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And now you know why I don't do fantasy anything.... my team sucks. Even when I have a chance, I have no chance. Do you play Hellebuck against the Leafs or Vasilevsky against the Avalance? Seems like a lose lose.. but the Avs have been a scoring machine and Toronto has been somewhat slowed down and the Jets are at home. So yeah, of course Helle lets in 4 while Vasilevsky pitches a damn shutout. FML.

I think this is an easy one for the Sabres and Pominville. The Sabres will basically tell Pominville where he fits in the plan and what they'll pay him on a 1 year deal basis. They'll tell him to search around to see if he can do better and wants to sign elsewhere. He's certainly not someone I'm looking to throw off the roster when he can be signed for the right money.

I don't think he's the only coach either. However, he has to be the first to go given how this season is starting. I doubt he gets another shot for awhile given his recent failures.

This thread is great. It should stay pinned for later in the season when the Sabres go through a rough stretch just so people can come back in here and be reminded of what this team can do and how it can make everyone feel. They are still learning and there will be some rough patches but watching what this team has done and more importantly how they've done it over the past few games is enough to have the hope that people have needed for quite some time. The defense still has room to improve. Scandella was trash out there tonight and could use a few nights off to get his head straight. I only blame him for the Armia goal as he basically stopped skating and that's why the linesman waived off the icing. Sure, you can argue that it should have been called icing anyway and most of the time it would be, but that Montreal player didn't stop skating for a second. That's a notable point. If Scandella skates it out that gets called and there's no chance at the net. The first goal was a bit unfortunate as I believe it hit something on the clear and it popped out into the ice, but Scandella has to be better there as well. Larsson should get credit for his play (some have mentioned it). It seems like every time I see him on the ice he's maintaining possession working it along the boards in the opponent's end of the ice. I'll take a player who can go out on a shift and do that with consistency. That whole line just seems to work well at slowing down the pace of the other team. The way I see it, they give the Sabres top 2 lines a chance to rest and can do it without risk of giving up a goal. There's a video of the Okposo goal that shows Dahlin passing the puck to Okposo at the same time Eichel is pointing to Okposo. It's a great indicator of how those two think the game and see the ice that they realize the right pass at the same time. It's pretty cool to see. Final thought... Jack Eichel is leading this team. He may not have had points tonight and we are probably looking for more goals from him but his physical play and determination are on full display and the team has to feed off that. It took years for a player like Ovechkin to learn how to really play a sound defensive game while maintaining his scoring touch and it seems like Eichel is well on his way at a much faster pace. The goals will come for him. Actual one more final thought... we watch other team that generally back off and try and to close Eichel into a space because if they try to play him man to man they know he'll make them look stupid. I see teams doing similar things already when Dahlin has the puck. Teams are backing off knowing that he has the ability to make any single defender look silly out there. It might not be as pronounced as it is with Eichel, but it's there. That's some significant praise for the kid's ability.

Sweet. I'll stop using that reference. Let's talk about sheep. ? Billy Connolly once talked about sheep and cliffs.

I am very familiar with Spanish. I would be rusty now, but I had 7 years of it throughout middle school and college. A sound strategy. That's good news. Hopefully it's not too impacting mentally.

I am hoping that once I get home there will be a reason to keep watching... A win would be huge... (I feel like any win is huge over the past few years).

Sadly, I've not had the benefit of traveling much internationally. I have been to Costa Rica. I love Costa Rica. I would seriously consider it. I would also consider several Scandinavian countries... but of course I need to research it a bit more than I have and i would prefer to at least visit a few times.

You are glossing over the point that was being made Hank. I am not claiming this as a precursor to rounding up citizens. I am claiming that the incendiary language used by the Republican party does serve to embolden the more fanatical supporters to engage in actions that make law abiding citizens who are "brown" (as it was put before) to be very concerned about their safety. The government rounding up citizens would be a very bold move and it certainly would draw a lot of questions around the world. However, inciting extreme behavior in fanatics whose actions may encourage a certain demographic to leave or not show up would draw far less questions as there is still plausible deniability.

