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Bendecko
Location: Cave Putorium
Joined: 02.29.2020

Nov 11 @ 7:34 PM ET
*quickly scanning today's comments section and sees:*



*and then immediately does a:*

Peter Richards
Season Ticket Holder
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 08.24.2019

Nov 11 @ 7:36 PM ET
Thanks for your service.
- jaws1955

Yes thank you


Everyone see Roman cechmanek may get 10 years or am I late to then party.
PT21
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: 木糠布丁, PA
Joined: 03.04.2008

Nov 11 @ 7:40 PM ET
Ehh, service members are individuals who can think for themselves and vote for whoever they want. Likewise, the President got the highest share of the minority vote for a GOP candidate since 1960. In any event, Happy Veterans Day!
- Sublime55



By the way S55, I did not respond to this at the time because I did not know that the day would soon devolve into a delightful frenzy of insults, but I wanted to address this issue as a matter of common interest.

You are quite right about the %s, but there is a second story there that is not getting a lot of mention. That is, turnout went through the roof for minority voters.

As such, the numerical margin against Republicans for minority vote was also higher than 2016 (because even though they got a larger share, it was stlll very small, and from a bigger total).

I did a little analysis for a political discussion group. 2016 numbers are the conventional ones. 2020 are based off exit polls conducted by the standard agency (Edison).





stayinthefnnet
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 01.12.2012

Nov 11 @ 7:55 PM ET
I used to work for an undergrad program where a lot of students went to law school. I am so glad I don't have to write those letter of recommendation anymore. And face all the begging and crying for grades.

I recommend TestMasters over Kaplan or Princeton Review.

- PT21


i forget which bar prep I did. theyre all largely the same to me. i think barbrie or whatever it was. its all a scam haha

three years of law school only to study for a test of competency that can be learned in a three or four week review course? gotta get those tuition dollars i suppose. ill spare you the more cynical view of just cultural elitism enforcing the caste system ha
stayinthefnnet
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 01.12.2012

Nov 11 @ 7:56 PM ET
By the way S55, I did not respond to this at the time because I did not know that the day would soon devolve into a delightful frenzy of insults, but I wanted to address this issue as a matter of common interest.

You are quite right about the %s, but there is a second story there that is not getting a lot of mention. That is, turnout went through the roof for minority voters.

As such, the numerical margin against Republicans for minority vote was also higher than 2016 (because even though they got a larger share, it was stlll very small, and from a bigger total).

I did a little analysis for a political discussion group. 2016 numbers are the conventional ones. 2020 are based off exit polls conducted by the standard agency (Edison).


- PT21


you know, usually when people female dog about charts and graphs on this site, at least corsi is somehow involved
PT21
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: 木糠布丁, PA
Joined: 03.04.2008

Nov 11 @ 8:16 PM ET
i forget which bar prep I did. theyre all largely the same to me. i think barbrie or whatever it was. its all a scam haha

three years of law school only to study for a test of competency that can be learned in a three or four week review course? gotta get those tuition dollars i suppose. ill spare you the more cynical view of just cultural elitism enforcing the caste system ha

- stayinthefnnet




Passing the bar is a given. But the connections you make, the particular law school you went to, the professors there who will write letters for you is, fairly or unfairly, very,very seriously correlated with your subsequent career.
PT21
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: 木糠布丁, PA
Joined: 03.04.2008

Nov 11 @ 8:19 PM ET
you know, usually when people female dog about charts and graphs on this site, at least corsi is somehow involved
- stayinthefnnet


Yeah

I just finished this yesterday so it was handy.

There is a bit of a false narrative going around regarding the increased ethnic vote shares for R's and so on, so I wanted to do my bit setting the record straight in the few public boards I haunt I mean visit.

Btw, am I correct in that there is no unsubscribe/deactivate option for the Hockeybuzz account? Its like Hotel California?

Just wondering.
NC Flyers Fan
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 07.19.2018

Nov 11 @ 8:31 PM ET
Oh I figured. Was just sharing.

As far as the scary players to fear. G used to be but I don’t think anymore. I think coots is a player other teams worry about. And provie for d match ups.

