That Aud Smell

Let's Go, Buffalo! #7 team in overall Corsi and Fenwick. #21 in PDO. Those numbers tend to suggest that they're a (very) good and somewhat unlucky team.

One point of consolation in the Bills suckitude has been Darnold's and Rosen's regression. OTOH, Mahomes.

I need a super simple explanation of what those values show, and perhaps how they'd compare with Karlsson, Hedman, et al.

Some good thinking here.

Like, whistle blower laws? Those laws generally protect employees from retaliation by their employer when the employees gripe about certain things at work. As far as I know, there's no law that protects pro (bro) hockey players from their own stupidity. Agreed on the first piece. The second piece would be intriguing, but we all know it ain't happening.

Right, right re section 51. I'm wondering if Arizona has a similar law. Maybe the driver got a few bucks for the video? I trust an enterprising plaintiffs' lawyer could concoct theories on Uber's culpability -- screening of new hires, the quality of training, negligent supervision, etc. I understand what you're saying, but ... yeah. Those guys were all sorts of stupid right there.

A huge one? I dunno, man. They were public figures in a ride share vehicle. Be governed accordingly. Setting aside state-specific statutes that might afford some right to your own personage for publicity's sake (NY's got something like that in the Civil Rights Law, yeah?), what would the cause of action be here? They were in his car. That was my thought. I know the ride share companies try to carry on with the independent contractor approach, but I trust plaintiffs' lawyers are trying to make them answerable for stuff like this. A lot of this is just inevitable life cycle, innit? It's a shame for the franchise to lose such an obviously great coach. Bowman missed on some stuff, for sure, as things got dicey with the cap, but he also won a few Cups and went to some conference finals during his run.

I can’t read the article, so it’s hard to say what exactly is going on. Gotta drive clicks somehow, though.

Tariq Cohen objects.

I thought @GASabresIUFAN had a potentially interesting suggestion -- that this may also be about what they want to build in Roch. I had an interesting conversation recently with a guy who has a kid who's made a fine career out of playing as a veteran in the AHL (and getting some sniffs in the big league along the way). He was explaining to me in some detail how AHL rosters are structured between vets, half-vets (?), and developmental players, or what have you. I guess I hadn't realized how express the requirement for balance is among the various kinds of players. It seems quite plausible to me that JBOT looks at the Americans roster and doesn't want to add another player of Thompson's vintage to that squad, given what they having going on in Roch. Outside of that sort of consideration, I cannot understand why he's not there playing big minutes.

Seriously. Launch that POS into the sun.

LET’S GO, BUFFALO!! Taking some nephews to this one.

I surely am. Sorry to disappoint. I’m a sports fan with an informed take on a player. This isn’t a criminal court of law, FFS. I concluded some time ago that he’s a low hockey IQ drag on a team, and a bad guy to boot. And here we are with another story about a lawsuit - this one with oddly specific allegations - about this guy. Yep. I’m good. Here’s my bar as a sports fan: Is he a net positive player? Is he a bad guy? No. Yes.

Thanks. I shan’t refrain from judging when I feel thusly moved, though. No need to fear judgment, btw. The judgment may be in thine favour! Okay. *Now* I’ve had a few drinks.

Weak sauce. You’re making what amount to metaphysical contentions regarding a player. So some self analysis and reflection are warranted. Something, something, the unexamined life. I have issues and concerns with his play, for sure. But I find it pointless to rue his failure to live up to his draft position, the capital expended to acquire him, his association with McDavid, or anything like that. I’m. I’m impaired, I think. You wrote clearly. I just don’t comprehend. i need to start drinking.

Maybe it’s the mobile format. I don’t get it.

Sure thing.

It's not an attack. It's an observation, and an inference. An observation regarding personas presented on a mostly anonymous online forum. An observation about which I might be wrong. An observation that may have no bearing on matters IRL. Feel free to offer a differing reason or reasons for why you would choose to lament Eichel's failure to live up to your expectations.

Hey - are both Pilut and Olofsson Swedes who spent several years in the SHL? (I know I should just know this.)

I understand. Now and again, stuff on the board just boils down, IMO, to one's world view, outlook on life, and such. If we accept for the sake of argument that Eichel will not be the next Perreault but will instead be, what, a notch above Pierre Turgeon? (That actually seems fair.) Then what of it? What is there to be done about it? What's done is done.** It's mostly thistle patch harumphing to want to dwell on the ways in which Eichel has disappointed, is disappointing, and likely will disappoint -- in the light of the cost to acquire him, the hope invested in him, and the value and term of his current contract. Which, fine. That may be some people's cup of tea. It ain't mine. And every now and then, I feel like saying as much. ** For the purposes of this analysis, I'm disregarding the possibility of trades and the like. Because, even in that event, the team would be holding an asset that did not turn out to be as valuable as had been hoped (by some). And that's to say nothing of the fact that his contract all but guarantees that he's a Sabre for the long-term.

That video made me so happy. Thanks. Well, that ain't coercion. That's a transactional choice. Agreed that "coercion" is probably not the right word, although I didn't read the complaint so I'm not really sure.

This line of thought interests me so little.