Broken Ankles
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33 minutes ago, Pimlach said:
I think the people down the hall know who we are.
Is that a Steely Dan reference?
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44 minutes ago, mjd1001 said:
20 goals, 65-70 total points. I want/expect a little more progression in his game and if he shows that I think that is where he ends up.
Your vote was with me in the 30-50. If you think 70 pts, why did you select option 1?
I expect PPG to remain close to what we saw last year but….
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Labor Day…..the Matt Ellis of parades.
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If he does this a handful of times this year it would be a win. Played sparingly means few injuries. Playing him over Bryson seven days a week and twice on Sunday.
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12 hours ago, nucci said:
the money in my wallet is made of paper
Is it? Or is it made of cotton and linen?
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17 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said:
This was a draft analysis done from the 2018 through the 2021 drafts. The Bills finished 3rd. They have finished near the top every single time I've seen someone analyze drafts since Beane got here. Second round woes aside (their 2nd rounder this year looks like he can develop into a pro bowler, and quickly) Bills fans have untethered themselves from reality over the last 8 months
Yes, there exist examples of physically painful picks when player X or player Y is available. That's how it works. When you quantify the value you draft regardless of this, the Bills do well. It's why they're ***** elite for ****'s sake
Love to see a revised copy through 2022. The next guy picked immediately after BB is the Center for the GBP and already ranking mid level of the league after 2 years starting. The results of that analysis could be carried by 2018. Outside of hitting on guys like Dane and Bass in late rounds, not many from 2020-2022 will be resigned or make the team. Borderline players like Knox and Oliver were signed to deals that could be viewed as overvalued. I’m not doom and gloom by any stretch, but I definitely see us taking a step back as the younger players from drafts 20-22 are not over achieving on rookie contracts.
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11 minutes ago, Porous Five Hole said:
The reason why I don’t agree with this is because it ignores the material item of Kim’s unavailability. If she doesn’t get sick, you don’t automatically come to the same conclusion. Right?
Pretty easy to armchair this one given the PSE organization has been without its leader for 12 months.
Tim Graham is a smart man. He wrote what he wrote intentionally. He could have written that Pegula is divesting from the non-core businesses and left it at that. Or concluded that the businesses priorities changed without Kim at the helm.
But that isn’t what he concluded. He insinuated that Kim’s business acumen was the chief problem.Then he cited 716 and Tim Hortons (completely ignoring Covid consequences on the restaurant industry).
That’s why I said he chose violence.
For the record, the article continues:
”An unspoken aspect of this series of business moves is how decisively Terry Pegula and Roth have come to the conclusion Kim Pegula’s biggest business ideas have proven unviable. Unable to work after a debilitating cardiac arrest last year, her creations and closest allies continue to vanish from the company.
Kim Pegula was the driving force behind PSE’s creation. She also brokered a deal in 2017 for her and her children to purchase 70 percent of Raccuia’s ADPRO Sports, which was sold this month to Legends, the same company to which the Bills have contracted much of their new stadium’s business, including PSLs, sponsorships, merchandise and concessions.
PSE previously sold most of its restaurant businesses, most notably the showcase (716) Food and Sport to Southern Tier Brewing Company in 2021 and its Tim Hortons location in 2020.
Other entities from the PSE portfolio, including the Buffalo Bandits and Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League, the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League and the Black River Entertainment, will essentially remain unchanged with their respective leadership still reporting to Roth.”
Ok if you don’t think that was unnecessarily harsh, but I think it was a cheap shot given my context above.
Is it harsh because she is disabled? What if the circumstances were that they were divorcing and KP never had a stroke. Would you more readily accept TG’s conclusion that a series of unprofitable pet projects were offloaded, and people whom his ex-wife employed with high paying jobs that did not contribute to the success of the organization were let go? Of course not. I happen to think he has a point, but in the wake of a tragedy perhaps better left unsaid. As the comedians say, “too soon”? Here, probably yes.
