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  1. Darcy Kuemper also a factor. He was part of the PLD trade and both teams seemed genuinely happy to trade high salary pieces. Kuempers stats were horrible last season, and the Kings are praising him this year for his role in their resurgence. How does a goaltender finish below .890 Save % , 3.31 GAA with 30 starts and 13 wins then comeback with 32 wins, 50 starts, Save% .921 and a GAA of 2? Goalies are weird. It's the only reason I don’t want to jettison UPL into the sun.....yet. I reserve that right in December.
  2. I think that’s a plot line on White Lotus.
  3. How was it NOT a distinct kicking motion? Even if he and the puck were both airborne he kicked, hit the puck with his skate and it went in the net.
  4. After the first one, when he scored I thought OK, maybe the kid has skills. I was wrong.
  5. Cami might be the single best improvement to the organization in 2024/25.
  6. If there is a not a “Fire Adams” chant I’ll be disappointed.
  7. They need at least three guys who want to throw both fists and bodies. One can be your 13th forward who plays when needed. Another forward who can be added to a middle six line and not be a liability. And the third is a defenseman who can clear the front of the net, and drop the gloves on occasion. For me, the target for the forward is Rempe from the Rangers. NY has a dire cap situation this year and is in need of younger skill players to develop. Rempe got a bad reputation for some questionable hits and fighting far too frequently early on. He is 6-9 and only 22 years old. If there is any chance that his curve is like Tage, he grows into his body in two years. If you watch Rempe he’s taken off the puck quite easily by veteran players who understand leverage. But again he is only 22. This guy could be Wilson with 20 goals and 20 assists after he figures things out. Maybe Rayzer could help him develop his technique. Who does it take to pry away Rempe? If you take Kreiders $6.5 aav as a cap dump, how much does it go down?
  8. There are 14 Stations of the Cross. The 14th is ‘Jesus is placed in the tomb’. It’s the last and final station, as we allow know happens three days later. “Jesus saves…Perreault rebounds and scores”.
  9. Watching the Yankees vs Pirates this morning and Michael Kay spent a half inning on fan frustrations in Pittsburg. Before their home opener on Friday vs NYY there was a plane circling the stadium with a banner reading “sell the team bob” and players and the manager were bood soundly. Kay went on the say it’s unacceptable to not put great talent around Skemes and some of the younger stars. Citing decisions by their GM to not sign a UFA to a multi year deal since 2016. Then goes on to talk about the success of the other franchise's in Pittsburgh (Steelers, the Penguins -albeit not the last few years) and then makes a parallel to similar city (I assume equally absent of palm trees and relative in taxes) with success in the American League in the Guardians. So reminiscent of the Sabres dilemma. The success of the Bills, Bandits and Winnipeg. The similar lack of spending and caliber of supporting cast as a supplement to the home grown talent. The Pittsburgh fan base seems to be done with it after missing the playoffs for only the last 10 years. (Very few can lay claim to describing a 10 year playoff drought as “only”). Kay didn’t call out the owner, GM and Management staff by name but did lay blame indirectly. It just further confirms what we all feel about our ownership and GM. I’ll be following the Pirates attendance throughout the year to see how it correlates to this seasons w/l record and previous years attendance. Regardless of the fact the Bruins make be in a soft tank, let’s put the screws to that city/team. Hate the Bruins. How about an 8 spot? Östlund gets his first goal.
  10. Is he coming back or is he earning himself a backup role on a much better team?
  11. Bad decision by Quinn. JJP was open if he would’ve just returned the pass immediately
  12. You can justify a purchase by the fact that you are not adding incremental revenue to the Sabres or Pegula if you buy the tickets on the secondary market. You are only helping another Sabres fan recoup potential loss for their unwillingness or availability to go themselves. You can boycott at the concession stand or at the team store if you want but do not disappoint your child.
  13. A little humor courtesy of Chat GPT, not my own. This is Bill Pullmans speech from Independence Day with the subject changed to the topic of Tariffs. Today, we stand not on the brink of annihilation, but on the verge of economic rebirth. For too long, our industries have been under siege, our workers forgotten, our markets flooded. But today—today, we declare our economic independence! We will not go quietly into the shadows of global exploitation! We will not vanish under the weight of unfair trade deals! We will fight for every steelworker, every farmer, every small business that has been pushed aside. Today, we reaffirm what makes this country great—its resilience, its determination, its unwavering spirit. This is not just another day. This is the day we reclaim our sovereignty! This is the day we stand up and say, “No more!” This is our Liberation Day! Not sure what happens but as LGR mentions above, stagflation is most likely. I feel sad I’m making money off this nonsense but in the Supply Chain industry it’s crazy right now. My biggest opportunities are global customers who have leveraged our US based warehouses to fulfill into Canada. But after Don-John chased away a little loophole known as Drawback, we are inundated with customers clamoring for space in our Canadian warehouse and FTZ’s. Drawback was a way to recoup the cost of the duties and taxes if delivered to the US then shipped to another country. It ended in February. So now any goods brought to the US for distribution and then exported still requires the tariffs to be paid. A simple cost benefit shows that incremental costs to ship directly to Canada and higher fees for warehousing in Ontario and avoiding 10, 20, 34 and 48% (Vietnam) tariffs makes way more sense. DJT could arbitrarily end these while these customers are in the middle of implementing changes. Or if you stay on the sidelines too long, there might be no space or much higher costs due to demand and you could be out millions of dollars in taxes that could have been avoided. Ocean, Warehousing and Transportation is boring AF, but lately it’s got some juice. For my US warehouses, losing the Export business coupled with higher prices on products manufactured in Asia means fewer blue collar workers to receive and ship. Recession seems almost unavoidable if they are not lifted.
  14. I want them to win, but it might not make a difference. They might try and still finish bottom 3/4. Schedule is brutal.
  15. You speak German? Your not convincing me that your not ‘AI’ Brawndo.
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