- Peter Richards


G doesn’t have to be at the height of his star power to be that key piece. If he is as good as Kessel was for the 2016 Penguins for example, that would do it.

stayinthefnnet
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 01.12.2012

Nov 11 @ 8:51 PM ET
Passing the bar is a given. But the connections you make, the particular law school you went to, the professors there who will write letters for you is, fairly or unfairly, very,very seriously correlated with your subsequent career.
- PT21

totally get all of that, but yet again, that speaks more to my last point of the continuity of the social caste.
stayinthefnnet
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 01.12.2012

Nov 11 @ 8:52 PM ET
G doesn’t have to be at the height of his star power to be that key piece. If he is as good as Kessel was for the 2016 Penguins for example, that would do it.
- NC Flyers Fan

thats an apt example, but without being a Richard, you guys dont have a crosby or malkin circa 2016 on the team. that being said, i dont think you need two, but you do need one. coots/hayes are a great pair, but they arent that.
PT21
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: 木糠布丁, PA
Joined: 03.04.2008

Nov 11 @ 9:02 PM ET
totally get all of that, but yet again, that speaks more to my last point of the continuity of the social caste.
- stayinthefnnet


In some ways, yes, for sure. But in some ways, no.
PT21
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: 木糠布丁, PA
Joined: 03.04.2008

Nov 11 @ 9:03 PM ET
thats an apt example, but without being a Richard, you guys dont have a crosby or malkin circa 2016 on the team. that being said, i dont think you need two, but you do need one. coots/hayes are a great pair, but they arent that.
- stayinthefnnet


You are very kind. We dont have anyone in that stratosphere.
stayinthefnnet
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 01.12.2012

Nov 11 @ 9:19 PM ET
You are very kind. We dont have anyone in that stratosphere.
- PT21

neither do the pens anymore ha. like i said, sports are cyclical. no sense in being cocky about things.

Funnily enough, i think giroux would be an absolutely incredible fit on the pens right now (in a non capped universe, of course). He could have easy offensive minutes as a winger and then be the missing righty component on a power play. he may be experiencing some overall decline, but he would still be an absolute lethal variable there.
NC Flyers Fan
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 07.19.2018

Nov 11 @ 9:28 PM ET
thats an apt example, but without being a Richard, you guys dont have a crosby or malkin circa 2016 on the team. that being said, i dont think you need two, but you do need one. coots/hayes are a great pair, but they arent that.
- stayinthefnnet


I have a higher opinion of Coots than some, ahem. You’re right, we don’t have two yet. We might not need two. It will depend on matchups.

I like Patrick a lot and he is very far away from most people’s current “hopes,” yet he remains the best chance for this season. Frost isn’t expected to be fully ready this season.

https://www.nbcsports.com...his-element-nhl-offseason
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Nov 11 @ 9:30 PM ET
Yeah

I just finished this yesterday so it was handy.

There is a bit of a false narrative going around regarding the increased ethnic vote shares for R's and so on, so I wanted to do my bit setting the record straight in the few public boards I haunt I mean visit.

Btw, am I correct in that there is no unsubscribe/deactivate option for the Hockeybuzz account? Its like Hotel California?

Just wondering.

- PT21


There is no false narrative going around. Your setting the record straight is the false narrative.
PT21
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: 木糠布丁, PA
Joined: 03.04.2008

Nov 11 @ 9:44 PM ET
neither do the pens anymore ha. like i said, sports are cyclical. no sense in being cocky about things.

Funnily enough, i think giroux would be an absolutely incredible fit on the pens right now (in a non capped universe, of course). He could have easy offensive minutes as a winger and then be the missing righty component on a power play. he may be experiencing some overall decline, but he would still be an absolute lethal variable there.

- stayinthefnnet


I promise not to be cocky if the cycle ever reaches the high point of the arc. For us, its been more like a very gentle wave, like a Sine Curve with very small amplitude.
stayinthefnnet
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 01.12.2012

Nov 11 @ 10:23 PM ET
I have a higher opinion of Coots than some, ahem. You’re right, we don’t have two yet. We might not need two. It will depend on matchups.

