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I just wanted to thank you all for your recommendations and wish you all to be safe and healthy during these crazy times. My visit to Detroit was a blast! Love the city, people and of course the Red Wings! So much culture, history and proud residents in this iconic city. I wish you all well and Go Red Wings!!!

Day 57 since Corona reached Seattle I haven't wiped my bottom in 53 days now. The stench is becoming unbearable. I can't sleep. I can't eat. My un-wiped ass is literally caked in fecal matter. When the teepee wars began no one could have guessed how quickly the supplies would run out. It's a toilet paper desert here now, and those who stocked up on butt paper are in no better condition than the rest of us. Just yesterday I watched a man get dragged from his home and beaten to death with empty cardboard toilet paper rolls. It took the mob hours to finish him off. Those who raided his supplies we're wiping themselves in a frenzy with entire rolls all at once, like savages who had never once learned to use a spool. It's like the dark ages here. Total civil degradation and devolution of man. Kiss your children, hug your wives/husbands, and pray you do not suffer the same fate as the pacific NW.

Do you think maybe he meant AA was the only one teams were inquiring about out of the guys that were available? Doubt those 3 were even on the block...

Day 57? I always thought this to be the usual behavior in Seattle.

Old clip but fun to talk about nevertheless I really think this is the wrong core. Larkin is not elite. Mantha is not elite. Bertuzzi is not elite. Hronek is not elite. We're dealing with a collection of young players who are good, but will never take us to the promise land. We need Lafreniere style players.

Yes but that's the situation no matter if we go with your method, Marcs, the NHLs, or whomevers. I don't really have an opinion one way or the other (especially since the Wings are the only team eliminated) but this year puts the Red Wings in particular in an odd circumstance. I'm gonna transition away from the playoff format now, sorry for quoting you. 1. We now have possible extended time to evaluate and decide on draft picks and UFAs. I don't think this seemingly trivial fact should go underestimated. We now have all the highs and lows of an almost competed season by all players involved, with possible even extended playoffs to come. The corona gap between regular season and playoffs will also give us a clean slate, so to speak, where the momentum and hype is nearly canceled in the playoffs. I think one could argue either way, but I personally think this fact gives us one of the most honest and potentially realistic view of certain players in a must win format. Also, have u been in meetings of 30+ people? There's a reason companies try to do as many as they can of them. Sharing ideas amongst 30 scouts or employees requires days on end of deliberation and exploration. Think about LGW. Debates about things of much more trivial consequence can go on for days or more. The point I'm trying to drive home is that the more our scouts have time to meet, the more they will get closer to the right decision. A clear advantage to a team who is drafting high and has never seen a draft THIS important before. Gentlemen, there is an easy argument that can be made that this could be the most important draft to the Detroit Red Wings in the history of the franchise. I feel no disillusion saying that. 2. The possible shrink of the salary cap. Corona has crashed the economy, your 401K, and also probably the NHL salary cap. A retracting salary cap will benefit this team in possibly the most profound way. This is gonna put the salary crunch on teams, and no one planned for or foresaw this. That means that players you hoped might be available may very well be, and even more you might not have anticipated. Couple that with our cap room and ability to spend and it looks like a tasty situation. We have become the low cap high dollar team we feared in 2005. Couple this with the fact that we have possibly the most RFAs needing to be re-signed. This bodes well for our negotiating leverage. Fear of offer-sheets will be slim to none. RFAs will be forced to the table. Lastly, consider out situation with disliked vets like Abdelkader and Nielsen. A decreasing cap should realistically motivate Yzerman to hunker down and NOT perform a buyout. I personally want to become as competitive as fast as possible, but i respect the clear long term advantage of waiting on a buyout. Could very well be a blessing in disguise in terms of roster engagement.

No matter what's done to fix this mess, it's going to "open up a giant can of worms"... I'm aware of the proposed fix. That doesn't mean I agree with it. To me, it makes much more sense to shorten the regular season, rather than extend the playoffs. We'll see what happens, but regardless how this plays out, you can be guaranteed there will be at least one team('s fanbase) feeling like they're getting screwed...

Some of us have ammo instead of food. Household requires provisions. I often prey for the family next door.

If I am expected to self-isolate for two weeks to a month here, I'm going to require better efforts from you then threads like this one.

I'm not convinced you could lift your ego that many times CRL is disappoint