That Aud Smell

That goalie always made me think of John Cleese's taunting Frenchman in Holy Grail.

Much appreciated, @Zamboni. The last time I searched, that video was not on the YouTube. Great find. I will continue to whittle a stick absentmindedly while dreaming of my white whale: John Muckler's live interview with Stu Boyar at Prior Aviation after a mixed-bag road trip in which Muckler played Grant Fuhr despite the new goalie, Dominik Hasek, looking absolutely sensational. Muckler appeared a little drunk and dropped an f-bomb or 2 on Stu -- on a live feed, like I said. I once exchanged messages with Stu on the subject and asked him if the footage still exists. He recalled the interview and expressed doubt over whether the footage is still out there.

DUDE.

If I still had a left nut, I'd give it up if someone could find the French Connection's ad for Chef's. It involved them singing "That's Amore" -- at first, badly. Then Perreault says something like "I know what's wrong -- we didn't have our Chef's pasta sauce" (in his voice, unintentionally hilarious). Then they all take a spoonful (ick) from an open jar and proceed to sing the song in good harmony.

Fantastic.

Hmm. These are other facts. Arguably more compelling as well, since 2-6-2 immediately followed the trade deadline, if I understand correctly.

Facts > Narrative

Yeah - I think Matt’s got the Fredo role sewn up. Hopefully he accepts it and doesn’t screw up like Fredo did. Maybe Kelly can be Connie? I see Laura as more Tom - she’s not Kim’s kid after all.

Allo?

I find it impossible to lose sight of. And it’s fundamentally changed the way I feel as a fan. I’m just generally more sanguine.

Hockey cuisine?

Only because Jessica’s otherwise engaged with a professional tennis career. She’s the Michael of that family. There’s a reason that her personal essay was how the family chose to disclose Kim’s condition.

Same page? Hmm. Well, at least it puts us in the same book. The same series of books? Is it a trilogy? In any case, we're able to discuss our respective vantages. I would like to see GM KA splurge on something before training camp starts. Move some of his coveted assets for something in the here and now. A top-6-ish winger (right winger) to tide us over until Quinn is back. A legit NHL goalie. But I'm a skeptic by nature. So I can abide GMKA's apparent view that the better course is to conserve those assets and let this roster grow more organically. But IDK, man. The Quinn injury's got me nervous.

What kind of hairs do you think are being split here?

No one here is making any choices or moves. To the original point here on this sub-thread: Do you think Patrick Kane would help the Sabres win more games next season than they would otherwise win without him? More broadly: Have you posted elsewhere about the difficult choices and risky moves that you'd like to see GMKA take? I'll grant you: He's being very deliberate in the way he goes about things.

If you're talking about my post: I was mostly just clowning around. Mostly. As was discussed in the Hasek thread, Czechs apparently despise Russians, in general. And little wonder. 1968 wasn't that long ago - certainly well within the lifetimes of some of those who post here.

Well, sh1t. Well, double sh1t.

Everyone here wants the Sabres to win. Everyone. (Well, maybe not everyone. But I'm excluding trolls and those who post here in bad faith.) Could Kane have something left to offer the Sabres in a middle 6 / power play role? The consensus seems to be that he is washed. But then I heard that he was playing injured and got a big hip surgery done. So maybe he could still be good? Quinn's lengthy absence makes me intrigued anew by Kane.

Who do think you are: Me asking about Kim Pegula’s condition? (Ha. I have no idea.)

That was the most recent report. That said, I’d be surprised if he were to return to his former role. Even people who make full recoveries from mini strokes sometimes report just being a tiny tick off for years and years afterward. So small a tick that it doesn’t matter in everyday life and other people would never notice. But if you’re a surgeon? A pilot? And, sure, an NFL play by play announcer? It may be enough to end that career.

Ambiguous and unsourced speculation is generally the norm around here, but on a subject this sensitive, y’all are obliged to do better.

She’s just like me fr. I tried it a few times in college but it just made me feel anxious and immobilized.