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This is so odd. I had the same vision of a game 7 and time ticking down and had a wave of emotions flood over me before pulling back from the precipice and back to reality. This is not something I ever do. The tears did well up a bit when I saw the teen with the completely bald head getting fist bumps before the 3rd period from the team and a hand shake from Coach Phil, then hearing that Beualieu is going to ring the bell with her in a month at Roswell.

I believe you kept that letter for a reason as I noticed the 1986 season ticket holder letter says "Five players substantially improved their plus minus ratings - the talent is there!".

Not going anywhere so long as the Pegula's own them. A solid plan and lease can help ensure their future in Buffalo regardless of ownership. Not saying I think the Pegula's are selling, but crazy stuff happens all the time, says the fan of the team once owned by the Rigas family. Not to mention Paul Allen who proved that money alone cannot defeat the Big C. Etc.

Preferred coffee (and tea) in my house comes from Taiwan. The coffee is from various South American locations but roasted in one particular coffee shop in Tainan. I don't know what it is but they just nail it. We buy 6 or 8 bags of beans and keep them frozen until needed. Just ran out today in fact and lo and behold the wife is heading over to Taiwan this Thursday and will replenish the supply! We drink it hot and black. Am getting interested in cold brewing however after reading this thread... Taiwanese tea is at a standard I can't find in the US. Outstanding.

They were on the side of the building. I don’t think those doors were used for entering but we used for fast exits at the end of the game.

A great memory I have shared on here in the past; sitting in the corner 2nd row in Ted Darling's seats (my friend's family were his neighbors in Lockport) and watching Danny Gare score 4. Another one was seeing Team USA with still-a-Sabres Tom Barrasso in net beating I believe it was the Czech Republic. Went to a few Braves games as a kid before they moved. Saw some good concerts there too...Boston, Rush, Iron Maiden...even saw The Moody Blues with Steve Ray Vaughn opening up. The orange seats were so intimidating to sit in with the incline. I loved walking up those large concrete ramps, in the bowels of the building, in anticipation of seeing that bright white ice below.

Streaking now!

TT has been very streaky for sure. 13 straight without a goal to start the season. But he does have an assist and we know he can score goals given his whopping 3 in 41 games last year. Yeah, I'd say 2nd line sounds about right. In Rochester.

Only if Dahlin's head was about 4' 11" off the ice. Foligno didn't leave his feet and barely raised his elbow. Nonetheless, it was so slow and weak Dahlin just swerved away easily.

I don't believe Foligno could do this with a legal hit (destroy Dahlin, that is). He's not nearly quick enough to catch Dahlin with such a tactic. More likely than not he ends up whiffing in air or hitting the boards empty handed. Illegal hit is another story but that's not what was going on here.

When factoring in % of salary cap consumed I think it's a lot closer than you think (in value, that is).

It got sort of dusty in the room when I read this article, towards the end talking about his parents now supporting new parents of children with dwarfism. This month's Athletic subscription justified in one article.

Tonight at Cornell with my Sophomore college daughter: Saturday night in Corning with my wife and 14 year old daughter: What a great weekend!

I talk very fast sometimes. The strongest drug I use is coffee. So it is not what it is. edit: although once in awhile I have an extra latte' that I don't really need...so maybe you're on to something.

I will now forever pronounce his name this way:

