gilbert11
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It's an existing head-to-head league.
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Looks like a few people made the mistake I made last week and picked against the Bills
There were 4. Shame on them!
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So, why did the Sabres schedule only 6 preseason games? More than half the NHL played more. You'd think with a relatively young team, a new coach with new systems, and a few new players that they'd want to play as many "practice" games as they could. It'll be interesting to see how well they start the regular season.
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Man, I looooved Sons of Anarchy up until they went to Ireland. Then it just got stupid and I realized I was watching a really soapy soap opera that was just dressed up with leather and tattoos. I mean, I guess it always was, but it had a unique taste to it up until that point.
Around that same time I binged most of Spartacus (the one where the main character ended up passing away from cancer a few seasons in). It was enjoyable. Lotta gore and manbits and Lucy Lawless' tits.
Yes, S of A started out so great and then that season in Ireland was horrible. It picked up again after that season and the final season may have been the best. I'd like to watch it again and count how many people were killed in that season.
I'm surprised nobody mentioned the Netflix series The Shooter. I think it's great! I don't usually binge watch but that show has had me staying up till the wee hours the last couple days watching.
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I posted this in the fantasy football thread, but this needs more visibility.
I've created a Sabrespace NFL survival league on yahoo.
link to join:https://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/survival/register/joinprivategroup?gid=11971&password=moulson40genos
If you're not familiar with survivor, the rules are simple....
Each week pick one team you believe will win. If your team wins you stay in the game for another week. If your team loses you receive one strike. Two strikes (two incorrect picks) and you're out. Last person to remain is the winner. Note: you cannot pick the same team more than once throughout the season. eg, if you pick PIT to win the first week, then you can't pick PIT for the rest of the season. You only need to pick the winner, no point spreads.
Your pick for the week must be submitted by 1p ET each Sunday (if you want to pick the thur game, then get your pick in before kickoff). If you fail to pick a team for the week before the Sun 1pm ET deadline, then that counts as a strike.
Since we're doing two strikes, if folks are still alive heading into week 13 you'll need to submit two picks (each incorrect pick is still counted as one strike).
Thanks! I'm in another where I picked the Bills vs Jets at home in Week 1. I'm not as confident in that one as I was.
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Just like they saw the death of DVD rental stores, and ultimately even DVD rental by mail, years before those happened.
Blockbuster's former board of directors and CEO must really live in agony every day.
I usually get gas at a station that has two Redbox units outside. I always see people at those units while I'm filling up so DVD rental is still alive.
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So who's all in for B League so far?
Swamp, Eleven, Thorny, Taro, gilbert11, jsb..
I'm game. I have another on-line draft on Monday 9/04 at 6 PM PST.
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Can we do two QBs? Makes it so much more fun IMO
Or, at the least, can we please use Yahoo? NFL.com is an atrocity
I've used Yahoo for years but they suck at times.
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I'd like to play if there's still any spots.
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What did they say, he did one pull-up and zero bench presses? Geez, get him away from his electronic devices and McDonalds (he's a lard a$$) and into the weight room.MiddlingMittlestadt meh
I just watched the Botterill post-draft interview. He comes across as very personable and knowledgable. The anti-TMGM! I wondered what conversations were like between TMGM and other GMs.
Another GM calls Murray to start trade talks: "We have a surplus of players at position X. I wondered if you'd be interested in player A?" GMTM: "NO!!" Hangs up.
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Now the Sabres did have a player in Maxim Afinogenov who was a great skater and a great puck handler but his goal scoring and playmaking ability didn't seem to match. He could've been a star but wasn't. Yes, he had 3 seasons of 20+ goals, one season of 50+ assists and one season of 70+ points but with his main two excellent skills, it seemed like he should've produced more.
What prevented him from being a star?
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I have always followed football, basketball and baseball more than hockey and have wondered what does a hockey player need to do to make the NHL?
Hockey is most similar to baseball in that most players start in the minors and have to work their way up, while football and basketball players that are drafted usually make the team but may not start right away. A common comment from NBA and NFL rookies is they have to adjust to the speed of the game.
In baseball, a pitcher usually starts off with wild control and has to learn to pitch rather than throw. A batter may have to adjust to hitting a breaking pitch and/or adjust to the speed and control of major league pitchers.
