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I knew we'd win in OT! Dallas struggled early and it cost us

I think it's better for us to trade Miller, but I don't see it happening. I just think his contract will be rough when we might be competitive again.

I think if we didn't have OEL (and other big deals for underperforming misfits like Boeser, Garland, and Myers), then JT could stay and make sense. We just have too many bad contracts that prevent us from fixing our defense and being a balanced team.

Tampa really targeted this player, because it seems like they could have gotten a similar caliber player for much less. It seems like they were scared they would miss out and didn't chance it. Terrible value, but a cup would make it worth it.

Corey Hirsch would be very pleased with him getting the help. Goalies face so much pressure with very few jobs out there, but I think Knight is giving himself the best chance right now by entering the program.

That's the biggest issue for me. You want to hit on one of the top forwards, otherwise you're just going to get a "good" forward. We need Good+ d-men and great forwards (centres), so an early pick is huge for that. We can try to hit on a d-man with other picks (hopefully we scoop some up). I would like to see us draft in the top 4 and pick a forward, then use most of the other picks on d-men.

I think if you go to a live game you should be cheering for a win, but other than that...

Nevermind lol. I hope Demko has fully recovered and then some.

This makes the amount of Superbowls Andy Reid won for the Eagles at minus one.

Right! Maybe "try to hold out for better/different deal" would have been better worded. I know people were upset because there wasn't a d-man in the deal, so some people would have taken a different deal or waited until closer to the deadline to try to get that d-man.

Confession: I'm upset with my girlfriend about Valentine's Day (well Saturday). We had soft plans and as I was explaining to her what else I was planning that day, she interrupted me to tell me we were invited to her sister's boyfriend's cabin to ice fish and sleepover with other people. Usually that would sound like fun and I'd be all for it, but we are also supposed to be dog sitting those days so we shouldn't be away from the dog for too long. Something that was supposed to be so amazing has turned into a cluster**** and she didn't seem interested in budging about the cabin. I've recently made the idea to postpone valentines day to the 25th and hope the weather will cooperate for that day, but she hasn't gotten back to me yet.

I think "pursue other trade" would be the only other competitive choice.

The only issue is that this only shows there is a problem, and not what that problem is. For example, people could stop going to games because they feel management has no direction and it's pointless to watch games. However, Aqua could view this as "we're not an exciting enough team, we must go all-in to make the playoffs and start winning." I think this is where fan interaction would help, as we could explain what we are looking for and what we are comfortable with (will watch young talent develop through tough seasons if it means becoming a Cup contender).

Please don't trade my sex life

Yes, I liked ties, especially since you had to earn and push for the 2 points or you would only get the 1.

Agree, he seems like the kind of guy who would have bullied me in high school lol

I think all the snow and cold air triggered Bear to go into hibernation.

I don't even think Wahlstrom is going to amount to anything and I'd still do this deal. Chychrun is demanding a lot in the trade market, and I think Dobson could fetch similar.

Ehh...I guess for me it's just been since I've watched (2006 and on), which Brazil has not won a World Cup. They have a tremendous history, but I just haven't seen them be better than the other teams who have won.

I had France as my number since they are proven winners and still in core ages (whereas Belgium is past their prime). I did not trust Brazil, since they seemingly always disappoint outside of the group stage. Argentina was another of my favourites going into it, but I actually prefer Croatia after watching them this tournament. I think France will win, but I wouldn't mind seeing Morocco win either since I love non-European winners too.

I think healthy team vs healthy team Vancouver wins. Vancouver was heavily injured and still took Boston to 7 games. Thomas won Conn Smythe, but any goalie would have won with Boston in that Finals (all their wins were blowouts). I think Vancouver would win that series 8/10, but it just didn't happen.

Yes, I just saw it now and it clearly looks out (though it could be an angle thing). This will lead to speculation that Qatar wanted Germany out for their earlier political actions, but I also think Spain wanted Germany out, so they didn't mind either. Either way, Germany just needed a tie against Japan to have moved on, but they started flat. The young, fast players played well for Germany, but I think the team will look quite different in 4 years, especially in net (not blaming Neuer, but he isn't the same either).

Germany had a big chance to beat Spain, but instead of shooting, tried to walk around for a perfect cross and didn't score. I didn't see the controversial goal in the Spain-Japan game, but Germany has nobody else to blame but themselves for going home early.

Belgium going home! Morrocco wins the group! Belgium with an overall poor showing, but I think they were just too old and continue to get upset.