RochesterExpat

A tale of two tweets:

I wasn’t the biggest fan of his signing, frankly, but I now think he filled a void at an appropriate price tag and I’m happy with it. Of course, we’ll see how the regular season goes, but I’m more than happy to say I underestimated him or how he would mesh with our roster. GMKA may have hit the nail on the head with his signing.

You know, this is something Buffalo has been missing... unironically.

How did Thompson get that shot off??

whole team is right nowr

Yikes.

Sabres using the speed boost cheat code tonight.

Even if it's preseason, watching this team tonight vs two years ago is like night and day. I'd argue it's more impressive because it's preseason and players aren't just treating this like a Sunday skate for a paycheck.

I am loving this new Buffalo. ***** yeah Tage.

It's very apparent we're playing the young players in Carolina and veterans fighting for 13th F / 7th D spots.

God these guys are fun to watch. What a goal TT.

That was pretty.

What a heads up play by Mitts. Tuch got robbed.

Pretty reasonable take honestly.

2 of 6 games is pretty much standard for a starting goalie.

Didn't want to lose the anthem singer!

I am saving this and sending it to everyone next time I get asked. You did. I haven't made it out there yet, but it's on the things to do list. I saw they had Beef on Weck so it's worth the trip for that alone. When I lived in Grapevine, I used to go to Duff's in Southlake all the time. Even bought the shirt because nothing confuses my friends and family more than wearing a shirt that says "Duff's Southlake TX" on it. Smaller than adult GSD, but much bigger than a 37lb dog. The legs are longer and the bodies are shorter. I had a Belgian Malinois that was 55lbs and the coyote was roughly the same size.

(S)he's dead, Jim. They really are. It's funny because people think foxes are the cunning/sly ones, but (at least from my personal experience) foxes are a lot easier to deal with than coyotes. That's why I decided to set a snare at the crawl under. I didn't like the chances of getting a second go with a spotlight. Most of them learn pretty quick. From the trail camera, I knew she wasn't a first year pup that left the den this summer so she's almost certainly experienced people trying to dispatch her. She was 37 pounds so definitely a decent weight for a female coyote around here. Granbury so pretty close to you. I just describe it as North Central to anyone from NY looking at a map. When I was describing where we're at as North Texas people back home thought we lived in the Panhandle. It's kind of like telling people I'm from western NY and they just go, "oh so like upstate?" "Sure, we'll go with that." Of course, the inevitable next question is always "Did you go to NYC a lot?" because people don't understand the sheer size of the state or have a basic understanding of geography, apparently. Similarly, the seven year old is playing hockey out of Mansfield (yes, we really do drive 45 miles one way to practice multiple times a week). I was explaining to my parents that the game in McKinney two weeks ago was a whole day affair because it is a shorter distance for them (east of Rochester) to drive to Harborcenter than it is for us to drive to McKinney. My parents can't grasp the concept that the DFW metroplex is that big and spread out--and they've been here a bunch.

Good point. I should have said the opportunity to make the Amerks instead of going straight back to loan from Buffalo's camp.

Finally found the place under the fence the coyote is getting in at. Do you think he knows there's a camera there now? I believe this is the same one that killed my neighbor's sheep two weeks ago and killed a goat on Saturday. I've seen him by our chicken coop twice now. I feel guilty the neighbor's lost the goat because I had him in dead to rights Thursday night but didn't pull the trigger because I wasn't 100% sure it wasn't just the neighbor's new dog. It was 150+ yards at night using a red light for illumination and he was moving through tall grass. I wasn't going to pull the trigger without being 100% certain I knew what I was shooting. I watched him crossing the pasture and I moved spots to get a better view, but in doing so I triggered my motion-sensor floodlight and he booked it. Rookie mistake. Anyway, going to set a snare on the fence line and see if I can get him that way. Also, I'm pretty sure snares aren't legal in NY--so just to avoid confusion I want to add I'm in Texas where this is perfectly legal.

Kulich making it to the Amerks after saying he had no other plans than playing in Buffalo this season is a pretty cool story line for this season. The fact both Kulich and Kozak made the Amerks because of strong performances at development camp, prospect challenge and training camp is a great message for the team to be sending to other young kids. Especially with Kozak as a 7th round pick getting offered a contract at D+1, showing up strong this summer, and making it to the AHL as a result. You hope players like Mats Lindgren see that and it motivates the hell out of them (side note: he had two assists yesterday in his first game back in the WHL and his team won 4-2). I'm glad this organization is rewarding hard work and performance where they see it, but not doing so in a manner that rushes development. If this were 4 years ago, I don't think Savoie would be going back to the WHL. He is a great hockey player and looked good on the ice, but he needs another year (or two) before he should be on the NHL roster. Let him develop without rushing it. Lets not have a Casey Mittelstadt repeat.

It’s a small thing to take away from the game, but it’s important and worth saying. Quinn and Power are both patient enough to hold the puck and wait for a play to develop, but they’re also aggressive enough to take a shot if one presents itself. Neither are overly trying to force a bad pass or force a bad shot—the most common rookie mistakes. More interestingly, I’d make the argument Power is ahead of Quinn at this point as far as the maturity with his play is concerned. That’s remarkable considering the Jack has a lot more professional experience. I can’t stress enough how promising it is that we’re seeing this level of maturity from both of them already. Love it. On an unrelated note, I really like Asplund. I kind of want to get his jersey.

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