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On 8/17/2023 at 1:42 PM, sweetlou said:
What would you do?
I miss Monty.
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I had the privilege of talking Sabres hockey with RJ and Jim Lorenz in 1997. They were at a hotel bar after playing Anaheim. Can’t recall if I declared my overwhelming love for the guy but probably was conveyed in some way by words or hanging on every word he spoke. He was quite simply the voice of our youth. Rest in Peace.
Thank you to everyone for adding your memories and thoughts in this thread. It’s cathartic for us all to post and share with each other.
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Arizona
Winnipeg
San Jose
Boston
Philadelphia
Mostly organizational decisions, with the exception of Boston. Just hate the city. Hate all the sports teams, the accents and the people.
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2 hours ago, Ogre said:
Little Ogre, look at the sky!
Za planets on fire! It is just as you prophesied!
Za planets of our solar system incinerating!
Like flaming globes, Ogre!
Like flaming globes!
AH HA HA HA!
Played by Larry David.
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12 hours ago, nucci said:
You can get a standalone NFL Sunday Ticket subscription through YouTube Primetime Channels. The out-of-market package is available through YouTube’s à la carte Movies & TV hub—allowing you to sign up without a monthly YouTube TV subscription.
But the a la cart is still $399 for the year. If half the games are on regular/cable tv, why invest this much for 8 games ? Saying it’s more cost effective to watch at a bar/restaurant.
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1 hour ago, Huckleberry said:
Seriously I would be pissed of as a sharks fan on this return, a 1st round pick and 2 cap dumps and 3rd pair D.
Better to receive a first round pick this year, than pay a first to take Karlsson two years from now? Maybe Karlsson is Chara and lives up to the length of contract but unlikely. The cap dump salaries are off the books by 2025, which probably aligns with their plans for trying to complete again.
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On 6/17/2023 at 8:22 PM, Taro T said:
Pretty sure he meant tha tyou can get Sunday ticket without buying the rest of the YouTube package. Which is doable, but it costs an extra $100 than it would if it is bundled w/ YouTube TV.
And either way, if you order it by some time in September, you'll save $50 over waiting until past that date (believe it is 9/16, but not positive, it IS sometime in September that the non-early early bird early bird discount goes away. (Had it been purchased prior to June 6, it would've been $100 off whichever option was chosen.)
For those living outside the 716, and former Direct Tv Sunday Ticket owners what are you doing? As Taro notes above, the discount of $100 applies only if you sign up for YouTube tv @ $72/month. I’m planning on keeping Direct Tv for a while. My contract expires in August and I’m curious what options they have for me this year since I won’t get the Sunday Ticket for free (like I have for the last 17 years). Having Prime, NFL network, local stations (NBC/Fox/CBS) and ESPN should allow me to view about half of the Bills games this year. Thus making the YouTube option of $399 seem an excessive option at $50/game. I mean I could go down to the local sports bar for breakfast on any games not televised nationally. That might cost me on $25/game. Rolling the die that other games are flexed or get televised.
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2 hours ago, Rasmus_ said:
Glad the Sabres won't be on the hook for this type of player in years 4-7. Because he's going to fall off a cliff.
Agree. I would have kicked the tires next summer but could not see committing an AAV of $6.5m over 7 years. The Caps as a team will fall off a cliff in 24/25. They will have 10 players over 30, with $60M allocated in AAV. With an average age of just under 35 for those 10 players in that season. The Sabres will have one, Skinner. And it’s not like they have a group of prospects like the Sabres to push for the other roster spots to offset that age/salary.
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14 hours ago, Taro T said:
Not bagpipes, but Big Country's In a Big Country has the bagpipe sounding guitars. Does that count?
Great song. What was the album, again? Can’t recall. 🤣😏😜
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My homage to Jimmy, the avatar….
mine would be
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17 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:
(But I might have to go with Cobden as a vigil for Quinner?)
How about Climax, Saskatchewan?
