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Or half the over forty guys in my hockey beer league...

Taking a long time... I know the draft ended Saturday... not sure if ownership is volatile or just looking now for their kinda guy... a la McD type... Will see if he can be successful and if whoever tpegs hires will be successful... doubtful Brandon is doing anything other than setting up the meetings (errand boy). Sounds like TPegs is running the show. Not defending TPEGs or Brandon, let alone McDermott... they haven't done anything yet.

I was hopeful before and it stinks the Sabres moved down 2 spots... still there should be a number of good D available, even Valimaki and Cal Foote aren't bad... probably rules out Makar... Again the lottery, meh check your posts last night as I was eating food a family event and watch the family all cry about the Rangers collapse... er loss...

That goal last nite was epic... sorry not many players get that one in let alone do it on purpose. he did and was the third he has scored recently from roughly that angle

Awesome article, not sure he thinks he is ready, but agreed...he might be the right tonic for guys like Eichel, Kane and Risto as well as lighting a fire under Bogo... almost sounds like a coach...

TY info

Only have high speed internet, cut the cable last year, pay $68 per month for 105mbs internet, thats it and have an internet tv with amazon firestick

Good.

And my student renter geeks up at umass find work arounds for the whole pay per view or online subscription deals. Doubt legal but the things ESPN misses is they are a prime group to indoctrinate is avoiding this model, going back to elacticity in price and demand issues that ESPN and others overestimated. Probably gets worse until online goes back to an advertising model with minimal or no subscription fees.

Exactly... again there has gotta be a market for it but needs to be more inclusive of all sports imo. Just not sure how to effectively do it on today's platforms. NHL seems to a decent job on its platform, but a more all incompassing hockey network would be nice. Maybe do it by sport.

True but I used to listen to ESPN radio on certain days midday in NYC area, Steven A is on and I cant listen to him. Check FAN out sometimes but they are only about NYC

yeh except you need to pay cameramen, announcers and analysts so that would be the rub and to generate ad dollars.

Wish I had some cash, think there has to be a cost effective model to make a new sports communications model, maybe online?

ESPN must be in real financial strife... Disney is gutting good programming and is losing market share wash rinse and repeat.

Which is why I hesitated and ps I have a non autistic special needs child who has lots of autistic friends. Should have have chosen another term, maybe myopic focus on stats. I was an econ stats guys in college. That being said sorry if I offended anyone. Just watched the video. Seems like he tries to analyze limits on simplicity vs creativity and what are acceptable risks of creative plays v the statistical dangers of playing it safe. Makes sense too me and I like it. May have join you wild on this guy

Crap now I have to watch this now that True and Duda have give thumbs up... imo the Sabres need a combo, someone versitile in analytics but not too "autistic" (not just a numbers guy who can figure out intangibles of human relationships and can communicate). IMO it takes both. Not comfortable using term autistic maybe "geeky???"

PS, he was going to the Rangers anyway... from what I remember of the scuttle butt around here.

Sigh... still winning the lottery this year would be apropos...

I agree Housley would make a good choice for the D... a puck moving defenseman in his day would help with Sabres young offensive guys. Whichever GM fits with this style I am for.

Hence why I took a speed reading course in High School so I could skim fast without paying much attention. Except when I do it to Mrs. North she just get louder and angrier. Best for me to just sit through it but not agree to anything... I hear you works occassionally, till she catches on that is a de facto ignore button :)

Agreed!

Id be fine with him, but hed want to go to a contender not a rebuilder. PS Could be a Russian spy, Trump's handlers seem to have lost control.

Agreed injury bug seemed to have gotten him last year but seems to finally gotten over it.

Not biting, just not biting... remain calm ooh. oof

Austin looked good at end of year and seems to be developing... Chukarov is a good skater heckuv a shot soft in corners as a freshman, probably 2 years away from shot at big club, didnt get to see him this year at UMass.