That Aud Smell

I don't feel obtuse.

Feast your eyes.

This is the only concern holding me back. The kid is showing that he belongs. But there's a long, grueling season ahead. Could he possibly be ready for that? Maybe they'd roster him all season and load-manage his ice time? I don't think it's quite that simple, though. Because he is clearly deserving of a roster spot based on his present play. And yet ... how does he project over a full season? It's a huge consideration. The fooking WHO now? I'm showing my arse as someone who doesn't follow the league generally. There's recent precedent for a player like Benson being on an NHL team as an 18 year old? Um, what?

Is MSG+ not available through your Roku?

This link clears up that confusion https://support.msgplus.tv/Answer/Detail/000001489 The idea here is two-fold: (1) If you have MSG through your cable provider, you can use MSG+ as well as a sort of added bonus (watching on your iPad when you're on the road, etc.). (2) If you do not have MSG through a cable provider, then you're paying the separate subscription fee ($30/month).

That can't be right. 😬 fwiw, from that same reddit thread:

Yeah - you should be able to load MSG+ onto your Roku's apps as you would any other streaming app. Waaaaaaiiit a second. Hmm. I'm going to have to look into this, turns out.

What is referred to as "it" here?

Sam Darnold definitely went negative in his infamous "seeing ghosts" game in 2019.

That is to say: There's no sign up to see the Sabres, per se. There's a sign up to get access to MSG+. And back when I did have MSG via cable, I got all the Knick games as well. I think that'd still be the case (?) with MSG+ (although I am not sure how that works for single game purchases (?)).

I recall reading/hearing that a streaming subscription would entitle you to watch all games that you would see in your area if you had MSG via cable. Otherwise, the price disparity with Las Vegas is really odd.

Is MSG more expensive because you have to pay for other team’s games? (Is it the Knicks?)

Miami's going to get its yards. And they will probably score a bunch of points. The key will be the D's (and ST's) ability to make a few big plays in key moments - big third/fourth down stops, a turnover or 2. And then our offense needs to TCB.

If I were a wagering fella (I'm not), I'd hit the over for sure.

I've never had a sports fan experience like I'm having with the Dolphins. Like any self-respecting Gen X Bills fan, I grew up hating the Dolphins. I've never hated the Patriots like I do the Dolphins. I was an adult when the Patriots became the Patriots. There are corollaries to this in the hockey world (e.g., why I hate the Flyers much more than I can ever hate, say, the Leafs (whom I cannot even truly hate)). Anyhoo. I keep finding myself fascinated and entertained by McDaniel and his Dolphins team. It's so disorienting. I think the Bills will need more than 30 points to win on Sunday.

Granato’s teams will never be big producers of hits. I’m good with that. This team is built to have the opponent chasing them, not built to bruise the other team. That said, they’ll need to find ways to grind too.

Tall. But do they play heavy? More Mike Peca less Mike Wilson, please.

If you were hitting Nietzsches (or maybe Merlin’s) in the early to mid 90s, you may have been fortunate enough to see The Groove. Tight R&B with a blue eyed soul guitarist and vocalist named Peter Prince. Brothers Alan and Neil (Neal?) Evans rounded out the core of the group — Alan on drums and Neil on keys. The latter was barely 15 when they started playing gigs. They were incredible. The Evans brothers went on to do great things with Soulive. And I think Peter is still working through his project known as Moonboot Lover (which the Evans brothers were part of early on). Fun Buffalo fact: The Evanses are the sons of Willie Evans, who gained fame later in life when the story was told about how the UB Bulls, as a team, refused to participate in the Tangerine Bowl game because Willie and another black teammate would not have been allowed to participate.

No sh1t? Double no sh1t? Ahhite. There it is. He's done some outrageous stuff with the puck, I guess. And he's all I ever hear about when I hear about Anaheim. I was (easily) misled!

I don’t get this valuation. Isn’t Zegras a young super duper star? Would Anaheim be giving him up for prospects and picks? Power is probably too heavy, but if I were Anaheim, I’d want a young top-6 forward coming back and then a prospect/pick.

What would it take? Power? Power +? He’s an RFA. How’s that work - like a Drury sign and trade?

Hmm. I'd thought this was a streamed media event, which opened early, and that some rando out on teh internets just grabbed the clip and posted it. If it were leaked internally, it should be fairly simple to figure out who disseminated it.

Wasn't it just picked up on a hot mic during a stream that started early?