IKnowPhysics

Very respectfully, no thank you. None of us here who are profane or vulgar are obscene. It used to, until we all realized nobody knew what the ***** we were saying.

I started the thread with the ***** title to fish out haters that were knee-jerking to the ROR trade. As of July, Botts was never going to be fired this past summer or, likely, this year. And that was solidified with the Skinner trade a month later. And then poured into concrete with this streak. At this particular moment, he's looking more like GM of the Year, with potential Jack Adams, President's, Calder, and Richard winners with him.

That's what the ***** I'm ***** talking about.

Note that SDS isn't asking for fewer asterisks, only that people not intentionally or unintentionally subvert the filters. I agree with consensus that the asterisks aren't really targeted at each other, which is nice. You do you, ladylike or not.

It's this. Except you're holding the microscope. And he doesn't know you're holding the microscope, which means that it's all in how you've perceived the game he was playing. He was and is our best defensman. Pondering a trade, this thread was never going to age well. Nonetheless, I want you to know I never bumped it.

LET THE BOY WATCH. He needs to learn, the way I learned, from my father. The way he learned from his father.

I've lived in a few different cities, and I've traveled to many more. There are sports fans in every city, and those cities widely vary in dedication and attention paid to their teams. There is no other city I've experienced that comes close to Buffalo in terms of how day-in-day-out fanatical and informed fans are of the Bills and Sabres. It's an environment and experience that transcends fandom. It's sincerely a religion. It's a church of spirituality. Now, some that don't worship the way Buffalo does, particularly those that never lived there, might criticize or look down on a region full of people that are that crazy about a for-profit circus run by the uber rich. They might even joke that we must have nothing better to do. But what they don't realize is how these two teams winning is internalized in ourselves and in our sense of community. When our teams win, we don't just experience a feeling of happiness or entertainment or a lame feeling of superiority over some other municipality. When the Buffalo Sabres or Buffalo Bills win, each of us recognize the immense positive impact it has on our community. When the teams win, a town full of hardworking people who fight their way day by day through weather and frustration and uneasy life are rewarded with a night of fellowship and peaceful sleep. The community is collectively tucked in under a warm blanket. We each recognize this. We don our blue and red or blue and gold frocks. And we kneel to pray, in mid-air, before our plastic folding altars. And we spread our religion with defaced signs on the 33. And we carry on our reverance to our children. Our desire to win is not fueled by selfishness. When we cheer to win, it's a cheer for the community. These teams represent a part of ourselves, our community, and our identity more than sports and entertainment business. These teams are part of our living breathing soul. A town brutally marred by economic slaughter, racial segregation, and the equivalent of meteorological fisting is given -not the answers to these problems- but blessed with an endless hope fueled by an irrevocable common faith that will one day overcome them. When I weep for victories of today and memories of victory past, I do so knowing the that the good people of Western New York are united and at peace, refreshed and refueled to take on the challenges of life together. ***** the Pats. ***** the Leafs.

You've never seen me post, like, ever. What SDS is saying is that if you(we) ingrates are going to swear, use spellcheck so the filter can do its job.

Say what you want about Jeff Skinner, but Rasmus Ristolainen is swinging around the biggest dick on this team.

Must win.

Potentially both games; this week and next.

Jags lose the game, Ramsey puts foot in mouth, Fournette suspended, Jags OC Hackett fired, Bortles benched for Cody Kessler. Nutty.

Botterill's playing the long con. STL will be forced to give us a 1st overall in 2020.

I think you'd have good luck DIY. Blue and yellow jackets can be found: https://www.ebay.com/itm/VGC-Vtg-70s-SUPERFLY-Navy-Blue-Yellow-Plaid-Disco-Vegas-Blazer-Pimp-Jacket-38-/232479061923 The crest is a little tricky to find by itself. To get it on the cheap, you might have to poach it off a jersey of some old and busted player: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Reebok-Womens-Premier-NHL-Jersey-Buffalo-Sabres-Drew-Stafford-Navy-sz-M/362407833198?epid=1101974131&hash=item546130ae6e:g:kPUAAOSwXeJYI29P:rk:2:pf:0&LH_BIN=1

Court of popular opinion thinks that the coaching staff should have been fired, not Hextall, and Hextall not doing so was the reason he was fired.

Changing expectations? Nope. Extending hope? Yep.

I did some quick math based on where he shot from, the dimensions of the rink/lines, and video frame counting in a couple different angles: Tage Thompson's one timer was at least 87MPH and potentially as high 112MPH. Not a precise science, but it looked like one of the hardest shots I've ever seen in a real game. The record in the All-Star whathaveyou is still 108.8MPH (Chara, 2012).

Tage Thompson is a samsquantch.

WE MAY NEVER LOSE AGAIN

Must win.

Lotsa cream lotsa sugar. Cheapo engineering-grade drip at work, once a workday. Keurig (gifted to me) for a cup or two on the weekend. Free hotel schlock when I'm on the road.

Must win.