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As a purist: for a burrito or fajitas, yes; for a taco, no. I do accept that flour can be a substitute when you can't find good corn tortillas that allow for a soft shell. In fact, it was near impossible to find good corn tortillas in WNY for a long, long time. When Lloyd's first started their taco truck, I asked where they got their corn tortillas from, and the guy said he couldn't (as in wouldn't) tell me, as the secret to great tacos is a warm, soft corn tortilla (it's why La Divina's are so good). Making a filling is the easy part.

woooo boy, you just lost all (Mexican food) credibility with that one! 🤣

When I first moved to Buffalo in the early 1990s, this and MT were the only game in town. GM's sauce tasted more italian than mexican. The one dish I've had there that is good are the chicken enchiladas with salsa verde. For standard mexican fare, the easiest way for me to tell if their food as whole is good is their rice and beans. If you can't make decent rice and beans, how can you make the rest of it decent? The other indication for me is how good their mole is, or if they make it at all.

I could eat tacos from La Divina on Delaware 5 days a week.

A lot of teams would be happy if either of the next two on the list (Kulich and Savoie)* were their "best prospect in the system". * Listed in alphabetical order, because I'm not sure which one should be ranked second.

Read an article a couple weeks ago about Boston and how moving Pastrnak from the first to the second line helped create more balanced scoring and was one of the keys to their success during the regular season. Given how successful the top line was with Mitts, I won't be surprised if DG tries something similar. Personally, I don't want to see the Cozens line change, but they would be the third line with the second including TT and Greenway--I'm just not sure who should be the other winger? Three lines that could score 80-90 goals each.

Good piece on Greenway in The Athletic this morning: https://theathletic.com/4464552/2023/05/04/can-jordan-greenway-be-don-granatos-next-reclamation-success-with-sabres/ Basically says, Great Guy/team mate, a little stifled in Minny and lost his confidence, going to be in the gym all summer, Granato thinks he's got much much more to offer, concluding:

Does this apply to the playoffs? From what I've seen so far, it's rare when someone doesn't hit.

These last two games have been unbelievable!

One of the best if not the best games of the season!!!

I was at last night's game, and the problem with using this stat to blame the GT is the difference in the quality of the shots. Most of the shots from the Sabres were outside the slot (easier to defend a shot coming from one side or the other), and most of the chances the Preds got were point blank or odd man rushes. My impression (can't back it up with stats) on the season is there aren't many teams that give up more quality chances than the Sabres. Yes, the Sabres need a high-quality GT, but any GT's stats will be significantly worse with the type of shots the Sabres D allows.

Important night in the race (ok, they all are). If Sabres win and Isles lose, puts them 3 points back with the same 3 games in hand they start with tonight.

I like what these offensive pairings did in the TO game. Looking forward to what that second line does tonight.

I'm leaning more toward the chips are down but we get an unexpected win in their building.

All the complaints about Bryson and/or Olofsson ignore the true cause of the loss. If you have plans for another game this season, maybe think about donating the tickets B&GTM? 😄

I agree with this sentiment, giving him a higher grade for what he didn't do, rather than what he did. In his presser, KA said something like "I'm giddy about the arms race going on in the east." I believe what he meant was, while they are all mortgaging the future for a cup run this year, he is content to maintain his patient approach of building the team for an extended Cup run. While many Sabres fans have run out of patience, I'm glad the leader of the franchise has not.

Yeah, the discussion is really overshadowing Lyubushkin setting a career high in points today. Shame...

Doesn't matter if the Sabres don't win tonight. This is a MUST WIN.

FL losing is a good thing today. Must get these 2 points before the playoff gauntlet starts 2/21 when 21 out of the last 28 games will be against current playoff teams or rivals for the last spots. I'm excluding Sens, Habs, and Flyers from that group.

It appears the Panthers have gone into playoff mode. It'll be interesting to see how the Sabres handle being in this race.

Some questions about his relationship with Jeremy Jacobs of Delaware North fame. https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2023-02-08-labor-secretary-marty-walsh/

FYI, ESPN tells me the game is on TNT, not MSG.

Thanks, that answers my question above, and that's the team I was leaning toward. Looking at their stats, their issue has been goal tending as well. Not sure how long Bobrovsky is out, so it could continue to hurt them.

Yes, regarding that first point, I was thinking about it and wondering who among the pack will pick up the pace? At this point, I'd include the Caps, Pens, Sabres, Panthers, Isles, Flyers, Wings, and Sens vying for the last 2 spots. It really should be a great finish for the last spot.

Given the conference is so much more competitive this year, I think the playoff target number will be a lower than 98. The Caps are currently on pace for 93 points and the Pens for 95. There are a lot of teams chasing a spot this year compared to last, when the bottom 8 were essentially done with 2 weeks left to play. This year is going to be a real battle, and will most likely come down to the last game or two. Fortunately, the Sabres end the season with CBJ.