The regular season moved it from a 4th-3rd, but they also didn’t really have a choice unless they wanted to tip everyone off they were going to tank. Both other goalies were hurt near the deadline. The whole deal seams odd unless the plan is to dump both Elliot and Neuvirth in the off season, which still should not…

Based on the terms of the trade, it sure looks plausible that management axed the idea of playing Mrazek in the playoffs (who IMO is the best goalie on their roster). In their side of the bracket, 6 wins and two series wins is not all that unthinkable for the flyers, which would turn the 3rd round pick they gave to…

Murray looked shaky and as noted in the article many of those goals were practically handed to them. The Pens are going to have a tough time keeping up with the goalscoring of Boston or Tampa, who arguably have a much stronger defensive presence.

There are, but I think what a lot of democrats failed to see was that the national elections aren’t the time to voice your concern. I proudly voted for Hilary in a state that she narrowly won and encouraged my friends and colleagues to go vote, but I also voted against her in the primary. If democrats want to enact…

Especially since he has his head down and is in control of the puck. I’d say the refs have been pretty good about letting things like boarding calls go when a player turns at the last second. If they do miss something egregious I would rather the league office assess the penalty at the next whistle. The Kucherov hit…

Totally agree and I don’t think anyone can blame the loss on that call. The scope of offsides review needs to be seriously looked at, the trapezoid removed, and the delay of game penalty needs to be revisited. Personally I would just treat it like an icing call on any puck that goes out without hitting an opposing…

That’s because it hasn’t been that long and there are some other generational talents coming up now. The defenseman’s role is changing and there was a lot of talk about who would be receiving the proverbial torch (Bourque -> Lidstrom -> Subban, Karlsson, Doughty, Keith, Hedman ??). Everyone refers to Chara, Weber,…

The NDA is the big red flag for me and it’s screams shady sales tactics. The terms may not be bad if they offered that same deal to every top ~200 prospect and I also have no idea where that puts this prospect, but they likely employee several competent actuaries that structure the risk with these deals. I also have…

No because the elbow was not equivalent to a head-to-head hit in the NFL or hockey or any sport. If you retaliate on the ice for a missed 2-minute minor, you’re a goon. The only exception are goalies since they are more focused on keeping the puck out the net than responding themselves. That elbow is the equivalent of…

I think it’s more referring to professional athlete’s penchant to drink and gamble, leading to some less than rested players. Even if they don’t go out the night before a game, chances are a lot of them go out the night after a game and are a little sluggish for the next game. A lot of teams arrive early because of…

Your “though...” implies an opinion that creates a Toronto as a victim in this scenario. Do you also comment on every missed call for any sports highlight? Irrelevant things are irrelevant.

Not sure if you’re talking about talent or consistency or value, but, as overrated as I think Eichel is, Eichel is and was the best talent on the Sabres.

Fuck off with that take. In today’s NHL you can’t take a cheap shot worthy of suspension and justify it by saying it’s retaliation for an uncalled 2-minute minor.

He braced his arm on the glass to avoid taking the full brunt of it to his shoulder. A good hit is when you put your shoulder or hip into somewhere between the hip and the shoulder of your opponent and just like leg checks are dangerous for both players, a missed shoulder check can separate your shoulder when you hit…

I’m not sure if they’re a trolling bigot or an outright bigot, but I find this especially funny because I’m pretty sure Lauren is trans in which case she would know a little something about what this person thinks men’s games are. Which I find even funnier because it took me up until the first remember some guys…

Counterpoint: The elderly/older Americans are more likely to live in rural or suburban areas and are more likely to have a subscription than urban dwellers read the local paper at their local library, american legion, barber shop, etc.

Yes, but if you are on any other site “The Takeout” gets listed before “The Root”, while the rest are in alphabetical order. This is clearer if you’re on a .kinja.com blog or kinja.com.

I think that is most easily explained away by the big cities voting democratically and their newspaper coverage being generally better because they are serving a larger population.

Just realized this and picked the first article I saw since it’s most likely to get a response, but why is The Root the only site out of alphabetical order in the header? Obviously this is only new since the addition of the takeout and I get why the onion is cordoned off, but it seems weird and it gets relegated to a…

I disagree with that sentiment until you know more about what happened. Accident implies that there was no intent or that the mistake made was not grossly negligent (texting, DWI, etc.). For all we know at this moment, the brakes on the truck could have failed or the driver could have suffered a medical event. So…