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Doug Livingston|Akron Beacon Journal

Moss grows on the shadier side of Sam Dragers roof in Copley.

Along the winding side streets that form a spiders web at the southeast corner of Copley and Jacoby roads, Dragers is the first in a row of modest ranches built 50 years ago nothing like the 4,000-square-foot custom buildsselling for $500,000 or more a few miles away off Medina Road.

Halfway up Dragers 1,320-square-foot house, originalbrick meets original aluminum siding. Gables bookend an unassuming design. Chair lift tracks linethe ceiling inside. Pieces of trims are missing in some places.

And his property value just went up 40%, which will cost him $750 more in taxes this year. Driving up his tax bill are fellow votersin the township, which passedtwo replacement levies that use the new, higher values instead of lower ones in the past.

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I think it sucks, quite frankly. Im going to pay more money that I dont have, said Drager, who worked in sales and promotions for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He retired on disability. Acar wreck in 1968 slowly robbed him of the use of his legs. With his fingers now curled into his palm, he manages to tap a computer keyboard with his knuckles.

Dragers neighbors, some of whom are elderly or rent and have no idea whether their landlords will pass along the higher tax bills are in the same boat. At the conclusion of a long reappraisal process, the Summit County Fiscal Office increased the value of homes in this areaby 30% to 40%.

Letters mailed in December notified homeowners of the valuation changes. The new tax bills posted last week on the fiscal office website.

Drager thinks he could get $140,000 for his home. It was appraised at $114,310 in2019, which is $4,000 more than what he paid for it in 1999. The county now says it's worth$160,920.

Its either way over or way under. It never seems to be right where you think it would be, Drager said. I think its terrible, this reevaluation. Why dont they do honest appraisals on these homes?

Thousands of eyeballs are popping across Summit County as property owners get a first glimpse of their new tax bills.

In the first week since the county started taking complaints on Jan. 1, nearly 200 people requested a Zoom hearing with the board of revisions to contest their new values. The county will schedulethe hearings, which can be done by phone for those with technology issues,to take place after the complaint window closes March 31.

In the meantime, penalties could be assessed if the tax bills are unpaid by March 1, even if a hearing gets scheduled.

Numerous factors are pushingup values: strong home sales with low interest rates driven even lower in the pandemic; inflated lumber and labor costs;limited housing stock; recent home improvements (including some completed without a permit); expiring tax bill creditsfor weather damage in 2019; and homeowners who successfully negotiatedlower values with the board of revision in the pastonly to see their values bounce back, and then some.

Chief among the factors is the Ohio tax commissioner's insistence that property values submitted twice by the county were too low. Seeking required approval from the state,the Summit County Fiscal Office originally sought a 7.86% increase for residential values in Copley, for example. The state said notwicethen accepted an average increase of 13.05%, one of the largest swings from start to finish for any community within Summit County.

On average, the fiscal office sought an 8.85% average increase before the state eventually settled at 12%. Of the 41 counties with reappraisals in 2020, the state rejected their first proposals 68% of the time.

Summit Countys request for a one-year extension on adjusting home valuesduring a pandemic-crippled economy was denied.

Ohio law requires reappraisals every three years. It also preventsexisting levies from generating more revenue for local governments just because property values increase overall. Only passing new or replacing old levies can increase property tax revenue.

But because some residents will see higher-than-average percent increases, they will pay a greater share (while others pay less) of the overall property tax burden in their school districts, communitiesor across the county where propertytaxessupport the libraries, children'sservices, the Akron Zoo and more.

So, whos getting higher tax bills this year?

The Beacon Journal requested and received the old 2019 and new 2020 valuesfor all 226,000 residential properties in Summit County. An analysis by neighborhood pointed to Drager's street in Copleyand other areas, like Highland Square, Cuyahoga Falls, North Hill and other pockets, where home prices grew faster than the 12% countywide average.

A second analysis explored the redistribution of property taxes based on the price range of homes. Because property tax levies continue to collect the same amount, fluctuating home values are pushing more of the cost onto homes valued between $55,000 and $125,000 in 2019.

These 71,042homes worth $7.2billion are ideally priced for young families, aging retirees andfirst-time home buyers, real estate agents said. And they will see an average increase of 15.7% in value compared to a 6.6% increase for the 17,059 homes appraised in 2019 at $250,000 or more, which also were worth a combined $7.2 billion in 2019.

