SHAAAUGHT!!!

There are a lot of interesting projects when it comes to energy storage, including thermal energy storage (molten salt,etc). The most reliable and efficient form of course is Hydro, but it requires a significant amount of land to do it at scale. Batteries have come a long way since the first BESS I put into the grid, which actually was a molten salt BESS, but the energy density is lower than lithium and only makes sense in some applications. Energy storage, IMO, is the next area for significant tech advances but lacks the investment from companies, schools, and governments. So far the market has looked at standard solutions for various conditions because that is the best way to secure sales once its ready for market. Conversely I see a big opportunity to identify and develop multiple types of storage that makes sense on a regional basis, depending on the geography, weather conditions, and grid demands.

I love this thread for all the wrong reasons. Allow me to explain: 1) I already feel like AI is running this team because its the same reguritated crap we've seen for years reconfigured into a new consolidated form that looks slightly better than before, but still something is obviously not right. I don't think there isn't a lot of "real" intelligence in this front office, and the main reason for that is the guy running the show only knows how to dig holes, sell oil, and convince people to give him money. You don't have to be smart for that. Good for him, bad for us. 2) The claim that solar and wind are expensive and are increasing the cost of electricity is 100% not true. I won't pontificate here, but if you are truly interested in learning why then google LCOE. Not only are solar and wind are the cheapest forms of energy production, they come online faster than gas or nuclear (solar or wind can take from 6-18 months, while gas (5-7 years) and nuclear (9-12) take much longer. The real increased cost of electricity is the fact these towns and residents are completely subsidizing the data center electrical demands on the grid along with your normal everday corporate greed. 3) Nuclear has it's place in the mix, but grid demand is not linear, it is intermittent. Once you start that nuclear reaction, the power has to go somewhere. That is why a good baseload strategy is a mix of gas and nuclear with wind and solar to handle peak and unplanned loads. It really is that simple. 4) New nuke tech is coming online over the next 5-7 years but as many mention above, 1) it requires a ton of water, 2) transportation of fuel and waste is problematic, 3) the proliferation of nuke plants requires geo-politic stability, which I have zero confidence in. For example, the risks were/are extreme when Russia went into Ukraine Not looking to debate anyone on anything, because, well, I've been in this industry for 25 years and have heard all the talking points, all the biases, all the "solutions," and worked on everything but nukes at this point. Just felt I needed to step in and make sure the correct information is out there...

Play him and hope he looks better game over game, trade him and his full salary to whoever will take him, run Ellis and Lyon for the rest of this year, keep one for next year and have them split time with Levi next season. I still think UPL is a starter in this league, but I'd rather use that AAV hit towards a top 6 forward due to the inconsitency issues with his health and play coupled with fact we have solid alternatives on the roster now. Lyon, Ellis, and Levi are going to be cheap through next season and that will get us through the bid AAV hits from the Skinner buyout.

Yes, McCormick's career ended due to blood clots, which was a tough loss for the Sabres at the time because he was really just starting to find his game. The clot started in his calf and worked its way to his lung. I hope Kulich makes a full recovery and is able to successfully treat the condition.

Punching > Pushing

At the game again tonight. Sabres need to dress someone that knows how to throw a punch. It’s ridiculous these guys are getting pushed around like this all night

Things I think most of us would agree on: 1) UPL is injury prone, and we will need to always have a solid 1b option if UPL is on the roster 2) Non-elite goalies (outside the top 10) are streaky from season to season, and even within seasons, so it's still a bit early to move on from UPL as he is only 26 has shown he can win in this league even though he's never had a good team in front of him 3) $4.75M AAV is tied for 24th in the league (https://puckpedia.com/players/search?s=162&r=0&ss=162), and this contract only gets better as the cap and salaries continue to rise, even as a 1B, as Maybe more contentious: 4) UPL was overused last year due to unreliable backups, which led to a drastic falloff in perfomance 5) This was UPLs first game of the season and is still unlikely 100% because Ruff confirmed the plan was to use Ellis but Ellis wasn't 100% and wasn't ready to go for Satruday's game 6) UPL's contract will be easy to trade to a non-playoff or bubble team looking to shore up goaltending without having to package the deal or retain salary because he only has a 5 team no trade clause that starts next year and the contract is low-risk to anyone struggling to find a goaltender

I noticed they played a lot of shifts together during Friday's Leaf game. I didn't pay close attention to Saturday's game so I'm not sure what the defensive pairings were.

There is a joke here somewhere but I'm to exhausted to giv'r a proper go. "Yada yada yada.... it takes one to know one." Or something along those lines. I'll see myself out....

I thought the same thing. Maybe Ruff saw something in practice with Bryson he liked? Maybe he doesn't want to put Ryan Johnson in a high pressure situation right away with the team already banged up? Maybe he's worried about Power or Muel reaggravating their injury and thinks Bryson offers him more flexibility to pick up the additional workload if that happens? I'm hoping if they struggle Lindy has a plan to reshuffle the lines or play Timmons and Power or Muel (🤮) as the 2nd pairing. I'm already missing Kesselring and he hasn't even played a regular season game yet...

If you get a 10 game flex pack you get the home opener game for free. Smart move by the Sabres to fill the building up and get more people excited for the season.

https://www.buffalohockeybeat.com/sabres-to-trim-roster-by-waiving-goalie-alexandar-georgiev/

19yr old men, not kids, that did some horrible dehumanizing things, in a group setting, to an incapacitated person. I’m not going to get into the details. That is not the same as a 46 year old, or 19 year old, drinking and driving with kids in the car and rear ending someone That’s really bad too, but not even close to the same thing. There are some things we don’t need to force equivalency on; we can judge it in its own. This is one of those cases.

I don’t think a lot of these guys you mentioned are players KA would typically have signed. I also don’t think KA would have traded away Cozens or JJ either. I think he would have thrown a bunch of money at JJ and begged him to stay. But I’m curious what everyone else thinks.

We all need a nap sometimes 😄 Unless you live above your favorite bar and have a dedicated stool in front of a magic touch machine…and a bunch of meth