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I haven’t given them any money since the Tank.

Why is Ruff free?

This is not a new phenomenon.

Maddening. Add it to the pile.

With good reason. How many videos of Marchand (who I like) have we seen over the years “getting away with something”?… a lot! And that hit that “set the tone” of the last game, was way worse than the hit that got Aaron Rome suspended for the rest of the Stanley Cup finals. I love when they get beat with their own game.

The gambler's fallacy.

Watching the fans go up the escalators to the Dallas/Colorado game made me sad. I miss doing that at a Sabres game. They just don't deserve my money.

Other than @PerreaultForever 😂

Maybe that was why it was only one game.

If it was a Bruin who did that to a Panther, either the video would have been buried, or the tv crew would be fallating themselves over how cagey the Bruins are.

Toronto hates Boston.

You can (and should) still do all that. It's just hockey.

I love playoff hockey.

I’m surprised that so many take into account the cap when thinking about future personnel decisions. Nothing like putting the cart before the horse. Maybe if the Sabres were a perennial deep playoff team and we had to figure out who to keep and who to let go, but, c’mon, they still suck. I just don’t think it plays even a little bit into their decision making yet. Can we, at least, wait until they are good to talk about them like they actually are good? It’s not like they’re going to run up against the cap any time soon. I think actual salary matters more right now.

These guys are super human. Pretty sure I’d be in the hospital for a week if I took that abuse. McDavid will play next game,… I hope.

What, that the refs had nothing to do with this Bruins loss?

An eyeroll from @PerreaultForever. I must be doing something right. 😂

How were the Bruins screwed by the refs? I completely disagreed with your take on that goalie interference call last game, btw. The refs didn't call lots of stuff on both teams. This series is the definition of "letting them play."

Because bruins. Remember when a Canuck got suspended for the rest of the SC series for a hit much less bad than that. NHL officiating is some of the most biased in professional sports.

Fair. What if we, god forbid, miss next year?

You don’t think are screwed, though. As long as the spending stays the same, I think we are, unless luck intervenes. On a side note, I think we should all (as in everyone on here) change how we discuss this topic. I think we should say trying to not lose, instead of trying to win. I think they are very different and it would clarify many responses.

Not really sure what Adams’ mindset when taking the job has to do with anything. Not even really sure what you are arguing, now that I think of it. I haven’t really disagreed with anything you’ve written. Wuh? what he said. Ugh.

Absolutely. Kevyn is trying with what he’s been given. And in that case, we are screwed. Of course we could get lucky. But luck and hope are not sound GM strategies. I truly hope that next year is the year that changes my policy of not giving the Sabres any of my money.

It actually shows how much more the Sabres sucked. And spending doesn’t guarantee that you will win, but not spending shows that you aren’t even trying.

And while I agree about how how ridiculous the last 13 years were I don’t care about them. I care about what we’re being sold for next year.