nfreeman

We're having a conversation about how comedians are pushing back against PC orthodoxy/censorship -- and your posts indicate support for the push-back. Does that make you a "Trumpist?"

This doesn't seem necessary or for that matter relevant to the conversation or anything other than gratuitious.

Does anyone know: - how Samuelsson has been playing for the US? - where to find box scores for these games? I'm curious as to how much ice time Sammy and Laaksi have been getting and haven't been able to find them anywhere.

Jerry Seinfeld, who also is not a "push the envelope" guy, has expressed similar sentiments.

I watched "Amazing Spider-Man" (the 1st reboot) on the plane the other day. Pretty mediocre IMHO. I'll give it a C.

Skinner.

Risto.

So, one more f'n fantastic vacation-related item: my family and I, plus my brother-in-law and his GF, were hanging out this evening at a popular local spot and a pretty young girl came up to us out of the blue and gave my 18-year-old son a note with her phone # on it. My son is a reasonably good-looking kid (at least my wife and I think so), but has even less game with the ladies at this age than his father had. So I don't think this is going to turn into anything, but it was still a memorable vacation item.

Nobody knows anything, but the fact that he hasn’t signed anywhere yet is consistent with the theory that he has some serious personal issue.

Hutton hasn’t been lousy, but he hasn’t been great either, and the team is winning consistently with Ullmark. I’m not all the way to demanding a change, but I can understand those who are.

Skinner’s 1st goal last night is also a contender IMHO.

Believe it or not: Medellín, Colombia. (My wife’s brother and his GF live here — she’s Colombian.)

Serious question: who starts in net tomorrow? JJ’s numbers regarding Ullmark and Hutton can’t be ignored.

Vacation in South America! (But still easy to watch Sabres last night via online center ice package.)

Yes. But we need to do something to get out of this four and freaking eleven rut. If it doesn't work, though, the OP is taking up residence in the SabreSpace dungeon with GoDD.

It seems most likely that Elie will sit for CJ, which is fine, although I'd be perfectly happy sitting any of Sheary, Mitts, KO or Pommer, and I could be easily talked into sitting ERod or TT.

Well, McD butchered the QB situation this year, but I'm reasonably happy with Josh Allen, most of the D, #9 overall (where they will most likely get a good receiver or O-lineman) and a ton of cap space. Beane needs to make it count.

I'm on board with ERod moving up to Mitts' line. Not sure about scratching Eichel in favor of Wilson though.

I hate to say it, but that was the kind of loss that a loser team that isn’t going to make the playoffs loses. I thought the call on Risto was the right call, and that it was an idiotic play on his part. They are 4-10 in their last 14 games. It’s time to make some changes in the middle 6. I’d vote for Smith and O’Regan to be called up, but it almost doesn’t matter who it is. They need to do something.

Well, I'm glad we know which temporary housing website JJ favors. But will it be a full apartment, or a room in a shared apartment? Perhaps a bed in a shared room? I was going to express doubt as to whether any more new threads are necessary on this, but now I feel like I need to know how this turns out.

Not surprising but no fun either.

I don’t think he should be sent down yet, but last night was probably the worst Pilut has looked IMHO.

This is pretty obnoxious.

@StuckinFL — i assume you mean a discount of $3.5MM to $4MM in total, right? Not per year? If so, I agree that he might go for that as long as the term is 7 or 8 years. But I also think his per-year number starts with an 8.

A few reality-driven principles are worth emphasizing: - There is NFW that Skinner accepts anything less than a 7-year deal. - Skinner might not hold out for the absolute last dollar if he is happy here, but there is NFW he is taking, say, a 20% discount to stay here, no matter how much he likes playing with Eichel. So if someone offers him $8.5MM x 8 years, for a total of $68MM -- the Sabres are going to need to offer him at least $62MM, even if his center on the $68MM team is Ville Freaking Leino. - Skinner's decision will almost certainly be based on total $$, not average $$ per year.