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  1. 9 hours ago, Taro T said:

    The difference in this game was 2 fold - the Sabres didn't have an answer for the Hischier line & the ref had an early whistle twice.

    Granato was matching his D and for the most part matching lines.  This team still needs a bunch of pieces (which for the most part might already be in the system) to compete for the Stanley Cup.  But they really are only about 3-4 pieces from being a legit playoff team.  Fix the goaltending (and yes Anderson played well but he isn't stealing a game after October for them) and playoffs need to be the goal.  This team competed with one of the 3 best teams (at present) in the league.  Yes, they were outmatched early, but they weathered the storm and competed.

    What is it, a dozen years on now from the last playoffs appearance? Kind of depressing, the thought that they are 3-4 pieces away from being a legit playoff team. 

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  2. 48 minutes ago, Eleven said:

    Yessir.  Any perceived value is completely artificial.

    "artificial"? A currency "printed" out of thin air, backed by nothing except a promise to pay (debt); that debt currently at about $30 trillion ($90 trillion including contingent liabilities), continually growing and mathematically impossible to ever pay back through economic growth? Now, that is the epitome of artificial.

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  3. Domestically, the BBC has told those facing a long winter in which they will not be able to afford to heat their homes that their suffering is “insignificant” compared to that of the family of a 96-year-old woman who died peacefully in the lap of luxury.    

     

  4. Been a Buffalo hockey fan since the late 60's, when Shorty Lalonde drove the Zamboni, and sharpened the skates, and "Phil Soisson" was the voice of the Bisons on WGR. Living out of state for decades, and not seeing many games, you guys and gals have become my connection to Buffalo hockey, and I very much appreciate it. Coming here is the closest thing to reading either Charlie Barton in the Courier, or Dick Johnston in the BEN, on the merits of a game. That being said, and with a general appreciation for everyone's input, these are my top five favorite posters, for the insights they provide: "LGR4GM", "Randall Flagg", "dudacek", "darksabre", "Eleven". Does anyone have favorites?

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  5. 6 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

    ... now you're suggesting speed and ability to win board battles doesn't have a talent component. 

     

    But to answer, no. A team of bjorks who win battles and are fast aren't going to win much. 

    I guess your right: I was in a manner sequestering getting to loose pucks and winning board battles from talent; an oversight on my part.

  6. The biggest thing (that I noticed) in the US women's win over Russia was that the Americans were the first to get to loose pucks, and also winning board battles, in almost every instance. Could these two simple aspects transfer to the NHL, and Sabres, vis~a~vis the win/loss column, irrespective of talent level?

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