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cactusflinthead

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  1. https://www.dmagazine.com/sports/2025/07/stars-gulutzan-nill-deboer-hire/ For starters, this is a far bolder hire than people want to acknowledge. Nill pushed for this coaching change, not owner Tom Gaglardi, and while Nill has goodwill with ownership—he has been named the NHL’s GM of the Year three straight seasons—he’s taking some considerable risk in removing a coach who had a better track record than everyone except DeBoer’s old friend Paul Maurice, who has led the Florida Panthers to the last two Stanley Cups. As Robert Tiffin noted on Monday, he’s taking an even greater one by replacing that coach with a man he happened to fire a dozen years ago in one of his first acts as general manager. “Honestly, this tells me a lot about Jim,” one NHL executive said in a text. “He’s willing to hire someone he fired for the same job. In this league, that never happens. You might get a second chance with the same organization, but never with the same GM. Most GMs don’t have the ego to ever be willing to go back and bring someone back like Dallas is now.”
  2. Granny got 7 a year to be in Anaheim.
  3. “I understand how it can work out for guys my size. I know what to expect. I know that I could fall in the draft. I’m not too worried. But anything could happen.” Schmidt scored 40 goals last season for the Giants, making him one of a mere three draft eligibles in the WHL to reach that mark. Schmidt is also 5-foot-7 and a half inches tall — at that size you want to be exact — and 160 pounds. How much teams override the first sentence with the second one will be clear this weekend at the draft proceedings in Los Angeles. TSN’s Craig Button has touting Schmidt since last season — “He lacks height. Nothing else,” Button told Postmedia this year — and slotted him at No. 19 in his latest rankings for this weekend.
  4. Sam Bennett gets 8 for 8 and stays a Panther. Ok then.
  5. Further discussion of the new rule
  6. Uh I didn't watch one second one of the 4.5 hours of the draft. https://www.nhl.com/news/2025-nhl-draft-live-blog This is more interesting. I wonder if it will be called the Mark Stone Rule, because fuck him
  7. Just going to drop this here
  8. Mirtle at The Athletic Utah, meanwhile, had acres of cap space – more than $18 million, fifth most in the league before the deal – and a new market and owner that wanted to go big. Mission accomplished, Ryan Smith. Of note: Peterka signed a five-year, $7.7 million per season contract as part of the deal. Did the Sabres get enough – power forward prospect Josh Doan and defenseman Michael Kesselring – for one of their best young players? Our trade graders, including yours truly, aren’t so sure, but a lot will hinge on Doan’s development and Kesselring’s ability to absorb tough minutes alongside Rasmus Dahlin or Owen Power.
  9. I'm good with it. He is still a strong presence in the room. The money works and I don't have to see him on another team. If he got an extra 2 million because he played 80 games I'm pretty sure they can pay it. 60 is probably more realistic and it's still cap friendly.
  10. It's time. Evander to Van
  11. That didn't stop us previously. I was seriously worried that's what was going to happen. That I was going to head out Sunday morning and overnight the price of a gallon of gas was over 4 bucks. I have seen spikes happen and it flat out sucks. It's not great for the overall economy when it goes negative either. There is so much about the market that rides purely on vibes. What's the quote? The market can be irrational longer than your bank account can stand it. That's not it, but it's the gist of it. The idiot in chief was lucky to have had his little show of force and so far has only further cemented his dumbassery. It was a risky move that didn't accomplish jack shit except scare me and rile up the hardliners over there.
  12. Got a good test run of the bunker busters. Dunno man. Spitballing here. I don't think we can call it Mission Accomplished.
  13. Oil closed at 65 something. Yay. Yeah, I'm selfish. No shame.
  14. He'll spend the money on that fight he's going to lose.
  15. “Texas must enact a regulatory framework that protects public safety, aligns with federal law, has a fully funded enforcement structure and can take effect without delay,” Abbott said. In a statement explaining his veto, Abbott argued that SB 3 would not have survived “valid constitutional challenges,” and that the bill’s total ban “puts federal and state law on a collision course,” noting that the 2018 federal Farm Bill legalized hemp products. “Allowing Senate Bill 3 to become law — knowing that it faces a lengthy battle that will render it dead on arrival in court — would hinder rather than help us solve the public safety issues this bill seeks to contain,” Abbott said. “The current market is dangerously under-regulated, and children are paying the price. If Senate Bill 3 is swiftly enjoined by a court, our children will be no safer than if no law was passed, and the problems will only grow." https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/state/texas-thc-ban-delta-8-9-vetoed-greg-abbott-special-session/287-cca31320-9394-470e-8e69-04477de760e6
  16. SB3 vetoed https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB3
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