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Well thanks for ruining my Friday...this IS dumb. This is going to annoy the crap out of the fanbase. If Vladar happens to falter, hopefully they take it out on Huska and not him. *maybe Vladar's in the starter net to have the shooters accustomed to a typical goalie and not a lateral-moving bullet.lol

With Wolf being a prospect that plays a ton, should we not worry about the "break him in slowly" part? For me, I'd be willing to give him Markstrom's role as starter. As I said, he's been playing the majority of his team's games for 5 years now and counting. He's won all the hardware he possibly could by playing a lot, so....play him a lot? This isn't based on 1 game, but that playing a lot is his normal rhythm. I was thinking it would kind of be a bummer to bring him up as a backup, because you never get a read if he only gets random games once every 10 days. Has to be one of the most decorated goalies to enter the league. I get the "only 22" argument, but I question relevance. Why not give him a chance to take the starter's role? We already know what Vladar is, a solid backup. You don't know without a fair look. If he needs more time, fair enough. "Ruining confidence" is just an excuse, he's not a 12yo.

Calgary's skating well, but they sure don't control the O-zone play ever. Just tossing it wherever and praying, no real setup.

2 big comeback wins in a row. They played well, really skating all game. Some major D gaffes, typically with a guy named Duclair.

Another compelling PP. We may never have a PP ever again. Are we worst in the league yet?

6-5 SJ in OT. Coulda moved ahead of FLA for 2nd, but tied now. The puck giveaways are spectacular, the bad kind of spectacular...

Ooooooo a powerplay...

Damn thought it was an 8pm start.

3 goals in 29 seconds, 4-0 Detroit. edit 4-4 in no time.lol After 2.

Woof, that's a struggle. Just keep Vladar. None other than Mike Vernon with the Wings broadcast crew rn. Love they always bring guests in to help the commentary. Kane looks good, SJ playing well. 1-0 Wings.

I hate to have to say don't look now, but...Oilers are 2pts back, 2 games in hand.

I do believe you've got it!! So Hedman was about 10.8% of cap when he signed. So that is around Larkin's $8.7. Nice price for the 2 main core pieces. Seider could get more, age, Calder, would be a perennial Norris candidate if D actually mattered. Then it's on to Raymond, Rasmussen, Veleno, Berggren as RFAs. Perron, Sprong and Ghostisbehere as UFAs worthy of re-signing. Nice problems to have. Kane makes his debut tonight at home vs the Sharks. I rolled the dice and got tix for Saturday vs the Sens. Thought that could be his debut. Good game though, becoming the fiercest rival. The pizza palace will be wild tonight!! Maybe he won't even play Saturday.lol Yzerman being very reserved about Kane's usage, which makes sense. Pretty much just, "a lot of people cheering for him, but we'll see how it goes". He's definitely under no illusions that this was a low cost risk. I could listen to Yzerman interviews all day. He basically says it's because him and DeBrincat are best friends, and he has huge respect for how Kane thinks the game. So he obliged, and basically leaves it as, "I hope it works out for him, he's had a great career". Kane seems pretty jacked, so hopefully he can translate on the ice. Larkin makes any winger better, really. He does most of the heavy lifting. If Kane can carry the puck in, that helps relieve Larkin from being the guy to focus on every time. As an aside, Lyon's been great for $0.9 this year and next. Who wants Reimer?lol

A point made during last night's win vs Buffalo I'd never really thought about, but yeah. Seider hasn't missed a single game (187) since breaking into the league. 1D, PP, PK, getting more physical, almost never gets beat 1-on-1. Thankful Ghostisbehere and Holl can relieve some of his TOI this year. He's going to get paid. Cap goes up, 8 x $10 I can see quite easily. Can compare salaries, but there isn't really a similar style of Dman imo. He can't O threat the way Makar or Hughes do, but anchors the whole show from the backend. D-wise, maybe the best in the league with only Makar alongside. It isn't even very close for other Dmen that I can think of. A lot of #s but not great D-wise. Or solid D-wise with little O.

That's supposed to be why you have a captain and assistants, imho. Get on your guys when they're flat. Save the hurt feelings for post game. I highly doubt MacKinnon or Crosby are fun to be around when the skaters aren't engaged. MacKinnon even took it out on the coach a few years back. Pull the goalie, pick a fight are down the list. It is leadership's job to get angry and pass it around. Plus, my favourite version of Backlund as a player is the pissed off one. I don't even mind the bad penalties when he's intense.

Extended highlights didn't paint a rosy picture. Neither goalie looked bad imo. Not sure why Vladar got yanked. Sure he'd want the 3rd one back, but those happen. It kind of confuses who you start Thursday. Plus, now is definitely not the time to be impatient with your starter injured. Pulling after 3 goals won't pump his tires, particularly one he coulda had and 2 on his Dmen. But I didn't watch the whole game. Sucks to pull a goalie because the team can't get going.

If they do it like that they deserve to be shot. Nosebleeds used to just be a saying. They serve no purpose there. If that's your option, stay home and watch on TV, because that giant screen has you doing exactly that. Then you can charge your friends $12/beer so it's a bargain.lol Hopefully it's a design that compliments the setting as opposed to dominating it. In tune with developing/promoting greenspace and multi-use, it needs to fit that. Rogers Place promotes being inside because of location. I'm sure they understand all of that. It's not attached to an indoor mall... Plus, they aren't jammed up in that area like Ed was or the pizza palace in Detroit as far as construction goes. Guessing Spiller Rd becomes construction road. Interesting to see how they lock in construction for stampede.

Ooooof, how in the dying expletive did I come up with Rittich. Can't even blame day-drinking...psilocybin flashbacks??lol

Good grab on Ingram, I knew holding out one more day wouldn’t work. ARI’s playing some fun hockey. Hoping Hill won’t be out long but zero information re injuries is the norm. Kane should be debuting the winged wheel promptly. See what the shuffle looks like. Raymond with Fabbri wouldn’t hurt my feelings.

So...guess we're running with Rittich and Wolf... Week to week...like 4 to 6 of them...

Bids are bids, throw out the high and low and go from there. That's a pretty extensive portfolio of arenas, wow. Good sign.

medats, I think Weegar and Coleman are tied for 1st in goals (inexplicably) so the rest are tied for 3rd. That's my read...which affects me negatively.lol

I'm just taking Wings. They're high-scoring. Holy disappointment in Kyrou (53rd for RW), Necas (40th) and Carlson (40th for D). Just terrible for pools this year. If I sit Kyrou occasionally, it's the rare occasion he gets 2 assists. Same with Necas. My 2 main RW's were a nightmare. 4th liners for pooling. Wish I got rid of Kyrou immediately because I never wanted him. It's also hellyear for IR. It just isn't happening if it's <month injury. I think Meier was 7 games. I was okay until Hughes' brief injury, everyone but Dunn and Hill just spiralled downwards. I've run out of spit and bubblegum.lol

Off topic, but I happened across this on the main site (Fans). "Come early and score deals on food and drink. HHH starts one-and-a-half hours before game time and ends 30 minutes before puck drop. You can get a 14 oz. draught, 1 oz. highball and 6 oz. house wine, along with a cheesburger, pizza slice and hot dog for just $6". Has anyone called them on this? I would just for fun. "It says on your website...right here".lol Not sure if I would be hammered or nap-full of junk food for maybe $18. Unreal deal...as in, "not real". Put this on a US team website, and you're either honouring or losing a lawsuit.lol

You have to hate the alternative...

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