Cascade Youth

I appreciate what you're saying but it's not nearly that simple. Often, a non-core poster makes a point and it's completely ignored, and then a few posts later the same point is made by a core poster and it's engaged with, promoted, etc. Whom should I report for that kind of thing? It basically happened in this thread - one poster is responded to with, in essence, "Shut up you troll," despite the fact that several other core posters made the same or similar points later on in this thread, without the vitriolic response. Only part of that can be explained by the differences in presentation. I get that this is a community, folks have longstanding relationships, many of you attend each others' backyard barbecues, etc. That's great. But more of a balance between a closed community and a welcoming forum would be appreciated by this poster in particular.

Agreed and at the end of the day they have to trust their internal evaluations - if they’re wrong, they’re going to be accountable and they know that. They think Tage can sustain last year’s level of production and they’re putting their money where their mouths are. After years of searching for a 2C let’s hope they’re right.

Man. I don’t agree with his takes but he is NOT trolling. He’s making arguments, maybe they’re bad ones, but it’s not incendiary drivel. This place is tough for outsiders. I get that there are about 20 of you “core” posters who are on here regularly but frankly it’s really not a friendly place for the rest of us. The shunning that goes on here if you’re not a regular screen name - it’s frustrating and maybe warrants some self-reflection. I dunno, maybe you all like it this way but as an outsider/lurker, the air is a bit stale in here - it’s basically the same posters making the same points in every thread - some of it is very insightful and that’s why I come back, but as I said it’s really not a welcoming place. I really hope it doesn’t become an obscure sub-Reddit but there are days where it is trending that way.

Have to give them credit for developing him and staying patient. There were moments along the way where it didn’t look like he was ever gonna figure it out.

He had to torpedo his plea deal in order for Slippin’ Jimmy to defeat Saul.

How does this stuff still happen in 2022?

Yeah I agree. She was the one driving the anti-Howard crusade and it was never really made clear why she hated Howard to such a degree, and now the script is flipped and she’s the one feeling remorse.

Unhappiness about what though - contrasted with the color scenes of Jessie asking who Lalo is, and Saul saying “he’s no one” - maybe he wants to be known, he doesn’t want to be buried in some random cemetery (the grave in the desert image), but rather, wants to be recognized as an accomplished criminal? Maybe he was secretly delighted that the police are still after him but bummed that his trail had gone cold? Or again, does he secretly want to be punished like Dostoevsky’s criminal? The black and white = good/evil, law/order etc.?

So does Gene WANT to be caught? Like Raskolnikov?

In an age of bloated Marvel extravagance, BCS is the greatest Origin Story of them all. A show that truly rewards patience, cares for its characters and its audience, and calibrates its pacing like no other television show ever has. To be able to build up so much suspense over multiple seasons where the audience ALREADY KNOWS THE OUTCOME is a master feat of show-making. Just an incredible, near-flawless television experience.

You're JUST NOW getting an EZ Pass? Who are you people?!

Scientists are still studying the side effects of long-haul mediocrity.

For better or worse, Adams sounds like a man in no real hurry. He has his bosses’ buy-in on a long-horizon rebuild; there is zero pressure on him to achieve near-term success (at least, success that is measured in wins and ticket sales). He’s not even urgently trying to acquire a real NHL goalie, instead he waits “patiently” as the goalie market gets picked over (for the third offseason in a row). I really like Adams, he seems like a smart, great guy. I have no idea if he’s the least bit competent as an NHL General Manager, because it appears he’s almost completely unaccountable.

Whoa whoa WHOA does Meghan Chayka maybe need her own thread?

As a parent, I understand what he means.

I do not mean to sound flippant but did KA's plan include finding an NHL-caliber goaltender? At what stage of KA's plan implementation are we allowed to expect him to secure a real netminder? I like KA, I like listening to him talk, I think he's probably a good dude. But for me the inability to find a capable goalie over the past two offseason is a major checkmark in the KA "CONS" column - it is simply inexcusable (to me, at least).

Are we not counting Ullmark?

I have never seen an NHL GM have as much trouble closing on a goalie as Adams seems to have. It’s almost becoming a sitcom.

Cascade Youth

I didn’t have a strong opinion about it until I watched the actual clip of him saying it - and now I’ve concluded that he’s just a bitchass.

Rhymes with “holy.”

Why fiery?

That was a sick goal.

Is Mitts gonna start dominating now? He seems to be on a trajectory.

Dahlin just CRUSHED a dude like an aluminum can.