ddaryl
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9 minutes ago, SDS said:
Nah. You’re way off base here. The most important aspect of the situation is what those marginal dollars mean to the STH. Make WNY a wealthy metropolis and the STH will not be so tempted to claw back some of their money. For many, selling those tickets is probably included in their affordability calculation and that has nothing to do with how good the team is.
When you have the chance to make 100% +++ profit on your tickets for a few games a year after dumping $2500+++ on Seasons it makes sense for many.
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Pesce and Sabres are mentioned in this article. Only team mentionjed. Sounds like Carolina is holding out to see if the Ante gets upped
https://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/hurricanes_gm_provides_direct_update_on_trade_contract_talks/s1_16454_39143593 -
The G.O.A.T of hockey broadcasting IMO
a big time loss... Glad he got a heluva a send off when he retired
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13 minutes ago, RochesterExpat said:
I can deny that because it's factually wrong.
You do realize the poor are getting richer too, right? Not only that, they're doing it at a rate that exceeds the "rich getting richer." That's statistically undeniable. The number of people lifted out of poverty over the last 30 years is one of the greatest achievements in the entirety of the human race and the only reason it isn't celebrated is because it's an inconvenient truth (to steal the phrase). The single greatest solution to poverty is free market capitalism. Wealth creation is not a zero sum game. Wealth creation is not at the detriment of the human race as a whole. It's quite literally the opposite.
Yes, there is a gap between rich and poor. Yes, that gap is "widening" but that's a pretty biased use of statistics. If you have a billion dollar net worth and your net worth increases 10%, you are now worth $1.1 billion, or an increase of $100,000,000. If I am surviving off of a dollar a day and my income doubles, I am now making $365 more a year--despite a 100% increase in income. But the "wealthy" person's income increased 274,000X what the poor person's did. So, yeah, the rich guy is getting richer and the gap is widening, but the person making inroads toward the global middle class is seeing wealth increases at a faster rate.
The reality is the number of people who are seeing wealth increases from $1b to $1.1b a year is less than 274,000X the number of people globally seeing their wealth increase by a higher percentage each year as the global middle class develops. That is a true fact. So, again, the wealthy person is getting wealthier but that argument ignores the entirety of things like the middle class of China--something that only developed after China adopted capitalist reforms.
It also goes beyond just numbers. People that are "rich" are providing goods and services which improve the lives of people beyond just themselves. Now, I'm a believer that not all of it is positive, but it remains a fact. I personally think Facebook, Instagram and whatever else are woefully detrimental to society; however, more than a billion people worldwide take advantage of them for entertainment and personal enjoyment. Is that not increasing value?
And it goes beyond tech companies to things even simpler than that. People in western Africa that now can afford eyeglasses for their children when 20 years ago that was an impossibility. This allows children to attend school and see the whiteboard. Those children grow up to be more successful than their parents. Maybe they won't have to join one of the 300,000 Sierra Leoneans who still mine diamonds by hand all so some American can spend $5,000 to ask his girlfriend if she'll want to go to a courthouse with him and get a government seal of approval for their relationship.
Meanwhile in the US, we're busy debating whether we want the iPhone 14 or iPhone 14 Pro and only stopping these materialistic debates to complain about how Jeff Bezos used his own wealth to build a rocket and go into space. Wealth that he generated by providing services and goods that the overwhelming majority of us take advantage of. And we use this to complain that capitalism has failed because we read some book that we got same-day delivered from Bezos' book store. That's comical.
You are basing your critique of capitalism on a very western view and simultaneously arguing for a global authority and global cooperation.
I realize this is idealistic and you intended it as such, but I will address it anyway. Humans are not intrinsically altruistic and evolutionary theory substantiates the predilection toward accumulating ("hoarding") ever greater amounts of goods. This idealist view is fundamentally flawed. In order for this to happen, you'd need to remove tens of thousands of years of evolution.
I accept that our version of capitalism is imperfect, but it's the best system we've got. That being said, I also reject any assertion that we live in a truly capitalist society. Most of the criticisms of 'capitalism' are due to cronyism which is effectively what we, in the West, currently have. The irony is that most of these supposed criticisms of capitalism and the solutions proposed to fix them ultimately only yield more cronyism. It's a cycle that repeats over and over again. The greater the authority figure (in your class global) the greater the likelihood of exploitation and abuse. You don't think a global government wouldn't have global lobbyists?
I realize that's not what you're saying directly, but we do not have a better economic model than otherwise allowing people to trade between each other freely and exchange goods and services voluntarily. There simply isn't a better model. That is indisputable. That being said, we do not really have that economic model in practice. We have something approaching it, but we're still far from realizing it.
Capitalism is not things like excessive occupational licensing. You should not need to attend a school, pass a state license, and complete continuing education credits in order to thread someone's eyebrows. You should not need to spend upward of $70,000 in order to get the appropriate permits and business licenses for a lemonade stand in NYC. Those barriers were created to impede market entry by new forces. That is cronyism. That is what prevents people from generating wealth. It is a corruption of capitalism that we all tolerate because we're conditioned to do so.
