MattPie
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20 minutes ago, K-9 said:
I’m interested in seeing how much a one trick pony fetches on the open market.
Couple years, couple mil I'd bet. Probably more if he can convince people that that 20 goals is the norm for him (3 of last 5 seasons), not this season's 7 in 51 games.
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53 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said:
Have any ex-sabre coaches ever done an interview about coaching the Sabres? I can't remember any of them talking about it
Is there a non-disclosure clause in their contracts or something?
There might be, but more likely, you're in a profession where there are (currently) 32 positions available in the world. You don't air any dirty laundry or rock the boat, even inadvertently.
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Should note that even the Reddit OP says RUMOR a couple times about the funding the Tempe "No" campaign. Wouldn't surprise me.
I found this interesting too:
QuoteMost of the money for the Tempe No side also came from trade unions. If Alex would have agreed to a certain percentage of union labor, that campaign would not have been that strong.
This sounds like, to put it in Reddit terms, r/OhNoConsequences.
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4 minutes ago, Believer said:
If you’re asking is the poster Biron, the answer is can’t be. Biron is 46. Poster says he’s been a fan 50 years.
I would hire Biron as an Assistant Coach in a skinny minute. Smart, huge hockey IQ, great analytical and communication skills, and enthusiasm for the Sabres and Buffalo.
You know, that's not a terrible idea on the surface. I'm not sure he has the chops to be a skater coach, but Marty is awesome.
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1 minute ago, Sabres Fan in NS said:
HC - book it.
Now I will hang myself.
If you're asking yourself, "Should I stay or should I go?", I say you should stay.
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1 hour ago, Thorny said:
There’s a *slight* shot that a win today, with some help, can get us in the dance
Is the help several teams suddenly fold and are declared ineligible for the playoffs?
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3 hours ago, Weave said:
Automatic sellouts, baby.
It's a tough sell though, buying 18 seats just to take the immediate family out is quite costly.
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30 minutes ago, Kruppstahl said:
I just don't think Pegula will pay a coach to not work for him anymore.
We'll find out in a few days. Hope I'm wrong.
He's done it before, right? LR and DB I'm pretty sure, probably others.
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5 hours ago, bob_sauve28 said:
Are we officially eliminated?
Probably not, but we're in "these 4 teams all need to lose the rest of their games and the Devils need to be worse than we are ". I didn't bother to check to see if those 4 teams play each other, if so I *think* we're mathematically out.
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58 minutes ago, Mango said:
Shocked this one was sponsored by Bud Light. Such a Buffalo Holiday/Event seems like low hanging fruit for this to be a Labatt Blue event/game/coozie.
Yuengling is also the sponsor for the on screen score.
Not being sponsored by Tsykie or Zwiec is a travesty.
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1 hour ago, Doohickie said:
Do you know why vehicles continually increase in size? The federal CAFE standards are based on the length and wheel track of a vehicle. Larger vehicles have less aggressive fuel economy requirements. So rather than make vehicles more fuel efficient, it's easier to just make them bigger.
And make them all "trucks" so the CAFE (and safety) standards are less stringent.
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2 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:
I thought this article explained it well.
Bottom line is really that the size of the container ships has increased so dramatically that older bridge safety standards are no longer adequate. The ships are simply too big and heavy now. I mean just look at all those containers. Never saw anything like that 30 years ago or back when this bridge was built.
Pretty much. On a smaller scale, the same thing has happened on the roads, the current F150 Super Scrodozer editions dwarf versions from the 90s in every way, other than having an actual 8-ft bed.
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It's a dumb penalty to take. That said, I think you see that play every game, but that cat wasn't expecting it and it caught him off-guard. Otherwise, they bump and both skate away.
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The people that have benefited most from society can pay some extra for its upkeep.
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I've only been at all close to the USS JFK, which is in Philly. That's only 80% of the bigger Nimitz size ships, but was still amazingly big. You can see it and Lincoln Financial field (Philly Eagles) in this: https://www.google.com/maps/search/philly+naval+yard/@39.8945654,-75.1803881,3071m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu
The ship is a little longer but half as wide as a football stadium.
(The Wells Fargo Center (Flyers, etc) is just to the west of Lincoln financial)
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8 minutes ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:
When I scuba dive, even with water below 70, I need a wetsuit. Granted, that's deeper water, but at 48 degrees after impact from whatever that height was will induce disorientation within seconds.
It's crazy to see this happen in 2024, all because of a possible glitch. No manual override, like a captains steering wheel?
I guess we wait for the details to come out, at least it appears to be accidental at the moment
The rudder is so huge, it'd require a ton of people to even come close to moving it, and cargo ships don't have a big crew, either, maybe like 20-30 people. I think I heard 100,000 tons, which is the same as the current US aircraft carriers which carry around 5000 crew. It doesn't stop on a dime, either.
It sounds weird with all the Boeing stuff, but if ships were built like planes this may not have happened. There'd be requirements for separate control systems and redundant power for this reason. This was a worst-case scenario, though; it happened at one of few places where the damage is spectacular. Most of the time if the ship lost power like this, it would run aground or be adrift in endless ocean. It was a really unlucky day.
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I'll kinda miss the sneak onside kick.
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I'm going to go with the above. The Sabrepede was ridiculous in a screenshot, but it wasn't as insane as a clip as they players were only there for a second (IIRC). The above is three guys taking themselves out of the play.
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3 hours ago, Thorny said:
Because there is a team pacing for 92, a team pacing for 90, and a team pacing for 88. The chances one doesn’t hit 90 is exceptionally unlikely
89 won’t do it, 9-2 won’t do it. 9-1-1 at minimum and that probably doesn’t do it
it is over
10-0-0 *might*. But even then, it only takes one of those other teams (just one) to win an extra one or two over their season average to scuttle that too. Max points 93.
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7 hours ago, CallawaySabres said:
Losing is not an option tonight. We obviously did not stand a chance against Vancouver so that was the 1 loss we could afford on this
road-tripfor the rest of the season. They put themselves into this position so now it is up to them to get out of it.FTFY.
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2 hours ago, PASabreFan said:
From a friend...
You're assuming every other team plays to its season pace. No one else makes a heroic run toward the playoffs.
Yet the Sabres who have 71 points in 70 games and are 5-4-1 in their last 10 are going to win 10 of 12.
Because those other teams are ass, but we are not.
This team does not deserve the hopium you are offering out the car window.
Oh no, I'm agreeing with PA! 🙂
The cut off will be around 93 or 94 points, just like almost every year. Teams *actually* in the hunt will pull out a couple extra wins in the next few weeks over their season pace because it's do or die. Plus, they'll play a couple teams that sold at the deadline and are just skating out the season. The Sabres max right now is 95 points. Win out and the Sabres *might* make it. No more losses, overtime or otherwise; it's game 7 for the rest of the year.
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13 minutes ago, shrader said:
How about the scenario where Tampa, Detroit, and Buffalo all finish ahead of the 3rd place metro team but one still misses out on the playoffs? That would make for some fun complaints.
I remember for some season the Southeast winner (Washington?) was just barely ahead of the wildcard team, and no other Southeast team made it. Washinton was the 3rd seed, since division winners were seeded first at that point too. Fun times.
Lindy Ruff officially hired as Sabres HC
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Poetic. Good to see you!
That's unexpected.