentially a junior football league (say 23 and under) where you actually pay the kids. They would also be free to earn all the endorsement money they could get.