MattPie

I'll have you know there is not a single negative number in my math.

Seems like at this point, the team needs to find a way to either make Tyrod a QB, or find a way with blocking schemes and O-line plans to let Tyrod be Tyrod. I think the second is far more likely to happen, even if it's a slim chance.

They are kind of slow. The incredible thing about the series is it feels like there's a whole world in there and the map isn't just a tool to move the plot along. On one hand, "this was once a watchtower during .." for a few pages that don't advance the plot can be slow, or I see it as drawing you into a story that feels like it's "real people in a real world" (as much as magical elves and monster can be). I haven't read the series since around the time the movies came out, but I'm coming around to re-reading them (it'll be my third time, first was around 12-13 in the late 80s/early 90s). Read: Where in the Hell is Tesla? (Rob Dircks). I didn't know anything about this book except "oooh, Tesla" when I started it. It's a riot. Essentially, two kinda-dopes stumble onto a lost Tesla notebook and end up inter-dimension travelling as hi-jinks ensue. Absolutely worth a read if you like goofy Sci-Fi. Speaking of which, it reminds me a little of Farscape in that it pushes into the ridiculous or silly (where something like Star Trek or Wars is generally "worlds mostly like ours"), but unlike Farscape it's entirely silly. Read: Master and Commander (Patrick O'Brian) (as in the Russel Crowe movie from a bunch of years ago). I'm a sucker for Age of Sail stuff, and the movie (as I've written over in the movie thread) is one of my favorites. Saw the book in at my library ebooks so I went for it and blew through it in a couple days. The movie is based on the first few books of the series, so certain parts were familiar but the rest was new old-timey sea stories. I recommend it if you're into that kind of thing. I'm just mad (or not, because I have responsibilities) that the library only has the first book in ebook and the rest I have to get paper copies. Currently: The Jugdement of Richard Richter. (Igor Stiks). I mentioned this up a bit, and not that I've started it I'm still not completely sure where it's going. Basic story is an author ends up in Sarajevo in the early 90s during the war to find family. It's written in an odd style, like a confession so there's a lot of foreshadowing ("WIth what happened later, Igor probably should have...", etc.) I'm interested in it, but it's not all-consuming like some books.

Havarti and Braunschweiger (liverwurst) on rye. i loved this sandwich, but as the only person in the house that eats liverwurst, I may struggle to eat the entire tube.

I did the math two games ago, they're right. With the last two games, the Sabres need 7-8 wins *in a row* to get back to 94-point pace, and then continue to play better than they have been. Without a streak, they need to play something like a 105-ish 102 point season for the rest of the season to hit 94 points. EDIT: I did the math anyway: Team points: 13 Games Played: 17 Points per game to reach 94 points: 1.246 Season points at that pace: 102 Record per 10: between 6-4-0, 5-3-2 and 6-3-1 or 5-2-3 Win streak to get back to 94-point pace: 7.59 games I agree, the stat is useless but it's easier to understand to a bunch of Molson-swilling Candians than busting out the math. :) (I'm just kidding about the Canadian part, there's plenty of BudLite-swilling Americans, too!)

A friend of ours gave us a bunch of liquor (they're moving), but it's almost all college-level sweet nonsense[0] (Midori, Goldschlager, Buttershots, etc.); Can't turn down free alcohol, but yikes. Some of it is getting dumped. [0] I'd call it girlie, but that's a disservice to the women I know; they like better booze than this.

I have one bottle of Yuenling Oktoberfest in the fridge. I guess that's what I'm left drinking after work.

MrsPie and I are angling to live close enough to where I work that we can drop a car. There are a bunch of mid-century houses that are a couple miles from work. At that distance, walking, round-about biking, or her dropping me off is a solid option.

6 wins in 6 games gets the Sabres back on pace. 8 wins in the next 10 is still slightly off-pace. Long-term, the Sabres need 1.22 (82 points in 67 games) points per game to hit 94. 7 wins in 10 games needs to be fairly common, 6 wins in 10 is 1.20, 92 points, and a very unlikely playoff berth.

Awesome! I have one too, it's at the back of the parking lot near the traffic signal; they reserved most of the row for me, in fact!

Butnotout.

JJFiveOH, right? (I get him confused with Jsixspd due to the car-related usernames and, for awhile, Ford Mustang avatars). Florida was on the upswing, but I think they've fallen on hard times due to Ekblad's play falling off from injury, and questionable management. Weren't they the team that had a bunch of non-hockey whiz kids in the front office? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Tallon#Florida_Panthers

The Sabres just need to string 6 more wins in a row to get back to a 94-point pace, that starts tonight! 9-6 Buffalo, Pommer, Kane, and Griffith with the hatties!

6-0 against the Appalachian Community Colleges, and .500 or better against the ranked teams. :) Frankly, I'm not interesting in any nickname we'd come up with based on the last 15-20 years.

That doesn't hurt. I'm pretty sure the tailgating party atmosphere didn't carry over to UB Football when I went there (one winning season, 20-35 overall), so my guess is it only really applies to the "good" teams.

I'm not surprised. Let's face it, you get to go watch UGA beat up on teams like UB for half the season and go at least .500 for the rest. I think the atmosphere around the NFL teams is different when you're the Pats and not the Lions.

He played the 9 games, and was ineffective at center. He was full-time in the NHL on RW for the next two years other than a stretch or two when there were centers injured that made room for him. He's good on the wing. This year is probably the longest stretch he's been at center in the NHL, so I'm OK with a bit of wait and see.

He just needed a change of scenery! :)

Going even deeper! (0:53 if you're impatient)

I'm not sure how to take that. You probably thought I was either 60, 25, or 9 based on my posts; only one of those outcomes is positive. :)

FWIW, I'm 41 and yelling at me is a quick way to push me to not give a smurf as to what you want done. If you can't make your point without yelling you don't have a point.

That's really awesome, Josie.

I love this line of thought. I'm not sure I buy it, but I do love it.

To be honest, if I were here only to bitch, I just wouldn't be here. Embracing negativity isn't good for your health, man.

I don't know for sure, but I bet you can't separate cap and real dollar %. If the Sabres retain 50% of the salary, I bet they retain 50% of the cap hit too.