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In honor of this thread and Columbus Day, I’ll say it again: I freaking love Indian food.

I don’t think the post fight melee was at all staged or phony. I recognize that UFC isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but if you’re at all interested, I’d also recommend watching the Derrick Lewis fight (and definitely the post-fight interview with Lewis) and the Tony Ferguson fight from that card. Both were awesome.

That UFC card was great.

Link? I don’t recall seeing this.

I was thinking this morning that on a "terrible start" scale of 1-10, this was a solid 8. It didn't get to 10 because: - no injuries - they did look faster and had the better of the play and possession in the 1st period - Dahlin looked good

Yuck. Unpinned.

I'm all in on Dahlin.

Random prediction: Marchand cheap-shots Dahlin and someone we wouldn’t normally think of for this comes flying in for immediate retribution.

Yeah, baby! Yeah!

I find it kinda interesting that Bogo is an alternate. He must be doing something right.

Devastating.

Good writeup -- thanks. He sounds like a real threat to Larsson and Zemgus.

I was going to say that Flagg gets like this every now and then -- but really, who among us hasn't despaired of this team at some point during the past few seasons? I admit to feeling unwarranted optimism every year 'bout this time, but still: - New goalies - Possible new superstar defenseman - New speedy, scoring winger in a contract year in Skinner - 2 new high-ceiling kid forwards in Mittsy and TT, plus Nylander if and when he earns a trip back here - A year of HC experience under Housley's belt - More team speed - Less team psychodrama with departures of Lehner, ROR and Kane - Healthy KO - Healthy McCabe, who looked good in preseason with Dahlin - More guys in Rochester like Pilut, Guhle and Nylander pushing the incumbents I'm telling ya: it's going to be a good year! In fact, I guarantee it. (Please contact Eleven via PM with all guarantee-related inquiries.)

Possible Larsson replacement, if Larsson is waived?

Marvino’s at the plaza at Sheridan & Hopkins? Near the Pop Shoppe and Schony’s? Me too!

Thanks boys. However: even with the 30-day limit, there was no reason to waive Tennyson now, right? i.e. they could've done so when Bogo/Hunwick returned instead of doing so now? So maybe the idea was, as Thorny said, just to sneak him through during a period of heavy NHL activity?

Clearly this was a glorious victory for @Hoss. However, can anyone explain why they bothered to waive him since they evidently were going to keep him with the Sabres for the time being anyway? Also, while I understand the disappointment with Nylander being sent down, I will note: - if he plays well in Rochester he'll be back up pretty quickly -- and if he doesn't play well in Rochester then he shouldn't have made the NHL roster. - I think what really left an impression was how much better he looked over the past few weeks than he did in prior years -- i.e. not so much that he clearly was better than his competitors for the spot.

RHD, age 22, 6’2, 196 lbs, drafted #51 overall by Nashville in 2014. He played 1 year at the U of Wisconsin, then 2 full years in the AHL. Looks like he regressed last year after a solid pro debut season the prior year. So maybe a guy with some potential who needs a change of scenery — kinda like Baptiste.

Yes indeedly. AJ Green had a great catch in the end zone to win the game for Cincy today that none of the Bills' WRs would've been within a mile of. Separately: I thought Allen was terrible in the 1st half and missed a ton of open receivers. This put the game into very-close-to-unwinnable territory, since they were down 16-0 at the half. His INT right before halftime was Peterman-like. I did think he threw it much better in the 2nd half, but it was against a softer D and he still took a bunch of sacks, and either way he still didn't put together any scoring drives. Losing Micah Hyde early was a major blow, but they responded and played respectable D without him. I sure hope Allen plays better next week.

Wilson’s injury may have just created a spot for one of TT or Nylander.

That’s a bummer. At least he was able to get a new 2-year contract a couple of months ago though.

Took wife and daughter to “Black Klansman” tonight (daughter’s 1st R-rated movie in a theater, BTW). Pretty good — if you like Spike Lee, I think you’ll probably like this one. More comparable to “Inside Man” than to “Do the right thing” IMHO.

Sabres' Final Record: 42-33-7, 91 pts, 5 pts out of playoffs Total Goals Scored: 250 Total Goals Allowed: 240 Power Play Ranking: 6 PK Ranking: 20 All-Star Players: Eichel, Skinner Award Winners/Finalists: Dahlin - Calder Player Predictions Top 3 goal scorers 1.). Skinner — 33 2.). Eichel — 32 3.). KO — 26 Top 3 point totals 1.). Eichel — 81 2.). Skinner— 59 3.) Reino — 55 Sabres' best rookie:. Dahlin Biggest surprise: Nylander Biggest disappointment:. Ullmark How many games/wins for the goalies? Ullmark: 26 games — 11 wins Hutton: 56 games — 31 wins other(injuries):

Pilut might earn his way into the group too! Is TT officially a rookie? (Perhaps that’s what you were referring to with the quotes.) I think the cutoff used to be 25 games. Either way he’s a Sabres rookie.

Good info. Thanks. Pilut? Optimistic but I appreciate it.