Rather than create a global government, we would be better off limiting government to the extreme and holding corrupt politicians and the corporations that corrupt them accountable. But that will never happen so it's all a moot point.
Maybe we should all question why large corporations are the ones pushing the message that we need greater regulation and greater authoritarianism. People act like anti-capitalism is some kind of dissident world view, but it's the one most promoted on social media and given air time on mass media. We have no problem criticizing billionaires for having billions, but if you criticize a poor person for being poor, you're evil.
If you can say '<bleep> the rich, why do they have all the money?' but someone else can't say '<bleep> the poor, why don't they have any money?' without being ostracized--maybe there's a problem? We used to look up to wealth creators (Henry Ford, for example) as a society. That changed. Why?
Capitialism at some point will consume itself. We can debate this but I'm not interested in doing so because I will have to retort all your views and that will just go on and on.
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52 minutes ago, Curt said:
It’s the best economic model that humans have come up with so far.
I don’t think this is a result of an economic system. I think it’s the result of human nature as shaped by evolution.
yes it is, but it is beyond obvious the system will consume itself. You can't deny the rich are getting richer and poor poorer.... Kids today will be expected to have 3-4 million saved if they want to retire. And then there is inflation. Zero $$$ is Zero $$$ but what used to be considered middle class keeps rising faster than overall wage and benefits. So that gap from zero to middle class is getting larger and more and more are falling into that gap. My grandparents only had one parent working fulltime. When I was growing up Dad worked fulltime and Mom was part time and benefits had no co-pays and the bills coming in were much less regarding healthcare. Me and my wife both had to work fulltime to live a similiar life and we spend $5k a year on medical crap. Today both parents better be working fulltime and best have a side hustlle and who knows what it will take to maintain healthcare. Parents tommorow might start denying themsleves healthcare do to cost. And thats just off the top of my head
Eventually it will consume itself and chaos will reign...
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55 minutes ago, Zamboni said:
Every govt has had secret projects and programs since it’s birth. And they kill and will continue to kill to keep those projects secret.
fixed that for you
56 minutes ago, Zamboni said:Why do you think gasoline is still the prominent reliable fuel in the world to power vehicles? why do you think metered electrical power is the predominant energy source for homes? do you think the technology hasn’t been created? A cheaper or free technology? Why do you think certain drugs and vaccines come on the market, and allegedly it’s the only game in town to help or cure a human condition? it’s all about the Benjamins. Once they figure a way to monetize it, then it gets exposed or brought into the light. It always has and it always will.
On the topic of UFOs, it will be interesting to see the next step in monetizing that exposure now. Instill a certain level of fear. Then … Buy this, wear that, eat this, avoid that, increase tax, spend more money etc.and I frankly couldn’t care less if someone thinks that sounds completely insane and impossible to happen or have happened.
Although I understand your pessimism with humans in positions of power (heck humans in general are this way) but we don't have that technology yet for energy producing. They are working Nuclear fusion but that is decades away. Serioulsy think about how long we have been a modern society, basic power production started in 1882, so only 140 years. Having the ultimate cheap free power that was invented in such a small timeline isn't very conceivable. Computers have been around since the 1940's but we are just now venturing in quantum physics / computing so I seriously doubt we have reached the level you think they are hiding from us.
But I do believe they will try to monetize it before ever letting people have it for free..... Capitialism will be a major downfall for humanity eventually, what rises from the ashes we can only hope will represent what humans can truly be going forward. Humans around the world will need to unite for the betterment of humanity, today's humans are in it for themsleves, which is the end results of our monetary systems. We are all still cavemen in the big picture. Hoarding anything and everything that makes our lives better for our ourself, we need to get past this mentality and that will take a horrific event to change the mindset.
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I think Sabrespace in need of some moderation now, the board is officially a cluster *****
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just get us to training camp / preseason.....
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Rasmus will bring more offense and he is the better skater.
Power won't be too far behind in accolades
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it just doesn't look right to me
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On 7/17/2023 at 5:30 AM, kas23 said:
It would’ve been great if while Dahlin was sitting on the throne, Princess Fiona wipped out a contract and a pen.
But really its was Kevyn Adams who was disguised as Fiona
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On 7/6/2023 at 11:53 AM, SwampD said:
I get it. This is how it’s done, so this is how it’s done, and the stats show that this is how is done, so teams try to make sure that this is how it’s done. I’m just not sure it matters, other than this is how it’s done.
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The ultimate Goaltender would be 6.0' ft tall.... but is also 6.0' wide.
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DONNY'S A WINNER!!!!
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11 hours ago, That Aud Smell said:
I don’t get up to NF NY for pizza, but this Canadian Joe sure does. Here’s his review of Joey’s. He has dozens of reviews — I enjoy them. (Joes everywhere!)
