That Aud Smell

Casa Azul for my money. I think Divina had a patchy record with possible human trafficking.

Sorry - didn’t mean to be opaque. Hip, hot local restaurateur went public with his politics, in a pretty big (and unprovoked) way. My take is that he alienated a lot of people who now choose to get tacos and margaritas from other purveyors.

My eyes on the street say "yes." For my own part, I've been to Hertel on 4 Fridays. 2 were pre-kerfuffle. 2 were post-kerfuffle. The crowds varied significantly (with the latter visits yielding us a table within minutes). Additionally, he's more recently been dabbling in Groupon type stuff and other get-people-in-the-door promotions. I think there was a fallout. At some stores. I don't think the one in East Amherst was affected at all, for example.

Quick takes: I do dislike Incognito, but it sounds like he's having (more) serious issues. I hope he gets the help he needs. He seemed quite erratic this off-season. And for all the flack I give him, fact is he helped end the drought. With regard to the NFL looking to stifle controversy: It ain't about politics. It's about money, honey. Ask our man at Deep South Taco how it went when he went all in on being a proud quasi-alt-right-er. Some of his stores are still doing well. Others, not so much. The NFL wants as much of everyone's money as they can get. So they don't want controversy. Plain and simp (the system's a pimp, and I refuse to be a hoe!).

Whether he can fell a tree in Sweden really has no bearing in predicting how he’ll do cutting down lumber in WNY. Edit: Wait. I get it now.

Yeesh. Well, one thing I’ll say: People who get here almost invariably find it’s not the place it’s often reputed to be. Hockey players as a group tend to love it here.

Even setting aside the issues I have with his game and his reported approach to off-ice preparation, the deal is a real risk. The guy plays so recklessly, or at least needs to do so in order to be effective, that you wonder whether his body will hold up. OTOH, he had no major injury issues last season.

Haha. Eff off, Tom.

Nah, brah. I literally don’t follow your line of thinking there. Best I can tell, there isn’t a defensible one to follow. Also: What was with the Swedes thinking Buffalo is a city God forgot?

He should be good for Roch.

What a rare and remarkable talent. RIP. I have found that I must visit his music with care and caution. Its power is astonishing, and it can lead the listener to some dark and lonely places. When I’m in the right mood, though — Jesus. Listening to him is like being in a “thin place,” as the Irish say.

Hooray for everyone.

If he’s not generational, then the standards are a smidge too exacting.

Yessir.

I dunno. Crosby seems to fit the bill. I'm not sure it's a matter of tallying up MVPs. I once heard you could get a girl pregnant by french kissing with her when she's wearing only a bathing suit. Of those players/prospects, I think only McDavid gets to wear the label.

Caps digital media team KILLING it after the Game 6 victory. https://www.facebook.com/Capitals/videos/10155595684336762/?permPage=1

I’d say “yes.” And the only player/prospect since has been McDavid (?).

Whodat? I reckon that a talent that comes along once every 10-15 years (or so) is all that should qualify. OTOH, Gretzky and Lemieux were born just 4 years apart. Interesting that these two were born 10 years apart.

:blink: Also: With Pronman's nerdy words of caution in mind, I am OH-ficially off the "generational" hype train. I'll instead accept the projection of a clear #1 d-man on a Cup-contending team. And I'm asking: How many d-men like that have the Sabres had in their history? Damn few, if any.

^ Ya, but he *is* leaving. Voluntarily.

^ As the video suggests, Robert Plant is a Cornell predecessor. And while different, we can always put Mercury in the same rarified air.

Same. And it's helpful for me to hear a sober dude like Pronman say he sees his projecting as a future NHL star, but not some sort of generational stud (a la Potvin). I'm perfectly fine with the former. Good info and points.

Fair point.

Hedman and Doughty as near-comparables (i.e., Dahlin projects a bit better than both). Yes. Please. Also interesting that Pronman pumps the tires on the generational talk. I'm good with that. .58. This appears to suggest that Dahlin would post ~20-25 points as a rookie d-man.

^ Yah - that makes total sense. The divide, I think, arises from the fact that my Twitter life is just about 100% anonymous and non-IRL. But for someone 10-15 years younger than me who's got his name and face attached to his account, I think that'd be a quite different experience. I read his nhl.com content and follow him on Twitter -- he's the real deal.