Rain? You guys got rain yesterday? Indianapolis had snow all day. I had some yardwork that couldn't wait, and I was out in flurries. Ridiculous.
A week ago I would have laughed at that Wilson trade. Today, irritated with a missed defensive cover in game one against Columbus, and a missed opportunity in game two, it's more of a knowing chuckle.
Larsson's pretty good at faceoffs and a bit cheaper than Beagle, with only a bit less offense, and like seven years younger. Minus a billion, but maybe Trotz can help him with that? Scored some points in Europe, and in the AHL playoffs. Could outscore Beagle next year. Interesting prospect, although at 25 he may also be close to his ceiling as just a faceoff guy.
Fasching is decent depth for Hershey if he clears waivers.
That's like seven million in cap space, a potential 4C, and a 4th pick you're offering for Tom Wilson. Sounds great, given that two days ago I was (semi-seriously) trying to trade Tom Wilson away for free after a missed cover in game one. But he does have 5 playoff points in 43 playoff games as a 24 year old, and he's consistently on the leaderboard in hits, and breaking out as a top liner, so I don't actually believe the Caps will trade him at all this summer.
But if Larsson is done in Buffalo after going -30 this year, I think he'd be an even swap for (yes, of course Orpik, whom you could also have for free, with a late pick, and/or...) Brett Connolly, the reclamation project who gets fifteen goals a season in a bottom six role, and might get twenty as a 2nd line winger. Why am I done with him? Zero points in nine career playoff games, and -3. He was drafted ahead of Kuznetsov, and occasionally makes some awesome moves around defenders to score goals, so the talent is there, but for a team with a reputation for perennial playoff disappointments, Connolly would make a perfect scapegoat right about five minutes after the end of game four.
Quoting: GMTD
I would kill for your seats.
111 row 25, 19 and 20. Shoot twice zone, directly over the tunnel. I split the tickets this year I went to 20 games, next year it will be less. My eye level is just about the same as the 200's and since I am over the tunnel I do not have to look around heads. I am happy with them. I sit next to Leaf fans and they are really fun to talk to.
I've had that experience in DC, too. Leafs fans are friendly travelers.