PASabreFan

Who wouldn't make that trade (besides Edmonton). I'd trade Eichel AND Dahlin and three 1sts.

A reasonable position is that A. The pandemic is not over. New daily cases are at first-wave peak levels, when there was great concern, and about 600 people a day are still dying. B. Long-term protection from the vaccine is an unknown, and the first people vaccinated are coming up on five months since getting jabbed. C. There's still a lot we don't know about vaccinated people transmitting the virus. D. We haven't reached national vaccination levels necessary for herd immunity. And even if we do, don't local levels mean more? I live in a county with far too many people who won't get the vaccine. E. 95% isn't 100%. For maybe a little while longer, keep masking up and do the other easy, common sense things. It does feel a little like the victory formation in football. There's always Joe Pisarcik to think about.

Thanks. I misinterpreted your response to NS. It's good to think about this kind of stuff. There are fans, huge fans, who probably give the Sabres very little thought except when they're playing, go to every game, cheer like hell, are happy when they win, don't get too angry if they lose (though are disappointed), and think of the playoffs as a treat, not a necessity — bonus hockey. They are out there. I cannot say my approach is better or they are lesser fans than I am. In a way, I envy them. (They might even be the majority of fans.) When you think about it, it's kind of how you start out as a fan (if you start as a kid, anyway).

That's a good theory.

Winning's a priority, just not in the playoffs? I'd think a more principled stand would be, "Winning's not important. I just want to be entertained."

I was just curious why it was so nice. I can't relate. Wearing a mask was a turdburger for me. I'd have no issue continuing to wear one. If anything I think I'd feel weird at first.

Why?

What Canadian province were you in?

I remember Nicklaus winning the Masters in 1986 at 46. 46! He was a very old man to me at the time.

It's unfathomable to me that a professional athlete would pass up the vaccine.

Is that allowed? I can't think of many Sabres goals in recent years where the player seemed to give two shits.

KA-Ka. Any good?

Sort of. He was a man who loved books. But one day he went to the library to read an old edition of the Pittsburgh Miner, the predecessor to the Post-Gazette. He was directed into the basement, where stacks and stacks of papers were sitting on shelves, being devoured by termites. He knew there had to be a better way. Six months later, he had a patent for Micro-Film™, which to this day remains the only legally authorized term for any such product, be they on rolls or sheets. Microfiche was developed by his hated rival, André De La Fiche, who had befriended my grandfather in World War I only to steal away the love of his life, but that's another story. It's all settled in U.S Patent Courts. Libraries in the U.S are regulated by library commissions in each county, so secretive many citizens don't know they exist. Those commissions issue regulations each year regarding this terminology. Patrons who ask for microfiche are required by LAW to correct themselves or the request is to be denied.

First-time NHL GMs are inexperienced. I see you left Adams out. Terry even tried to hire Patty to be his GM. Patty admirably declined, citing his own lack of experience. It's a mystery why he then took on the POHO role.

Excuse me. Do you know how libraries are regulated in the United States? Do you even know who my grandfather was?

The owner hasn't earned the right to be thought of as smarter than the fans. So I guess now we're giving credit to Terry for firing the inexperienced people he hired so he could meddle in their business, ensuring failure — and a pink slip. Great.

You're coloring the debate. More strawmen. Forget about the team? Of course not. He/they, after all, have to evaluate the people they hire to run the team. Not involved? Of course not. But the involvement has to be smart. The truth is, most people here ARE more competent to do this job than Terry is. Being a billionaire doesn't mean anything, as Terry proves on an annual basis. When you love something, as all here love the Sabres, you handle it with care. How Terry has run the team is just about all the proof you need that his selling of himself as a superfan was a fraud from Day One. So, yes, I think most here would be smart enough to hire good people and let them do their jobs. Once again, I clutch my pearls at the idea that the on-ice product of an NHL franchise is a "corporation" that has to be "run."

Yeah, no.

I will blow out allllll of your candles. If...

MacCrosser!

I can't stand ya.

You still don't realize, after all this time, I'm Mrs. LoBianco? (I think I'd give up that one Stanley Cup I want for SDS actually having a librarian by that name.)

Invested interest, sure. But they invested in a business they know nothing about. Certainly on the on-ice side. And most likely the business side of hockey well, given their many blunders. I'd like to know how many wealthy people invest in NHL franchises, put good people in place and let the results speak for themselves. It's the smart way to invest. Imagine buying a dairy farm. Are you out there telling the boss what kind of tractor to buy and how they should milk the cows (left hand first! tug down at an angle!). (I'm aware they have machines now.)

Is the on-ice product a business? The question is probably at the core of historically bad ownership.

The moral of the story seems to be you can't throw a piece of pepperoni without hitting a top notch pizza joint. Yet, the times I've had La Nova pizza I've been disappointed. Where would one go to have a 100% shot at great "Buffalo pizza"?