MattPie

As much as I want to agree, Edmonton could be a coach's dream. What's that? You have 3 first-overalls and the team can't get out of the basement? I can fix that!

At least it's a more interesting way to be chained to mediocrity than the last 15 years. Based on the post in the Game of Thrones thread I accidentally read, that seems like the soap opera more than sports. :) Nice.

Ah, so the majority were well before the lockout when they became a big talking point. 8 in the 9 years since Lockout I.

You are correct, sir. I think the Slug discussion came about due to the colors.

TRADING INTO THE FIRST ROUND WILL BE FINE.

Funny how you never hear the words flat tax when talking about businesses.

disclaimer: that page has a link at the bottom that implies Dion Phaneuf is UNFAIRLY lambasted as a terrible player. I question the entire site's sanity.

Or what players will be on the team next year. Trades, FA, NHL vs. AHL. What a stupid question to ask the GM.

Oh, you get the fancy ones? For adults I'd just just a blanket; it's a lot cheaper and multi-purpose.

I haven't tried it (I'd be hard-pressed to find more than 10 articles to read), but it's very possible that browsing the News in Private/Incognito/whatever-IE-calls-it mode would defeat the tracking too.

Come on, be nice. How about the Non-BlackSmiths.

So is this the Baptiste show or is McDavid feeding him endless impossible passes for lay-ups?

He's trollin'.

Continued: Reporter: So Terry, we have a special guest to invite. You'll certainly know him. Terry: !!! Is it Gil? I haven't seen him in awhile. Reporter: No, its Mike Harrington! Mike: Hi Terry, why do you hate the Bills, Sabres, and I heard you don't like Rick's calls?

:flirt: and: Mission Complete: got shrader talking about NBA. :)

Nope, just looked. Charlotte Hornets, just like I remember it. I can't figure out Pelicans though. There had to be a better name than that.

Are there 28 other teams he'd waive his NMC for? (I assume he has one)

Whoops. Next you'll tell me it's not the Charlotte Hornets any more.

It looks Blue with gold outline to me, so slug era (2006-09, right?), it was on the shoulders of the jerseys if I remember right. The Adelphia era would be black, silver and red.

That's incorrect. He's driven the Sabres the junkyard and sold off all the old, rusty panels and parts because he has a new shiny set of panels on order.

It seems like, traditionally, you set up the court in the center of the "rink" and put floor seats in to fill up the space. The issue with Barclay is they built it only as big as the basketball court. MSG hosts both, obvs. I'd guess the New Jersey Devils/Nets share too. Boston? My guess is almost every city that has both NBA and NHL share.

Congrats Josie!

"Hey, I think that was a boob!"

Sabres PR flak: Hi, I'd like to welcome the assembled media to the BUFFFFFFF-A-LOOOOOOOOHHHH SAAAAY-bers end of year press conference. Here's Tim Murray. TM: First question. Mike Harrington: How happy are you with the result of this season? TM: Well, I would have liked to win the lottery, I hate losing anything. But all in all the team didn't perform as well I thought they would when I made moves last off-season, MH: Why do you hate Jack Eichel? He the best US-born prospect in a decade! TM: I don't hate Jack Eichel, I just hate losing anything. If we do pick Jack Eichel in the draft, he will be a great player for the Sabres and add a much-needed piece to our line-up. MH: "If" you pick Eichel? How many assets are you going to throw at Edmonton to get McDavid? Do you realize how far the team will be set back due to your crush? TM: I'll certainly have a conversation with EDM about the #1 pick but I will only make that trade if I think it makes the team better in the long-run. MH: Why do you hate the season ticket holders? They spend their hard-earned cash on tickets and you haven't done enough to make the team a play-off contender next year. TM: I think the Season Ticket holders will be happy when I set this team up for a long-stretch of playoff appearances. MH: Getting back to the team's performance this year: did you plan on screwing Ted Nolan at the outset or do you consider it a happy accident that you could finish in last place for the lottery AND destroy a treasured icon in Buffalo sports history? TM: Does anyone else have questions? MH: No, answer my questions! The people, the fans, we all deserve it! I am their appointed to get answers! They love me!