1984Echoes

I think other teams are getting the idea that taking out Seider takes out 100% of the fight, whatever is there, of the Wings... And they are probably right. It wasn't just Kastelic... Seider was run at several times by several players... probably trying to throw his game off, or worse. Seider held his own until Kastelic went after him. And Kastelic went DIRECTLY at him, into the boards, and then started cross-checking Seider in the chest... literally forcing Seider to fight. Kastelic was hunting him for that...

You are showing for all to see here... Your abject... Ignorance.

Shootout loss 3-2.

End of 2nd period losing 1-0... But Boston is outplaying them all over the ice. Able to hold them to 12 shots though (we have 9); so not atrocious or anything... Talbot in goal, and has saved our bacon a few times... Hamonic-Chiarot and Compher-Ras-Raymond on ice for the GA...

Yes. Even if he was 3rd pair. And the D would have also looked better if we had found some way to keep Walman. But that's water under the bridge (on both counts...).

Yeah,,, Right! 😉

Also... speaking to Ragnow's thinking/ current health... Maybe he's mostly healed and feeling pretty good. But the MRI is showing not 100% healed (and reveals that there was an earlier, partially healed grade 3)... and therefore he needs a few more weeks to get to 100%... even if Frank is feeling pretty good about it. And then after a few more weeks of healing... Frank would need another 4-6 weeks to get up to "NFL game speed". That's it. He's done for the season. Doesn't matter how good Frank "feels". Even though he "felt" he was ready to unretire and get back onto the Lions roster...

That... And Ragnow is deluding himself, and the Lions, if he has a grade 3 hamstring and is trying to come back. My question would NOT be SOL... but rather... "Frank, WTF were you thinking?!"

PS: I think Mazur is still injured so there's a waiting period on using him as some kind of solution... In any kind of injury situation with him, MBN, or Lombardo... obviously we'd have to wait on that... I'm just sayin'... It's time to shake things up (as soon as any injuries are cleared...).

Couple points in the Athletic's latest Red Wings article: As Red Wings skid into 25-game mark, how fixable are their biggest issues? - The Athletic 1. The Red Wings have been outscored (5 on 5) 23-11 with Johansson on the ice. 14-3 with Hamonic on the ice. 8-7 (we scored more) with JBD on the ice (but those are the most protected minutes on the team). SHAKE IT UP. 1S. (s = shake it up solution): Send Hamonic and Johansson to GR, call up Holl and Wallinder. They get 3rd pairing. Holl is the right vet to match up with Wallinder. He gets 10 games to prove he can hack it (Wallinder), or he needs more work and has to go back down to GR after 10 games. But at least he'll see exactly how big/strong/fast/tough the NHL is... so he'll know what he needs to do (IF he wants to stick in the NHL...). If he shows enough to stick in Detroit for the balance of the season, then that's just gravy. If Wallinder needs to go back down to GR, sobeit. But Johansson doesn't get to come back up to Detroit automatically. Same with Hamonic. If, and only if, they are playing better. If Johansson is playing MUCH better, then he can get called back up. If not... I don't know what the next step will be... but we'll cross that bridge when we get there. BTW: Is MBN showing yet that he deserves another chance in Detroit? 2. Gibson right now is the 5th worst goalie giving up 3.78 goals MORE than expected, he so bad. Talbot is SAVING 2.33 goals above expected... but he's 38. Our season hinges on Talbot playing most of the games? At 38? Or is Gibson going to catch fire and start producing in goal a whole lot better (reducing the stress on Talbot of carrying this team)? SHAKE IT UP. 2S. Call up Cossa. Same deal as Wallinder... 10 games. He either flashes enough to stick in Detroit, or he needs more GR time. Let's find out. Can we just send Gibson to GR? If not, we'll have to figure out how to compensate for a roster with 3 goalies. If he can, Cossa gets his 10-game audition. And Postava also can get a 10-game audition, if necessary. Just to see what sticks. Maybe Gibson improves significantly in GR. Maybe Cossa sticks with a below 2.5 GA and a .900+ save %. Or Postava does. SHAKE IT UP. And let's see what happens. 3. The Wings are scoring on 7.2% of their shots. They're not at net front often enough (everyone can see that). There are so many struggling forwards on this team I don't even know where to begin. Kane/ Kasper, Copp/Compher, Soderblom/Berggren/Ras providing... not enough. But something has to change... so... SHAKE IT UP. 3S. Soderblom/Berggren/Ras would be the easy solutions. Demote to GR... or just trade them. Or maybe it's easier to move Copp? Or worse, they would be lost for nothing if we tried to send them down to GR. So while I am being more of an advocate of SHAKING IT UP and giving chances to Lombardi/ MBN/ Mazur, who all 3 I think would add fantastic energy and skill and defense and a much higher net presence (with "young kid" limitations)... I don't know what the exact recipe is for getting that done. But I do want to... SHAKE IT UP. IMO.

I would add that I believe a large portion of that ignorance is not blithe, but intentional.

What absolute MAGA dip-****tery. Bunch of whiny ****ing babies.

Why are you WHINING about taking COVID shots? Here are the vaccines required in the US Army/Military (both in basic training as the title suggests, but ALSO throughout a service member's enlisted time): Army Shots - Basic Training Vaccinations List Army shots and vaccinations are certainly necessary during basic training, and throughout your career in the Army, due to the close living quarters and other factors. The Army puts a lot of money into you when sending you through basic training, they don’t want you just go out and be sick all the time! Below we’ve listed the basic training army shots that you will receive once ... Vaccination Agent Remarks Adenovirus, Types 4 and 7 Influenza (Flu Shot) Recruits receive this shot in basic only during the designated flu season (October – March) Measles Measles Mumps and rubella (MMR) are administered to all recruits regardless of prior history. Meningococcal Quadrivalent meningococcal vaccine (containing A, C, Y, and W-135 polysaccharide antigens) is administered on a one-time basis to recruits. The vaccine is given as soon as practicable after in-processing or training. This vaccine is required routinely only for recruits, although its use may be indicated in other situations based on transmission potential and risk of contracting meningococcal disease. Mumps Measles Mumps and rubella (MMR) are administered to all recruits regardless of prior history. Polio A single dose of trivalent OPV is administered to all enlisted accessions. Officer candidates, ROTC cadets, and other Reserve Components on initial active duty for training receive a single dose of OPV unless prior booster immunization as an adult is documented. Rubella Measles Mumps and rubella (MMR) are administered to all recruits regardless of prior history. Tetanus-diphtheria A primary series of tetanus-diphtheria (Td) toxoid is initiated for all recruits lacking a reliable history of prior immunization in accordance with existing ACIP guidelines. Individuals with previous history of Td immunization receive a booster dose upon entry to active duty and subsequently in accordance with ACIP requirements. Routine “Booster” Shots while in the Military Influenza (Flu Shot) Annual, during “Flu Season” (October – March) Tetanus-diphtheria A primary series of tetanus-diphtheria (Td) toxoid is initiated for all recruits lacking a reliable history of prior immunization in accordance with existing ACIP guidelines. Individuals with previous history of Td immunization receive a booster dose upon entry to active duty and subsequently in accordance with ACIP requirements. Yellow Fever Navy and Marine Corps only. Special Requirements: Cholera (only as required by certain deployed countries) Cholera vaccine is not administered routinely to either active or reserve component personnel. Cholera vaccine is administered to military personnel, only upon travel or deployment to countries requiring cholera vaccination as a condition for entry, or upon the direction of the appropriate Surgeon General, or Commandant (G-K), Coast Guard. Plague There is no requirement for routine immunization. Plague vaccine is administered to personnel who are likely to be assigned to areas where the risk of endemic transmission or other exposure is high. Vaccine may not be effective in the prevention of airborne infection. The addition of antibiotic prophylaxis is recommended for such situations. Rabies Rabies vaccine is administered to personnel with a high risk of exposure (animal handlers; certain laboratory, field, and security personnel; and personnel frequently exposed to potentially rabid animals in a non occupational or recreational setting). Small Pox This vaccine is administered only under the authority of DoD Directive 6205.3, DoD Immunization Program for Biological Warfare Defense. Anthrax This vaccine is administered only under the authority of DoD Directive 6205.3, DoD Immunization Program for Biological Warfare Defense.

Shake it up.

To Siberia. They like oligarchic murderous fascist dictatorships? Fine... I exile 25 million MAGA fascist ****scumbags to Siberia for 25 years. They can send a report to America after 25 years detailing exactly what it's like living in an actual murderous fascist dictatorship (if they're still alive that is...). And if they have sufficiently repented, perhaps President Sasha Obama will allow them back into our DEMOCRACY (as immigrants of course) with a pardon.

I keep requesting... Diplomatically... For a shake up. Stevie!?!?! AREN'T you PAYING ATTENTION to this board? Like your fellow GM's do?!?! 😉 😁

And I know this as well... Which sucks. I'm not a "balanced budget amendment guy"... But I am a "We need to balance this ****ing budget NOW!!!" guy...

The VAT is a flat tax. Everyone pays the same rate (once companies have paid and then passed through the higher cost to their customers...). Sales taxes are flat taxes, everyone pays the same rate. This is what the oligarchs want. It reduces the burden on themselves whilst they slash taxes for themselves. And usually the tax cuts for the rich come first. Starting? with Reagan or even before him? But definitely since then. Slash taxes at the top, and states and everyone else tries to make up for the lost revenues with flat taxes. In other words, regressive. Estate or inheritance taxes are not regressive. Which is why Trump and his sycophantic Republicans slashed them. (By boosting the exemption threshold up to $14 mill single $28 mill married couple). I have ideas... Put the max tax rate for individuals back up to 40% applicable at the highest salary level, and use an incremental catch-up rate (42%) to bring prior taxed salary up to the max rate (IE: 35% below $626K, so 42% tax rate above $626K) until taxes on all wages for that person reach 40%, at which point all subsequent salaries higher than that are at the max 40% rate. Businesses ASKED for a 24% rate in 2017. Trump FORCED that rate down to 21% (to benefit himself of course) for C Corps. I would state that "BASED on businesses prior recommendation, we are agreeing to their 24% rate". Eliminate the SSN salary cap threshold and reduce the rate by 2%. Everyone (including employer's matching) pays less taxes. Until the new breakeven threshold (not a salary cap but the breakeven point with the new rate) which now: fully funds SSN. What do higher wage earners get when they won't really need Social Security? Less homeless on the streets. Less suffering in the US (they might not give a **** about that but... tough beans...). Create a "Windfall Tax" for all salaries above $5 million per year. INCLUDING stock benefits, as well as paid wages. But the employee does NOT pay the windfall tax, the company does. 20% windfall tax. Paid by the company to the IRS. For any "golden parachutes: stock or stock option benefits, and for all salary above $5 million for each and every executive, partner, director, or any other employee making over that amount. Fix the Federal Estate Tax. Drop the exemption threshold back down to $6 mill for singles, $12 mill married. They use progressive rates over the threshold from 18% to 40%; so that seems fine. Cost cutting...? Where do we find anything to cut in the budget nowadays? Just a few thoughts I have...

This.

****ing grotesquery. I've almost had enough of this...

Not addressed to anyone in particular... But: I believe we are sitting at a $1.8 TRILLION dollar annual deficit, year-to-date this year. Trump and his sycophantic House & Senate Republicans are the most fiscally irresponsible jagoffs in the HISTORY of ALL MANKIND!!! Errr, sorry everyone, about my expressiveness... Well, at least they are the most fiscally irresponsible U.S. leaders in the history of the U.S. The worst. EZ Fix: Balance the ****ing budget. If taxes are required to be raised, tough ****, do it. If Trump and his sycophantic H&S R's have to lose some of their self-serving tax breaks, tough ****, do it. If they can find ways to lower budget spending... that will actually fly in this country... fine, do it. But in order to balance the budget, they're going to have to negotiate with the Dems... so the Trumpublicans are NOT going to get all their little "gimmes" in a balanced budget. Tough ****, do it. PS: Not going to happen until the Dems take over the House and Senate. But that is coming soon IMO, to a theater near you. Release date: January, 2027.

Also, JB could run a minor stagger on the floor if he puts Stew always on the floor with Duren and staggers Turner between Cade/Duren/Turner/Thompson/etc. and Ivey/Turner/Holland/LaVert etc...

Can't the Pistons do a defensive swap? IE: Duren/Stew on the floor, Duren D's the C and Stew the PF. Turner/Stew on the floor, Turner D's the C and Stew the PF. Duren/Turner on the floor, Turner D's the C and Duren the PF.

That wouldn't bother me, on either count (waiting for an injury... or getting usurped by Buium...).

And on pace for roughly 18-20 assists (no goals so far) / points and a -10 for the year. Seems about right for him...