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ESPN+ just did a bit during the 2nd intermission of the TB/NASH game in which Connor Bedard and Sidney Crosby interviewed each other prior to facing one another tonight. It was PAINFUL. Each of those dudes has the personality of a ham sandwich. They should never interview hockey players. They're soooooooooooo dumb.

Branden Hagel is a really good defensive player. He just cancelled a Nashville powerplay pretty much by himself. Looked a little like Helm out there.

This is entirely misleading. G*y people don't give a damn about being "respected" by Christian weirdos, nor do they want vengeance. They care about equal treatment. If straight people can adopt children, LGBTQ people should be able to as well. If straight people can get married, or have employer sponsored health care, or just attend a hockey game without being harassed, LGBTQ people should be able to as well. The reason why we have pride nights, and pride parades, and LGBTQ activism in general is because Christian weirdos have always been unwilling to let any of that happen without a fight. They simply refuse to treat fellow citizens like...citizens. You seem to be suggesting that if LGBTQ people ask extra nicely the Christians might give them what they want, and that's false. The Christian freaks will never treat LGBTQ people fairly because they don't think LGBTQ people should exist. LGBTQ people will get what they want (fair treatment) when Christian weirdos can't do anything to stop it. I'm loathe to engage in this conversation with you because it's clear you don't really give a sh*t and that anything you say on the matter is just meant to A) be irritating, and B) be belligerent but it's entirely misleading (presumably on purpose) to suggest that the goal of LGBTQ activists is to earn the "respect" of Reimer, Staal, Provorov, Trump, De Santis, or any other bigot. And by the way, Reimer isn't doing this because he just wants to be left alone as a Christian. He's doing it because he's a bigot. Nobody is threatening his faith in any way. He's doing this because his religion says being g*y is evil and he picks and chooses which parts of his religion to live by. The Christian religion also has a very long, well documented, history of passivism but for some reason Reimer doesn't seem to have a problem with military appreciation nights. Why? Because A) he like soldiers more than he liked que*r people, and B) because he's a hypocrite. F*ck that guy. Edit: Reimer is such an obvious fraud. Reimer: " I strongly believe that every person has value and worth, and the LGBTQIA+ community, like all others, should be welcomed in all aspects of the game of hockey" (real quote from him). The NHL: You know how you could help them feel welcome at hockey games? If you participate in your team's Pride Night? Reimer: Whoa whoa whoa, hold your horses guys. I didn't say I WOULD HELP make them feel welcome. I would never. But they totally have value and worth. Just...ya know...not if I have to have anything to do with it.

Dude, you’ve been in a bad mood for like 13 years.

Regarding Marco Kasper, that dude is awesome. He’s got that dog-on-a-bone mentality that winners need. He busts his ass every shift. He got big Mantha fightin’ mad in a preseason game! He was saddled with plugs for linemates in the preseason while Danielson is playing with Fabbri and Perron and Berggren and sh*t. I love this dude and can’t wait to watch him figure is game out in the AHL and thrive. He’s 19 and making grown men work. Do not worry at all about this guy, he’s Dylan Larkin 2.0

This is huge. Getting Larkin and Dcat under contract before the increase is a massive win for SY.

F*ck yes!

These are fun and just on the edge of reasonable. Good job, you understood the assignment.

It was me. At the time of the pick I would have rather had Dvorsky. I wasn't losing any sleep over the choice, but I had other preferences besides Danielson...ASP as well. I thought of both guys as solid choices but had other preferences had I been the GM. I was clearly wrong on that one. These guys are both fantastic.

There's a certain segment of the hockey world that's always going to prefer a 5'10 winger with flashy skill to just about any other option. It rarely works, and most guys like that sink rather than swim, but that doesn't stop them from finding a new dude like that year after year. Conversely, 6'2, 200 lb. centermen with size and skating rarely miss. The fact that Danielson seems to be a really heady player that thinks the game really well only helps his case. I'd send him back to the WHL, let him dominate, call him up to the AHL/NHL after his season is over to get a cup of coffee, and then let him compete for an NHL job next season like Raymond did.

