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Duffs certainly isn't overrated if you are an ex-pat. I salivate just thinking about it. There menu used to be more expansive back in the day (late 90's)...at least that is what I remember. The burgers and beef on weck were quite good if you weren't in the wing mood and were there with people who were. Anybody know of Swistons in Tonawanda? Beer, Chili, and Beef on Weck...I believe that is all they serve, and they do it well. Ted's is probably one of the most underrated hot dog places in the country. Everybody I take there from outside the area just falls in love with it, and most have never heard of it unlike places in NY and Chicago. Sahlens is a great dog! As far as chains, I miss Swiss Chalet. That used to be one of the stops when I went back home, but now I need my passport if I want to sample their fine food.

I guess they have a caste system in Canada or where ever you are from. But in the US, you can actually work your way out of being poor. Nobody wants to hear that today because of our "entitled, want everything now" attitudes, but it is as true today as it was yesterday. This whole rich getting richer, poor getting poorer argument is total garbage. The evil rich guy twirling his mustache taking advantage of all us common folk is total fantasy.

Well said Matrix, well said!

Thanks for the welcome. I can't and won't argue that Hasek is in a different stratosphere, that is simply a fact. The 90's were my formative years in attending games, and when Hasek was "ON", that was it, game over ('99 Ottawa series comes to mind amongst many others...you just had that feeling he was going to slam the door and Ottawa stood no chance). Whether fair or unfair, I perceive that a certain fan contigent views Miller in the same light as Hasek, and I have never gotten that same vibe with Miller as I had with Hasek. Outside of obvious clutch shortcomings (Olympics and Winter Classic...both of which, ironically, he played stellar in for the most part), I am always waiting for Miller to "blow it" somehow. And I don't mean "blow it" in the sense of assigning blame directly to him, but more in the sense of knowing a truly elite goalie (in my mind) would have made the proverbial key save. So you are probably right that I am being unfair in my reference point for eliteness, but when you have seen true eliteness in a guy like Hasek, for some reason you get ticked when you perceive others are viewing Miller in that light. Your comparisons for Miller are spot on as well, just wish Miller could get one of those rings Ward and Fleury are sporting. Yes, I feel the same. Sometimes I don't even know why I feel that, but I as I explained above, I tend to get bent out of shape, when Miller gets obsolved from all blame and called elite when the team still loses. Again, thats my perception based on those fans I talk to and argue with, and my limited exposure to some of these forums.

New to the forum here.... Certainly an interesting debate. I have to say I agree with some of what JJFIVEOH has to say in terms of Miller's "elite" ability. I am not intimate with the Sabres locker room, so I wouldn't go as far as saying Miller is a cancer as I have no reference. However, to say Miller is an elite goalie is a real stretch of the definition of "elite". By what measure is he "elite"? Is it based on his slightly above average career statistics? Or is it his inability to come through in the clutch? I concede Miller has his moments, and I don't see better options out there....but he is no sacred cow in my opinion. I will admit my Hasek bias though. As he is the gold standard in which I judge elite ability.