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And we have a GM who would be dumb enough to make that trade in a heartbeat, so yeah...

My poor Tage?

OK here goes: IT. IS. STUPID. AND. POINTLESS. WITH. THE. GODDAMNED. LOTTERY. TO. TANK. AND. ONLY. MADE. SENSE. IN. 2015. BECAUSE. IT. GUARANTEED. US. A. FRANCHISE. CENTER. WHO. WOULD. HAVE. BEEN. FIRST. OVERALL. IN. JUST. ABOUT. ANY. OTHER. DRAFT.

This one was too good not to share:

Welp that does nothing to challenge my belief that we have one of the worst scouting departments (particularly in NA) in the entire league. And when I think of the quality of NHL scouting (or it's lack thereof) I am reminded of this anecdote: several years back several teams refused to pick a kid in the first because he suffered a non hockey injury that proved he wasn't taking the sport seriously. Furthermore he came off as someone with an attitude problem because when asked in an interview why a team should draft him he replied "Don't pick me and see how that works for you". That kid's name? Mat Barzal.

Occam's Razor would say because it's what they are being taught/instructed to do (which is obviously very concerning).

Was it Dahlin's fault Hutton left the top 3rd of the net wide open?

Man, wonder who the Leafs play next? Would be a real shame if they were playing a team that is one of the best in the league who will be motivated like hell to flatten them in front of the most hostile and wild atmosphere you will see at an NHL game in 2019. *Checks schedule* HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!

To quote the great Ron Bennington of Ron and Fez radio fame: " Just because you use drugs doesn't make you a bad guy". Case in point: Tim Raines once literally had a crack vial in his pocket that shattered when he slid into 2nd base, but as a kid outside Shea getting autographs in the 80's him, Dale Murphy and Nolan Ryan were the absolute nicest guys I ever met.

OT but hope your son is doing well and has no lasting effects. Also a reminder that there are far worse things than a crap hockey team.

Imagine the position we would be in right now if Berglund hadn't walked out and voluntarily had his contract voided last season?

I pray daily for the Wilpnzis to end up in prison where they belong so the Mets can be sold to a real owner, take back the city and make everything right in the world.

If you are a wrestling fan this is the injury (suffered after he delivered essentially a shoot headbutt in a match that was incredibly stupid and dangerous) NJPW's Katsua Shibata suffered that essentially ended his career (although it looks like he may be able to have another match but he will never be able to work full time again).

Nah, I'm good thanks ?

This sums up my thoughts perfectly:

What is wrong with this entire organization in a nutshell: a year after making the single worst most destructive trade in hockey history (a trade so bad it literally killed my Whalers) Ed Johnson was fired by Rich Gordon because even though he was among the worst NHL owners of all time even he knew Ed had to go. Botts makes among the most disastrous trades of all time that crushes his team and a year later faces no consequences whatsoever for his complete and total failure. And if we have yet another disaster I would not be shocked in the least if nobody is held accountable.

For starters: not acquire a player as terrible as Jimmy Vesey.

Better idea: Follow the Ticats!

Small real bad play that won't be noticed: Dahlin had the puck at the line and the Tampa player pressuring him was in our zone. Instead of doing everything he could to get the puck over the line and kill any danger he curls back and tries to keep possession.

I have absolutely NO idea how they were able to score that goal with two guys standing completely unmolested right in front of our goalie who we totally hung out to dry. Same Old you-know-what.

Here's the thing with Tampa: Their entire gameplan relies on throwing picks in both zones, and it's never called. I was in the 300's when we played them last season and everyone around me was laughing about how ridiculously obvious it was. They would have a guy try and get the puck out of their zone and one of their guys would throw a blatant pick on our forechecker.

Freaking wide open net and he muffs it.

I honestly don't know what was more ridiculous: that the dirtbag wasn't given a major and sent off or that he wasn't at least hit with an interference call because at the time he delivered the hit the puck was somewhere in Malmo.

RELEASE THE TAGE!!!!!!!!!

If you are spot on with that projection then at 81 points there was a 5 point improvement from last year. By last year's standings that would be the 8th worst record in the league. If that happens certain people in this organization are going to have a LOT to answer for.