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Not happening for at least the next 8 years.

Never said they were the same. It was one meaningless game in April. It is not indicative of a full season.

https://www.in.gov/history/about-indiana-history-and-trivia/emblems-and-symbols/what-is-a-hoosier/#:~:text=There was once a contractor,all Indianans were called Hoosiers.

Yeah. Nice try. Not even close. From the state website: https://www.in.gov/history Strangely nothing like what you posted.

So point was, and still is, that Rasmussen is only slightly producing more than Sheahan at the same age. Never did I say that Ras was doomed to the same fate. Sheahan was, at best, a 4C. Ras has been improving every year and will likely top out as 3C who can fill in at 2W from time to time. Pretty sure that's what he was projected to be when he was drafted. I dont think that is unrealistic or inflammatory. And I already responded to Kasper's less than one game in the NHL. If you think that that is enough to prove how he will be used in 23-24, then I would say that's probably confirmation bias, not enough to actually predict the upcoming season. Never said either one of those things.

I already said. All of the cards were already printed. Surely there was time for a printout to give to Weekes for the broadcast. Doesn't mean it's fixed, just that maybe he was given the information before it was publicly announced.

says no one ever

Doubt. Military is woke now.

No. I gave 2 different explanations that are both way more plausible than yours. And You just proved my argument. There were people in the room who witnessed it. It wasn't fixed. And you still can't explain how Weekes would be a part of a fix. This isn't evidence, its meaningless data. If I find a pile of crap in my yard, I dont conclude fmichael did it. Now if I have a surveillance camera of him squatting in my yard, then that is actual evidence.

"Turds" are what Hoosiers call people from Dairy Land.

Riley Sheahan at 23: 79 games played, 36 points, 0.45 P/GP Michael Rasmussen at 23: 56 games played, 29 points, 0.52 P/GP Big difference there. How so?

You could just maybe offer a counter argument if you think I am wrong about his usage.

Okay. He played C in his one and only game in the NHL So that means he will start, and play the whole season, at center? Larkin started on the wing. It's not like it's unprecedented. I think its more likely he plays wing to Copp than the other way around long term. He also suffered a season ending injury. I dont think it's crazy to think that they will want to ease him into his role to start the season. I also don't think its crazy to think that his one game at C in a meaningless game in April was more about seeing where his progress and skill set was at. And considering that he was used as a pivot in Rogle (not a full time center) against much weaker competition in the SHL, I dont think its crazy that he starts the season at wing if he is going to play a prominent role on the Wings roster.

Don't bash our players.

That doesn't make him French anymore than growing up in an English speaking household makes me English.

If Kasper makes the roster he will likely start on the wing.

Veleno is clearly Italian. And he is from Quebec. He is definitely not French.

I did watch it. The draft lottery was already done before the "card show". What you were watching was not the "draft lottery". It was the Official Announcement of the results. Every single numbered card was already printed because the lottery was done prior to the airing. That's why the stack was on the podium the whole time. Do you really think it's supposed to magically appear right before it's flipped? Weekes was the announcer for the league, so he probably had a printout before it was announced officially on the show to make it easier for him to do the commentary. The NBA does it the same way.

I'm not. I don't bash any of our players. Ras could be a complimentary player in the middle 6. If you have an elite center and goal scoring winger, he could be useful in such a scenario.

Veleno is French?

I would be happy with that. I just don't see him as anything more than a slightly better producing Riley Sheahan at this point. You were calling him a bust the day he was drafted.

Like Steve Rogers before the serum.

You realize I am not rooting against it, right? See I'm not like one of those Zadina haters who actually wanted him to fail so they could be right.

Be honest. The Army wouldn't take you.

Lol. If I was a Republican Boomer I'd still be questioning the 2020 election results. I am not. Because conspiracy theories and fixing accusations usually come from confirmation bias seen thru the lens of suspicion, without any hard evidence. You still havent proven that Weekes "knew" the results before hand. If he predicts the winner of the Stanley Cup beforehand, I dont consider it "rigged" if he's right. Also, if it was rigged, than why on earth would Weekes be in on it? Common sense would say to keep the number of those involved as low as possible. Again, suspicion does not equal fact.