1984Echoes

I'm not certain what you mean by that question Buddha. I mean I get that they were all in the same draft and we basically traded Chychrun for Cholo (released) and Hronek (meh)... and maybe you intend that as a joke so, you know, haha... But that's also water under the bridge so, even though that trade ended up sort of crappy... Seriously (even though we screwed up), would you make a play for Chychrun if the Coyotes were to make him available? I wish we already had him instead of taking Cholo & Hronek but... since we can't... IMO: I make a play for him. Would they take Hronek (that would be funny...)? Or Veleno? Plus a McIsaac and a couple 2nds? I don't know what their asking price is but I believe it will be steep... but... I'm interested. Put him on the top line with Seider.

And he's doing OK with that... Frank & Diallo look like they could be useful. Josh & Trey contributed although... much less than evenly... And then he turned Josh & Trey into Bagley. I'm interested in seeing if Bagley's career can be turned around and in seeing what he can turn into if he does turn it around. I'm not expecting a star... but if he can be turned into a highly productive player, even at less than star level... then Weaver basically turned nothing into something. He signed both Josh and Trey for cash. And then bought Bagley for that investment.

Rumors are Arizona might put Chychrun on the market... He'd be hugely expensive in trade assets... but should the Red Wings make a play for him?

That's asking the impossible.

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Anyone who disagrees with him.

They've updated significantly since Chechnya and have shown their improvement on the battlefield in Syria, Ukraine and Kazakhstan... Not world-beating competition... but they're no longer a struggling military power... This will be bloody with lots of death on both sides.

More of that please...

PS: I didn't mean scores again this game but, rather, in general... The second line really has started becoming an effective line the past few weeks - all due to Bert IMO.

HELL NO!!! Tuzzi-Line SCORES AGAIN!!! I think we HAVE to hold onto Bert because... whichever line he is on becomes an instant scoring line. We now have two effective/ dangerous scoring lines and that's all due to splitting up Bert & Larkin. Move surrounding players... look for who can create an effective 3rd line... and go from their. But Bert is the "glue guy" that this team HAS to have (along with more blueline talent) in order to make a strong move towards the playoffs again. IMO.

Russia's only southern warm water naval base is in Sevastopol. There is no possible way that Putin would lose that to the potential that Ukraine joins NATO. I also am not worked up over Crimea because I look at that as a military and political reality. Plus some of the Russian-controlled history as you've mentioned... Even though Crimea has changed hands throughout history, multiple times (originally the Greeks, who founded the coastal villages at the time, Turkey, Ukraine, Russia, Crimean Tatars, etc...), and, therefore do not recognize Russian sovereignty based on "history".... I fallback on the military reality of Crimea: No. Possible. Way. Putin. Will Lose. Crimea. On the other hand, I have contempt for him running Russian troops into parts of Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine (the Donbass) simply because he wants to screw with his neighboring countries.

Correct. Prior to 1790 they were part of a Polish-Lithuanian Empire (not I believe as a co-equal but at least with some autonomy and dignity rather than being raped as Stalin did to them). Prior to that they were an Independent Nation, prior to that, they WERE the Rus empire (loose term based on the day and age) based in Kiev; and Moscow didn't even exist. From the first Viking settlers in the late 800's AD until 1790 (900 years of history), they were either Independent, or controlled all of the territory surrounding them. But that doesn't mean anything because Russia defeated the Polish-Lithuanian Empire and took control of Ukrainian territory in 1790. Putin... go F yourself.

A dozen assists out of that and some efficient scoring too... The bench has been very good for Killian...

Yeah, The word-usage of "tanking" has become abusive and no longer has any realistic meaning anymore. If a team loses more games than it wins nowadays it's "tanking". I'm sick of all the contempt heaped upon any organization that is legitimately trying to rebuild.

He hasn't played since Jan 28th so... maybe?

What do you guys think of David Bell...?

I don't know about that.. maybe? I've never hear of that though. What I do know is that the St. Louis Cardinals (Branch Rickey) had basically developed a modern farm system ahead of any other team and boat-loaded their minor league teams with signed prospects that no one else had thought to put under direct contract to his major league team. Every one before that had tried to buy out a contract from independent minor league teams (they were ALL independent... until Branch Rickey came along...); and of course the Yankees could buy almost any minor leaguer they wanted to so... In order of fairness to all other teams, the draft was instituted and all (most) minor league teams were bough out by major league teams, creating our modern minor leagues. I don't know about reducing competition/ money to minor league players... it may have had that effect on the best minor leaguers but I don't believe that for 99% of them...

I like Incinerate, Teen Age Riot and Bull in Heather. But normally not my cup of tea. I have a preference for The Pixies, the Ministry, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Nirvana from roughly the same era... Oh... and also the Violent Femmes and Throwing Muse...

By definition.

If you've changed the draft order for teams, that began in order of a mathematical record, in favor of a random "lottery"... The draft order has inherently been distorted.

When I was arguing vociferously with a buddy over how corrupt, inept, anti-Constitutional, and straight-up Con-Artist Low-Life LYING POS Trump was (in 2015, before he had even gained the nomination)... I heard a steady stream of "but Hillary's emails"... What a jackass. We're not friends anymore. I loathe his militant personality and life choices.

We also get him restricted so we have controlling rights. And it was time to make space on the roster so losing Trey and JJ are actually plusses... why not trade them for high-potential and an area of need for the team? Just my 2 cents...

All the cockroaches scurrying into dark corners hoping no one notices that they polluted our Democracy with their horrible act of sedition. However great or small.

Ewww.

Ah.. I think I know what you are getting at... Older gen still nostalgic for Russia and younger gen decidedly against Russia? I think the polls would confirm that but, you're right, would like to see poll stats to see what they say...