6 hours ago, Doohickie said:
PIzza from Buffalo Bros.
Cup and Char pepperoni for the win !!!!!!!!!
although when it comes to the dough super thin crust for me... dare I say Brooklyn style. Living out here in Washington state it took me over a decade to find a pizza place suitable for my sophisticated Buffalo pizza palette
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2 hours ago, Doohickie said:
Basically Kevyn is instituting a culture of demanding a Hometown Discount from his best players.
Then we view the glass of water differently. Players are willing to sign here on a hometown discount.... in hindsight Tage and Cozens were signed ahead of major breakout seasons... I'm sure Kevin is not demanding a thing. You can choose to sign or you can bail. The offers on the table. Haven't heard one player complain about it ...yet.
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4 minutes ago, Doohickie said:
And yet,
...and it's not DeBrincat. I think if it's perceived that Kevyn underpays his top players it could influence someone like Owen Power to get to UFA as quickly as possible and get his (full) payday elsewhere.
OR Owen can see how the Sabres Organization treats its players overall (Dahlin), see's the uptick of the franchise and wants to continue to be apart of that knowing after his bridge deal he'll get another fat raise.
Kevyn is building a culture and players seem to want to stay and are willing to sign for a little less to be apart of this.
Not sure if I'm off on the point that was trying to be made, but having players want to play here is a nice change.... Hopefully building the team, retaining our own will form bonds between the players that will make it hard for them to want to leave... -
3 minutes ago, Doohickie said:
Do you think it is a potential downside if Kevyn consistently signs players to "team friendly" contracts? On the one hand, he's better able to keep the team together, but on the other, at some point these players (and the NHLPA) will start to say he's undervaluing assets and get NHLPA action against him or just kind of start feel like they're Kevyn's patsies and become discontented.
Thoughts?
How can anyone say he's undervaluing assets when the player and agent agree to the terms ?
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He's 26 and never played a game in the NHL?
does he have any chance of being Sabre? haven't heard too much about him, but Sabrenoise thinks he was rock solid in the Americans playoff run
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Its why I would not trade him straight up for Hellebuck or really anyone. Great Vision, Great Focus, Great Agility, Solid positioning, great glove work
Sucks we lost this game but we lost to a SC team.... If only we could of scored some more -
16 hours ago, Kristian said:
Of course JBot deserves his share of the blame, but seeing as JBot was hired by the owners, I’ll put most of the blame there.
The fact that Krueger has had a sniff of success in tournament hockey shouldn’t, by any standards, make him so much as interview for an NHL head coaching gig. Terrible hire by JBot, and terrible move by Pegula to sanction it.
I know, I know…. Owners shouldn’t meddle, but this one was atrocious.
Some times you find lightning in a bottle. They roled the dice, and decided to think outside the box when they brought in Ralph. It was a desperate plan to shake things up and it back fired...
But you can also give Pegula's a some kudos for not letting it fester for 2 full season or more. They cut bait relatively quickly
Also Ralph gave way to Granato who showed more that enough to become the permanent HC. Which I'm happy with that at this junction. The Adams/Granato hire took a bold move by the Pegula's because if it didn't work .......
As for Owners not meddling? If I'm paying for a professional sports team I'm going to have input, especially if the guy making decisions at the GM level is not doing as well a I/we like. Now that Adams is showing his plan ia actually working I expect Pegula's to be more comfortable and not having to meddle -
14 hours ago, Kristian said:
It’s neither Vegas or Seattles fault that we have an owner who hires soccer managers to coach pro hockey teams.
1st how did you feel about the Adams / Granato when that was announced.... All you could do is sit back and hope its wasn't more of the same.
Ralph may have been hired as a manager in Europe for soccer clubs, but the fact is Ralph did have pedigree in the NHL and International hockey and many did feel he was given a raw deal in the NHL.
It was a shot in the dark but don't forget to throw the GM under the bus for this hire as well, it wasn't all Pegula's. In fact Pegulas went through a similiar thing witht he Bills until they found the right GM/HC comboQuoteKrueger only has 48 games of NHL head-coaching experience, but Buffalo general manager Jason Botterill said the team's brass put a lot of stock into international experience. Krueger coached Switzerland's national team to Olympic appearances in 2002, 2006 and 2010, took Team Europe on a surprising run at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, was part of several world championships and served as a consultant under Mike Babcock when Canada won Olympic gold in 2014.
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Hockey is still being played ?
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Annual expectations thread 2023/24: #27 Devon Levi
in The Aud Club
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The amount of Sabres fans all worried and nervous about Levi. He is cut from a different cloth than most Gs his age. I can't say that about most prospects but with Levi he just stands out with his his puck tracking vision, and positioning. Like he is already a 10 year pro.
I don't see him getting 50+ starts this season, but I do see him in the conversation for multiple rewards at seasons end. I think he'll play/start close to 40 games