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https://grandforksherald.com/sports/hockey/4552074-travel-blog-und-buffalo-updated-3-pm-friday

Well, maybe not: http://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/9-things-on-how-the-edmonton-oilers-have-survived-and-thrived-on-murders-row-plus-some-thoughts-on-the-zack-kassian-saga

It is unintentionally funny that people who spend $6.00 per day on Starbucks and other "designer" beverages are the same people who complain about spending $6.00 per month for an online newspaper.

https://twitter.com/Jeff_Neiburg

At the bottom of the front page, the "Click here for more articles" button does not work.

Al McNeil, Canadiens, 1971?

William Karlsson 2015 - 2016, 81 games - - - 9 goals 11 assists with CBJ William Karlsson 2016 - 2017, 81 games - - - 6 goals 19 assists with CBJ William Karlsson 2017 - 2018, 82 games - - - 43 goals 35 assists with VGK

Game 2 not a sellout in Winnipeg: http://winnipegsun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/winnipeg-jets/jets-lose-home-ice-advantage-but-thats-not-likely-to-faze-them

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNAXFcHoYMY

It's disappointing that the D&C no longer covers the Amerks.

http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/article188664169.html

All hail our fearless leader! :worthy:

http://buffalonews.com/2017/09/06/introducing-bnblitz-com-faq-exclusive-buffalo-bills-coverage-obsessive-fan/ Sabres stuff to go to paywall soon?

Courtesy of a friend of mine who works for the Stars: 1. Each team turns in a minimum number of acceptable dates for their home rinks. 2. Once the league has those dates it looks for natural gaps in the calendar – circus, ice shows, concerts, tournaments – and begin scheduling road games there. 3. Vancouver and San Jose are the first two teams to have their schedules built because they are considered the “most remote” franchises. 4. The second tier of scheduling priority is LA/Anaheim/Phoenix/Dallas (with Las Vegas included for this year). 5. Canadian TV holds a lot of sway with the NHL as they will look for the most favorable matchups for the early Saturday game on the doubleheader. 6. Pacific Time Zone teams going to the East Coast must play a minimum of three games; likewise, Central and Eastern Time Zone teams must play a minimum of three games in Pacific or Mountain time zones. 7. Nobody wants home games in October because of the crowded sports schedule. 8. Everybody wants games on Thursday and Saturday nights. The latter, by far, is the most popular day of the week so Fridays become less popular as they would create too many back-to-back situations. 9. The greatest challenge for the schedule-maker comes when teams withdraw dates that were on their initial approved list. There are fines for that, but teams figure they come out ahead financially if, for example, they pick up a Lady Gaga concert they weren’t counting on. If one game has to be rescheduled, dominoes begin falling that have a widespread impact. 10. Ideally, teams would play homestands no longer than four games, then head our for another four or five on the road with two days off before another home game.

Bills/Sabres weekends: September 23 - Toronto at Buffalo September 24 - Denver at Buffalo October 28 - San Jose at Buffalo October 29 - Oakland at Buffalo November 10 - Florida at Buffalo November 12 - New Orleans at Buffalo December 1 - Pittsburgh at Buffalo December 3 - New England at Buffalo December 15 - Carolina at Buffalo December 17 - Miami at Buffalo

Ottawa 3,000 short of a sellout for Game 1: http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/plenty-empty-seats-senators-rangers-series-opener-ottawa/

http://fortune.com/2017/03/08/espn-cost-cutting/

I would be a lot more excited too if I could see more Jack Eichel goals like last night. :thumbsup: