That Aud Smell

Whether he can fell a tree in Sweden really has no bearing in predicting how he’ll do cutting down lumber in WNY. Edit: Wait. I get it now.

Yeesh. Well, one thing I’ll say: People who get here almost invariably find it’s not the place it’s often reputed to be. Hockey players as a group tend to love it here.

Even setting aside the issues I have with his game and his reported approach to off-ice preparation, the deal is a real risk. The guy plays so recklessly, or at least needs to do so in order to be effective, that you wonder whether his body will hold up. OTOH, he had no major injury issues last season.

Haha. Eff off, Tom.

Nah, brah. I literally don’t follow your line of thinking there. Best I can tell, there isn’t a defensible one to follow. Also: What was with the Swedes thinking Buffalo is a city God forgot?

He should be good for Roch.

What a rare and remarkable talent. RIP. I have found that I must visit his music with care and caution. Its power is astonishing, and it can lead the listener to some dark and lonely places. When I’m in the right mood, though — Jesus. Listening to him is like being in a “thin place,” as the Irish say.

Hooray for everyone.

If he’s not generational, then the standards are a smidge too exacting.

Yessir.

I dunno. Crosby seems to fit the bill. I'm not sure it's a matter of tallying up MVPs. I once heard you could get a girl pregnant by french kissing with her when she's wearing only a bathing suit. Of those players/prospects, I think only McDavid gets to wear the label.

Caps digital media team KILLING it after the Game 6 victory. https://www.facebook.com/Capitals/videos/10155595684336762/?permPage=1

I’d say “yes.” And the only player/prospect since has been McDavid (?).

Whodat? I reckon that a talent that comes along once every 10-15 years (or so) is all that should qualify. OTOH, Gretzky and Lemieux were born just 4 years apart. Interesting that these two were born 10 years apart.

:blink: Also: With Pronman's nerdy words of caution in mind, I am OH-ficially off the "generational" hype train. I'll instead accept the projection of a clear #1 d-man on a Cup-contending team. And I'm asking: How many d-men like that have the Sabres had in their history? Damn few, if any.

^ Ya, but he *is* leaving. Voluntarily.

^ As the video suggests, Robert Plant is a Cornell predecessor. And while different, we can always put Mercury in the same rarified air.

Same. And it's helpful for me to hear a sober dude like Pronman say he sees his projecting as a future NHL star, but not some sort of generational stud (a la Potvin). I'm perfectly fine with the former. Good info and points.

Fair point.

Hedman and Doughty as near-comparables (i.e., Dahlin projects a bit better than both). Yes. Please. Also interesting that Pronman pumps the tires on the generational talk. I'm good with that. .58. This appears to suggest that Dahlin would post ~20-25 points as a rookie d-man.

^ Yah - that makes total sense. The divide, I think, arises from the fact that my Twitter life is just about 100% anonymous and non-IRL. But for someone 10-15 years younger than me who's got his name and face attached to his account, I think that'd be a quite different experience. I read his nhl.com content and follow him on Twitter -- he's the real deal.

One funny thing about Yerdon (or maybe it's more something that's funny about Twitter to an Old like me): After I first started following him, I liked so many of his Tweets that the Twitter algorithm wound up populating my TL with other of his unrelated activity. And it always seemed to be him replying to a Tweet by some attractive young woman -- with whom he was presumably Twitter friends (and/or maybe IRL friends). Anyway -- it made an Old, like me, be like: "Joe. So thirsty." The more I think about it, the more this is really just a reflection of the fact that I am an Old.

Ha - that is a good one. Not heard it before. Who's presenting themselves as an expert? I'm not, just to be clear. I'm presenting myself as a moderately informed fan with no credentials or bona fides to judge hockey talent, who is super excited about a prospect who looks like he's going to be amazing -- maybe, maybe -- some day -- the best d-man the team has ever had.

I'm not so sure. Yerdon would be a good fit.

Speaking of proper country, and yeah it's fairly "roots" as well, this gal has made her way onto my radar in a big way: