IKnowPhysics

That's huge. Bigger than Snow being fired. Wang is the root cause of most problems with the Islanders. If he goes, I believe many of those problems can be fixed, starting with a new GM and potentially ending with a new arena somewhere that's not the low-capacity, awfully-sightlined Barclays Center. It's also could be a good thing for the Sabres in the short term: if they enters procedure to sell, Wang or the new owner may be unwilling to fire the GM during the transition period for the sake of continuity. That could mean Snow's on board for another season, which is frustratingly horrible news for Islanders fans, but a lock for a top-five pick for the Sabres if the Islanders defer the 1st this year. The counter-argument here is that Wang is nuts, and may just fire Snow and hire a new GM before any deal is done. That's not entirely unreasonable, given Snow's performance.

You mean when we traded our star goalie, captain, and leader in points per game?

Oops: 4 arrested. http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/world_trade_center_base_jump_video_parachute_1_wtc_arrests.html

Predators? RE-ENGAGE THE TANK CATS!! ...AND ACTIVATE AIR SUPPORT CATS!! Some of our best cat pilots have been participating in classified aeronautics research. Our research on feline behavior in microgravity has been fruitful: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9XtK6R1QAk As a result, a new technology has emerged for domination of the complex battle environment. UNLEASH THE ROCKET CATS!!

McCabe on the spin pass: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6ZVAL-qKEw Yes, please.

I agree. Consolation: the conference tournaments are play-in games, in a way; the conference tournament champions get automatic bids. See: Denver.

TCU fans think that's the reason why TCU won the Rose Bowl in 2011.

This is the part when I cheer for Wisconsin. Jumbotron intro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq1FhzVHFBs Even when the music stops, the party doesn't: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnYCdKDI5hk

Liger's initial response was clear and concise. My itch to elaborate was for me to more thoroughly explain why it was a bad idea to make Zadorov a forward, reinforcing Liger's repsonse. Am I going to?

I'm not going to defend him, but his bio is here: http://sabres.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=94184 Of note to me: He was a longtime coach for college-aged players and that may have given him an ability to scout and evaluate talent. Lots of scouts have worse resumes. He also founded the ACHA, which is no small feat.

I have a small itch to elaborate on this. Will I scratch it?

On of my chemistry professors at UB said he had a full ride to Stanford to play football. He recruited, signed, enrolled, went to camp, and was John Elway's roommate for a while. When he tried to take chemistry classes because he wanted to major in that, the athletic department was all like, "you can't take chemistry because football won't give you enough time to be in the lab classes." He immediately transferred to a private liberal arts college. He either played DIII ball or quit playing, don't remember and can't find an old roster. He graduated, got his PhD, and is now a well-respected, well-published, award-winning chemist and patent holder. And a pretty good teacher. And a funny guy.

VICTORY!

VICTORY! (Apologies for the delay. Minor plumbing issues prevented me from making time for the DVR.)

That sequence was Joe Battista (reading the scouting report), Dave Torrie (I think), and Craig Patrick.

That's not how I heard it, but I had to listen to it a few times. I think Devine's speaking of Halak, who, of course was the UFA and didn't get moved to Minnesota (or anywhere else?). If true, this is what I was thinking about the trade: Halak wasn't worth a ###### after Edmonton made goalie moves and ended up as a throw-in price-dropper. Historically, young goalies gather a 2nd round pick (examples: Biron and Noronen), so figure that's what the Capitals ask for Neuvirth. We get the price dropped from a 2nd to a 3rd because we give the Capitals a backup goalie back in Halak. In order for that to work cap-wise for the Capitals, we eat Klesla's contract (no big deal). That's a square deal to me, and we get a young goalie with some up side under contract and keep our precious 2nd rounders.

Yeah, that's pretty damn good episode. That's the honey pot of behind-the-scenes hockey videos, I think: how trades ideas develop and how the negotiating works. Exciting stuff. Not overly revealing about how the negotiations went, but a good look at how decisive and frosty you have to stay as a GM and how important leadership is on a busy trade deadline day

Let's wait to debate this, but even if they came here: no no no no no no no.

FTFY FTFY

Inevitable yet sad. The events about to unfold will now help carve his legacy into stone or begin to dismantle it piece by piece. He will undoubtedly be remembered in sports lore as a influential and generous man who had either wisely secured his place as a hero of Buffalo or let his empire burn as he watched from the clouds. We'll spend years talking about the greatness or folly of his posthumous wishes, but for now May he finally rest.

We should blow our mojo all over this draft. And then blow it all over the next one too. We've earned it. We've earned it hard. Supplemental conspiracy: we sent PLF to infiltrate the league and fix the draft in our favor. Hardest tank imaginable.