Dear Stephanie B. Smithson,

I couldn't agree more with your rant about how the Buffalo messed up by trading away Isaac Forty-One when they should have traded away Jarrod Lakemore. I mean, what were they even thinking? Everyone with a real hockey brain knows that this season is a just a mirage, and Lakemore's production is due to plummet as soon as next season. Lakemore's value will never be higher than it is right now, and it is the perfect opportunity to sell high on a young player who got on a ridiculous hot streak with an unsustainable shooting percentage and is due for some serious regression to the mean. Every empty headed fan looks at the numbers and is like "WOW over a goal per game? Leading the league in goals? Only in his fourth season and still improving his game?" but what they should be saying is "WOW leading the league in PIMs? How can we build around a star player who can't even stay on the ice? Already been in 2 fights this season?". This guy is a third line grinder at heart and Buffalo will be making a terrible mistake if they keep trying to force him as a 1C.

BTW, it's funny seeing people with less twitter followers than you try to tell you why you're wrong.

Sincerely,
Jared Pondless