buddha

tork sucks

come on tigers.

white sox radio will be so fun tomorrow!

riley mays in center field.

"fire tony" chants.

this is so awesome.

its all they talk about on the radio here. that and how moncada is a slacker who is stealing money.

and the tigers are kicking up their heels!

the candy man can!

welcome to the big leagues riley.

welcome to the political board, boys!

massive loss. he's ruined all the momentum from last year by sticking to his high minded holier than thou nil stance. if they keep this up, harbaugh hets fired in two years. they missed on LLOYD CARR'S GRANDSON. nil was a gift from the gods to a school like michigan that has more money and almuni than almost anyone else and they totally fucked it up. good job guys.

him and the other 4th round swede are both intriguing.

his name is "saint" spelled backwards. yzerman really went for the all name olympics this year. amadeus, maximilian, tnais....

they need something because cossa is a long term project. probably needs at least two more years in the minors to work on his game.

tnais mathurin, 6'3 200 lb candian defenseman. anorher big defenseman.

maximlian kilpinen. 6'1 180 swedish center. 61st among euro skaters. hakan anderson getting some play today.

tony deangelo to philly to play under torts? what could go wrong?

amadeus lombardi, 5'10 160 center playing in flint. late riser. went from unranked to 94 among north american skaters. was a big lart of flint's team this year as a younger player. playmaking center.

anton johannson. 18 year old 6'4 swedish defenseman. rated 68 among euro skaters. seems like a red wings/yzerman pick if i've ever seen one. taking a chance on a big swedish defenseman who doesnt provide much offense but has some traits and SIZE. stevie loves big swedes.

just reading his scouting reports, his offense comes from being big, fast, and getting to the net. he's not a supremely skilled offensive player. there's nothing wrong with that and teams need that, but he seems to profile more adam erne than lucas raymond. a plus adam erne is a good thing. from hockey writers, wbo had him as a third rounder: James has all the intangibles to be a good power forward in the NHL. He has an innate goal-scoring ability while being a strong and physical player in his own zone. However, with most of his goals coming in close to the net, the question marks about his offensive abilities off the rush make it questionable whether he’ll be a top-six forward in the NHL. Given his skill set, a more realistic prediction is that he’ll fit in nicely in a third-line role where he can provide depth scoring while playing a hard-nosed, two-way game. A good comparison would be someone like Barclay Goodrow, a big, strong, and physical forward who plays good defense while being able to chip in offensively when needed.

honestly, if any of these guys make it and make an impact, its gravy. 80% of them after round 3 will never see the nhl ice.

i wouldnt say we "stole" husso, but a 3rd rounder is probably decent compensation. both picks in round two could be classified as "reaches" based on the prospect ratings, but i trust their evaluations. a couple of wings and no centers is interesting. james looks like a potential bertuzzi clone who might skate a little better but not have as much offensive ability. maybe more like a third line aggressive, big hitting power forward. the russian seems to profile as a small, fast, scoring winger. maybe they talked to sergei or igor about him?

refs ruined it. called so many fouls, so many techs. no flow at all. sloppy game. very summer league. lots of grabbing and clutching. stewart's 3 pointers looked legit. killian still cant shoot but is still a very good passer. cant attack the basket. saben lee is just a warm body. ivey looked as advertised. uber athletic. when he got a head of steam going downhill they couldnt stop him. great finisher. shot needs work. played a little out of control but that's expected. lane was clogged up because its summer league. duren looked legit. high flyer who is going to be a demon switching on d. no offense to speak of other than lobs but that's ok, that's all he'll need to be. spacing and shooting will be an issue unless stewart's 3 point chops are real and cade gets more consistent. i expect both to be true.

always assume mark jones is wrong.