The Sicatoka

C'mon BIZ, buck up and put a little downward palm pressure on that before first bite and all is good.

And it's the Cup Finals, so when Gersich played in the earlier round doesn't count.

Would it be wrong to now admit I'm drinking my morning coffee out of a Caps mug that someone brought me after they attended a Caps game earlier this playoff cycle?

He's on his first deal. That expires end of 2019 season. https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/mapleleafs I'm guessing he's "negotiating".

Are you "just kinda speechless"? How do you feel about "the guys"?

@Ray77 Agree Now, some additional items. As founder of the game I also make the following statements and awards. Honorable Mention to anyone who had the top post-season scorer: Kuznetsov -- so Honorable Mention goes to George M. Bluth and ... ME! Also, ties are broken by which participant had the highest scorer on their squad; thus, the tie between petey and me goes to ... me (as I have Kuznetsov). The home/rube tie goes to rube as they have Ovi (27) and home's top scorer was less than that.

If it were so, wouldn't it be a bit of "cutting off nose to spite face"?

While this story is interesting, it's neither important nor urgent. I'm pretty sure Chaves has things that are important or urgent or both that need his attention moreso.

Sign Tavares. A better use for the Kovalchuk money would be at the craps table. More seriously, forget Kovalchuk: VGK needs to hammer down who is after Flower.

I've heard whispers that VGK91 might have a wearer come fall ...

Now that Huber is not available, there are limited option as to whom to bring in. It must someone who has graduated HS and cleared the NCAA eligibility clearinghouse. I'm not sure who in the recruiting pipeline fills that description. Like the Herald story said:

I'm pretty sure the physical tools and skill sets to play hockey versus football are different. WRs in football, yeah, leap, vertical, sure. Offensive linemen? Do they even measure verticals for them? Alternatively, how quick can a guy knocked to his knees by a block get on his feet? I'm guessing goalies are faster. I suspect all these numbers are pro-rated to importance to the sport and position played. Tell me I have a goalie with a 40" vertical I'm still going to ask and worry more about his glove hand.

It would effectively have the same (negative) impact on everyone. Keep dancing your victory dance.

You could change that 2 to a 1 and still be correct based on transpired events.

I've slowed that down to 25% in YouTube from all the angles and I have to agree with this assessment.

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Squeegee! Squeegee! Squeegee!

@Ray77 Agree

Politics. Closed.

Repurposing old (structurally sound) big buildings is smart.

Yup. Some of that also.

Anybody have the access codes to a real-time Keyhole satellite so I can look in and see what's going on on Columbia Road?

I was reading somewhere that in some places malls are being converted to anything you can imagine. Condos. Assisted living. A fire station! Why not a library.

Kinda-sorta-private. If you dig into who is doing those it's some folks with NDSU foundation ties as a "favor" to the school. I know a couple of the people and they wonder if they'll see full ROI.

Fargo already lost their Sears. Kmart is part of Sears. It's not long for the world either. Malls everywhere are dying. Heck, walk through West Acres or either mall (Kirkwood or Gateway) in Bismarck. Lots of open slots also. I believe Doug Bergum's vision of having a vibrant downtown with specialty shops and combined use (commercial at street, residences above) is the future. Sure, you'll have some big boxes still; but, the world is becoming online based. Malls are suffering for it. And what'll survive are the specialties, the niche stores.