Marvin

How about Doug Janik or Nathan Paetsch?

I am a "Never Trump" Conservative -- I voted Libertarian in 2016 (I live in NYS, so my vote is irrelevant) and Biden in 2020. The judges were never worth it to me -- particularly now after the damage to our country. I view the tax cuts as a very bad idea during economic expansion -- that's when you raise rates and cut spending to lower the National Debt. (I am a fiscal conservative -- running up a deficit now is forgivable because of our dire economic straits.) I view those who stormed the Capitol as terrorists. I think that impeaching then-President Trump absolutely essential. I view convicting him as necessary. We are hearing of several Senators who voted for acquittal because of threats to themselves, their family, and friends. That's terrorism winning. "Any coup which goes unpunished is merely a dry run."

I put in Hoop Dreams, Five Fingers, Network, and You Don't Mess with the Zohan. Documentaries are fair game.

I remember it being on channel 7's "Movies for a Sunday Afternoon." My sister and I blurted out after the childhood scene ended, "it's the sled." There is great direction, production, characterisation, and such in the movie -- but when the answer to the motivating plot point is immediately obvious to an 8 year old and his 7 year old sister, I figure that qualifies it as over-rated. Addendum: the point of the sled is symbolic -- it was the last time Kane was really himself. It symbolises his loss of identity and explains why he had no empathy and that all his achievements rang hollow in the end.

The "3rd" uniforms have been fabulous. Returning to royal blue. Recolouring KBC like the Aud was so good that, when they renovate the place, I would love to see a variety of colours. On, the ice? Sheesh. Help!

There are so many. Casablanca is my #1. I am a huge fan of Kurosawa, Hitchcock, the Coen Brothers, and Mel Brooks, among others. I am a huge SF fan, so be skeptical of my recommendation of Star Trek II, IV, and VI. I love Kung Pow: Enter the Fist, but its silliness is not for everyone. I also have a heavy bias towards comedies with strong plots (e.g., Slap Shot), Cold War stuff (so John Le Carre), and anything that makes me look at things differently and sympathetically. Let me give you a few that you might not know as well: Network (when this came out, it was considered ridiculously over-the-top; now it looks like a ****ing documentary) One, Two, Three The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Five Fingers Hoop Dreams Safety Last Das Boot Battleship Potemkin Metropolis The List of Adrian Messenger The Picture of Dorian Gray Nosferatu Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Operation: Petticoat (1959) Ice Station Zebra How to Murder Your Wife Gattaca You Don't Mess with the Zohan (and remember: this is a biopic) Seems Like Old Times Bamboozled The Most Dangerous Game Stalag 17 Run Silent, Run Deep The Enemy Below The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 (1974) All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) Papillion 12 Angry Men (1957) Brazil The Prisoner of Zenda (1937 is best; 1952 one is solid)

The next night, the Sabres were playing in Montreal. I remember the Habs fans giving the Sabres a minutes-long standing ovation before the game. My strongest memory was the Habs' fading great Yvan Cornoyer giving a bear hug to Jim Schoenfeld and Jerry Korab early in the broadcast. The Sabres were one of the top 5 teams in the league from 1974-8, 1979-81. The problem was they would run into one of the other top-5 teams in round 2 while the top 3 got free passes into round 3. The other years, they varied from solid to very good: 7th in 1978-9, 6th in 1981-82, 11th in 1982-3 (lost in game 7 of quarter-finals), 4th in 1983-4, 9th in 1984-5, and even 14th missing the playoffs with at .500 record in 1985-6. They should have been better in the playoffs, but still, Sabres games were consistently a positive experience from 1970-2001. For the more recent high point, I point to Briere from Fitzpatrick and Derek Roy at 4:22 of OT in Game 6 against Carolina. There was still room on The Believers' Bandwagon. You need to see this with Rick announcing: Edit: Vanek at 1:16 of OT. Back when Pegula's purchase carried the team to the playoffs.

I saw a schedule online. Is it true that the Sabres are playing Monday night?

To be fair, under Housley, once teams had figured out that they could cave-in 2 of the other lines, the only time he, Eichel, and Reinhart could get scoring was when they followed the LOG line and then they were the only line the other team actually had to defend against, so you saw his numbers fall gradually over the year. This was hardly unexpected. (I will not rehash how negligent I thought GMJB was here.) Having said that, he needs to be better, but the bottom of the line-up is not a good place.

Mike Boland. There's a name I haven't thought about for a long, long time.

This is a good point. Does anyone know is there is a follow-up to a positive test to verify it? One of the simplest tests had a high false-positive rate.

With so many players out and the schedule being compressed, I think now is the time to panic.

Thanks for that reminder, PA. I very definitely remember this being rumored for years.

The number was revised to 10 by the CDC a month or so ago.

Yup. The young guys are going to get more games. I expect Staal and Okposo to get a lot of "maintenance" days. The one upside is that guys will learn more quickly what the other guys are doing out there and may play better as a group. I give them no excuses. Let's make the playoffs, dang it!

For me, the "Thank you, Sabres" game from 1973 is up there. Defeating the Soviets in 1976 and 1980 are up there. For those who didn't live through the Cold War, you can't understand how important winning those games were. Hiring Scotty Bowman was a big deal. The 1975, 1980, 1983, 1993, 1997-1999, 2001, and 2006-7 playoffs were awesome. I have a lot of high points, but those are some of mine.

Thanks, @inkman!

Imagine if Hall starts playing better too.

They are counting on member teams, their players, and management not to squawk so that they can get paid and aren't blackballed. This really is an argument for the forfeiture rule to be applied to the Devils. This outbreak was eminently predictable and completely inexcusable.

To quote John Blutarsky, "Holy $#!+"

Neither am I. The idea came from some people I know in the Network of Religious Communities, National Comference for Community and Justice, and other groups. I defer to them. But they are not completely sure either. So your skepticism is warranted.

Absolutely on the reasons. Further explanations from me will belong in the politics board. Your point of view makes sense to me too; indeed, stating what I did rubs *me* the wrong way. I figure this is just more emotionally charged for me.

No. Players are in one of the lowest risk groups by age. CAVEAT: (this may be deemed political; I understand the opposing view but felt it important to give my exception. Edit or move if you deem it necessary.) Because of the history of mistreatment of Native American and African Americans in particular by the US government (e.g., small pox blankets, Tuskegee Airmen), I think that minority celebrities of all stripes, such as MLB players, hip-hop musicians, and guys like Ted Nolan, need to be in the same group as teachers. The level of distrust in those communities makes it imperative to convince minorities to get the shots or it will take even longer to get back to normal. This is also why I think we need to help vaccinate the world. I put myself at the back of the line. I have anti-bodies, for one.

It looks like it. Someone with a better knowledge of the COVID-19 protocols would have the contractual conditions. My worry is that this team has very little ensemble chemistry. They need to play at game speed consistently with fairly consistent combinations before that can happen -- plus practise time between games to hammer things out. There are very few teams that it would hurt more than Buffalo because of the necessary roster turnover. IMHO, if they have any dreams of making the playoffs, they need another goaltender pronto -- it is the one position where you can cover up problems anywhere else on the ice where you need time to make things work.

It appears that the NHLPA is as committed to the players' health as it is to the players' safety and the players' conduct.