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18 hours ago, pastajoe said:
A goal should count no matter how it goes into the net, including kicked in and high stick. Both take skill and are too subjective to call properly.
Also 3-2-1 point system; 3 for regulation win, 2 for OT/shootout win, 1 for OT/shootout loss.
I’d rather exclude all goals off a skate. Takes away any judgement by Toronto on intent.
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6 minutes ago, SyrSabreFan said:
Skinner - Whip it by Devo
Skinner likes the pop songs. He covered the 80’s and 2000’s. Now it’s time to go back to the 90’s. Britney in red leather…..Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah.
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1 hour ago, JohnC said:
What difference does it make why a deal was made? Whether it was for reasons of disgruntlement, cap, better players in the system or whatever, the measurement of success of a deal is the impact on the team. The fundamental issue is: does the transaction make the team better and/or do the cumulative transactions improve the team. The Jack deal, for whatever reason it was made for was a good deal for both teams involved.
You are reflexive contrarian to the point where everyone knows what your position is on a topic before you even post it. You make @PerreaultForeverlook like a Polly Anna Optimist. That is quite an accomplishment.
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On 7/19/2023 at 3:58 PM, dudacek said:
Good discussion on Vic on SabresLive.
2 of the interesting points raised:
His analytics were good last year
His 28 goals led all NHLers who averaged less than 15 minutes of ice time last year by a wide margin. No one else had more than 22.
Appreciate the heads up on this topic. Listened today from the vault. Worthwhile commentary by Marty. Other nuggets I found interesting:
- Sports Logic stat on Loose pucks recovered in the O-Zone - Vic finished #18 on Sabres last year. This meets the eye test where he seems timid and constantly losing puck battles - if ever engaged in the first place. Skinner was 4th last year, which somewhat confirms Marty's posture that Skinner is not just a goal scorer.
- Second on Sabres in Shooting percent - over 17%.
- Marty believes a good return for Vic is a second round pick, but most likely only yields a third.
- Only positive (+/-) player he played with all season was Dylan Cozens (validated on Natural Stat Trick). Note that Vic's time with Mitts was awful. I remember some of those games where both were stapled to the bench in third period.
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I wouldn't want to risk him playing 2nd line minutes with Cozens unless there was an absolute beast on the left. JJP is not there, yet. Agree with most he will settle into the third line somewhere until Quinn is back.
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3 hours ago, Curt said:
I still can not get over this one. They traded an entire draft worth of assets for Tanner Jeannot. This should go down in history as one of the more outrageous trades in NHL history, but it won’t because NHL people have a hard time making a big deal over, or drawing attention to anything (except the Toronto Maple Leafs, whatever they do is automatically a huge deal).
In the NFL the NO Saints traded an entire draft class of picks for Ricky Williams, and that is ingrained as part of the league’s history mostly because it’s viewed as folly even though Williams was great. And this was a record breaking college player who was basically a lock to be a star performing in the NFL. He wasn’t Tanner Jeannot.
The craziest part of the Ricky Williams deal is that if he was just very good, not game changer great like Ditka thought, the trade wouldn’t have been all-time bad. Williams was an interesting cat, and was never motivated or aspired to be elite. In hindsight, if the Saints didn’t finish 3-13 and the next years first turned into #3 overall (LaVar Arrington) it would have just seen as swing and miss trade. And like the Williams deal, this trade will depend on what Jeannot becomes in Tampa. If he is Hagel 2.0 or Tom Wilson for the Caps then it’s a win. Agreed he was a flop down the stretch and in the playoffs, and the assets given up to attain look bad, but Tampa is Cap strapped and this deal keeps Jeannot hungry for a real contract when the cap goes up. The Sabres signed Victor, as a 40 point player with significant downside in comparison to Jeannot on two separate occasions to contracts of $3m and $4.5m. So $2.6m doesn’t seem bad at all for a player seemingly built for the playoffs.
Unsubstantiated SabreSpace Rumormongering: Pegs is selling the team….
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