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Not to be a buzzkill, but why am I always leery of that first home game coming off a road trip? GO BILLS!!!

Military leadership is only as effective as the civilian powers entrusted to direct it. In the case of Iraq, Rummy, Wolfy, and the rest of the boys screwed the pooch with their arrogance in thinking Iraq could be changed on the cheap. When Powell warned of the "Pottery Barn" rule of "you break it, you bought it", a flag was raised. When they fired Shinseki for having the temerity to say they needed far more troops before they invaded, it was obvious we never intended to commit to affecting any meaningful change. Bottom line is this: in post war Japan and in our sector of Germany, we stuck to a ratio of one soldier per every 10 in population. In Iraq it was 1 in 25. We also allowed local politicians a say in reestablishing order as well as arming local police to help maintain it. We did none of that in Iraq even though military leaders advised it before going in.

Got that right. Securing a cheap labor pool is steeped in our country's history. Labor laws made it more difficult for employers to exploit people, so illegal aliens have been a boon. Reagan didn't sign an amnesty bill strictly out of the goodness of his heart. Our hypocritical leadership in Congress and elsewhere don't have the stones to go after the employers, either.

Based on his previous stint with us in the 90s and his time with the Isles, I say it was 90% Nolan's lack of system, 10% tank. He's just never been an X and O kind of coach from what I can gather. GO SABRES!!!

Gotta agree with those saying McCabe. He has been a revelation. I am not at all surprised by Reinhart. He does a lot of little things right on the ice, mostly because he plays a very composed game and lets the play come to him. I saw plenty of that even last year in his nine game stint, too. He was putting pucks in areas that guys were supposed to be, but weren't. On the negative side, I agree with those that said Matty Mo. He is a step too slow for this newly minted fast skating team, but I thought he'd be more productive at this juncture. GO SABRES!!!

Bottom line? Training. Or lack thereof.

Well, that's two Republican candidates who have disqualified themselves on the basis of having no clue about the first amendment of the Constitution. I think Carson and Cruz should debate the question of which is worse, a Muslim president or an atheist president.

I think Myers played very well in the regular season after the trade. But he was exposed in the playoffs. Perhaps that has carried over to the early portion of this season? GO SABRES!!!

What was that about Ennis? GO SABRES!!!

We miss Kane's speed and grit big time. We are several horses away from being able to compete consistently with teams like Vancouver. GO SABRES!!!

Always enjoyed John Irving novels. 'The Cider House Rules'is another favorite of mine.

Never knew Sweden exported decaf coffee. GO SABRES!!!

Weber out of lineup? Two game winning streak Weber in lineup? Another loss. Poor play, stupid penalties. I honestly don't care if he ever plays another game in our uniform. GO SABRES!!!

Well, he has the work ethic part nailed down already. That's half the battle. GO SABRES!!!

Haha! Moot point as I just checked after Claude's post and sure enough it's already there. Should have known 26CornerBlitz would be all over it. GO SABRES!!!

Great stuff here, thanks for posting. This is worth sharing with the good folks at the Off The Wall forum in the Sabres thread if you're so inclined. Not as many learned students of the game there and these stats would provide insight above the simple scoring stats available. GO SANRES!!!

Now that Girgs has re-emerged, does anyone know if he saw his shadow? GO SABRES!!!

Two words about the win: character builder. GO SABRES!!!

Don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello.

I was amazed to read that we didn't outshoot a single opponent last season until March 30th. We have done something nine times in three weeks that we couldn't do once in six months last season. Incredible. GO SABRES!!!

You said you based your feelings on intuition. Which is fine. Just so long as we all understand that intuition is based on the lack of conscious reasoning. GO SABRES!!!

I am with you 100% on this. Might as well call him Wanker. Please don't tell me we have a Wancowitz in the farm system. GO SABRES!!!

When you're out injured you try to be an outlet for the guys to try to take their minds off the game a little bit? My God! He's got them all doing coke! GO SABRES!!! Could have sworn DD and the media have referred to it as lower body since camp. GO SABRES!!!

This. He isn't built for playoff hockey, either. He was exposed by the Ducks last year in that series.

Do we know for sure if it's grudge related with Ladd and Wheeler? Could it be he was just busting balls with them?