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Perhaps. But what I find being undudely is communicating so poorly that I have to waste time trying to discern the meaning. I used Rob Ray as an example because we've all heard him on numerous occasions. I really appreciate his hockey knowledge and his ability to explain the action on the ice. But I dislike having to "code switch" into his vernacular. You are what you eat. If all you listen to is bad grammar, then you're likely to pick that up. Where do you think Rob learned to speak the way that he did? Anyhow, that's something I don't want to be undudely forced upon me, thank you very much. I like English, not "dohngivafukish".

Yes. Guilty as charged. In fact, I'm a conservative. That means that I see value in traditional things and try to "conserve" them.

What I don't understand is how people who supposedly have eyes to read and ears to listen can continue to make mistakes that the (once) majority does not. Rob Ray will say, "I had went to the bar" or "the puck had came out to the point." These should be: "I had gone to the bar" and "the puck had come out to the point". It's called the "Past Perfect". I found these explanations online: -- "There are four past tense forms in English: Past simple: I worked Past continuous: I was working Past perfect: I had worked Past perfect continuous: I had been working" (https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-grammar-reference/past-tense) --- and --- The following is a list of Irregular Verbs in English: Verb Past Simple Past Participle ========================================== arise arose arisen babysit babysat babysat be was / were been beat beat beaten become became become begin began begun [snip]... win won won withdraw withdrew withdrawn write wrote written ========================================== * HANG - Hang has two different meanings. The first is "to attach (or hang) something in a high position" (e.g. on the wall or on a hook). In this case we use the above verbs Hang-Hung-Hung. BUT when Hang means "to kill someone by putting a rope around someone's neck and leaving them in a high position without any support", we use different verbs: Hang-Hanged-hanged. This verb is typical of public executions in the past. (e.g. They hanged him in the main square.) ** LIE - Lie has two meanings. When it means "to put your body in a horizontal position" (normally on a bed) it uses the Lie-Lay-Lain verbs. BUT it is regular Lie-Lied-Lied when it has the other meaning of "not to say the truth". [Etienne - for 4 thousand years Indo-Europeans have been able to properly distinguish between these two usages, but Americans in the last 40 years have seemingly lost this ability.] (https://www.grammar.cl/Past/Irregular_Verbs_List.htm) ----- I'll mention another more common problem. The infinitive. This is the "to [verb]" form, such as "I want *to* eat lunch" or "I will try *to* ignore bad grammar". So many people say the illogical "I will try *and* do something"; this would imply that you can read the future because you are starting that you *will* in fact do something instead of just "trying" to do something. Here's another problem to mention. It's not "where you *at*?". It is entirely sufficient, and always has been, to simply ask "where are you?". In general, it is poor English to end a sentence with a proposition. In this particular case, it is entirely unnecessary and only serves to distinguish the talker/writer as poorly grounded in English *fundamentals*. I could do this all day long. It's not "an invite", it's "an invitation". It's not "he has high compete", it's "he has a high level of competition". Blah blah blah. Learn English, folks. I did.

He's a decent player. He's got decent hockey sense and some speed. My problem is that too often he seems afraid to shoot. He is almost always looking to make one pass too many.

Starting pitchers don't throw heat 100% because you gotta mix up your pitches. And when he gets tired, you bring in relievers like a Tom Henke who would throw mostly heat. Or a Mark Eichorn threw mostly side-arm with almost no heat; and yet he was amazingly effective. But please let me know in advance which concert is going to be great and which ones are going to suck because the artist is taking a night off. Please tell me in advance which hockey games are going to have the players pulling Pierre-Luc Dubois in Columbus shifts. If you are not able to put on a good show, you're being dishonest with your fans who've payed top dollar for a ticket to the show. You're stealing from them. What's the answer? Don't play 50 concerts when you can only do well in 20 concerts.

Of course, no one can truly give 100% all of the time. The point is that you *try*. You don't go into it thinking, I'm going to slack off a good bit when nobody is paying attention, but I'm going to turn it on when "it matters". The Turtle beats out the Hare...Personally, I had no desire to be a pro athlete. I knew it was never in the cards to be a great hockey player....And now to upset people's apple carts, the Bible says that we should always give an honest effort. That's always been my personal goal. But you know, results are in they eyes of the beholder sometimes. So, I realize that some of my bosses have had other takes on my performance. That's life. I know myself better than others, and I know when I'm giving my best.

Since you know NOTHING about me personally, it seems that you're the one prone to lazy thinking at the very least.

TBH, I had wanted Byram for a long time. But his last concussion started to change *my* mind. And TBH, in another thread this morning, I was complaining that the Sabres brass felt forced to play Dahlin 30 minutes a night. I'll cross my fingers and hope that Byram stays healthy enough. This could be a good trade.

And at least for now. Erik Johnson (1st overall, RHD).

The coming draft's top 10 is seriously D heavy. I know that it takes time to develop a d-man, but I figured that we would either draft a d-man or another smaller feisty forward such as Berkly Catton who sounds like a slightly taller cross between Benson and Savoie.

