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you love deploying #fancywords almost as much as @LGR4GM enjoys dropping #fancystats

absolutely for the precise reasons we were debating. (double jinx no take backs.) no idea what you’re on about here. nope. wrong.

Those hairy ass centipedes are all over my garage. Normally I see one or two a year. I hate those goddam things

Serious fish kill on Ischua Creek. Apparently wildlife too. Not good.

Jets with 22 points fewer than last season? I see 101-102 points maybe, but 94?

1. New Owner 2. New GM/Director of Hockey Ops (preferably 2 people) 3. New coaches

After all these years, I finally watched the Sopranos. What a great show with a ridiculous, dumb, stupid, disappointing ending. 😡

UPL, Power, Norris Better goaltending is needed. Power needs to step it up. A former #1 pick needs to be better than inconsistently solid. All about health with Norris. He’s likely produce if he’s on the ice.

I mean, i liked Nazar as a prospect and can't say I've watched much of him since, but this interests me: Nazar C 5'10" 190, picked 13 2022 NHL Draft Östlund C 5'11" 175, picked 16 2022 NHL Draft Nazar 2024 WJC GP: 7, 0/8/8 Östlund 2024 WJC GP: 7, 3/7/10 Nazar called up this year after a 21-game 11/13/24 run as an AHL rookie Östlund called up this year after a 32-game 17/17/34 run as an AHL rookie And that's where they diverged: Nazar had 26 points in 53 games, Östlund had none in 8. Nazar played PP, with 16 minutes a night on the 2nd line at 43% SAT% and 43.2% xGF% Östlund played 10 minutes a night with Malenstyn and Lafferty at 55% SAT% and 46% xGF% One guy gets millions and is pencilled in for an important NHL role and has his fan base excited, the other guy is expected to spend the entire year in the minors again. There's sometimes a very fine line.

I agree with the last line. The best of them are already on the roster. We no longer have any rebuild advantages from those trades. I didn't count Mrtka yet as he's new and very raw. Remains to be seen what he becomes. Likely plays but really unknown at this point. Levi idk. Can he become the guy here like Wolf has. Maybe. I certainly hope they give him this year in the AHL though. Then we shall see. I have no faith in Östlund making it at this point.

Which, provided they don't drive the good guys away frittering away the present, will be good enough to keep the team in the mix. And once it IS back in the mix, THEN you can actually start getting FAs that other teams also want and who don't necessarily have ties WNY/the NP to want to come here. Heck, wasn't a big part of pushing for getting the combine in Buffalo to give the young players a chance to experience Buffalo when the weather is actually good and they can see there's way more to it than the seeming dystopia a 20 minute ride from the airport on the Kensington provides. Get relevant and that strategy MIGHT be able to be somewhat successful. (It's pretty much pointless when you're the NHL's version of the NY Jest.)

Yep, if a Tuch level core player emerges from the system it will be a surprise: a Brodie Zeimer goes Brandon Hagel kinda thing. He’s got a lot of upside but I generally think a positive result for Mrtka is Myers, Östlund is McLeod. Maybe Helenius can be Derek Roy, but I think that’s probably stretching it.

Would add Novikov to that list. And do expect Johnson to be an NHLer as well, but could see him being a 7/tweener just as easily as seeing him be a 4/5. The rest, yeah some will make it, but likely not in a particularly meaningful way. (Maybe Wahlberg figures it out, and as he has tools not many of the prospects have, he'll get a shot at some point.)

I think that's a fair if pessimistic take. Helenius, Mrtka, Levi and Östlund for me. I think there are another 10ish that could and the odds say a few of those will. Point is though, they've shot their shot in terms of their post-Eichel rebuild through the kids. The best of the bunch is already on the roster.

You shouldn’t hang me on a hook, Johnny. My grandmother hung me on a hook once. Once!

Well if you are going to look at it that way you have to factor in the bonus this group got from trading Eichel, Reinhart and Risto. Extra picks. Should be better as a result. I don't over analyze it and simply look at how many potential NHLers they have not currently in the NHL? I see Helenius as one more than likely. Nobody else moves the needle for me. That doesn't mean we won't see some of them in the NHL and maybe even as good players but right now, at this moment, Helenius and that's it.

Athletic supporter

But not for the reasons either of you are laying out the Dallas cowboys don’t have “supporters”. It’s cultural, not a commentary on severity This discussion involves telling people the correct way to follow a team and applying definitions to it. was joking at first now I’ll just double down: nadir

Words matter, guvnah.

Dipping the bread is a union position.

Well, disagree, but you're being a fan. 😉

Wife ordered French Toast from Alton’s(2 Buffalo locations)…$10.50. 😱 For 2 pieces of bread dipped in egg? Really? Some restaurants are just raising prices for no reason at all. 🖕🏻