PASabreFan

That smehls like BS.

Sure would like to know if that's really how he ran East Resources. Because I'm pretty sure at one point he said no one ever left/quit.

Two days in a row! Tell us — what's the secret????

This is haunting. You're laying out more of an existential crisis for the franchise than merely an on-ice crisis. This theory actually lines up with some of the things KA has said about reconnecting with the community. Maybe we're looking at a return of the hardest-working team (pretty low on talent except in goal, high in entertainment value/connection). Which, of course, as a chemistry experiment almost worked to eventually bring a Cup or two to town. Find your soul/players with soul and the rest will follow; replace the heart, then go for the legs. It makes sense that the transition will be full of kids/the right brand of vets, almost the way Punch did it right off the git-go. The Taylor Halls of the world and probably the Jack Eichels almost certainly aren't up for it. Maybe this rebuild will be done the smart way.

I'm going to Billy Joel on 8/14 at Rich. Or I thought I was. You hush now, NS.

My views of Terry are not black and white. People choose to forget things I've written in order to make my position cartoonish. For the record, I've said the ownership situation in Buffalo is damned-near perfect. They have a longstanding personal relationship with the team, they want to win and know what winning would mean to the fans, they seem to care, they're willing to spend, etc. But the indications remain that they consider the franchise to be a family plaything, from the hockey side to the business side to the frickin' hat side. It could all still work out, but IMNSHO, it won't until Terry makes a certain adjustment. (Of course "work out" is probably defined right now as merely returning the Buffalo Sabres to the NHL.)

I just ground out a Winston on my left thigh.

Is that not allowed here? Did you hear that Ralph sucked?

It's worse than that boiling hot summer of '77 with Son of Sam on the prowl!!!!!!

I can't believe this day has finally come!

A thought — what if a prospective new owner has said, "I'm not buying the franchise in its current sorry state. Cut the dead wood, remove the rotten core, cut costs, give me a blanker canvas." Or this is how the Pegs are staging the franchise to be sold. Which explains the smell of fresh baked cookies wafting around the arena.

They keep HIRING different people, sure. Have you wondered why it never works? Look deeper. Sorry to be cryptic — I am well aware people are tired of my same copied and pasted response.

He turned down tens of millions of dollars to sell to Pegula, and he put into the sales agreement a no-move clause. What more do you want to see? Meanwhile you assume a $300 million figure pulled out of someone's butt is accurate. OK.

How much has the asset appreciated?

Was thinking the Mr., but you still complete me.

Back of moving truck or cargo hold?

OTOH, when the light is turned on, you can see the cockroaches.

Horse hockey!

There's a walking test for older people. How fast you can walk a certain distance is correlated to life expectancy. I wonder if the desire to change your number is correlated to a shorter NHL career? Is it good that a player thinks changing his number is going to somehow help?

Exactly right. Harsh but true. I saw a bumper sticker that said, "America: ***** Your Feelings." It goes both ways, innit?

I'm not a sophisticate when it comes to food or drink. I bought a can of imported Italian espresso ground coffee. I don't have an espresso machine and know nothing about pulling, pressing, bars of pressure or shots. I just put it in my cheap coffeemaker. It came out fine, to my taste buds anyway. Then I read ONE ounce of espresso has 64 grams of caffeine. I just had probably a 10-ounce cup of it. Am I going to die?

Satan should be raised to the rafters.

Thank for you allowing me to remember what I want. I also remember his Dahlin moment. You do you. But you'll have to explain how virtually everyone on this board couldn't wait to jump into the jack Eichel Trade proposal thread. (Sorry — trying to capture the asinine capitalization schemes here.)

I never want so much hatred in my heart. No thank you!

@darksabre