PASabreFan

This one's a beauty from the Aud on Christmas Eve Eve 1990. The Sabres were off to a slow start that season and needed something. They got it in a rough and tumble rout of the Nordiques. Here, Mike Ramsey scores the final goal late in the third. For @SDS, Rob Ray took a double minor for roughing very early in the game, and it clearly spurred to the Sabres on to double digit goals. Footnote: on the Quebec roster were an almost-retired Guy Lafleur, and Owen Nolan, Mats Sundin and Joe Sakic.

Fair. But fundamentals that are rarely put into practice in that scenario.

Quick... and down and dirty. The production value of these won't be spectacular. I'll mostly record them off old audio cassettes (some of which are over 40 years old!) on my phone, then play the audio on my computer while I video a still pic (the shakiness will be a creative choice). Then upload to YT. I posted the first videopic in a recent thread — Rick's call of a weird Andreychuk goal where he was sitting on the bench when his center ice shot finally made its way over the goal line. I'll repeat it here before posting my next offering. These will be on the more random and obscure side and will take us back mainly to the Jeanneret of the 80s and early 90s. There will be some great moments as well; maybe you've forgotten the calls or never heard them. I'll throw in the occasional Ted Darling, because it feels like his voice is being lost to time. Jim Lorentz, even, who was forced into play by play for a few games.

He did make a nice glove save on a shot at the empty Buffalo net. Of course Hockey God Tanti directed the puck to a vulnerable area, causing terrible pain. Other Gods were furious, allowing Buffalo to tie the game late with the stipulation that NY would win late in overtime, with Dahlin made to look bad. Tanti is not to be messed with.

The real brilliance of the post was the timing. So many of us read it whilst in waking up mode. And Hoss' creative mind. How did you formulate such a trade in your head? Real information.

I honestly don't see how you guys can microanalyze what happens in three on three hockey. It ain't hockey.

I figured that was what you were going for. I've always chafed against this logic. I want to win the trade with so much confidence I don't care if Jack's in Toronto or Boston. What are you saying if you're afraid of Jack being in the same division or conference? We're still going to suck?

As an easily annoyed curmudgeon myself, I was more excited about the ending.

Any chance ink is setting us up?

Sorry, bud.

I can't keep you people straight. That's why I call most of you "chief."

None of it's fact. Good Lord.

I'd say it's a fact he's immensely talented. SS 101: if you don't like the opinion: "It's your opinion, not a fact!" "Agenda!" "Narrative!" "Troll!" If you like it: "This."

Because of one win or some losses where they looked better than dog crap on your shoe? What happens if they win again tonight?

Why should I hitch my psychic wagon to Jack? He's an immensely talented player with a very unlikable hockey style, and his personality isn't likable either. He's done nothing but lose. Give me some stuff in return and let's move on. Jack will be happier too.

And then the rehabilitation of the tank will be complete, like Richard Nixon's return to public life. It will be the reason we are good.

TIL I don't care about Jack Eichel. I took the bait, uttered a soft "wow" and that was it. As I was about to click on the title, I noticed the small number of replies and I realized I'd been had. But... for those 10 seconds... nothing. Self-preservation, I guess. I'm not hitching my wagon to anyone associated with Sabres hockey. They can all fall into meat grinders. (I'll pull Cozens and Bryson out of the way though, but they're on short notice.) Don't you have to hose off your driveway and tighten the screws in your mailbox again?

The definition of insanity.

Mogilny ended up yielding Peca, McKee and Warrener. That one, ostensibly a salary dump, worked out pretty well. Actually, Muckler was honest about short-term suffering in 95-96 but said the rebuild would be a fast one. He then predicted, after getting shitcanned, that the Sabres would win a Cup within a few years. So close!

LGR is not just another poster when it comes to prospects. He's like our prospects editor. So there's a higher standard. And, unless I misread his analysis, he wasn't saying Bedard is a generational WHL player. The jab was about Dahlin, duh. Again, it was a Dahlin jab. I desire to see your cohort spreadsheet.

Go on...

This is where you go off the rails. Scout the player and tell people like me how he's performing at that level. To anoint him a future generational player is insane. Your track record is poor. People rely on you. You should be more responsible.

I clicked. It's solid reporting.

Changing logos and colors could be debated as smart, but it's a non-starter. If I were Rutherford arriving on the job, I'd think about changing so much of what the players have been seeing and hearing every time they've taken the ice. It's almost Pavlovian at this point. They keep hearing and seeing the same things, they lose, they cry. At what point do you hear and see the same things and cry automatically? Y'all know my litany. The anthem, the P.A. guy, the horn, the goal song, the organist, the people who coordinate the atmosphere in the arena, even the crummy banners that players like to look at after missing empty nets. I'd throw Sabre Dance in there. Put it on hiatus. And the bench. Break it up and have a bonfire after the release of a bat over at Canalside. Change the style of the red line. Cancel culture took care of the intermission announcer, so there's your start. Desperate times... (One more if you'll indulge me. Buffalo has to have the worst rink in the league for delayed announcements of goals and penalties. For the love of God, stop announcing opponents' goals four minutes in real time later while the Sabres are hemmed in their own zone. And stop saying, "Pittsburgh's first goal scored by...")