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It's not a question of who has to go through waivers. I think some players will be waived, there are simply too many for that not to happen. The culture of competition is there but I'm not sure the young players have necessarily proven without a doubt they are NHL ready. Thompson may be that sole forward (along with Bailey in a 4th line role). Frankly, I don't think the W/L record is going to be appreciably different in the first 10-games whether the team ices the veterans or the young players. Strategically, the younger players will develop better in the AHL while allowing the GM to make moves to get them up to Buffalo. Strategically you don't just waive a guy if you think you can get any kind of return for him. So, if you need to expend a few games with younger players in the AHL while you try and work out some trades, you do it. You do it because it's better for the long term success of the team. If, after a few games, the trades aren't there, you waive them, but you have to try and trade them first.

I don't go on WGRZ but I assume its much like most news sites which is to say... very little news as is indicated by you reading it in 10 minutes or less. I prefer to read... I hate watching videos. I can listen to the radio, but I prefer to consume information on my schedule. If I have 10 minutes to spend, I would rather read than listen to a 10 minute report or watch a 10 minute video of the same thing. But we're a dying breed... I just want better journalism... unfortunately the platform isn't there yet.

There are some notable differences between newspapers and TV and radio, and I don't just mean the formats. Television stations are generally not long form journalism. They are supported by broadcast agreements with local cable companies and satellite companies who pay them for their signal to be broadcast on their platforms. While they are required to send a signal for free over the air, the vast majority of their viewership comes from cable/satellite. They have "news" websites but the quality of them and their content are terribly thin. At BEST they are a step down from newspaper reporting and they still have a steady source of revenue. They are still crying poor by the way. Radio stations are in a great spot because they are a medium with 3 hour talk shows. They earn their money by carrying those shows and getting the ad revenue from people just leaving those stations on while they do a million other things. Radio is the only medium that doesn't require your eyeballs to function. This allows you to multi-task. They also have pretty shoddy news reporting and partner a lot with television stations for their content when it comes to real news. How many locally syndicated business and government news shows are there in the Buffalo (or Rochester) area? Not many. Most of their content is nationally based. Finally, the biggest nail in the coffin for any PRINT medium is that people simply don't like to read anymore. This is why even sources like The Athletic, at some point, will probably adapt some level of video reporting. Reading is the most consuming of the three mediums. You have to have your eyes glued to the content and pay attention the entire time. While television has a video component, it also has an audio component. People can listen. I might think that if newspapers adapted to using a service that "read" the news to people, they might actually gain subscribers. There's a reason audible.com exists.

This article is a bit dated at this point but might help: https://www.macworld.com/article/3052325/home-tech/is-the-35-chromecast-a-viable-apple-tv-alternative-for-iphone-users.html Yes, the streams on reddit are technically illegal. Any rebroadcast without the express written consent and all that jazz... Perhaps switch to Spectrum? As I said, I get the base Internet package of 10/100 and the standard tier of cable which includes NBCSN and MSG for $78 per month. I understand that if you have a $30/month Frontier package and only want to add a $10/month service to watch the Sabres you'd save money. The NHL sucks with their blackout policy on their app. It actually encourages people to move further away from their "home" team which reduces the chance of them actually going to a game. I've never understood the business logic behind it. NHL.tv is going to use the MSG broadcast and so they can count those viewers as viewers for the purposes of advertising rates. There's no reason that I've been able to find that dictates this policy other than old school hard headed thinking. Unfortunately, that's what we have.

I would agree. However, any news outlet that relies on advertising as a primary source of revenue will always be put in a tough spot. I'd probably pay $150 a year if there were a good source of government/business news that wasn't influenced by advertising or some other quid pro quo that taints the quality of the material.

1994, we're going to Lolapalooza. There's 5 of us in the car and a female customs agent asks where we are going. When we tell her, the response from her basically comes out to: "I'm so jealous. Do you have an extra ticket because I'll get in the car with you right now." Kinda wish we had an extra ticket..

