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Skipper

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  1. Yeah, the "Center of the World" is a tad more consequential than Vermont with a state population that is probably less than each borough. Nobody cares about Vermont. This made international news.
  2. They got their asses handed to them (i) replacing an old AF candidate that proved to be outright incompetent at the debate (proving out 2 years of campaigning on the issue by R's better than they could have ever dreamed) and then inserted Kamala without any primary, (ii) with rampant inflation the last 2 years of his term (which in my view was inevitable and not Biden's fault but the President will always get the blame) and (iii) after setting themselves up to be attacked on massive illegal immigration (tried to fix too late and were of course blocked by the R's so it became a campaign issue) . Take away any of those 3 and they likely win (and almost certainly take away either (i) or (ii) and they win). It took a trainwreck for the R's to win the last cycle. And 95% of this board was convinced it could not possibly happen right up until the election. But sure, I'm the irrational with a hot take that socialism is not a winning platform in the year of our lord 2025 LOL. Again, most of this board lives in a fantasy world. But carry on.
  3. I've only voted R for President once post Bush (Romney). I voted straight D last election on anything non-local. But if they want to move far left, that's fine, I'll sit and home and let the nutjobs on both sides fight it out. And I'm fairly confident how that will go. A lot like last cycle.
  4. LOL. Never ceases to amaze me. Anyone that dares to stray from the groupthink on this board is a trumper. I'll leave you all to it but confident that every R (rightfully) worried about midterms views this as an absolute gift from a national messaging standpoint.
  5. Yes to both. And there are a shit ton of like minded people that would never vote for a socialist. I've already seen a few Democrats rejecting this nonsense because they know it is political suicide.
  6. You all live in a fantasy world.
  7. Good luck with that. Kamala trying to appeal to the center right anti-trump is the only thing that kept the election from being a bigger blowout.
  8. This is the biggest gift Dems could possibly give R's heading into midterms with an unpopular president. In NYC of all places. Cue the fear porn about far left muslim socialists taking over the D party and it will be effective. The left on this board can cheer this kind of stuff on all you want but it kills you with the average American that may not like Trump but will never get behind socialism and pronouns. Tidal wave of momentum is laughable.
  9. Thank you to the handful of posters actually contributing with news updates and not Cloak Room bullshit.
  10. Oh it's gross. I mean it all evens out as he was underpaid for a while but tail end of big contracts always suck. I'll say, I'm reasonably impressed how much he has left after major injuries. He came back and played well way ahead of schedule. He's working his ass off at least and not just collecting a paycheck.
  11. Everyone forgets the Benn money was already spent on Mikko. We were WAY over the cap once fully healthy in the playoffs. Benn will be less than 3. Also, I don't see how we sign Granlund at this point. He will want (and likely get) $5MM+. Also, not you but above, anyone complaining about term of the Duchene contract needs to focus on the AAV as it's great value. 82 points last year. He could have probably gotten 13 or 14 for a 2 year deal somewhere else. I bet he could have gotten 5+ AAV on a 4 year deal somewhere else. On a fringe playoff team or a young team that needs a veteran presence to take the next step, he would have been paid accordingly. He wanted to stay in Dallas and compete, so it's a deal that works for both sides. Worst case scenario we can buy him out of year 4 if productivity drops off. Great interview yesterday on the Ticket yesterday FYI. Highly recommend on the Sportsday App. I'm guessing absent some huge move (a Robo offer we can't refuse), next piece of work is trying to see if anyone will take Dumba if we throw in a pick we got for Marchment yesterday, and if not, buying that out. That was a terrible signing last summer (and we all thought that was likely the case at the time). Can't win em all. I think someone asked if any young prospects are expected to make the jump, I think there is chatter Hryckowian might be next man up to take a roster spot.
  12. Yep, had to move salary and get what you can. He hurt his regular season goodwill here for sure with constant bad penalties (and not much production) in the playoffs.
  13. I will be SHOCKED if Benn gets more than $2MM. Again, we have no $$$. I think people are forgetting Mikko is a $12MM cap hit next year and we were well over the cap in the playoffs once Seguin and Heiskanen returned. I think we currently have like $500K of cap space. You basically have to move some portion of Marchment/Robo/Lyubush/Dumba (buyout?). Duchene signing announced today means that Nill has a plan, because otherwise, we don't have cap space to fill a roster.
