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If it’s any consolation, that how I feel about Quinn Hughes’ game. Don’t know what the fancy stats say, but to me it seems 90% of the value he brings is offense.

Nurse has looked a bit off this series. You know which Oiler defenceman has had an impressive playoffs? Evan Bouchard, 15 points in 10 games. The same Evan Bouchard that Kenny apparently had decided to take if Zadina hadn't fallen into his lap.

MLive has it as Week 4 but I don’t know their source. https://www.mlive.com/lions/2023/05/2023-nfl-schedule-leaks-nfl-season-to-open-with-lions-chiefs-in-prime-time.html

Toronto Maple Leafs Stanley Cup Hype Train Express back on track. Back to Toronto for a Game 5.

Photographer did Dmitri no favours.

Dan Dickerson’s call of the final out. Tigers Beat Guardians May 10.m4a

I don’t always know what pundits mean by a deep draft. That likely star players are nut just the top 5 but the top 10? That a #18 overall pick this year is like a #10 overall in a normal year? That a mid 2nd rounder is like a typical late 1st rounder? There are better draft followers on this board who can assess what the experts mean by this year’s depth.

The NHL should mandate that Kyle Beech announce the Hawks #1 pick. Then he can announce they’ve traded it to Detroit for Adam Erne.

Top of the 8th coming up. I predict that the Tigers will threaten but will not score.

She's still involved in some of the songwriting and on the studio versions and performs with them at special events like album launches or tv appearances. Dan Bejar of Destroyer i believe is no longer involved, although did contribute at least one song (the opening single?) to the album. It's really Carl Newman's band now, with help from Kathryn Calder.

Funny, when MCS mentioned Sloan and their hooks, I meant to reply that no Canadian band has better hooks than the New Pornographers. This song has the added bonus of reminding me how Vancouver looked and felt in the year 2000.

He should be no more than our Gates Brown, at this point. In 1974, Gates had 99 ABs in 73 games. 4 HRs, 17 RBIs, .242 BAA, .696 OPS.

Right. All the Hawks did was tear it down in what turned out to be the right year under favourable rules.

I have come to the conclusion that the chances of the Wings ever having lottery luck are roughly the same as me ever winning the 50/50.

Oh c’mon. Chicago!!! Let the conspiracy theory talk begin

Uneventful (unfortunately). First 13 teams held their position. Goes to commercial with 3 teams left. Chicago, Columbus and Anaheim. O

I don't think any NBA team picking Wembenyana could screw that up. Just a matter of time before they are contenders. Whereas the Oilers floundered for years even with McDavid. But I care about the Wings way more than I do the Pistons, so if I could only choose one it would be Bedard.

Matthews' contract expires after next year and the interesting part is that after July 1, 2023 he has a no movement clause. So if the Leafs get knocked out this week, they have about a month and a half to assess whether they will be able to sign him to a new contract. Otherwise he may be traded in June. If I were the Leafs (ugh, perish the thought), I'd a) sign Matthews; and b) dump Marner for whatever prospects I could get for him; c) use the net cap space gain after re-signing Matthews and dumping Marner to add a better goalie and shore up defense; and d) fire coach Keefe.

Boy, Leafs fan, you sure showed them. Stunning and brave

Love those Panthers. Overtime winner gives them 3-0 series lead.

Accounts I’ve read seem to indicate that Probert was the biggest name he was clearly going through issues and guys like Klima should have known better. Here is Keith Gave reminding us that Jacques Demers came out of it looking as bad as anyone. https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2019/04/10/bob-probert-death-goose-loonies-detroit-red-wings/3413295002/

Hmm, what if the Tigers don’t actually suck?!

How many players can be remembered for 3 such varied reasons 1) wild defection from Czechoslovakia. 2) apparently the ringleader of the Wings’ infamous Goose Loonies 3) the 3OT winner in the SCF. As for 2), is Albom melodramatic or what. Yeah, the incident was a bad idea, but no one got killed. https://www.mitchalbom.com/wings-lost-much-more-than-a-game/