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And I think we were swept that year in the first round.

I remember that too. One extreme case does not make the point.

I don't believe, and never have, that in game, players think like that.

To more consistently show glimpses of the star he is going to become.

I really don't know. That's why I'm asking. This is the first I'm hearing about a bye week. Not sure how I missed that.

The real question is how is it that they have an NFL team?

I feel like I'm out of the loop here. Why aren't the Sabres playing this week?

I know this gets mentioned a lot, but does this actually happen? Just because no one scored, doesn't mean they were trying for that to happen.

It’s not batshit. Has Gary not heard of the anti-nepo baby movement?!

"Unhinged lunatic" Sure.

Pitt not making it and NYI getting in is not a big difference.

Nice work. I've done something like this before and it is just such a non-issue when you look at the differences. There is always a few order changes at the top and one team might not make at the Botton and another might, and who cares about those teams anyway. I honestly don't understand why people get their panties in such a twist over this. People always throw out that "skills competition" phrase, and it is, but they've lowered the value of those wins, anyway. Also, whatever the slight advantage winning shootouts gives to teams in the final standings may be, don't we want more skill in the playoffs?

Ugh. Good luck, brother. And get some good books. Time spent in specialists’ waiting rooms is criminally long and boring. The only way to get through it is to not care that you are just sitting and reading.

Got a jury duty summons delivered to my house today. It wasn’t for me. It was for a James Walters. Looked him up. Turns out he’s a republican from Tennessee. He is registered to vote in my town using my address. He has 8 other current addresses. Not sure what to next.

It certainly isn’t the parade planners.

I've been told that it doesn't mean anything anymore cuz, "everyone gets one." So, one of them must be the real all-star. Who is it, Tage or Rasmus?

Are we seriously arguing that their uniforms have an affect on whether they win or lose?! Good lord. Love them or hate them, but but choose because of your personal taste, not because you think it will help them win.

I'm actually changing my answer. There are wings everywhere now (still not as good as in WNY). It's the pizza. There is nowhere else that has pizza like in Buffalo. It's the pizza.

I stand corrected. The team does have final say. It used to be the league. That’s for the “thirds”. Any time it’s the regular homes and aways it’s a much bigger deal because it’s not just the uniforms. It’s everything. Signs, the scoreboard, anywhere the logo is, cups, programs. Everything. I still like them.

Wings.

I'll check, because I'm not positive, but I think the NHL has final say.

No one is forcing anything and I never said that. It is a mutually agreed upon design. That is different.

What I wrote, I know to be true. Sometimes, even the people who have to sign off on stuff aren't always happy with some of the final decisions.

There are a dozen or so people from several organizations (NHL, Team, Adidas) that all have to come to some sort of agreement, then sign off on it. It's not like Pegula is sitting in some haberdashery and the salesman is bringing out different styles and seeing if he has it in Terry's size.

That's not how it works.