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Yup. As long as the contracts are decent, we should have a good amount of vets on the team,

ROR showing up with Jack out.

Sounds to me like your looking for a bit more losing. ;)

No Risto 5v5 now

Power play is a hot mess without Jack.

I don't agree. I think Sam was on a prolonged pout for much of the season. But I only watch 1/3 of the games these days so I could be off. Those lines do not inspire confidence.....

I've gotta see Sam show why he was selected 2nd overall.

Losing your franchise player is the only honorable way to end up winning a lottery pick. Only silver lining I've got. Still won't root for the losses. Let's see Sam, Kyle, and ROR pick up the pieces and make something of what's left of the season.

Took about 2.5lbs of venison stew meat out of the freezer yesterday. Wasn't sure of what I wanted to do with it today. Chose Mexican, Ended up making a mole sauce from scratch. Added the venison and a big pile of peppers and onion, and let it slow cook for 3+ hrs. Served with brown rice and tortilla shells. Turned out fantastic. Just enough spice to get your attention. It's pretty simple to make, but is time consuming. Starts with a handful of a variety of dried chili peppers (I used anchos, pasillas, and guajillos), toast the dried peppers in a dry pan for about 20 seconds per side. They should just start to smoke and turn fragrant. After they've cooled enough to handle, split them open to remove the seeds and tear them into big pieces. Add a little oil to a hot pan, add a can of crushed tomatoes, let it sizzle for a bit, turn down the heat to let it simmer, add the toasted chili peppers and a couple of chipotles. Add some stock as needed to thin the liquid out. You're not making a paste. Salt, pepper, cumin. Simmer for 20-30 minutes to soften the dried peppers. Pour the whole mess into a blender and blend until smooth. Pour the liquid through a strainer and push it through to separate out the chunky stuff and seeds. In a hot pan, saute a big heap of peppers, onions, and garlic until all the water they produce evaporates, pour in the mole sauce, and add the meat. Cover and put in a 300 degree oven until the meat is tender. Serve with rice and tortilla shells to sop up that delicious sauce. A beer is required as a side. The transformation of the ingredients is amazing. Right out of the blender the sauce tastes tomato-y and a little bitter. But after caramelizing in the oven for a few hours, the sauce becomes amazingly deep colored and rich. It doesn't taste at all like tomato anymore. The peppers take over and the sugars in the tomatoes caramelize and the whole thing gets real earthy and smoky. I might go back for seconds later.

He gonna Vessey us.

Sad part is, not only wasn't I attempting a Dad joke, even after one was pointed out to me, I don't get it.

It is (or was, I guess) a tough call. When you emptied the cupboards as thoroughly as Buffalo did, there is definitely alot of value in getting three middle of 1st round picks in a deep draft. But I agree with those that argue that this wasn't a typical draft. Then again, that offer probably never happens in a typical draft. If you go by the mantra that the team that gets the best player wins the trade, then Boston would have won that trade. But would we be further along with more depth of talent? Would the difference in team success change 7-8 yrs down the road? We'll never know.

If Jack is done for the season AND they move Kane, it's gonna look even uglier than it did pre-holidays.

I assumed that had to be the case. And this is where I thought Sam's value would lie. Slide from wing to center up top if needed. Patrick Sharp 2.0.

So, what were the line combos after Jack went down? What do we look forward to today?

As a kid I so wanted Mal Davis to become a decent NHLer.

Rare Dave Andrechuck sighting wearing #29. Wow.

Yup.

An acquaintance who went to school with my wife has a daughter in the US Olympic shooting program. She is in the very top tier of girls in her discipline, and is the youngest on the team. The amount spent on equipment is incredible. I have a good job, as does my wife, and I don’t think I could stomach spending the money they have spent to put her in competitive equipment and travel to the national level matches necessary to develop her talent. I’m not sure most middle of middle class families can afford the commitment necessary to develop Olympic level talent.

Yeah, it def did not read that way. Your clairification is what I expect out of a Kane trade.

Of course it is too high. Assuming we get a first, it will be a first at the bottom 1/3 of the round, which means the pick is more likely to be 50% just to make the NHL.

Very cool. My first job out of school was at Bell Aerospace. I wasn't designing booster rockets right out of school, but I got to test a few and report out. Been all down hill ever since. :P My grandfather worked there as well. He worked with Chuck Yeager's brother. He was an Engineer at Bell. He met Chuck back in the X plane days.

Best. Game Day Thread. Evar.

Weller is tremendous stuff. And 4 Roses is damned fine too!

We were just talking about this, and here it is again from Housley. http://www.buffalohockeybeat.com/sabres-must-possess-shot-mentality/ The more I think about it, the more I like that Russian kid over Zadina.