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  1. We're gonna break this one open, winning 6-2. EP will get 4 pts
  2. Perhaps I should've specified earlier? 'Tank' being more of a buzzword, to economize the headline. The issue is more of degree, not an outright-decree. My assumption is that if they cannot be a PO-contender, they would prefer to slip beneath the 10th OA draft-slot, & send a higher(likely Canes pick) to the desert. This should certainly be distinguished from the scorched earth, apocalyptic tank, which the likes of the Laffs & Sabs have executed over the past decade. The players would have no part(as explained up-thread); it'll mostly come from various transactions, more geared towards their future. This 1-yr setback could theoretically be nestled between 2 yrs of PO-qualification, prompting comparisons to the yo yo diet - for those who prefer peaks & valleys!
  3. Haven't followed this story closely - pretty distasteful garbage, that's hard to listen to. Prob others in thread have already mentioned, but gee Keith seemed in a real rush to get outa' Dodge. Did he know this season would be all neg publicity, so he flew the coop? Sneaky lil varmint, that one...
  4. Good thing the MinnyMild got 13,000,000 buck$ of ugly potholes, upon their path of the next few yrs.
  5. Torts, RealGud & Green all with the same issue. Don't know how to utilize & sprinkle in key depth. As soon as an injury or two occurs, the SHTF. We badly need to kibosh TG
  6. Gotta' feeling an early season deal might be in the offing for JB. Would like to see more sandpaper in the bottom-6. Imagine if we could get our meathooks on a Nic Paul-type?
  7. Laffpocalypse NOW! Hogtown in meltdown Cracklin', greasy, bacon fat Napalm in mornin'?
  8. & when you trade a drafted prospect/player(eg: Gaudette) for another who's on your roster, that's essentially another added to a list of successful picks.
  9. 1- Fire Dumb@$$. Maybe bring back Babcock as GM! :^) 2- AM to desert mutts, for Hayton, Chychrun, & 4 2022 2nd rounders. To enhance return, they could cover 2.5 mill x3 yrs. Just pay all of AM's bonus next summer for the welfare 'Yotes 3- MMarner to SJ, for Kane, Hertl(deal him at TDL for more picks/youth) & Eklund/ or 2022 1st rd Sharks should pay extra for dumping their gambling, juvenile headache 4- Deal Willy and/or Reilly near TDL Key would be to send all these underachievers out west. Keep Tavares, as he deserves those UFA buck$ with a rebuilding mess. In 3 or 4 yrs, they could be loaded with youth, & their books cleared of ugly red ink. In essence, they'd follow what the Sens did, 2 or 3 yrs behind.
  10. What about using Hamonic as a trade-chip, if they already had a suitor(deal in place), & he was on-board? Seems ironic, but feel our lhd-side is pretty damn thin.
  11. They also have talented young fwd, Seth Jarvis, a 1st rd the Laffs p*$$ed away due to the Marleau cap-kerfuffle.
  12. Shoulda just used the original Starbux logo Coulda gained a perverted, underground cult-status Woulda' been a hoot
  13. Basically, what many here said in Oct, 2019(on pg 1)...
  14. Great random SNet comment I saw..."I made lunch plans with my(leaf-backer) friend today, meet at the restaurant at 12:53. This enabled me to text him..hey remember we gotta' meet at 7 to 1 !" :^) Classic!
  15. There might be another wave of discontent that starts arriving upon our shore. Open haterz(not posers, but other fanbases), who might wish ill to our squad; claiming, somehow, that we exploited a floundering, financial mess in the 'Yotes. At the very least, they'll likely imply JB doesn't deserve credit for this grand slam off an underhanded, slow pitch.. Of course it will be rotten, sour grapes. I think we should exact some measure of pride that his yrs of dealings set us up, so that we could exploit a ripe deal, fit for plucking! So many of our own youngsters(ELC's) were brilliant picks, for example. We DIDN'T lock in youth to ludicrous, Dubas-like overpayments. Nor did we lock in VETs to silly contracts(say Benn, Seguin type, white elephants). No one wants to credit JB for mistakes he didn't make. The poor vet contracts were mostly lower $ & shorter terms, than TRUE albatrosses. It was a short, rickety bridge-of-time which brought us along the tough rebuilding path. It was a very rough 6, 7 yr period, but would argue JB mostly honored his contracts with middling FA's, as we drafted the requisite, elite talent, & gave'em time to grow. Finally we emerge from that rough patch, poised to pounce on the right deal, at the right time(July 2021). Haters & pouters will need come to terms with this.
  16. Would MDZ make sense to reacquire, as a 3rd pairing guy? Saw he played about 50 games with a +5(both times), past 2 seasons(lousy teams ANA & CBJ). Signed with OTT 2 mill x2 yrs; they've been hit by injuries to young C's lately. Something like Petan & Hamonic, for MDZ & some/anything else for the farm? Then we could send Jack down to get big mins, until next yr.
  17. Good points. Saw someone on HFboards reference Ryan Stanton(perhaps early..Torts yr?) as a good comparable - felt that's a pretty accurate description. Really like this kid too. Albeit diff handed. Hoglander is a beaut.
  18. Ha! Just arrived as game started..what a beaut, it was. Went back to view the TO-Pitt disaster. Had to see it. It's a GREAT day for hockey!!! :^)
  19. Late bloomer..hey, we got other colours in the garden. GL to the guy, but the divin' Snarks are overpaid punks.
  20. We're into our 15th yr sweethearts, & yas don't look a DAY homelier!
  21. & man, weren't HEART such an awesome vibe in the late 70's? It was pure rock before their 1980's pop-packaging. Would be so apropos..both PNW towns felt like Heart belonged to them, back in the day...
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