Studies have shown that it's seriously more difficult to be poor than rich. Rich person: "oh sure ahead and fix the Porsche". Poor person: "Um, I know that my tires are bald and my battery needs constant jumping, but I have to buy baby food, and I'm out of tooth-paste."

The Sabres brass say that the goal is the Stanley Cup. But they admit that their defense is so bad that playing Dahlin 30 minutes a night at half-speed is better than playing any of their other d-men. They say "pick your spots". Apparently, Von Miller says that he takes it easy at the start of games because his role is "to close out play" at the end of games. What if Von Miller played hard in the 1st quarter, and when the Bills are up by 30 points in the 4th quarter, he can rest on the bench? How about Dahlin plays 100% at the start of games so that the Sabres are up entering the 3rd period? The last game was the first they had lost in regulation during last 2 years when up after 2 periods. I've never had a boss tell me to "take it easy" or "take off shifts". If there was work to be done, it was expected that I gave it my best. And, trust me, I never made millions of dollars. The guys on WGR are saying that they want to draft a receiver who openly stated that doesn't play hard if he thinks that the pass is going the other way. Such prima donnas.

1. Our PP sucks. Olofsson is great on the PP. Why has he been on the bench all year? Dumb. If you had played him on the PP and he was scoring, then you still had the option to trade him; who wants him now? 2. Dahlin is our PP quarterback, best offensive d-man. So why is DG killing him by playing in 30 minutes a night when the playoffs are totally impossible?? Dumb. 3. Lots of good guys have been on the waiver wire. Last year, we could have had Eeli Tolvanen for free. GMKA doesn't have a clue on how to build a complete roster unless his goal is still to tacitly tank for at least one more year (it looks like the top 10 players will be quality players. And who knows, maybe we win the Celebrini drawing.) 4. You want size and scoring ability? You could have drafted a guy like Quentin Musty last year. Sure Benson has some nice attributes, but he's small and getting knocked around. Benson isn't playing his heart out like he was early in the year, because, I assume, he realized how much of a toll it took out on his body. I could go on. GMTM actually had a much better idea of what a good team was. Even GMJBott had some good ideas: Conor Sheary is OK on other teams, as are Vesey and, of course, Brendon Montour. What GMKA has done well is locking up some key players to long term contracts. However, it looks like Mittelstadt will need to be traded as he is in the Reinhart zone.

Please note that I am not saying that extrovert = stupid. But I am saying that all of the flashing lights and loud music and promos are geared for extroverts, and many of these seem geared to those who get stimulated by simple things (as opposed to social interaction for example.) I would think that the hockey game itself should be sufficiently arousing. Anyhow to clarify why introverts often don't like loud places (for long times) (and the link to IQ), I quote from two sources: -- The key idea was that introverts are characterized by a state of higher cortical arousal which increases wakefulness, vigilance, muscle tone, and heart rate. Consequently, they really do not need much stimulation to push them beyond the threshold of relaxation and into the realm of anxiety and overstimulation. Extroverts, however, have a lower starting point for arousal and therefore need more stimulation to get to the same point. (retrieved from: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/modern-minds/202108/the-lemon-test-introverts-are-more-aroused-extroverts) ...The connection between intelligence and sensitivity has been noted by Linda Silverman, the director of the Gifted Development Center. In her work with more than 6,500 gifted children, she has found that there is a correlation between giftedness and sensitivity, with highly gifted individuals often exhibiting the traits of a sensitive person. “I personally consider gifted people to be sensitive,” Silverman told me via email when I reached out to her while writing my book. “The higher an individual’s IQ, the more likely the person is to fit the characteristics of a sensitive person.” ...When I think about my own work with highly sensitive people, it makes perfect sense to me that sensitivity is connected to brilliance. To be sensitive means to think deeply and carefully in any situation. The more sensitive a person is, the more connections they see—connections that others frequently miss.... (Retrieved from: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-secret-lives-of-introverts/202302/how-sensitivity-is-linked-to-brilliance )

I've been to a few games. I can't stand going anymore. The "music" is so freakin' LOUD and annoying, and almost non-stop. They don't even stop it until AFTER the face-off and play has really started already. It's not like the old days having an organ player. You can't have a conversation. No singing or chanting so much. There is an occasional "wave". Getting back to noise, you see lots of young kids and babys with ear-muffs on (thank God!). I always wore ear-plugs. And there are a ton of promos during play stoppages. I've never bought food at a game other than a pop, and Coke is Coke. The whole atmosphere is like the hockey game is a total afterthought. It's not like in the old days when people wore nice clothes to a hockey game and actually socialized with their friends acting civilized. The presentation totally seams geared for low IQ extroverts. The seats are meh. I forgot my extra favorite cushion there the last time that I went, perhaps because I had a migraine. And it is really, literally, migraine city. I'd rather stay home and watch the TV with a MUTE BUTTON....Add in the fact that cars are getting stolen left and right in Rochester (esp. Hyundai's and Kia's), it doesn't feel safe to go downtown, even in the parking garage. And it's a shame. Because I like seeing some games live. It's just a different perspective up close. The Americans do seem like a really stacked team this year. At least they should be fun to watch (on TV).