You don't think he's worth it?

This guy seems to have everything you could want in a defensemen yet he's been traded twice already and now could walk as a UFA.

It's weird.... and not just "I like going to museums" weird.
- Scabeh

He's 28 years old. I'd be fine giving him a big contract but not term. He's been a great teammate and great for the community, marketing, all that stuff. Guys seem to love him.

But he does have some pretty wild defensive lapses at times, and I'm not sure that with a flat cap you can give him the BIG deal.

I guess it mostly depends on how much they think is coming up from within and what they want to go shopping for.

Physical injuries are harder to fake.... at least I know a few docs who check out our employees that can call bullpoop sometimes.

The worst are the mental sickness.... I mean if the person keeps saying after a year she's having trouble getting out of bed and feel sad all the time and doesn't post pictures of herself at the beach club on facebook.... it's pretty hard to catch.
- Scabeh

Reminds me of a guy I worked with who said he needed no leave early on a Thursday and take Friday off because of something in his family. Posts vids on IG all day of him biking from the south shore to laval (home of dt99999) that Friday

Reminds me of a guy I worked with who said he needed no leave early on a Thursday and take Friday off because of something in his family. Posts vids on IG all day of him biking from the south shore to laval (home of dt99999)
- mr.peanut

Most of the time, it's one of their facebook "friends" who comes forward to the boss with the info too.

Physical injuries are harder to fake.... at least I know a few docs who check out our employees that can call bullpoop sometimes.

The worst are the mental sickness.... I mean if the person keeps saying after a year she's having trouble getting out of bed and feel sad all the time and doesn't post pictures of herself at the beach club on facebook.... it's pretty hard to catch.
- Scabeh

There's a difference between a peak athlete who had knee surgery and someone who cleans old people's diaper and fakes back pain

i don't get the Lightning. i don't understand how they can play so aggressively for 60 minutes. like physically it feels like it should be impossible.
- DoubleDown

I do understand since I'm not a MORON

There's a difference between a peak athlete who had knee surgery and someone who cleans old people's diaper and fakes back pain
- Fredobbface

One is actually important to society?

I do understand since I'm not a MORON
- Not_Yan

Most of the time, it's one of their facebook "friends" who comes forward to the boss with the info too.
- Scabeh

and Fridays were always dead there anyway. my boss was said he could have just asked for the day off because he wasn't getting paid either way.

Most of the time, it's one of their facebook "friends" who comes forward to the boss with the info too.
- Scabeh

Somebody did that to my girlfriend after her divorce she had a depression when she lost her kids half the time. She went boating with her friend, someone told her boss.

Apparently when you have a depression you can only stay in your basement and cry all day.

One is actually important to society?
- Scabeh

Pretty much, but I feel we'd need some kind of hungers games instead eventually

Somebody did that to my girlfriend after her divorce she had a depression when she lost her kids half the time. She went boating with her friend, someone told her boss.

Apparently when you have a depression you can only stay in your basement and cry all day.
- Fredobbface

that's what happens when old people who don't believe mental health is a real thing still exist and are employers.

How can you be depressed you're not crying.

that's what happens when old people who don't believe mental health is a real thing still exist and are employers.

How can you be depressed you're not crying.
- mr.peanut

Sadly I'm hearing that alot.

"She can't be depressed, I saw her laughing last week!"

Somebody did that to my girlfriend after her divorce she had a depression when she lost her kids half the time. She went boating with her friend, someone told her boss.

Apparently when you have a depression you can only stay in your basement and cry all day.
- Fredobbface

It's hard to draw a line because some are actually full of poop but yeah, if anything going outside and spending the day with your friends should actually help.

that's what happens when old people who don't believe mental health is a real thing still exist and are employers.

How can you be depressed you're not crying.
- mr.peanut

If you have a concussion, you can't go to a movie theater the next day.

It's easier when you always have the goddamn puck.
- Scabeh

honestly i notice it more when they don't have the puck. they're (frank)ing relentless in pursuit. they don't let you breathe.

FINAL CAP HIT : $98,840,470
FINAL CAP SPACE : $0
LTIR USED : $17,340,469

That's (frank)ing ridiculous...
- stinger67

it's no different than when teams would sign guys to 25-year contracts with cap hits of $4 million and league minimum salary over the last 10 years of the deal. it's such a glaring and obvious loophole. i don't blame Tampa for exploiting it. i blame the league for not closing that loophole. i imagine they'll look at it now.

Sadly I'm hearing that alot.

"She can't be depressed, I saw her laughing last week!"



- Scabeh

last boss: missing work for something between the ears? kids these days just aren't tough like we were back in the day.

also that boss: why aren't my employees as upset as I am because profits from this time last last year are only up 12.5%. I was expecting 15%! Now I can't buy another car. I need to find workers who care.

last boss: missing work for something between the ears? kids these days just aren't tough like we were back in the day.

also that boss: why aren't my employees as upset as I am because profits from this time last last year are only up 12.5%. I was expecting 15%! Now I can't buy another car. I need to find workers who care.
- mr.peanut

There's a lot of money in helping blind and willfully ignorant boomers connect those dots

it's no different than when teams would sign guys to 25-year contracts with cap hits of $4 million and league minimum salary over the last 10 years of the deal. it's such a glaring and obvious loophole. i don't blame Tampa for exploiting it. i blame the league for not closing that loophole. i imagine they'll look at it now.
- DoubleDown

I think they'll likely just put in a hard cap for the playoffs similar to the offseason where you can only exceed the salary cap by like 10% or whatever.

Murat Ates @WPGMurat
Mark Scheifele asked what he might do differently, now knowing the message the NHL wanted to send via his suspension.

Focuses his answer expressing frustration towards DoPS.

"I'm going to stop talking before I get fined or something like that."

honestly i notice it more when they don't have the puck. they're (frank)ing relentless in pursuit. they don't let you breathe.
- DoubleDown

I watched a period last night, even Maroon looks like a skill player with them

Murat Ates @WPGMurat
Mark Scheifele asked what he might do differently, now knowing the message the NHL wanted to send via his suspension.

Focuses his answer expressing frustration towards DoPS.

"I'm going to stop talking before I get fined or something like that."


- stinger67

I hope someone skates the full length of the ice to clock him next season....and see how he feels about that hit

I think they'll likely just put in a hard cap for the playoffs similar to the offseason where you can only exceed the salary cap by like 10% or whatever.
- BINGO!

The reason it's capless is because players get all their salary before the playoffs

I hope someone skates the full length of the ice to clock him next season....and see how he feels about that hit
- Symba007

Murat Ates @WPGMurat
"I thought I was going to be tried to be shut down by Phillip Danault," says Mark Scheifele. "Instead it was department of player safety that shut me down."

He really sounds like somebody who fully realizes what he did wrong.

Murat Ates @WPGMurat
Mark Scheifele asked what he might do differently, now knowing the message the NHL wanted to send via his suspension.

Focuses his answer expressing frustration towards DoPS.

"I'm going to stop talking before I get fined or something like that."


- stinger67

It was obvious from the moment of the hit that he didn't care he hurt Evans.

His reaction to the suspension confirmed he wouldn't learn anything from it.

Basically, he's a god damn idiot.