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Thanks. Here's last year's so you can see what a whole season looks like.

For whatever it's worth at this point, I've added the Eastern Conference chart.

Back by surprisingly quick requests. As usual, I'll update them as often as possible. Sabres Historical: Northeast Division: Eastern Conference: Playoffs (axis is 8th place): Updated 4/7 (final)

Sometimes, it helps to be good and lucky.

They're 3-0; what could possibly go wrong? ;)

I don't know ... can't imagine anything more realistic than something that is guaranteed. :nana:

:blink: What ... is ... going ... on ... ???

I've said to my wife, three times already, that I can't believe they won that f***ing game!

If you're going to ride, then assume that nobody else on the road has any clue that you are there (most really don't), that every car at an intersection is going to pull out in front of you (lost a grade school classmate that way*), and assume every car that you're in traffic with is about to swerve, slam on the brakes, or do something else that makes no sense. Basically, you need to be the most defensive driver on the road. It doesn't matter who's at fault; the motorcyclist always loses. * not while in grade school, of course, but rather 15 years later.

I have to admit that I'm more of beer snob in the cold months than in the summer. Don't get me wrong, I like the higher quality summer brews (mostly from Germany and Belgium), but when it's hot, as long as it's in a bottle (I generally hate beer from a can), my standards are a lot lower. Genny Cream Ale is a very good example of that. I've also recently tried some cold Genny Light bottles and was pleasantly surprised. It definitely has a better flavor than most mass-market lights. Another favorite in the summer is Session Lager. Tastes pretty good an stubby bottles are always fun ... did somebody say Red Stripe? In the winter, I'm generally drinking German dunkel (hefe) weiss (a.k.a. Dunkelweizne), porters, or occasionally stouts. There are several brands in each category that I will rotate through. Another category that I like or Schwarzbiers (black beers); dark color but with a light body and flavor characterized by more of hint of malt than an overwhelmingly heavy amount.

Aw, I was going to recommend Talisker, too. It burns so good. :thumbsup: (I also have a bottle of Bruichladdich Infinity, which is quite nice.) @ Orange Seats: a blend could actually be a good place to start as they tend to be more balanced. JW makes some very good blends; not Red Label, but Black Label is OK, Gold Label is very good, and Blue Label is just amazing.

Oh, come on now. It was pure skill to redirect that McCormick shot with his ankle off of the defenseman's face and over Niemi's head, all while wrestling with another Sharks player. Brilliant!

Get to see the current Calder favorite, Logan Couture. He had a nice game yesterday.

No injury = no suspension. I hate the NHL's system of justice. I suppose it's too late to revisit Boll's punishment. :wallbash: Note: first quoted post is from "Around the League" thread.

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1 ... 1 ... 1 ... WE WANT 2!!!!

At best, you can say that Larry is also a problem. The Sabres have spent a lot of money (no, not always to the cap, but still quite a bit), but Darcy has given a lot of it out in bad contracts. I haven't seen much conclusive proof that Larry has made Dacy sign or not sign a particular player. From most reports, Drury was on TG and his view of how contracts should work (1 yr, ideally), not Larry. While PA assumes that Darcy was told that he had to get rid of Tim Kennedy, it seems just as likely that he was surprised by the possibility of being able to buy him out (was in that narrow band where you can buy a player out but can't walk away; I believe that it was reported that it was the first time that a team had exercised this right) and, while he initially said off the cuff that they'd just have to work with the award, he changed his mind after looking everything over. I'm not a LQ fan, by any means, but a lot of people seem to deflect all of the blame off Darcy to Larry with little to no proof that Larry actually forced many of Darcy's decisions.

I tried doing a screen cap on NHL.com's replay, but it wasn't good enough to tell. It was very close, but if I had to guess, my answer would be no. It appears that he was just barely off, but by a small fraction of a second.

Two of the Sabres' goals that he was on for were on the PP, so they don't count toward the +/- (PP goals for don't count as +1, while PK goals against don't count as -1.)

The cost and performance of those unknown players are in the value of the first-round picks, not in addition to them. There's also a relative cost of uncertainty (a GM must be somewhat risk-averse since it is not possible to diversify away the risk of an unproven player and little opportunity to correct bad decisions), which is obviously higher with a single first-round pick, but is at least partially compensated for by the fact that they would have received four of them, especially if they believed that Edmonton wasn't likely to be a strong team, even with Vanek. I will give you that the marketing concerns of also losing Vanek that summer was definitely a big opportunity cost of letting him go and perhaps the biggest reason that they did not.

It's an opportunity cost. They had two choices: pay Vanek $50 million or receive 4 first-round picks. So, the cost of keeping him versus not was $50 million and 4 first-round picks.

My point is that he does have a good wrist shot. It's not that he's incapable, it's that he is unwilling to use it during the game. The latter could be changed, the former cannot. He has been in both shootouts this year. One, he wristed a couple inches from the top right corner, while the other (I believe) the goalie got the pads together quick enough to stop his shot five hole.

Not true. Ever watch Pommer in the shootout? He wrists it every time and is usually very good with it. In fact, he went 5 for 9 last year with very well placed wristers. He has the ability, but chooses not to do it in regulation.

15 x 1gm for WC 10 x 4gm for EC/non-NE 4 x 6gm for NE =79 games So, we get three WC teams twice. Last year, if I remember, included Detroit and Chicago (can't remember the third; maybe the Ducks?)

I'd give him the 34-34-68 year, too, but your point is taken.