So, what does a hockey forward or defenseman have to work on in the minors? If a forward has a strong shot and good vision, you'd think if he can score goals or is a good puck handler and playmaker, that isn't going to change much with maturity. Is it that the NHL requires its players to be 2-way players and the better scorers don't play much defense in the minors?
Also, how does a player like Jonathan Choochoo score 56 goals in a NHL season, never come close to that again and was pretty much no longer an effective player a couple seasons later? What skills for an NHL player erode with age as many consistent scorers seem to all of a sudden not be able to put the puck in the net? Do they lose strength and quickness on their shot or is it skating speed?
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No more buy week please!!!!
Yeah, where did this come from? The Sabres were only a couple weeks from the All-Star break and on a roll, only 2 pts out of a playoff spot. Five days off and they lost momentum. They should've gotten at least 3 pts out of these last 2 games. Oh well, they're not mathematically eliminated but it'll be very tough to make up those pts.
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So, when Falk came to Lehner's defense and floored Burrows, do you think Ryan Miller, on the Vancouver bench, thought "Where was that when I got hit by Lucic?"?
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TM being an a$$?
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He wasn't the only player that had played well elsewhere, only to be thrown into the tire fire of a tank and never emerge again into the NHL, or at least a respectable standing
Never forget the infamous Ville Leino!!
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Sheriff's cards and 18 year old to drink
I still have my Sherrif's Card. I show it to people because I have really long hair in the picture.
The Carol Burnett Show.
My God, I think this is when America was great!
And what Trump wants to take us back to!!
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Lindsey Nelson, Ralph Kiner and Bob Murphy here. Mets on WOR.
Lindsey Nelson Notre Dame football highlights on Sunday mornings.
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Two Guys (apparently they found 3 more guys and started selling hamburgers at some point)
Twin Fair
Gold Circle
Child World
smear the ######
getting drunk at the cemetery
playing super mario bros at the local pizza joint after school
going to the original aud club with Dad, getting a root beer and thinking you were a man
LOL! I worked at a cemetery one summer and one week the boss was on vacation and we were drunk all week. Jumped out of a Cushman going full speed between headstones and didn't feel a thing.
Seeing Dizzy Dean and Phil Rizzuto do the Saturday afternoon national baseball games
Learning Old Math
Wow, it was Joe Garagiola and Tony Kubek for me.
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I'm finally getting around to watching "People vs OJ Siimpson" and it is outstanding.
Yes, it was. Between that series and some documentaries that were on around the same time, I learned a few things I never knew about the OJ situations.
I watched season 1 and didn't love it (understanding that most critics did). I'm out on season 2.
I gave it a go for a few episodes in season 1 then quit it. The lead actor's eyes freaked me out.
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Please. It's foundering.
So, as a member of the Grammar Police, you can read their mind as to what they were trying to say? The words are similar. Perhaps they meant to say "floundering" as in struggling vs "foundering" as to fail.
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I watched Hamburger Hill yesterday. I don't know how I missed this one before. Very powerful. It was from 1987. Starred young Dylan McDermott, Steven Weber, Don Cheadle, Michael Boatman, Courtney Vance.
It still pisses me off when I'm reminded about how the guys returning from Viet Nam were treated. Many lost their lives for a worthless war.
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Gil Perreault, OJ Simpson and Bob McAdoo. The Golden age of Buffalo sports as the argument could have been made that those were the three most exciting athletes playing their respective sports at the time.
I remember when the NBC announcer asked Phil Esposito if anyone would break his goal scoring record and without hessitation he said Gilbert.
Good times.
I first started following sports in 1969 so it was great to be a Buffalo sports fan in the following years when the Sabres and Braves franchises started and Lou Saban coached the Bills and gave the ball to OJ.
Perreault stickhandling up the ice was awesome to watch. I don't know if he could have been so successful in today's NHL with the defensive schemes.
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He should have done the right thing and stepped down upon firing Lindy. Be a man, admit you're part of the problem. Actions speak louder than hollow words.
C'mon. Easy to say. Would you quit your job without having another?
Yahoo Fantasy Hockey- Anyone still interested in playing?
in The Aud Club
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This 10 team league was all set to have AutoDraft but the commish went MIA and the season started. By the time I took over the league, half the teams dropped off. We actually have 4 teams left. We'd like to get back to 10 but would still play with 8.
Message me your email address if you're interested. We obviously miss out on Week 1. Would like to draft by Friday so we can start scoring next week.