That Aud Smell

This issue is by now conclusively resolved. In the event there were any doubt on the topic:

Looked it up - yowza did he ever.

The disparity between the home record with the goat head retros and the royal blues is something I can no longer ignore. Irrational as it is, it seems there's enough of a sample size to infer that the team plays better when wearing the black goat heads. Hopefully they can buck the trend tonight.

I don't understanding sitting Jost. Am I missing something?

Let's Go, Buffalo!!

Let’s Go, Buffalo!!

Part of my point here is: The idea is to build a team. With complementary pieces. This player sounds like a piece that the team needs.

I'll take it!

the who now? I love the sound of this player. Let's go, Buffalo!!

Ahhite. This is all fair. Good points.

Idk what to tell you, man. The tippy top of the reputables - Friedman, Lebrun (sp?) - were reporting that the Sabres were in on the player (and, towards the end of the process, it was essentially just the Sabres and Senators who were in a position to do the trade), but that the asking price was the Sabres' sticking point. If you take the view that those distinguished information-brokers (not to pump their tires too much) just put out BS content to drive clicks, then we can't really have a conversation on this subject.

Also: Is "7" the correct number to use when multiplying I reckon that, if the Sabres' season goes longer than 7 months, I will not care what I am paying for extended viewing access. Right?

Wait - ha. Is that right? I'll add: This app isn't just for the Sabres. There's other content. Mainly the Knicks. So maybe that's why it's more expensive to get it for the entire year than it would be to go monthly for the Sabres games. That's better news (to the tune of $100), then, for in-market cord cutters.

This is good news, I think. Also, I called it!

This is what I love most about a good beef on weck. It's harder and harder to find, though. @PASabreFan: The Beef and Barrel in Olean is much closer to the northern tier of PA. They do an excellent beef on weck in this style. As did The Pub in Jamestown, the last time I was there (that's actually one of the best I've had). Given its accessibility, Anderson's beef on weck (it's called the Carl, or something?) is a very solid choice. They prepare and carve their sirloins on site. Good stuff. One final plug for Swiston's in the City of Tonawanda. They do theirs bar-side as well. Plus, you get vintage dive bar vibes galore.

I wanted to take some solace in the fact that GM KA might have decided not to go in on the player because Chychrun was not - as Stillman evidently is - a perceived "fit" with the current roster. But all of the most connected insiders were saying that Buffalo wanted the player, just not at the price being demanded. So, the Sabres didn't get a player they'd identified as someone who could help. That's it, really.

Let’s go, Buffalo. Gonna be tough sledding against Boston without 2 of the team’s top 3 players.

I … I don’t get this one. Bummer.

Tuesday night, Columbus is the definition of a tough sell. These kinds of games are the final challenge for the franchise in getting fans back in the building. I also get the sense that there's some sort of post-pandemic change that has affected attendance at live sporting events. In larger markets, I think that franchises have been able to recover more readily because they have a larger pool of potential fans to pull from. In smaller markets (ours), the margin for error is much smaller and the road back to full(er) houses more arduous. The Sabres' recent history of awfulness plays a role there too. they were there in sufficient numbers to throw the snowballs that prompted the refs to threaten the Bills with a 15-yard penalty. 😏

Frazier is an absolute class act. He has many, many strengths to recommend him as a coach (teacher, mentor). In addition to all that, I think that the Bills D is in need of fresh ideas and new leadership.

Let’s go, Buffalo!!

It takes a special kind of psycho to be built like that and then play like that. One of the scarier moments of my life -- entirely self-created -- was when I had a few too many pops at the arena, was seated on an aisle, was a few rows up from Peca, who was seated one seat in on an opposite aisle, and I said something sorta towards him that was truly G-rated but nonetheless specific about his wife/wife's family (his FIL was my dentist and I was the same age and friendly with his future SIL). That guy turned around and gave me a look that would have made Clint Eastwood look no scarier than Mr. Rogers. I sobered up real quick. And left the game early.

"Paging Mike Peca. ... Paging Mike Peca. Please run through the nearest blue and gold courtesy phone." In their respective primes, Peca and Krebs will have essentially the exact same build.

Got eeem.