So we all agree that Nate Danielson is absolutely awesome right? Like, is anyone out there not liking that pick?

Who cares about those losers? Our team is on the come up.

Our kids just gave the Maple Leafs (mostly) NHL roster all they could handle. Yes it's preseason but Nate Danielson is out here winning faceoffs against John Tavares at 19 years old. This team is so awesome.

Edvinsson beats Bertuzzi on the boards and springs Sodorblom for a scoring chance before time expires. F*ck yes.

Edvinsson is so good. He's out there just toying with the Leafs (mostly) starting roster. Veleno is gonna succeed despite himself this season. He's just as limited, talent-wise, as he always was but the rising tide is going to float all boats. Follows up a boneheaded turnover and penalty with a good hustle on the forecheck leading to an assist on the Shine goal.

Lombardi is giving the Leafs absolute fits right now

I agree that it's designed to apply equally to both sexes, though I wouldn't agree that's it's a "benefit". My point was that I don't think Hockey Canada (or sporting organizations generally) should be policing locker rooms at all. I was also pointing out that people who are against policing locker rooms now should have always been...considering this isn't a new phenomenon.

It's just us hippies trying to compromise. For years puritanical christian weirdos and their enablers have done their level best to de-sex public spaces. Sex is a sinful (unless done in a church sanctioned manner) and nude bodies are shameful and should be hidden from view. Hockey Canada agrees. Keep your gross bodies covered up at all times and nobody will ever have to deal with the discomfort of being sexually aroused occasionally. I'd imagine the Staal brothers will be fully supportive of this endeavor.

So the girls, and trans kids, have to do it too? Sounds pretty fair to me.

You must not have daughters. Girls, including middle and high school girls, are routinely told exactly which kinds of underwear they're allowed to wear, and when they must be worn, in order to participate in school/sport. These types of morality policing have existed in women's athletic spaces for years, all done in the name of "modesty" or "purity". Telling a young lady what kind of underwear she must wear in the name of modesty is not much different than telling young boys what undergarments they must wear in the name of inclusivity. Or (as I'd prefer it) you'd let men and women choose for themselves what to wear and when. I just find the selective outrage humorous because similar s*** has been happening in sports for years and nobody cared.

Organizations have been policing bodies, in particular women's bodies, for a long long time. I'm not sure why anyone would be outraged about this but have no problem when schools/teams/employers/etc. require women to cover up or wear bras or whatever.

I don't think he'll score 150 points, I was talking about McDavid and his obvious lack of accomplishments given that he's supposedly sooooooo good. I think Bedard will probably score like Kucherov or Pastrnak scores, more or less.

Here's what will happen with Bedard. He'll score a zillion points (but get scored on constantly as well), get signed to a massive contract, that contract will put the Hawks in cap hell, and they'll never sniff a cup. Same as McDavid and Hughes before him. I know this will sound absolutely crazy to the kids but an 85-90 point center who plays correctly is better, and cheaper, than a 150 point player that is only effective in the offensive zone.

I wasn't able to catch last night's game, could only follow the gamecast online. How did the Ras-Compher-Perron line look? On the score sheet it seems like they dominated but was that because they genuinely looked like a great line or because Chicago is just that bad? I could see that being a pretty solid matchup line in theory.

We were on the cusp of the playoffs last season and we got better in every single area of the game via UFA/Trades. Plus we have younger players taking meaningful steps forward (Raymond, Ras, Seider, Berggren). Plus we have blue chip prospects knocking on the door and more coming behind them. Plus we have excellent cap structure. The only people not seeing it for what it really is are those folks that think WHERE a guy was drafted matters more than what they've done since. This is going to be a really good team this year and I don't mind going out on a limb and saying we're going to beat the Floridas, Tampas, Bostons, and Torontos just as often as they're going to beat us.