nfreeman

That cracked me right up.

Agree on all except the bolded, and you might be right on that too.

Well, I thought Jackie boy spoke pretty positively about ROR. He said a couple of times that they were good friends. There was no throwing ROR under the bus.

I'd guess that they offered him a 2-way deal and made it clear that it was reasonably likely he'd be in Rochester and have to compete for an NHL spot.

There is no doubt in my mind that teams play differently (and better!) in front of goalies they respect. The Sabres played better in front of Dominik than in front of his backups, and better in front of Miller than in front of Lalime.

First, Dahlin, Casey and Skinner are each better than Reino and Risto. Second, Faulk will cost more than McCabe and a low first. Third, the bolded is a reasonable view, although I would make the trade I proposed in a heartbeat.

2005-06 (i.e. the 2006 Cup). No question about it. That season was magical.

What?

I think you're right, but I'm also skeptical as to whether they'll end up getting 2 players who are better than Reino and Risto.

Certainly Incognito has given that impression from time to time, but his teammates generally speak highly of him. Either way, he's a human being, with people that love him, and he's clearly suffering right now.

Reinhart and Risto for Karlsson (assuming a contract extension is part of the deal). Who says no? (I am referring to JBott or Dorion.)

It unfortunately does seem like this is on a fast track to a bad ending. Probably the effects of a toxic combination of CTE, PEDs, stress and depression. Come on Richie. You can get it together. People love you and are counting on you.

Has anyone been watching Hard Knocks on HBO? I am sure glad the Bills no longer have anything to do with Gregg Williams. He comes off like the bad guy from an Oklahoma/Mississippi crime noir movie.

No harm in discussing it, to be sure, but Ek is as about as trustworthy as Tony Soprano was.

Yessssssss!!! I’ll say it again: Allen is going to be good.

Are any Allen skeptics here now getting more optimistic about him? He looked pretty good the other night.

What?

This cracked me right up: A man tells his spiritual adviser: I have a strong desire to live to eternity. "Get married" replies the adviser. "Would that allow me to live forever?" asks the man. "Not really but the desire will disappear."

Why? Reino might not be interested in a ST deal at all, or only at $6MM+ per year, and JBott might not be interested at that level.

My guess on the status remains the same: he will sign and will play for the Sabres, but the 2 sides are fairly far apart -- and it's because JBott doesn't want to give him a long-term deal.

Netgear Orbi RBK50 with 1 satellite (i.e. there is a router unit plus one additional "satellite" unit that communicates with the router and the 2 units together create the mesh network). You can buy additional satellites if you have a really big house/yard, but so far it looks like I just need these 2.

So I sprung for one of those fancy new mesh routers. Easy, 10-minute setup, and my wifi at home is now about a zillion times better than it was yesterday. Highly recommended.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/is-americas-pizza-capital-buffalo-new-york IMHO, Buffalo has excellent pizza, and far superior to Chicago (which is gross), although not as good as NYC. Discuss.

Do you not think the D is going to be much improved?

Do you not think the admins going to be much improved?