Pimlach

I love Benson. But even with Benson, this team needs a center that can consistently carry and possess the puck, create space for others, and pass the puck to players with scoring opportunities. This does not describe Tage. Our top 6 is missing a key piece, and this person would help the PP too. Norris - his best season is 35G + 20A, 55 points. That is his only 20 assist season. Kulich - still a work in progress. Östlund - is more of a natural playmaker and deserves the next shot. Helenius - his time will come.

Most Yankee fans do not like the Dodgers no matter what. I am an exception. Probably because the first World Series that I consciously watched and followed was the Dodgers vs Twins in 1965, and the next year it was Dodger vs Orioles. So I have a soft spot for them, even though I am a Yankees fan. I will pull for the Jays, but I think the Dodgers will win.

Benson is not a pure passer/playmaker but he can create offense, which is why he has so many assists right now. I am suggesting our top 6 is below average, as you saw against Montreal, and we need a playmaking center to maximize what Tage can do, which is finish plays, not create them. I also saw Benson play on other lines in an effort to get offensive zone time for the other lines.

McLeod can bounce between 3rd and 2nd line, but he is a 3rd liner. Krebs is a 4C, no better than Kozak, just with a higher draft pedigree. There are two center prospects - Östlund and Helenius. Östlund should have been playing last night. This teams center spine has been a problem since we traded Eichel.

AAA came over and put a new battery in my SUV yesterday. The price for a good quality 4 year warranty battery installed was $210. This was after an alternator test and confirmation that a cell went bad. I didn't have to pull out tools, get dirty, drive to a store, or return a battery for recycling. That sounded like a lot of money but it is very much comparable to 1976 prices, the year I bought my first car, when adjusted for inflation. Some things might be better today after all.

Yes, and I said this same thing several times. I do not recall Xhekaj or any other guy on Montreal playing in fear either. What I recall is Thompson out there playing without a playmaker, which is the wrong way to utilize him.

I think we hang on to him, let him play with Kesselring for awhile and see what happens. We don't even know what we have with Kesselring yet, so it is too soon for me to trade Power. Until Power hits 24-25 we wont know what his ceiling really is. On top of that I do not want Adams trading Power, his track record is not good enough and I want him out.

The league changes and then you see it. The top teams all have a very physical aspect to the roster, the ones that have the least amount do not win the Cup. Winning the Cup is about talent, unity, and survival of the fittest.

We lost another game

Great selection

We seem to have some new stars. Benson and Lyon. The Habs know how to beat us. St Louis is killing Ruff.

Thank you. I’ll raise a glass to that, and lots of other things. Bourbon flows against the Habs.

Bench Geertsen, play Östlund, and improve two lines.

I learned this week that Hutson is the pick Adams traded for Malenstyn.

Anderson with a dive. He should have got 2.

Biron is the only one on the cast that is an actually good at their role. Very good analyst, good sense of humor, and understands the Buffalo experience.

They were totally dominated in the first, Lyon kept them in.

I really get the feeling that Benson is becoming the new “best guy on the team”. Benson and Lyon are playing excellent hockey.

…in the second period.

Gallagher slashed Lyon. A response from Muel, ok, but I want the response faster and harder.

Rossi Red Vermouth with Rye is a Manhattan. Just add three skates of bitters and a high quality cherry.

Kulich needed that. Benson with the apple.

I am. I thought they would be competing, they are not. Well, Benson and Lyon are.