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The answer is yes. I doubt any parent would objectively say otherwise. It might not be every day, but there are days one kid is definitely the bigger favorite than the other. Sometimes a kid is just going through one of those "dumbass phases" and it's not something you can just overlook. However, your analogy doesn't quite fit. Each kid has their own trajectory. They are not a team working towards a common goal. I am not debating your initial point, I understand the team before the player mentality. However, on a team, some parts are more important than others. Together they create something greater, or that's the plan, but if you had to make changes to it each player is not the same. If they were we'd never talk about JAGs.

Everything Collinsworth says is nauseating. His mere presence is enough to cause gastric distress.

If its a sports hernia there are multiple cases that I can recall where players attempted to play through it only to end up having surgery. It's possible he's trying to play through it. Either way, I believe he's injured and not because it couldn't be another reason. He just looks like he's not able to play the way he wants, even physically along the boards, etc. That said.. he's not being effective and I think it hurts the team. But we know that somehow people believe a top player at 75% is somehow better than a lower player at 100%. I don't buy it, but we see it all the time.

Samuelsson's biggest mistake was not going to get the puck that was slowed up coming behind the net. He instead slowed up for it to get to him at which point he was going to be pressured from behind and the only outlet (the strong side wall) was sealed. Laziness. He was then not aggressive through the rest of the play costing the Sabres a goal. It was laziness, pure, unadulterated, laziness. He's terrible and needs to sit (which I think is everyone's opinion at this point) It really was. I was impressed by that even if was Krebs' stick that caused the puck to deflect up. I'll take that crap over the "I must fight you because you hit my player" mentality. We saw that on display last night and the most comical thing about it was that Bertuzzi took offense to it when it was his buddy pass that got his guy hit in the first place. Overall.. a win. Not impressive by any means. The team does not inspire confidence. They still look 100% like they did last year and that's disturbing.

A little less cap space left to sign the savior? Well then. Let's go!

I have a ***** ton of extra closet space after ridding myself of so many corporate polo shirts and other company paraphernalia. If only the homeless could pay me back for what I just donated to them.

I know where you are trying to dig, but you are wrong. You are frustrated about the current state of the Sabres but where you are going is just wholly inaccurate. Olofsson wasn't the answer. if he was he would have been the answer here. If he wasn't the answer here, and he wasn't. Then why? Because he didn't want to play here? Because he needed the Knights roster make-up to be better? Either way, he was the wrong player for the Sabres. So arguing that him or the others were the answers is just a pure reach. None of them made the difference for the Sabres. That they have success elsewhere is not an indication they would have had success for the Sabres and unlike players who had never played for the Sabres, these players have. They were part of this ridiculous drought and they did not solve the problem. You want salvation in the what could have been and you want to believe it could have been but history says 100% that it never was, so stop looking there.

Then well done.

Uhhhh.. can you, without so much extra language, explain to me how I should read this post? Is it a joke or is it serious?

I'm a little over the Thursday time limit, but in my defense I've been in Vegas for the past week and just got home. Of course I was there for a work conference, stayed an extra day for the heck of it and to get a non-stop back to Rochester (Thanks SWA!) You're thinking... what's the complaint? 6am phone call... work. I'm barely coherent. Congrats, today is your last day. truth be told, they've done for me what I should have done for myself. but what a kick in the nuts. That's about all I can muster right now. MF'er.

As much as people will call blasphemy... I am not a fan of Chefs.. at all. It was all the rage with my son's hockey teams when we ended up in Buffalo but it was just not for me. Can confirm. That's my backup. Although I do love a few litres of beer before the game. Also, it used to be either free or super cheap parking.

I'll see how good Olofsson looks in person tomorrow night as I'll be at the VGK vs. Blues game. Sometimes work trips allow for some fun to be had.

I'm always partial to Pizza Plant. Exceptional beer selection and I love PODs. Even closer to the arena!

it;s a bold strategy. They only get one shot to get it right or to get roasted. At least with individual goal songs people might like some and not others. So which will it be? Panned or applauded? What are the odds that in an effort to save anything from this season the goal song is some variation of the Bills Shout song? I could see someone thinking that would be a good idea.

My man. Be around more.. please.

Well.. Sr. Advisor is like being retired but he gets paid. Could be a consultant type position. We just want your opinion from time to time, here's your retainer.

100% this. I'll care more when they show they care more. Maybe. In the end its supposed to be entertainment and I am anything but entertained watching them.

Saleh has to be happy about this. It has to be infuriating working for that franchise. Not that I follow football much or know if he's really a capable coach, but I know the Jets seem to always do some stupid stuff with their personnel.

POHO? Sr. Advisor? Either way, it's all shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic.

My one team member (former employee) lives in St. Pete. Not even done cleaning up from Helene and just spent the past few days securing everything and is evacuating today. This angle of this storm is a bit unusual as it appears to be going across Florida rather than up the coast. That will make for some serious storm surge. I was down there when the F named storm (cat 1) went up the coast in early August. That was plenty bad. I really hope things fare better than it seems they might.

Wonderful. Now Adams has no decent goaltender after those 2. So if there is an injury (which is quite common) then the Sabres goaltending depth falls off a cliff. So it's still Adams' fault. There's no world where the lack of goaltending depth is not the fault of the GM. Not that it really matters because unless the team plays better no goaltender is saving this season. Also Adams fault. My understanding is that Levi was eligible to be called up and sent down without having to pass through waivers. I could be wrong. I agree Levi is better than Reimer, but the depth issue is the concern. I suppose they can go get another goalie as needed. And let us know how that winning goes if UPL or Levi goes down with an injury and the next goalie up hasn't proven they can make saves in the NHL.

You can't? He could have kept Reimer on the roster and sent down Levi who was waiver exempt right?

I would have thought it was Constantinople if not for They Might Be Giants. They definitely get less garlicky if you transport them that way. I read it on reddit and not from first hand experience.

The rich don't apologize for anything. If they moved out of town I could at least watch them on ESPN+ and save a crapload of money. What's the bonus of being in Buffalo? The arena? Barf. I was born in Buffalo and while I moved away I will always want it to be successful, but a franchise does not a city make. And the Sabres are the laughing stock of the NHL. The only team in the entire NHL giving the Sabres a run for their money was Arizona, but that debacle has ended. I don't want the team to move, but I want the team to stop being the punch line of an SNL skit... assuming SNL was aware of hockey. So I guess think of it as the Canadian equivalent of SNL.. whatever that is these days.

I give credit to those who cared enough to watch that misery. I tapped out. I'm not a monster football guy anyway but the team looks lost. Imagine.