The Beacon Journal's analysis controlled for new construction in 2019. The results were the same.

When Jim Fox vice presidentfor Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, formerpresident for the Akron Cleveland Association of Realtors and 2020 chairman for the Multiple Listing Service, a home price indexheard that the values of middle-income homes were climbing 2.4 times faster than the wealthiest homes, he wasn't entirely surprised. In this general "bidding war" for homes, first-time homebuyers have donethe math. Theyseerising rents are nearly as much as a mortgage payment, so theyre go home-shopping.

The homes they're after, including many that eclipsed $150,000 in the 2020 reappraisal, are "going like hotcakes. You can't keep them on the shelf," said Fox.

While rising home prices bode well for personal investments, equity and sellers, Fox said buyers are struggling with traditional lenders thatlearned a tough lesson in the 2008 housing crisis andare "short-appraising" properties as the market heats up. Loan applicants, he said,can't get banks to appraise homes high enough to convince them to lend enough, especiallywithouta down payment in the tens of thousands of dollars.

It was as if the remodeling gods blew the old oakthrough Pam and Tom Gensel's roof.

Before the windstorm ripped through the Akron area inFebruary 2018, Tom thought about remodeling portions of their ranch on the scenic edge of Sand Run Metro Park in Northwest Akron.

"I've heard of people fantasizing about this situation," the crane operator told Tom as he lifted the tree off their home.

Adding a second floor and cathedral ceilings to the entryway and living room overlooking a ravine out back made as much financial sense as simply replacing the roof with the insurance money, Tom said. So they hired Tim Englert Construction Co.for a home makeoverworthy of a reality television show: iron stair railings, high ceilings covered in natural wood grain, glass paneled banisters and significantly more living space.

The Gensels got a temporary discount on their 2019 tax bill due to the weather damage and, because of Akron's residential taxabatement program, won't pay property taxes on the improvements for 15 years.

During construction, they rented a home across the street from where Michael Rauh had just moved in last month with his wife and daughter.

We put an offer in the day we saw it. It might have been listed only for a day, said Rauh, who learned from selling their home in Columbus over the course of a weekend to act fast.

With parents and family in their hometown of Akron, the Rauhs listed their Columbus house, got 14 offers in a day and moved home, where theyve not missed a beat with work and enrolled their daughter in Our Lady of the Elms.

I was already working remotely, because of COVID, so it became a no-brainer, said Rauh, who works in technical consulting.

Thats a pleasant surprise, Michael Polovick said when he heard how much hell be paying in property taxes this year.

Like every property owner in Summit County, Polovick got a letter following the countywide reappraisal. The value of his four-bedroom ranch, situated with five other big homes on a private road in Akrons upscale High Hampton neighborhood, went up $9,310but his annual property tax bill went down $378.20.

Polovick lives in Akron with a Cuyahoga Falls mailing address. The value of his home increased by only 3% well below the 11% average increase in Akron,13% in the Falls or 12% countywide. As a result, his property taxesto support Woodridge Schools, the Akron Zoo, the county library system, the city of Akron, Summit County Children Servicesand so onwent down 5%.

The reason is House Bill 920. Passed in 1976, this tax credit ensures that a levy will never collect a penny more than it would have when voters approved it. Instead, the only way to raise more would be to pass an additional levy or a replacement levy, which uses current property values instead of values frozen in time by HB 920.

Heres how it works.

Let's say acommunity has $1 billion in taxable property, of which$350 million (or 35% of $1 billion) isthe "assessed value" used for tax purposes.

And, for a 1-mill levy, property owners pay$1 per $1,000 of assessed value.

So, our hypothetical community generates $350,000 in property taxes on its 1-mill levy.

In realitythere are exemptions and credits, like a discount for owner-occupant householdsor anincome-eligible tax credit for seniors orthe 15-year property tax abatement in Akron on new residential construction. But for the sake of simplicity, lets assume none of these apply in our hypothetical community.

What happens 20 years later whenthe communitys property doublesin valuefrom $1 billion to $2 billion?

Instead of letting the levy collect twice as much, HB 920 chops the rate on that 20-year-old levy in half. The result is an "effective rate" of 0.5 mills, which would collect the same amount as when voters first approved the levy.

This is why new and replacement levies, not necessarily state-mandated property reappraisals, generate more revenue for government. The reappraisal simply shifts the burden of a communitys taxation.

Owners with below-average property value growthpay less. Thosewith above-average growthpay more. Butthe community on the whole pays the same as it always has until voters decide otherwise.

This is also why, speaking to neighbors in Akron and Woodridge Schoolswith stronger property value growth, Polovick says,Tell them I appreciate it.

Reach reporter Doug Livingston at dlivingston@thebeaconjournal.com or 330-996-3792.

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Staying home has led many homeowners to make those home improvement changes they had been putting off

by: Hanna Erdmann

WKBN

(WKBN) We were all staying home a lot more in 2020, and it looks like we will continue that trend through the beginning of 2021.

Staying home has led many homeowners to make those home improvement changes they had been putting off.

M.P. Vivo Heating and Cooling is a local company, here to fix and help maintain your heating and cooling units, so you have temperature control through all seasons.

Breathing in clean air is important, and owner Michael Vivo says the key is regularly changing your air filters.

One of the biggest problems we face on service calls is the filters. They are not being changed like the way they should be, said Vivo.

The company also offers indoor air quality services and products to keep all the harmful things in the air out of your home.

They can install a Fresh Air Ventilation System that adds humidity to the air and can ventilate inside to clear stale air and bring in fresh air.

In terms of routine maintenance, Vivo recommends getting your air conditioning unit and/or furnace checked every year, at least once, but twice is better.

They offer a maintenance package that provides easy access to service and keep your systems running longer. The maintenance contract includes system inspections and tune-ups, priority service, regularly scheduled visits and much more.

To find out more information, you can call (330) 259-0486 or visit the M.P. Vivo Heating and Air Conditioning website.

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Being an HVAC Contractor, like other professions, takes a lot of work. Its not something that can be accomplished overnight. It needs effort, time, dedication, hard work, and of course, skills. Since it is one of the most difficult industrial jobs, most professionals in this field are required to give their best and thats 100% of the time.

To be a step closer to your dream, you would need to possess a wide variety of skills. These skills are going to be essential tools for you to become a great and talented HVAC Contractor!

HVAC is a common term that most people are casually tossing around, but what does it really mean? It is an abbreviation that is short for Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning. It pertains to the different systems that move air between outdoor and indoor areas. It is a climate control system that is installed in houses and commercial properties.

This system can keep you cool during scourging, hot summer days and keep you cozy during cold, chilly days. It filters indoor air and maintains the levels of humidity at comfort levels. These systems are there to keep you comfortable and safe.

Are you maybe someone whos considering a profession concerning the HVAC but still quite hesitating? As Bob Wells, creator of HVAC Training 101, once said, when making decisions, everyone should have access to unbiased information. Whether it is just buying a new air conditioner or deciding to become an HVAC professional.

If you are hesitating because its not the most in-demand profession, dont be! HVAC is a complicated system that not everyone can fix once broken. In those instances, HVAC professionals are definite heroes. They are the ones to be called on.

HVAC Contractor is one of the professions to consider. They specialize in the maintenance and installation of boilers, heat pumps, air conditioners, and furnaces. They also help people with matters of cooling, heating, air flow, and air quality.

The duties of an HVAC Contractor depends on the project they have on hand. For maintenance and inspection services, they would check the tube joints and pipes for leaks, testing electrical currents, clean air ducts, testing thermostat systems, and refilling refrigerant levels. Repair services, however, involve replacing certain parts. There are also installation processes where they hook up new units to pipes, tubes, ductwork, and distribution systems.

Seeing the extensive duties of an HVAC Contractor, it is no wonder that they would require a license. Theres the HVAC license and the more specific HVAC Contractor License. Remember that every country, and in some cases, state or city, has its own requirements for the license you are aiming for. Be sure to check that out.

Now, unto to the most important part. If you want to become an HVAC Contractor, you would need skills.

There are certain skills you will learn and possess when you train to be a good HVAC Contractor!

First off, as an HVAC Contractor, you must have business-building skills. Training will teach you that there are two particular ways to this; you can either learn or hire people who already have business skills. Then, it is a matter of maintaining your business afloat, which requires the proper skill.

Troubleshooting is a type of problem-solving. It means repairing and fixing failed or broken products and processes of a system or machine. Being an HVAC Contractor, you will undoubtedly receive service calls for repairing existing systems. This will require troubleshooting skills to employ critical thinking to determine the problems immediately.

To provide the best service, it is vital to have excellent communication skills. Being able to express and string together a comprehensive thought clearly in both writing and talking would come in handy when communicating with a customer. This skill would come in handy as it will be your job to educate your customers regarding the problems, maintenance, care, and solution of the HVAC.

In this line of work, you will encounter various software programs to monitor, control systems, and retrieve job assignments. There are also multiple computer tasks such as emails, reports, specifications, instructions, and instructions. Being knowledgeable about using a computer would help you tremendously.

Technical Skills are probably the basis and foundation of a successful career in contracting. Working in the field of HVAC would require extensive technical training and knowledge. Depending on the place you live in, you might need to pass a certain technical exam or course to prove your abilities before you can be a contractor.

Training would enable you to learn and know about control systems, design review, equipment sizing and selection, distribution system of air conditioning, steam heating, hot-water heating, and water cooling. It is also necessary to know about the installation and maintenance of HVAC systems.

It is necessary to review your financial statements every month or week. It is important to keep tabs and a close eye on your accounts. There are instances where companies would close down due to running out of liquidity. Training teaches how to keep track of the service revenue, gross profit, installation sales, new service agreements, average service call ticket, and labor as a percent of service and installation.

Knowing how HVAC works would surely come in handy to a contractor. As it will be your job to install and maintain, youll need to learn the system and the equipment itself. Knowing about the components would also help.

As technology is always advancing, it will be necessary to keep your skills up-to-date. Even after training, continue your education further to compete in the industry. You can take online courses, training courses, or read books.

Competing in the HVAC industry is tough and challenging. It requires work to keep up with the competition. While it is important to continue developing and polish your technical skills, there are other skills you will need to possess to be a good HVAC Contractor.

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Let the Sunshine In resounded as the anthem from the musical Hair when it debuted on Broadway in 1968.

In that year, photo-voltaic cells, now more commonly known as solar cells, were very expensive novelties. I bought one about 4 inches square for about $20 that could barely power a transistor radio.

Perhaps Bob Dylans song, The Times They Are A-Changin, or are a-chargin, is equally prophetic.

In mid-December, StraightUp Solar installed 23 solar panels on my roof, which on a good sunny day should generate almost 7.5 kilowatts.

StraightUp estimated that that should compensate for about 98 percent of our yearly electricity usage.

Of course, just like miles per gallon in a car, real-world numbers are tricky. We even asked our very artistic arborist, Gus, to carefully remove a tree limb that shaded some of the roof.

My solar quest started with a friend in Massachusetts boasting to me that he was going solar.

My next-door neighbor installed solar panels on his roof about three years ago, when it was more expensive than today.

People generate a lot of hot air discussing climate change. Most of us lack much individual control over greenhouse gas emissions.

Sure, you can drive a hybrid or electric car, which is not satisfactory for many people. You can install a highly efficient furnace and air conditioner while dialing down the heating and cooling in your home. Please dont lecture me about staying off airplanes. Some readers of this paper abhor wind turbines.

Installing solar panels for electricity is a major way you can fight climate change without sacrifice or disturbing your neighbors.

If you go solar for the financial benefits, youll wait about 10 years (it used to be 20 years) to amortize your investment.

There are three financial incentives.

The first is a 26 percent federal tax credit. Congress extended it through 2021. It was supposed to fall to

22 percent this year.

The second is selling solar renewable energy credits. Your solar installer will link you with a broker who buys the credits from you and sells them to major utilities that pollute too much, such as Commonwealth Edison.

Sometimes theres a market for energy credits and sometimes not. Timing is everything.

Then theres the slippery, controversial compensation known as net metering. This requires your utility company, such as Ameren, to buy the power from your solar panels at a wholesale rate and apply it toward your electric bill.

They will still charge you for delivery of power. So if your monthly electric bill is $100, you may see as much as an $80 discount, depending on your system and the utility.

