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We've a far more mature fan-base here. We have moved through the 5 Kubler-Ross stages into the final stage - "Acceptance". Vancouver, however, foolishly languishes in the Denial and Anger stages. :)

Ok, how about hysterically bad? Does that work?

We're better than Vancouver They don't win one Stanley Cup - they almost tear their own city apart in a moronic drunken fury. We don't win one in the same 40 years, and yet life continues normally in Western NY.

The part of Luca Brasi played by Joe Bah?

Good point! Maybe we should expect him to yell "Hey Rube!!!!" every time he's being blitzed?

Let's assume we're not trying to 'throw games' - which is ridiculous and not going to ever happen with competitive male athletes. IF we're not trying to throw games (and we're not), and these guys are gonna do the best they can (they are) I'll stick with my 70-80 point prediction for 2014-15. It will be better than last season, but we've got some more growing/building to do. But the bottom was the last couple years - we're on our way up now.

Another excellent outcome from this - we have even more reason to dislike the Leafs than before. I've a feeling we won't be seeing Your Father's Sabres Team on the ice moving forward. ;) Yeah, she's got that working for her too! Unlike Flo, she'd be rubbing her hands together and laughing evilly - "We've RAISED his insurance rates due to an accident that wasn't his fault - bwahahahaha!!!"

In First Niagara Center, kitchen go to women!

She looks like some kind of druidess or evil priestess; like she popped out of a Grade B Harry Potter knock-off book.

Cheer up Bucky - in addition to keeping FNC 'spiffy', Terry has her attend the meetings in order to make sure the sammich tray is kept orderly and well-stocked, and that everyone's beverages are replenished promptly. :lol:

I picked 2007 as a starting point for the Blackhawks when the new management took over, and Rocky Wirtz overturned his father's applecart and started the actual rebuilding progress, by hiring a new president and coach within a year's time or so. So I was equating 2006-07 with our 2012-13 season, and 2007-08 as our 2013-14 season. They had 5 tank years of not making the playoffs compared to our 3 so far. But picks are only as good as the management doing the picking. The Hawks didn't start to make effective drafts and trades (other than Toews) until Rocky Wirtz took over after his father passed, and within a year of that is when Joe Quenville was brought on board too, before the start of the 08-09 season. With the changes to the team so far, I just can't see them staying below 60 points for 2014-15. I think they'll be better than that, so I'm guessing we'll see progress starting this season with a 70-80 point season, and hopefully the team continuing to improve moving forward.

Why do we need to tank two years in a row? The Blackhawks' "Tank" season was 2006-2007, and they finished 5th in the Central, with the 4th worst overall record in the league with 71 points, which earned them the number 1 pick The rebuilding was 2007-08 with new management. They finished 3rd in the Central with a jump up to 88 points in the first season after the management change, did not qualify for the playoffs 2008-09, they finished 2nd in the Central, with 104 points. They made it into the 3rd round of the playoffs, being defeated in the Conference Final by the Wings 2009-10, 112 points, finished 1st in the Central, and won the Stanley Cup. So, using the Blackhawks rebuild as a model, 2013-14 was the Hawks 2006-07 This year 2014-15 - SHOULD show improvement - up to the 80 point mark, Then 2015-16, we should be making the playoffs. I can't believe GMTM isn't fully aware of the Blackhawks' schedule for a rebuild. I would think he believes he can turn this team around in a similar time frame. Why do we need or want two tank years in a row? Actually, 3, because 2012-13 was pretty dismal too! 80 points this season would seem like an enormous improvement compared to last season; we won't be hitting the playoffs but it won't be a tank either - at least I hope not.

Well, for some old business - I didn't catch this when it happened a couple weeks back. I guess the Texans needed themselves some bearded Amish rifle. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11097727/ryan-fitzpatrick-named-houston-texans-starting-qb?ex_cid=espnapi_public Texans signed Fitzpatrick as their starting QB.

If the Coyotes want to tank, then Regier is their go-to guy.

It's a good fit - last year Fox Sports deemed the Coyotes one of the 10 worst sports franchises - so they deserve the guy who made the Leino deal a reality http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/lists/10-worst-sports-franchises-081511#photo-title=Phoenix+Coyotes++&photo=30086460

It's changed now, but you posted it as "Darcy Regier Named Assistant GM"?? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: If we had a Poster of the Month Award, you'd get my vote - lmao!!!!! A title like that could cause cardiac arrest.

Effin' AWESOME!!!! You gotta like a guy who won't compromise his principles for a paycheck!!! His hate makes him STRONG!!!!!!!! Where's Degeneration-X when you need them?

How's that song go? "If it weren't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all..... gloom, despair and agony on me" - seems to sum up the Buffalo Bills and the Bills fan experience quite nicely http://youtu.be/zvU4CC6s2e4

Yep - to me, RJ and the Sabres are forever linked. His play by play just added SO much to the games, especially compared to guys like Kevin Sylvester.

God bless, RJ - hope you send that cancer to the lockers!

^^^^^ LOLOLOL!!!!! That photo is hilarious!!!!

If the draft picks don't work out, we can always trot out Battista as the convenient whipping boy/scapegoat/focus of our ire! :lol: I still predict he will be useful - our own resident Deus Ex Machina

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Only 5 months and change to the 3rd Anniversary. I'll vote that this topic survives that long.

Is someone in charge at the Trending Buffalo website a member of this forum? :lol: