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I live in NH and I'm 45 minutes from Hampton Beach. The big news this summer was all the empty hotel rooms and unrented condos that normally are filled with vacationers from Quebec.

Dude, the drop in border crossings is real. It's math. Every business in the US that relies on people coming from up north is hurting. Don't come here trying to gaslight us that it's not happening.

I’m tempted. Saw them about 10-12yrs ago at Darien Lake. They put on a good show.

I pretty much agree with @LGR4GM here. It sounds like a bunch of bs excuses. Ruff is a veteran to the extreme and he was hired with plenty of time to make changes and adjustments. The fact he didn't, or wasn't allowed to bring in his own staff was the biggest reason this team was poorly coached, and none of that has changed. How a failed team doesn't fire anybody but a fitness trainer is just mind boggling. Meanwhile I read about Rick Dudley talking about threepeats and I just shake my head in dismay. We could have just handed this thing over to smart alumni years ago and been spared all this pain. Thanks Terry.

I know for a fact here on the BC border some Canadians are being asked to hand over and unlock their phones or they aren't allowed in. It's absurd, and border crossings are down around 30% from the usual amounts. This sort of thing will undoubtedly hurt the Sabres. Detroit and Seattle as well I imagine.

Considering how high and how many picks they have had I'd say their drafting has been meh for longer than that. Probably through the entire Pegula era. Unless I'm forgetting somebody Samuelson and UPL are the only non first rounders that they drafted still on the roster and they were both JBot picks. In any event considering 15 years of no playoffs their prospect pool should be ranked higher than 13th wouldn't you say? Top ten at least.

‘Who will save you goals’ by Jewel People living their lives watching you on TV, They say Bostons better than you, and you agree. He says we’ve got a center spine, defense too, but between the pipes we havent got a clue Another penalty, a tap in rebound, another failure to clear, You know you love them, if you watch them this year. .. who will save your goals, when your netminder folds? And who will save your goals, when the defense can’t hold? Now Who will save your goals… If you won’t save your own … We try to check 'em, try to hack 'em, try to snipe 'em The fans want someone to cheer down on Seymour Knox avenue Another draft, another miss, another cheap UFA, another banner Went up where the uneducated have their homes So we pray that Uppie can steal the show But we call religion our friend, We're so worried about savin' our goals Afraid that an injury will take its toll and the doubt creeps back in, but But.. who will save your goals, when your netminder folds? And who will save your goals, when the defense can’t hold? Now Who will save your goals… If you won’t save your own

Water shoes, absolutely!!! Even if it's been a relatively dry summer, there are likely a few spots that are unavoidable and mid-calf deep. Mind you, it's been a few years since I've been down that way, and the state has been "improving" the trail, so it might be traverseable with sneakers? There is a dirt path which runs on either side of the stream, but where's the fun in that? 😁 Just outside of Naples is the lesser known (not as many humans to spoil the nature setting) trail, Clark's Gully. A bit more of an advanced hike vs Grime's, and not as much stream, but it's just as pretty IMO I'd imagine those hotel rates will start to dip in the coming weeks? There are numerous B&B's in the city (I live here, and the "city" designation is laughable, as there can't be more than 20k residents in the city of Canandaigua), and they're in the historic district (gorgeous homes). I bet there are a few stunners to be found along the lake, if you search the Air B 'n B app? Pittsford is a pretty town, but I'm a country boy so Monroe County is a "no" for moi 😁

Just scored tickets to Deftones.

Bump that dude that tried break check me. I’m not pulling into big traffic and wrecking my truck because you ran over your lunchtime

I'm sorry, do you commute daily across any of the four bridges for business or school? Do you cross on a regular basis for family? Do you work for CBSA or CBP? I'm confused to how you've come to that conclusion. Simply based on an article? I've got better things to do then get into a pissing match over border perspectives on a hockey blog. I simply posted because the fear of crossing the border for legitimate reasons is unwarranted.

Grimes Glen was also on my to do list. Should we bring water shoes? I didn't see any hotels in Canandaigua for under $400CAD. Otherwise I probably would have stayed there. In any case my wife likes US suburbs for the shopping, cafes, etc. You guys probably take it for granted, but for us it's all kind of unique compared to Canada.

This sounds awesome... I'm going to make a point to stop here. We live close to a lot of wineries and like going as a quick impromptu date (one is walking distance). We don't drink a lot of wine and don't have refined palettes so we mainly just go for the ambience. Friendly, relaxed, and great views are right up our alley. We may duck into the cafe as well if we haven't eaten yet. There's a BBQ place in Naples that caught my eye.

Grimes Glen is my fav hiking spot in Naples. While, it's not quite the "hidden gem" that it used to be (seeing a soccer mom toting a Macy's bag one weekend afternoon, was a bell cow to a changing time LOL), it is still a beautiful trek, IMO. Nothing like creek hikes and waterfalls ❤️ Why not stay at one of the two, new'ish hotels in Cdga vs staying in Pittsford?

But until now there was a reasoned approach to crossing the border. There was an understanding that most people are just going to a game or doing some shopping, and that border crossings are an economic engine. Now how much sense is there in hurting businesses in your border community by treating everyone crossing with suspicion? That's overdoing it and it's unnecessary.

Yes. That's the point of the article. Crossing for any reason is a hassle.

The problem is some people think they're waltzing into a public park. It's not. It's an international border. The vast majority of people crossing have no ill intentions but unfortunately there are nefarious characters attempting to cross. It's up to the officer in the booth to determine what a person's intentions are. Don't have an itinerary? Yeah that's gonna be a problem. It's the summer and regardless of crossing percentages and political pissing matches it's still busy. Some of these officers show up to work not knowing if they're working a regular shift or a double...multiple days in a row. It's no reason to be unprofessional but put yourself in their position.

Screw that ####. We're makin' it to at LEAST January before we become irrelevant THIS time. 😀

Trump and Vance are not even the head of the snake. This entire rotten, anti-American, fascist movement needs to be wiped out in its entirety.

lets be real, we know why they're not coming here. Tourism in general to the US is down across the board. Not just from Canadians but from the world in general. As an aside, the US for the 1st time i can recall is on pace to have net negative migration. Meaning more people are leaving the US than entering it. Which puts the US in league with nations such as Syria, Sudan, Pakistan, China. Not nations one would typically expect the US to be joined with but here we are. As for how it impacts our region, i hope the small business owners can weather the storm. Canadians are vital to our region & economy & they are our friends. At least we'll have less Leafs fans in the crowd, but this isn't the way i wanted that to happen. I wanted us to beat them consistently on the ice. Where their fans got sick of making the trip, just to watch the Leafs lose again. Sadly that's not the case.

This is me today: This is probably me by December:

I understand your post. In the end, being a sabres fan has become silliness.

This is exactly it. At my peak when the exchange was good, I was crossing the border at least once a week... usually more. I still go across once a month or so. The ratio of jerk border guards to nice border guards pretty much matches the a-hole to non-a-hole ratio you see in the general public. Some are extremely nice. Some take their bad days out on you. Most are indifferent. The Canadian border guards are no different... But if I had to pick I'd say US are friendlier, probably because they're not worried about me smuggling booze or smokes. I've heard so many "non-crossers" talk about how bad the US border guards are. These people might cross once every 5 years and have the fear of God anytime they do so. They dutifully soak up all the horror stories they hear on the CBC and social media though and somehow believe they're entering the Wild West on the other side of the river. As a die-hard "Niagaran", I feel much more at home in the Buffalo area than I do in the GTA. People are friendlier, traffic is sane, and of course I like the hockey team better!

Or it could be that $.62 is the reason the Canadians are not coming.