That Aud Smell

The more I think about it, the more I think it makes no sense whatsoever that he'd come to Buffalo. Maybe if this were mid-May 2020 and the Sabres were clearly getting things turned around (like, maybe they'd just made the playoffs and been eliminated in round 1). But the Sabres are the worst team in the league. Why would Tavares want to go to such a team? I'd thought St. Louis myself, and saw Dreger mention it. But I have no idea whether he'd be a fit there, financially or otherwise.

I don't dismiss out of hand that the mass shooting in Las Vegas could have played a real role in the season they've had. I was there for just one night - a home game night - this spring. And I am saying it: The energy in and around the arena was palpable. I think having a pro sports team to rally around was meaningful to people who live in the area.

Fwiw (from White at WGR): Home teams in the Stanley Cup Playoffs are 34-39 so far... Fluky year? Or is something we've long held to be an advantage disappearing?

PA tells good stories.

The Las Vegas pre-game show stuff is hilarious. Not to my taste -- but for those who dig it -- have at it.

Agree with this as well.

These "hey - here's a question" threads are good threads.

Yeah - I’m not sure what that’s about. He seems to be saying this take is a product of unanimous chatter, but then it sounds like it’s inferential on his part.

@PA : Don Cherry on CBC just now talked at some length about how playing on the roadin the playoffs can simplify things, and how playing at home can complicate them. FWIW.

Cocaine? PCP? Some cocktail thereof?

Yeah - what the fook is that locked thread all about?

Interesting. If he doesn't go to England, Bayern would be ideal. The Premier League has to want him badly, though. They've made such inroads into the US -- having the young American star would push things to another level.

^ All good! It's about that time, though: With the USMNT sidelined, who are you pulling for? So many choices, for me. But I think I mostly want to see Messi take his country to glory.

Fair enough. I wasn't interested in talking about England's team, so much (they're not going to be any good, I think) -- but about the social media they used to announce the team.

I read this rant on a mobile when it posted and sorta glossed it. Chz's reply prompted me to look at it again. It's a couple of weeks late, but, yeah - kindly sod off with that nonsense. Anyone who chooses to believe that Russ Brandon is a decent guy who got done dirty by some PC office sex police is living in a house of illusion -- which, as the saying goes ... (is cheap to build, drafty to live in).

Are you effing kidding me? Feck's sake -- it sounds more like a goddamned commercial, then.

Huh? If the production house decided, in the midst of making a highly anticipated biopic, that the film is going to gloss over ugly details and provide a rosy, sunny view of its subject matter, how is that something separate and apart from the end product?

DAMN. That's an obscure one.

Wasn't sure where to put this, but here seems like a good spot. No one's stodgier than ol' England, yeah? And yet *they* have done something weird, new, and fun (and *young*) in announcing their World Cup team. (I like it!)

Here's what the poster said:

I agree with the sentiments that Dunleavy suffers for not being RJ. RJ is a first ballot slam dunk HOF announcer. He's an absolute marvel of sound, style, pace, knowledge, etc. Dunleavy is good. And I think he'll improve over time. I'm fine with it. As someone who catches more and more hockey via audio streams, I *do* wish that he'd discipline himself to state, as early as possible, whether a shot was saved, went in, or missed the target.

Are you so easily (mis)led?

I'm all for enjoying (to a point) what's happening in Las Vegas. It's fun. I like fun.

Lighten up, Francis. An offseason feat of strength with an old friend has nothing to do with anything. Just a bit of fun.

Lol. I suspect he doesn't work out in that manner during the season. Or maybe at all when he's not with this buddy of his.