MattPie

With the way the Buffalo diaspora shows up at away games when the team is good, there's no doubt.

That's probably reasonable, really. If the scouting reports line up, Portilo might end up as a back-up. Maybe Marty Biron should have a chat with him about how being a backup in Buffalo isn't that bad. 🙂

I do it from time to time, trying to make it a daily 15 minute thing. Did today outside, that was nice. This sounds like a ridiculous recommendation, but Cosmic Kids Yoga on Youtube. There's no woo-woo yoga stuff, and almost all the sessions are 30-60 minutes and a parody of some pop-culture story (Star Wars, Frozen, whatever). I do it with my daughter (7) but if I were going to pick a random youtube thing to use, I'd consider it because it's not annoying. I've done Peleton's yoga sessions a few times, and they're a bit intense for me. I think the app is like $7 or $11 a month, and if you're interested in their other stuff (the spin class stuff of course but also various cardio and strength workouts too) it might be worth it. It's not woo-woo, but it's kinda high-energy (if that applies to yoga at all) with music and the instructor being kinda shouty. Free trial for I think 2 months. The content available at one time is kinda limited, but I think there are occasional live sessions and new stuff rotating through. I have a subscription to Wahoo's Systm for my bike smart trainer, and they also have yoga and workouts too. I probably wouldn't recommend it if you're not going to use the bike stuff, really, but the strength workouts and yoga are zero-nonsense which I kinda dig. It's literally a person standing on a mat with a concrete wall and floor, like a factory building, doing the workouts with a fairly monotone voice narrator describing what you should be doing. The killer feature for me is you can just set up a plan (Yoga 7-days a week and Level 1 strength 3-days a week, I think I'm doing) and it just puts them on a calendar. This isn't unique by any means, but oh do I love just doing whatever it says and not thinking about it.

Pessimist-mode: - Tage scores no more than 25. - UPL looks terrible at every turn, and the Sabres' goalie purgatory continues - Despite this, the Sabres finish with more points than this season, but out of the playoffs

To be honest, the City of Good Neighbors tends to be far more aggressive and rude than other places I've lived. Especially about trail/bike stuff, but just in general too. I've lived in two pretty bike friendly areas (Southeast PA and Ithaca) though, I'm sure it's much worse than Buffalo other places. Side trail note: rode the Island Line in Burlington VT over the weekend. Fantastic trail, and local people were really awesome. The only tough part was on the way back when the less-trail-experienced tourists were wandering all over the place.

To be fair, Anderson is last year's scraps. But I like this if there's another move coming. The thread is actually pretty sane, most people aren't freaking out after the Twitter quote about Buffalo still being in on the other FA/trade options.

Yeah? I was once in the office space below the seats where Adelphia used to house some IT staff. 🙂

Revisiting the trail discussion: Last week, I was on a local multi-use trail on my bike. This part of the trail is a relatively wide dirt road (two cars easily could pass each other). Couple is walking with their dog unleashed, one on each side of the road and the dog dead center in the middle. I'm not riding through the gap between you and your dog. I slowed down a bunch (I wasn't going that fast, they saw me coming) and said, "come on guys, pick a side". They kinda apologized but how can you be so oblivious.

Apparently so, from Wikipedia: On July 17, 2017, Campbell announced his retirement, but also that he would join the Blackhawks' business operations department where he will be assisting with various marketing, community relations, and youth hockey initiatives.

Valid point, but still think Kyle makes sense. If it gets to the point you're talking about, there's always retirement.

They can get it in another trade. 🙂

https://chlmemorialcup.ca/gamecentre/531/boxscore

Or Elvis.

I may have been the first to mention the Rangers, and I did it solely as one of the two teams that were on the cusp of the SCF and would be looking for that extra push next season. Zero research on whether it really made sense for the Rangers. 🙂 The bolded are extremely good points. First one, I hadn't looked at that perspective but you're right. The situation is different, but trading away (I assume) your best player and getting a pick and some unsigned prospects would bring out da pitchforks. Although, Sam Reinhart only netted an unsigned goalie and a (late) first, for one year of service. Kane is on a different level but maybe it's closer value than an Eichel trade because it's only 1 year.

Chicago may not be particularly interested in VO. If they're going to be terrible for a couple years, they're using up his RFA years and would probably be just getting good when it's time for his next contract. I'd think they'd want someone under control for longer.

#28 and Ryan Johnson is getting close to something I'd consider, but I'm still TeamUFA. I'd keep Olofsson before a 50/50 #28 to ever make the NHL. Is there some rumblings that we want to be rid of Olofsson or vice versa? He seems to come up in trades a lot, but seemed like he was playing reasonably well.

I think "My Country" is England's national anthem with different words, FWIW.

Yep, I'd pick a location at a Police station or Bank to do the meeting, and it'd have to be near somewhere else I need to be so I don't waste the trip.

There's no room in Buffalo for that kind of production. 🙂 Still on the "don't want to give anything significant up (if anything), wait until 2023-07-01 (or whenever it is now) and sign for free as the UFA playoff/SCF vet that pushes the Sabres deep into the playoffs.". Still worried about off-ice stuff, but DG would know I think.

I have, but I'm trying to remember if the sound was on for the anthems or just when the game started.

Somewhere between, I guess. I wouldn't make noise, but I probably wouldn't stop eating or drinking, or walking through, etc.

Blackhawks fans, I assume. I remember some doozies for Derek Roy back in the day. That being said, if you think of Kane not as a 34-year-old vet, and as a #15 point-producing skater (I looked it up, 26/66/92 for 2021-22). Those aren't that far out of whack really. I wouldn't make those trades where the Sabres are, but a team in a position like the Rangers or Edmonton where they're close to the finals might mortgage the future a bit.

I agree. From the sounds of it they're trying to rebuild. He apparently had a good season last year, and with one year remaining I think some team closer to the cup will offer more for a big push to win it all in 2023 (or at the deadline). If he's serious about playing for Buffalo, I'd wait out this year and see if he hits UFA. That's putting aside the off-ice stuff, I still have doubts there)

Yeah. I'd hope that he's grown up some considering he's 33 years old, but I was riding my motorcycle 50 miles down to Philly for beers on Tuesday nights at that age, so I wouldn't count on it. Apparently he has a kid with his girlfriend, that does change a person though. And, with all the negative personal things, I don't think he's earned a chance. I haven't kept track of the whole Chicago hazing thing but if he was involved I'd be wary. People can learn from mistakes, but there are mistakes and there are evil deeds. I seriously doubt we'd be talking about him if he weren't from Buffalo.