The Leafs trading Niemelä for an older defenceman who sucks...
- Steven_Seagull

He's obviously the next Brandon Gormley

Also I don't know if my cuban coffee tastes like cuban Cigars just from associating the flavours or because it actually tastes like cigars, but it's awesome.

Topi named top dman, but isn't on the all star team? How does that work?
- burn

I suspect different people voting

I suspect different people voting
- TheMussel

I agree with him, very odd.

I agree with him, very odd.
- bixll

At the risk of not doing any actual work, wikipedia gave me that the top players are voted by the IIHF WJC directorate and the all-star team is voted by the media.

At the risk of not doing any actual work, wikipedia gave me that the top players are voted by the IIHF WJC directorate and the all-star team is voted by the media.
- TheMussel

Fake news media. Enemy of the Topi.

At the risk of not doing any actual work, wikipedia gave me that the top players are voted by the IIHF WJC directorate and the all-star team is voted by the media.
- TheMussel

Maybe they should chat before they announce. Matters not, to be honest.

Fake news media. Enemy of the Topi.
- Steven_Seagull

It’s better this way....
Keep him motivated and not complacent 🤫

This plus the stars aligned for the US squad. Goalie was very good, and that defensive ploy - clog up the middle, clutch n' grab (without taking a penalty) and especially hold those sticks when in tight - Lou is smiling.
- winsix

I also think the USNDP gives them an edge in the U18 and U20 competitions.

Of course, Canada would never consider such a structure, because it would take away slave labour from for-profit CHL teams.

50.6 vs 49.4 and 50.2 vs 49.8 is just enough to possibly stabilize the (frank)ed up US politics going forward.
- 21peter

As many have said on the internet:

We needed Georgia to save America from Kentucky.

And for that, we owe Stacey Abrams a huge thank you.

He's obviously the next Brandon Gormley

Also I don't know if my cuban coffee tastes like cuban Cigars just from associating the flavours or because it actually tastes like cigars, but it's awesome.
- TheMussel

Weird that they left Mark Staal off that list (2007).

Dubas is a drafting stud.

Dubas is a drafting stud.
- RogerRoeper

The bestest drafter ever to draft.

Dubas is a drafting stud.
- RogerRoeper

Is he in our Yahoo fantasy pool too?

The bestest drafter ever to draft.
- rSole

Just think of the cap problems we would have if we had taken Konecny instead of Dermott and Bracco.

He should be GM of a 3D chess team.

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Just think of the cap problems we would have if we had taken Konecny instead of Dermott and Bracco.

He should be GM of a 3D chess team.
- Atomic Wedgie

Who was in charge of the picks in 2015?

I think its worse that they took Dermott 1 pick before Aho, but I dont know who made the call

Who was in charge of the picks in 2015?

I think its worse that they took Dermott 1 pick before Aho, but I dont know who made the call
- senstroll

It's very simple. Any good pick is Dubas in charge and any bad pick was Lou/Hunter/Babcock and potentially Shannaplan.

Is he in our Yahoo fantasy pool too?
- AdamFrench

Dubas or Topi?

Dubas or Topi?
- PatC80

Kokkonen.

I love how if you set up your prediction post by quoting my template, it looks like you are predicting that Atomic Wedgie will win the Conn Smythe Trophy.

Kokkonen.
- AdamFrench

I'm all in...

It's very simple. Any good pick is Dubas in charge and any bad pick was Lou/Hunter/Babcock and potentially Shannaplan.
- AdamFrench

I dont think Dermott was a bad pick, its just there were better picks.

I am even more confused now

It's very simple. Any good pick is Dubas in charge and any bad pick was Lou/Hunter/Babcock and potentially Shannaplan.
- AdamFrench

Any Greyhound was a Dubas pick, and any Knight was a Hunter pick.

All other picks were done by an algorithm built into a spreadsheet hooked up to an Intellivision (with Intellivoice add-on).

After every pick, the voice simulator from B-52 Bomber would say "That was on target!"

(Yes, I realize that less than 1% of people will get this Intellivision reference - that's just how I roll).

Any Greyhound was a Dubas pick, and any Knight was a Hunter pick.

All other picks were done by an algorithm built into a spreadsheet hooked up to an Intellivision (with Intellivoice add-on).

After every pick, the voice simulator from B-52 Bomber would say "That was on target!"

(Yes, I realize that less than 1% of people will get this Intellivision reference - that's just how I roll).
- Atomic Wedgie

I got the joke. Bbbbbbbbbb-522222 BOOMBER

I love how if you set up your prediction post by quoting my template, it looks like you are predicting that Atomic Wedgie will win the Conn Smythe Trophy.
- Atomic Wedgie

Sounds fair. He was on fire