Samson's Flow

The math in the OP has us at a pace of 92.25. They will need to play at a better pace to make it to 97 pts (1.125 current -> new pace of 1.308), which I agree doesn't seem likely without a trade deadline upgrade.

Excellent use of the verb "gank". I haven't used that one since my high school days.

I look at the historical target of 97 points usually means playoffs. For the Sabres to do that they need to get 4 pts every 3 games. If they can play at that pace or better then they will be in the conversation. That's easier for me to digest then the mental gymnastics of figuring out how to pass X team.

Not going to lie, after making this thread and leaving it alone for the night, I did tune into the EDM-PIT game last night on NBCSN to root against Pittsburgh. That didn't work out so well...

I expected a lot of answers like "ask me again in another few weeks". I put the thread and poll together to gauge our confidence level with 1/3rd of the season left to play. It will be interesting to see if this changes based on deadline activity or other factors. So far it is about 25% yes/75% no.

Yeah i'm just jealous of the flow. My genetics allow for a Beatles-esqe bowl cut/afro combo, so the Reinhart level flow just isn't in the cards.

To add - here is the current standings as of 2/13/19. We would need to jump both Carolina and Pittsburgh to get the last spot.

Historically the playoff cutoff line has been around the 97 point mark. So far the Sabres have played 56 games for 63 points and sit two points behind Pittsburgh for the final wild card spot. There are a few teams to jump to make it, and about 1/3 rd of the season left to play. Doing some quick math, the Sabres will need to up their PPG from ~1.125 to ~1.308, which equates to getting 4 points for every 3 games played (i.e. 2-1-0, 1-0-2, etc.). Essentially we need to play better than what we have YTD, and that includes the 10 game winning streak which boosted our points dramatically.

Here's the big point - I never have anything that important! lol

Not saying that you were wrong, but focusing on getting mentors for Jack and Sam was akin to complaining about the comfort of the deck chairs on the Titanic, we as a group were more focused with fixing the holes in the sinking boat first. Now that our proverbial SS Sabres seems to be chugging along towards the playoff cusp, we can start considering some less crucial improvements.

This is also true to some extent. As a business traveler I didn't really care (other than the inconvenience) if the outgoing flight was delayed, as it just meant less time at the company when I got there; contrast that to heading home and any delay meant that I was sitting in an airport terminal rather than heading home to my friends and family. Some people don't take the delays home very well. The zones are absolutely a customer retention play at the expense of boarding efficiency.

The intent of boarding zones should be to load the window and back of the plane people first, but instead the airline industry uses boarding zones as a status symbol for frequent flyers and higher paying customers. That's great for customer retention, but it makes the whole boarding process that much more frustrating for everyone involved. Also if you stopped charging baggage fees for every bag, there wouldn't be a rush to 'claim' the overhead bins since passengers wouldn't try bringing their entire life's belongings with them as carry ons.

As someone who traveled every week for work for nearly 5 years, I can tell you that the humanity that you see at the airport/on a plane is the lowest form of social norms and attitudes. Everyone is out for themselves and it is noticeable when even a modicum of respect or civility is shown. I can't count the number of times I would get free seat upgrades or change fees waived because I was nice/respectful to a gate or customer service agent directly after they were yelled at by the last few customers. That said the worst offenders are the ones who do the two things you mentioned (in bold) above. I did notice that I would get treated better by staff and others when I traveled in dress clothes compared to casual clothes. They can tell that the business travelers know what's going on and are your repeat customers that you want to keep happy.

Exactly. Ullmark made that huge save and they went right down to the other end and scored the clincher

Let's go baby!!! Way to finish it off Larry!

He's given me three thumbs ups in the last hour, so he's alright in my book!

As an aside, I have a co-worker that constantly says "I seen" and I think of Rayzor every time You haven't made a sexual innuendo yet tonight

That ***** is infectious

The polar opposite of Rob Ray as a player is Phil Housley. I'm certain of this.

Heck of a pass. I have no idea how that made it through both defensemen

That was awful Risto. Just give them the puck in the slot

Heck of a snipe by Skinner

#faceoffspecialist

Look guys! A left for faceoff for Sobotka!

Dahlin-Hunwick on the other hand...