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@EricEngels I thought that line as a whole played pretty decently. Good contributions from the entire lineup against Carolina.

Really strong game for Zachary Bolduc so far.

@wblakegray To be fair, I think anyone who self-reports 20 servings of alcohol per week (especially a woman) is going to elicit a raised eyebrow or two from the medical community.

These 20-somethings coming out of med school are all fired up against "use of alcohol" because of unscientific reports from the WHO and a certain New York Times health writer. That's not the problem. The problem is they're treating us worse than street junkies.🧵

The same day that Wine Searcher published my essay about how poorly I was treated in the hospital because I drink wine, Karen MacNeil, author of The Wine Bible, had a similar experience with underinformed doctors. I want to make a point, so 🧵 karenmacneilco.substack.com/p/on-old-value…

@wblakegray Once physicians know what they’re dealing with, they’re generally much happier and eager to help. A 5 am start for the men’s gold medal game wasn’t great—nor were the numerous unclassy moments that followed victory—but for us old guys nothing will ever top 1980.

@JoeCz A lot (not all) of my symptoms tracked with a gallstone, so they looked hard for that, but never found evidence of it. I'm sorry you had the stone. Now I know how painful those are. Glad you got through it. You must have really dug the US Hockey golds! I know I did.

I spent all last week in the hospital, being mistreated by young doctors who saw me as nothing more than a "user of alcohol." Something needs to change about alcohol/health messaging. Their indifference to my pain nearly killed me. wine-searcher.com/m/2026/03/alco…

@wblakegray I guess those are the people who show up at ERs at 3 am with unexplained lower back pain? Once the scan revealed the stone, they got me some painkillers and a strainer and sent me home before the 7 am shift change. All OK in the end.

@wblakegray Glad you're on the mend. ERs are being hypervigilant about people seeking pain meds. I had a undiagnosed kidney stone that brought me to the ER and I was treated like a drug abuser until the scan came back from radiology. At least I didn't get interrogated about alcohol.

Congrats to @GlobeKPD for being name-checked in @FrankBruni 's column (scroll toward the end), referring to the latest NHL goalie fight nytimes.com/2026/02/09/opi…

@StuCowan1 Bruce Driver is still a solid netminder in my NJ 35+ beer league. So there’s probably space for Savard somewhere…

You have to be a very good athlete to be able to play goalie - especially when you've never been a goalie and are 6-foot-1 and 235 pounds, not to mention 35 years old. Kudos to David Savard #Habs

@grantmccagg @StuCowan1 So where will he slot in? Or do you just figure someone else will be hurt by then?

That's not a guy who is two months away from playing.🙂 I would guess soon after the Olympics. @StuCowan1

@MarcPDumont It was a vision/mental error, not due to handedness. A RHD in that spot would be on his backhand going up the middle, a worse option than X doing it on his forehand. The best option was going hard around behind the net, actually easier as a LHD in this situation.

@MarcPDumont Sorry, no excuse for that giveaway.

Release the hounds! Another 100+ of my Napa reviews just dropped on RPWA, mainly 2023 and 2024 Cabs from Mike Smith, but with a sprinkling of other goodies. Next batch of 500 or so in January. Yes, there’s a paywall. You have been warned. robertparker.com/.../napa-a-myr…...

@AZadarski No complaints. But Primeau was also an NCAA star. There are no guarantees, just a pipeline that has to be continually filled.

The Montreal Canadiens have three goalie prospects in the Top-11 for save percentage in the NCAA. Pretty pretty good.

@MitchyGallo @ChrisPa86082201 You’re right. But his giveaways can be scary at times. He’s not without flaws, but his skating makes up for a lot of mistakes.

@ChrisPa86082201 Matheson is the team’s most dependable defenseman. What are you talking about.

The Brayden Point goal is a tough play for Struble. But that play isn't a TREND. Martin St Louis has said NUMEROUS times, he doesn't coach based on mistakes, he coaches based on TRENDS. If you pay attention to TRENDS, bad penalties and bad in zone coverage are a TREND. It shouldn't be this hard to understand tonight's lineup...

@MitchyGallo @levysnipes Chasing people around looking for a big hit and fisticuffs? Unfortunately, Arber has been struggling in coverage. I like the idea of having a sheriff on the team, but if he can’t be trusted, it’s much easier to hide that guy on a 4th line than as a sixth D.

@levysnipes What’s “his game” mean?

@Kimmick86 Spent the first two weeks of the month in Napa. Here’s what fall looks like there.

Break up my timeline plz. 🙏 Show me a pic or tell me something fun and NOT Bills related. Got a cool pet? Eat a pretty donut? Got a good parking spot? What was good in your world this week?

Aussies move closer to deploying vineyard-based smoke-taint risk monitors. wineaustralia.com/news/media-rel…

My latest Napa article (including 485 wine reviews) was published today on @Wine_Advocate Only subscribers get the whole thing, scores, notes etc., but there is a Free-to-Read section of the website that includes some good articles from the entire team. robertparker.com/articles/jWRmd…

@AZadarski @StuCowan1 😂 The dog ate my socks!

@StuCowan1 Someone brought the wrong clothes to gym class today.

Martin St. Louis on ice now working with #Habs power-play unit of Cole Caufield, Zachary Bolduc, Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson and Juraj Slafkovsky. Suzuki is oldest player in group at age 26

Take your mind off wine-country fires, impending autocracy, and whatever else with some cool baseball history in this piece by former colleague Virginie Boone for Sonoma County Winegrowers. sonomawinegrape.org/before-basebal… #baseball

Revisiting Long Island. My latest for @Wine_Advocate, with >100 reviews. robertparker.com/articles/8XsQd…+–+April+2025+Week+3+–+New+Issue+Alert&imoUtmId=robertparker00