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Lately? Lately, the tower of Pisa has shown a lean.

I'm with you. But if some bozo is willing to take Risto with retention, I'll be happy to have the slot available. It's not likely, so I don't know that it's wise to plan for it.

Done. https://broadstreetbuzz.com/2023/07/24/tony-deangelo-joins-carolina-hurricanes/

Behind every bad Lindros is a half-dressed and sweaty Mrs. Brind'Amour

I'd say he was a terrific goaltending coach. I don't know enough to compare across the league, but in comparison to the hot garbage we've had over the years, he was stellar. I would have prefered seeing him work with Hart rather than Dildo. My theory is that Dildo got into Hart's head and that's the drop in play we saw from Hart until this year. The theory goes on to speculate either his sports therapist or someone else got back into his head--or he overcame Dildo himself -- and got himself back on the right track. Agreed. Between the two, I initially blamed Hextall with an assist from Hakstol. In retrospect -- and how would I know then OR now? -- I blame Hextall. Period.

Someone else mentioned him once, too. And you're completely right, of course.

If we prorate, that's like 170 goals between them!

It's the book i hit myself in the face with every time i forgot myself and turned the Flyers game on.

Of course. Although I accidentally admitted to going to the Flyers' Facebook page, so...

Right. The only two utes they'd be blocking are utes slotted for bottom 6. Keep the utes in Lehigh longer to get some more top six experience. If they're not actually going to be top six, try to move the utes for another swing at it.

@CoachX Then again, it could be superfan88 logged in under 500 different screen names. His sister works a lot. Whatcha gonna do?

Go on the Flyers Facebook page and read any thread. If you believe they're all actually Flyers fans, it'll take 10 minutes until you're convinced the average Flyers fan is an imbecile.

I didn't really have a problem with the moves you mention. I liked a Hartnell and was sad to see him go, but he was downhill and it was a cap move. Probably to sign Voracek to a "market contact," (lol) so it's not all good. Voracek wasn't quite as annoying until later (I hated him by the end, so you may have just been ahead of me), but still a disaster contract. I didn't like Schenn and wasn't upset to see him go. But I didn't hate him, either. My favorite moment was him and Crosby. It was a brilliant trade IF we didn't piss away the resulting picks. It resulted in Frost and Farabee. The problem with this was a gross miscalculation in the Nolan Patrick draft. Had they drafted Makar instead, they don't create the center glut they thought they had and probably don't make that trade. Schenn has been a much better player in St. Louis than he was in Philly. It's hard to prove the negative, but I wonder if he has the same career arc if he'd stayed in Philly. Let's just say I'm doubtful. I've always maintained that JVR was directed from above Hextall. It just seemed out of his norm at the time and had the smell of Holmgren interfering to fix his own perceived mistake. (His trading JVR was never the problem; just the piss poor return). I'm less likely to hang my hat on the theory as I used to be, but not entirely convinced it's bunk. My biggest problem with Hextall is the knowledge of how bad many of the draft picks turned out. A little bit too much of the self perceived smartest guy in the room syndrome, especially at the draft. And even if I'm only partially right about JVR, it's still his name on it, so no passes.

I was among those who thought Hakstol was terrible here and wanted him run out of town. @hf101 was, I think, the lone voice in the wilderness that objected to the prevailing "wisdom" and argued in support of Hakstol. Probably the only one here unsurprised by his success so far out in Seattle. I'm glad for him. He always seemed like a good guy who was in over his head. Turns out I was only right about the good guy part. Conversely, I always supported Hextall here and wasn't happy when they canned him. I really thought it was 100% palace politics. I still think it was palace politics, but the passage of time and hindsight hasn't shown a favorable light on his job here. And coupled with his time in Pittsburgh, while arguably not a fantastic hand, it's hard to argue with the "horrific as a GM" statement.

The exact euphemism Holmgren said about Fletcher for the last three years. The only thing that could explain how he lasted as long as he did (Fletcher, not Holmgren. Holmgren probably lasts as long as his bike rides)

^^^This. This right here. Really pretty much onboard with your entire post. Did well with Flyers and Preds, just no cigar. Just nothing in Washington. I just think Trots showed how it should be done there and for whatever reason they moved on. Maybe not an easy assignment for Lavy to follow a coach who won. That doesn't happen often outside of a retirement, I don't think. We'll see. I just didn't like the firing at MSG. I thought it was dumb. I think he's being given a strange hand to play with. I really like Lavy and hope I'm wrong. I just don't like the circumstances there.

I am so highly entertained by this post. I've taken a screenshot so I can look at it when I'm having a bad day. Lol

I don't argue that. What I'm concerned about is 46 games in a season being the norm.

If they're "win now and to hell with 3-4 years from now," then they're way better off with karlsson than TD Ahole. But I'd ask to see behind Door #3

Because Karlsson and Brent Burns worked so damn awesomely in San Jose. Honestly, the Canes shock me every year they continue to do well. I swear it's despite Waddell, not because of.

This is why I was and remain highly concerned about our pick at #7. It's not necessarily an immediate issue--probably more like wait and see. It's the waiting that's a killer.

I'm going to bet that Caufield is often broken and on the shelf

But he still has a sexual perversion for actual gophers (NTTAWWT)