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I agree with that. What I meant to portray that it would be in my mind all the time that I wouldn't want to sound like an idiot. I mean, my hockey experience is nothing compared to his. I didn't mean to imply that he would be that way.

Too bad it's the house league or I would have coached against him this year. We've played the Hawks travel team 3 times. I can't even imagine what it has to be like for the coaches. I'd be concerned the entire time that I was doing something wrong. Jim Lorentz is here.. judging me. But that's just an awesome story. There's so much good in youth hockey (there's bad too). When you get the good it really helps you understand and appreciate what an awesome game it is.

Says the man with the Jack Eichel quote in his signature.

Who will do the play by play for NBCSN tonight? The really important questions must be answered!

My mistake.. I see that the Sabres have 1415 SOG this year and have given up 1459. It seems the Detroit game flung the SOG further into the negative differentia but it had been close. I was off on the "many". Last year they had 1984 and gave up 2920. The year before that they had 2156 and gave up 2816. This year averaging 29.5 SOG/game and giving up 30.4 Last year? 24.2 SOG/game and giving up 35.6.

The KHL will take him.

Given that many games they have out shot their opponent this year I'm not sure this is valid criticism. The talent is thin on this team and with 3 of the top 9 players out this is what you will see. Tack on the late trip back from Colorado and you had the makings of a bad game.

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Lehner can't save Hawking, he can't save anything. A few bad games and he's getting grilled. Absolutely smoked even.

I love using Rye in my grain bill when brewing. Love Rye Beers.. love rye whiskeys. Rye bread... you're a good man Charlie Brown.

So tonight you two either WIN or Win. Depending on the Sabres outcome. Awesome stuff. Go Sabres!

McGinn is being set up for a good opportunity. Let's play hypothesis time. McGinn was a throw-in to equal the ROR trade but GMTM does not want him GMTM and DD boost his value by playing him top line minutes and increasing his scoring. - McGinn value gets Sabres better trade value. - McGinn gets a shot at the playoffs. - McGinn contract value in the off-season goes up. - GMTM and DD get points with players who see they are willing to do little things for players that have big value. Not bad... Either way.. I've always been a fan of McGinn so I want him here.. but I accept a trade at the deadline with the hope that he comes back. If you love someone... :)

Dumb move. Horrible advice. Don't want him anywhere near the Sabres. Frankly, I think a lot of GMs probably wonder how much of his draft status should now be attributed to MacKinnon and not Drouin's overall ability. Between that and him taking his puck and going home I'm not buying in on him regardless of the circumstances.

I don't know. I look at this team and realize that now they score on the PP which they didn't do last year. I think to myself that when the Sabres can compress their talent into two lines they are able to score. This means that either the rest of the team sucks or they are having a down year, or both. So, I would suspect as they filter in new talent the scoring should increase in 5 on 5. Look at the Bruins abysmal 5 on 5 scoring. I think the same thing is happening there but they are on the decline. Good stuff. Here's the thing though. Different coaching systems might account for some of the reason why the increase is not higher. more below... And here is where I bring that up. What if Ennis and Moulson just do not play well in the DD system? We should expect a decrease in their scoring. Perhaps they were better suited for the Nolan way of life or some other coaching style? It's clear we have some who are flourishing (Risto, Eichel, McGinn, Kane, O'Reilly, Reinhart). A talented player can be diminished by the role a coach requires him to play. We saw this with Ovechkin. We attributed a lot of that to Lindy Ruff too. I don't think all the pieces fit yet. So the 5 on 5 scoring remains improved but not as improved as it could be based on those factors. I don't know how much of it is the coach yet.

I interpreted your increase in rating as coming from the sheer amount of people who voted for John Scott somehow also wanting to watch him play hockey. I suppose there are some fans who will tune in. I know I won't. I couldn't care less about the ASG. Skills competition, yes. Ding ding ding.

With my TV channels fixed I plan on enjoying this game.

Gotta disagree here. I'd be amazed if the vast Internet wastoids actually expend effort to tune into a game. The amount of energy it took to vote for John Scott is far less than it take to actually watch the game. I'm not going to go out and find supporting evidence right now but I'm going to bet we can all agree that People + Internet = Stupid. Simple facts in this. The NHL decided to allow fan voting and over the past few years has seen evidence where something like this would happen. They chose NOT to do anything about it. Why? Well, it sure gets everyone talking, even those who don't follow hockey. The only people who care if John Scott plays in the ASG are fans who are not going to stop watching the NHL. The vast majority of people won't care and won't remember this by the start of March. However, they'll have been exposed to the NHL brand in some way and it might add a viewer or two. As far as what John Scott should have done... it's his decision. Are there any statements made by teammates or other players saying he should decline the honor? Fans voted. He's giving the fans what they "wanted". But at least we have something to talk about.

