Doohickie

This one used to bother me too, but the rules have evolved. Fewer generally refers to plural nouns and less refers to collective nouns. But it's now acceptable usage to use less with plural nouns, mostly because many people do it. When half the class moved out of state he had fewer pupils. When half the class moved out of state he had less pupils. <---sounds awful to me but is acceptable.

(They're already too far behind, but maybe the teams ahead will choke more than the Sabres do.)

I watch some YouTube videos on language from time to time. I think accents are pretty interesting. One guy I was watching pointed out words/sounds that British actors playing American characters pronounce in their native accent, so you can tell they're not really American. The first step for a Brit to speak in an American accent is to pronounce the R's the way Americans do, instead of in the non-rhotic style of Received Pronunciation (the English taught to the upper classes). Then there are various vowel shifts. But there are other tells that British actors usually get wrong. There's also the "American Rock and Roll Accent" sung by people all over the world. It sounds American, but it's not really the way people speak in the U.S. if you listen closely. For instance, in Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA" he doesn't really sing the R in Born. In a singing voice where a note is held, the R is minimized or even omitted. I could go on, but if you're interested you can find videos about language an accents on YouTube.

She sings better'n I do, innit?

Already covered.

I think we all knew this was the End Game of this thread.

If getting outshot 18-8 in the third period is shutting them down then yes, that's exactly what the Sabres did. Once again UPL earned a star. I will say, though, that the Kraken effort in the third was typical of post-tank Sabres: Lots of shots from the outside; Oopie only had to make a couple tough ones.

Yeah but it's impressive when the fancy stats back it up. Luckily Buffalo fans know how to imbibe their coping mechanism.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/why-people-do-not-pronounce-letter-t-glottalization

Oh, that's a purposeful colloquialism. I didn't start it but I've perpetuated it.

Milky Way.

I'm hoping the Stars game on April 9th means something. The Sabres won the last one in Dallas, on an OP OT winner.

Whipping boy Peyton Krebs was a +3 😄

You know who had a good game? Jacob Bryson. A very quiet, solid effort.

How 'bout them Sabres? You may ask why I'm posting a love song, but if you've been here the whole time you love this team.

Just a trace. Just a bit left in the bottle.

Started slow but a better period.