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Its Ok, TP will make it all better, can't he just bury more guys in the minors and spend more money to upgrade the arena? Maybe if he made the visitors dressing rooms better the other teams will let them forget they are over the cap?

I thought we already proved that players who hit and are physical are less injured then guys who don't play physical?

Its funny, I had to show ID at a post office pickup station and was refused my item because my ID showed a different address then the delivery address (when I purchase things online I usually ship them to my moms house because she is home all day and I work during the day), even though my name and other info was the same. I think its funny that I could vote in a US election easier then being able to pick up a bobblehead I ordered online from ebay. I had to have someone with valid photo ID with the shipping address on the id go in to pick it up for me.

It doesn't matter, but of course I would be willing to pay more for the guy who will put up the same numbers in each of those categories and more of one of the other, that wasn't the point.Which Ennis would you pay more for 38 goals 54 assists 92 points 68 hits? or 20 goals 30 assists 50 points 140 hits?

Thats a tough one to prove, cause statuatory rape is the term used for sexually encounters with a person under the age of consent. If they did not consent to it, its typically viewed as just Rape or forcible rape. Typically the term "Statuatory Rape" is used when theres was some kind of consent but the law views the underage person as being too young to give consent. I don't understand how someone can say that the person is too young to understand the situation and give proper consent to the sexual encounter, but then say that they are responsible for the child that may have eben created in that encounter. If they are too young to consent, how can you say tehy are old enough to accept the consequences and make it illegal to abort? In forcible rape situations, theres no doubt that it should be up to the woman to make the decision.....

No matter what Ennis re-signs for, it will probably be too much cause he doesn't throw hits............

I think even a delay to the season is too risky a move and can cost them alot of momentum they finally got back from the last lockout

Sorry to have offended you Mrs. Deluca.........

And these are the only stats that matter to most here, Rob Ray had more hits and fights then Gretzky, guess that makes Ray a better player then "The Great One" Simmonds may be 3 years younger, but Stafford has only played in 75 more games then him, and has 104 more points them him in their careers

I can, they would need the ability to make the playoffs first, before they can worry about a guy who you want for his playoff performances alone....... I would love to bring Briere back, but as I said, the Sabres would have to get more back or give up little, considering they are already helping the Flyers out in a big way by relieving them of the cap hit that was supposed to make up for the cap savings when they had him in his prime. Briere leading the Sabres to a cup the year after being traded from the Flyers might be enough of a payback for taking the cap hit off their hands though, just cause it would piss the Flyers fans off even more

So $4mil a season for him is a steal, $4 mil a year for Drew Stafford (who put up similar to better stats over their entire careers) is not?Guess the grass is always greener on the other side :rolleyes:

I have been on a bobblehead buying kick recently, except I have been collecting Jays Bobbleheads from previous stadium give aways. I'm assuming you bought the Romney one because even though it cost more, overall it helps out America because that extra money spent will eventually trickle down to create new jobs for your grandkids, the money from the Obama one is just going to be given away to someone for something frivilous like food or medicine

Forget Baseball, thats Americas true past time. Americas biggest lie was the image of kids playing "Stickball" in the streets, everyone knows that when you walk through the streets during the summer, all the kids are out there playing Dressage and collecting cards of their favorite horses and trainers But does it come with a sticker that the store owner threw on it saying "Made in America?"

There would have to be more coming to Buffalo to sweeten the deal then just Briere for any defencemen. Why would Buffalo take on Briere in his mid 30's after his worst season as a Flyer, AND a $6.5 mil cap hit, while giving away something decent in return to them helping the Flyers out with their defence and give them cap room. This is the problem with these deals and the cap hit. Cap hit should be whatever is being paid the player that season, not the average over the contract. Otherwise you get teams like the Flyers who can offer these huge front loaded deals, get the players during their prime at a lower cap hit, then dump them on some team looking to spend less and get to the cap floor. The new CBA should have something to guard against this, or a clause that would make the team that signed the deal take a hit on their cap to cover the amount that was spread over to the last few years. In this case, the Flyers would still take a cap hit of the difference between what the remainder of the total of Brieres cap hit would be and the total left on his contract ($6.5 mil cap hit over 3 more seasons - $12 mil left over 3 years in cash = New team has $12 mil to pay and account for under their cap, Flyers would still have a cap hit of $7.5 mil against them)

Yeah, sure.................

