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He did play off ball for 1 year in college, but was bleh. Very slow to react when reading box play, which I assume was his issue in year 1. Intriguing skill set…limitless skill set really. He should be a 4-3 SAM, but nobody stays in their 4-3 defense anymore. It’s all 3-4 rush packages or nickel with the SAM subbing out for a corner.

It will continue until Watson is gone. Hell, even if he plays well and we win the division, people will still want (and expect) us to lose.

You are right about eating bad cancelling out exercising. It's certainly possible to get fat eating too much fruit and vegetables. But show me that person. My brother will hire a personal trainer and lift weights and train every day and gain weight. He will be strong, but look like crap. Because he eats a lot of fast food and snacks on chips and such. Except for when you are young. I ate all crap when I was a kid and couldn't gain weight despite best efforts. I see kids in my youth group doing the same. My 15 year old son will sit down and polish off a box of cookies at lunch and is skinny. There is a dude I see jogging all time near my house. For years now. Runs a ton. He still is very overweight and looks like he has never lifted a weight in his life. I commend him for the effort though. He must be eating bad.

Congrats man !! First one or 10th ?

The biggest realization for me has been that maintaining a healthy weight comes down to about 80% the food that you put in your body, and 20% physical activity. It doesn't matter if I ran 10 miles this morning if I then put down an extra large pizza with the works for dinner. Portion control is everything, far more important than the actual food you eat. Calories in, calories out.

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You have like Dan Campbell's feedback on Jamo's off-season. He is usually pretty straight-forward so when he says things "man on a mission" and he has improved "everywhere" there is a lot of good stuff happening with Jamo. Dan Campbell gives great answer on where Jameson Williams has improved (usatoday.com)

Every single person involved in the offensive side of this team needs fired this season.

Dread it, run from it. Packers hamstring injuries arrive all the same

Markstrom still seems most likely to me It really is about the volatility, I think. Well, that and the money / term of a contract. Especially for analytically driven teams. Goalies are largely considered voodoo. Elite goalies seldom get moved and the distance between "very good" and "average" goalie is slimmer than you'd think. Overall, the consistency is simply not there for the most part. Look at Oettinger and Saros this year. Both widely considered top 8 goalies in the league. They were 30 and 32nd this season in save percentage for goalies with at least 20 games. Oettinger saved 2 goals above expected per moneypuck (33rd for goalies with at least 20 games) and Saros was third on his own team and saved fewer shots than expected (-3), 46th in the league for goalies with 20 games. It's a little better if you use natural stat trick; Oettinger saved 10 goals more than expected and Saros saved exactly as many goals as expected. Sorokin had a mostly good year, but by the end was getting benched for Varlamov in the playoffs. I think most teams are searching for a guy that can get hot and play well, not necessarily the best guy at the position. ESPN has a thing every year where the NHL (execs, players, etc) rank the top 10 at each position. One goalie in the top 10 they listed has a ring (Vasi). And it's not like the list was comprised of a bunch of young guys - there were two who were under 28 years old (Oettinger and Swayman). Secondary problem with Saros, for example, is the contract. He's going to need an extension and you're not giving up #10 for a rental. But he's 5'11, 180 pounds and overly reliant on athleticism. His extension starts in his 30s. I'd wager that most analytics departments aren't wanting to invest in that with giving up assets. Humorously, teams may be more willing to give up that #10 pick for Askarov than they would be Saros. Analytics departments do not love the idea of paying goalies for 7-8 years and historically, those deals have aged very poorly. Its one of the reasons that I think Markstrom is the devils guy and why I think they'll kick the tires on Gustavsson. I'm not sure how in they are going to be on Ullmark (though he could be very cheap if Boston wants to move him because of his NTC). Kevan Woodley, who does an insane amount of work with goalies (he's got some awesome stuff to look at if you get the chance) said during the year that Markstrom was his preferred target for the devils over Saros because of the upcoming contract. This is slightly dated, but this is one of the things that consistently drives goalie values down: There are goalies I think would return pick. I'd give 10+ for Swayman at 26 years old as would most NHL execs, I think. That would be comparable to the Cory Schneider trade from a decade ago. The schneider trade, along with the Varlamov trade a year or two before that (Varlamov was 23 years old, returned pick 11 and a second rounder which is comparable to pick 9) are the two highest trade returns for goalies in the modern era as far as I am aware. I think 10 would be on the table for Saros if the Devils are okay with giving him the contract he wants, I just don't think that they will be. It's a very weird situation with goalies, that's for sure.