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Question for old timers: what was this board like when the team was good?

That was amazing. Very nice of the announcer to call those "punches".

One of my favorite fights ever was the one time I can recall Afinogenov fighting. He had no idea what to do, so he basically just tackled the guy, I guess this is the one I'm thinking of: A little better than I remembered. I don't want Eichel to fight, but I bet he does at least once in the next couple years. MALKIN was in a fight the other day.

yes. yes. Also from that article by Jack. Its referring to Columbus, but...

Jack seems...uninterested in DDB's opinions: http://www.wgr550.com/Sabres-Eichel-is-comfortable-with-his-game/23037188

Pic/article that went with that:

Thats fair, but they're always mentioned in the same breath and I can never remember which one is which.

Both of my mom's parents on were named Fran (Francis and Frances), so that's the default middle name on that side of the family. By my count off the top of my head there are 6 of us, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren with a middle name of one or the other. I look forward to passing that on, if my wife will let me. On the other side, David is kind of a family name. Its flipped back and forth between First and Middle Names for first born sons, so I expect the first boy I have will get that as a middle name, as well. Its a little easier name to swallow than Francis, too. I like having family names, its an interesting reach into the past.

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yeah, I wouldn't know anything about that.

I can not diverge Falk and Fedun in my head. I'm not completely sure that they're different players at this point.

I love old people/classic names for babies, especially for boys. I have always liked Jack, but now with Eichel I expect that name will become very common. Henry is underused. My Grandma's name is Dorothy, and I like that for a little girl's name. Call her Dot or Dottie.

Listen, I'm all aboard the fire DD train, but there's no way we can make any sort of educated assumptions about whether he has or hasn't helped the development of Jake McCabe. Jake McCabe couldn't tell you. Lets not go too far down the rabbit hole, here.

I always feel like he's looking directly at ME in that picture.

So then of all the broadcasters that the Sabres have, literally only Marty Biron can stay, as he became an American citizen in the last couple weeks.

Ray can stay between the benches if he likes, get Marty in the box. I've been on this train since he was still playing for the Sabres; its his destiny.

Man, this thread is gon' be lit in about 2 hours if Murray doesn't make a move.

big if tru

We got our d-man!!!!

Isle beleive it when I see it.

Still, good breakdown.

I'm beginning to lose my grasp on sarcasm in this thread...

This whole scene is a classic:

I like a lot of what he's done. He hasn't really made any moves that I actively disapprove of. I think the EK and ROR trades were masterful, and not easy to pull off. But we've known we've needed a D-man for at least three years now, and his answer to that so far has been signing Franson, and swapping Pysyk for Kulikov... I need to see him make a move for a d-man this year or else I'll be jumping off the bandwagon.

Probably true, but then you have to extend that list, because the Caps would never trade Ovi, and the Hawks would never trade Toews or Kane (probably), and there's others who wouldn't be traded for sentimental reasons. If tomorrow they do a EA Sports style fantasy draft and my team ends up with Crosby, I trade him for McDavid in a heartbeat