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Do we really know whether they're traveling fans or just relocated fans? Lately I've had the impression that in most cases, it's the latter.

A team 10 games below your .500 cutoff was 1 game away from the western conference finals last year.

I really don't know what to make of this now that the Bills and Sabres are the same organization. Does the current success of the Bills give the average fan more trust in the Sabres as well? I would think that the average fan would at least think right now that Pegula is in fact capable of hiring the right guy. I don't mean to suggest that this will translate to butts in the seats, but it should at least have some impact on the public opinion of the chances of the Botterill/Krueger regime.

Late bloomer becomes AHL regular. It's a tale as old as time.

I think injury is the only way he leaves the ECHL. He needs the playing time no matter where he is and each team already has enough bodies. The only real mystery on the depth chart was Johansson and he looks to have earned his spot up to this point.

So we're losing him to Boston already? It figures. Well canadians is known for their friendliness.

Yeah, the clip earlier doesn't really show me enough of the play to know exactly what happened. Scanning through the box score though, I see that he did get penalized for an illegal hit to the head. I think that will be enough right there to get him a suspension. I'm not really sure how they usually escalate the suspensions for these incidents, but with it being only his second game back, I would hope that earns him one or two more games than they would usually hand out for a second offense.

I know one team that will get votes. Here's a hint: it ends with "a-b-r-e-s".

Yeah, that was my thought. He could get the book thrown at him if that connected. So the hits themselves are pretty different, but the timing could not be any worse for Cernak. If the league finds it to be illegal, he's getting a good amount of free time with his family for christmas.

Thanks for the reminder. I need to cancel Netflix. I'm not really sure what they have to offer at this point at their price. I can always pick it back up short term when something like Ozark puts out another season, but they really don't bring much to the table right now.

So the answer is yes. How on earth did they settle with that one? I mean, at least they didn't go with Maneater.

And can you imagine the "state run media" complaints that we'd be flooded with?

Don't you just love that moment where he gets the joke?

Initially I read this as him being the director of Marine Land at the age of 23. I wasn't sure if we were actually supposed to be impressed.

The Dahlin hit was an extended forearm, right? I missed that game, so I really haven't seen it much. So at least here he can attempt the defense that he lead with the shoulder. I'm not buying it, but you know he'll try it should the NHL come calling. The other thing mentioned upthread was the upward direction through the hit. Gee, and you wonder why so many people wind up getting hit in the head. That's the garbage that leads to so many head injuries, both in hockey and it football.

I meant to ask this last week. Does Toronto seriously use Holland Oates (that one's for you @WildCard) as a goal song?

Each time I hear the name of that place, it sounds like they should have a sister school that teaches bird law.

I must be way behind on my knowledge of internet abbreviations

I think they’ve reached the point where it won’t start to be reversed until they make a playoff appearance.

All that matters is that he's down so it's time to pile on.

You'd grow a curly mohawk if you could. Don't deny it.

"The details of my life are quite inconsequential... very well, where do I begin? My father was a relentlessly self-improving boulangerie owner from Belgium with low grade narcolepsy and a penchant for buggery. My mother was a fifteen year old French prostitute named Chloe with webbed feet. My father would womanize, he would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Sometimes he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. My childhood was typical. Summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we'd make meat helmets. When I was insolent I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds- pretty standard really. At the age of twelve I received my first scribe. At the age of fourteen a Zoroastrian named Vilma ritualistically shaved my testicles. There really is nothing like a shorn *****... it's breathtaking- I highly suggest you try it. "

Just a friendly tip: you may not be the best person to accuse someone of overreacting...

I can tell immediately from that title screen that I have absolutely zero interest in watching that video.

Let the guy enjoy his retirement. Yes, it was fun to listen to him, but if he's enjoying his current life, thumbs up to him.