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This is what KA is all about. Today doesn't matter nearly as much as tomorrow and the future beyond that. He will trade if and when it is too good of a deal to pass up and it absolutely has to have very strong potential to make the Sabres a better team going forward beyond this year. He is walking his talk.

How about if it was titled Scoreboard Watching on Saturday, 18Feb. Does that work better for you? I like this idea of having a separate spot to look at this info. Thanks much to Lou for starting the topic and I vote him official keeper of the daily scoreboard watching thread.

Security measures at all Tim Horton's in Ontario are being frantically updated as we speak.

Absolutely agree with this. Some games should not be worth 2 points while others are worth 3 points. Play hockey during an overtime period and if tied after that, kiss your sister and take your 1 point while the opposition does the same. So simple and easy but the NHL can't figure it out.

Everything is questionable when you don't win the Lombardi. Whomever wins this year will have questions about next year. That's life in the big leagues. I'm not wearing rose colored glasses. I've stated previously that the OC and DC cause me concerns. Dorsey will hopefully learn and adapt. I await word on what the plan is for the defense and if a new coordinator is in order.

Dawkins moves to LG and is the back-up LT. Morse starts to begin with and mentors his replacement who is drafted. Bates backs up RG, C, LG. Brown has to win his RT spot, otherwise is the swing tackle. Saffold is an UFA and has to come back at a reasonable price to fight for his position. Yeah, they need to be back and also be pushed down the roster by better options.

Got beat in every aspect of the game. It will be interesting to see what changes are made in the off season. It is obvious that injuries had an impact this year, but OC and DC play calling are certainly suspect over the 2nd half of the season. They got figured out, didn't make the necessary adjustments to overcome the personnel issues and the schemes other teams were throwing at them. Some teams they could beat anyhow, but it's the playoffs and they got their lunch taken and punched in the mouth as a reward.

It's the playoffs and the teams still playing are the real deal. Everyone has game and they are all professionals. Everyone giving it everything they have. If they don't max out, their career may be over, therefore it's a battle from start to finish of every game. The LAC-JAX game is proof of what happens if you think it's over before it's over.

Better showing tonight giving up 2 goals on 37 shots in the win.

Michigan shelled last night vs. OSU while playing at home. Portillo gives up 7 goals on 45 shots. Not a great showing.

I'd pay good money to share a beer with DG sometime and get his thoughts on what it was like to be on that bench and have to watch RK coach those teams into the toilet.

I'm just happy to hear the good news that has come out today. And I am thankful for all who have involved in Damar's recovery to date, regardless if their role was Devine or like a second assist on an ENG when your team is already up by 3. Just keep getting better Damar!!!

Okay, not a rotation. That wasn't the best choice of words on my part. Anderson offers the glue that allows Comrie and UPL to move forward. Maybe later in the season the decision will be made to move Andy. But for now, Vinny can be traded or waived and Anderson can pick up occasional games when the schedule gets tight and it's game 2 of a B2B. Anderson in the room is more important than Vinny in the press box.

GMKA is intent on looking to the future. As long as UPL is playing the way he has for the past 3 weeks, he is definitely part of the future and a 3 goalie rotation makes sense. Vinny is not part of the Sabres future and is traded or waived when Comrie comes back from the Amerks.

Maybe a nice seat in the press box after having a "Come to Jesus" discussion would be helpful. No messing up other lines. Vinny or Rasmus are certainly chomping at the bit to show what they have to offer in a game situation. Maybe not now, but the time will come where DG needs to shake things up.

We'd all like to see a stronger defense at positions 4-7, but it's not here at the moment. Any line with Mitts and VO playing at their current level will be saddled with the 3rd pairing regardless of who those D are. They need to step up and give DG a reason to change their usage. We don't need to find excuses for them.

Is that the case? It seems more of a situational determination where DG needs to rest his more useful lines, so the smart thing is the bottom pairing D goes with the Mitts-VO-currently Jost line on offensive zone face-offs where they hopefully have the greatest chance for success. What more can DG do than provide them the protected minutes in the hope they produce? Would you rather be burning out Muel and Dahlin just so that Mitts line isn't saddled with a weaker pairing? I believe it was Dudacek who has shown the TOI curve is heavily skewed to Dahlin-Muel-Power as it is. They can't be doing 30 minutes each night.

Same one I make every year. No Brussel Sprouts in 2023. I have no problem making it through a year and not even being tempted to break the resolution. For you 'nill.... you need to resolve to pay off your debts in a timely manner. I'm thinking you have a bunch of bets that I hope go bad on you this year.

So, now you are looking to the future. Good job! Oops, back to dwelling on the past. Make up your mind.

IMHO it's better to live in the present and look to the future than to dwell on the past. You be you, but I'm guessing most on here will agree with me.

At this moment in time.

People have gotten used to the years of Fed money being pumped into the economy at 0-2% interest rates. Things get out of wack when the yield curve inverts. Fed governors feel like they have to fix it and therefore just add more pain and suffering for those who can least afford it. It's going to take a little work to get it straighten out again. Hopefully by mid-summer at the latest.

Yes, we have the attention spans of hyperactive 3 year olds. What's your point? Pages into a topic and no creep into some other tangent? Unheard of!

Yes! Amazingly it showed up 5 days after we got home. More amazingly, everything was still in it. Okay, not really so amazing.... it was loaded with dirty clothes.