Sounds like they would put in a "soft cap" at say $60 mil. Anything more then that and you are hit with a "luxury tax". They would then also add in a "hard cap" at say $20 mil over the "soft Cap", Basically giving the richer teams the option of buying extra cap space if they want to.

There was a difference between Regher and Rivet and why they were brought here/wanted Regher was wanted because he had the reputation of being a physical player who would throw his body around and hit, something some here believe is the only thing that matters in Hockey Rivet was brought here because everyone thought they needed leadership, and a veteran player who could come in and take charge of a young (maybe slightly immature) lockerroom

Theres a BIG difference between a proffessional sports franchise worth $100 or so Million going bankrupt, and a $billion+ Auto Industry going bankrupt. Theres alot more American jobs at stake if the Auto industry has to start cutting then if an NHL franchise in Buffalo has to cut staff. When the Sabres went Bankrupt, did they not technically get bailed out by the NHL until TG purchased them? Its possible that the auto industry could have fought its way through Bankruptcy and survived, but your saying you really would have wanted to take that chance? Risk all those jobs so that you wouldn't have to loan the money to the auto industry to help them out? IIRC, didn't the auto makers who took the bailouts pay the money back, unlike the banks who used the money for company retreats and bonuses?

I just think the NHL and its players really need to think long and hard about what they are going to do here, cause any workstoppage is going to hurt both sides from the fan support. 2 work stoppages in a decade is not going to go over well with fans and there aren't many fans that will sit back and be ok with them delaying or canceling another season cause the players and owners can't stop fighting over money. Theres nothing wrong with the current cap system thats in place, luxury taxes only allow the rich teams to get richer and the big names to go to a few of the big markets while the smaller markets farm out their players to the bigger ones. The owners are hurting themselves by giving these long, big money deals to players and then coming back and crying poor in these negotiations. I personally believe these negotiations should always be handled by an impartial negotiator/mediator. You get the NHL and Players Association to give a proposal for what they are looking for in the new deal, and the mediator would take both proposals and come up with something in the middle, or the best deal possible that both sides can then look over and agree upon. Theres too many games that get played in the current method, and they never get serious until the final minutes because neither side wants to give up anything and be the first to crack

Its just listed as a "Steak Sub" I'm sure those true "foodies" out there might not consider them a delicasy, but if your into greasy steak sandwiches loaded with peppers and onions, they hit the spot Well wait til the offseason or next year when the track closes and we will see if the meat content goes down in them..... LolThey have a good deal there on tuesdays for their tacos, 2 fairly large tacos, with lettuce and cheese on them for under $5

Never been to the Anchor Bar but its one of those things that you feel you have to atleast try the wings there once (just because they claim to be or are teh original, it doesn't mean they are the best) I went to Duffs last year (about a year ago this month) near the airport when I went to go pick up my mom. I had wings and a beef on weck and while it was good, it was no where near the best. The wings didn't taste any different then most of the wings I have had at bars or restaurants around here. For those complaining about the steak content at Jims, I think I know who stole the steak, head accross the border to Garrison Sub & Taco on Garrison Road in Fort Erie and order the steak sub. Its about $12 canadian, its grease, with tons of peppers and onions, cheese and loads of steak......

Yup, you were all about getting Regher from Calgary before the Sabres made that trade because he's one of those players that would make this team tougher......

Lol, man your country is screwed no matter who wins......... If Obama wins, no matter what they come up with to try and fix things will never be given a chance to happen cause the other side will make sure it doesn't go through If Romney wins, the middle class will be no more (if its still around) and the rich will continue to get richer with the poor continuing to get poorer As for the comment by Waldo in response to Romney being viewed as Elitest, the only people that don't view him that way would be his supporters, everyone else, including people outside your country see him this way.

Things might be resolved quicker if he did take over the negotiations though........

Not necessarily, A good defencemen like Sekera and Enroth (Oilers need some goaltending help too), maybe even a couple of picks going either way may be enough for Eberle (doubt they move Yak now). They have an abundance of Forwards (entire reason why there was speculation they would trade the top pick) and need defencemen.