Only a truly androgynous society can save us from ourselves. It's time for humanity to become asexual. Society apparently wants us all to be equal and by equal we'll all be the same and by the same we'll all be clones. So, I'm just going to say it. Either you all start looking and acting like me or you shall be declared in violation of the laws of civilization and must be punished.

So last night I drive home from youth hockey practice through the lake effect snow storm, pour myself a nice glass of something tasty and sit down to watch the Sabres game. What do I see? Well, a highly pixelated screen and not much of a game. Awesome. Can't just be MSG right? I check NHL Network, same thing. NBCSN, same thing. No hockey for me tonight! More stations are screwed up as well but not all of them... just the ones I want to watch. Check NBCSN streaming on TWC and it's fine. Be nice if MSG and TWC had a streaming agreement... but they don't. So I missed the game and get to wait for a TWC technician to visit. Not a happy person. The best is when I asked if they could activate the NHL Center Ice package for the Coyotes feed to see if it worked and TWC rep tells me the Sabres vs. Coyotes aren't on the NFL channels.... really? No kidding.. and umm oh by the way TWC.. you don't have THOSE NFL channels. Sigh... I missed a good one.

Oy. So, if she portrays a fairly kind persona in public but behind closed doors is a tough person to work for then I don't think there is any harm in saying she's not as sweet as she seems. It doesn't say she sucks at running the organization. I don't pay any attention to her one way or the other but my inclination was to believe that she was competent in the operations and business dealings of the two teams given how involved she has been. There are likely more strange things to shake out when this is all said and done. I don't doubt that the Pegulas are also realizing that the people who advised them in their financial dealing when drilling wells are not the same people they want advising when trying to operate professional sports franchises. Moreover, as they have become more intertwined in the workings of the two leagues I am sure they are also gaining contacts from which to pull resources and learning that perhaps people who put on a good show in the beginning aren't the one's who can get things done.

I thought about it more (and it's not the middle of the night). RJ has become the soundtrack to Sabres hockey for me. Most of the time I don't even know that I am listening to him while watching what is happening on the screen. I hear him. His voice pulls the proper emotion from me while I am visually taking in the game and hearing the skates, sticks, pucks, and chatter on the ice. Take away the soundtrack from a movie and it's dull and lifeless. That's how I feel about RJ calling Sabres games. Without him there's something missing.

Indeed. RJ makes mistakes. He's not what he was in his prime but not many are... I happened to catch another game on TV a few days ago. I'd tell you who it was but i was so damned bored listening to the conversation that was happening while play was live that I turned it off. Honestly, the two announcers were talking about non-hockey items during the live play. It was horrible. So, even half an RJ works for me. I can also live with Dunleavy but RJ will be RJ and that voice still sounds close to what it has been the mistakes aside. For me? That's all I need, especially if I am watching the game and don't need the perfect description.

Am I really up right now? Oh man. :) Can't wait to catch this game. Always had a soft spot for Arizona.. mostly because I love the state.

It was from the side. And his arm finishes as though he's thrown a punch it's so high. He clearly targeted the head. Given the fact that White is a joke of an NHL player as well it would be nice to see him get an in person. But that won't happen.. because the NHL. I still wonder why the NHLPA can't advocate for itself here. Why can't the NHL simply say it will abide by the punishment decision made by the union that represents these players makes? I find it rather amazing that they keep blaming the NHL and yet the NHLPA does nothing.

Hmmm.. Hagelin to Pittsburgh for Perron and Clendening. - http://www.tsn.ca/penguins-get-hagelin-in-three-player-trade-1.423977 Also quoted Bob Murray - ""There's more than just him that's probably out there available right now, let's leave it at that," Murray said. "We're looking at a whole bunch of things. We know he's there, but there's a few others out there, too, that haven't requested trades."" So Anaheim trades Etem for Hagelin. Etem is gone from NYR and now Hagelin is gone. Perron never fit in Pittsburgh and he's gone from the trade last season to Pittsburgh. The jockeying has begun. Perron a UFA just freed Hagelin's $4M from Anaheim over the summer. Picking up Clendening could potentially pave the way for them to move Fowler?