Eleven

Okposo needs to retire. He's made a good living. He shouldn't want to squander what remains for his life. I like the guy, and I like him as a Sabre (although he's overpaid, he does his job well, c.f. Hecht), and I don't want to see a bad (or short!) life for him.

Don't rule out that Jack might be playing at less than 100%.

Ideally it's the latter. Also, I wear boxers.

I'm not proposing anything other than the fact that anyone who has been telling me "it's the coach" since about 2010 can't be correct, because we're on coach no. 5 since 2010.

He also forgot that Ruff wasn't fired in Dallas. He also forgot that the revolving door system hasn't exactly worked.

I think that after the meetup on Saturday, I need to take a break from this team.

Checking out. Looking forward to the fire coach threads tomorrow. Let's get to 5 before we acknowledge the mistake?

I meant the game.

Sweetie, this isn't Hutton's fault.

This is worthy of it's own thread. I'm not kidding. It's not like Jersey has Brodeur back there anymore.

Started in NC. And you don't want to know the year. (It's the year that hurts. The year with the staph infection and Jillson and all that. That year.) And it does NOT happen here.

Ah I see what you're at now. Yes, the writer most definitely is using the wrong word. The quality of the Buffalo News continues to ameliorate. /s From what I've seen, the best thing for us to do is all go on Twitter and publicly call the author mean names. EDIT: There. Now I've done it.

That's definitely not in today's sports section in print. I'm not sure what to find troubling about it, other than the fact that I don't care what color his couch is.

This is fantastic. So many Catholics have been blaming Pope Francis for "doing nothing," when he actually is the one doing something. (Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI knew of these allegations against McCarrick and did nothing.) So, goodbye, Mr. McCarrick (it feels so great to write that!).

They should trade Gagner for Teddy Purcell again and keep that trade tree going. EDIT: Actually, mathematically it kind of works out as Jordan Eberle for Matt Cairns. That's quite an accomplishment.

This one is actually interesting; the Oilers have completely given up on him.

Ugh, I've said before that I don't speak meme. Do I get the gal with the gloves?

Jame's content is nothing short of great. It's the tone. And thank you.

Oh, FFS. I'm done with this.

And they're STILL cycling the puck around the Sabres' zone.

Nah. You and I have had disagreements, for sure. But I'd consider you a friend in a hot second.

I would like it if you would reconsider your tone. Sadly, maybe even pathetically, I've been a member of this community for fourteen and a half years. The people to whom you are responding are my friends. Some of them, I have met in real life; some, not. Most of them were there for me when I went through the worst thing I ever could have imagined. It certainly transcended sports. You have an utter disregard for politeness and a complete disrespect for anyone other than you, from what I can tell from your limited time here. I don't care if you want to attack me. Go ahead. As above, I've suffered worse. But please stop being disrespectful to my friends. I thank you in advance.

Yep. Roy was a master at it, too. (OTOH, I do claim this: Semin (Caps) was called for diving a few seasons ago, at the Arena. I screamed out, "Semin, you're a swimmer, not a diver!") It is perhaps my greatest moment. It is a sad life.

Ugh I find it so tough to root for a guy who does that. C'mon, Skinner. Play an honest game.

Manhattan. The team the Sabs are playing.