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There's really not that much needed to justify it here either. They're treating him really well and feeding him while there is no food left in Alexandria. The only person left who he had real close ties to is Rosita and she's treating him like garbage. Abe did the same right before he died. He has no ties left to anyone.

My neighbor's 5 year old is always riding around on one of those. One day I went for a walk and two identically dressed little girls (not twins though) where also outside. I immediately turned around and went back inside.

It looks like Gionta submits a list of 5 teams he is willing to be traded to. My quick google search listed it as a 24 team no-trade clause. I assume that leaves 5 since he is currently a Sabre (24+5+1=30). That has some flexibility though. Say they reach a deal with a team not on the list. They can talk it over with him and if he's happy, he can modify the list.

It's the exact opposite with him. He's a coward and he'll go along with whatever keeps him alive. He's exactly like Gregory, two guys weaseling their way through the apocalypse. It's kind of refreshing to see a few people like that actually. I'd have to imagine that most people wouldn't be so loyal to their group that they'd march face first into Lucille.

In terms of deadline stuff, you're right. There won't be much value returning, but I'd still take something over nothing. If nothing else, a couple extra second or third round picks are trade fodder for the offseason. Pysyk-Kulikov: I have not watched Florida at all. How has he been? The numbers don't tell much of a story for a defenseman. As for Kane, I'm not convinced that deal is out there. I think you'd wind up getting more of a project player or two as opposed to the guy who steps into that top 4 role right away. That feels like a lateral move at best as opposed to something that helps them now (or next season, given that I think any deal would be made during the offseason).

They need to open some restaurants. And I'll vote for "without fat Joey, skinny Joey is just Joey" as the second best moment.

If nothing else, this will convince them to do what they should have done anyway and ship out the UFAs at the deadline. They're not building for 2017.

The Sabres might trade Kane. Then again, they might not.

And trust goes a long way towards that tightening. "Hey, these guys (linemates) can do a lot more than I realize. It's time to trust them." Personally, when I see this type of change over the course of a single season, I'm going to lean more towards improved chemistry instead of maturity. The latter is a much more long-term development. That said, whatever the cause of this improvement is, hopefully we start to see it from 3 or 4 more guys very soon. That's what is needed for this team to take that next step to perennial playoff contention. I'm probably leaning towards the Baileys and Baptistes of the world as to where I want to see that come from.

It took some young players more than one year to get used to each other. I'm amazed how many people expect people to click from day one and then never turn back. And for these guys, thanks to all the injuries, it probably hasn't even been a full year yet.

I'll try not to tell you the odds of the movie being good.

It looks like the last three episodes don't have titles yet, so maybe that's why they were left off your link.

So they originally wanted the main series to be Christmas and then the spinoff sequels the following summer? At this point, I'd be willing to bet that this one gets delayed to Christmas.

People complained about so many "heroic runs to 9th place", but I think that would be great to see right now... then followed up with a miracle lottery win (yeah, I know, weak draft)

There are 6 episodes left. They do blocks of 8 for each season and we've only had 2 so far.

It's May 2018? I thought they were going for Christmas time ever year. Do they have another movie coming out at that point in 2018?

I'm pretty sure I've read that Kirkman regrets having done that in the comics

Their top two scorers are Cal O'Reilly and Cole Schneider. They're also two of the older forwards on that team. If you're pushing 30 and leading your AHL team in scoring, more times than not, your book is already written. I don't mean to say there's any shame in being that guy though. These are guys who are emergency call ups at best, which is still a role that will keep you employed for a few years.

We need to be very careful about over-valuing our own. Let's face it, outside of Guhle, there is no one in this system right now who is going to step directly from juniors/college into the NHL. They're going to need their development time in the minors. Hell, even with Guhle, he's been able to get his feet wet in the NHL part-time. There's so much more to it than just looking at those stats. Just look at the two guys up top who both have no future at the NHL level.

Where are you getting that from. Pretty much every commentary I hear on Nylander is that he's not ready physically yet. That's going to take time and there's no shame in him being in the AHL again next year. Maybe he winds up being a midseason call up, but I can't see him being anywhere near ready in October. To me, Colorado is a perfect example of why you need to go out and hire the best man for the job instead of just handing a new role to a franchise legend. I don't mean to say that a guy like Joe Sakic can't be successful in that role, but they need to earn it first. They've been an absolute disaster with him at the helm except for year one (was that the team that all the advanced stats had them as incredibly lucky?). Does he start to taint his legacy in that town a bit the longer this goes on? I almost feel like certain teams hire these guys because they believe they're immune to criticism. Hell, we tried it here before the whole thing imploded within weeks.

Ahhh crap. Forgot this was on. Looking at the standings, other team's games in hand are a concern, but you can't worry about that. Go out and win your games. Let the rest handle itself.

I was looking specifically at the block of wild card teams except for the Rags. They don't belong in the same column as the rest of those teams. The Islanders have definitely climbed a bit, but I'm sure they'll fall off a bit as things start to settle out post-firing. And yes, I haven't really thought much about about playoff chances. To me, this whole thing just shows the level of parity in the league right now. At least for the east, you've got a very small block of elite teams (not sure where I want to classify Montreal), and then you've got a jumbled mess of the rest. At least with the west you have a clearly defined set of bottom-feeders. But yeah, it hasn't been about the playoffs for me. It has been about watching for growth. We've seen it in the offensive game and hopefully they can round out the other side of the ice over the next 20+ games. That's going to be your sign for whether or not they can become more in the next year or two.

For a good picture of why it is the way it is right now, take a look at the record over the last 10 games for each of these teams. It might as well be the equivalent 5-5 across the board. No one is gaining/losing ground on each other. And that also should give you a good idea of how tough it will be to close the current gap.

When it comes to ESPN, I miss the days where the shows were actually about sports instead of the hosts/anchors. Sure, you probably liked the Patrick/Olberman combo (or whatever combination you liked best), but you were still watching Sportscenter no matter which of their million combinations was calling the highlights.

https://www.nhl.com/standings It really is the only way to see the games played for everyone.