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Players don't want to play in Buffalo.. "F them" Player re-ups a contract to stay in Buffalo. "Why would he do that? He's injured all the time. Blah Blah Blah" No wonder so many people liked Eeyore when he played for the Sabres... The Sabres suck, it's not because of Greenway. For once you are allowed to be content (maybe even a little happy) that a player wanted to sign in Buffalo and it's one who actually plays a decent game.

You did. My commentary is those who like to live beyond their means or believe they are entitled to certain life luxuries despite not having the income to support it. People choosing to have children when they can barely afford to feed themselves. People who choose to pay $150 on sneakers instead something more practical when they lack the disposable income, etc. By contrast, knowing my former company was going through changes I implemented spending reductions in our annual budget beginning in 2023. When I was eventually let go in October 2024 I was in a position to absorb the change. Had I just kept on spending, even reasonably by how I normally spend, I would have been in a much worse situation. This would then be compounded by a poor job market, rising costs, etc. My point is, we live in a very materialistic society and many are not strong enough to resist marketing. As such, people feel justified in spending more than they should to possess items that drive minimal real value. They perceive it as a great value because they are coerced via marketing into a false reality. This may be through the application of social pressure via "status" and not having it should you not have the latest cell phone for example. It's not meant to be a true blanket statement, but more like saying obesity is an issue. There's far too much of it to be relegated to an isolated incident.

If you take a GDT in its entirety and just substitute out the opponent and the players for names of the next opponent and players, would it read the same?

I would venture a guess the only reason the Devils were in on this was because his father, ex-NHL'er Scott LaChance, is the head of USA Scouting for the Devils. I get a feeling the Devils know already whether Shane LeChance will sign a deal.

I understand but this team needs roster players, not futures. The value of trades in the off-season is higher than trade deadline unless teams get into a resource war. That said, I don't think Cozens in the player that makes teams say "Hell yeah, Stanley Cup here we come!" He's the type of player teams look at that think a do-over could help finish his mistakes. So perhaps it's a trade with a non-contender, but I think teams are more likely to give up more, be it futures or players in the off-season. As for seeing what the team does without him? Does it matter? If you believe they need to move him anyway the team will eventually be what it will be without him. This season is toast anyway. I also think they likely don't want to mess up what's happening in Rochester right now.

Some.. definitely. Not all, of course. But I think we all know people who stretch their means farther than they should because they have some belief they are entitled to obtain more in their life than their livelihood supports.

Dylan Cozens is more of an off-season move but it might be a move made between non-contending teams. So I wouldn't lock in your choices where regarding the deadline. Given that it is known the Sabres and Red Wings had a trade agreed upon and the Red Wings paused because they decided to change coaches we know that at least the Red Wings wanted Dylan Cozens. Trades between perceived "bad" players happen all the time.

If you want to talk about players at their potential then the Sabres roster is incredible already. As for Tuch being UFA.. see below This 100%. You don't trade a player before you put an offer in front of him. If he rejects it then he can be traded in the off-season or next season. You'll know the answer. Bottom line EP is a headcase who had some good seasons earlier in his career and now has questions about durability and desire. We lament Samuelsson and others for durability and people want to bring in EP who people are wondering has degraded due to injury? EP is the concept of the player the Sabres need, but he is NOT the player the Sabres need. Vancouver would have to provide a lot to take on that contract and subsequent risk.

Until this happens.. it hasn't happened. Nothing has worked yet. Companies making claims to appease US government leadership is as old as it gets. So many never follow through.

It's not nor should you be saying such things. In one post you've managed to basically tell me you are Trump clone and have no objectivity. This is different from before because you'd at least acknowledge you aligned with some of the actions but left open room for dissent. Your post is even designed to mimic a Trump post. And then you acknowledge that your initial post is just pure garbage. I didn't even bother to quote your "hope and find cause" as you acknowledge you had no clue if it was possible.. just that you hope it is. Why anyone would hope that freedom of speech is punishable because it's a dissenting voice is beyond me. Perhaps you can explain why you believe it should be acceptable?

The Sabres get worse with that trade simply by losing Tuch. EP can score, maybe. With his durability and longevity in question it's really way too much of a risk. Tuch makes some odd plays but he's very good at what he does and he's the kind of player the Sabres would trade out to a team who will go on to win and people will be lamenting that he's gone. At some point you actually have to commit to a core and he should be on it. I've blasted him enough in the past about not using his size to play more physical but I can't take away his stat line and that he's net positive player for this team. (not +/-) That said.. the Sabres aren't a team that will fix itself at the trade deadline. The players the Sabres need aren't being sold off by the better teams and the sellers at the deadline are sellers for a reason. It's off-season for the Sabres to improve.

No thank you. EP does not need to be here. Period.

VENU was dead with the Disney acquisition of Fubo. However, they announced that Fubo will create some level of sports lover package that will have the major sports networks, locals, TNT, RSNs, etc. This was announced in the last week or so. It was already hinted at when the merger occurred.

The changes are coming. https://streamtv.directv.com/mysports/ I can't find a link at the moment but Fubo is putting out what was going to be the Venu streaming package as well. It's not CHEAP.. but.. it's not all the other channels.

Genuinely intrigued by this thought. Can it not be a war that was started by an invasion? Would we have to call the Gulf War the Iraq Invasion? 100% not throwing shade, but trying to assess your division of the two terms.

I mean the "War on Drugs" has proven incredibly successful to date. Hah.

Starlink is serivceable for residential Internet and desperate small businesses. There is no place for it in connectivity of critical infrastructure. The performance can mimic that of decent cable broadband, but with the variability of wireless Internet. So, it's very sensitive to environmental factors and can easily be interfered with if one desired. Bottom line... no. Bad idea.

Not sure about the parade but definitely the on-ice pre-game is there. It was very entertaining.

Just gotta hit those three dots at the top right and report the messages. It might help draw attention. I just skimmed right over this thread to clear it.

Either you two engage in an attempt to come to an understanding of each other or just drop it, please.

Until Apple actually spends the money it's irrelevant. It's no different than putting stock in what a GM says. Very possible.. and I will continue below. The AI centers are a real thing. My company has a lot of network footprint in Minnesota and we're in discussions with many large corporations about connectivity to data center builds. https://techxplore.com/news/2025-01-mega-centers-minnesota-power-staggering.html https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2025/01/21/minnesotas-data-center-boom-concerns-electrical-supply This is happening in other pocket markets, Abilene, TX, Memphis, TN, etc. Moving away from the core areas like Chicago, Ashburn, Dallas (although still booming), San Jose, etc. Those power grids were not designed for AI needs and given the population it is too big a lift to just add power.. which an already huge lift.

When I was there in October the plaza outside had lots going on before the game. Multiple "food truck" style things and a DJ. There's no shortage of things in the area to do as well... naturally.

Elon is running the country. He's the puppet master.

When he gave the speech the miracle hadn't happened yet. But yes, you've channeled your Walter Mathau quite swimmingly. Welcome to zero credibility. Absolutely ridiculous statement. I know this was in response to someone else who called your absolutely ignorant statement. I'm not offended, I don't get offended by people demonstrating their ignorance. Given that you freely demonstrate how little you think, your opinions mean absolutely nothing to me. I didn't listen to the post game interviews as I just shut the game off. I can only handle so much hyperbole from media talking heads. What did they say? I can only imagine that speaking up on the comments of the President will lead to some interesting situations for Canadian players playing in US markets. At least with those people citizens in the US that might be more fanatical supporters of the President. Ugly situation.

Matthew's decision to play had to be supported by the coach. Did they say that Kyle Connor was battling illness or did they just choose to scratch him and dress Kreider? Meh. It's over. Time to move on.