I like Jeff Sagarin's rating system published in USA Today. Here is a snapshot of how it currently stands: NHL 2018-2019 through games of 2018 November 11 Sunday RATING W L T SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 0.32] [ 0.32] [ 0.32] [ 0.32] 1 Nashville Predators = 4.80 13 3 0 4.09( 8) 5 1 0 | 9 2 0 | 4.82 1 | 4.98 1 | 4.74 1 CENTRAL (west) 2 Tampa Bay Lightning = 4.45 12 5 0 3.86( 30) 2 2 0 | 4 2 0 | 4.54 2 | 4.59 2 | 4.16 10 ATLANTIC (EAST) 3 Boston Bruins = 4.42 10 7 0 3.89( 28) 1 1 0 | 3 2 0 | 4.41 5 | 4.33 6 | 4.51 2 ATLANTIC (EAST) 4 Minnesota Wild = 4.37 11 6 0 4.03( 10) 2 3 0 | 5 3 0 | 4.36 6 | 4.38 5 | 4.50 3 CENTRAL (west) 5 Winnipeg Jets = 4.37 10 6 0 3.94( 21) 2 4 0 | 4 5 0 | 4.46 4 | 4.50 3 | 4.04 12 CENTRAL (west) 6 Toronto Maple Leafs = 4.36 11 6 0 3.92( 25) 3 2 0 | 4 5 0 | 4.46 3 | 4.43 4 | 4.00 17 ATLANTIC (EAST) 7 Pittsburgh Penguins = 4.20 7 8 0 3.96( 18) 1 1 0 | 2 3 0 | 4.27 7 | 4.21 8 | 3.91 21 METROPOLITAN (EAST) 8 Colorado Avalanche = 4.19 8 9 0 4.14( 5) 1 4 0 | 3 7 0 | 4.25 8 | 4.17 9 | 3.93 19 CENTRAL (west) 9 San Jose Sharks = 4.12 9 9 0 3.99( 14) 2 0 0 | 6 4 0 | 4.15 9 | 4.12 10 | 4.02 14 PACIFIC (west) 10 Florida Panthers = 4.11 6 8 0 3.97( 16) 1 2 0 | 3 4 0 | 4.07 13 | 3.99 13 | 4.49 4 ATLANTIC (EAST) NHL 2018-2019 through games of 2018 November 11 Sunday RATING W L T SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 0.32] [ 0.32] [ 0.32] [ 0.32] 11 Calgary Flames = 4.08 10 8 0 4.12( 6) 5 3 0 | 5 4 0 | 4.14 10 | 4.22 7 | 3.80 24 PACIFIC (west) 12 New York Islanders = 4.08 8 8 0 4.16( 2) 3 6 0 | 4 6 0 | 4.09 12 | 3.96 16 | 4.04 13 METROPOLITAN (EAST) 13 St. Louis Blues = 4.06 6 9 0 3.83( 31) 2 4 0 | 3 5 0 | 4.07 14 | 3.95 17 | 4.07 11 CENTRAL (west) 14 Dallas Stars = 4.06 9 8 0 4.01( 11) 3 4 0 | 3 5 0 | 4.11 11 | 4.09 11 | 3.83 23 CENTRAL (west) 15 Philadelphia Flyers = 4.02 9 8 0 3.96( 17) 1 5 0 | 1 7 0 | 3.98 16 | 4.01 12 | 4.35 6 METROPOLITAN (EAST) 16 Columbus Blue Jackets = 3.95 9 8 0 3.88( 29) 3 1 0 | 6 1 0 | 3.96 18 | 3.98 14 | 3.98 18 METROPOLITAN (EAST) 17 Arizona Coyotes = 3.95 8 8 0 3.99( 13) 1 3 0 | 2 6 0 | 3.97 17 | 3.89 21 | 3.91 20 PACIFIC (west) 18 Washington Capitals = 3.94 7 9 0 3.93( 23) 2 3 0 | 3 5 0 | 4.00 15 | 3.98 15 | 3.47 28 METROPOLITAN (EAST) 19 Vegas Golden Knights = 3.94 7 11 0 4.10( 7) 1 5 0 | 2 7 0 | 3.95 19 | 3.92 19 | 3.89 22 PACIFIC (west) 20 Vancouver Canucks = 3.85 10 8 0 4.15( 3) 7 2 0 | 8 3 0 | 3.79 23 | 3.90 20 | 4.22 9 PACIFIC (west) NHL 2018-2019 through games of 2018 November 11 Sunday RATING W L T SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 0.32] [ 0.32] [ 0.32] [ 0.32] 21 Montreal Canadiens = 3.84 9 8 0 3.94( 22) 3 2 0 | 6 3 0 | 3.82 22 | 3.81 23 | 4.02 15 ATLANTIC (EAST) 22 Buffalo Sabres = 3.83 9 8 0 3.90( 27) 0 3 0 | 0 5 0 | 3.76 24 | 3.79 24 | 4.26 8 ATLANTIC (EAST) 23 Edmonton Oilers = 3.81 8 9 0 4.16( 1) 3 7 0 | 3 7 0 | 3.86 20 | 3.94 18 | 3.41 30 PACIFIC (west) 24 New Jersey Devils = 3.81 6 9 0 4.15( 4) 3 5 0 | 4 7 0 | 3.86 21 | 3.89 22 | 3.44 29 METROPOLITAN (EAST) 25 Carolina Hurricanes = 3.73 7 10 0 4.04( 9) 2 4 0 | 3 7 0 | 3.75 25 | 3.74 25 | 3.65 26 METROPOLITAN (EAST) 26 Anaheim Ducks = 3.72 7 11 0 3.91( 26) 1 2 0 | 5 5 0 | 3.74 26 | 3.72 26 | 3.63 27 PACIFIC (west) 27 New York Rangers = 3.71 8 9 0 3.95( 19) 4 1 0 | 5 2 0 | 3.58 27 | 3.58 28 | 4.30 7 METROPOLITAN (EAST) 28 Detroit Red Wings = 3.64 7 10 0 3.94( 20) 1 4 0 | 3 5 0 | 3.38 30 | 3.43 30 | 4.41 5 ATLANTIC (EAST) 29 Los Angeles Kings = 3.56 5 11 0 3.92( 24) 0 5 0 | 1 9 0 | 3.56 28 | 3.60 27 | 3.65 25 PACIFIC (west) 30 Ottawa Senators = 3.53 7 11 0 4.00( 12) 2 5 0 | 3 6 0 | 3.31 31 | 3.38 31 | 4.01 16 ATLANTIC (EAST) NHL 2018-2019 through games of 2018 November 11 Sunday RATING W L T SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 16 | PREDICTOR | GOLDEN_MEAN | RECENT HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 0.32] [ 0.32] [ 0.32] [ 0.32] 31 Chicago Blackhawks = 3.51 6 11 0 3.99( 15) 0 3 0 | 3 6 0 | 3.54 29 | 3.55 29 | 3.36 31 CENTRAL (west) Sabres are 22nd overall, although their "Recent" rating (more weight on recent games) puts them in 8th. An interesting item was the Sabres are the only team winless vs. Sagarin's current top 16 teams...0-5. Next 4 games are vs. teams currently ranked 2, 5, 4, and 7. Good opportunity to see where this team is at.

The past 5 years I have been waiting for the day that a Taylor Fedun could be moved for a bag of pucks as opposed to skating on the Sabres top 6 at times. Things are looking up. (nothing against Mr. Fedun btw I wish him well)

He's got maybe 1/2 a step on Matt Donovan.

Thompson toe drag has to go

Ok you’re right tough guy

Dudes do flop when you take out their knees

Come on ERod

Cheap shot by Larsson for no reason

It didn’t

Agree...at this point it’s not only hurting the team but I believe continues to hurt Thompson. It’s unreasonable to expect him to sit for 3-4 games then come in and play at game speed right away as a 21 year old. Killing his development.