MattPie

Maybe Nova Scotia is the Arkansas of Canada.

To be honest, I snicker at the person for mixing up deficit and debt. (well. not outwardly). :) The deficit is around 434B$ (or as I like to say, gigadollars), the debt is 18 teradollars. Since this is often confused (and I may get this wrong) he difference is the debt is what we owe currently (your total net worth) and the deficit is the net change over a period of time (income vs. spending). I'd respect the Republican position a lot more if they shut up about cutting taxes and just talked about cutting spending to get deficit spending under control. As it is, they seem to want to cut taxes and only marginally cut spending, which is going the wrong direction. It's like they've never had to budget money. "I'm going to take a pay cut, but keep spending money like before. It'll be OK because in the long run I'll make more money. Unless I decide to spend more too, which I ALWAYS do." The successful may not (often do not?) have the good of the economy in mind, just the good of their business. That's a tough one. In a way, you're not getting away from it anyway. Most (all?) financial institutions take the money you deposit and invest it anyway. You put $1000 in the bank at 1%. The bank turns around and invests that $1000 in something (the market, real estate, whatever), makes 7% on it, and pockets the 6% difference. At least that's how I understand it. I know you said no stock market, but how would you feel about an index fund? I'm a rube at this, but as I understand it they don't really try to play games, just spread money out on the market as a whole, which historically nets an OK yield (I think something like 7%).

Read that for a Philosophy class in college; I think I still have the book around because I liked it so much (along with another couple plays).

You know what the video needs at the end? "Oh, and the Pens Score! What a great play by Crosby there, he was on the bench but clearly had a large part in that goal."

As for the GT question, I think (at least in the old rules) that if you pull the GT and lose, you don't get the OTL point.

I wonder how long it takes before some coach puts out 2D and a center on the 3 on 3, in hopes they can trade 3 on 2 rushes coming where way to spring the center on a breakaway. Call it the trap for OT.

The Bills have to go 6-3 for the rest of the season just to get back to last year's record, which probably means missing the playoffs. I wouldn't say a word to anyone that gave up on them at this point; I more or less have.

Maybe this isn't a great parallel, but I used to do track days on my motorcycle (go to a track, ride around really fast). There was one corner at Thunderbolt Circuit that I just could not get; it's a long right hander that suddenly tightens up at the end. After I think two times there I couldn't figure it out; I even went off into the grass on one pass. Then I watched an AMA race on that track on TV and made it a point to watch whenever they showed that corner. Next time out? Nailed it. Turn 9, if anyone is interested. http://www.njmp.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/tboltmap.pdf

Just type the stuff into the subject, it's not that hard. Better than than 20 new posts with 20 words total in the subjects.

Heh, at 1:13, who is #15 that year, he gets a plus 1 (I think) being 10 ft onto the ice for the goal.

Maybe it's that both teams were coming off "frugal" owners, and Terry does believe that the people already in place will be fine given increased operating budgets. So not "Czar Terry", but "Czar Terry's wallet".

You're 100% right, using a Proxy service is illegal. I think it's a greyer area than paying another entity money to stream, but neither of us has a leg to stand on. FWIW, I haven't actually decided whether I'm going to proxy because I do have qualms about it.

The problem is this year looks more like 7-9 than 10-6, so good start or not, the team isn't showing improvement this year (I suppose they could finish the year 9-2, but I'd put money on it not happening.

"Everyone" would be a strong word for it. There are certainly people here that feel that the playoffs this year would be positive, and those that would rather have improvement but still be in the lottery (I'm in the latter category, FWIW). I try not to worry about it too much; for one, it doesn't matter what I think since the team is studiously ignoring my repeated phone calls and faxes offering advice, and two, I doubt this team will be close to making playoffs so the discussion is moot.

Wow, you're really putting the hammer down on that idea. Hey-o.

I hate to say it, but that was the refrain for Buffalo's back to back 1st round exits in 2010-12 (Boston and Philly). We know how the next 3 years went, I hope the Jets find a better heading.

Having a kid, one does not simply do things when they plan to; being able to wait is the most important part of being a parent.

I'm really not trying to be confrontational, but how is that different than Kane being asked?

A noble sentiment, other than having reporters apparently ask Kane about it all the time. For that matter, should Ladd have said, "Kane isn't a member of the team any more, I don't have a comment."? Why does Ladd need to respond to Kane's comments? Hmm? :)

I have pretty infinite patience, because as time is running, I care less. I remember thinking in 99 and 05-07, "man, if the Sabres win it all it's going to be such a party, it'll be great and I'll be there." (meaning in Buffalo or the surrounding area) Now, with responsibilities there's almost no way I'm going out the celebrate the way I'd like; to enjoy it the way I'd like. I probably won't even be able to watch the game effectively since I don't have cable. So while I care, it's not nearly as important to me as it once would have been.

I think most of the people here will call it what it is: a fairly balanced trade. Maybe the Darcy years have set the wrong tone, there are trades that aren't fleecings in one direction or the other. At this moment in time, the two primary players that came to Buffalo are hurt so I guess in your terms it's a hose job. In other news, I got totally screwed on my mortgage, I'm paying all that money and I'm NOT EVEN HOME RIGHT NOW!

That's about the only Twin Peaks I've seen. I remember it being on when it originally aired, but it didn't gain traction at my house.

I'll give you Stafford finishing there gave you the edge on resigning him. As Ink mentioned in the other thread, though, a typical rental player's value on the open market is a 2nd round pick, and negotiating rights have gone for a 4th round pick in the past (Ehrhoff is the most recent example I can think of). If winning the trade hinges on those values, I'm not going to sweat it. Myers and Bogo is a hockey trade: Myers has more offensive upside and Bogo has more grit. Both teams needed the the other, so it's a wash.

Look under "brawl". :)

Philosophical question: is it better for Toronto to suffer, or have them think they're going to be good (like trading for Stamkos) and then suffering for other reasons?