That Aud Smell

The counterclaim would be significant. Guy hasn’t done much tonight.

Jeeeeeesus.

Fun game. But it’s hard to contemplate getting 4 past Price and not taking 2 regulation points.

Baloo, brutal.

Not to worry. I’ll mail you your L.

^ was unaware of this scene. thanks for it.

ftfy nor did my wife's super charming, even courtly, grandmother intend to demean people with african ancestry when she referred to brazil nuts as "ni**er toes." truly! she didn't. she would use that phrase with a clear mind and a pure heart. i first heard it at thanksgiving. "pass me a few of those ni**er toes and the nut cracker, wouldya? oh, they're just delicious."

And if I may: The Tweet isn't controversial. Like, it would have been controversial if, say, Eichel at age 14 had Tweeted "yo, obama's record with drone killings is worse than bush the second!!!" This Tweet was -- what? I'll go with bigoted.

It's a subject worthy of conversation. And it's a banner idea to eliminate the use of hurtful, hateful slurs. As far as Eichel goes, though, I see it pretty much as a non-story. It also amazes me that wealthy athletes don't all have PR flacks who sanitize their social media histories.

So what's the deal with Olofsson? (Hurt?)

It's true!

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.