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Nah. You don't get to give them credit for that while hammering on the core the whole time. I'm fairly certain you were displeased with the whole ball of wax. Regardless, he gave it a shot, failed and is now trying a new approach.

If I'm going to battle a wordsmith - then I'm going to point out this isn't right either. Ruff and Regier didn't find the ditch post Pegula acqusition. If you want to say Pegula tried to drive OUT of the ditch and failed... maybe even got stuck worse - then fine. That would be certainly more accurate than implying a team that had a tired coach/GM/core was flying down the highway listening to the Beach Boys and Terry missed the curve and ruined the party.

I imagine you are correct on the tone of it. However, your last characterization is a mis-characterization. Driving into a ditch implies recklessness, lack of attention, carelessness, incompetence, etc... You know what has transpired isn't because of those reasons. You know it has been executed with deliberation and forethought. It's more apt to say he has driven the Sabres into the shop. Whether it emerges and laps the field, goes into the ditch, or something in-between remains to be seen.

Is there an implication that we need one? Personally, I often snicker at the assertion that sports reporters need to be investigative about the day to day operations of a sports franchise. My gawd, it's a hockey game. It's ok that the fanbase doesn't immediately know the plan forward with regards to Mark Pysyk. It really, really is. The answer will reveal itself in time.

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Just watch MMA then. Problem solved.

That's only because the other stuff isn't dealt with appropriately.

The fear of fines and punitive suspension should heavily weigh on the minds of every player. Borderline hits should be on the tails of the curve and not an every game occurrence. Players shouldn't be blowing through yellow lights and going to frame by frame video analysis to see if their speeding through the intersection beat the rule with the time resolution of an atomic clock. Not every hit needs to made. It's a part of the game, not the game itself. When in doubt, the axe should fall on the side of caution, not leniency. Your desire to finish your check should not take precedent over the career of a fellow player. That's a start.

Hard to believe it isn't used more often. Very versatile.

You rang? http://i.imgur.com/RKVyK.jpg

I didn't realize the NHL put in those clauses.

Here are the official NHL guidelines to allow a player to wear #99: http://www.nhl.com/rules/unifor...

Yeah, but that was just to level the beer pong table.

On purpose. I'll never use his real name again.

Sort of hard to take away any meaningful observations in a season where goals by the team were not openly welcomed by the many/most fans (especially late in the season against Nashville). I'm yawning just thinking about it.

The last exciting player we had was Afinogenov. Fans always gasped when he roared up ice just prior to turning the puck over. Years of Pommenstein, Vanek, Stafford, Myers... eh... Who gets your blood pumping there? The same old players, playing under the same old coach, put together by the same old GM led to years of having nothing interesting to watch or talk about. No offense, but this (and the others posts like it) all sounds like hyperbole to me.

Exactly. Ultimatums are being given to Murray, when in reality the ultimatum is on the consumer. Spend your money on the product or don't. I'm pretty sure "attendance/viewership" isn't a metric in his contract.

Those lottery balls had no compete.

I swear to God going to puke.

I'll be at my son's soccer game. Ugh. He's never played this late and today has to be the first.

in their first year at age 18?

Said no one ever.

26 years old and this rare generational player is now almost an afterthought?