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As the father and coach at times of a youth hockey player who was routinely 5-6 inches taller than others on the ice (until high school) I can attest that size equates to penalties. It just doesn't matter. Smaller kid runs into my son and falls down. Off to the box. My son puts any amount of contact on a kid around the crease and they fall down? off to the box. It's a very real thing. The optics look bad and so refs call penalties because they already get enough crap from parents and don't want more.

I'll take a player who is relentless. He's not shown that ability and so muscle won't help him succeed. Now, if the muscle gives him the confidence to have success in adding a relentless quality to his game.. great.

At least one plausible explanation would be to gain favor with someone? Not saying her, but someone. It doesn't mean he's doing her a direct favor but it could mean he's doing it for someone who can grant a favor to him who had interest in moving her.

Well that's just it isn't it. So far Tuch hasn't done anything. But if he signs then all it says is he was willing to persist with this team. We won't know if he is aware of what could change or will change. We only know that using whatever criteria he decided was important to him and his family that Buffalo was where he wanted to be. If he doesn't sign, then yes I think it sends a clear message he didn't have faith in the team's chances of success. You are injecting your opinion and rationale into his thought process and it's irrelevant. The only thing that matters is what he actually chooses to do. Yep. 100%. Nothing about this makes the Sabres better, it makes them "the same" unless there is an immeasurable morale boost, etc. That said, people could then argue that trading Tuch could have brought back players who could improve the team more than extending Tuch. Probably won't know.. and frankly far too many brain cycles to spend on a team who seems to not spend enough brain cycles on itself.

interested, but with my schedule damn near impossible to commit until shortly before. So the greater likelihood is me just buying a ticket if I can get there. Hate to commit and then not.. 🙂

The flaw in this argument is that he's been in Buffalo during his critical developmental years. He has not played any years in the NHL where he would be beyond his critical developmental years and as such you cannot predict whether it's stunted his growth or not. If he had played the past two years in juniors then he would have been a player who played in juniors with no NHL stats and a question of whether it would translate. Then we'd talk about him being 21-23 and his early growth years in the NHL and still be trying to project his growth and what he would be when he hits 24. The only way to know how this has impacted him won't be known for another few years and even then you won't know what could or could not have happened. He may never have been the player you think he was supposed to be. And the problem with staying in juniors is that if he's too good for that level, then it does not benefit him to play there either. You learn nothing by dominating lower competition. The thing is, I don't think anyone would argue that the AHL was where he would have been best served but because of the system (not the team) he was unable to get there. The system could have failed him, but the Sabres did what they could which was play him in the NHL. And given his ability to stand toe to toe (he won't really ever be eye to eye) with some pretty tough people in the NHL, I don't think it's harmed him at all.

Yeah, that makes sense. It also makes sense that the Russians would do it, or even fake that they are doing it and still post it. It's psychological warfare. I already don't like Putin and his actions.. this isn't changing anything for me though. It's exactly the kind of actions I would expect. Why are you calling out Hank here? That's unnecessary. If Hank wants to comment, then Hank will comment when they want. Stop going after other users.

Why does your 3 year old even know what that is? You letting him hang out on YouTube or something? 🙂

Yep. But people want to go on about it as a metaphor for the franchise. The franchise is bad enough. Reality is almost any location suffered a pipe burst like this there would be significant damage that occurred.

Not that close but think about it every day I deal with corporate BS. Yeah.. shop I go to talked about how Tesla drivers are shocked how fast their tires go. --- So, waiting to find out but I was able to get my van from Schenectady back to Rochester (helpful hint: do NOT use the well advertised and rated brokers online). I went through hell with that and ended up calling a local place (Allstar Hauling, West Henrietta.. 10/10 would use again, but hopefully never need to). So, the van arrived Tuesday night. The local dealer looks at the car for 2 hours and diagnoses that the backup camera is shorted out and causing the electrical system to have issues. Waiting to see if this gets fixed and solves the problem. If that turns out to be the issue then the dealer in Schenectady was basically trying to pull one over on me and then perpetuate it into fraud by claiming it was the main wiring harness that was chewed on by rodents. Of course they never had the vehicle ready to be inspected by insurance so after the 5th trip out there my insurance company told me to tow it to Rochester. Waiting to see.. it's apparently a thing as I began searching the Internet. I'm not 100% convinced.. but man.. 6 weeks later finally having some progress is a nice thing.. but 6 damn weeks they held my car hostage...

I'm sure there's actually truth in that statement. You can teach your kid to use the bathroom by slapping them stupid every time they get it wrong. They will learn. It's also absolutely wrong in every possible way. There's a far better way to teach anyone, anything, than depriving them of their basic human rights. But, you know, that's how deluded the people who run Florida are. Not sure how anyone would want to live there. The US is getting the same way.

Who are you disgusted at for this?

