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I'm at a lunch meeting. At a tavern. Which has an incredible craft beer list. The level of self control I must display at this moment, in light of this news, is off the charts. This sucks. Even if he only misses a week. This sucks.

Replay I saw looked like a skate blade came down on the back of his leg/ankle. Hope it's not a serious Achilles injury. Twitter gif: https://twitter.com/myregularface/status/784908499478257664

You guys are missing the main point here... When the Sabres win it all, who do you want to be the first guy to raise that cup?

My company matches 50% up to 6% for my 403b, but not until I've worked there for a year. I'm only 3 months into the job, but I've been contributing my 6% anyways, just to start building my savings and get used to the take-home amount. All of mine goes to an S&P 500 index fund. Thought I'd play it safe while I'm still figuring this whole finance thing out. Obviously we're not talking big money here.. I'm the new kid working for a non-profit, but hey, gotta start somewhere!

That was one hell of a shift by 70-15-23. Wow

I once proclaimed that you guys were collectively more sane than any Bills forum... Then the Jimmy Vesey thread happened :P

Score predictions for USA-Canada, anybody?

Some thoughts and pics, as promised: The atmosphere was awesome after the Sweden-Russia game. The Swedes gathered outside in massive crowds, chanting and jumping and clapping. It was like nothing you see in American sports, anywhere. The camaraderie was really cool to witness. We stood and people-watched for about half an hour (the Russians and their body language was interesting to watch too). Inside the game, we sat near some Finns that came all the way from Finland. There were a lot of Finnish fans overall, and I got the impression that many of them did come all the way here just for the Cup. And it struck me how awesome this is for them. To see all their national players together on the same ice, live. You could really feel the passion in the building, to the point that I was actually hoping Finland would score one in the third once it was out of hand. Don't get me wrong, I wanted a shut out and the goal differential. But the reaction of the guy in front of me was priceless. The Finnish fans deserved something to celebrate. I have a tremendous amount of respect for their dedication, as well as their ability to handle their alcohol and remain incredibly friendly people. Also sat near lots of Eichel fans. There were 2 Canadians between us, but we had 6 out of 8 there mainly to see Jack play :) I don't need to tell you all how dominant NA was. They were so fast, so aggressive on the forecheck and backcheck. Some sloppy passes, but their speed made up for it. They hardly ever dumped and chased, as someone mentioned earlier. Finland tried to dump and chase, but the young guns were just too fast and Finland was generally unsuccessful at entering the zone, period. It felt like NA scored 8 goals, not 4, because there were so many close calls. The fact that Jack scored one was all I needed to have a good time. The rest of the game was just awesome, awesome icing on the cake. Some outside facing: I was filmed for a news coverage piece before the game, aired somewhere in Quebec. Yes, I now consider myself famous among the French-Canadian population. Unfortunately I don't know any French-Canadians, so I'm somewhat of an anonymous celebrity. Our view: Timmy's WCH cups:

Awesome game, tons of fun being there. I'll post some thoughts and pics tomorrow. One thing that was cool: tons of Eichel/Sabres fans up here. My dad and I got lots of "Go Sabres" for our gear. Obviously it was a Matthews/McDavid lovefest as expexted, but there was lots of love to go around for Jack too.

ESPN covering up the board ads with CGI graphics.. Gotta make up for the lack of commercials somehow ????

The other day I avoided a large rock and then jumped a small log on my mountain bike. I was feeling pretty good about it until watching this video... Wow, thanks for sharing! Wonder what the broken bone count was for him to get that skilled

MMA sounds like great off-season training for a goalie. Ought to help with hand-eye coordination and fast twitch muscles. I always felt martial arts helped me with those facets in regards to the other sports I played. And that's on top of the obvious cardio workout you're getting. I love that Lehner is doing this!

I found this comical https://www.facebook.com/AdamDrizzy/posts/10155340298033902

It's been like 10 minutes since Team NA has scored. What's going on? Oh, it's an intermission. Only thing that can stop them today!

Sure, this is a Sabres forum, but I like the idea of a Bills GTD during the offseason. The guys around here are pretty levelheaded compared to the hot takes you'd probably find on some Bills forums. I don't mind it at all. And not for nothing, but 4 of the last 5 threads you've started haven't been about the Sabres :P I kid, but I don't think this is something to leave over.

Goalie change already. Halak received a fairly warm welcome from his old fans.

Close range slappers are awesome! And I didn't even have time to post that before they scored again. Wow, and another as I type. This is awesome. Ekblad once again

My ESPN feed has so commentators.. Can hear all the on-ice action though. It's oddly satisfying.

6:00 I believe.. So, soon! Can't wait to see Johnny-McDavid-Eichel. Should be lots of fun. Pretournament hockey making me forget all about football. Who woulda thought?

You guys are all so caught up with Eichel that no one noticed USA's upset of Canada!? It was a fun game to be at. Incredible atmosphere. USA pride was obviously running high, and the underdog mentality only helped that I think. The game itself was pretty chippy too. Didn't feel at all like a pre-tournament game. Canada just played sloppy, and the US got some lucky bounces. Quick stood on his head until leaving the game. Skaters bailed out US goalies twice by making miraculous saves, one from Kessler and one from McDonagh that was really clutch. Can't find a game recap video, but there are some individual highlights on the WCH website. https://www.wch2016.com/news/canada-usa-world-cup-game-recap/c-281674200

This cause is awesome. The shirts and hats look awesome. Jack Eichel is awesome. http://bufsabres.co/JEichel15

Team USA had an open practice today, so I took myself a nice little lunch break and watched. Patrick Kane and Joe Pavelski together = fun hockey.

Great timing on this thread! I'm living outside WNY for the first time this hockey season, so I was going to look into NHL.tv or center ice soon. Was leaning NHL.tv because I have an Xbox to stream through. I would like the ability to watch on my laptop or phone, but it's not a deal breaker. Just like the idea of mobility. Like if I'm at the brother-in-law's house or (sigh) at work late, I might be able to watch from my laptop. Is NHL.tv pretty reliable and decent quality in anyone's experience here? The discover promo is sweet, didn't know about that yet. Thanks!

My commute to work is only 3 miles, but there are up to 15 stop lights in that span depending how I go. Plus multiple pedestrian crosswalks since I'm so close to OSU. Two weekends from now will be my first time home since moving down. I just so happen to be buying my dad's car off him that weekend too. I'm gonna have some fun driving around before coming back, that's for sure!

Gotcha.. I grew up in Churchville, out a little ways into the country. Living downtown in a huge city now, man does it make me miss the quiet sometimes. Oh, and I definitely miss the driving I knew growing up. Back roads, now there's something that belongs in the awesome thread!