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And he wears Tim Murray's glasses.

"Yeah, keep smiling you cocky punk. You're one bad training camp away from a buyout."

Now ban Chz and SDS to complete the coup and free us all.

I like Tim's attitude: if you're not in, you're right the ###### out. So much so that he's willing to pay two guys $19.3M to be right the ###### out I'd like to see how these prospects develop before I go "all in" on Murray, because that'll tell about his draft prowess and his system of player development, which are crucial. But I've been impressed so far with his attitude.

Thank you. The full size version is somewhere in the final pages of the Around the NHL '13-'14 thread. edit: Enjoy.

<- Heyo.

That would be hilarious. Good luck winning the cup.

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The conversation between Tim Murray and John Vogl? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb0VQTMKNR8

I understand the motivation for a recapture penalty, but the mechanics of it just seem...broken.

Hey, believe what you want. But if you're interested, here's the science: http://www.behindthenet.ca/projecting_to_nhl.php I played around with it, and I was pleasantly surprised how well it worked, but it's not perfect. Yep. It's a fun number to look at sometimes, which is why I occasionally invoke it, especially with prospects and rookies. I think it helps people get a feel for how good the stats of a prospect are in another league when you they can compare nearly-apples to apples in terms of an 82 game NHL season stat.

Anyone would have done that. Some would have done it because it was the right thing to do. Others would have done it because it was the profitable thing to do. But who does this? Late, great Jim Kelley: Gary Bettman is a coward.

What the ###### is this ######?? When the ###### did booing Gary Bettman become unpopular?? When other teams' fans started doing it? Anyone could've managed the growth of the league. Many would have done it better. The massive loss of hockey during the labor strife was avoidable. The expansion of television rights was inevitable. Hockey was never leaving Buffalo. Hockey should have been leaving Atlanta and "Arizona" much sooner, and probably should have never moved there in the first place. With better direction of off-ice officiating, maybe the goal review actually happens the way it was supposed to in '99. He's a weaseling shithead that deserves to be booed. He should be replaced, but won't be because to the Board of Governors, he's safe, he's not in any legal trouble, and the league revenue is growing. Never forget who this guy is.

Yes. I examined NHL point equivalency about two-ish years ago with our young guys and it was good within about ten percent or so. It's not the most precise of metrics, but there did seem to be a decent correlation, enough to characterize players a little.

I didn't want to say it. But it's possible Lemieux could be a giant shithead that can score 20 goals a season. His point equivalency is only at about 20 points (compared to 43 for Reinhart), so he'll have to develop quite a bit to make the big roster.

######in rekt

DRAFT TRAIN DRAFT TRAIN http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ligIq6o0rUU

Haha, GMTM is just no smiles. "Let's get on with this ######, I gotta go scout '15ers in the WHL later tonight."

Don't rush it. When he's ready, he'll be ready. In the fullness of time.

They could plop him down next to Tavares and Okposo and have a better top line.

WE GOT PULL-UPS.

Honestly and sincerely, congratulations to him. It's an enormous day for him. Bonus: he's not going to Florida, Edmonton, or Calgary. He's a Buffalo Sabre.

Let's just call it "smart as ######."

"Well, he was the one on our list." Haaaaaaaa