  14. I would be shocked if Grandlund is retained unless they are moving both Marchment and Robo. There is no $$.
  15. He made $9.5. I fully expect Benn deal to get done last for whatever is left or for just whatever vet minimum is.
  16. Duchene had 82 points last year. He's got a lot more left in the tank compared to Benn.
  17. Solid value for production, at least for probably next 2 years and likely 3. Might be rough by year 4. Despite not really showing up in the playoffs at the level we needed the last 2 years, he took WELL under market to play here (while obviously still getting paid by Nashville). All things being equal, I'm glad that was rewarded that as it's the right way to run a franchise but also glad we didn't pay more than we did. I'm sure someone would have offered 4 at $5MM+. So are we moving Marchment now? Numbers don't really work.
  18. Florida was just on a different level than everyone. When I saw them play Stars live in '24 I thought they were the best team i saw that year. This year they are even better. Damn.
  19. I think he just lost guys in the locker room that have a much longer contract term that Pete did. Will be interesting to hear what else comes out and how much of it was the way the game and post game of game 5 was handled privately and publicly or if there was more to it. But he couldn't really walk back throwing Jake under the bus after game 5 which was total BS.
  20. As posted earlier, Deboer's post game was just baffling. I'm guessing what was said in the locker room post-game wasn't much different. I think that probably burned bridges, but I also put most of the blame for Edmonton series on the players. Particularly the inability to finish great chances back to back years against that team. Duchene, Wyatt and Marchment had awful series in particular (as did Benn but that just may be who he is at this point). Never would have believed after winning game 6 a couple of weeks later we would lose 4 straight to Oil (and the series in 5) and DeBoer would be out but here we are.
  21. Texas Softball WS only (if then) softball watcher here and that swing on Ball 4 was just pure badass in any fucking sport. Fucking balls in that moment. Love it.
  22. I said it in the Stars thread after the game. I was shocked at DeBoer's inability to keep it to BS coach speak post-game. I get beyond frustrated with a 3rd straight WCF loss but you can't throw players under the bus end of the season. Particularly the goalie that had an overall really good playoff run. Pete was much better on Saturday but have to keep emotions under control. Whether or not he should have been benched can certainly be debated but once the series was lost need to keep your composure. Reading between the lines he didn't do it in the locker room post game either.
  23. I'm tired of debating this point (not on this thread, in my stars text chain as it's been a non-stop discussion). My personal view is we absolutely should have done something in the closing minutes of game 3 and dared them to suspend our guy and not Nurse but after that we were playing from behind and couldn't risk a 5 minute major or suspension retaliating. In hindsight given we lost anyways, maybe that was wrong, but at the time I thought it made sense. But someone definitely should have done something at home down 3-0 in game 3. That pissed me off.
  24. Disappointing finish. Not ready to get into all of the post season stuff yet, but did watch Deboer's press conference and kind of hated it. If there was ever a time for just BS coach speak it was then. He was clearly beyond frustrated with his team's performance but you can't drive a wedge between your franchise goalie. Pulling him, deserved or not, right move or not, was plenty without the additional comments. Jake wasn't good enough this series but he was crucial in winning the first 2 series. Also, a lot of the guys in the room he was bashing won't be there. The time for that kind of messaging is training camp with a new team IMO. One thing I think is becoming clear is it really helps if you can finish off an early series in 4 or 5. We just looked more tired across the board and Jake played more games than any other goalie in the playoffs to date and it showed on him. I wonder if this team could have given Edmonton a better shot if we didn't get such a difficult first round opponent both years that took all 7. Regardless, absolutely deserved to lose this series. Lots to unpack for post-season but probably going to take a couple of weeks before I start reading all of that. Also, not going back and reading all post game hot takes, but if someone actually said Fire Nil that is just about the dumbest fucking take I've seen in a Stars thread. JFC.
  25. "Major" isn't the right word. But we just paid Miko long term. I think Harley's play is trending towards a pretty damn big deal in the next 2 years to lock him up long term. I don't know if we can pay both Harley and Robo "market" for their next contract and fill out the rest of the roster to adequately to compete for a cup. That is high level. But I'll dive into that (as will I'm sure the Stars writers) once playoffs are over.
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