nfreeman

1 -- Totally agree, although we do often see players described as "hard-partying" and similar adjectives. 2 -- Here's what he said: Well, IMHO it depends on what hypothetically was withheld. Manic depression and suicidal thoughts? Totally agree. Drinking a case of beer a day plus taking pills? Not so much.

Wow. Good for Robin for opening up about this. It probably will help others. I too will be rooting for him with the Isles. Couple of other thoughts: - XGMTM saw all this up close in Ottawa and still bet the ranch on Lehner. Brilliant. - Not a peep from the WNY media about any of this during Lehner's time here. Maybe they were covering for him, or, more likely, they were just out to lunch. - While I'm sympathetic to Lehner, I'm not sure it was OK for him to withhold the information about his condition from the teams he was meeting with over the summer during his job search. - In response to the comment upthread about the Players' Tribune: while I'm sure there is some editing/ghostwriting going on, I think many of the articles there are excellent. This one in particular was amazing: https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/steve-francis-i-got-a-story-to-tell

I think we achieved maximum humidity in NYC yesterday.

I don’t think it’s ever been really confirmed, but it was certainly widely reported, that in the Bills’ last playoff game pre-drought, Ralph Wilson ordered then-coach Wade Phillips to start Rob Johnson over Doug Flutie. Flutie had started the first 15 games, during which the Bills had clinched their playoff spot, but the offense had sputtered a bit. RJ started a meaningless game 16 and looked good. If you believe in the sports gods, they were pretty GD PO’d at Ralph for that one, resulting in Home Run Throwback and no playoffs for 17 years.

How is Sam going to be an alternate captain for the Sabres while skating for SKA St. Petersburg this fall?

It’s been pretty good so far this year. This week’s episode was solid.

If McD’s decision was to play Peterman again, TP’s decision should’ve been to fire him on the spot.

IMHO it's too early to judge Star and Murphy. However, if they and Vontae Davis all stink this year, then there is a real problem with Beane and perhaps McD. I'm just relieved at this point that McD realizes that Peterman can't start on Sunday.

Well, they declined substantially from his 1st year to his 2nd, and from his 2nd to his 3rd. The hockey stick graph is hockey sticking the wrong way. The Sabres are a Tesla? Seriously: your point is fair. But if the question is Eichel or Dahlin, there is a reasonable position that Dahlin might be the better choice, partially because Eichel hasn't earned it.

Playing devil's advocate: the Sabres have gotten much worse during Eichel's time here -- a time when he has been their best player. That doesn't seem to indicate leadership. And while Eichel has a ton of potential, I think Dahlin will be the better player -- maybe even by the end of this season.

Allen isn't ready, but I'm hopeful that McD realizes that there is NFW they can ever start Peterman again -- and really they should cut him and bring in a McCarran type. No credible NFL coach could start Peterman after the SD game last year and the Baltimore game last week.

Well, I think in this situation the player almost always wants a LT deal, and a LT deal is almost always best for the player.

FFS. Please do not derail this thread with political conversation. Take it to the politics club.

Well, you could certainly be right about the bolded, but to me it sounded more like shell-shock arising from being unambiguously smashed in the face by the realization that "the process" was dead wrong about quite a few things, including his decision on the most important position on the team -- and that he very likely is looking at 4-12 or worse. Not to mention the fact that Mahomes, the QB he passed over last year, looks terrific. I will be curious to hear your thoughts if you listen to the interview.

I think this conversation, such as it is, is crying out for some data on how this ump has treated men in similar situations, and how often he issues penalties relative to other umps. If, as Hank is contending, he treats men in the same way he treated Serena, then the sexism charge is debunked (although the "shame on you" is way out of line). And if the ump's usage of penalties is in line with that of other umps, then this really is a PC tempest in a teapot.

Here’s something else: McD sounded pretty shell-shocked yesterday with Schopp and Chris. Like someone staring into the abyss who didn’t expect to be there but knows he’s very much there.

Well, it’s quite likely JBott does see Reino as part of the core. He’s been pretty consistent with that message. I think a Reino trade is pretty unlikely That doesn’t mean though that JBott at present isn’t pushing for a bridge deal on the thinking that it would be better for both Reino and the team.

Tick tock.

Good luck NS. It looks great.

And, it must be said, they did not look at all like a well-coached team.

Soooooo...another Bills victory stolen away by the refs? My friend, it was neither the D nor the refs that waylaid the Bills today. Separately, I drove nearly 7 hours in a heavy rain, sat through that abomination in said rain and expended a fair amount of marital capital for the privilege of attending that game. Peterman cannot ever start another NFL game. If McD starts him again he’s going to lose a substantial amount of credibility with me and more importantly with the team.

What a freaking debacle.

Dahlin is by far the best player on the ice.

Nicely done sir! I changed a keyboard on a laptop once and felt pretty pleased with myself, but your accomplishment is one a whole 'nutha level.

Here's a way-too-early conclusion from last night's game -- especially since I've only seen highlights! -- there is a reasonable likelihood that at least 3 of Asplund, Olofsson, Tage and Nylander are going to force their way into the lineup at some point this year.