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This is all helpful insight, @Drag0nDan - and this especially so.

My point is whether and how the lack of cash flow from the wells could affect how the Sabres are managed.

He's not out of the business. JKLM Energy's predecessor company is East Resources Inc., which was formed in 1983 in Pittsburgh, PA. For 27 years, East Resources Inc. successfully operated in shallow and deep oil and gas formations in PA, WV and NY until 2010, when Royal Dutch Shell plc acquired East’s PA and NY assets. East Resources Inc. continued to operate in Ohio and West Virginia for approximately 3 years before those assets were sold to American Energy Partners LP. Soon after the sale of those assets, a core group of experienced staff reassembled to form JKLM Energy. http://www.jklmenergy.com/who-we-are/history

From the article: Oil and gas companies in the United States are hurtling toward bankruptcy at a pace not seen in years, driven under by a global price war and a pandemic that has slashed demand. And in the wake of this economic carnage is a potential environmental disaster — unprofitable wells that will be abandoned or left untended, even as they continue leaking planet-warming pollutants, and a costly bill for taxpayers to clean it all up. ... The industry’s decline may be just beginning. Almost 250 oil and gas companies could file for bankruptcy protection by the end of next year, more than the previous five years combined, according to Rystad Energy, an analytics company. Rystad analysts now expect oil demand will begin falling permanently by decade’s end as renewable energy costs decline, energy efficiency improves, and efforts to fight climate change diminish an industry that has spent the past decade drilling thousands of wells, transforming the United States into the biggest oil producer in the world.

This is a pretty remarkable overview of how the oil & gas business in the U.S., including fracking, may be in the process of a substantial, if not total, collapse. https://nyti.ms/2WcWmXy

Yeah, the death rate is not the most compelling statistic for me, given the stories I'm hearing about people having "recovered" only to find that they've sustained some form of long-term damage to an organ system (lungs, etc.). I do wish we could get definitive hospitalization data. I keep hearing, from certain sectors, that COVID hospitalizations are being over-reported because anyone in the hospital, for any reason, who tests positive is being categorized as a COVID hospitalization. The question being: How often is this actually happening? Is it inflating the data point? And, as I think @North Buffalo noted, if that's the case, then why are dozens of ICU's bursting at the seams?

I never gave it much thought, so I was learning for the first time that it was in the shape of an animal. I did find myself shaking my head at the OP who was *nerding* out on how utterly amazing the logo is (like, the best in all of sports?). I guess, from a design professional's standpoint, there's a lot to admire. As a fan/consumer, I think it's an unappealing mess. Also, it looks more like a bear than a wolf to me. But I think the designer intentionally made it ambiguous.

I think this was the first mention of him. He's on my totally arbitrary not very well informed list as well. But perhaps the vote is cast for his time as a non-Sabre. In addition to Wendel Clark and taking Gretzky as a given, I guess I'd go: 2. Dave Tiger Williams (unmatched goal celebration) 3. Ovechkin (the most fun player to watch live, in my experience) 4. Lafleur (reminded me of Perreault, yes, but perhaps more graceful whereas Perreault was more powerful) 5. Lanny McDonald (for the 'stache and his team's epic Cup win (in his final season?))

Yeah - that's not cool at all - characterizing DiBiase's opinion content as a sourced report.

Hey now!

What I read from Wawrow was more definite than that.

@john wawrow Tweeted in that same thread that Dudley had interest in coming to the Sabres.

FFS.

Ooh ohh. I missed most frustrating. "RORY!! THE PUCK IS BETWEEN YOUR SKATES!"

Sure, I'll play. Among my earliest memories are watching hockey (Sabres?) games on a snowy black and white amidst a blueish haze of cigarette smoke (from my dad). Were those Sabres games? Or just HNIC? No matter. I recall my older brothers and others being fired up for the playoff run in 1979-1980. Unfortunately the Islanders had other plans. I've heard many a time that that was the best Sabres team ever - Perreault at the peak of his powers, Gare sniping, etc. I got a real head of steam as a fan when games started being broadcast on cable TV. That was in the Scotty Bowman era. Favourite Sabre is easy: Gilbert. Most exciting moment as a fan was probably seeing Gretzky play at the old Aud during the season where he scored a bajillion goals. Because I was a kid. And the excitement you can have is a kid is so pure. It was one of only a handful of games I attended when I was young. More analytically, the most exciting moment was Game 6 of the 2006 ECF. Top of the 300s. Briere pots a powerplay goal. Back to Carolina we go. As for improving the current team, that's beyond my pay grade. You need more good NHL players. Preferably forwards. I think the D is in okay shape. Goaltending is mostly fungible.

What can I say. I'm good with a turn of phrase. I reckon I was prompted by the use of the terms immature, obnoxious, rude, and group think. So, maybe that was not quite scorching. Singeing, maybe. But definitely scolding.

That’s fairly rich - the part about battles - since you were the one to scorch and scold when I replied saying that booing Bettman is a fun thing for fans to do. And I’m not sure where you come off presuming that I don’t GAF about your take on Bettman and booing. I’m here to listen (read) and engage. At least we got it cleared up that your post was the sum of your thoughts on the matter, not the end of all valid discussion thereon. Not sure - but the enemy of my enemy is my — something.

Hey - thanks - it's nice and cool here where all that shade got thrown. It's also good to know that your post is the final word on the matter.

The booing of sh1theel pro sports commissioners is one of fandom's simple pleasures. They don't all get booed, as best I can tell. Seems like the ones who (richly) deserve it do.

Fair point.

i find it strange that PSE apparently can't turn a few bucks on a Tim Hortons store.

that's fun. definitely sounds to be of a piece with the sounds that were coming out of SoCal in the late 80s and early 90s. fishbone, red hot chili peppers, firehose, and the like.

Very true. Someone at work was pitching me on a theory/approach to a problem, and I thought my non-verbals were conveying my strong skepticism. Not so much, it turned out. I had to jump in after I realized my cues were not being picked up.

10 years?! Sheesh. There's gotta be something unique/new about the compensation structure. What had I been hearing? A salary tied to the salary cap?