Pimlach

Playing Florida tonight, huh, I wonder why they have a team in ... never mind.

Sad news.

True. I wasn’t matching the top and bottom exactly one to one. Just listing needs and assets available to acquire. I think this team can get to the playoffs next year with a few good moves. Coaching the special teams is another issue to address. Seems like the performance of PP and PK is not commensurate with the talent on the ice.

They is Terry Pegula. He saw a guy that he trusts, that will listen to him and follow him. Experience in Hockey Operations was not a consideration.

From a top level we need (in order) : 1 - goaltending 2 - Defensively steady RHD (NHL vet in prime), maybe two if we can move two current players (like Byram/Power and Mule) 3 - At least on more two-way forward (NHL vet in prime) 4 - A true fourth line beast/protector that can play regularly What do we have to give up? 1 - our first round pick, our second round pick 2 - Either Byram or Power - I am talking a big hockey trade boys 3 - from the roster (in order) - Quinn, Samuelsson, Krebs, Norris, UPL, and possibly Greenway. 4 - From the farm - just about any of them (prefer to protect Östlund, Helenius, and Levi)

What kind of god would allow us to suffer for 14 years? Must be the god of palm trees!

Rayzor and Dan pushing Appert. Our next HC So it shall be written. So it shall be done.

Rayzor wants out of Columbus and party time in Fort Lauderdale.

The Blu Jax have scored last last 3. Time to WAKE UP!

There it is. You can’t hit a players gloves, but you can concuss them with a head hit if you fall into the judgement category of “didn’t mean it”. One cheesy penalty all night could decide this.

When Benson gets stronger, and he will, he could be an impact player. Östlund is very promising. He should cook in the AHL another year longer though.

Don Luce. He was a good one.

Ugh. I didn’t know JVR is a jacket

Dahlin. Amazing

Peterka woke me up.

The healthcare companies are tough to work for. My wife was an RN. I’ve heard a lot about it.

How many times can I say I am just having fun picking on Columbus? Are you going to take the bait all day? Yes, the NHL was at least smart enough to pick a market were they are the only professional team in town, and likely to stay that way. They could survive a playoff drought for awhile. Which is exactly what hurt the Cleveland Barrons. They were a bad team and could not compete with the other 3 major sports franchises. Because hockey in Ohio is not as important as football and baseball and basketball are. But in the long run, and to my real point, all of these teams are going to hurt the product, and its already happened. And you are right, Buffalo is in danger of losing its franchise to bigger markets. Especially since they have such poor ownership that their attendance is now way down to unthinkable levels. When the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs start and the Buffalo/WNY TV viewership ranks near the top, while many of the big markets watch baseball and NBA playoffs, will the league care? Probably not. Bring on the Houston Aero's and and the Atlanta Threesomes!

Pull the team from Dallas too.

It seems odd because you miss the point. I am not wondering anything, I flat out think that putting a team there was not necessary. Especially if Seattle, Vegas, Houston, and maybe Atlanta (yet again) were in the NHL's long term plan. I think expansion has gone to far. But, happy they are drawing and I hope they can avoid a prolonged playoff drought.

I am just picking on Columbus for fun. I like Columbus as a place, but it is Ohio State University for sports. It is not really a hockey town, just as Cleveland was not. Sure the city has a lot of square miles and they can pull people from lots of places, and they can sell 18,000 tickets for their only professional sports team. If that is the criteria then we will have 40 teams soon enough. The NHL is ruining the league for greed, they are already expanded past the NBA. Soon they will have have a team in Houston (7 million people), then another attempt at Atlanta (6 Million people), and on and on.

I would like to cut a 8 teams out of the NHL. Too many teams and not enough star players. Season too long. Columbus would be the first one to go. So would Salt Lake Utes and the Ducks of Orange County ...

I actually go there and to Dayton a lot, at least 6 times a year I would guess. It feels like a small town to me. I like the town too, but even with a huge university isolated out in the suburbs (outside of Dublin, OH), and even with a downtown state capital - it just lacks a city vibe. Square miles are not the best and only way to measure a city. Jacksonville, FL is huge in square miles and so it Sitka, Alaska. Should the NHL move there too? It not an odd question. I go to Dayton and to Columbus all the time and I don't know any real dedicated hockey fans there. None. OSU football, OSU basketball, OSU baseball. Then arguments over the Bengal or Brown, Reds or Indians (Guardians). BTW - Buffalo's fan base is the most incorrectly calculated fan base in sports. So why does Rob Ray not like going there?

Interesting comments and interesting dilemma for Tuch. I suspect he will want to extend and continue to try to "fix" his team. A long term is his best financial move, but if he is realistic a long term deal could seriously limit his chances to ever compete for a Cup.