The Sicatoka

Sabres ... dulled. Devils ... exorcised Blue Jackets ... given to Goodwill Red Wings ... clipped Ducks ... plucked Flyers ... forgot their masks and vaccination cards and not allowed to board the aircraft Senators ... censured Blackhawks ... down Rangers ... penned in Sharks ... Martin Brody'd Stars ... collapsed into a black hole Coyotes ... hit by giant Acme anvil dropped by a roadrunner Kings ... abdicated Flames ... extinguished Canucks ... deported to the US Capitals ... lower-cased Blues ... seeing red Oilers ... green-energy'd Penguins ... iced Panthers ... declawed Predators ... Chris Hansen'd Wild ... urbanized Maple Leafs ... raked into a pile in the backyard and set on fire Jets ... meet Stinger missile Hurricanes ... de-eyed Bruins ... euthanized for rummaging trash cans

You were only surprised by Schafer if you were merrily whistling past the graveyard.

Sabres ... dulled. Devils ... exorcised Blue Jackets ... given to Goodwill Red Wings ... clipped Ducks ... plucked Flyers ... forgot their masks and vaccination cards and not allowed to board the aircraft Senators ... censured Blackhawks ... down Rangers ... penned in Sharks ... Martin Brody'd Stars ... collapsed into a black hole Coyotes ... hit by giant Acme anvil dropped by a roadrunner Kings ... abdicated Flames ... extinguished Canucks ... deported to the US Capitals ... lower-cased Blues ... seeing red Oilers ... green-energy'd Penguins ... iced Panthers ... declawed Predators ... Chris Hansen'd Wild ... urbanized Maple Leafs ... raked into a pile in the backyard and set on fire Jets ... meet Stinger missile

Dear Canada, Seriously? Signed, NHL Fans

Blind squirrel alert!

VGK 75 got 2 games for his nonsense the other night. WPG 55 made no attempt to play the puck and made a full speed contact to the head collision (on a live national game in two countries) in a league that is trying to protect the head. I'm setting the over/under of the suspension of WPG 55 at 4.5 games. (I think he'll get 4 so I'm on the under.)

"Forget it. He's rolling."

The IIHF understands and does it right (and yeah, they do have their version of the Gopher rule): In this case host means host country (Latvia). In NCAA play I'd just go with the "best-ranked" criteria, so the #1 regional seeds would play afternoon games at regionals. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2021/wm/standings/playoffs (under "Seeding")

Sabres ... dulled. Devils ... exorcised Blue Jackets ... given to Goodwill Red Wings ... clipped Ducks ... plucked Flyers ... forgot their masks and vaccination cards and not allowed to board the aircraft Senators ... censured Blackhawks ... down Rangers ... penned in Sharks ... Martin Brody'd Stars ... collapsed into a black hole Coyotes ... hit by giant Acme anvil dropped by a roadrunner Kings ... abdicated Flames ... extinguished Canucks ... deported to the US Capitals ... lower-cased Blues ... seeing red Oilers ... green-energy'd Penguins ... iced Panthers ... declawed Predators ... Chris Hansen'd Wild ... urbanized Maple Leafs ... raked into a pile in the backyard and set on fire

Sabres ... dulled. Devils ... exorcised Blue Jackets ... given to Goodwill Red Wings ... clipped Ducks ... plucked Flyers ... forgot their masks and vaccination cards and not allowed to board the aircraft Senators ... censured Blackhawks ... down Rangers ... penned in Sharks ... Martin Brody'd Stars ... collapsed into a black hole Coyotes ... hit by giant Acme anvil dropped by a roadrunner Kings ... abdicated Flames ... extinguished Canucks ... deported to the US Capitals ... lower-cased Blues ... seeing red Oilers ... green-energy'd Penguins ... iced Panthers ... declawed Predators ... Chris Hansen'd Wild ... urbanized

Sabres ... dulled. Devils ... exorcised Blue Jackets ... given to Goodwill Red Wings ... clipped Ducks ... plucked Flyers ... forgot their masks and vaccination cards and not allowed to board the aircraft Senators ... censured Blackhawks ... down Rangers ... penned in Sharks ... Martin Brody'd Stars ... collapsed into a black hole Coyotes ... hit by giant Acme anvil dropped by a roadrunner Kings ... abdicated Flames ... extinguished Canucks ... deported to the US Capitals ... lower-cased Blues ... seeing red Oilers ... green-energy'd Penguins ... iced Panthers ... declawed Predators ... Chris Hansen'd

Indeed.

But you forgot to answer the questions. That is old!

TDB <- Could be Constanini, Bowen, or they could go rogue like the Swedish goalie announcement and surprise all of us. Weatherby Senden Hain Caulfield Budy Albrecht Gaber Jamernik Ness Ford Calder Portz Schmaltz Kunz (TBD)

What is this "NBA" thing of which you speak, a bowling or badminton league?

Ginger or Mary Ann Mrs Brady or Mrs Partridge Jennifer or Bailey <-- We'll see who understands that reference. Chrissy or Janet <-- Another obtuse one Samantha or Jeannie <-- Yet another obtuse one

Nodak was between 1st N and Dyke just west of Washington. Minnkota was by the Mill. Now both are on 32nd: Nodak at I-29 and Minnkota west of the F'nJ I-29 truck stop.

Since 2015-16, UND has gone with a C plus four or more A's three times (twice under Ausmus, and under Kawaguchi). This past season it was Kawaguchi with JBD, Kierstad, Senden, Weatherby. <- The obvious captain, the undergrad surely gone, the senior, and the heirs apparent. Two D, three forwards. I could see a similar pattern this season: Senden with Weatherby, Hain, Sanderson, Frisch. (Sanderson is almost surely gone and Frisch is the transition heir 2021-22). The only thing that we're not accounting for is there is some serious leadership coming in from the transfer portal. Ford wore the C at BGSU; Calder wore an A at LSSU.

WARNING: The sound you are about to hear is my shoulder popping out of socket as I pat myself on the back. I'd say picking up a Swedish goalie that was on none of our radars qualifies as "rabbit to be pulled out of a hat, and Karl Goehring is the magician". I called what was coming. < pop > Ouch.

No .... Berenson Rink at Domino's Arena.

Hot take I heard is MTL or TOR would use Buffalo's rink if the border is still closed. Better? It went on to speculate WPG or EDM would use ... The X (if no MIN) or ... REA.

Right now the complaint is too light to stop the run. Get them bigger and heavier and the complaint will be they can't help enough in pass coverage.

I'm no fan of Perry, but he did what he could to avoid that collision.

That's exactly while I bemoan hockey becoming soccer (1-0 scores). In a 3-2 game a bad puck off a seam is 20% of the scoring. In a 6-4 game it's 10% of the scoring. I'd like the game decided more on skill and talent than the slings and arrows of misfortune. "Vaht?" -- Watzisnaem "Perky" Sparko

WMU senior backup goalie Austin Cain is going to use his "Covid year" at Providence.