MattPie

Why does Myers have to be a #1? All of us had hopes it'd turn out that way, but it doesn't look like it'll happen. But I think you'd have a hard time disputing that Myers is good enough to play 2/3/4 D any team in the NHL. He's very likely good enough to play 2/3/4 D on a contender in the NHL. Until a couple of the kids down on the farm can prove they'll displace him there's no reason to run him out of town.

He might not have called all the GMs. I guess it'd depend on how much the various GMs talk about such things. I can't really imagine GMs tipping each other on trades they're talking to other teams about.

So I've had various Belgian beers (imported and American Micros in the same style), is there "more" there (porters and stouts and hops, oh my) that we don't see here because the breweries are too small, or is it variations on the Belgian Golden/Lambic theme?

Way less than a country mile.

That's not saying much. :) I'd venture a guess that there are *far* more beers to try in the USA than Belgium and Germany. Combined. I'm not talking about the big brewers, there are simply a ton of small brewers making great beer over here. Better will be subjective, especially as the micros in the US tend to be far more hoppy than most European brews. Don't judge US beer by what you see over there!

The bar is Liberty Hound. I'm still not sure how far it is. :-p

How close is the bar next to the serviceman's park to the rink? It can't be too far.

Heh, I have a bag of haberno that felt the same way. So a friend of mine sent me a 1-week trial of Blue Apron for xmas, and I made the first dish the other day. The concept is BA is a weekly food service where they send you ingredients for 3+ dishes and 3+ days a week for 2+ people (there's varying plans). What you get is a cooler box with fresh produce and meat and various other ingredients (nuts, spices, grains, etc.) in the correct proportions for each of the recipes. You have to do some of the prep work (dice an apple, slice Brussels sprouts, etc.) and then you make the dish according to a well-written recipe. The dish was roasted Brussels sprout salad with freekah (a grain like farro or barley) and was simply put, awesome. I'm making Tom Yum Soup tonight and a roasted butter-nut squash casserole either tonight or tomorrow. So the food was awesome, but I'm not sure I could do it every week since I have trouble finding the time to cook. You can skip weeks, so I've skipped a bunch and I may do it once a month or so. If I were just learning to cook or had more time (and was a young professional with $$), I'd be all over this service. The recipes are well illustrated and having everything pre-measured is very easy. It's nothing that you can't do yourself (for a fair bit less money and more time), but it gets you to try new things too. I'm on the vegetarian plan so the dishes are wife-compatible but they allow you to select what meats you'd like (beef, pork, lamb, fish, shellfish, chicken). This is the recipe for the Tom Yum for tonight: http://www.blueapron.com/recipes/vegetarian-tom-yum-soup-with-napa-cabbage-tofu

4 goals per period.

Keep diving, just a little more and the fire will be out!

Too late, too late. http://www.complex.com/music/2012/09/100-photos-of-rappers-in-sports-jerseys/1 Also, I can't believe I can't find the video of the Bills of 1990 rapping on youtube.

1: I'd guess Sabres gear is relatively expensive over there. 2: I don't watch many video-recordings of the popular music these days, but it seems like you see sports apparel fairly frequently (I'm thinking more basketball and baseball though).

No, I was TOTES serious. ;)

Nobody knows. Or not.

So you're saying Myers helps keep other players healthy?

It was 10 F outside this morning, it'll probably keep. (my house is halfway between Philly and Harrisburg)

When we learned to hit the translate button. :)

SpndnT, Texas T. Black gold.

It's tough to be sold on a prospect that has an NHL body in Juniors. He'll be decidedly average size in the NHL, will his game translate.

I wonder if Myers size is a negative in terms of fan perception. Stay with me here: fans want him to be some sort of Chara who can actually skate. Would we be as upset if he was exactly the same player but 6'2" and 210 lbs? A puck-moving D that can skate, shows *some* grit here and there and is prone to make mistakes once in awhile. That sounds like a prototype 3/4 D and his contract will be average in a year or two for that role.

Anyone up for "will Eleven hit 20000 posts by end of the first day of free agency?"?

To put it into sharper focus: the Sabres went 10 for 13 during that one stretch (right?). They have 14 wins total on the year.

It is a Canucks scarf, so I can't really fault it. I have a very similar Bills one.

Edmonton as spent the last 5 tanking though, the fans *might* bite on 2-3 prospects that might get them to .500 next season.

I was catching up on games yesterday, and about halfway through the Boston one was the first time I recall Lucic's name mentioned. I think that guy is lost.