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It's moving a bit too slow for me. I wish I had just let the episodes pile up on the DVR and then just fly through them all together. I'm just not crazy about the way they have set up this entire season. They had the huge time jump which leaves us wondering what happened after the dam collapse. But instead of explaining that, they then add in another time jump and build up to slowly explaining that much shorter window of time. For the second time, it looks like the most interesting character on the show has been killed off, but with no acknowledgement whatsoever. I kind of assumed that Daniel wouldn't be back seeing as how he shot a giant hole in his face, but it would be nice to know for sure. I'd much rather learn this whole story instead of the supposed fall of the ballpark that we know absolutely nothing about. But hey, they had to shoehorn Morgan into the show somehow. The other decision that feels really strange to me is bringing back Nick's girlfriend even though they knew they were killing him off. It's not really a big deal, just kind of a strange move.

They were a little loose on the rules for when he could use the gauntlet. Weren't they trying to stop him from making a fist at some point because that was when he could use it? The whole scene on Titan where they were trying to remove it, that's where they played up that angle. So if Cap is holding his hand open there, he may not be able to use the gauntlet at that moment. But then, when he does ultimately snap his fingers, was it the gauntlet hand?

I had no issue with anything between Thanos and Gamora. Looking back, they planted the seeds for that really well in Guardians 2. She never realized it, but Nebula sure as hell did.

It's minor in the big picture, but we lost half of monday due to our internet being down and then half of wednesday due to a server being down. This just happens to be the one week where I did what I never do and told someone I'd have something finished by a specific date.

I've got no problem with at as long as there is someone with them who actually knows what is going on. The wife would have been even more confused than the kids. On a side note, I don't know what a heart bear is, but I feel like I should be scared of it.

Do you by any chance know how often someone that age does make that jump over there?

Another teacher at work tried to convince my wife that they should take a couple kids to see it as a part of this school fundraiser they have each year. She hasn't seen anything but the first two Captain America movies, and even then she barely paid attention. I was trying to think up a way of giving her a crash course of character backgrounds to help her stay awake through the whole thing. I quickly realized that there is no possible way I could do that. Now after having seen the movie, I really hope they decide against this movie. They're second grade and I think the story line could be a bit much for kids that age. If nothing else, they need to see it with someone who can actually explain it to them after it is over.

It's amazing how much easier expansion can be now that we are in the salary cap era. Vegas doesn't walk away with even half of the roster they have right now without it.

I think I’d throw guardians 2 in there for Nebula’s role in the whole thing, no matter how small that wound up being.

They have to slow play it. Of course they're using the pick on Dahlin, but it's in their best interest to let people call them with offers. If nothing else, it kick starts conversations for some other deals they may wind up making.

They essentially wiped out everyone but the original Avengers, with a couple extras thrown in. It’s fitting that they’ll be the ones to save the day and them marvel will move forward to the newer characters. So the first one you saw was the 18th or 19th in a series of movies. Don’t you think that might have a lot to do with not understanding what is drawing in viewers?

Especially since his money guy wound up in prison. That would have gotten ugly really fast.

I hate all time player rankings, but I have absolutely no problem considering Lidstrom one of the greatest d-men of all time. The thing about his career that never ceases to amaze me is that he never won a Norris until he was 31... and then he wound up with 7.

I keep seeing the name mentioned in comparisons all the time. All I know is if Dahlin winds up as even half the player that Nik Lidstrom was, I'll be very happy.

That is ridiculously funny.

It all falls back on whether or not they would consider moving O’Reilly. After that, Moulson and Bogosian are the big money black holes. It would take some creativity and movement, but I think they can make a play for Tavares if they really want to.

Good point about Thanos. It feels like the first time where there was actually a reason for the villain wanting to destroy everything. Here’s my random moment of overthinking something. If he kills half of all life, doesn’t that remove half the animals and plants, leading to the same lack of available resources, at least when it comes to food? And yes, I was very worried about character overload going into this movie, but they dealt with that really well. I never felt like one person was given more attention than anyone else (I’m looking at you, Robert Downey Jr). I’ve got that same concern for Deadpool next month. Hopefully that one proves me wrong too.

Whats the past tense version of foreshadowing?

So was he saying to pick up those guys as undrafted free agents, signing guys with a few extra years of development but still fall under entry level money restrictions? You’re not working with all that many options there and they do seem to be lower ceiling players at that point. They can’t hope for much more than bottom 6 or 6-7 defenseman guys from that pool of talent. It can help, but there still needs to be more.

It was tough to tell, but the scenes for next week made it look like Madison is still alive. All of Nick's action were definitely hinting at her being dead, but nothing from Alicia says the same. But anyway, I'm not too crazy about the way they're letting this play out so far. After a big time jump where you're already wondering how they got that far, they add another layer of timeline madness. I bet we don't find out a thing until the 8th episode, right in time for the next break.

So they have to bring back some of them, but I hope a few actually stay dead. I feel like anyone who was legitimately killed (Loki, Heimdall, Gamora) should stay dead while anyone who faded away should eventually be brought back. There needs to be some sort of repercussions after all of this is done. So other than the original cast of Avengers (including Hawkeye, who I bet resurfaces in the next one), did anyone else beyond Rocket, War Machine, and Nebula survive? I'm guessing Antman will be there next time too. Those extra throw-ins seem like odd choices.

I hope that we don't have to read too many posts about them trading away the top pick, but it does seem to come up every year. It's not something that happens in the NHL anymore. The Fleury pick in 2003 was the last time the #1 was traded. Those top picks have become way too valuable both with the salary cap post-lockout and with huge boost in player development we've seen in the last 10 or so years. I'm starting to get the feeling that we'll never see that pick moved ever again. It's going to take something like how Boston wound up landing the 2nd pick they used on Seguin, a team trading away a pick and then falling apart after the deal (look out, Ottawa!).

Yes!

I think we need a separate thread for this one.

Do they focus much on the guys who are winning out over them? I would have guessed that there would be even more negativity directed towards them.