MattPie

I may still have a Stallions pennant. I do remember going to at least one game, and I remember seeing the news when they left town at night. https://youtu.be/ClLl2EUcWJY

Can't be. Players are automatons that play hockey and wait for the GM and/or coach to call to let them know. Let's face it, it's entirely likely Kane "knows" just as much as fans do: most players go downhill after 30, he's injury prone, etc.. He may not be interested in waiting around for a couple more years.

Welcome! I think your ranges on the number of moves might be a bit high, but otherwise you're spot on. 8 new guys? Maybe. I'd be pretty surprised if there are 13 new faces.

I'm kinda fine with it though. :) The u, g, and h are garnish and unnecessary. @ 1:00 if the link doesn't survive. https://youtu.be/Y6lJGD3Q9Qs?t=1m

To be honest, I thought they played reasonably well last night. Long stretches of pressure, shots, and some hitting. I don't disagree that it's close to the point of needed to send a message, but this isn't the game to do it. The next stinker, however...

Maybe someone told him he has a great shot, but needs to be able to score in tight too and he's working on it. True though, he doesn't seem to have a swagger from earlier in his career, I choose to believe he feels the weigh of a Buffalo on his shoulders and is learning to bear it.

I haven't watched that closely, but on the bright side, the 6-on-5 play the last couple games has been pretty impressive. It'd help if they scored goals, of course, but they're controlling the play and not giving up ENG.

If you want to get nit-picky, the Blackhawks timeline also includes the lockout where prospects and borderline players got an extra year in the AHL/CHL/overseas leagues to develop.

Probably more accurate to say you either need great GT *or* a great offence. The Sabres have neither, and I just don't see Lehner making the leap.

Indeed, the math is nearly insurmountable at this point. The numbers say they need to play at a 110-point place for the rest of the season. The 06-07 President's Cup team had 113 points for the season.

Woah there, avocados are pretty cool.

Well, Bills bumped by the Ravens. They have to be one game better for the next 5 weeks, since it appears the tie-breaker isn't going to help.

Corporal Harbaugh is mad.

They'd instantly be the 5th best team in the league!

As god as my witness, I thought turkeys Sabres could fly!

Update: 24 games played 16 points 32 lost points (getting close to the halfway point)

I'm not sure this team has anything else. At the 1/4 pole, this team probably isn't going to magically get better unless it truly is them getting used to a new system and losing some Badylsma-habits. I just don't see it. There's no race to get back into, they'd have to suddenly become a *very* good team to even sniff the bubble.

I was thinking it had to be a Finn with lots of Ks, and As, such as "Jukka-Pekka Hämäläinen" (not a real player).

Interesting read (even if I only read the executive summary). I was trying to figure out what the ships were doing up in the basin as the docks are towards the ocean, but it looks like it was a staging area away from U-boats. It reminds me of Portsmouth Harbor in the UK; narrow inlet to a much larger bay/basin. Also, if there hasn't been a number of Halifax <genre> Explosion band names, I'll be disappointed (genre = [blues, punk, folk, calypso, etc]).

KBC: Haven't been to a game there since it was relatively new in the late 90s; just a place to see a game The Aud: I remember the Aud when I was kid, but never got there as a adult to give a meaningful comparison MSG: cool, but pretty dank and small Philly: just a place to see a game Carolina: just a place to see a game DC: just a place to see a game

I think I have, but I've been cozying up to Terry and Kim, so I get all the perks. You should try it!

I'm kinda sad it isn't bleep-bloop new wave or Casio rap given the time period.

There are enough variations of Red White and Blue around the league, Blue and Gold stays (don't really care which Blue). If you want to unify, change the Bills, there's even more variations on Red White and Blue in the NFL; go with something unique.

Hey now! So qwk mentioned stilted in another thread and somehow I stumbled onto this. Someone tweet this at Gerbe. and this: