PromoTheRobot

https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-draft-live-stream/c-281036440

Anyone know if there is a web stream of the Draft?

How on earth are you getting from "crime reports" to "he can't handle alcohol?"

Shoulda, woulda, coulda...Remember when EDM made that RFA offer sheet right after we lost Drury and Briere? Could have had 4 1st round picks. High ones too. But at that point Quinn couldn't let another another Sabres star walk.

GUILTY!!!

Maybe not as much now but I recall after starting a thread being messaged that "this is being discussed in thread X..." And that thread would be "Around the NHL" and is 100 pages long.

Here, here, PA! This is a real issue at SS. The site looks like nothing ever happens. TBD at least has a steady flow of new threads, some good, some bad. But the marketplace decides which threads grow. I always got the idea new threads are discouraged here, with the regulars preferring the marathon threads that prevent new folks from jumping in.

Driving Ralph's Taurus.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/san-jose-sharks-sleep_us_57693cf1e4b0853f8bf21969

Zero words. Murray will just point at his pick.

I do think GMTM will give him the old car dealer spiel that the Sabres offer is only on the table for a short time. Too many decisions have to be made to wait on Vesey. Decide by mid-July or the Sabres move on.

Any team wanting Vesey will pay that. The difference will be the opportunity offered. Vesey is being told he will be a top 6 player for the Sabres if he signs. He can play with his bud Jack and the team is sparing no expense to build a championship contender. Is Buffalo not exciting enough? Maybe, but serious pro athletes don't have time to worry about what clubs there are to hang in. And if you do have a couple days and want to party, hire a charter and fly an hour to NYC or Boston or wherever.

Hoping for a home game the weekend of Oct 28-30. If it's the Bruins that would be amazing.

Why not give Vesey the deluxe Buffalo sales job? You couldn't do that until you had his rights. There's a Canalside concert the night before the draft. (Hope he likes Public Enemy.) He gets to tour the facilities, meet some teammates besides Eichel, and best of all he gets to meet Kim & Terry, one of the most committed owners in the league.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/bruins/2016/06/20/jimmy-vesey-rights-acquired-sabres/2y8jx6VPbuA2hY3473priL/story.html' Boston Globe thinks Sabres traded a 2nd and 4th for Vesey.

I found a crapload moments after I posted that. But seriously I googled "Vesey trade" and found nothing at first.

Link? Google has nothing so far.

Insert Vesey for ????

http://www.foxborosportscenter.com/page/show/1194493-pro-league It's like beer league hockey for great players. I might have to take a ride down and check it out.

Back in the late 90's the mayor of Manchester NH wanted to build a 10K arena. Despite the usual opposition it was built at a cost of $68MM, paid for mostly through bonds and hotel taxes. It's home to the former AHL, now ECHL Manchester Monarchs, as well as numerous other sports, concerts and events. It's become a centerpiece of the city, influencing the decision to build a baseball stadium in 2005 that attracted AA Eastern League ball. In fact it's been so successful it's managed to pay off most of the bonds on time, though the last few years attendance for hockey has fallen off. This is one instance where an arena project proved to be mostly a good thing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon_Wireless_Arena

That's actually pretty good. The ECHL team was the Wranglers. I guess they are dumping that name.

They might be in the Pegula's bridge foursome.

Saturday or Sunday night would be awesome.

Booked a weekend in Buffalo Sept. 23-26. Bills/Cards Sunday. UB/Army Saturday. The Proclaimers @ Town Ballroom Friday. What are the odds the Sabres will play a home preseason game that weekend?

True, but's a lot less than the $149 you pay for NHL.TV. Most people have either cable to satellite TV.