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I assume you're asking about the CF% for Beaulieu-Bogosian, which was 58.06 over 69:25 of 5v5, so probably ~5 games. Go calculate the GF% 5v5 for that pairing and let us know. Too slow, I went and looked it up. They saw 1 GF and 5 GA and the ice time was over a period of 16 GP (but some games could have literally been mere seconds together). However, the High Danger Goals For was 1 and the High Danger Goals Against was 2. Small samples, etc. Also notable: the on-ice SV% was 83.87, so take that how you will.

He might get beat out in camp by a youngin. Guhle shows promise. But Beaulieu's got the game experience and the one-way contract. If you want someone to knock out Beaulieu, look for Hunwick, but I think Housley takes a look at both Hunwick-Bogosian and Beaulieu-Bogosian in a few real games each.

Dahlin-McCabe makes 100% sense. Reference my analysis here. Housley loves Scandella-Ristolainen. And McCabe's relevant 5v5 CF% was highest with LH defensemen (Beaulieu, Scandella) and lowest with RH defensemen (Bogosian, Ristolainen, Fedun, Tennyson). Scandella-Risto was stronger than both McCabe-Risto and Scandella-McCabe. Dahlin could have started with Bogosian, but I think they need Bogosian to mentor D #6. I believe that will be Nathan Beaulieu based on a) contracts, b) experience, and c) the CF% of Beaulieu-Bogosian was the team high at an excellent 58.06. So that makes: Scandella-Ristolainen Dahlin-McCabe Beaulieu-Bogosian

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Also, players may not be legally obligated to disclose mental illness to a team before signing a contract. In the land of labor law, that's a good thing.

Yep, that sounds exactly like Steve Yzerman. Good call. I mean, when I think Steve Yzerman, I say to myself, "now there's a guy that quits. He must be trying to scapegoat somebody." Not a single ounce of respectable determination in that guy. He's probably already trying to figure a way to quit the Detroit GM job in the first couple of weeks so he can blame Marion Ilitch for his inevitable dooming of that franchise. That's why Yzerman quit Detroit before, so that Mike Ilitch would blame Ken Holland for Yzerman's meddling. Yzerman's ruse was so successful, that when Mike Ilitch realized he had been bamboozled by Stevie Y, Ilitch croaked on the spot, and Ken Holland was convicted of murder. Damn that Yzerman and his quittin' attitude and letting other guys take the fall.

I think it's Detroit, and it's not just because Yzerman played there. Yzerman, since his playing days, has always wanted the GM job in DET. He was a VP from retirement in 2006 to 2010. In early 2010, Mike Ilitch tried to promote Ken Holland in order to make room for Yzerman as GM. Holland turned down the promotion. Yzerman left that spring for Tampa after turning down the Minnesota GM job. Ken Holland signed a four year extension in 2014 through this past season. Mike Ilitch passed away in February of 2017. Yzerman signed a four year extension back in 2014 (with one year left on his previous), meaning he's got a job with TBL through the end of this season. This spring, Ken Holland signed a two year extension, meaning he's got a contract through the next two seasons. However, Jeff Blashill has only one year left on his contract. I could easily see, in the spring of 2019, Holland being promoted (not likely fired, as he currently has 35 years with DET, but possible if he refuses again with Mike in the ground) and Blashill being fired (after missing the playoffs 2+ times), and giving the GM job to Yzerman with the ability to hire a new coach. FWIW, Detroit still has all of their picks in 2019 plus a 2nd and two 5ths, potentially a cushy start for a GM. I don't think it happens right now: Yzerman says he stays in TB, Holland just signed a new contract five months ago, and FWIW, Blashill's about to go to camp and likely wouldn't be fired right away.

Top 100 NHL Prospects: https://lastwordonhockey.com/2018/09/04/top-nhl-prospects-100-81/ Sabres: 93) Linus Ullmark 88) Tage Thompson 70) Alexander Nylander 37) Brendan Guhle 6) Casey Mittelstadt 1) Rasmus Dahlin Top 10: 10) Kirill Kaprizov (LW, MIN) 9) Martin Necas (C, CAR) 8.) Jesperi Kotkaniemi (C, MON) 7) Filip Zadina (RW, DET) 6) Casey Mittelstadt (C, BUF) 5) Quinn Hughes (LD, VAN) 4) Miro Heiskanen (RD, DAL) 3) Andrei Svechnikov (RW, CAR) 2) Elias Pettersson (C, VAN) 1) Rasmus Dahlin (LD, BUF)

Just to throw fuel on the fire, the Red WIngs are streaming their Traverse City games on Facebook with no geographic restrictions. So this "NHL rule" of not being allowed to stream out of market is BS, full of loopholes, or straight up being ignored. I'll be perusing the usual sources a little later on.

