That Aud Smell

The timing of the video sounds like it was immediately following the 2017-2018 season. Eichel rolled by for a visit and a hang (in So Cal). They went into his friend's workout room, and, it seems to me somewhat casually, Eichel did the 275x5 reps for "old times sake." As @Randall Flagg notes, it's not as though Eichel had stopped lifting or anything - presumably not. The scene just seemed sort of ... casual, like I said. As if Eichel showed up, and they were going to go for beers and tacos, but on the fly Jack was like "let me see if I can still hang clean (or whatever) 275x5." Oh, and hear what Eichel says at the end: "Still got it!" Does that not imply that he hadn't done that in a while? I dunno. He herniated a disc in his neck. Could overdoing it with the weights have played a role? That seems possible. I don't believe it - I wonder about it, though.

I've been thinking about this video a lot lately. Part of the poster's comment is also relevant: "Jack Eichel hang cleans 275x5 like it’s nothing. This is very, very impressive stuff. If you’re a hockey fan, you know Jack as a NHL All-Star who is one of the best young players in the league. If you’ve followed me for awhile, you’ll recognize Jack as the kid who used to do amazing gym feats with me back in middle school and high school (he cleaned 300 pounds when he was 16). We haven’t trained together for four years since I moved to LA and he went to college and now the pros, so it’s great to have him come visit me and throw some weights around for old times sake. He had an unmatched work ethic as a kid and has continued that into his pro career, which is why he’s been so successful." +++ I have no idea of whether Eichel's commitment to weight lifting played a role in his neck injury. But the idea that he showed up at his old friend's house and started "throwing weights around" (in an impressive fashion) was potentially concerning at the time, and maybe is even more so in hindsight.

went to the movie theatre with friends to see it - practically pissed my pants at times, i found it so funny.

I checked to see whether they were close in terms of timing - and they were.

Okay - I checked. Lindy’s final season in Buffalo was 2012-2013. Risto’s first season was 2013-2014. Who was at the draft table when Devine asked Pegula whether he wanted the team to get harder to play against? Still Darcy?

Indeed. Would he be reunited with Lindy? I'm not even looking up whether Risto played under Ruff here. It's gotta be close? Or nah.

Hey - at least things are getting interesting.

What if the objection is to taking on a top-tier salary, and a preference to build a roster with more balance?

Watched a good chunk of the game yesterday - and, man, the Islanders were really something. Their style of play can make for somewhat dull regular season games, but, come playoff time, that style is well-suited to the pace and urgency of play, and makes for an exciting game.

I lived in a mill town (paper) for a year or so. You do stop noticing.

Punching down is wack as hell.

It do stank. Miss me with this stuff, though.

Stock Ale (stubbies) and Brador — unbeatable.

^^ Innerressin'

The NHL factoid with which I've been obsessed the past couple weeks is something to the effect that all but 1 or 2 of the top-15 paid players in the league were out of the playoffs post-round-1, or something like that. The implication being: The better model is to avoid relying on superstars (or carrying superstar salaries), and build a team that's more balanced. Now don't go and get @PASabreFan started

I saw a clip of Feliciano on someone's podcast (YouTube'd) - he was laughing about it - saying "iron sharpens iron" and that he's just working to make Epenesa a better player. What an absolute character Feliciano is. I feel like he's sort of an underrated persona on that squad.

I remember when the Sabres beat the Canadiens in a best of five and ... Sauve? .... had back to back shutouts. I may misremember that a bit. Anyway: It was AWESOME. My childhood memory is that the Bills couldn't beat the Dolphins and the Sabres couldn't beat the Canadiens. Until they both did, in meaningful ways. Oh for the days when Buster Barnett blocked that field goal in the Orange Bowl. Anyway, I'm with those who harbour a special fondness for the Canadiens. Of course, I feel similarly about the Leafs (although not as strongly)

This made me chuckle

Hmm. I don’t think so. I think the writer has made am erroneous inference.

Re-reading the post, I’m now seeing how this guy makes leap after leap of unsubstantiated logic.

Thanks. Here’s the link to the write up. It was like a needle off a record, as the rest of the post seems fine. https://blueseatblogs.com/2021/06/05/friedman-sabres-might-punt-eichel-to-another-team-trade-discount-incoming/?amp “From what is being reported by people outside the team, Buffalo doesn’t want to pay for the surgery. It’s tough to fault Eichel for wanting the surgery, as it has had good success in other patients. Buffalo doesn’t really have a medical leg to stand on, as NFL players have returned to play following the same surgery. What the surgery doesn’t cover is if this is a degenerative issue. Since I am working off Google, I’m not going to speculate on anything regarding degenerative disc issues. I’m focusing solely on the herniated disc treatment only.”

There’s a Rangers blogger who wrote that the issue is that the Pegulas don’t want to *pay* for the surgery. That guy’s an idiot, right? The issue is *how* to treat the herniated disc, full stop. Right?

I’ve had a fair amount to drink: Eichel’s reaction might have been snowflake stuff. Hey, Jack: Save the drama for your mama.

I’ve been assured that that incident represented a necessary test (assessment), not an attempt at therapy or pain relief. The fact that it pained Eichel was a bad sign.

Fair deuce. But if we have a D that boasts a DPOY candidate? Only marginally better.