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"You mean there was no deep fat, no steak nor cream pies nor hot fudge?" "Those were thought to be unhealthy. Precisely the opposite of what we now know to be true."

Except Benson is a passer and Skinner a shooter. And Benson plays good D. Benson has a ways to go in penalty differential tho haha Except Benson is decidedly not Skinner in any way.

Because he's an upstate NYer

Sounds like it's best not to risk it.

Sorry, I was... uhhh... having a moment.

Al Green is a national treasure. Love that guy. Actually, if you want late night performances, check out this Jack White jam session. I think he would probably but one of the best concerts ever. He's very talented plus he surrounds himself with incredible talent.

My son took that picture. He got some really good ones. He rented some $4000 lens or something for the day.

Yeah, I thought about giving someone else a franchise and letting him sell the naming rights to the new owner for something stupid like a hundred mill. In short, yes. The former owner, Meruelo, owns the rights to the Coyotes name and logos.

Interesting point. I don't know the details, but it seems like the Meruelo deal is kind of like what happened to the Cleveland Browns... the team moved, but the franchise was deactivated and stayed in Cleveland. The old team was assigned to a new franchise, the Baltimore Ravens. So when the Browns started up again in Cleveland, all the franchise records stayed with them.

Yeah it seems odd that the NHL let him keep the Coyotes name and logo, and I believe also he has franchise rights in Arizona for the next 5 years if there's an expansion. If he was so awful, why nut just cut ties with him altogether? The only thing I can think of is that by offering those things agreed not to fight the sale.

It's cabin fever time. We're all stuck in here together... just waiting....

Of course he doesn't. But when you said, ...you made it sound personal. That's all I was reacting to.

At this point, probably. Maybe I need to take a break from this place until something actually happens with the team. Assistant coaches, anything. Have a good night.

Yeah but they're not "eating babies" mean, are they?

He's going on and on and on about. We get it: He thinks Kevyn lied to HIM. Personally. And he doesn't like it. Can we move on now? To be honest, the real problem is that there's very little going on in Sabreland. Okay, Lindy was hired. But there will be few, if any, roster changes before the playoffs are done and we're all ready to start next season.

When I first saw it a few months ago I played it over about 10 times. He really nails the Morrison impersonation.... like uncannily so.

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Talk your therapist about it instead of torturing us with your rants.

I don't care if he said the moon was made of cheese. If Lindy Ruff takes the team to the next level, I'm not gonna be mad. Yep. Just watched it. Lindy's still Lindy.

I wouldn't say that. Rather, I'd say Kevyn is more likely to act on Lindy's recommendations than those of another coach (i.e., I hope Lindy's driving the roster bus, not Kevyn).

Interviewed, as in, in-person meeting wearing a suit and all that? Yeah, you're probably right. Interviewed, as in gauged for interest and discussed what a given coach could bring to the team? Yeah, probably a few, or if you believe Kevyn, at least ten. Doesn't matter really; it is what it is.

Yes, I know some people from Phoenix; they're hopeful that the Coyotes will return, but I told them I doubt Meruelo will be able to get things (i.e. the arena) laid flat in the next five years, even if he wins the land auction.

If Kevyn decided to replace Donny, say, as a result of how he handled the player revolt against the fans, he had a month or so to talk to coaches that were unemployed. I would imagine that in those discussions he stressed that any conversations had to be kept confidential; you don't talk about replacing a coach before that coach is fired. Granted, leaks happen, but just because Gallant, Berube, Boudreau, etc., kept their mouths shut doesn't mean they weren't interviewed.

Part of any high-performing offensive player is creativity. Doing the unexpected gives an offensive player an advantage. I think Skinner's version of creativity is off the map compared to what other players do. For a period during the 2022-23 season, Skinner's linemates were in sync with his style and the Tuch - Tommer (/Mitts) - Skinner line was wildly successful at scoring goals. So we know Skinner can be part of something like that. But his linemates need to have some idea what he's going to do, and he needs to support what his linemates are doing, for the line to excel. It's that latter part that Skinner struggles with (and part of that is team defense).

So... pretty much the same as the overall Sabrespace take.