Shinzaki

Shai Buium has signed a three year entry level deal beginning next year...reporting to the Griffs on a PTO.

Ken Holland is a HOF candidate as a GM...Weaver is not a HOF candidate

Yep...will be interesting to see who comes back and who moves on. I'm mixed on Kane and Perron... Sprong is a goner...Fabbri is signed for a year and reasonably productive... Veleno is an RFA...edge to Fabbri on the bottom six. Will Kasper and Mazur be ready to make the jump? Defense needs an overhaul...Ghost should be back...he's so good o the PP. Seider and Edvinsson are the future (along with ASP) Are guys like Wallinder and Tuomisto (both have played several years now in Europe and NA against men) ready to challenge?. Cossa is the future in net... Lyon, Reimer and Husso are all question marks to on extent or another Husso and Lyon are both signed for next year...Husso even when healthy hasn't exactly set the world on fire. Assuming Cossa is in GR again, I'm not too excited about Husson or Lyon as the starter. Lyon maybe as a back up. I assume Reimer will not be back How much cap will new deals for Seider and Raymond consume? Will there be enough left to make an impact FA addition? Stamkos may be out there...Reinhart may be out there..Guentzel would add some pop to the top six. Dylan Larkin's old buddy Tyler Bertuzzi is a UFA... Would not be surprised if we backslide a bit next year as more of the young talent moves in..if that's the direction they go in

That missed call on Copp's broken cheek bone looms all the larger. Maye this is the year we get some lotto luck and jump the 10 spaces up to five.

Who is this Sports Professor guy on Bally's...I've never heard of him. So how much of a professor can he be?

The guys with the bats in their hands

Ya let me down, Joe...

Buffalo fires Don Granato....

Ken Kal holds a slight edge over Dan Miller and Dan Dickerson for favorite local announcer...

We gotta bring back Ghost....

But all the dummies who made the decisions that put the team in te box they find themselves in will return and pick the new guy.... God... I miss Jack McCloskey...

Holy F**K what a come back!!

The octopus on the ice when you're in the midst of losing a must win home game against an inferior opponent...stop...just stop

Beilein...

Utah Romneys....there's an F ton of them out there

Normally I'm not a "fire the owner" guy...but in this case...it seems like a complete top to bottom change is needed. Does Sheila Ford Hamp like basketball?

Shoeless Max Clark....doesn't really have a ring to it

Edwards on the Athletic site talks of sweeping changes coming this year including the hiring of a Director of basketball operations. What that would mean for Weaver is uncertain...Williams should not escape scrutiny either. He seemingly acknowledges the folly of playing Killian so much over Ivey, but not the rest of his decisions re the rotation

So in their system...not really a prospect

Kasper scores two (4g 5a in his last 12) and Cossa stops 21 of 22 in a 3-1 Griffs win. Cossa got rare back to back starts this weekend stopping 22 of 24 in a 2-0 !loss to Rockford Fri night Berggren has 30pts (16g 14A) in his last 25. Don't know if the org views him as a prospect these days

Edvinsson showed better offensive instincts on his goal than most of our forwards

Husso got pulled from a rehab start due to injury in warm ups. If he's not going to heal, he coukd be the LTIR guy that allows Stevie some more flexibility. Kasper has played...between GR and Europe.. 200 games as a pro. I'm expecting him to start in Detroit next year and will be disappointed if he doesn't

PP is an important unit...he's perfect in that role as a 3rd pairing dman who can play either side

I like Veleno as a bottom 6 F...but it's not like he has a a unique skill set that can't be replaced. I would probably prioritize Fischer over him

Raymond, Seider and Veleno are due for new contracts at bigger $$$. Perron and Sprong are probably not coming back. Fischer needs to be back. Would love to sign Kane...but would it make more sense to go after someone like Guentzel or even Stamkos or Reinhart? On defense...would love to sign Ghost. They need to find a way to move on from one of Petry or Holl. They're redundant. Guys like Mazur,Tuomisto and Kasper would be nice cheap additions if they're ready....as would Danielson