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And he has a no trade clause. http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/matt-moulson-signs-5-year-deal-with-sabres--praises-their--clear-direction-183811868.html

Hmmmm. Surgery is not the standard of care for a clavicular fracture. Either Bob has no clue what he's talking about or McDavid has something a little more than just a fractured clavicle.

Don't you usually wait until after the first date to ask what someone's cat looks like? Although I've seen a few on the first date.

I love Double Jack. Had Noble Citra Showers tonight. Just love Citra.

Drinking Anchorage Bitter Monk tonight. What a fantastic treat.

Belgium, of course. I have a very soft spot for Orval and just love Cantillon. That said, beer-wise, I would never want to live anywhere but the U.S. Without any doubt, better beer is being produce here, but it may be because Belgium and Germany have their hands tied by tradition. I like my cars German though.

Humor me though, with the exception of the Lips of Faith series, what do you consider a good beer from NB? I'm curious. And although "swill" is a bit of hyperbole, I don't understand the draw to SN where there are so many better beers out there. I can understand some of SN's barrel-aged offerings, but their pale ales are just plain tired. There are some many better and new hop varieties besides Cascade. Their Hop Hunter was a complete disappointment after so much hype. I don't live in Buffalo anymore, but I know you guys get Sculpin, Flower Power, Jack's Abbey, most beers from Maine (Another One, Mo, Lunch), Firestone, and even Teo-Hearted, so why pick SN?

I've never seen a beer get a low rating on RateBeer, so I really can't take them seriously. If we want to be a little bit more objective (and I use the term loosely), go on to BA. Now, admittedly, BA over-rates IPAs over beers of other styles. That said, SNs flagship pale ale is getting a 4.06. A 4.06 is not a good rating for a pale ale on BA. That's certainly not a beer I'm going to hunting for. Sure, you can call SN Pale Ale the "standard" for APAs, but that's just because they were a pioneer. Pioneer doesn't equal a good beer. That's like saying Sears is a great department store. Why go out of the way to buy anything from Sierra Nevada when breweries like Stone, Alpine, Deschutes, Ballast Point, Boulevard, etc can easily be had? And New Belgium is definitely a giant leap below SN. Besides Lips of Faith, what exactly are they making well?

My condolences. Serious, if anyone is in Asheville, the brewery to go to is Wicked Weed. Sierra Nevada is borderline swill. New Belgium, with exception of their Lips of Faith series, is even worse. In spirit of thread, just finished Nobel Ale Works Tongue Tickles. Not as good as I Love It or Citra Showers, but excellent nonetheless.

Seems like it opens up great possibilities for a trade then. Or, we could just blame Darcy.

Don't worry, we can just buy out his contract...wait, no we can't.

I agree with that. I guess my point is that if you try to coerce (either with money or other promises) a player into a particular situation they honestly don't want to be in, it's not likely to work out for the best. I think it's clear GMTM has offered Odouya very good money and security. The Hawks don't want him back, yet he has still not signed with the Sabres. I think it's time to move on.

I think Jim Kelly's decision was a result of immaturity. He just needed to grow up and become more open-minded. But for a veteran in the later half of career, he knows what he wants. I don't want to twist his arm and he comes here and basically checks out effort-wise like some older vets often do. Hoff comes to mind. He didn't want to be part of the growing process, so he checked out.

I understand he's making a major life decision, uprooting his family and everything, and it takes time, but I really don't want to sign a player who really doesn't want to be here. We've seen that play out in the past.

Hey Jack, hey Jack! Hold my baby! Seriously, that baby looks very small. My guess is less than a month old, or just delivered. Jack already working on a cure for cancer.

These signings may be minor (no pun intended), but I think our youngsters (whoever is left of them) should be taught to win and expect to win at all levels of the Sabres organization.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/m_page.htm?id=26153

Jaime McGinn = "tough to play against" Getting closer and closer to a hockey cliche.

I can see this whole thing blowing up. Much like the Rangers of the past. This is going against GMTM's own assertion that he will build through the draft.

Already had 2 DC Brau Corruptions and 1 Fresh Squeezed, and am wonder what it next. I'm downing beers faster than GMTM can trade his draft picks.

Given a blind taste test, I highly doubt anyone on this board could tell the difference between Red Dog, Genny, Natty, or any other macro 5% ABV or below. Technically, they're not brewed (and I use this term loosely) any differently than another.

I fully believe that is what Pegs told this source, but as someone else pointed out, this explanation is incredibly self-serving and one-sided. "Erratic behavior"? He's suffering from "post-concussion syndrome"? Sound more like sour grapes than a rational explanation of why he left. PLF could have called a pressed and just said "being a GM/whatever just isn't for me, so I'm stepping down". Instead, the whole event was shrouded in mystery and PLF didn't speak until a week later. Then there's the whole thing with Nolan getting his panties in a bunch. I don't see Nolan freaking out if PLF truly had to step down for health reasons. That said, PLF has done this before, so maybe he really is just a nut case. I also find it ironic history repeated itself with Nolan, but everyone expected him to be different this time. I'm glad we've moved on.

Drank tonight: 1 Bell's Uranus 1 Maine Mo 1 Deschutes Fresh Squeezed Good night indeed. I'd pay $46 for 1 DL.

you all. Jack Eichel.

Correct, the self-proclaimed best player in the draft doesn't go back to college/OHL/etc. In fact, that would be the biggest move. In case you're wondering about the filter, I wasn't referring to a man's genitalia.