Power companies detest this provision because it reduces their profits. Net metering is one of those political footballs that the Legislature deals with in the dead of night when no one is looking. Hello, Mike Madigan and Commonwealth Edison?

I barely have space left to tell you about my terrific experience with StraightUp (straightupsolar.com).

With that said, StraightUp supplies a lengthy contract that requires reading the fine print. Some clauses are negotiable, some are not.

The worst is the energy-credit contract from Carbon Solutions Group. Take this to your attorney. Ill explain more in a future column, where Ill also discuss the installation and first month of operation.

The 2021 virtual Consumer Electronics Show starts Monday. It baffles me how even the most sophisticated internet technology with an unlimited budget can substitute for the 140,000 people who take over most of Las Vegas every January.

Manufacturers will release their new products and technologies, but how do you appreciate the newest 100-inch 8K TV on a 24-inch HD computer screen? Or test drive the latest electric car?

Ill report on the most significant new developments from the forthcoming virtual CES in my Jan. 24 column.

Rich Warren, who lives in the Champaign area, is a longtime reviewer of consumer electronics. Email him at hifiguy@volo.net.

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Eliminate all your man-made belongings and you will soon realize that planet earth is quite a punishing place. Without your clothes, home, and cooling and heating, it would become a great challenge to handle the summer and winter seasons and the rains. Unlike other animals, the average human body is not built to withstand extreme climate conditions. Both extreme heat and cold can be lethal and our world is full of places that have these conditions. Talking a bit more about the latter, heres a quick look at some of the coldest places on earth.

Snag, Yukon Territory, Canada This village was earlier inhabited, but is currently abandoned. It also has a World War II era military airfield, which is now defunct. The origins of this village can be traced back to the Klondike Gold Rush. Snag has subarctic climate and the lowest recorded temperature was 81.4 F (63.0 C) in February 1947.

Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, Russia The capital city of Sakha Republic, Yakutsk is situated around 450 km from the south of Arctic Circle. It is the largest city to be located on continuous permafrost. Lowest recorded temperature was 83.9 F (64.4 C) and the highest was 101.1 F (+38.4 C). The city has an estimated population of more than 300,000. Yakutsk is a preferred location for tourists who want to experience extreme cold.

Oymyakon, Sakha Republic, Russia This rural locality remains frozen throughout most parts of the year. Due to the unique topography of the region, cold winds from the arctic get trapped, resulting in colder climate. Minimum recorded temperature was 89.9 F (67.7 C), making it the coldest inhabited place on earth. Oymyakon has a population of around 1000 residents. It gets its name from Oymyakon River that flows in the area and remains frozen during winters.

Verkhoyansk, Sakha Republic, Russia This town shares its cold record with that of Oymyakon. Verkhoyansk also holds the record for being the hottest place in the north of Arctic Circle. At 100.4 F (38.0 C), Verkhoyansk can be pretty hot in the summer months of June, July and August. These temperature differences make it a tough place to live. As per estimates, Verkhoyansk has a population of around 11k residents.

East Antarctic Plateau This is a frozen icy ridge located at an altitude of 12,467 feet (3,800 meters). Its apparent that no one lives here, even though scientists have visited this place to install a range of equipment including temperature sensors. Based on the readings, the minimum temperature was recorded at minus 148 degrees Fahrenheit (or -100 Celsius). This makes it the coldest place on the planet.

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The Western Athletic Conference on Thursday announced the addition of four teams formerly of the Southland Conference, plus the addition of one Big Sky team.

Abilene Christian, Lamar, Sam Houston State and Stephen F. Austin will join the WAC for the 2021-22 academic year, while Southern Utah out of the Big Sky will follow them to the conference in 2022-23.

While that changes the 13-team leagues football landscape, the Grand Canyon Antelopes who do not have a football team said the additions boost the WACs basketball prospects.

Particularly in basketball, GCU has had the makings of a top-20 program because of its incredible facilities, a game atmosphere that is second to none, a Power Five coaching staff, a competitive mid-major budget and a location as a destination city, GCU President Brian Mueller said in a school release. The last step was participation in a strong athletic conference and this expansion accomplishes that. This is a giant leap forward in our Division I journey.

This is one of the biggest mid-major expansions in NCAA realignment history and puts the WAC in a very strong position moving forward.

