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Where are you getting this? Everyplace I look calls him a winger. Pure speculation, but if SY already sees Raymond as W, could that be why he chose Edvinnson over Eklund? No need for another winger?

There may never be a Ned v Cossa flame war. It could be years before Cossa makes the roster and Ned could be gone by then. I would really love for Raymond to be able to play center as it would fill that need without having to trade away a lot to acquire another top 6 C, but I don't think it happens. Winger corp is not fantastic, but I dont recall the Habs being stacked there and they almost won a cup, whereas Toronto is stacked there and cant do $#!+.

Svech was a 19th overall and Smith was 27th. Considering that 1: Svech and Smith were Holland picks and 2: Yzerman's next 2 first round picks will be in the top 10-15, I doubt we'll be drafting a Svech and Smith with those picks. I trust Yzerman to get 2 players with those picks that are better than Chychrn. If not individually, at least combined.

You could also win a Cup by drafting a top 4 D and top 6 centerman with the 2 1st round picks you gave up for 1 guy.

What exactly is the drive time from Sweden to Detroit?

Top F line: Shanahan-Lang-Mantha 2nd F line: Rasmussen-Larkin-Zadina 3rd F line: Matthias-Sheahan-Svechnikov 4th F line: Nestrasil-Emmerton-Jurco Healthy scratch: Ferraro Top D pair: Kronwall-Chelios 2nd D pair: Fischer-Schneider 3rd D pair: Quincey-Smith Healthy scratches: Kindl, Ouellet Starting G: Hasek Backup G: McCollum AHL: Cholowski

I saw this one too. Only like 3 players left from Holland's last team. This really is Yzermans team now.

Nashville gave up Seth Jones to acquire their 1C, Ryan Johansen. Johansen has exactly the same career points per game as Larkin. So if you think that a .065 PGP is a 2C, you're going to be disappointed how much it will take to get a true 1C. Lot of euro prospects missing from that roster.

You think Yzerman could get a 1st round pick back out of Francis if he claims him? Only if SY claims him and then cons Seattle out of a 1st to get Cholowski back.

That didn't work for Nashville.

I posted that over a month ago.

Carolina got Coke Can for a 1st and 3rd. Montreal then had 2 1sts and 2 3rds. Montreal then traded one of their 1sts and and a future 2nd for Dvorak. They still have 1 1st, and 2 3rds in this draft. So Habs basically traded JK and a 2nd for Dvorak and a 3rd. The only way Bergevin wins this is if Kotkaniemi tops out as a lesser player than Dvorak.

Holland actually did well with RFA contracts.

Swedes always get well taken care of in the Mitten.

Oh no. Sounds like he needs canceled.

Its all politics. If he later became the Governor of Virginia, and it was found out he did something wrong as a teenager, he wouldn't be punished at all. Not from the tolerant and forgiving wokes.

He has become a Robertson.

Seider is not of Scandinavian descent. I was listing big ol Viking boys over 6'4". At 6'2" I am used to being the biggest one in the room. I guess I don't yet see 6'4" guys as "big". Anything taller than that and I start to feel small. I thought about listing Tuomisto, but its debatable if Finns count as Scandinavian.

Edvinsson 6'6" Rasmussen 6"6" Soderblom 6'8" The Viking blood runs through their veins.

That's a good one too. Cousin Eddy outshines Clark in that one.

3rd best Christmas movie behind Die Hard and Elf.

1. Saying masks dont work is false. They decrease the amount of droplet and aerosol transmissions from the person wearing it. That is fact. They are not filters designed to protect the person wearing it. They certainly do not stop transmission from person to person, but they do decrease the chances of transmission and decrease the amount if viral load being transmitted. That decreases the severity of the illness, which is also the point of wearing a mask. You can argue the efficacy of masks, but a blanket statement that they do nothing, is just not true. It's basic physics. Wrap a bandana around the end of a hose a spray someone from 6 feet away. Then remove the bandana and spray them again at the same distance. In both scenarios, the person gets wet. But the first scenario results in much less water hitting the person and decreases the distance needed to get sprayed. If your goal is to stay dry, that strategy will fail. But if your goal is to decrease the amount of spray hitting you and decrease the amount of distance needed for transmission, then even a flimsy bandana will accomplish this. 2. Occupancy limits already exist in every confined space as per fire codes. The chances of a fire happening are way less than getting CoVid, but no one threw a fit when the "guvmint" created them. 3. There is a big difference between forcing a syringe into someone's arm and forcing someone to wear a mask indoors or isolate themselves when they are sick or likely to be. So it is reasonable to support one mandate and not another. 4. Vaccines are primarily designed to protect the person being vaccinated. While a vaccinated person can still contract the disease and spread it to others, they are less likely to do so then someone without any kind of naturalized immunity. This is fact. If the idea is to decrease transmission, then vaccination is one way to do that. People can still spread disease with their hands, but you would be foolish to argue against hand washing because they can still become contaminated later. And vaccine mandates for healthcare workers is nothing new. Most facilities already required TDaP, MMR, HBV, and Varicella vaccinations before even being hired. Some places even require flu vax. No one cried about that when being hired. But now we need a whambulance inside the hospital too.

Detroit has not had good luck with scouting Euro pros, that's for sure.

I am somewhere in the middle. Mask and social distance mandates and occupancy limits are fine. Quarantine mandates too. I draw that line at forcing businesses to shut down over it as long as reasonable precautions are taken. An essential business is just too subjective of a term, and if a business is not essential, the cautious wont go in there anyway. As much as I encourage getting the shot, a mandate to do so is just wrong. Incentivizing it is fine. Requiring vaccination among health care workers is reasonable too. But forcing everyone is just too far.