kipwinger

I feel the same way when sports commentators/players/coaches use military references like "down in the trenches" or "band of brothers" or "this is a war/dogfight/etc". Hate it. Although I'd be willing to reconsider if Lebron James or Tom Brady's car was periodically targeted by IEDs on the way to the game.

Meh. I think that s*** is corny. Then again I hate all movies about the military. Nothing worse than watching theater kids pretending to be soldiers. Gross.

This is easily the dorkiest post I've seen on LGW in a long, loooooong, time. Big Tom Cruise fan are ya?

True, but that play is basically dead. B*tch move by Stamkos IMO.

Good point. But isn't Smith our enforcer lol?

Hronek needs to get his s*** together, for sure, but I wouldn't mind seeing him paired with Staal or Oesterle. DK-Hronek is a complete garbage defense pair.

To Buffalo: Luke Witkowski To Detroit: 3rd Rnd Pick.

You'd have to assume Smith or Rowney right? If it were me it would be Smith, he sucks and Rowney at least kills penalties. But for some reason the organization seems to like the kid.

How good does Lucas Raymond have to be alongside Bert and Larkin before we can conclude that Anthony Mantha is a total f*cking loser? Asking for a friend.

I think a little of all that you mentioned. He's probably not good enough to be a 2C, but he's had some quality opportunities that just didn't go in. I think I'd play with the 2nd and 3rd lines a bit, both in terms of composition but also in terms of how they're being used. I'd put Zadina with Ras and Erne (who I think looks really good so far), and Suter with Fabbri and Namestnikov and just try to shelter that line a bit.

Nobody needs to be traded on account of Vrana returning.Just bump Zadina down to the 3rd and Namestnikov down to the 4th lines.

Isn't half your state covered in "Trump 2024" flags? The people that think he's a disgusting pig-man aren't the only ones obsessing over him...clearly. Matter of fact, Republicans across America are still filing lawsuits trying to overturn an election he clearly lost.

If Fabbri keeps up his good play he's as good as gone at the deadline, just in time for Vrana to step in. I genuinely like a Erne-Ras-Zadina line too. They'd be very solid defensively and could score a bit. Getting Zadina away from top defenders might give him the time he needs to figure out his offensive game too.

Bert-Larkin-Raymond Veleno-Suter-Fabbri Erne-Ras-Zadina Stephens-Gagner-Namestnikov

That part I agree with, mostly. I think their price IS too high, otherwise a trade would have happened by now. But I think there's a disconnect between Buffalo and the rest of the league on just how much lower it should be. I think Buffalo knows they're not getting four 1st round equivalents (as they'd originally asked). Nobody gets traded for that kind of return. But is the rest of the league offering a prospect and a 1st? Two 1sts? A roster player a picks? Who know?

I've been working you over all day long. You're just too dense to realize it.

You must have missed me in the other thread saying I'm attracted to guys. Don't make promises you can't keep. I'd work a bottom boy like you over.

"Education my ass". Spoken like a true intellectual. I'll have a Spicy Italian on the herbs and cheese bread, peasant.

Sorry, ample research exists demonstrating that conservatives have less education that liberals. I assumed you worked at Subway because I figured your education ended right around the time you knocked up Becky Sue at Junior Prom. Also, I like how you want to have a civil "discussion" now after you've called me names for two days. Am I playing too rough?

Not my point either. My point is that you seem to think that lying to your employer is a no-no but completely disregarding their workplace mandates is perfectly fine. It's almost like you're grasping at straws trying to find a way to demonize Kane for something that you, in theory, are totally fine with (not following your employer's COVID protocols). Hard to imagine why. On a separate note, I'd love to have you as an employee. Hard to imagine anyone else at your Subway franchise kisses as much ass as you clearly do. Lemme guess, it's okay to not wash your hands before returning to work, but heaven forbid you lie about it?

So again, thumbing your nose at vaccine mandates is fine, but lying to your boss is just too much for ya? Well aren't you a company man. It's hilarious that you have no problem with someone disregarding their employer's COVID guidelines (The NHL requires players to be vaccinated or regularly tested) but LYING to that same boss about disregarding them is a no-no? In your world the employer is both worthy of fealty and also contempt. It's okay to blow them off, just don't lie about it?

Buffalo isn't going to accept any conditions on the trade. The whole reason they're trading him is because they don't agree with his preferred treatment plan. Whoever acquires him will need to let him do his thing, otherwise they'd be right where Buffalo already is. There's not way Buffalo is going to accept medical conditions on a procedure they already dont' want him to get.

Lol, there’s a lot to unpack here. When did I act like a victim? Who did I insult? And how was I being “borderline racist”?

Why don’t you just call me a libtard and get it out of your system? If some elementary school teacher refused to get the vaccine you’d fall all over yourself patting her on the back. Again, why not Kane? Refusing vaccine mandates is cool but lying to your boss about it is a bridge too far huh?

Nothing screams forthright like screaming yourself hoarse at a Walmart clerk as he desperately tries to enforce the mask mandate his company requires but your people flagrantly violate. Again, if vaccines are tyranny why aren’t you celebrating this guy? Something tells me I already know the answer.