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There would be a crossover. It is probably easiest to accept that now, so you have a few years to build up to it, rather than getting 'blindsided' by it

This team could really do with more forwards who put up 50 points in seasons where their play is described as 'invisible'! Bar last year, Stafford has been one of our most consistent forwards. He is consistently streaky and puts up about 50 points (or 0.6ppg) a season. There are worse players to have on your team. He is also, usually, alright defensively (no Selke winner, but no slouch either) Season - Points Per Game 06 - 0.66 07 - 0.59 08 - 0.57 09 - 0.45 10 - 0.84 11 - 0.63 12 - 0.39

I'm saying 25 excluding games already missed

I wish this wasn't seen as one of the weakest drafts for the past 2 decades. Typical Sabres, completely sucking the year nothing but scraps is available, allowing us to become just good enough to miss out on Connor McDavid

Lundqvist isn't much better. Its almost like Tort's defensive style may have helped his goalies stats and now they have to adjust to being the only goalie on the ice for their team or something?

Talking of. Kaleta has an in-person hearing today because of his hit at 3:10 last night. He is gone for 5+ games. Probably closer to 30 as it would be like the 100th time he was suspended

:( Trading Pommers instead of Vanek could have been one of our bigger mistakes if TV walks this season. After all, Minny originally wanted Vanek and would have probably given us more

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Pommers looking to sign an extension by Thursday: http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/225942271.html

The year Pommers got it Vanek got 61 points, nothing to write home about. I think Vanek benefitted from the shortened season. Coming off his best season, now a captain, a pending UFA and with little desire to stay here...he holds all the cards for negotiations. I imagine he is asking for 8.5-9 for 8. After all if 65 points can get you $7.1 million, 20 more points and captain has to be good for $1.5 more million

Why does Ott never blink?

I'm a little shocked they gave it to Vanek. I expect him yo be gone this time next year. I think we resign Ott for 1 year at the deadline. Vanek is no where near those two other players so shouldn't be mentioned with them. It would also have been nice if he remotely lived up to his contract :(

I like the fact there are only 3. I didn't like the fact like 20% of our team had leadership roles. You can still be a leader without a letter (Weber and Coho)

No. They're naming Benn captain

That's probably 10 or 11 minutes game time :( - i think we can write Phoenix out of the race for the President's

There are two left

This was the impression I got. He was crying when he did it, wasn't he?

It is because of people like D4rk that theOxford English Dictionary now has two definitions for literally, the first is what it should mean and the second is the new addition of a way to express emphasis :( D4rk is making this world a D4rker place

3-2-1 point system. The last 5 mins of a tied game suck

:D I am tempted to try and go to both and determine the winner of this argument

Thanks for all the tips guys! I am aiming to be in Boston over 4th because it makes sense to be where it all kicked off (i'm also very tempted to buy a red coat to show who i support :P)! I'm also trying to drive as many scenic roads as possible (the list of national byway things). However this makes North Carolina a bitch as atm i am driving from Vriginia to Richmond to virginia beach/Outer Banks to Richmond to the start of the skyline drive (or whatever it is called) The only thing i know about Baltimore is what the wire taught me, which is why i originally avoided it :D - i'll add it back in. Im gonna try and hit the NJ/DE bars section as well. Keep the tips coming guys :)

Because of the heat? Although this probably needs to be cut down because of timing - this is what I have made so far: Boston/Massachusetts Cape Cod Harvard Freedom Trail Duck Tour Fenway park - baseball game? Museum of African American Museum of Science New England Aquarium Rhode Island Newport New York Broadway show Ground Zero Ellis Island Statue of Liberty Central Park Un Building Empite State Building Sleepy Hollow American Museum of Natural History Philadelphia/Pennsylvania Liberty Bell Independence Hall Franklin Court American Philosophical Society Museum Declaration House Gettysburg Eastern Pennsylvania State Pen Cherry Springs State Park Washington DC The White House Capitol Building US Supreme Court Arlington National Cemetery Monuments/Memorials (African American Civil War Memorial/Museum, DC War Memorial, Eisenhower Memorial, FDR Memorial, Washington Monument, George Mason Memorial, Iwo Jima Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Lyndon Johnson Memorial Grove, MLK National Memorial, National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, pentagon Memorial, Teddy Roosevelt Island, US Air Force Memorial, US Holocaust Memorial Museum, US Navy Memorial Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Women in Vietnam Memorial, WWII Memorial) Smithsonian Institute Georgetown Great Falls Park Old Town Alexandria Virginia Jamestown Monticello Virginia Beach Richmond North Carolina The Outer Banks - Wright Brothers Beaufort Asheville - Biltmore Estate Roanoke Colony Great Smoky Mountains National Park South Carolina Charleston - Boone Plantation Hall Beaufort Georgia Savannah Tybee Island Florida St Augustine Daytona Beach Jacksonville Kennedy Space Centre

Sport and history are good topics. Kinda cultural stuff. We are going for a month. At the moment a bare plan is forming of going Boston to NYC to Philly to Washington to Virigina to North Carolina (out banks area?) to Savannah (my order might be wrong here, my geography breaks down around the south) maybe charleston eventually to Orlando then probably onto the I98 for a speedy return to the airport. Is anything in Buffalo? Obviously Niagara is near but as the Sabres won't be playing and it isn't football season either (right? - July) is it worth a visit? I have been the before, but that was basically just for a Sabres game

A few friends and I are planning a road trip down the US east coast next summer. So if you guys have any tips/places to visit (especially smaller/more obscure and unique ones) please let me know :)

If there is room i'd like to join - potentially prefer Blue, but happy to balance numbers