It's a slippery slope... where's the line? I think that unless the contract signed has certain physical performance metrics outlined the contract needs to be honored. When you choose to invest in someone you do it with the belief they are the kind of person who can fulfill the contract and this includes more than just ability but also the mental fortitude to see it through. In this case they made a bad investment. I understand that one could argue that he can't play at an NHL level anymore based on weight gain. What if the same argument were made because of a concussion? That's the slippery slope.

I think the pain everyone is going to feel is that certain players will be sent down just because of numbers and certain players will be kept until they can do something with regards to trades, etc. After watching Bailey play I think he's going to be kept on as a 4th line/PK guy. He is a high energy guy who can put pressure on the other team and he's all over the ice on the PK (in a good way). Forwards Kept on Sabres: Bailey, Berglund, Eichel, Girgensons, Okposo, Pominville, Reinhart, Rodrigues, Sheary, Skinner, Sobotka, Wilson Forwards Sent to Rochester: Asplund, Criscuolo, Malone, MIttlestadt, Nylander, O'Regan, Oglevie, Olofsson, Smith, Thompson Forwards Waived: Larsson, Baptiste Defense Kept on Sabres: Beaulieu, Bogosian, Dahlin, Hunwick, McCabe, Ristolainen, Scandella Defense Sent to Rochester: Borgen, Guhle, Nelson, Pilut If some of them have been moved and I missed it.. whoops. The Sabres know they aren't deep playoff contenders this year and they aren't going to come out of the gate waiving veterans. They will ice the conservative team in my opinion but one that is still significantly different than last year. The youth movement will learn that they have to be better to be in Buffalo. I don't think they've proven themselves to be keepers yet. I'm not sure who they keep up for Sheary. I have to pay more attention to where players have been playing because looking at the Sabres site they have only 4 LW on the roster and SKinner is listed as a C. On the bright side, the Amerks should be a loaded team.

Zing. Great response. Of course they don't... But the response will be, "The fans aren't responsible for them. They aren't their employees." Of course the fans are the ones who show up and demand a level of execution that invites the additional risk. Imagine what the costs of a ticket might be if the owners had to pay 3x for the ongoing healthcare of all players. The fans would have to pay it. Would they? I doubt it. So, the league folds, no one wins. Conversely, they operate as they do today and the fans love the next guy, because the guy they just threw to the curb is washed up. What have you done for me lately....

