MattPie

Wasn't Halak a Sabre for a few days during the selloff a few years ago? IIRC it left a bad taste in his mouth.

Apparently under 5 don't get it as badly, but you're right there are a lot of unknowns. And there are a lot of people whose immune systems aren't up to snuff. It seems fairly easy to transmit *and* there are literally zero people vaccinated for it. The normal flu doesn't gain a foothold in the US as many people who are exposed are vaccinated and don't get it nor do they pass it on. This would be an interesting study of the results of a 0% vaccination rate if it weren't so morbid. Essential[0] oils don't fail me now! [0] Fun fact: "essential oil" doesn't mean "essential" as in "absolutely necessary; extremely important. (Oxford dictionary)". It seems to be a (IMHO) underhanded play on "e-scent-ial", meaning it has a smell. "fragrant" would be a better adjective.

Devils too, but that's not new.

Schrodingers media, which is where the media is stirring up a panic and under-reporting at the same time. ?

I think you just made the case for Fancy Stats. If a player is making all the right little plays, that should show up in stats that essentially say, "fewer opponent chances while this guy is on the ice taking opponents into question" or the opposite for offence. Our own biases will highlight what we want to see (Rienhart is bad because his shootout was terrible) and not what we "don't want" to see (Reinhart's pass to Montour was incredible). You guys can divide near me all you want, I'm not cleaning up the gore though.

That's poetic, I love it. Being an Engineer, I'm thinking the increased friction of the pencil is easier to control.

Schoenfeld's rapport with refs (example: Koharski).

GT's are so variable, I'm not sure I'd do it there unless it was a sure-fire bet (like top-5 can't miss). If it were really a high-need, I'd pick 2-3 in the mid rounds with the idea that one of them would rise to the top "for sure". Probably not the best use of assets though.

Jack, are you excited to be playing with Skinner again?

At least the Sabres put us out of our misery early: Max season points: not_enough

Motter: hey, we should get Beansie. (I'm using hockey names since this is the Sabres forum) Pegsie: sure we can do that [Pegsie et al. interview Beansie] Pegsie: hey Motter, he doesn't seem convinced Motter: I have an idea Motter (to Beansie): I know moving's tough, but check out this book Beansie: KK

Sabres all-win point total: 98 points.

You guys would know better than me, but there are high-level summer leagues that the NHL guys play in. The non-NHL guys in those leagues likely keep playing all year, so it makes sense that a retired NHL player would go have some fun in those.

I think this is the real point. The Marlies Zamboni driver and that guy in Chicago are very likely better goaltenders than any skater on either team. If you're talking the quality of the game, this is the best way to maintain it. Would the league be better off seeing some D wobble around in net and let in 5+ goals? In football, there's a valid game plan that involves 0 pass attempts. In hockey, there's no way the goalie isn't going to face shots. Might as well put the best player available out.

If they win out they get to 98, which is one point better than Toronto's current 97-point pace. Do you think this team is capable of winning every single game for the rest of the season? Do you think this team is capable of losing only 3 games for the remainder? That what they need to get to 92 points, one better than Florida's pace. They're not going to be the best team in the history of the NHL running at a 136-point pace (15-3-0) and even that likely won't get them close. I suspect I'm missing some humor here.

Not even, they had maybe 1 game in hand on Floronto and were even with Torida. It's just one of those "maybe sorta they have a chance" and then "until they lost 3 4 in a row."

It reminds me of that year that the Sabres were around 8th at the trade deadline, then when on to lose a bunch of games in a row to drop into obscurity.

I think this is it, thanks for pointing it out. It's not really the proximity, but Yankees fans are like Cowboys fans where people that don't live particularly close to a team with a city tend to default to a couple big name teams. It helps that the Yankees are relatively close and the Blue Jays, Pirates, and Indians have a checkered past.

I just looked at the trail map, seems like they've expanded in the long time since I've been there. The other peak at the time was abandoned, but people would hike along the ridge and ski down the trails cutting back over to the active area before the bottom. It was awful for out-of-shape me; I had a cough for weeks after as my lungs repaired themselves.

I never got around to skiing out west, but did a bunch in NE. Friends that did said west the snow is way better but the terrain is similar unless you're really in the weeds. I liked Sunday River a lot, and Cannon Mountain to name a few of the lesser-known places. I closer gem is Plattekill in the Catskills, really laid back place with good terrain.

Saw on the twitter that they decided to leave it alone.

Keep an eye out for gear swaps (although those are in the fall most of the time). And buying "last year's" stuff is always a good plan. Additionally, there will be bigger stuff in NE and out west, but generally it's not that different than HV. The runs are just a lot longer.

To be fair, it's unlikely there are many 19-22 year old impact players coming from the later rounds of the draft on any team. Also, love this rumor: "GM who in three years has had mediocre results may get fired". Couldn't have figured that one out myself.

Literally. Sabres' max points for the season stands at 100.

This one's a MattPie original, lol.