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How? Explain how Zimmerman initiated a conflict.

That's your problem, not mine.

He has the lisp. I don't.

JERK! Street justice is street justice, whether it's done in a dusty 1861 gold boom town, or in a 2013 Florida suburb. By the whitest cracker you ever seen, or the darkest black dude, by a fat woman with three breasts, or an alien with tentacles and one big, ugly eye. Now you answer my question...how can race here not matter to you, but race does matter in what you say?

That's fine, and that would change what you said. But that's not what you said. You said "I do wonder, though, if you would have used the term "street justice" if Trayvon was white..." which was directed solely at me. How can you say "If Trayvon was white, George Zimmerman would have been found guilty. Wait, no, if Trayvon was white, he would still be alive..." yet, then go on to say "I honestly don't care about race in this case...." if you're not just shooting from the hip? And since when is "street justice" racial? Christ on a pogo stick, the next thing we know, "basketball" will be racial. How do you cope in a world where the most insignificant things are nit-picked to death? I'd shoot myself.

You do, huh? It's difficult to keep the civility in a thread like this when someone takes cheap shots like that. Let's not pretend that you're doing anything other than wondering out loud if I'm a racist. You f*cking suck.

As more and more of Enroth's character is displayed, I like the dude more and more.

You have a problem with this?

If this is your premise, then why aren't you angry at Martin for not calling the cops instead of engaging in "street justice"? Rachel Jeantel told Martin to run to the townhouse where he was staying, but instead jumped Zimmerman. If Martin had just did what Jeantal told him to do, and called the cops instead, there'd be nothing to argue about. Zimmerman was trying to get back into his truck to go meet up with police when Martin jumped him. What the hell. Does everyone here know Zimmerman took a black chick to his prom? Does everyone here know Zimmerman mentored black youth and was active in at least one big black civil rights case? I think a lot of people are falling victim to a biased portrayal of this case, are getting swept up in the race-industries' selfish, and dangerous, "interpretation", and are, frankly, tragically uninformed. I think a lot of people just want to go with what's "supposed" to be "right" and FEEL that, since a lot of other people are going there, it must be...no...it IS okay. It's sick. We're doomed as a society.

Asinine. What NBC did is an affront to everyone, and should make you think twice about the "news" you digest.

I LOVE the stand-your-ground law and anything of its ilk. I think it's insane laws have to be passed that allow people to defend themselves - it should go without saying.

Obama is "black" because people want him to be and it works in his favor. Zimmerman is "white" because people want him to be and it works in their favor.

Martin was the one who jumped Zimmerman and started pounding on his head. I would call that pretty illegal. Also, Zimmerman was advised not to follow Martin, he was not told to stay in his truck. Just as it was against the law for Martin to walk the neighborhood, it wasn't against the law for Zimmerman to walk the neighborhood as well. If Martin had just kept walking, instead of jumping Zimmerman (or any person), in a concealed carry state, then this wouldn't have happened. Just asking, but everyone knows the NBC version of the 911 call Zimmerman made to dispatch was altered rather significantly, right? I mean, everyone putting their 2 cents into the discussion are familiar with the facts of the case, no?

Exactly. However, I would like to add the additional parameter of veterans who have already won a cup. The reason being (at least) two-fold: they can drill into the kids what it takes to get there, but also they have that monkey off their backs and may be looking for a place to settle down and ride out their careers. Character guys, with talent, and a Cup under their belts, who still want to compete, but also have families they want to settle with. That spells Buffalo to a "T".

Fizzle fo' schizzle.

I see, thanks, well done. So, this applies if there is a trade...why? I had another question, too... Oh! Is the league collecting money here (hence the "pool" nomenclature) or does this figure only count against the team's cap?

Living up to the "Hollywood" moniker. This summer surely can't get any better.

Anyone care to share with the class a comprehensive explanation of "recapture"?

I assume you watched the video. You really think that woman's behavior, regardless of her point of view, was acceptable? So, you must be okay with our politics turning into this (turn down the sound): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3DHKni1mu8

Buffalo Industrial Heritage Trail...uhm, what? Really? So we get to celebrate our industrial past, when the area was silly economically strong, people wanted to move here and you had a job for life and *many* options if you didn't like that one? When there were more mom-and-pop businesses than you could possibly count, downtown Buffalo was vibrant and exiting, and the future was wide open? Instead, we now have rusted steel "sculpture" in rock park-lets with ninny little info-plaques on a "clean" miles-long bike trail, half the city is decayed, some suburbs are decayed and some others are decaying, chronic population drain, school closures, and countless business-closures. The only thing certain is that the economy will always be anemic. Oh, but the clean air and dirt is a fabulous trade off. As if the fifty years since wouldn't have made a difference in cleaning up the area regardless, just like other industrial cities (the few that remain in the USA). No, we still would have the dumps and the fall-out from those, but at least there'd be tons of money around to deal with it, as opposed to just putting up barricades and hoping the wind blows the right way. I can't believe people fall for crap like that...celebrate your "industrial heritage" while the soup kitchen is in dire need of volunteers and donations, and the beautiful houses and neighborhoods built with the money from that heritage crumble and are torn down.

I would like to see Hackett play. I guess I'm being careful not having seen him play, and therefore not convinced being a NHL back-up is the best place for him next season. That's the Leggio connection there. I was thinking he could back-up Enroth.

Well, like I said, I don't think Leggio is the next Tim Thomas, so I don't argue his NHL-worthy-ness, although I would have liked to see him get a look. I think I'm just more...unimpressed...by the lack of a seemingly coherent plan (other than the "suffering" plan). Letting Leggio go isn't a big deal by itself, but it adds to the collage of moves that make little sense, except for one thing: Regier meant it when he said "suffering". Seriously, the only direction I see all of the actions this year pointing toward is at least another dismal season. I can't see how Miller or Vanek would want to be here, at all, next season. Even with Vanek on the roster, I do not see where the goals will come from. The defense looks no better than it has the past handful of seasons. If Miller is still here, how could he possibly not burn-out faster than ever? Bah...I'm in a bad place with the Sabres.

Meh. It just says to me Miller isn't going anywhere, and that the Sabres' goalie-depth has been shortened. Not that I thought Leggio was the next Tim Thomas, but he was a local guy who wasn't given a shot in the NHL by his team. So that leaves Hackett and Knapp for the Amerks, I suppose. Hackett needs to feast on meatball subs or something.

Ugh. Not a fan of letting Leggio go. I really think the Sabres have no plan in particular and are just going with the flow.

Just checking in...Sabres...Sabres.... No? Okay...