OCinBuffalo

It has now become evident to me that the 2010-14 Sabres were a rare instance...where the sum of the parts >>> the whole. All the parts we traded...created far more parts than they were worth, or that we ever expected. In fact, they created too many parts, or assets. Murray said something like "WTF am I going to do with 5, 2nd round picks?". Ultimately, this is a case of having too many assets. As many said/knew: We could never have drafted 17 players in the 1st and 2nd over 3 years. That's Baby-Town Frolics. What I like is: Murray has gotten the best player out of every trade. With the O'Reilly trade, the best 2 players, right now, out of the trade. I'm not about to cry about paying high prices when we had more than enough assets to get all of these deals to "yes". If you check out Sabresprospects.com, Zadorov was the only #1 prospect we lost. Granted Grigorenko and Compher were #2s, but, by how much? It's folly to suggest that somehow the deepest prospect pool in the NHL, suddenly became the thinnest because of these trades.

I've caught myself doing this every 10 minutes or so for the last whatever hours since the trade. I've been distracted all weekend. Anybody in real life, who didn't already think I was an absent-minded tool, knows it now.

For the Sabres? I mean, can we put aside all partisan delta bravo crap and get behind that? Or, does this bunch too many panties? Come on, if nothing else, it's extensible: As long as O'Reilly is around, you can include every other player on the team as being part of "The Factor". And, hey assclown Buffalo/National media? This is my original thought. Perhaps you are too chicken to use this as a headline, but, when/if you ever dare to use it, I'll be damned if you do it without acknowledgement. Jeremy White already stole my preseason posts format with his All 22 posts in the NFL. Bastard didn't even change the damn font. But, I was cool with that...because I'm lazy, and as long as it gets done, I don't have to do it. However, a tag line is eternal. The only issue I have is using something from a Strong Island dude for one of our things. I would gladly never speak of it again, if it becomes clear that using anything that emanates from Long Island is a no go.

Means he didn't go to the hospital/doesn't need immediate surgery. He's just gonna go home with the team.

Another angle, clearly not a headshot, clearly not a high stick. Clearly a bad call by the refs: