nfreeman

All true, except that given the expected guest list, there will probably be some nudity involved. I expect all pants to remain on though. The entertainment will be primarily hanging out with old friends, plus booze, gambling and good food (I will try to steer the group away from steakhouses, as I enjoy that meal less and less, but will almost certainly lose that battle). It is also an undeniable treat to take a couple of days off from real life obligations and just have "me" time.

Well, I'll resist the overwhelming urge to invite you to GFY, and instead invite you to consider the fact that in the past month, exactly 4 political posts have been deleted -- 2 by a pro-Trump poster, and 2 by anti-Trump posters (one of which told me that he would've deleted the post himself if a mod had not done so). I'll also ask you to perhaps think about and look into what the facts actually are, instead of making assumptions about them and then making accusations based on those assumptions. You may or may not be aware that the mods on SabreSpace and the mods on TBD are 2 different and non-overlapping groups (other than our fearless leader, of course) -- so there really isn't any connection between the way the 2 boards are moderated.

What is your question, exactly? Was it an obnoxious post? Yes indeed. Should it have incurred a warning? Perhaps an unofficial warning would've been appropriate -- but of course that assumes that we read every post in a GDT relating to yet another dreary loss. Here's what a reasonable person would've done if he or she had been put off by that post: tell that poster that the post was out of line, or report it to the mods. But you couldn't be bothered to do that. You felt compelled, and thought it was perfectly OK, to start publicly accusing the mods of favoring one side over the other. How nice.

Thank you for your repeated accusations of dishonesty and bad faith on this topic. If you're interested in incorporating some facts into your thinking: - We typically wouldn't issue a warning point for a first (or even 2nd) offense. - There have been quite a few posts critical of the president that various posters have lobbed in recently without getting a warning. None of us particularly enjoys playing board policeman, so we generally let it go with the hope that the perpetrators will cease and desist on their own volition. - I believe the sum total of posters who have received warning points for repeatedly crossing the line is: 2 Trump critics (one of whom was warned not for criticizing Trump but for spamming a bunch of threads with complaints about the "no politics" policy) and 1 Trump supporter. (EDIT: it was actually 1 anti-Trump poster for repeated bigoted statements about Trump supporters, 2 anti-Trump posters for spamming multiple threads about the no-politics policy and 2 pro-Trump posters.) OK?

It's obvious what happened here. Doohickie, desperate to signal his citizen-of-the-world status, polluted the title of the GDT with that weird euro squiggle above the "e" in "Montreal." A debacle ensued. I hope we've learned our lessons.

My wife agreed at dinner tonight that I could attend the bachelor party weekend in Vegas next month of one of the last of my friends to get married. I bought my plane ticket before she could change her mind. I don't even particularly like Vegas, but this will be a fun trip with a bunch of old friends.

Check your PMs, please.

No mayo or tomato, I trust?

Good man.

Dude. WTF. Indeed.

So TB are sellers, eh? I don't think GMTM will decide whether he's buying or selling until we are much closer to the deadline.

Ooooooooooohhhh. You got me.

I'm envious too, but it's better for the Sabres, and for us as fans, for the Leafs to be a good, exciting team. We could be looking at 7 years or so of a great rivalry, with a ton of talent at work and plenty of thrilling games.

The Leafs aren't trading Marner, full stop.

BTW -- Howard Simon and Jeremy White discussed your boy's encounter with Jack yesterday on their show -- it's toward the end of the "First reactions to the Nashville win" segment if you're interested. It sounds like Jeremy follows the Eichel Tower feed on Twitter.

I really like Montreal. It's a great walking-around city, with good food, style and plenty to do. And the Bell Centre is a great place to see a game.

Interesting. I sure don't want a long term deal for him. He did give both Zemgus and Larsson one-year "prove it" deals.

Ever had one in Philly? With provolone instead of wiz? Freaking fantastic.

I will be very surprised if Lehner isn't the starter next season.

You and every male here need to eat your tomatoes in order to be happy later in life. (Google it -- it's medical truth, not an urban myth.)

Thanks. It would appear that scoring helps winning!

Lettuce, tomato and mayo are quite good on: Turkey Roast beef Ham Tuna (white tuna, not Italian/dark) But NFW do they belong on smoked/cured meats, i.e. Salami Corned beef Pastrami Italian hero Pulled pork Those should get brown mustard (1st 3), oil and vinegar (#4) and BBQ sauce (#5). Special category: I like a bit of mayo on a Philly cheese steak, but not lettuce or tomato. JMO, of course, but also 100% the truth.

17 pages on the GDT -- and against a WC opponent! Nice work ladies and gents.

Just for yuks: November: Sabres -- 30th in NHL in scoring (GF/G); 17th in defense (GA/G) December: tied for 24th in scoring; tied for 9th in GA/G January: 7th in scoring; 20th in GA/G

Not sure where $4MM is coming from. It would've cost the Bills $2.5MM to keep him -- either by matching or by tendering that much, which would've triggered RFA compensation. Yes, it was his biggest game of the year, but he was a valuable player for the Pats -- 38 catches @ 18 yards per catch. The Bills could've definitely used a guy like that, especially with the (forseeable!) injuries they sustained at WR.