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I feel like the Sens are an incompetent enough organization to refuse to trade him because they "aren't getting value" and then eventually let him walk for nothing.
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And talking about global warming in the context of a city that floods all the fucking time because it has terrible drainage isn't one?
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Great. I enjoy having civilization, thanks.
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BTW Houston is flooded like hell again

Not sure if national news will cover it because it's only supposed to last one day this time, but almost all the major highways are closed and underwater.
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https://news.avclub.com/apparently-the-best-way-to-dodge-facial-recognition-tec-1827321733

the heroes we deserve
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Also Colombia should have been playing with 10 (or fewer) men for those final 15 anyway.
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https://babylonbee.com/news/report-millennials-more-open-to-socialism-touching-hot-stove-sticking-face-in-sack-full-of-badgers/

actual text is kind of lame, they should have gone with the onion style of just headline + picture
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karma

Colombia were a bunch of little bitches out there today. Deserved result for England. Now excuse me while I go place a wager on Sweden...
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fuck you England for making me watch 30 more minutes of this bullshit
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This game is disgusting. Ref needs to send off like 5 Colombians...
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yeah if only he hadn't posted this image nobody in the media would have ever called him a racist

o wait

https://www.amazon.com/Ron-Paul-Americas-Most-Dangerous/dp/147001453X
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foolm0r0n posted...

TheRock1525 posted...

Wait, did we talk about Ron Paul's racist-ass tweet?

His team totally ruined his image since the 2016 election, it's really damn sad

muh image!
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http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2018/07/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-wasnt-so-big.html
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Well he had one legendary part!


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https://twitter.com/DailyCaller/status/1013849454795984896

I'm utterly shocked that it took this long for Andy Dick to be charged with a sex crime
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https://www.mediaite.com/online/its-time-for-jennifer-rubin-to-give-up-her-charade-as-a-conservative/
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James Neal to the Flames.

Anybody wanna bet on Vegas this year?
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https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1013902140409040897

almost as epic as when I met Lasa!
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man I havent touched that thing in over a year
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http://www.fox7austin.com/news/us-world-news/trump-shaped-ecstasy-pills-seized-by-indiana-police

drug dealers gettin MBAs now?

great marketing!
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Is Vince scummy enough to attempt to run an angle with Harvey Weinsten at WM y/n?
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No, he's the opposite of that.

His declaring the Leafs to be good gives me the utmost confidence that they will miss the playoffs.
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Neymar's tomfoolery notwithstanding

Except that Neymar's tomfoolery is very much withstanding... seriously fuck that guy
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https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/learned-anybody-better-maple-leafs-132853519.html

Not that Ryan Lambert is overreacting or anything...
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WTF

thats an absolute fucking haul for O'Reilly

especially for a Blues team that's not particularly close to winning a cup

wtfwtfwtf
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Basically, if you think Tavares hasn't peaked yet, if you think he's going to keep getting better for 1-3 years, then provide another 1-3 years of "at least as good as he is today", this is a good contract.

However, if he's already peaked, and isn't going to get any better and will start to get worse over the next 1-3 years, it's an awful one.
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I wonder what the average peak age is for elite-level performance?

28 might be about my guess. If someone like JT hasn't peaked yet, he probably will within the next 2-3 years, right? For reference, Crosby is 30, Ovechkin is 32, Kane is 29...
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Rick Nash joined the Rangers in 2012. If my quick math is right, he would have been about 28 at the time?
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Hey, Mike Richards was still a pretty big cog in helping a team win its first cup in 40+ years.

I feel like Leafs fans would take that deal if it was offered :)
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Also, I think it's important to distinguish between contracts that reward past performance, and contracts that anticipate future performance.

McDavid has a contract that anticipates future performance. And while it's a lot of money, it doesn't look that bad.

Kane and Toews have contracts that reward past performance. And while they're both good players, those are nasty contracts that are probably killing any chance the Blackhawks have of rebuilding in this era.

At this point in his career, the JT contract looks more past-looking than forward-looking to me.
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Lockes Ragnarok posted...

No I get what youre saying - Malkin got what he deserved. Kopitar probably got overpaid, but the Kings are overpaying everyone. Look at Doughtys contract from today. Theres an age factor that goes into it also.

