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https://gfycat.com/definitivebestkinglet ???

And look at their AHL team that is the best in the league, then note they aren't being carried by a bunch of Quadruple A/AHL/Minor League for life guys but actual honest to God legit NHL prospects.

You do realize that if we had taken him our piss poor organization would've bungled his development so bad that instead of being the Hart frontrunner he'd probably be headed back to Europe as an NHL bust right???

When you get the chance to draft a defenseman with no offensive ability whatsoever whose a non entity on a mediocre college team over one of the best goal scorers in all of junior hockey who is carrying a team that should've finished dead last into the playoffs YOU DO IT.

There are literally no decent #2 centers who will even be on the UFA market this summer. In fact this might be the worst UFA crop of the post lockout era.

Ask the Jets and NYCFC how quick and easy it is to get an arena built in the NY Metro area (and the Barclays Center literally took a decade to come to fruition).

Oh you want to do a building analogy? Here's one: The Islanders will have submitted a plan for an arena, have it approved, begun construction and will open it (October 2021) before Botts puts together a team capable of playing meaningful games in March much less make the playoffs.

Don't worry: people are still lining up to buy season tickets and we have a huge waiting list LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!

How can anyone NOT want Botts to be fired the second this game ends? Total ***** clownshow.

The fantasy land is the idea that there are thousands of people waiting to buy ST's for this team. Unless you are blind you can see the thousands of empty seats at most games.

When the Pegulas see all the STH's dropping their plans I bet that won't be their reaction. I think that's what's going to lead to Botts getting his well earned sacking.

Maybe next time put that type of effort in against the dogshit teams we threw away all those points against and maybe our season wouldn't be over before the end of February. I just have to...

https://gfycat.com/fondadoredjackal

Why even bother at this point closing the barn door when all the horses are somewhere in Maine?

Anyone want a pair of comps for 3/11 vs Bingo? Got them via the food drive but just found out I am working that day so getting up there will be impossible. If you want them PM me a mailing address and I'll send them out ASAP.

If only we had a center who fit that exact description and who has been proven to work great with Jeff...

For whatever reason coach Anthony Robbins has decided to pick a battle with and destroy a guy who we just signed long term at $9 million and is impossible to trade. And here is a reminder that when Botts signed a guy to act as a hard man when we played Tampa our coach delivered as big a ***** you as he could by playing him less than 30 seconds, a pretty clear act of insubordination. The fact that Botts didn't fire him the second after he got back to the locker room after the game does not speak well of Botts. Imagine some coach pulling that stunt on Lou Lamorello?

If anyone is interested they have white game issue quality jerseys (not the Indonesian fake "authentics") at the team store from before the switch to CCM for $125 (so like $97 with a STH discount).

Honestly here is the callup from Rochester they should make:

NINE ***** YEARS OF THIS *****. The skill level between that Colorado team and us is as deep as the one between the Kansas City Chiefs and the University of Kansas. I'm not in the mood to hand out Miz Participation Awards, I'm in the mood to see the guy who has left us with this trash roster and a virtually barren prospect pool pay the price for his malfeasance he deserves to pay. Seriously I was in Rochester tonight and all I could think is these are almost all quadruple A players who aren't going to amount to anything in terms of becoming NHL players.

Honestly when the inevitable happens and we get eliminated sign him and Pommer to one day contracts and have them play in the home finale so that we get at least one nice memorable moment from this season.

You and me both. One of my favorite players of all time.

Tyler Ennis for a 5th > Corpse of Wayne Simmonds for a 5th

And let both Larry and Girgs walk *BuddDwyer.gif*

It was like he was just standing there daring the Winnipeg player to skate over and pin him to the boards.