PASabreFan

One more, for SDS. No way does Jack fit into any of this. Sorry to his fans... it has nothing to do with his talent.

The affection for this team is already remarkable. There were chances to boo, but none came. (Except for the refs and the Yotes' SO shooters.) It felt like a crowd of supportive family members at a squirt game. The tiniest smart play brought cheers. You could feel the team feeding of it, especially in the third. The game presentation staff would be smart to let fans be the star.

I'll have more to say tomorrow. But today was such a delight from the time I took that suddenly cold walk down Washington. A cop let some of us cross to the arena and I thanked him. "Enjoy the game. It's just great to see the fans again," he said. That set a nice tone and put things in perspective. Who are these Sabres? They're the little boy caught on the video board tossing a piece of popcorn in the air and catching it in his mouth. Then, seeing himself on camera, he did it again! I'm on a second date and already in love. Bryson. Cagguila. Okposo. Dahlin? Maybe the old saying applies... you had to be there. An old song kept popping into my head.

I gotta say. So far Sabres PR is knocking it over the glass, with no penalty.

This is a serious hockey team. Let's get serious. Or Don is gonna start kicking ass. Seriously, this is a fail so far. (And let the betting people do their own thing somewhere else.) Not grumpy. I'm going. 40 bucks plus outrageous fees on StubHub just to sit up top. A little surprising. Still a good value. Kyle's letter sent me over the top.

Remember that time Jack wrote us a love letter?

Not really.

Maybe acceptance would be a better way of putting it. Very strong level of acceptance (let's see what he can do). Support is another animal. I wasn't willing to put much stock in the end of last season, but I was willing to give him a shot and see what the first 20 games brought in the fall. So far, so good!

Delayed reaction: what's your punishment?

Just read the game portion of the thread.

Still like the idea, but I think it's going to be more for the players, which is fine. The music is obscure to a lot of people and most of the selection don't seem to be traditional goal songs. They also don't pop out at you after a goal. It'll have to grow on us.

To try and button this up, here's Rule 74: If in the course of making a substitution, either the player entering the game or the player retiring plays the puck or who checks or makes any physical contact with an opposing player while both players involved in the substitution are on the ice, then the infraction of “too many men on the ice” will be called. If in the course of a substitution either the player(s) entering the play or the player(s) retiring is struck by the puck accidentally, the play will not be stopped and no penalty will be called.

You want to defend him, but the fact you cite one season is pretty damning.

Tank Top Dude is intriguing.

The Wave!

True. But they have not been dubbed the surprising Buffalo Sabres. Yet.

Murph lost some weight?

Here come the surprising Buffalo Sabres!

Players have their own songs.

Oh yaw

Habs didn't play the puck. It just hit him. Not sure...