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This is quite possible as they are likely associating your location to where your IP address hits the Internet. So, if your service provider is hauling traffic back to Suffolk then you might appear (to them) to be there. Of course this is not how they should be determining where you are. There are far more accurate ways of determining location. And executives wonder why television viewing is down and continues to decline...

I think Adam Gase saw things no one else saw though. https://images.app.goo.gl/QEsn57ZHfS8A5fTb9

But... see below. The conversation was best in WNY.. the point I was making. Be nice if we could keep ourselves in check and have a conversation on the topic and not just interject with whatever we feel like saying. Might as well jump into a conversation about Granato as a Sabres coach and then begin talking about Mike Babcock. Dino is average at best to me. Sticky Lips.. not at all. Good Smoke has its moments. Route 96 in Farmington had some really good brisket when I was there once. But I generally don't go past my own smoker for BBQ in Rochester.

And how he busted ass to get back to the bench when the opportunity came up is another example of his experience and leadership. He's a great addition. Loved tonight. No need to say much more than I hope they realize that's how you have to play hockey. Isles were on a back to back though. I need to that kind of hockey from the Sabres on a fresher team. But, great that they could set a solid example of how to play tonight.

Typical response. But you did in fact say Dallas. Fine, you mean south of Dallas? Since we'll be literal, how far south? Like Argentina? And it still doesn't address my other point that you aren't even answering the question asked. You're welcome. For me playing that is. Given your ignoramus response though you'll be having a conversation for 1 from here on out.

I am a Fat Bob's fan, but I've only been there twice. No. This is just patently false. It's like saying you need to go to Buffalo for good wings. I've had bad BBQ in the South. See above. I've had ridiculously bad BBQ in Dallas. The statements are probably true that on average your chances of finding good BBQ in those areas is greater than in Buffalo. But it does not mean an individual location cannot be just as good as any location anywhere else. And.. quite frankly.. even if it were true. The original question was the "best" BBQ in WNY.. so even if the "best" is not as good as the "worst" in the South or in Dallas, it would still be the "best" in WNY.

This is the impact of a veteran presence in the locker room... on defense. He's right, and they all know he's right. I don't think he's saying anything the coaches aren't already aware of and in agreement with. He's just delivering it much more pointedly. I think that's one of the reasons he is here. To be that delivery person and play an interesting dynamic for how to coach the younger players. They might not listen to the coach, so let's bring in someone they will listen to. Love it.

Love this response.. thank you. I think Granato will get there.. and I think he'll break "not good enough" at some point but he's pretty judicious with that kind of criticism. You and I share the defensive zone coverage concerns and if he does not address it that will be a big mark against him. I still think he can get it done. Probably about the only difference between our thinking (and I am okay with his learning talk, for now).

I don't watch the show.. but that video was pretty good.

It's 100% true. You are certainly not the norm. It's especially true if someone has signed up for something like Fubo, YouTubeTV, etc. where you are starting out almost at $100. Most people don't cancel and resub, although that's the smart play. Similarly, most streaming services (non-linear) are designed around a few key programs and they space them out just enough to keep people from unsubscribing. It's no accident that Loki Season 2 started right after the last episode of Ahsoka. Subscriptions are easy for people to set and forget and then they get baked into the budget. People stop questioning them. I have no doubt gym memberships really opened the eyes of executives... so many people have them and never use them.

I am curious what you want Granato to do. The insinuation seems to be that because he does not say the things you want him to say that he accepts losing. I think Granato accepts that losing happens. I think Granato's approach is just different. I don't think anyone shows up at the rink and says "Hey, it's okay if we lose today, it's not that important." Granato's approach is to help them understand where mistakes are being made and to improve so that they improve their chance of winning. This is as opposed to the types of coaches who go out and say "We need to play harder." Okay... but playing harder doesn't necessarily fix the problems. It's like the Little League coach who yells at his outfielder "You gotta catch the ball Jonny". Jonny's all like "No ***** coach, I don't drop them on purpose." That's not coaching.. that's just yelling at players. That job belongs to the fans and the media.

I get it. But even coaches who speak straightforward end up coaching losing teams and getting fired. Pick ANY coach... take your favorite coach, the one you think would be the absolute right fit from your personal view, let them say what they want to the press to make you happy. I guarantee they still end up fired, the team doesn't necessarily win either. That said, we live in a world where every word spoken gets recorded and then analyzed over and over again. I think there's a large part of delivering a controlled message to avoid controversy. In the end, kicking garbage cans doesn't always get results. It might... but just as often it does not.

Negative.. not even balding.

Failure is only failure if you don't learn from it. That's how you build on it. Perhaps they did not do enough to achieve a victory but that only means there are things to be learned. No one wins at everything they do all the time. And for the record, every single playoff game is not a must win. You can lose 3 of them in any series of 7. You may not want to lose them, but it is possible to do so and still be successful. That's just the plain truth.

I have no ability to support what I am going to say... But this makes me happy. There is something about Craig Anderson that resonates with me.

So far, I am in this boat with him. He's enjoyable to watch and I don't say it about a ton of players. He's where he needs to be ALMOST all of the time. Now, give it another 20 games and some of the new car smell might wear off. It only matters for timing of contracts and payouts. The downside is that potential that he starts strong and bottoms out in the first season or that his sophomore season isn't as good for some reason. There's an whole host of potential negatives that could come into play. But, as long as he can play as a 3rd line player or better.. there is no downside.

Curious.. although I think I'd like Greenway in there around the net given his size and the way he's been going. That's a power play with a few too many passers and not enough shooters. In fact, I think JJP is the only shooter there. Benson probably would shoot, but he's not in the right spot to be a shooter. At least VO is oot.

The tape? C'mon man.. I'm older than you and I wouldn't use that word. 🙂 As for being fine, why do you think so? How is what that offense did last night fine? Sure, Allen's shoulder is injured, but that does not excuse shotgun at the 1 yard line.

I'd try Savoie... but I don't think he's the answer. Anything that gets VO off this team works for me.

Seems to me that the Bills were insistent on running the ball tonight. Almost as thought Allen's shoulder wasn't feeling 100%. Meh. No way that game should be close. Also, you have the ball on the 1 yard line and you line up in the shotgun? Fire the OC. He's a tool.

Hell no. One of my least favorite QBs to ever play the game. I am fine with his acting career though. 13 would not be available for me in that case because owning a Dolphins jersey would not be possible for me.

If he can play 3rd line minutes and make that line productive he has to stay. The top line needs to figure it out and as others have said... 71 needs to go. At this point I am a huge fan of a 71, 10, 1 package that brings back a defender. Put Krebs with 77 and 24 and let Jost take 4th line. It's clear Olofsson cannot play the Sabres game. Jokiharju is just too clueless out there... and UPL.. well.. anything to get a better player back is fine by me. 3 goalies cannot be the game all season.

They might be.. but that's the trouble with judging teams on a small sample size. Even if we are seeing similar traits defensively from the Sabres we are not seeing their offense like we know it can play. So, without the scoring it might be tough to judge the defense as they do have an impact on each other. The Sabres are not controlling the puck well now and that takes pressure of the D. We'll see where the season goes. But the Sabres are digging a bigger hole every game they lose.

Guess the Devils forgot when the season started. They're a bust.. clearly. One year fluke. Oh, what's worse, losing to the Coyotes or the Rangers? 😉

I get it. But that doesn't change the nature of the links and the apps. Good that you have not had issues, as far as you know. 🙂 As for the job market, I completely understand that. Hate to say my company keeps cutting and I just keep hoping that I'm not gonna get tagged.