If the question is now whether or not Mittelstadt could help the Sabres when an injury occurs... the answer would be, most likely. However, no one is injured yet. And if you distill it down what is being asked is "Is there a player available in the NHL who could help the Sabres by only giving up a second round or third round pick, in case the Sabres suffer an injury?" I think the answer, at any point in the season would be.. yes. So why go get Mittelstadt now? Nothing sways my opinion. He was moved for a reason, he was moved again for a reason and now the team that ended up with him is willing to move him again. That's the only red flag I need.

Yes, but under no circumstances do I operate under the assumption that Ruff has any say in the coaching staff. Ruff taking the position was a way for him to make some money, help out his hometown team, and let Pegula clear the books a bit before the next phase in coaching took over. So, knowing that, the administration of the Buffalo Sabres kept Wilford, who, in my opinion is the problem here. It doesn't matter to me if someone above is responsible for keeping him, Wilford is accountable for coaching the defensive scheme. Let's go RACI charts! Yes.. but we know the Sabres don't have one of those. The GM won't allow it and I'm still not sure Pegula wants it.

Yes, but your original post was a reference to the PPI was it not? And the point being that there are other times in history, not under Trump, when the PPI was higher, much higher in fact. The point you did not acknowledge is that a percentage increase is often used as a misleading way to make something sound more relevant than it would be if looking at the actual numbers involved. In this case, the increase is significant, but the actual number is below what it has been many times prior and under a different administration. The economy is still messed up and it has been messed up. COVID messed it up pretty good and it's not stabilized itself yet. The significant changes in administrative direction have only exacerbated those issues.

What I would like to see are those troops telling Trump to stuff it. It is indeed a sad day and absolutely disgusting that a man who should be arrested the moment he leaves Russia is not only allowed into the United States but then has American military bowing to him to roll out a red carpet. I have to wonder just what all those red state, military supporting people feel about these particular actions.

I don't think it should be as dismissed as that phrase. This era of entitlement hasn't always been so severe. It should really be no surprise that there trend continues to grow where everyone believes the world is suppose to confirm to them. Despite Burger King's marketing ads, you can't even always get it your way at BK. There are limits. The growing trend of people being disconnected from reality is disturbing. The ease with which people just harass others because of their own failures is ridiculous. But, everyone wants company when they are at the bottom and it's easier to tear down others than build yourself up. The problem is that we allow it and lord knows given the connected world status it's easy enough to find a group that supports the behavior to allow even greater justification.

Who do you think is? I mean, he's the consistency between Granato and Ruff. His coaching is what allows opponents to stand between the defender and goaltender, consistently. And yeah, we can go back through different coaches, etc. I'm not interested in dissecting the pre-Kevyn Adams era as the team is barely the same. Right now there are a lot of issues but if you start from a broken foundation it won't matter who the players are because it's going to fall down.

Is this a case where percentages mislead? I'm not pretending I understand the whole situation, but the article calls out it's the largest increase since 2022. If the PPI total output is the number that matters, then right now it's 317.350. In 2022, it was as high as 590. So, while it might be a big increase, it's still lower than what it was in 2022 which was under a different administration and appears to have been even worse overall during the second half of 2022 and first quarter of 2023. Nov. 2024 - 377 Nov. 2022 - 590 Dec. 2018 - 337 Feb 2011 - 302 This isn't to refute that pricing went up, but by comparison to other points in time the measurement isn't necessarily the worst it's been. This is like when percentage of viewers was discussed for the strength of the Buffalo market. By percentage is was high, but by actual numbers, it was not.

Interesting. They appear to be a direct ship company that will print anything on a shirt. Shipping is $4.99 but it's coming from overseas I think (7-12 day transit time). Might be worth pulling the trigger... debating.

They have, but the consistency in the recent past is Wilford. This podcast seems to indict that the system is broken or not being followed which is as good as being broken. To Weave's point. Bylsma had a complex system. On paper it might have been great but in execution it was a failure. We've talked consistently about the forwards being part of the problem with defensive zone coverage. All 5 skaters play a part in defending and keeping the puck out of high danger areas. The goalie cannot do anything about where the shot comes from, they can only attempt to stop it. But, if the goalie cannot anticipate where the shot will come from or is faced with continued low percentage save situations they will look bad. It makes sense that it would snowball. Hockey, more than any other sport in my opinion, cannot be won by having a single deficient skater in a position. It's not to say that everyone on the ice has to be an incredible hockey player, but if you have one skater that doesn't mix well with the other 4 they will be left trying to cover those deficiencies. Of course having bad defensive system does not mean the goalies are not also responsible, just that it's hard to know how good they can be when they have to compensate for the bad defensive system.

One link and bye bye money... assuming they are not egregiously priced.

Are those really for sale? Because I would buy one.

RG&E (Rochester Gas & Electric) has had a $25 service fee for years. I first learned about when I looked at solar panels and the rep told me about it. That said, I don't know that it's criminal. If you don't want to pay it you can disconnect and be totally off the grid. Otherwise they are obligated to service your meter, etc. and that's not free.

I didn't dive deep.. but this might help your questions on NY https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/new-york-democrats-introduce-new-congressional-map/