The Leafs got a really good player today, and if my team got him I would be extatic. I would still say he was overpaid though, assuming it was the same 11 mil. I get where youre coming from too - fuck it, overpay to get him, just be aware that its an overpayment.

I just dont think hes a top 5 center like the hype machine would have us believe.

Yeah, this is sort of where I'm at as well. I'm not saying JT is a bad player, and yes, I understand that contracts go up each and every year such that if Ovechkin and Crosby and Stamkos came on the open market today, they too would probably be making at least 11.

That said, I stand by my assertion that JT isn't a third better than JVR is. And I think Toronto has bigger needs (defense, as someone else suggested).

BTW I'd take both Malkin and Kopitar over JT. Both have led their teams to multiple Stanley Cups and that counts for something. Malkin is a perennial threat to win the scoring title, Kopitar is a perennial threat to win the Selke while simultaneously leading his team in points.

I feel like Tavares is this decades version of Rick Nash. He's that guy that we keep being told is really great, and that it's totally not his fault he plays with a bunch of losers who can never make the playoffs. And that as soon as he gets traded to a good team he'll clearly win many cups and a Hart.

Well, that didn't really work out for Rick Nash. And I'm not sure it's going to work out here either.
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I feel like he could have got more than 11 million when you look at some other contracts.

Which ones?

Ovechkin is making 9.5
Crosby 8.7
Giroux 8.3
Stamkos 8.5

Do you think he's better than any of those guys (all of whom are a lot more playoff tested)
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What a ridiculous game. Can we declare both teams losers and just let Russia go directly to the semis?
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Not even close really. Rielly, Zaitzev, Gardiner... wouldn't be first-pairing guys on quite a few of the top teams in the league.
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and that's why you go ahead and take an obvious penalty rather than simply allow the goal to be scored!
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Honestly I'm not sure Tavares is worth that much money.

Is he better than JVR? Sure. Is he like 4 million dollars per year better than JVR? I'm not so sure about that one.

I'll probably bet against the Leafs next year. People are expecting too much from this.
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So has everyone on CNN who refuses to say "I may disagree with Donald Trump on how to best achieve these goals, but at least I appreciate how genuine he is." also immature?
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Mr Lasastryke posted...

also remarkable that beck at least acknowledges that ocasio-cortez genuinely wants to help the poor, even if he disagrees with the way she wants to do this. that's a lot better than muffin's dumbass "SOCIALISTS HATE INNOVATION AND RICH PEOPLE" take.

Beck has been a weak-ass cuck for years now.
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Jakyl25 posted...

https://twitter.com/ocasio2018/status/1012929165333495810?s=21

Cheerfully chit-chatting with Glenn Beck

SELLOUT

Remember when all the left-wing pundits on MSNBC talked about how much they appreciated that tea party candidates were so genuine and how they looked for common ground to bond on?
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super nerdy but everyone also took it way too seriously, as a way of life kinda thing. Insanely incestuous and cringey.

not at all like the gaming industry!
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you did high school debate?

good lord what a nerd
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Its moreso the fact that he calls them the enemy of the American people

They are.
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I lost the link because Twitter is stupid, but I saw something earlier suggesting that the shooter was charged with some sort of stalking crime, but plea-bargained to a lesser harassment offense. The original charge would have resulted in him being banned from purchasing guns, but pleasing to the lesser offense meant he wasn't. An interesting nugget for the libertarian skepticism of plea-bargains...
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Also, I'm finding it hilarious that the left insisting that a bunch of journalists were murdered because Trump called them fake news is, itself, fake news.
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foolm0r0n posted...

Regretting that $300 Kanye vinyl anthology purchase?

Man Kanye is one of the most right-wing rappers that exists! His first hit single was about how much he loved Jesus!
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I haven't deleted all of the Rap from my Itunes library.

Yet.
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Honestly I turned off Game 2 about halfway through, 100% convinced it was over. lulz
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You don't think it's possible for someone with different political views from you to be entertaining?
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Didn't you kill your wrestling program to add baseball solely because Phil was jealous of the attention we were getting, and saw an opportunity to sell more uniforms & merch?
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Corrik posted...

Fuck Oregon State

Don't worry buddy, that Nike money will buy you a title to go with your fancy new uniforms someday...
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