PASabreFan

OK, we're on the same page. 78-79 Perreault game-worn. I mean, that is ATROCIOUS!

We might be talking about different things. I'll try to find the images I saw of the logo. I'm pretty sure it was well before 1980.

I think NY has done a good job on testing. In fact the governor said a few weeks ago there were excess tests and anyone who wanted one should go get one. Not the case in my part of PA. It's still symptomatic testing only. I got a test at a nursing home where I work as part of universal facility testing, but the results were to be available only within five business days, plenty of time for infection to spread. That was over a week ago, and I haven't heard any result. I'm now assuming only positive results would be communicated.

Other owners don't eat contracts? I would agree to some extent with the "crap shoot" theory. But are you contending a GM wouldn't have a better chance at making a good hire than an owner? Why do I think you were on the OJ jury?

Same here, but I'm going to blame the lighting. There's no way the Sabres aren't going to give the fans exactly what they've been screaming for en masse. I THINK if you laid out the uniforms they wore for the first 10 years, you'd see different shades of blue. I KNOW the logo was slightly different from year to year, especially in the early days. Things were pretty loosey goosey in the 70s and I don't think anyone cared.

It's starting to feel like piling on, but if she wants to keep offering seasonal, organic word salads topped with corporate buzz words... https://buffalonews.com/2020/06/24/buffalo-bills-buffalo-sabres-kim-pegula-sean-mcdermott-jason-botterill-nfl-football-nhl-hockey/ So... "Pegula People." A lot to unpack in this article, even in just that one quote. I'll start with why don't the Pegulas let their GMs hire their own coaches? GMs might be interested in the nuances of pesky little things like coaching strategies and X's and O's. This is actually quite a development, even if Brawndo had the Pegulas pegged to the Housley hire a while back. It's confirmation, anyway. The Trial thread is redeemed, once again.

The blue looks fine in person (at least on authentic sweaters in Sabres Store lighting), but it doesn't look as good on TV. Except... I forget which arena it was, but the lighting was such that the blue looked fantastic. That said, no problem here with a brighter blue to come.

Agree. I guess I need to look into these point of care tests a little more. Here's an interesting article about issues with accuracy: https://khn.org/news/abbott-rapid-test-problems-grow-fda-standards-on-covid-tests-under-fire/

I don't know if that's the reason we don't have widespread point of care tests. It might be that we can't produce that many tests. But we don't even have that kind of testing capability for nursing homes yet. We're still working on getting resident and staff tested once, waiting days for results. Unless you are arguing that the powers that be figure that if the people don't care about testing, why bother?

Damn it, where are the quick, accurate point of care tests for everyone, not just the White House? It would be game-changing. Do others countries have them? Dr. Fauci suggested it would be until the end of the year, beginning of next year until we have them. We'll have a vaccine before we get our ***** together on testing.

I realize you could drive Crosschecking's truck through my rules of quarantine. I think there should be a difference in what quarantine looks like for someone traveling from another state and for someone who just got told he or she has been in close contact with someone with Covid-19.

Neo's got me spinning, and when I open my eyes I don't know if I want to kiss or punch him. Taking this out of the realm of the hypothetical and into the personal, I do feel bad this pandemic might mess up your plans to visit family and friends right now. Would your stay be long-term? If you're staying for a month, 14 days doing extreme social distancing wouldn't necessarily ruin your trip. If it's a one- or two-week stay, it probably would. Probably, because — Do you have to stay locked up in a room by yourself? No. Separate bathroom if possible, don't share towels and stuff, disinfect, etc. sure. Do you have to stay distanced from people and always wear a mask (when you're not by yourself)? Yes. But I don't think quarantine means you can't go for a walk outside, even with others. With common sense distancing, not wearing a mask wouldn't be that risky for anyone, but why not wear one? Visiting people? Technically, probably not. But you wouldn't go maskless into someone's crowded living room and start kissing people like you're Richard Dawson. Porch or patio would be better. Be especially careful around the vulnerable. I'd factor in heavily whether you've been smart there in Florida, the amount of disease in your community, the chance you've picked it up recently, how you're traveling. Lots of gray areas. I can easily see how someone like Neo and family could make this work responsibly (making quite a few assumptions here, including that Neo believes in social responsibility as much as he believes in personal assumption of risk). The problem from a public policy point of view is that you can't count on most people to make it work using only common sense. Nuance doesn't work as well as a hammer. Are there really no rules of quarantine posted anywhere on NY's site?

If I ever get that way, will you shoot me?

How do they enforce the quarantine? It can't be more than a strong recommendation.

What assumptions are you all making re: budget in this new era of "Efficient, Economic, Effective"?

The idea of trades is to get better. The idea of a core is to keep players who've brought success or give you the best chance of success together. The 2020 Buffalo Sabres? All options should be on the table. Married to Sam Reinhart? Please. Only in real life.

A tiny problem. Well, a not so tiny problem. Turns out cremation is by the pound, and Kim's Amex got declined. Anybody up for a GoFundMe?

"It certainly makes you look inward and realize how grateful I am for the opportunity to play for such a great organization," the Bruins’ 26-year-old defenceman said Tuesday on a Zoom conference. Ouch. And to think, this is probably how this NHL player viewed the Sabres before the owners doubled down on their involvement and hired another noob.

What's with the wooing?

Sabretooth just pinned his location as the Nickel City Animal Hospital on Niagara Street. Not good news: Kim accompanied him.

I'd subscribe to a HamCast. Sometimes you wonder what these guys would say if they were truly independent.

Paul wasn't a Sabre employee.

How to wear a mask is the least of the problem.

So you believe the story?

Adams has hinted at icing a team that's more in line with the community. As Matt Barnaby said in his podcast, Buffalo's a "blue collar town." Probably not anymore, but the perception is there. And I don't care if you're a blue collar town or not, a huge percentage of the fans want to see fights, hits, hustle, grit, wallpaper, dirt and elbow grease — whether it contributes to winning or not. My opinion is that at this point in team history, it's more about filling the seats than anything else. (I meant sandpaper, but I'll leave wallpaper as clear evidence of my cognitive decline.)