SwampD

Not much of this actually happened.

https://local.theonion.com/recovering-alcoholic-pissed-he-hit-rock-bottom-before-c-1833204290

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rag_the_puck

While I do agree that that would be cool, it could never happen. There is no such thing as a million dollar bill.

I have no desire to sober up.

I'm not reading that.

How great would it be if we won out, got some help, and made the playoffs this year? C'mon. It would be pretty cool, right?

It's when they respond to the "clean" hit that really bugs me.

Dude. Sorry to hear about this and sorry for your loss.

Not just Buffalo. Refs are biased. They just are. Sheesh, how quickly we forget. We had a large chunk of a thread devoted to talking about emails stating that not only did the NHL know that there were biased refs, but they were actively having them do games where they knew it would mess with the team. And for the record, I have no problem with Jack's suspension. It's the fact that Chara didn't even get a penalty that pisses me off.

Eight freakin’ years. Do you know how difficult that is? I mean, It’s like we were trying to lose.

Again, I didn't really have a problem with it, but as freeman has so astutely pointed out, I have a problem with of all the questionable hits, only the Sabre will sit. It's a real thing, Free. Sorry, but that Chara hit just really pissed me off.

I think Z's left hand hits him square in the face almost before any other part of him touches Jack.

Watch at :50 sec in to the video on the page one of this thread and tell me that the head wasn't the target.

Strawman alert! Not a single person said that the refs were the reason we were lousy,… or even lost that game.

Are you really arguing that Zadarov didn't target Jack's head? Dude, C'mon. The bolded is very true.

I thought so, too. But of the three plays being discussed, only the Sabre will lose games. And there will be many words used to tell me why this is the proper outcome. And as a Sabres fan, I will bend over and take it willingly.

That was a hockey play. Quit yer crying'.

It was way more intentional and way more violent to the head. But Chara plays for a MFT and Kane is, well, Kane. The lack of even a penalty has pissed me off more than anything I can remember in sports for quite a long time. And to add insult to injury, I think Kane even got an instigator and a game misconduct. Gotta love the good ol' boys NHL. Garbage league. I think I'm done for the year.

Again. Watch the Chara hit on Kane. Apparently, there is plenty of leeway.

The response was fine. They just sucked at winning the game afterward.

Intent doesn't matter. Initial contact was the head. Chara should have had a hearing. Or at least s penalty ffs.

Save all the faux bewilderment. I will just assume you all missed this. https://larrybrownsports.com/hockey/evander-kane-stunned-no-call-zdeno-chara-hit/485958

What a load of garbage. Messege from Chara to Jack, "Dude, it's the NHL. If you are going to hit someone in the head, make sure he is black first."

This team has checked out.