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Last 10 games is my benchmark. But like I said the Isles were streaky all year.

Speaking of Isles, a bunch of bums with a GM who's too old. The Sabres were going to rip past them too. On Jan. 20 they were slumping but still only two points out. Stinky Pants fired his coach and brought in Pat Roy. They were streaky but enter the playoffs the hottest team in the league. 20-12-5 under Roy.

Dmitri Lugubriev is better than all of them. He is The One.

The players sure seemed to get on the same page for once and throw Donnie under the bus, albeit somewhat subtly. They need a coach with structure who will hold them accountable. Hockey player, heal thyself. Randall has a theory that the message was coordinated from above.

The Concept of Levi.

Randall suggested the 7-6 Ottawa game for next time. It was fun. Reminders of the past: standup goalies, quick whistle with the puck along the boards, crummy looking nets, Frank Christie, the funky buffalo made by kindergarteners, no ads on the boards, no score or time on the screen...

I read that as I'll be there with a number of bidders.

Randall, Thorny, nellis, Harry Neale, Howie Meeker and a cast of thousands. @dudacek Randall says hi.

Doohickie you just missed it. Sabres onto the second round in that toddling town!

Three of us. Come back nellis

Two of us are waiting for others

https://rave.watch/kpGYt 9 p.m. so it has that Western feel. The video is a little over two hours. Sabres lead the series 2-1 so tonight they can clinch the best of 5.

Critical thinking! Folks, we're on our own. The pros like Rachel are not thinking or working for us. Corporate communications is in her future.

Also love the moving on part. Nothing to see here!

That's some great critical thinking. How did she confirm that? Who are the named sources? Yesterday she surely thought no part of the Bills was for sale. Clearly everything is on the table in the Pegula sports portfolio.

The Bills are selling everything except Pegula?

Sorry, it did not. It said "discussions" about the sale of a minority interest in the Bills involve the Bills and do not involve other teams. Well, duh. Another atrociously written release from the Pegula people.

Brawndo says he has heard that a minority interest in the team is up for grabs. AP reported yesterday that the NHL OKed someone to contact TP about buying the team. Part of the Bills is for sale.

And now the other thread, which addressed the Sabres piece of the story, and which now has more bite to it, is locked? So we have to come here and probably be accused of going off topic?

Billionaires with money problems. Cool. Hope they choke on it.

I'm thinking about it. A lot.

Good lord.

I'm not going to overthink this. We'll use the Rave-Watch Party app. Good reviews and over 50 million dloads. The game? Game 4 of the preliminary round in 1980 in Vancouver. If we can decide on a time I will start a GDT. I was hoping to create a fancy schmancy first post but it ain't happening. Hopefully we can crowd source the lineups, mini recaps of the first three games, context in Sabres history etc. The Sabres were babies. Only 10 years old. They had a whale of a team that year, Scotty's first. It was kind of an Indian Summer season for the 75 finalists. Would they finally go all the way?

There are some dudes behind that bench who give me pause. They seem like... Jackalopes. Jackaloupes in Canada. Full disclosure... I will enjoy their antics the next time the Sabres clinch a playoff series.

That quack? He told me to pretend the ball was my mother. And to keep my head up.