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Agreed. As, for some reason, PhD and I usually do.

Correct. They're for training. Also: not cleats.

Hopefully they stream and/or televise this again. Those were fun to watch.

In those nine regular season games with the Sabres. And 819 regular season games with other teams. Good call.

You're probably more of a natural goal scorer than Adam Oates. GMs didn't hire Adam Oates to score goals (yes he did have one 45 goal season), they hired him to enable other players to score because he could pass a puck cleanly through a cat's butthole. 1079 assists in 1337 games, 6th all time. For instance, in '92-'93 with the Bruins, he put up 97 assists. He made 26 year old rookie Dimitri Kvartalnov score 30 goals that season (he played a total of 112 games in the NHL before going to Europe) and Joe Juneau score 32 goals (he would never score more than 15 in any other season). Aside fun fact: the Bruins would finish the season on an 8-0-0 tear, then get swept 4-0 by the Buffalo Sabres. Oates would rack up nine assists in those four games, zero goals.

Sounds right. Keep in mind that Kevin Devine was mentored by Benning for six years.

Weird, I don't remember Hasek being a 37 goal scorer with a +/- of 2.27. The years, teams, games played, PIM, and if +/- = GAA, that's all right. But goals, assists, and points are wonky.

Yeah, that's not what I want, but I think that's what would probably happen. That said, I think if Ekblad drops to #2, the consideration of trading goes way up. We have the ability and choice to make Edmonton pay dearly for Ekblad and take (presumably the other) Sam at #3. We'd still get a great player that fits our needs, and possibly some sweet haul (probably another 2nd, maybe some more?). Can't wait to see how it shakes out. I'm still hoping GMTM can break off a trade to collect another first rounder.

Good add.

Those mimeograph machines break all of the time! What would happen if it broke near a deadline!?

Edith and Josephine want to you to take them to the dance hall in the Hudson later.

Something something Hartnell's wife.

Thank you all. <- For you.

Very nice. For those about to rock, I salute you:

They will screw us in the lottery. NHL Draft '15: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjdA6iO0nxI In other news: West Coast road trip is early this year. Now to decide: go to the Pond where tickets are cheaper or the end of the back to back at Staples that's easier to get to. Maybe both. Maybe.

I'm pro-tank. If I lived in Buffalo, I would own season tickets. I do not live in Buffalo; I do not own season tickets.

The first 30 seconds of the press conference.

Poile is open to moving the 11th pick for a top six forward. Stafford or Stewart and the 31st or 39th (and maybe swap 3rds?). I'm as tired of the trade Stafford talk as anyone, but he's reinvigorated his value somewhat with 21 points in his last 28 games, a 61 points pace on a terrible, terrible team.

Agreed. If I understand any of this and if those numbers mean anything, Draisaitl compares to Nail Yakupov and Sam Bennett compares to Steven Stamkos. Bennett and Reinhart are substantially close, with the difference presented hear because Reinhart did a little more of his scoring on special teams. Dal Colle looks like Nathan Horton with a hair more scoring on special teams. I don't know if there's a pro-CHL bias when selecting top picks, but the stats at the very top presented here fall in favor of the CHL- the only WHL'er in the top 11 is RNH. If there's a reason for this, it may speak in favor of selecting Bennett (CHL) over Reinhart (WHL).

Pretty good presser. Lots of affirmation there of things we already knew or suspected. If Ekblad doesn't go #1 and we don't trade down, we take him. We're taking the best player available. No issues with drafting a player and then trading him to better suit needs of team. No big drop off after Ekblad, Reinhart, and Bennett- Draisaitl is up there with them. Would have liked to have won the lottery to see what the trade offers would have been for Ekblad. Possibility he would've traded down from there, depending on offers. (side note: this is potentially relevant if Ekblad drops out of #1; we may entertain offers to trade down) Not worried about the floor, "it's easy to spend money." Concerns about the floor are a distraction. Other bits: Ted and GMTM still working out coaches. Kaleta entering final year of contract, will be at camp. Will be evaluated on the ice. No Spezza talks. Joe Sacco accepted reassignment to pro scout. Still enjoying GMTM's fresh, blunt matter-of-factness.

Transitional.

As the author of the other thread, I agree. In that one, I just wanted to know what people thought our team should do, not what everyone else's team is doing.

Puck Daddy on Garth Snow:

I'd be fine with putting him on the payroll for something. But I don't see him excelling in the hockey department.