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The Fins defense with easily the weakest blue liners in the tournament has been fantastic. USA needs to get it together quickly

Re-sign Tim Hardaway Jr.?

The Lions correctly valued Gibbs much higher than probably any other team in the league and we have seen how it’s worked out.

Part of the philosophy they have talked about is using free agency to address current needs and the draft to add the best players that fit their system. I do believe that needs plays some role in how they set their board but probably far less than other teams.

We are all close to saying the same thing just in different ways. The question is not do the Lions draft for need or BPA. This isn’t up for debate. They draft the best player available on their draft board. They’ve said it countless times publicly over the past few years. There’s no reason not to believe them. The question should be how much does need factor in to the creation of their board? It’s definitely a factor and has some impact in their rankings as we’ve seen in the last few drafts.

FWIW, we are 1 game in and am already sick of hearing “best on best”.

Raymond was the best player for the Swedes. Made an impression on almost every shift. They had him on PP1 as well. Fun game to watch. Both goalies stepped up big time late in a tie game.

Zero shots on goal but 15 minutes in and Sweden has not even shot the puck.

Pacers down 18 in the 3rd against the worst team in the NBA

Bettman also said at least 8 teams will take part. That would be good news for the possibility of a Russian team.

Any ideas why I can’t link Bluesky here? I copy the link and doesn’t paste here at all.

Sweden and Canada kick it off tonight. In a slight surprise, Jordan Binnington is the first to take his chances as Canada’s top goalie. Adin Hill will backup. Minnesota Wild’s Filip Gustavsson gets the nod over Linus Ullmark for the Tre Kroner. Lucas is +380 to score tonight. Will be interesting to see if he’s on PP2 or not.

John Mayer? Seems odd to have him with Country guys.

We are the 47th Oblast.

I was bummed to see the Ascension go. We can’t lose Drafting Table or Witch’s Hat. That would be unbearable.

This wouldn’t have happened to either the California or Anaheim Angels. Karma may take a while but she always shows up.

Unfortunately, I already think it’s too late. Established breweries all over the country closed in the past year. Many good ones here in Michigan.

Josh Hart’s position is dog. Impressive how a guy 6’4 can rank so high.

Agree. That is total clickbait as he never says anything about Luka or his future for next season. What he said about the fans and the team is why I posted it. He’s exactly right and says it in a meaningful way. Very opposite of some of the storied sound bites from his past.

Alright, I’m going to give it a go and see how it does. Has anyone come up with a tool to go through your followings on X and port them over to BS?

I’d love to leave. Bluesky can be a replacement for politics but it’s still missing out on too much in the sports world.

Looking back on the history of the Kickoff Game, they don’t like a divisional matchup but it has happened 4 times before. Maybe Washington would be the best choice assuming they want to hold off on the Lions.

1-4 vs Pacers this year. That’s a nice gift from the schedule makers that we don’t play them down the stretch.

Settle down, champ. Del had this covered on page 1

Schefty’s take on the 2025 opener. I agree the NFL could be thinking Lions/Eagles is a better later season marquee game.