nfreeman

True, but I mentioned him as someone I would've liked if the electoral college were to end up in a tie and the House had the ability to name anyone (which it doesn't, as 11 correctly noted upthread). I will say, though, that if Romney had won the GOP nomination this year (which I don't think he would've, as Hurricane Trump was too powerful), I think he would've spanked Hillary in the election.

Ryan, or Romney, or pretty much anyone who ran for the GOP nomination this year other than the 2 finalists. No -- it has been conclusively proven that she broke the law by setting up her server and getting her State. Dept. emails there, and that she lied about doing so. It has also been conclusively proven that a multitude of Clinton Foundation donors obtained, after making donations, US government contracts and special access to the WH. It is also pretty close to proven that her server was hacked by foreign governments. You (and most others here) may agree more with the Democratic party platform than that of the Republicans, and you may be OK with electing a deeply corrupt individual because doing so will advance that platform (in a manner similar to those who will hold their noses and vote for Trump), but it is simply dogmatic to pretend that she is something other than what she is.

Well, my parade just got rained on.

So based on the RCP electoral college map, if Florida goes to Trump, there is a real possibility that the electoral college ends up tied 269-269. If that happens, the House of Representatives chooses the next president -- and if that happens, there is a real possibility that they would choose a Republican other than Trump. Holy mackerel. I know the outcome I'm hoping for.

Both of you need to take it down a notch. There's an obvious candidate for this status -- and her having this status is going to drive literally millions of people to vote for someone they find deeply unsatisfactory.

Me too. I thought his analysis was really good (much better than that of most ex-players), and that he brought out better analysis from Rayzor as well.

Very nice. Good call. My game notes: - Nelson started off pretty well but got a bit shakier as the game went on. Still a big improvement over his first game, though. - Like others have said, the Sabres played pretty well. There's just not enough finish. Someone from the ROR line or the Reino line needed to step up tonight. - Ennis made a number of bonehead plays (which Marty B. and Rayzor pointed out pretty well), but he created a number of chances in the 2nd half of the game. - Reino still pretty uneven, although he made a number of nice feeds that Zemgus and Ennis were unable to convert. - Pretty solid games from McCabe, Risto and Franson on D. - It looked like DDB was playing the Larsson line against the Matthews-Nylander line -- and it was effective. The Larsson line also probably created the most offense for the Sabres tonight. - Marty mentioned that Lehner should've played the puck coming acrost the crease on the 1st Toronto goal, which I agree with. - Marner was the most dangerous player on the ice. What a nifty player he is. - Disappointing power plays, and the refs didn't call enough penalties. Overall, it was a disappointing loss -- but if they play like that again on Sat., they'll probably win and then they'll have another shot at DeLuca .500.

Have the Sabres called up a defenseman from Rochester? Who would it be, anyway?

Great to have a Millbank sighting!

As far as that goes, it's worth noting that Myers has missed games every year with injuries too -- 20 in '13-'14, 11 in '14-'15, 9 last year and 2 so far this year (out of 10), and still out of the Jets' lineup.

DeLuca .500 after 10 games -- it's right there! Within our starving, desperate reach! ROR -- lead the way, baby.

It was the right decision. You're not stealing anything, and you are much less likely to get viruses in your computer. Here's my minor beef du jour: our washer/dryer, which has been a fairly crappy appliance since we bought it, requiring multiple repairs, started leaking oil onto the laundry. So now an immediate new appliance purchase is necessary.

Who's got an update on Bogo?

Interesting. I find it a little hard to believe, though, because i don't see why GMTM would've wanted to unload him at that point (ie before Kane got into trouble). Kane was only a Sabre for 1 (injury – shortened) season at that point.

Based on what we've seen so far, I think the Sabres need to re-sign Kulikov. He hasn't put up points but he adds value on offense and plays a complete, physical game. He can handle big minutes. He's better than Tallinder or Lydman was and he's only 26. He'll be a solid top-3 defenseman for the next 7 years.

