MattPie

I'm shipping off my Ataris today. I'm kind of sad about it, but at the same time it's not like I'm making time for them and don't see it in the future. They were the first two computers I used. So long, Atari 400 and 800XL.

Got around to updating. The Sabres have been under 94-point pace for the last three games, and given the gap between #8 and #9 (Buffalo) and the fall off for the rest of the east, I'd bet on 94 points not being enough this year. It's not dire in itself, win the next game to get back near 94-pace, and then maintain a playoff pace (12 points per 10 games) for the rest of the season and it's possible. The play before The Streak and after The Streak gives me little confidence that the team can do that. If they lose 3-4 of the next 5, and it becomes pretty difficult to climb back.

Watching other teams is fun, but really it's about points. For all the drama in the season, 97 points has gotten in every year. The number is usually more like 93-95 is the break point. For some team to collapse, other teams are picking up those points.

Bold: hah, good call. I'm with you brother!

Please take this nonsense to the Politics area, and provide some proof before you start tossing around insults.

I haven't updated in a long time, but check out: I need to add the last 10 or 20 games, but my guess is the Sabres are near the "need to be one of the best teams in hockey" for a while to get on track. They've certainly squandered a good streak. They only need to play .500 in points after that and I'm not sure they're even doing that.

I'll add two things: If the advanced stats said the Sabres win streak was unsustainable, they were 100% right. The team has looked the same level of mediocre before and after. If a player could hit a 6x6" area in the corner of the net with precision every time, there'd be a lot more goals scored in the NHL. Also, players would go 4 for 4 in that plate breaking thing in the All-star game with regularity. This doesn't diminish Jack making that shot, but he probably only hits it a few times out of 10, which is a lot more than most players.

It's the Billsiest.

To be fair, just about any Assistant ST coach in the NFL for a couple years has probably proven that.

He was a skilled D for the NHL, but skilled in a way that's fallen out of favor. 15 years ago he'd still be playing, just the game has moved to focus on things that weren't his forte. And yes, waving his NTC for Buffalo will always be remembered because it's the Ultimate Insult to da Leafs. https://torontosun.com/2014/07/01/josh-gorges-trade-the-ultimate-insult-to-maple-leafs/wcm/c4fd401b-0a28-42a7-b8e8-5454c549d0fb

I'm pretty sure that's what everyone said about the the November/December Sabres, so you're probably right. I see the Isles have gone 8-2-0 in their last ten, perhaps they'll actually be a good team after this hot streak unlike the Sabres.

Well, Goal Differential is interesting. The Sabres squeaked out a bunch of one goal games (or so it seems), and then get beat by a few in a lot.

Find yourself a nice Home Depot parking and scout out where the barriers are ahead of time. For now. In short, Netflix "leases" content for a period of time from the content owner for a cost. When that time is coming to an end, the content owner and Netflix can negotiate how much for the next amount of time. Disney may well say been nice, and the content will disappear off Netflix when the time is up. I can't help think we've all been in a kind of renaissance where people had access to the same content (Netflix + Cable, really) for the most part. It looks like it'll be going into silos where you'll have Disney people, Netflix people, Prime people, and others. Most people aren't going to spend on a bunch of services.

I never put it together, somehow.

Meant to post this around Xmas: I was singing Rudolph to RosePie one night, and got to thinking about the reindeer names. Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen; Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen. What's up with the last two? So I looked it up: Donner and Blitzen translate to Thunder and Lightning in German. They are the most kick-ass reindeer now.

Latvia could ice: Balcers Girgensens ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???

That's the thing about Risto, he has this fearless creative streak at times. Hopefully, the previous coaching was hampering that and we'll see more of the razzle-dazzle at the right times. Let's not forget this one:

While I'm not as negative as this, it is looking like the Sabres are a .500 point team with a stretch of wins for a few weeks.

I think most of the time it's not a big deal when the divisions are fairly balanced. Not so much when the series look like 1-8, 4-7, 2-3, and 5-6.

Also, welcome Wrangsie!

1, pi2000. I think he's the only poster here that played a high level. I assume he potted 20 in a season at some point. Oh, you meant we including the Sabres?

That breaks up the streak. I'm not opposed to that view, but you can also look at it as: 1 thru 15: 80-something pace 10 wins 1-3-2 These last five games make me think games 1-15 were the "real" team. I hope I'm wrong.

That's optimistic until proven otherwise. The Sabres were not playing at that pace before the winning streak, it remains to be seen if they'll be suddenly better now. Actually, if they'd played 12 points per 10 games all season, they'd be in a playoff spot regardless.

1> More like they *caused* a bunch of Indian burial grounds 2> IIRC, the nuns were from LA, just happened to be a Philly news site that was linked.

Oh right, lawyers. That makes sense.