That Aud Smell

I understand. Now and again, stuff on the board just boils down, IMO, to one's world view, outlook on life, and such. If we accept for the sake of argument that Eichel will not be the next Perreault but will instead be, what, a notch above Pierre Turgeon? (That actually seems fair.) Then what of it? What is there to be done about it? What's done is done.** It's mostly thistle patch harumphing to want to dwell on the ways in which Eichel has disappointed, is disappointing, and likely will disappoint -- in the light of the cost to acquire him, the hope invested in him, and the value and term of his current contract. Which, fine. That may be some people's cup of tea. It ain't mine. And every now and then, I feel like saying as much. ** For the purposes of this analysis, I'm disregarding the possibility of trades and the like. Because, even in that event, the team would be holding an asset that did not turn out to be as valuable as had been hoped (by some). And that's to say nothing of the fact that his contract all but guarantees that he's a Sabre for the long-term.

That video made me so happy. Thanks. Well, that ain't coercion. That's a transactional choice. Agreed that "coercion" is probably not the right word, although I didn't read the complaint so I'm not really sure.

This line of thought interests me so little.

That's fun. PSE creatives, take note.

What shape is the horn that gets blown to summon the E. Kane apologists? And where is it located? And what sound does it make?

IDGAF whether the allegations are true or not. They exist. I'm so glad this guy is as far away as possible from this team.

Representing pornographers sorta requires that, I imagine.

^ I haven’t seen a shot chart, but they were simply unlucky, imo, not to get 3 or 4 goals in the 3rd. 1st period they took killer consecutive penalties and generally looked like crap.

Seems like every time I see him in the ice, he’s on the wrong side of the play.

I watched about half of the game. Sabres were under siege in the 1st, yet SOG were even. Weird. I can’t get too angry over a game where they got almost 50 SOG. Skinner was just unlucky not to tie it in the 3rd. And, as @Randall Flagg notes: The team needs more consistent secondary scoring.

Absolutely.

In my heart and soul, I want this to be true. But America is the world's most powerful empire. It is in decline, no doubt. But it is still the top dog. There are innumerable aspects of our economy, society, culture, and way of life that depend on the world order being a particular way or ways. There are therefore many, many logical and justifiable reasons for the United States to police most of the world.

did their #fancystats portend as much?

I, for one, am shocked, SHOCKED, that Evander Kane's name would be associated with such lurid and tawdry allegations. And I yearn for the days when the Sabres could count on his fast, heavy, low IQ style of play. I mean, when's the last time a Sabres winger took 5 or more unscreened 45 foot wrist shots in a game?

I love that Pominville's in for his 1000th game at the site of his greatest moment as a pro -- also one of the franchise's greatest moments ever (and my personal favourite). Let's Go, Buffalo!

I think I'm remembering the turnover that killed a minute of the power play, then.

I am not a fan of this sort of take. Fans can reasonably conclude that there was no (legitimate) plan with respect to the QB position, given what's transpired. I mean, there obviously was a plan -- but is it worthy of being called a plan given how patently horrific and historically incompetent it has proven to be?

I was gonna say. I have not gone back and watched the replay (actually the clip I saw did not show the buildup), but my sense in real time last night was that the turnover in OT that led to the goal was because Risto wasn't where Eichel thought he should/would be. Given Risto's track record, I presume that he screwed up there.

Education and opportunity would go a long, long way. Here in America, by and large, people who develop this level of hate and anger tend to be under-educated and un- or under-employed.

Haha - fair deuce. I had not thought of that. Based on how that culture is depicted in popular culture, sheriffs in the wild west functioned almost like local warlords. I'm not inclined to welcome an expanded role for strongmen leaders -- we have one of those in the White House already and I think the country's ability to govern and be governed is worse for it.

Thank you for your contribution to the discussion @Hank. The thread's title might have tipped you off to what's going on here.

An American where just about everyone carries a gun and can protect themselves with lethal force when they are, or even maybe just feel, threatened. So, back to the wild west. What's old is new again.

I successfully trapped a pesky mouse in the kitchen last winter. In doing so, I wasn't protecting anyone in my home from it (let alone just the women). I was just doing my part to get rid of some vermin. Dig?

I understand this perspective. And while I don't agree with it, I'm also not sure what else an empire in decline is positioned to do.