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Vger. NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft finally phones home after 5 months of no contact

Lol. Expected to be completed by 2028. Crazy train may lay a foot of track by then.

Personal best. 20 miles on the Mt. Wilson hike yesterday. A bit hot, but found a group of people to hopefully do a bunch of hikes with. Someone pass me the drugs. Not sure what kind of snake this was. Looks like a rattler, but it didn't have a rattle on him.

Dubai Vice. Where Crockett is laughed at for only owning one TestaRosa.

Can you imagine what her book sales have suddenly become? Good that the team even recognized it. Or even knew about it. Plus she seems really receptive to any copyright challenges.

When did the Avs trade for Gibswim?

Utah author says she was stunned by one of the trademarked Utah NHL hockey team names

US migrant crisis shifts from Texas to California border

I think they could. Before this move, even in expansion, Salt Lake was a longshot. Houston and Atlanta were considered frontrunners. Especially Houston. So it could very well be they didn't spend the extra millions on a pipe dream that may never happen.

So, if this scenario happened, do you think it's worth looking at? Say a player that would definitely help the Ducks became available. I really don't know who that would be right now. Little Z really screwed up the we need a RHD top liner desperately situation. But say someone was available. Would you, after the draft is determined, trade the 4th/5th pick for that player, and say a unprotected first round pick in 2026? I'm almost thinking that picking this year when the cupboards are totally full is counterproductive. And getting picks for when we are contending so that we can have a good prospect pool when we reach our peak may be more important.

That would be the ultimate dagger in the backs of former Coyotes fans.

So he was a hero that deserves then?

Lol. Ducks troll Flyers fans ahead of Cutter Gauthier's NHL debut

Playoffs. Last week for a WC spot. No less dammit. As for zone entries. It's the Z factor. He has the confidence when the puck is on his stick, to make a controlled entry. And not only control the entry, but to set up the play. It also helps that Vatrano is right there with him, and that a Dman is usually not far behind, usually the other Z. come to think of it, little Z can also skate into the zone with control to set up. Terry shows that he can dangle into the zone, but in most cases, it's to shoot. Leo at times has shown he can enter the zone, but it's a big difference between Leo and the Z's. Just like it's a big difference between Leo and every else on the team.

Also, first impressions on Gauthier. First he's bigger than I thought he'd be. He's filled in and thick. Not a skinny like Z but more of a thick like McT and Leo. Second he isn't a speedster, but has a good first step. Third, and maybe it's because he's new and players don't know how to play him yet, but he has good puck control in a phone booth. A Timmy/Z/Leo type control. Fourth, and something that has been missing on this team for a long time. His shot. yeah, I know that Leo/McT/Vatrano has good one timers, but usually we only see that on the PP on a set play. What I noticed about Cutter is that he has no catch and release shot. His is a pure shot, he does not catch the puck then shoot it. It's all one timer, even in a phone booth with little room, and even his wrist shots. That's going to be big once his teammates trust that.

As the end got closer and closer, and as Z and Vatrano gelled. They really are a good pairing. Vatrano, shoot first. Z, dishing passes from impossible angles. Add in McTavish clogging up the middle doing his Perry impression, and you have a potent line. Also helps that Vatrano has some wheels, so he gets in the play quick when Z is pushing the puck up ice. The other plus is, the cupboards are overflowing now. I listed those 6, but we still have Stoned, KilltheDucks, Lundestrom, Colangelo looked fine and was given more responsibility, Nesterenko looked fine, Jones, Leason actually looked ok for a 4th line center. Lot's of 3rd 4th line decisions. Vatrano will be 31 when his current contract expires. I can see a 3 or 4 year, if it's reasonable in the $5 million range. One other thing about Vatrano and really Z that last 5 games. I noticed they aren't taking those stupid penalties. I'm hoping they both finally realize how much their actions are really hurting the team, and affecting their future pay. Really last game, we only had 3 penalties, 1 of which was deserved, although accidental. The other two were tickey tac, as was the penalty that was called for the Ducks. Health and better penalties/trusting your teammate and goalie is going to be big for next season.

You guys need some of this mojo.

Salt Lake Hockey Club makes sense. Probably their official team or company name. Like the Anaheim Ducks Hockey Club is the official name of the LLC that holds the Ducks. But if it's going to be Utah. Then those names don't make sense. But they could be placeholders, especially the Salt Lake Hockey Club. It's 5 months till September, when training camps begin. By then season ticket and individual tickets have to be sold. Plus jersey's and all promotional stuff have to be made. So really they probably have 2-3 months at most. So while they may say they will take their time on the team name, they really don't have much time. Unlike an expansion team that has a few years to plan. I think Vegas had 3 years, and the Kraken had 2, Salt Lake has little to no time. I think it's a really high chance that the team in year 1 is named the Salt Lake Hockey Club.

Great way to end the season with a big victory against the Knights. Vatrano with a hattrick. Gauthier with his first point. Dostal a rock in net. Lot's to look forward to, including the draft. Now, let's get some good assistant coaches in there. And fill a few pieces in in the offseason. Next season, let's hope we start healthy with Leo, Cutter, Terry, McT, Z, Frankie as the top two lines.

No shit. We were their bitch for a while.

Very classy gesture by the Knights. To give Stonehands a line shake.

Hat trick by Vatrano. Nice way to end it. Although it would have been better if Dostal scored his shot.

After that own goal, middle of the season, it would have been all over. Now, Dostwall just mans up and keeps us in it, till we score again.

And Frankie says, don't forget about me. What a start to the third.