This is such a garbage argument. The essence of it boils down to, I don't like what they charge, so I will steal it. It's the same as walking into the store and taking whatever you'd like because you don't want to pay for it. It's stealing, it's illegal. Do you know why rates go up? People like to blame the "actors" or the "executives" who wanted more money, and to a certain degree that's true. However, there are thousands of employees who also need to make more money each year to keep pace with the rising costs of food, gas, etc. Where does that money come from? Thin air? Let's take the an estimate of Comcast's employee base from 2017 - 164,000. Let's assume that 20% of the employment base are upper level executives (I am going WAY over on this to prove a point). So, each year there are roughly 131,000 employees who are working and expecting a "cost of living" increase. Let's say the average salary of the employee is $48k (balancing out customer support to sales, etc.). If Comcast wants to hand out that 2.5% COL increase it needs $1200 per employee or $157M. Let's also add in that the cost of healthcare goes up by .5% per employee and the company doesn't want to pass that along to its employees... it averages $10,000 contribution per year per employee, that's an increase of $50 per employee that totals $8.2M increase. Of course, that doesn't include the cost of programming increases from CBS, NBC, etc. who also are offering their employees COL increases, etc. I guess the option is that all the employees for these companies should not see increases, raises, etc. Would you accept that in your position? I've had to accept it for 3 years now. The cost of everything keeps rising but I'm not making more money. The same would be true of the people who work for Comcast. Of course, Wegmans is going to increase their employee wages as are the suppliers who sell food to Wegmans, so that's going to go up. So, food costs rise, I make the same amount and now the price of a steak is $12.99/lb but it's ratio to my revenue has increased because I still make the same amount. For the record, my cable bill, which includes Internet and allows me to see Sabres games is $80/month. When your cable bill costs you as much as a car payment, you probably have every channel. Perhaps you don't need every channel, but, if you are going to have every channel then you should keep in mind that your expense supports the employees of all the companies involved in delivering that product to your TV. Beyond the simple economics of this, let me also address the risks of using these "side load" apps. I've explained this in numerous other "streaming" threads by the way. It's not just that the streaming is illegal (it's basically pirate bay for live streams) but it's that you end up having to load an application onto a device that sits on your network. In bypassing the "controls" and side loading apps you are removing the normal constraints applications have in how they are allowed to run inside the device. As such, you are inviting any unscrupulous application creator into your private network to sniff around and do whatever they would like. Here's what you need to ask yourself. Are you willing to bet that an application developer from China or Russia isn't going to embed some kind of command and control node capabilities into the application that is designed to serve up streams that are being broadcast illegally? Are you willing to then load that application onto a network connected device inside your home and trust that it's NOT going to be used for illegal purposes? As for the VPN, as I have also indicated, the popular VPNs have exit points that are well known. They could be shut down by any streaming service in a moments notice. The less popular ones run the same risk as side loading apps. You are now putting your network traffic into the hands of some "entity" that is promising to hide your Internet presence. However, the traffic you send is now going through their network. They can copy every packet of data you send. They know every location you visit on the Internet. If your connection to the end service is encrypted, you may be protected from them seeing the actual data, but they know where you visited. Do you know who runs these VPNs? Do you know what their VPN clients do on your machine? I picked one at random.. "CyberGhost" - Founded in 2011 in Bucharest, Romania, CyberGhost is the creator of one of the world's most reliable privacy and security solutions in the world. Awesome... you just need to trust that some company in Bucharest, Romania has your best interests in mind. I'm not saying they do or don't and they are just one example. The point being, it's not always that easy to say "just get a VPN". If some guy hands you a USB drive on the street and says plug it into your computer to get free TV would you do it? If he had a storefront and sold you the same USB drive, would you trust him more? Why? Because he paid to make things pretty?

I am sure the NHL is all about putting the stars on the ice for this game. I'm glad for that. Looking forward to watching more hockey...

I've seen those eyes before...

Go Team Russia!

His fans are not his fault. If I followed you around and yelled get in the hole would it be fair to blame you for it? Also, that's EVERY golf fan who wants to yell.. it's absolutely ridiculous but certainly not the exclusive domain of Tiger Woods. As for "every way possible". He's a real person. So, no, not every way possible. And yes, I realize that's not what you meant, but since you did not elaborate at all about Tiger Woods, i felt the need to comment. Honestly, how is he phony? I understand his entire past, his absolute garbage treatment of people, his extremely bad life choices. I'm curious how he's phony.

https://www.foxsports.com/college-football/video/1327030851648 The Iowa wave... awesome.

8pm is probably better as long as it rolls along pretty quickly. 9pm I would be about to start the 30 minute drive home. No worries.. I'll survive. Need to invite me though.

Literally illegal as well.

There was a lot of conversation on this.... and yesterday I came across this.. it would appear the cover art of NBA2K19 and EA Sports both follow the same style. So, how much shade do we want to throw at PSE over their use of a similar style?

Phony how?

Interesting. Brian's an amazing guy. He accomplished a lot for an under-sized player. I hope he's joining the team for some level of development.

My hope is that this season the team doesn't need to try and revert it's game style like it did last year. They are going to struggle, but they will come out ahead if they stick with it. Last year Housley was forced to back off this style because the team simply could not play it. This team is built for the game they needed to play. It's likely to be a bit more high risk/high reward type hockey. I think I can live with it.

Hopefully I can do it while sitting at my son's hockey practice. ?

I'm pretty confident that they had it listed last year. Either way.

Awesome.

Oh sure.. why not.