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So he takes more offense to not being served a beer off the ice than getting abused on it?

For the purposes of sports entertainment, there's Hall the player and Hall the person. I bet even the athletes recognize the difference and don't take much offense to the sometimes vicious attacks on them. It's theater, mostly. Otherwise, no one could ever yell, "Kill the ump!"

Thanks. That does change my thinking on him a little bit. It makes me wonder why he hasn't gotten a shot in the NHL before now. I'd still treat him as a candidate after the season as if he never got the interim job here. I don't put much weight on these games. I think that adds up to Granato shouldn't be a serious candidate.

How long's mom gonna be mad at you? Today was the day you guys were going on that eight-hour wine tasting walk and chocolatier visit.

Good point on practice time. The other anomaly I wonder about is when was the last time someone coached a Sabres game to win it — serious video study of the opponent, giving the team a specific game plan for a specific opponent, the nuances of matching lines, strategy and tactics and all that, etc. I could be way off. But it just feels like we've been in this bizarro world of evaluating talent, establishing theoretical systems, building a culture and so on. Maybe I just miss the playoffs, when winning is the only thing.

Oh, good lord!

I heard it was out back of the arena. They told ole Okie there was hay and oats and stuff.

Take reading lessons. The word appear is key. This idea of demanding evidence for opinions people disagree with is getting old. There isn't always evidence. (Except that TP meddled in the Sabres, bigly.)

Anders.

These Cups are gross. Thank God the Sabres aren't in the running.

No you don't. Not if you're smart. There's no stretch.

You don't say.

How much do you weigh a victory under current circumstances vs., say, next October/November?

I just had an epiphany. Although I'd own an NHL in the hands-off way I've talked about, I'd be a meddling ***** on a day like this.

Botox?

Well, sure, he couldn't be traded to Ottawa. There's no right that Hall could use to get traded to Boston.

What contractual right is Adams referring to?

I know, right? Casey ***** Mittelstadt. Turns out this rumor couldn't do a pull up.

H/t to @Eleven... if the cost of announcing to the rest of the league we won't be hosed and to FAs that you won't play the Buffalo Sabres was a second-round pick and the corpse of Robert Bork, that's not too high a price to pay.

Thinking about your mistress during sex. (With your wife.)

Once the Sabres sat him? Fine. Before that? The height of unprofessionalism. I find it doubtful the idea of being a Bruin only entered his mind last week. Scum.

Kim's right about one thing anyway. There's a lot the fans don't know about. I mean, there's a discussion on this board where people are completely oblivious to what's really going on. Probably better that way, I suppose. Hockey's supposed to be an escape, at least for the fans.

I do. I wish we were 10% what Boston is. The hate is envy, pure and simple.

I'd laugh. Then make popcorn.