Sabel79

Dude. F**k Right Off.

Something tells me Guardiola has been given an edict by ownership to win the CL or else experience firsthand the human rights abuses he was hired to help gloss over. I’d expect them to go all out in Europe at the expense, somewhat, of the extent to which they care about the league. Still, happy to be wrong. I’d also be interested to see what Juve come with...

Man City are actual favorites at 6/1, Barca are 13/2. After that it's Juve and PSG at 8/1, Real at 9/1, Bayern 10/1. Doesn't matter after that, it'll be one of these teams. Please not City or Barca...

Starting a Champions League thread mostly so I can complain about TNT's coverage of it. When it was announced that Turner had won the rights I was afraid things were going to go badly. Now, on day one I've gone from merely being afraid to full-on locked in a panic room as the monsters outside are close to breaking in. Steve Nash? Really? The whole setup is, if I'm generous, half-assed and embarrassing. Topping it off, the actual good game today won't be on TV (unless you pay for it via the nearly unusable Bleacher Report Live app, which I did because I have a problem). Instead of what should be an interesting Inter-Spurs game at 1, they'll lead off with Barcelona dropping 15 goals on PSV because that's a team one guy at Turner thinks he's heard of... I never thought I'd be pining for Fox... Anyway, Liverpool-PSG later looks tasty, and will actually be shown to people later, so looking forward to that...

Vogl just tweeted that Bogo has not skated for theee consecutive days now, but not listed as injured... Yet, I suppose.

Again, the Sabres don't have $8 million in cap space to make such an offer.

Not and stay under the cap if he signs it.

I wonder if and how much the almost metaphysically certain next lockout/lost season is impacting this. JBOTs may be trying to bridge, Samson might be holding out for sweet, sweet lockout insurance.

Zlatan doing Zlatan things...

Welp, that's 1/2 of ROR's job filled...

I wish I could put as much faith as you, or indeed any faith at all, in those responsible for making this happen, if it’s to happen. But the football has been yanked away too many times. Between the various sex abuse issues, the literally hundreds (that we know about) of baby skeletons being exhumed from convent grounds in Ireland, and all the Jesuits our esteemed Pope gladly fed to the Pinochet regeime (and he has, for some reason never been made to answer for) and were never heard from again, the church is... well... unsalvageable.

Absolutely can not help myself.

Another useless, soul-destroying international break. Especially pointless as nobody's qualifying for anything. And the UEFA Nations League can just F**k right off... But hey, real soccer back this weekend.

Yeah, all of this provides an insight as to why he was flaming clownshit the entire time he was a Sabre, but does nothing to lessen the stench of the flaming clownshit.

Eleven... with all due respect... no. Even one child violated and then further damaged by the typical response is too many. Debating the number is, at this point, claiming bandaids will fix what is clearly a fatal wound (unless some serious change is affected, but we all know it won't).

Both of these make me so, so, so angry. I think it altogether possible XGMTM hadn't no clue about what was going on with Lehner the person, or knew damn well and didn't care. Would fall in line with what we know about him. This puts Lehner's own words about how JBOTs handled him in perspective, and a positive one. The media absolutely had to know, and while I understand not wanting to drag the guy unnecessarily, it has to at some point have come up...

Good on him. I truly hope he stays on a better path. For his family if not for his career.

More good news: the NHLPA is appealing the suspension. I’m way more pro-union/player than most, but hoo boy this is not the hill to die on. Take the lower-case L and move along...

Evidently the terms of his probation include inpatient substance abuse treatment... which is vague enough, could be alcohol or up from there... but not a good look.

How did I not know this happened until now? Also, 27 games?

I dunno about you, but if I’m buying a book telling me how to kill my husband, there had better be a significant segment dedicated to getting away with it. Any idiot can stab a dude...

I’m not sure about the mechanics, but am pretty sure once they’re listed in NHL camp, they have to clear waivers to make it to the AHL.

Welp. Somebody didn’t read her own work...

Thought so, but my memory of yesterday is hazy, let alone May. And Montreal is taking on money in the deal. Hmmm.... Also, I just looked at CapFriendly and was reminded of Shea Weber's contract...

Was Tatar injured or benched in the playoffs for Vegas? I can't remember. He only played 8 games...