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Naive in the sense that Pegula was new to the game and didn’t realize how rough it was gonna be on him. I think he genuinely meant it at the time so I can’t say it was a lie. I certainly agree with everything else you said here.

Not a lie; more like a naive thing to say before the realities of NHL ownership presented themselves.

While I agree with sending him to the A first, I doubt the Sabres would hesitate to send him back to juniors if Rochester proves to be too much too soon.

All due respect PA, but that is a terrible idea; creepy even.

What Hank doesn’t seem to understand is that ERs are LEGALLY required, BY LAW to treat ANYONE in need of care, REAGARDLESS OF IMMIGRANT STATUS. That was all explained in the article I attached, but it goes against his ideology so I’m sure he didn’t bother to read THE FACTS.

I understand, but imo he needs to learn hockey against superior competition more than being a leader at 18. His leadership will develop as his maturity and game develop, anyway. And it’s gonna be a while before he’s “the man” in the pros, regardless. Being a leader in juniors, while nice, still means he has to earn it at the next level as well.

In terms of development, is it better to get more minutes against inferior competition or less minutes against superior competition? I would prefer less minutes against superior competition as imo that is what helps players improve the most. Mrtka needs to get knocked on his a$$ and learn from it.

Best place for him.

Well, he’s back out there so there’s that.

Where did it hit him?

What happened to Norris?

I think you keep the guy who is the better NHL player.

Good.

Per the bold, you are 100% correct. It is literally against federal law to provide government healthcare OF ANY KIND to undocumented immigrants, INCLUDE CHILD PROGRAMS. And while I can believe that these lying sacks of GOP puke Congressmen DO know better, many are ignorant of the laws on the books just as many of their MAGA constituents are. Until these lying scumbags provide PROOF that illegals have been given these benefits, they have ZERO credibility. https://www.npr.org/2025/10/03/nx-s1-5560987/shutdown-undocumented-immigrants-medicaid-obamacare

Agree about Reinhart, who would have signed an extension had he been offered one instead of the bridge deal Botterill gave him. But Eichel was extended for 8x80 and they had a deal in place for Ullmark.

I said a helluva lot more than “sue me” and in no way did Hank point out one damned thing I said that was hypocritical. And my putting him on ignore has nothing to do with the post about Kimmel.

No MAGA reaction to Trump’s brilliant idea to have American cities serve as “training grounds” for the military? What could go wrong? Especially when you’re at war with “the enemy within?” That might be his singular most ridiculous idea ever. And that is saying something. Oh, and why can’t you have fat officers when the Commander in Chief himself is the very picture of obesity?

I no longer see content posted by certain members, but to say this is “Schumer’s shutdown” is just an absurd regurgitation of right wing talking points. This shut down is about healthcare and dems not being included in the negotiation process. If I were a Dem, perhaps I’d have more to say about it. But it ain’t worth my time.

Regarding those many interactions that end up in murder, the majority are committed by people the victims knew and presumably trusted to some degree.

There are any number of things the Sabres could have done, starting with simply making smarter decisions. Take your pick as to where those smarter decisions could have been made. From front office on down, smarter decisions could and should have been made. The caveat being we enjoy the benefit of 20/20 hindsight.

At least Howard didn’t decide to do it at halftime in a game.

I appreciate what you’re saying, but my point had nothing to do with the obvious ineptitude of Pegula and how much revenue he’s earning or losing. I was merely underscoring @PromoTheRobot’s point that player salaries are only one component of player and other franchise operating costs and how disparities between what percentage of revenues teams spend on those costs can create competitive advantages/disadvantages.

Good point. Many times I tried to point this out to people over at TSW, but they just didn’t want to hear it. It was all “Ralph is cheap.” Bottom line is this: if one team’s operating costs represent X percentage of revenues and another team’s operating costs represent 2X in player costs that team is at a competitive disadvantage. The example I would point to is that the Cowboys were spending 35% of revenues on those costs while the Bills were spending 65%. A common push back would be “but all the salaries are paid for by TV revenues” but as you point out, salaries are only one component of operating costs.