Armydoogie

No, no, yes.

IMHO - Another candidate for "post of the year!" Hillarious!!!

Right concern. Wrong team. Very prescient, though.

And we're off!!!

I'm surprised chz hasn't sounded off on this debate. She seems to have some sort of "inside track" on the Sabres. Just saying.

I don't post much, but I have to say... I thought Ott's "one-timer" on the PP was a good omen for our entire PP. I think that's the one complaint I've had consistently when our PP doesn't produce - not enough "one-timers." I hope the rest of the team learns this lesson - when you have the man-advantage, getting off a quick shot before the defense and goalie can react to the pass is key. Ott's veteran experience got this game off to a great start. If Ott keeps getting PP ice time over Grigorenko, I don't think it's a bad thing. Stafford's fight with Hartnell was very uplifting... I watched him take that hard shot to the jaw, but he stayed up and landed a roundhouse right of his own to knock Hartnell to the ice. Nothing "dancing at center ice" (a la Andrew Peters) to that fight. Drew withstood those bombs with great composure and landed one that counted. Vanek had the best game of his NHL career, despite what some here have called a "lazy, slow" skating effort. Refs sucked and NBC coverage always does (except Emrick). I'm still a little leery of our PK... needs more development. I hope Sabres focus on that during this week's practice. That's just my two cents' worth. -------------Edit----------- I guess I'm in the minority... I thought PH talked over faceoffs, really the whole WGR broadcast did that. It made it a pain trying to synch the WGR broadcast to the NBC TV broadcast. I also did not enjoy PH mispronouncing MezSARos' name as MEZsaros the whole game. I missed RJ. I hope he returns to the air soon.

I'll admit... I didn't know what I was getting into when I decided to read this thread. I want to commend everyone for providing some great, non-partisan, OBJECTIVE facts and information. I made up my mind a long time ago, but I enjoy the lively discussion and the point/counter-point, back-and-forth format here. I'm not saying there isn't partisanship (on both sides), but for the most part, the value of the information/discussion outweighs it. Great job, everyone!

Sorry, Rob, I'm not as jaded as you. It wasn't the same educated Iraqi people we are here trying to protect. It was the same enemy who is currently lying relatively low - violent extremists, like Al Qaeda in Iraq and extremist Shia terrorist groups. I agree the tactic of choice is, was, and will be improvised explosive devices, but it wasn't the former scientist, lawyer or teacher who was doing that. There's a good chance most of your enemies in '04 and '05 weren't even Iraqi.

I guess the SOTU Address last night has me in a mood, so... I hate when people think I'm in Iraq fighting Iraqis, when that is the furthest thing from the truth. The "War in Iraq" (in its current state) is the most competent fighting/defense force in the world protecting the Iraqi people from de-stabilizing influences, while the Iraqi people decide how they are going to govern themselves. For all the US deaths in Iraq, there are multitudes more deaths of Iraqi citizens who have the guts to stand up for themselves and their neighbors against violent extremist groups who continue to thrive in lawlessness. It bothers me that we are abandoning these people during their most desperate time of need. But, at least we're "ending the war in Iraq." Meanwhile, the term "Global War on Terrorism" is not an American idea. It is the mentality of our determined enemy, who will fight us on their terms, anywhere in the world. I am looking forward to leaving this flat country where our American military forces have a clear technical and military superiority over our enemies to go to the mountainous, cavernous, hostile battlefield of Afghanistan, where we will not be able to demonstrate our air power or make effective use of things like night-vision equipment, so American Soldiers' lives will be in even more peril. I also cannot wait to leave these friendly, supportive, educated Iraqi people who lived under a ruthless dictator whose ideals were inimical to the best interests of both his own people and our country's security. What a joy it will be to operate among the uneducated population of Afghanistan, who actually believed in the precepts of the treacherous Taliban party, because none of them were taught any differently. All I can say to everyone who supports the fight in Afghanistan, but wants us to leave Iraq is... see your local Armed Forces recruiting office... "We need more meat for the grinder."