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Moved the youngest into her dorm today (athletics start early). Both fantastic and somewhat sad. But I am excited for the next chapter and it what it will mean for her. So.. fantastic wins.

It's fair. I would say it's a silly question to counter a silly statement. But we see all the time "The Sabres need to make the playoffs, regardless of the cost" or "Who cares about winning in the future, they need to win now" Clearly the cost matters and winning now, while important, should not come at the expense of improving overall long term success.

It's not really. This is how the Internet works. If you say Devon Levi then the reach of the article is limited to those who might have an interest in him or the team for which he plays. Whereas, if you mention Sam Reinhart you will get Sabres fans as well as people who would have an interest in Sam Reinhart. This happens quite often these days in headline writing in an attempt to get more eyeballs to see it and then entice people to click. I get a lot of "Former <insert team here> draft pick projected to be cut" or traded, or something else. Goofy and annoying, but for most people it turns into a click.

Yeah, that was a bit of a "big" moment. But I mean, it's something and it is also promoting KeyBank which is a pretty large corporation. Yeah, it's easy to get worn down. It's just perspective. I really want this team to win. I'll take the Bills winning, but for me the Sabres winning is more important. But, perspective says worry about that which you can change. It's not easy.

Most likely. I'm not asking that question though am I? I'm not arguing a position either. Simply put: If you could guarantee the Sabres made the playoffs this year, but would miss the playoffs afterward for X years, how high would X get before you would NOT take the deal? So basically, if you said X = 1 then you would be willing to give up a guaranteed playoff miss the following season and all bets are off after that.

Was it used by the Sabres or by people on social media? I just looked and I didn't see them saying it. I mean, to be fair, a 10 year extension on naming rights and putting the name on the visiting helmet isn't necessarily a small thing. I'm not going out of my way

I still don't have my car.. almost 4 weeks. No progress. The insurance company is not even contacting me.. Guess who won't be a customer much longer? Bloody hell. It'll be over with soon.. I hope.

Did they make a "big deal" out of it? All I heard was they announced there would be a public relations announcement at the arena at a certain date and time. Isn't that how it is supposed to work? I mean, I get I am not wired into the interwebs, but if they made a "big deal" out of it I certainly missed it. I think people just want to complain, so go ahead and complain. To me it's just being petty.

Of course. And for all the documentation and awareness those corporate abusers have documented and shared there is little to no change in the behavior of the general public. The sci-fi trend of the intergalactic being run by corporations didn't just start when Trump became President. This has been the trend for a long, long time. The people just sit back and allow it. This is what prompts fiction writers to envision those dystopian futures. Hell, the other day I saw someone on LinkedIN refer to themselves as having a career in Human Capital Management. While people are resources, it really negates the humanity of it when you begin to refer to them as the same as a fleet of vehicles, etc.

To be honest.. I'm not so much questioning Kadri (I wouldn't get him).. I was legitimately curious. How many years of continued playoff misses would people be willing to give up if they could be assured the Sabres made it this year? It's not really an attempt to insult the fan base but more a measure of where people's heads are at. I would say that naturally its unlikely they would miss the playoffs for 14 years after making it once... but I would have thought missing the playoffs for 14 years was highly improbable until the Sabres did it. It probably it still highly improbable, assuming the statistical norm of hockey decision making is made regarding how to build a team, etc. The Sabres are the perfect storm, for failure.

Re: DC movies... Just too many remakes of the same characters over and over. Superman, just not doing it for me. I was at least intrigued with the Bale/Batman. But that's because all others up to that point were pretty lame. They had a chance to keep it going with Robin, but that died. Then we got.. Ben Affleck. Hell no. I just can't bring myself to care about vampire Batman or this new Superman.

While this may be true for many it's not a cookie cutter plan. Which veterans does he need to outperform in camp? Zach Benson puts pressure on the quality NHL players, now. As near as I can tell he's not let the NHL "pressure" him at all. As for the lack of veteran presence, that's because they don't want to come here.

It's fair. But if I told you I could guarantee the Sabres make the playoffs this year but then would miss the playoffs again for another 14 years would you take the deal?

Like in the late night club of a small rural town in the middle of nowhere comedy? Because.. it's not funny? But somehow you know that the powers that be in those areas have some really good access to golf.

Laughable. That said, an activist and caring population would document corporations that abuse pollution controls and the public would force a change. But we all know that won't happen as that takes work. More work at least than being outraged that a transgender influencer doing a Bud Light commercial. The phrase that pays. Water, essential for life! Until you breathe it.

This happens for every president, where ever they go. Does it really matter how much he golfs? This really comes across as a desperate reach for things to criticize about Trump when there are so many more obvious and more important criticisms to be made.

I think the Sabres look at analytics like them having the most 5v5 goals in the league and think, it's really not that important as that has not translated to wins. We all know that as well. The Peterka trade is not all about replacing offense but improving overall defense so the team can potentially give up a few 5v5 goals for while reducing the goals against (in all situations) by more. I think Doan is a middle 6 player. He will almost certainly be a character player in the lineup who leads by example. I haven't followed him recently and certainly some things are attributed to him because of his father. However, from what I recall at draft, he's got that motor and desire to dig out pucks. The team is not good at that. I will remain optimistic that he will be a player that fans really enjoy watching and he's built as a player who can thrive in playoff hockey. Naturally they have to get there first.

Add summary or thoughts? Add summary or thoughts? Add summary or thoughts? No. I actually don't remember that. When was the last time character was the first trait the people sought in a President? I think that's a really good question. Who was the last President that would fit that statement? Even those who seem to have been of good character eventually have their skeletons revealed. I'm not sure the American people have valued character for a long, long time. It's not a surprise to me given the idolatry they've demonstrated.

You just never know. I don't watch the news, there's literally nothing interesting about it. It's either biased or reporting on stuff that will only wear me down on how terrible society is. So, I received a text yesterday morning from a family member asking if my son was okay and safe. I had no idea why he wouldn't be as to the best of my knowledge he was still sleeping in his room. (He was actually still there, until I woke him up at 12:30pm because he had to be somewhere at 1pm. But this post isn't about that.) So I asked why.. and I was sent a link to a person being shot and killed at the Wegman's warehouse in Rochester. This is the same warehouse my son works at and the article said someone in their 20's was shot and killed. Well, my son is in his 20's. He would have been walking out of work at the time the shooting happened, had he not called in sick that day because he wasn't feeling well. Now, from the original article, and certainly the updates this morning, it sounds very targeted. That said, I am thankful my son only has to live with knowing it happened versus being there when it happened. They arrested the alleged shooter in Knoxville, TN. You just never know in this world. I don't dwell on it. I've had a gun put into my chest. It's never of a matter of if we'll die but when we'll die. That said... no one should have to go through these things. They are not things people should have to "process". So, about those Sabres... yeah, can't get worked up over it.

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The red or the green? 🙂 Hopefully he offered both. The greatest aspect of that beer is that it is supposed to be less than 4% ABV.. Charlie is an icon. Relax, Don't Worry, Have a Homebrew. My reading only went up from there to reading about advanced chemical reactions, etc. I didn't understand it.. just knew what the outcome was. I had a pretty good bottle cleaning setup. "Sterlizing" was never needed. But good cleaning and sanitizing them was. Still that was nothing compared to moving to kegs. I have so many of those sitting around here right now.

Yeah, hopefully you're going after more of the Sam Adams Cherry Wheat than today's fruit bombs. Cherry Wheat is probably the beer that fully opened the path to non-lager drinking. I was drinking some craft before then but once out of college things changed. Playing hockey late nights and then going to Doc and Den's in Tonawanda, they always had Cherry Wheat and I got onto that and never looked back. I haven't had one of those in a long time now and I have no desire to either.

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Of course that's the case. But if the Bandits and Bills were not good things would change. There's also a different dynamic where Bills fans only have a handful of games to attend in any given year so it becomes more of an event. But the point is that viewing percentage can lead to incorrect analysis of actual value given that the number of actual people showing interest by watching is lower. It does if it's not weighted when they do it in aggregate. Of course this is the kind of stuff that gets done by marketing, etc. to spin a narrative. They could be. I don't know them. I'm not talking football either. I am not saying the NHL should not care about Buffalo. I am merely saying that viewing percentages can demonstrate the relative interest to the population in any given market but that it cannot be used to compare market to market as the actual numbers can vary widely. Yes, Southern Ontario is likely not included in these numbers but it does not matter when measuring nationally televised, non-Buffalo Sabres events. In this case we are talking about a hockey event that did not include the team in the market. As such it's reasonable to assume some percentage (likely a high percentage) would have watched those games whether the Sabres were in Buffalo or not. The statistic in question was not a measurement of viewership of Buffalo Sabres games. It was a measure of interest in a nationally televised game. It stands to reason that the Florida markets were at the top as their team was in the game. It's a testament to Buffalo that so many are interested in the games. However, percentages don't translate directly to spend. Actual people spend actual dollars. If you use just a percentage then you could have a town of 100 people who all love hockey and tuned in. Do you think the NHL cares about those 100 people just because their viewership was 100%?