If he plays >74 games, he'll record >74 points. That'd be a career year, but it won't put him in top 10 points (which was 89+ points this past year). There's an alright chance that his wingers may elevate their own game, enabling him to break 90, which is a threshold that he himself is capable of, but not with dirt or injured wingers. It correlates to team success somewhat, as well. Of the top 12 point-getters (86+ points) last year, every one except McDavid was on a team that made the playoffs.

But if you shift everyone down one spot, it gives you much less variance to the curve: ??? 79 (+4) 61 (-4) 50 (-2) 47 (0) 46 (+4) 42 (+3) 34 (+1) 22 (-6) 21 So what we need to do is tank another year to acquire leading scorer.

Roysie Jr.

Berkeley admissions standards have slipped.

Winner. I did too.

Not so helpful clue: he was twice the man he was the first time.

2/3 have been guessed.

Still at 1/3.

I looked it up after giving it sincere thought; my guess was wrong. In the entire thread so far, only one of the three Sabrepedes has been guessed correctly. Not helpful clue: it was Tyler Ennis that was hung out to dry being forced to cover three open opponents, two of which were at the crease, the third of which was at the high slot.

That may or may not be the case, but all we need right now is for him to be not terrible.

# of NBCSN games by team over the last five years: https://i.redd.it/0cl7znqcs3g11.png Less DAL, DET, LA, MON, more ANA, EDM, NAS, TBL, TOR, VGK, WPG.

For years, NBCSN has pounded the markets that were expected to have high nation-wide ratings in the US. These were teams that "traveled well" into markets that weren't directly involved in the game. But now they're going to distribute games more widely. Why? Two reasons: the big markets stuck at hockey and NBC needs to test the profitability of more distributed coverage. The top TV markets: NY - No playoffs for NYR or NYI LA - Wildcard team CHI - No playoffs PHI - 3rd in Metro (only 2 points from being out of playoffs) DAL - No playoffs SF/SJ - 3rd in Pacific WSH - Doing just fine Houston - Lulz BOS - Doing just fine, ATL - Lulz TBL - Doing just fine PHX - Let's be serious DET - No playoffs That's a lot of TVs not watching NBCSN in May. I think TBL, WSH, NSH, and VGK leading the division standings scared the out of NBCSN programmers. They suddenly decide after years of milking CHI, NYR, and PHI that "hey, look at these other markets, and look, Canadian teams. Isn't this fun?" Suspect. I also think this is a test. NBC will determine what's more profitable (fewer bigger markets or many diverse markets) and how profitable it is before they start negotiating the new TV contract, set to start in 2021-22. Don't get me wrong, this is definitely healthy for the sport, but the timing's suspicious. Dolla dolla bill y'all.

Didn't see this posted: https://www.diebytheblade.com/2018/8/2/17646534/jason-botterill-the-retooling-of-the-buffalo-sabres-top-six-jeff-skinner-carolina-hurricanes Quoting tags are all up when posting on mobile, but you get the idea.

The "second six" who were announced in February of 1966 but didn't play until 1967-68 celebrated after 50 years in 2016-2017, despite their 50th anniversary of founding would have fallen in February of 2016. https://www.nhl.com/news/flyers-blues-kings-penguins-50th-anniversary/c-278569968 So there's precedence to wait until your founding birthday and celebrate the whole next season. That groups's 50th season would have been 2017-18, plus lockout would have been 2018-19. The Canucks, who already existed for years in the WHL, were bought by Tom Scallen in 1969, and by that time were already promised an expansion slot in exchange for not suing the NHL about getting strong-armed out of the deal to move the Seals. So the Canucks using years could be wishy washy, but you'd think they would celebrate using spring of 1970. A team formed in 1970 would celebrate the start of their 50th year on the same date in 2020. The 50th season would be 2020-21, plus lockout would be 2021-22. Important dates for Buffalo: May 22, 1970 NHL Expansion Franchises Awarded to Buffalo and Vancouver June 10, 1970 Expansion Draft (Tom Webster, et al) June 11, 1970 Amateur Draft (Gilbert Perrault, et al) October 10, 1970 First Game and First Win (2-1 @ PIT) October 15, 1970 First Home Game (L 3-0 to MON)

How long until a) his first Twitter fight, and if he's a real BN Sports heavyweight, b) his first locker room fight?