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...until an American becomes a star on the world soccer stage. That's what it will take. The other thing to consider is that even if it's second rate, soccer is far more popular in the states with large hispanic populations. We have a local team, the Fort Worth Vaqueros, and their boosters/fans are pretty rabid. They also started a Junior Vaqueros the following year, putting their roots even deeper into the community. Not sure if this is a thing in WNY, but a lot of bars and craft brewers open early on the weekends to host soccer watching parties for the Euro matches, and they're a pretty big draw. For a lot of people they don't know much about soccer; they just want a beer at 9 am on Sunday (and due to a law passed during Covid that's now possible in Texas). Soccer is preferred by a lot of the Millennials and younger around here because it's "anti-establishment" and different from what their parents follow. I know a lot of people who sneer at "sports ball" (NFL/NBA/MLB) but follow soccer. It's got that hipster ethos of "I was a soccer fan before it was cool." I'm not sure if it's like that outside of Texas, but yeah, soccer is pretty popular here. I personally find it pretty boring to watch on TV, but the soccer team where my wife teaches got several rounds into the playoffs and I went to a couple games; it's a lot more fun to watch in person.

That's why he's in the AHL and not the NHL. He's a good AHL goalie.

It's a seven game series. They're not dead yet. Sounds like Brian Duff has been doing the color on the broadcasts for the playoffs.

Swiss cheese

So that's Duff doing the color commentary, right? Who does it during the season when Duff is in the Sabres studio?

Correct.

They played together in the AHL. JJP and Quinn might be best with Cozens but playing them with Krebs is also a viable option.

Like this: https://www.axios.com/2023/05/27/mls-franchise-expansion-san-diego I don't see how the number of years it takes to get to 30 teams leads to the conclusion they reach. It's an amazingly short article; more like a caption for the graphic. That's it. That's the whole article.

You just go to your browser and copy the web address and paste it into the reply window.

Enhanced it for you:

We had to take my granmother's car away from her when she was 90. We took my mom's car away from her at 86. For precisely that reason.

How are we going to be able to afford their contracts?

He's a little more eager to throw the body around than Reino though.

Rangers with their best start in franchise history, and the second best record in baseball. Nice.

He let in a softee for sure.

That's actually a good point. Air bags are designed to be used in conjunction with seatbelts, not instead of. You're likely to fare much worse with airbags alone. In Texas that starts at age 79.

True story: My 2005 model Hyundai had a physical chime for the seatbelt. I found it and unplugged it. When I gave the car to my son to drive I plugged it back in 😄 No no no.... that would be "Live Free AND Die"

I was just saying your take seemed overly complicated. And I like posting conspiracy guy. I think he's funny.

Pick your headline: "Tuch Powers His Way To A Goal" -or- "USA Scores After Peterka's Defensive Lapse"

A defensive defenseman? Looks like the Sabres think they've brought in an offensive dynamo 😉

I know but really I think most people were taking a measured approach. Some people are quick to judge a situation and react to it, there are a few on this forum, but really I think most people were fairly even tempered in their posts about Johnson.

Why? It's really none of our bidness.

Waiting for a logical explanation? Madness! I didn't say he was dead; I said I was okay with however it turned out. In short, yes.