PASabreFan

Well, Michaels did sign off on it.

Seems like the spirit of the question got lost in a trade scenario. Which Sabre am I so emotionally connected to that it would hurt to lose him even if the trade made the Sabres better? My goodness, none. These guys have done nothing for me. Peterka probably comes closest. I like studying his animated face on the bench. There's a fire inside. And he pairs that intensity with real skill.

Wonder what Rick would have thought? He was very techy and he had a healthy ego. Also wonder what Cupcake would say. It was reported she has many tapes of games going way back. Which Rick should be AI-ed? I'd take 1983 Rick.

They is people who create the entries. They is you. You could have fixed the error.

Exactly. Just get a good player or two in return. You can't project the 11th pick into a star and expect to get a star in return, otherwise you got fleeced.

NBC just did it with Al Michaels. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/nbc-al-michaels-ai-voice-olympics-coverage-paris

I'm lost. I wouldn't feel bad about losing any player in that scenario.

Of course. Just like using the savings to improve the team and/or trading the top pick are signals that we're trying to become an NHL team again. IMHO KA's inaction at the deadline season before last and tepid summer of 23 led directly to disappointment on the ice.

It's not the humidity it's the heat.

What if the new COO is either trying to resurrect the fan base by his own urging or working at the behest of the owner? Get Lindy. Jettison Skinner. Bring in a lughead to energize the crowd. Trade the 11th pick, whatever you do, to give a strong signal to the fans. It's gotta be more than a new scoreboard and organic cilantro in the salsa. Again I say... Save us, Guelli!

I miss Rick.

I'm Mohawking a little myself. Tremendous human being tho.

There it is. You think you know these guys. How dedicated to the sport do you have to be to make it to the NHL and stay there for years?

You're failing at reading comprehension. I harbor no bitterness toward KO. I just feel no happiness for him. It doesn't make me a miserable person. Again I ask... How many here would have rejoiced in Evander Kane fulfilling a lifelong dream last night?

Also can we get the sound of sabres rattling interjected into the goal announcements, a la the shrieking panther in Florida?

No. I chided him for saying people who are not happy that Okposo won a Cup are bitter people. Unhappy people.

I am sorry I recommended Sven for your medication management needs. But how bout that taut Swedish torso?!

You and others should stop making personal attacks. Oh they're just bitter and unhappy people. It weakens your argument.

Why are we assuming that?

He did waste away. That can't be erased with a quick vaca to Florida. Players getting Cups like this is cheap.

And you would have been happy for Evander Kane?

I bet when Kyle was a boy he dreamt of being traded to a contender, spending very little time there and contributing very little, then getting handed the Cup.

Was referencing the half empty arena as the celebration wore on. Agree. Always thought it would be cool to pass the Cup into the crowd, but that's obv a recipe for someone getting hurt.

Who walks out with your team still on the ice with the Cup?