Ugh... I think "stunt" might be a tame word here. It could certainly be timed to illicit a certain reaction in the voter base. Lots of potential theories which is why I mentioned in the other thread that more investigation is needed. It could be setting the stage to actually decrease voter turn out as well. Imagine the next wave mentioning that devices might be randomly showing up at election locations and you've got a full on panic ensuing where people are afraid to vote. This is some serious crap. We're entering into the kind of crap that only happened in countries that were full on politically destabilized. If it turns out to be the actions of a single lunatic I'll feel slightly better but if there's any kind of coordinated effort behind this it might be the last straw of me moving on out.... of the US.

People read what they want. The phrase "Too ******* slow" does not definitively mean it's not fast. It means its not fast enough. Kind of like the fastest boxer might be "too ******* slow" to block Bruce Lee.

CNN, George Soros... yeah.. This is lunacy that's been spreading. The incendiary language being used by both sides knowing that it will lead to certain people taking these kinds of insane actions.

And while there's no proof yet and I am sure more investigation is needed, the recent explosive device directed at Soros and now this: https://www.npr.org/2018/10/24/660161491/u-s-intercepts-suspicious-packages-addressed-to-clinton-and-obama The world is full of lunatics who are willing to act on innuendo of those leading their cause. They won't bother to see if that person is a 3rd generation hispanic, they'll just see what they see and act accordingly. "They're all the same."

I would imagine they might be more afraid of the incendiary nature of the citizens who support that "wall" and what they do about it. Here's an example: https://www.wdsu.com/article/you-do-not-harass-hispanic-women-customer-defends-spanish-speakers-in-viral-video/23609442 Now imagine if people felt empowered to act even more violently about things. Because that's the path we seem to be going down with Republicans labeling Democrats as radicals, etc.

I would propose the next poll ask the question differently.. (when it's time to ask again). "Assuming Jeff Skinner will get a 7 year contract, what is the AAV you would accept for the Sabres to keep him?" $6M- $7M $8M $9M $10M+ Trade him regardless Keep Him for playoffs if it happens Everyone will have a different spot at which they want him, except @TrueBlueGED. We know his choice. ?

I think they want him up here for now to try and see how he responds to not playing. If he gets another shot and nothing changes then I think the message that will be sent is that someone else wants it more than you and they are going to get their shot.

Yes. Sorry, I suppose I am not in the a humorous mood this morning and it really just angered me more than amused me. If there's one thing that situation says is that we're living in some very sad times and it's unfortunate that this is the best those voters have to choose from. So, rather than show up to a debate and defend your positions and actions you choose to not show up. The focus will now be on how pathetic you are as a politician to not show up to the debate and not on why Housley is qualified for the position. We lower the bar, not raise it. Sigh.

In this day and age, winning the debate usually means you've insulted your opponent better than they've insulted you. I'm not sure anyone wins when the only outcome is tearing everything down.

For a consumer base that is so entrenched in living in the "it's not real" world this does not surprise me. We consume television and video games like they are going out of style. We are more interested in celebrity news and who's dating whom than we are in the people who are taking money out of our pockets and controlling our lives. The people of the US are getting what they deserve, and unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any change on the horizon.

So, i was opening my NHL19 HUT pack this morning and this player popped up... some random Euro dude... and I was like.. @Wyldnwoody44 plays hockey too? I mean, this isn't the picture they used but it's the best I could find from the Internets... so close man.. so close. Oh, it's Nicolai Meyer in case you were wondering.

Knowing the way the board filters words now, when I read a statement like this I am left wondering.. what did pi say that was so bad there? ?

I hadn't heard that and it's pretty awesome to hear that it happened so quickly in the season. I did hear that after losing to the Sabres the Kings had a closed door meeting. I really like the sound of other teams having to have those kinds of meetings after playing the Sabres.

Holy crap. That game was on the TV next to the Sabres game so I was only partially paying attention. It was obvious that Tampa was controlling play, but holy crap... that differential.

I'm very much wait and see... and also it depends on what Skinner's ask is although frankly, if they even come close to maintaining their current pace for games I think he'd be crazy to go anywhere else.

It has been mentioned more than once that putting Pominville with him is not because they are necessarily the perfect line combination on the ice but that Pominville can have a great influence on Jack while on the bench. I think we're seeing more evidence of that. Jack is playing a different game. There might be some hesitation about his scoring, but he's out there demonstrating an effort we've not seen before. I like it. The rest of his game will come along.