That Aud Smell

The team’s captain is going to be a player who, despite dogged effort, is constantly behind the play, snake bitten with finishing, and, most likely, chronically overpaid? Sounds about right for Tank 2: Sneak Attack.

That is of some comfort to me, I will admit. OTOH, Gronk is the guy who's reportedly never spent a game check and lives frugally off endorsement money.

So. The Concept of Larsson now? What I thought he would be was valuable. What he is, far less so.

I have no per se issue with the show of emotions. But don't sulk. Go out and apply that energy. We'll see.

Every GM, coach, scout prefers his own players. As a fan, you just have to hope that your team's GM likes the right players.

The what's it? Remember his super dramatic packing up routine that he did last year, and Paul Hamilton inferred he sorta staged it for the benefit of the media? (And I lambasted Hamilton for inferring as much.) Eichel is fun, funny, and super talented. But he may need to grow the eff up.

I literally don't care who they trade at this point. And that includes Eichel. This team is so bad -- the aftertaste of the tank now so bitter -- that I am more than ready for a nuclear re-set.

what a sh1tshow.

Really? My honest guess: Ownership said "no" to that. Otherwise, I imagine they'd listen to offers.

I would bet he has a professional approach and attitude. He's just shot. Amen. Really? That's a pretty hefty check to forego.

Long overdue. It makes no difference, right?

Kill 12. Kill him.

Talk about salt in the wounds. That ref can suck a bag of .

Disagree on the nature of the man.

Jesus effing Christ on a gubdamn popsicle stick. GODDAMMIT. With the venting done, I know that my feelings and position haven’t changed: The local teams won’t truly get sorted out until he’s gone. There may be success while his involvement persists, but it will be in spite of him. He is the worst sort of toady. The worst.

Fair. I make a living speaking for others. I’m confident I have his position captured here. I’m always years behind where I need to be. Maybe I lag PA? I scoffed at the tank detractors. Now? Not so much.

Huh? It’s just boring to return to the “Pegula sucks” trope. If you’re cheering Marvelo’s content (I don’t see it), then I’m likely done here. This is just excellent. Way more nuts and bolts than PA would like, I think, but spot on.

Copy that.

That is fair. I am interested in the notion that his apparent grumpiness, crankiness, which seemed to cloud his judgment at times could have been the product of his poor health and/or personal tragedy. I can't tell if this is serious or for yuck-yucks. In any case, Mr. Yuck:

Quick aside: Wasn't his brother -- Griffin? Griffon? -- recently waived or something?

His story is certainly a sympathetic one. I very much wish him well. The fact that the other on-air personalities all seem to like him (genuinely) confirms that he is, in fact, a good, good guy. It's funny. I can't hardly recall much of the specifics, but I know I had tuned him out because, I had concluded, his takes were so patently negative and narrative-driven. The Reinhart thing specifically, I guess. Well, well, well. Looks like I should've listened to Paul all along. I still think that a decent amount of how he views and understands the game is somewhat dated. But I now think he was right all along on #23.

That band is sufficiently bad ass.

Jesus Christmas. It's as though FIFA doesn't even care that people will say that a fix was in to ensure Russia advances. Yep. I know nothing of FIFA rankings. D and H look gnarly. Frickin' figures that Argentina would get a tough draw, if so. I'm pulling for Messi.

To which I said: And you added to the effect of: And then you said this about the end of that TL;DW video. Which tends to confirm (in fact, confirms) what Sakman said.

I started watching the video, and it sounded like it might be sorta funny. But then it started to drag. You're moving on from being Pangloss and turning into Fox Mulder. Also, as I posed a few days ago: