The Sicatoka

The guys on NHL Network Radio on SiriusXM were talking about how they were surprised that NHL teams would let their players play in this league and were more surprised that there are UFAs and RFAs playing (risking injury without a contract).

No, a messy morning is finding out those things when they are two weeks or two days away. These are two years away impacts which means a couple new (albeit unexpected) agenda items in the weekly long-range planning session.

Way too young. Condolences to the family.

Should've been an offensive line coach.

And now 6.4 and 7.1 on the Richter scale in California over the weekend makes sense ...

Disagree. Rowe was never here and is far enough out that it's easily recovered. Stratton never seemed real -- the NCAA giving mercy to a guy with 41 MJ games in his career? The Keane thing is strange but better to find out now than when you think you have him one more season and you don't. All of these are cases where there is time to rearrange the long-term planning.

The official incoming list came out: Albrecht, Blaisdell, Caulfield, Frisch, Michaud, Pinto https://fightinghawks.com/news/2019/7/3/mens-hockey-und-adds-six-newcomers-to-2019-20-roster.aspx Now we wait until fall and the official roster (to see if there are other surprises beyond Hoff's early out).

You or the mower?

Might I call that a tad strong. UMKC is what it is. Is UMKC called the Kangaroos because they keep hopping around conferences?

Diet. Point taken. SIOUXFAN97 is correct. Please perform a course correction.

I had "black support shoes". < tears up ticket > < pitches pieces in air >

Folks, please don't conflate "illegal" in the NCAA sense (banned) and "illegal" in the criminal code sense. All we know is Robbins' career is over due to an NCAA illegal (banned) substance. That substance is yet to be officially declared.

If it was caffeine, somebody officially just say it. Heck, you'll get pity from me: I'm on my second 0.5L of Diet Dew of the day after two cups of coffee this morning. Instead, there's a factual information void. Those are always filled by hearsay and speculation and innuendo. Yet they're letting that go on to the negative.

FYP.

I won't make a claim; I'll just say prove (via link) it was caffeine. Until there's a legitimate source that goes on the record, it's all just speculation, innuendo, and hearsay. That said, if it really was as culturally benign as caffeine, why hasn't someone gone on the record?

Ethan Frisch was invited to Canucks development camp. https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/vancouver-canucks-development-camp/c-308026924

#LeaveNoDoubt always seems like a hashtag that should be associated with Gwen Stefani ... ... I'll show myself out ...

Rizzo went 216 overall.

Watch what happens to UConn football. That will indicate many coming things I suspect.

Be really, really spiteful: $200 million.

Think it could be considered? Yes. Believe it was untouchable? Yes. Surprised UND came to a hard yet correct decision the right way? Yes and no.

Is that for us ... or Gopher fans ...

10 and 1? 10 and 1? What's wrong with you, Negative Nellie. Go all in.

The article uses the phrase "quality losses". Everybody drink.