PASabreFan

I know. The start of the thread...

I'll point out again how weird it is to separate Jack and the team.

Men and their rockets...

I watched The Shawshank Redemption for about the 40th time the other day. The ending is sublime. Freeman voiceover: "I hope..." The wind blowing Red's hat off on the beach was perfect and probably not anticipated. Others?

Of course... ...you don't... ....say that. Then again.

I'm pretty sure everyone is satisfied with and appreciative of the service (the message board and how it works). It's the moderation that will never satisfy everyone. And, ya know, other peoples' opinions.

Where's his brilliant hire of the great Don Granato?

I like it. SDS is probably in with Bezos and Branson.

Doug Favell should be part of the bat release ceremony at Canalside.

Does Dahlin still profile out to James Norris?

For the unaware, in the last regular season game of the 71-72 season, the Flyers needed a mere point against the Sabres at the Aud. Gerry Meehan broke a tie with four seconds left in the third period, scoring on an 80-foot shot. The Flyers were done, thanks to a twerpy little newbie Hockey God. The others never forgot. The Godlet knows his place, Favell makes an easy save and we have four Cups as a franchise. Book it.

It's a stretch to say that winning a Cup as a player is a qualification for being a GM. Sabres GM Miro Satan anyone?

See also: the lure of the dynasty and the looking down the nose at "just making the playoffs." The lure ("Pegvorka") raised expectations and, failing to work, lowered the entertainment value of Sabres hockey to the bottom of the Grand Canyon.

Good post. It's a simple but necessary 30,000-foot-view question while most of us are poking around in the British Open rough for our balls. Pimlach stole all my thunder. I'd add that Terry's mistake wasn't limited to thinking that his money would make the difference for a historically budget-conscious franchise, but that his leadership, involvement and hockey acumen would, too.

Tuttle is real, alive and spectacular.

Always seeing the negative.

Is that for me? If so, you're trying too hard. I think they both sound/sounded positive. Maybe we should play a little, "Who said that?"

Well that settles that.

Put on your journalist hat.

Only Owen knows where he prefers to be drafted and maybe where he prefers to eventually play. We have no evidence it's Buffalo.

He's not Italian.

I don't see much difference between the way RaKru and Don talk.

Besides the capitalization, I would quibble with the word Wants. I would be honored to accept a free trip to Hawaii. I don't want to go there though. We're so desperate for approval. Still, all in all it's a good and expected message from a potential top pick after an interview.

Usernames can mean lots of things. But even if the poster is a Believer in the Buffalo Sabres, it doesn't require fealty to Jack Eichel, Terry Pegula or any other human being who currently populates the franchise. Just like belief in country would not require loyalty to Congress or the president.