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Beth Treffeisen|Cape Cod Times

PRINT DECKHED:Historical Commission wants new construction for senior housing to fit in with the character of the existing building

SANDWICH A portion of the Henry T. Wing School is set for demolition after receiving approval from the Sandwich Historical Commission, but plans to build senior housing on the property and rehabilitate the remaining portion of the school are on hold.

We are excited about it, Maria Nye, chair of the historical commission, said at the commission's meeting Wednesday. We are not going to vote...because we need some changes to come through.

The commission unanimously voted Wednesday to allow for partial demolition of the school while keeping the 1927 portion of the building intact.

The demolition will include three additions located behind that school that were added in 1958, 1963 and 1974, according to Maureen Cavanaugh, senior planner at Public Archaeology Laboratory, who spoke on behalf of the project applicant, Stratford Capital Group.

However, Stratford Capital Group will have to return for the second part of its application to rehabilitate the 1927 potion of the school and construct new senior affordable housing units at 33 Water St.

The Henry T. Wing Residences would include 128-units on the Water Street site mainly for low- and moderate-income residents aged 62 or older. The project would retain the facade of the 1927 school building and demolish the remaining structures to create the housing.

The historic school building is made up of red brick, while the new buildings are designed to be a cooler, blue color. Board members felt the new construction contrasted too much with the historic structure and asked the design team to return Jan. 27 with updated plans.

I find the juxtaposition between the old and the new to be jarring, board member Michael Sullivan said.

Nye agreed. Separately they are stunning but together they dont go well together.

The board recommends the design team go with more earth tone colors and possibly consider a brick veneer on the sides that align with the front of the school.

Instead of differentiating the old and new buildings, Nye suggested the design team make it more cohesive.

We would want it to have it look and feel historic, Nye said.

At town meeting in June, there was overwhelming support to transfer the school property to a developer to convert it into age-restricted housing.

Stratford Capital Group is working with the nonprofit organization CHOICE Choice Housing Opportunities for Intergenerational & Community Endeavors on the project.

Construction would take place in three phases. The first phase, from Oct. 2022 until Oct. 2023, will consist of constructing 43 units, with 10 inside the 1927 portion of the building. This phase will include construction of a senior service center, and the community will still have access to the schools existing auditorium.

The second phase, from July 2023 to July 2024, calls for building 41 units within a new three-story building. The third year-long phase will begin immediately afterward and consist of constructing another three-story building with 44 units.

Nye reiterated the commission's desire to see the new buildings, which are currently designed in a Cape Cod-style, designed to look and feel similar to the historic school.

We want to give them the flexibility to come up with acolor that complements, said Nye. You have really nice taste and we want to see what you come up with.

Contact Beth Treffeisen at btreffeisen@capecodonline.com. Follow her on Twitter @BTreffeisenCCT.

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Second-year forward expected to center a line that includes Boone Jenner. Koivu still 'unfit' and didn't travel to Nashville.

The 2021 season will begin Thursday without the Blue Jackets having a key piece of their offseason additions.

Mikko Koivu missed practice Wednesday, his second in a row, and did not make the trip to Nashville with the team while being termed unfitto participate. The37-year-old forward started training camp as the Jackets center on the third line, a role that Boone Jenner handled much of the past two seasons.

Adding Koivu wasgeneral manager JarmoKekalainensideato let Jenner go back tomore of aforecheckingrole at left wing and that wont change despite the veteran pivots absence.The center role for the third line is expected to be handled by Alexandre Texier, whos going into his second season.

I still want to take a look at Tex in the middle,coach John Tortorella said. Ive got him and (Jenner)together. Itll be interesting in how much pressure they can put on a (defense), as far as how hard they work.

Coinciding with that decision, Tortorella is sticking with Mikhail Grigorenko to fill Texiers previousspot at left wing on the top line.The Russian forward, a former first-round pick of the BuffaloSabres, has begun to look more comfortable in that role,paired with center Pierre-Luc Dubois and OliverBjorkstrand.

I thought they had agood scrimmage (Sunday) night, Tortorella said. I thought there was some chemistry right away. Its nice to have a Grigorenko, who can play all three forward positions. I think his camp has gotten better as wevegone along. The biggest key is intensity all the time in a 60-minute hockey game. Im anxious to see him play.

Grigorenko, 26, made his NHL debut with Buffalo and also played with the Colorado Avalanche before heading back to theKontinentalHockey League for the past three years. After excelling there, hes looking to revive his NHL career.

As usual, Tortorella did not reveal whether goalie JoonasKorpisaloor Elvis Merzlikins would start the opener Thursday in Nashville.

He said he informedtheone whowill start, butis not planning tousean extensive road mapfor which games each will playin a crammed56-game schedule.

I told thestarting goalie today whos going (Thursday) and thats as far as Ill ever go, Tortorella said. I mean, we just dont go too far out. But (Im going to be asked) about No. 1 ... and theres really not going to be a No. 1. Theres going to be a tandem here, because I think we have two really good ones and we are going to need them.

The Blue Jackets made their final cutsWednesday,announcingboth their NHL roster and taxi squad.

The NHL rosterhas13 forwards, eight defensemen andthetwo goalies, while the taxi squadconsists of six players:forwardsNathan Gerbe,RyanMacInnisand Stefan Matteau, goalieMatissKivlenieksand defensemen Adam Clendening and Andrew Peeke.

The Blue Jackets also assigned defensemen GavinBayruetherand Jake Christiansen,goalie Cam Johnson andforwards Zac Dalpe, Trey Fix-Wolansky, Cliff Pu and Kole Sherwood to the Cleveland Monsters.

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The cast of the Dexter revival is starting to take shape. In addition to our original favorites such as Michael C. Hall, the show will also bring on several newcomers. The revival is being marketed as the final chapter of Dexter Morgans story and, from the looks of it, it seems like its going to go out with a bang. Learn more about the revival series and its cast, here.

After nearly seven years and eight seasons, Dexter ended in 2013 with what has been called one of the most disappointing finales ever.

Full of grief and despair for the pain hes caused his loved ones, Dexter drove his boat out to sea as a hurricane approached Miami, seemingly to kill himself. But as it turned out, he was just faking his death amid heat from law enforcement.

In the final moments of the show, it was revealed that Dexter went into self-imposed exile in Oregon, where he started over as a lumberjack.

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While the finale was widely panned by fans, producers defended it. Executive producer Sara Colleton told Entertainment Weekly that it only made sense for Dexter to isolate himself given his past longing for real human connection.

His punishment is banishment. He sends himself into exile. Killing himself is too easy. When he turns and looks into the camera at the end hes stripped everything away, Colleton said.

It seemed like the ending that was most justified, added showrunner Scott Buck.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Showtimes longline for the show says, Set 10 years after Dexter Morgan went missing in the eye of Hurricane Laura, the revival sees the character now living under an assumed name in a world away from Miami.

Showrunner Clyde Phillips said on The Hollywood ReportersTVs Top 5 podcast that the revival will make up for the finale. But he again noted it wont be erasing anything that previously happened.

Ten years, or however many years, have passed by the time this will air, and the show will reflect that time passage. So far as the ending of the show, this will have no resemblance to how the original finale was. Its a great opportunity to write a second finale.

The 10-episode series is expected to air later in 2021, should coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions allow it.

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Earlier in January, TV Line reported that The Crown actor Clancy Brown will star in the revival as Kurt Caldwell, the de facto mayor of a small town in New York who realized the American dream by going from driving big rigs, just like his father did, to now owning several trucks and the local truck stop. Powerful, generous, loved by everyone hes a true man of the people. If hes got your back, consider yourself blessed. But should you cross Kurt, or hurt anyone that he cares for, God help you.

Julia Jones of The Mandalorian will play Angela Bishop, the first Native American Chief of Police in her town in upstate New York, according to a statement from Showtime. Bishop is also the mother of a brash and opinionated teenage daughter named Audrey, who will be played by Believe actor Johnny Sequoyah.

Sylvies Love actor Alano Miller, meanwhile, will play police sergeant and high school assistant wrestling coach Logan.

Then theres Jack Alcott from THE GOOD LORD BIRD as Randall,with whom Dexter (Michael C. Hall) has a meaningful encounter.

Just like before, it sounds like there will be a lot more crime and pressure from law enforcement in the revival. But well have to wait and see what exactly happens. In the meantime, check out more of our TV coverage below.

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