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Isn't Krueger a British soccer guy?

Do you consider this series a battle of Expansion 6 franchises? I do.

The Tim Graham effect?

But it's also human nature to wonder when candidates we were allegedly considering sign elsewhere. A month from now will we be hearing Botterill name Chris Taylor after an "exhaustive search?"

Crackerjack coaching search, JBotts!

We'll have to trade him first.

Strictly non-Buffalo pro venues: Football: Falcons (Fulton County) Dolphins (whatever it's called these days) Jets (Met Life) Patriots (Sullivan and Gillette) Ravens (M&T) Baseball: Red Sox (Fenway) Orioles (Memorial Stadium) Blue Jays (Rogers Skydome) Dodgers (Dodgers Stadium) Hockey: Lightning (Amalie) Bruins (TD Garden) Hurricanes (RBC) Flyers (Spectrum) Kings (The Forum) Basketball: Celtics (TD Garden)

I'm blaming the old gypsy. I only brought that up to point out that losing playoff series has been an ongoing problem. You can assign blame as you see fit.

Taylor? Martin? meh. Amerks fans always blamed the Sabres for not giving the team enough talent in the playoffs. What's the excuse this year?

My plan is to wind up in Wilmington NC eventually.

I wonder if anyone in Raleigh stayed up to watch? Ditto for the Isles and Tavares.

Go Whalercanes!

Very Sabres-esque in the 3rd. Outshooting Toronto 15-3 but not a single dangerous scoring chance or sustained offensive pressure.

Well, the silver lining in all this? Botts won't have to wait long to announce Taylor.

A good friend's dad from Toronto just lost his wife of 60+ years. He said he just wants to see the Leafs win before he goes. So I have to kind of to root for Toronto in this case. It's okay because I hate the Bruins just as much.

So am I apparently. 1) I could have sworn the playoffs started Wednesday. 2) I googled "Marlies Amerks Game 1." 3) A video popped up that I thought was yesterday's game 1. I guess I'm happy they aren't down 0-1

Blown opportunity in Game 1 vs the Marlies. Lose 4-3 after coming back to tie from 3-1 down in the 3rd.

Lots of oil money there.

Thanks. Yes, that's what I was wondering about.

I got busy after the 2nd P of the Cbus/TB game. Did the Lightning not come out of the locker room in the 3rd?

What a game.

Have to agree. Not a trip.

You can't count a city 60 miles away as part of your market for baseball. Baseball is played every night. You aren't getting Rochester people driving 2 hours on a work night.

Exactly. If markets twice as large as Buffalo can't compete...

Just spitballing but maybe PSE had to overbid by a lot to get over reticence of having Buffalo host. Anyone attending the 2003 Frozen Four in Buffalo would have been appalled. Even though it's better now (though not that much better judging from takes I've read...and even then, I wonder how much effort was made to find places,) that lingering perception might have been a significant hurdle. You can bet there won't be another Buffalo Frozen Four.