You see that? That’s a ceremonial tattoo of the Susquehannock. They only give these out for taking down enemies in combat.

The expansion draft was the perfect vehicle for emphasizing McPhee’s strengths as a GM. McPhee has a solid track record of scouting guys well enough to drive hard bargains—with a few glaring exceptions named Marty Erat and Tomas Tatar, he’s never really “lost” a transaction. Giving him all the leverage in the world…

Depends on who is footing the bill for these costs. The $125,000 salary is higher than what I understand the average G-League player earns, but if the NBA is eating that cost rather than the teams there’s no reason for anyone to care. 

#KD2DC confirmed.

It’s a little over the line; rule of thumb I always used is (half your age)+7, rounded down, which for him would be 22. 

Casey, don’t listen to Drew. It’s really not that hard to maintain a well-stocked bar, since virtually everything involved is self-preserving. If you have the space, set up a small bar--it goes miles in making you appear way more sophisticated than you are. 

How are you able to reach the control knob while standing someplace you won’t get hit with ice-cold water?

Coming on the heels of the 20-game suspension for Wilson, this is an absolutely pathetic retreat by the NHL. 

Vegas was on the second night of a back-to-back, in which the first game started less than 23 hours before puck drop for the second. This was a loss for them the moment the schedule was released.

Give in and Enjoy the Leafs

It’s not about the individual cities, though—it’s about the collective action problem that if every city decided to stop getting taken for a sucker, the entire ecosystem changes to one in which the economic fundamentals drive these decisions rather than payoffs. If Oklahoma City and everybody else just agreed not to…

Flower turning back into a pumpkin might have something to do with it.

The stupidest part, to me, is that you’re already raising a President’s Trophy banner—which means, by definition, you were the regular season “conference champion.” This is literally just repeating themselves. 

Basically, when you’re 16, you have to decide whether to shoot for the NHL or get an education.

Obvious joke is obvious (and wrong--Ghost spent three years at Union college before going pro)

The “kick in the nuts” isn’t really about getting traded to Columbus specifically, so much as it’s about getting traded at all right after signing a two year extension. Dude’s had complete control over where he plays up to that point, and to get the rug so thoroughly pulled out from under you has got to leave a bad…

For this season, maybe, but Panarin’s next contract is going to be way too rich for Chicago’s cap, while Saad is locked in at that $6M figure for awhile.

Or, if you don’t know any of your coworkers well enough to even remember what teams they root for, just talk shit whenever someone brings up baseball in your fantasy football group chat.

An under-discussed aspect of Panarin’s situation is that unlike most players, who have little to no control over where to start their career, Panarin went undrafted and thus got to choose to start his career in Chicago. Getting traded to Columbus right after signing an extension must have been a real kick in the nuts. 

This game is going to take what, 12 hours to finish?