Taro T

More specifically like a lax restart, but basically, yeah.

Not bagpipes, but Big Country's In a Big Country has the bagpipe sounding guitars. Does that count?

Have you done Chilliwack yet?

Htf did you manage to get them to put "We're Gonna Win That Cup" as the background music to that? F'n awesome! Apologies. Missed your comment above the video.

The thread about what ACTUAL Sabres should use for goal songs got this kid thinking. What should / would individual Sabrespacers use for their "goal" song after that brilliant post that just locks up all the thumbs up or green check marks or whatever. While most would likely suggest that Taro T should go with the Vapors Turning Japanese would actually run with either The Men's Church of Logic Sin and Love or if that is too obscure would go with the Kings This Beat Goes On . Any thoughts on what you'd choose or what others should choose. Personally, would like to see PA run with this one:

Erik Johnson should get Eric Johnson's Righteous. Because his scoring would/will be.

Really like @Brawndo's idea of a SHG ending a PP. Kind of neat twist and would be a definite momentum changer. Some others: Give a team an option when the opponent takes a minor penalty: either get the 2 minute PP OR for the next 3 offensive zone faceoffs get possession of the puck at the far point. (Everybody (all 10 skaters) lined up in a faceoff formation but the puck is at the far point and play starts on the ref's signal.) Would give teams with lousy PP's a much better chance of getting a killer scoring chance as the quick pass to the other point sets up a shot from just outside the house. Would also be interesting to see how the strategy might adjust based upon game situation &/or opponent. On coincidental minor penalties, allow teams to drop below 4v4 (either 4v3 or 3v3). That's the way it was done until the mid-80's. Knowing there'll be additional game after the 3v3 ends should eliminate (significantly, if not entirely) the dropping back into your own zone to keep possession of the puck when you want to make a line change at 3v3. Speaking of which, if they don't eliminate OT, then at least add a lax style over and back rule for the 3v3. Once you've taken the puck into the offensive zone, you can't take it back to your side of the redline. It could be tweaked further with another old lax rule (prior to the shot clock) - the stall warning. If the team has possessed the puck for a full minute, then it has to keep it inside the opponent's blue line to maintain possession. And, why don't they get rid of SO's altogether. If a game is tied through regulation, play a 10 minute OT 5 aside. Nobody scores by the end of it, they each get 1 point. Get rid of games that have differing numbers of points. ALL games are 2 point games. (Going to all 3 point games would disconnect the standings from historical ones even worse than the current ~2.4 PPG standing disconnect them.) Add a 2nd camera over the net, this one directly on the goal line. If you see the puck fully over the line from that camera then you KNOW it was fully in the net. Keep the other one because it'll see the puck as it is crossing the goal line too. And while adding those cameras, add 2 - 4 in the goalposts / crossbar (maybe 1 or 2 in the ice on the goal line as well) to get more views of the puck when the goalie and other bodies are blocking sight of it. Keep the offsides review, but limit the time allowed to look at the replays. If it takes more than about 40 seconds to tell if the play was onsides or not, then it was close enough that it meets the spirit of the rule which is to keep people from gaining a significant advantage by being in the zone significantly before the puck is in zone. Also, add 1 or 2 off-ice officials that sit literally on the blue lines at each end who are responsible for actually calling off-sides. (Not sure if they'd work in conjunction with the linesmen or if the linesmens' jobs would be simplified.

Fortunate enough or wise enough to have chosen to invest in an education program that would allow you to repay the money you borrowed on the schedule you agreed to when you borrowed the money?

He could always go to the corner store to pick one up. Hearing that Bud Light is pretty inexpensive these days. 😉

OK. What does that have to do with your earlier post and the reply to it?

Per Puckpedia, only $650k/yr in eligible performance bonuses. Power has $1.85MM, Quinn has $850k, and Savoie has $1MM per that site. Would've expected him to be around Quinn but guess it's good to be a top 10 pick.

You're in luck. They've done that for the 1st 30 or so games this season. 😉 After that, well, who knows?

So THAT's what it looks like when a flag vomits?

Old man out of the hospital. 'Nough said.

But still a lot of new pieces being forced into their lineup. Personally would rather have the lineup that's coming back intact than the one that looks improved on paper. (But sure as #### would really like to see a better goalie to pair with Levi. (Gee, really? Nobody around here EVER says that. 😄)

When the Sabres went from Presidents Trophy to losing their 2 best (arguably 3 best) C's to FA they fell ~23 points in the standings. The Bruins losing their 2 best C's and a solid D-man to a division rival could very well lose 24-30 points. That will still have them in the playoffs. They have to lose more like 20 more games than last year to miss the dance. Might happen, but absolutely wouldn't have money on it. (Not arguing with you. Just your post seemed like a good spot to put this response into the thread.)

Regier should've offered Roy for him when he had the chance. 😄

And it's part of why keeping UPL up all year and rarely looking at what they had in Comrie was so frustrating. They now STILL don't know if either of them can adequately address the backup role. If they KNEW Comrie was nothing more than he appeared last year, it's far easier for them to convince themselves that the 3 headed monster MIGHT work. If they KNEW Comrie could handle a 2 games every 5 workload adequately, then we the fans wouldn't be going AS nuts about nothing happening in net except the emergency goalie swapping from the backup anthem singer to a guy that's been adequate in the emergency goalie role in the past.

There probably is. But who cares? Keep posting the way you see things and if somebody disagrees either engage or ignore. (Or better, engage and then ignore. 😉 )

Big whoop. No Rags fan would've traded Lafreniere for Eichel straight up. Fans tend to overvalue their own. (Or make them into whipping boys.) And not saying that Quinn won't be better than Lafreniere when all is said and done. Actually expect him to be significantly better. But as IIRC @dudacek said, it's not exactly coming out of left field to view Lafreniere as the better player at this point. (It isn't correct IMHO but it can be supported.)

No doubt. Script writers, marketers, and politicians SHOULD all go the way of the buggy whip makers.

Teams have been doing this for at least the last 2 seasons. As long as the league and PA both agree to look the other way, this will be SOP. It's OK though, certainly the league will change its stance about the time the Sabres are in a position to need to do it themselves. 🤬

Wouldn't be shocked if the B's miss the playoffs, but would definitely be surprised. Yes, they're F's are a mess right now (minus Pastarnak and the 70 or so yo Rat Faced Git) but the D and G are still solid to very good.

Won't be common moving forward but having the writers guild and the screen actors guild out on strike will further delay things for the near term.

Doesn't change the fact that Gare, Schoenny, & even Sauve to a degree were loved by the fans and it hurt a lot to see them leave. Fortunately, Foligno became as beloved by the fanbase. He was fun.