darksabre

We have truly hit rock bottom :lol:

Because there's only so much you can do if the locale doesn't want to support the team. If the Islanders have nowhere to play, welp, then they have to move.

Weird comments from Bob there. Not sure why Florida would need a goalie. They already have Reimer who is 29 and is signed for a few years. Unless they want someone younger than Reimer? I don't know if I'd want Reimer at 3.4mil for 3 more seasons after this one. He's not been great. The Panthers have the cap space to extend Lehner but they'll have a ton of money tied up in goalies, which doesn't seem smart. I can't see Florida being a landing spot for Lehner. And I can't see us wanting Reimer.

I don't understand the American cheese hate. It's got its place.

I've never understood the aversion people have to tattoos. I blame my childhood bus driver for blasting that one apart for me I guess. Mr. Bill was the coolest and he had a in grim reaper on his forearm.

I dunno. I can't imagine being emotionally invested in something and also having extremely basic knowledge/opinions on that thing.

I have a completely separate complaint from the current discussion and it's that I wish volunteer work was tax deductible. I could really use some extra income right now, but I don't have any desire to pick up some crap job. I would rather learn a new skill or do something a little more valuable if I'm going to give up some of my leisure time, but volunteering without pay at the moment would be a misuse of my time.

I figure it evens out. I get the buzz cut, she gets the nice hair. But I drink like 3 x as much beer as she does, so...

I'll be in a lot better shape once the credit cards are paid off. It was worth taking the debt on when I went back to school a few years ago because it landed me in the good job I have now, but it's taking a long time to recover from. Half of my salary right now is going right back out to pay on debts.

Which would have been fine. I'd have liked to have kept Briere though.

Yeah, I like keeping finances separate. Especially since Josie owns her own business. She's a saver, so I don't need to check on her, ya know? She's the one with money in the bank, no debt. And most of her diet is pretzels and diet ginger ale. She buys stuff from Lush sometimes. That's about as extravagant as things get. And I would never want to burden her with having to look at my finances, at least not at the moment. She'd have an aneurysm. Three credit cards with 0% interest balance transfers on them, nothing in my savings account, $14k on an auto loan, $64k in student loans... We'll keep things separate I think. :blush:

I think you're right. I think children has probably played a role in at least two of the five friend divorces. I think that's just something you have to come around to. Some people probably never do.

I don't think being married should change things too dramatically. But who knows. People are complicated and the slightest things can screw up their heads. Imagine someone suddenly becoming a control freak like a switch flipped? I bet it happens. But who the hell can predict it?

I think it's mostly a crap shoot based on what things in life you value, shared priorities, etc. Something like taking a new job or discovering your spouse is terrible with money once you combine accounts. Who knows. I'm not worried either way I guess.

I'm looking forward to our eventual wedding. It'll be fun. I'm not looking forward to more friend weddings. Might be time to start buying the bride and groom separate gifts...

I just picture someone like Goose reading Briere's comments now and suddenly remembering how pissed he was that summer. I betcha he was mad that we ended up with Vanek instead of D and B. I bet a lot of guys on that team were mad.

I think it's good to get the player's perspective. Danny was a leader on that team and you have to think there might have been some resentment, both on the part of Drury and Briere, as well as the other players that were left with just Vanek after all they'd been through.

It's official: looks like that 5th divorce is happening. I feel better every day that Josie and I have had neither the time nor the money to get married yet. I think after all this time we're not in any danger of splitting up, but it's been really weird watching 5 marriages die in the time we've been dating.

Edmonton could have offered less. We just wouldn't have had to pay that price either.

Right, I think that's what Danny is trying to say. That it would have been smarter to lock he and Drury down during the season and then the Vanek decision would have made itself and the Sabres would have gotten Drury, Briere, and the 4 firsts, instead of just Vanek. They wouldn't have had the option of matching the offer sheet which would have gotten them out of being handcuffed to Vanek.

We should just do that anyway.

I've been to 12 weddings since 2005. 4 have already ended in divorce and 1 may be forthcoming. Josie is wondering if I shouldn't attend our future wedding. Just in case. :unsure:

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This is you just making sh*t up right?