buddha

85 might run away with this division!

anything from okudah is gravy at this point. i dont expect anything from him and i think the lions will be taking a cornerback high in next year's draft. hopefully he proves me wrong.

how?

crypto also being a form of legalized gambling...lol.

i hate the ads too.

and i do like g2's attempt to make his anti-gambling into something "scientific" rather than a moral objection and acknowleding the cultural and religious roots of where that objection comes from.

i buy a lottery ticket every now and again too. must be the dopamine rush.

i have $5 says youre wrong! lol.

other than the top line, edmonton cant hang with the avs. so they try to beat them up and take them out of their game. that's the charitable version. it may well have been the oilers getting frustrated that they couldnt hang.

but you get the joy out of watching a game and rooting for an outcome. again, YOU dont do it, so you cant imagine why anyone else could get any enjoyment from it.

i bet $5-$10 here and there. i dont think that makes me "wired" for something or not. sounds more like you never do it so you struggle to understand why others do and get enjoyment from it.

meh, i can make my own choices. so can you. addiction to anything can be awful, i dont see legalized sports gambling in america as any worse than alcohol (in fact, much less worse). most countries all over the globe have legalized gambling and sports are intertwined with that. north america has its own little brand of puritanical protestantism that looks down its nose at anything fun or even fun adjacent. to me, this is a product of our national prudery.

addiction to anything can be bad for you. addiction to alcohol can actually kill you.

lol. and? do you win money on beer? i gamble on sports book sites. i've probably "lost" $100 in the last two years. four people at a sporting event can spend that on beers for one game! lol. the pearl clutching is over "addiction." if so, why not be as concerned about alcohol ads?

if you hate sports betting ads because it might cause addictive behavior, you must get really upset every time you see a beer ad during a game.

bad news: boston won good news: golden state lost

off a lefty too.

domestic violence

getting a little chippy out there...

what a great job aj hinch is doing...lol. /ducks

yes....as long as the best player in the league is your first! 😀

don't be silly, nobody moderates the political forum. 😀

nazar is too small for me. savoie too. the wings are already really small and not very physical. they get pushed around all the time. i'd rather take one of the defensemen if one falls. i know we need a second line center, but being able to grab ANOTHER potential big, agile, puck moving defenseman is too good to pass up, imo. and someone will fall to them. someone always falls. if they do go forward and most of the big names are gone, take kasper. maybe gauthier. both are bigger guys. and then sign copp.

https://www.wingedwheelpodcast.com/post/if-i-were-steve-yzerman-2022-edition-part-3 prashanth's draft preview. he likes nazar.