Very nice. They are still one under you hoser. My game notes: - that was the definition of gutting out a road win. And ROR took over at the end, kept everyone together despite getting stuck on the ice from the icings and got them over the goal line in a Drury-esque performance. - I thought the Sabres came out well and had the better of it in the 1st and then got completely dominated in the 2nd and were lucky to be tied after 2. Then, though, at a gut-check moment, they played a smart, albeit conservative 3rd and again carried it to Minny for the most part. It was an encouraging sign of developing mental toughness. - Lehner was very sharp again. - I was glad to see that Pommer is still a good player. - Ennis is finding his game and his confidence. I thought he created a lot of offensive pressure tonight. - Another solid performance from the D group, and more impressive due to increased workload having lost Bogo early on. I didn't check the 2 tank years, but they didn't win 4 in a row last year or the year before the 2 tank years. So if they beat Toronto, it will be the first 4-game win streak in at least 5 years. Next stop: DeLuca .500. Go Sabres.

Very nice.

Not half of available points -- in each of the OTL games, they took 1 out of 3 points, not 1 out of 2. This is why "NHL .500" is less meaningful than DeLuca .500 -- because more teams league-wide are well above NHL .500, because more points are awarded due to OTL games. We can start to think seriously about playoffs when we get a couple of wins above DeLuca .500 -- not before.

Not sorta. They lost all 5 of those games.

Well, the usual suspects are apparently shoveling in Kit Kats and M&Ms, so I'll take a swing at this. I am guilty of extremely hormonal Sabres behavior -- it was only a few days ago that I was all "I told you so -- the tank was a terrible idea" -- and now, after 2 nice back-to-back wins, I'm overflowing with optimism about da guys. The Sabres got embarrassed at home by Minny just a minute ago. If they are no longer purely a passel of pusillanimous poultry, they'll promptly proffer some payback in the poop chute. I'm looking for the 2nd line (3rd if you go by ice time) to step up. I want Enzo to get on the board, and for Reino to remove head from rectum and rejoin the team. And I'm looking for Lehner to get into a groove and stay there. And I'm looking for our D group to continue to mesh and solidify. And most of all I'm looking to claw within 1 game of DeLuca .500. Go Sabres.

Outstanding.

I have seen a bit of a decline in dump-and-chase in favor of carrying it into the zone. My guess is that DDB's system calls for the offensive player to carry it in when he has space to do so, but otherwise to d-and-c. With the forwards getting more used to each other following line jumbling, it seems logical that this would lend itself to more carrying it in. Otherwise, I thought that was a very nice, professional performance by the Sabres. A few game notes: - The D looked poised and capable, 1 through 6. The addition of Kulikov has had a major impact. And while I know Gorges has his shortcomings, I saw him make good play after good play in the d-zone yesterday. - Foligno has been a beast the last few games. I think some people here were perhaps a bit too focused about the empty-net icings. With the 2-goal lead, I think the protocol on trying for the ENG is probably different from that of a 1-goal lead -- I think Foligno wasn't the only one who was called for it last night. And in any case that was just one snippet of a game in which he again was a powerful presence all over the ice, especially on the forecheck. I'm at the point where I want Foligno on the 3rd line for the foreseeable future. - Nice game for Lehner but I continue to be concerned that he gives up too many rebounds. - Zemgus and Ennis continue to show good jump and jam, but not enough finish. And I hate to say it, but I need more from Reino. DDB's criticism about him not keeping his feet moving is right on, IMHO. - ROR won 2 huge d-zone faceoffs on the PK and generally looks like he is developing nice chemistry with KO, who scored 2 goalscorer's goals. - Thankfully, I'm back to the point where I look forward to the next game instead of dreading it. The Sabres have a number of winnable games coming up -- Minny, Toronto, Ottawa, Boston, Ottawa, NJ, and NJ. If they keep carrying the mail like this, we could be looking at the right side of DeLuca .500. Go Sabres. I kept waiting for Armia to do something and it never happened. I was surprised to see in the box score that he got 15 min of ice time.

So who starts in net? Nilsson got the SO today, so he should get the start even though Lehner is healthy, innit?

Healthy Price is probably the biggest reason, I agree, but I think Weber is a significant reason too. Some great players are not only great themselves, but they also lift everyone else up. I think he is one of them.

Habs win again tonight, 2-1 over Toronto. Weber led all skaters with 27 min of ice time and had the GWG in the 3rd period.