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Myers desperately needs something good to happen ... he almost looks nervous ...

Great start!

Stafford is one of Moe's players-of-the-game or such ... coupon of something if he scores. Heck, if Stafford scores the shock to my system will be stronger than any Mexican food could do.

Agreed. The second things take a turn for the worse, you can almost see the fear start buzzing around in their heads. Worrying about making mistakes.

Teddy Nolan eh?

Why would he ever say that?! No wonder half these guys look like they're head cases ...

TP's really getting his $4million worth out of Stafford. Float like a butterfly, sting like .... nah, just float.

Somewhere there is an amazing punch line waiting to happen with that "Navy Seals training the Sabres" video.

I refuse to believe we're this devoid of ability. I'm stubbornly sticking to spectacular underachievement - with one 180 degree exception.

"This commercial isn't about getting Drew Stafford, it's about getting Drew Stafford."

Barred by contributory negligence. Pick your preference: Lindy, Myers, Stafford ...

Awesome ... and, perhaps somewhat car-wreck-ish as well, though I don't know if it's actionable.

Drew Stafford is the hockey equivalent of punting on 4th-and-inches on the opposing team's 37yd line.

Collapse ... collapse ... collapse .... and there it is, goal #6!

Stafford is brutal. Yikes.

Owners: "Gary, we've each asked our finance teams to run week-by-week forecasts for the next 7-10 years under about 10 different potential scenarios, including an extended lockout. Propose alternative #4, and if they agree to the critical points you have another $X million to work with to apply toward final, deal-closing concessions. If there's no progress in the next few weeks, just follow the cancellation escalation plan. Have a nice holiday." Players: "Um ... Don? Can we say yes yet? My Ferrari payment is due."

At this point, the owners have put forth what they've said is a final offer on the table (subject to "tweaks") along with a definitive drop dead date (for a full schedule). My guess is that either the players accept the proposal (with some non-material, face-saving "tweaks") by October 25th or the league then cancels a large group of games and sets the next deadline to meet in order for a shortened season to occur. As a fan, I think the entire thing sucks. As an observer, it seems pretty clear that the blank stares of the players standing behind Fehr, coupled with 30-something NHLPA members listening to their biological clocks ticking while they watch their "brothers" line their pockets elsewhere, shows that the NHLPA isn't exactly ready to stick out a long battle. From a pure negotiation view, I can't blame the owners for taking a "let us know when you're ready to play" attitude.

Seems sort of predictable .... team goes bad, everyone searching for a good place to dump the blame, nothing happens, frustration sets in, and eventually everyone starts turning on each other. I wonder if/when that kind of thing would happen to the team in that fabulous new locker room.

A few Thursday whines: 1. Tim-mah. Meeeeeeelions for what amounts to a PKer. Don Luce was better, and barely made enough to keep his perm looking hot for road trips to Studio 54. 2. It would be interesting to see how things might be different if local elections could get the same interest level from the public as, say, voting for a kid's karaoke contest on FOX. 3. We're currently paying for over 2,400 F-35 Joint Strike fighter planes, at an estimated project cost of $323,000,000,000. I think few, if any, are actually in use - and it seems like nobody even cares. Republican, Democrat or other, that is almost too redonkulous for words. 4. South Florida summers are the worst. It's getting humid down here already; hurricane season isn't far behind. Buffalo winter > South Florida summer. Buffalo people are infinitely > South Florida people. Whine over, but it felt great. Go Sabres. :-)