I like Patrick a lot and he is very far away from most people’s current “hopes,” yet he remains the best chance for this season. Frost isn’t expected to be fully ready this season.

https://www.nbcsports.com...his-element-nhl-offseason

- NC Flyers Fan

Coots is a stud. hayes is really good too. but neither are going to consistently be "that guy" to drive offense as needed to continue along with this comparison. that being said, i dont think you need someone quite up to that level if the rest of your team is solid. I do however think there needs to be a higher level offensive piece added at some point to make that true leap, and im not quite sure it can be found through internal development.
stayinthefnnet
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 01.12.2012

Nov 11 @ 10:25 PM ET
I promise not to be cocky if the cycle ever reaches the high point of the arc. For us, its been more like a very gentle wave, like a Sine Curve with very small amplitude.
- PT21

i mean the flyers are routinely good every year. that makes it more difficult to be truly great. i know the multiple ways of team building have been discussed here ad nauseum, but still.

very seldom laughingstocks, very seldom world beaters. but then i guess you do spare yourself when the foot inevitably drops.
PT21
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: 木糠布丁, PA
Joined: 03.04.2008

Nov 11 @ 10:29 PM ET
i mean the flyers are routinely good every year. that makes it more difficult to be truly great. i know the multiple ways of team building have been discussed here ad nauseum, but still.

very seldom laughingstocks, very seldom world beaters. but then i guess you do spare yourself when the foot inevitably drops.

- stayinthefnnet


In life, people generally are ok with avoiding the very highs to not experience the very lows (dangerous drugs, gambling with your retirement for low odds events, etc. etc.) .

But in sports its the reverse. But our fans are too impatient.
stayinthefnnet
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 01.12.2012

Nov 11 @ 10:40 PM ET
In life, people generally are ok with avoiding the very highs to not experience the very lows (dangerous drugs, gambling with your retirement for low odds events, etc. etc.) .

But in sports its the reverse. But our fans are too impatient.

- PT21



a billion percent to the first.

and to the second, but the first is achingly correct haha
NC Flyers Fan
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 07.19.2018

Nov 11 @ 10:45 PM ET
Coots is a stud. hayes is really good too. but neither are going to consistently be "that guy" to drive offense as needed to continue along with this comparison. that being said, i dont think you need someone quite up to that level if the rest of your team is solid. I do however think there needs to be a higher level offensive piece added at some point to make that true leap, and im not quite sure it can be found through internal development.
- stayinthefnnet


Perhaps you also thought Guentzel’s 2017 playoff performance was unexpected. He was only 22.
stayinthefnnet
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 01.12.2012

Nov 11 @ 11:01 PM ET
Perhaps you also thought Guentzel’s 2017 playoff performance was unexpected. He was only 22.
- NC Flyers Fan

for sure. he is your konecny. fill out the rest of the spaces haha

even now, i dont think he is the best player on a cup winning team type caliber player.
Bendecko
Location: Cave Putorium
Joined: 02.29.2020

Nov 12 @ 12:38 AM ET
Please stay
- Angus4444

FYI I have been providing some SumoBuzz now that the November Grand Sumo Tournament is underway. Here are the first two updates reflecting Days 3 and 4 of the basho:
https://www.hockeybuzz.com/boards/thread.php?thread_id=121647&page=1#21046256
https://www.hockeybuzz.com/boards/thread.php?thread_id=121647&page=1#21047735

Have you been watching any of it?
Bendecko
Location: Cave Putorium
Joined: 02.29.2020

Nov 12 @ 2:34 AM ET
Just want to shout out to all veterans who have served our country. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your service and sacrifice.
- MJL

- Sublime55
Absolutely! Thank you to all our veterans!
- Letterkenney
This is a statement everyone should agree with!
- Stanley Cup
Grandfather was navy for 41 years. First a medic in the pacific the went officer. Was an admiral.

Father enlisted as he thought his number was going to be called. He said it wasn’t. Never knew if he was joking or not. He was army.

I am a marine. Enlisted 2000-2004 active. Sgt. 5811 5814.

- Peter Richards
I am honored to salute you, sir.
- PT21
Thanks for your service.
- jaws1955

NC Flyers Fan
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 07.19.2018

Nov 12 @ 6:45 AM ET
for sure. he is your konecny. fill out the rest of the spaces haha

even now, i dont think he is the best player on a cup winning team type caliber player.

- stayinthefnnet



I was thinking of Farabee. Hart will most likely be our best player.
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