That Aud Smell

Apparently, Miller hedged against this very thing and saved himself ~$3.5MM when he renegotiated his deal with the Bills this past offseason. So, those 4 games may cost him in achieving some bonuses at certain levels -- but he's taken the sting out of that by restructuring his deal so that it has so little base salary.

Yep. I spent a decent buck on a well-regarded VPN last season and then tried to pair it with ESPN+. That was a big "nope."

is this true?!

Well that changes things quite a bit. I’m back to thinking Terry’s a tight wad for not sending the team’s broadcasters.

RIP

I mean, Terry is still a cheap bastage. It's just that the agenda of this European trip may not be evidence of that. And @Thorner you should remove your disagree reaction in deference to the super def gif I found.

I voted "yes." Fuggit. I'm back on the vibes.

Which is to say, I think I'm granting myself an "L" on the Terry's cheap rant.

A thought occurs to me, belatedly. I b1tched upthread about how Terry was cheap because he wasn't sending his broadcasters to Europe. There was other chatter herein about why the Sabres were going to Europe for such a long period of time. And, yeah. That started to sink in for me: Christ they've been there a while, haven't they? And they don't even play until the weekend? The trip must be costing the team a mint.

I can't tell whether I find this comforting or dispiriting.

Yeah - I'm taking that as a blend - not as a binary choice. I think what drove that deal was the franchise's desire for a player like McLeod. From there, I think the Sabres were still reasonably high on Savoie. But, as others have noted, there are other Sabre prospects that made Savoie a piece that could be moved for a valuable NHL player.

The Oilers are presumably still a Cup contender. The fact that Savoie couldn't crack that lineup is, therefore, maybe not all that damning. OTOH, I feel better still about the trade given that he's not slated to skate with the big club to start the season. Also, I'm now aware of Östlund. As I saw someone remark here: Östlund was likely a significant part of the team's thinking when parting with Savoie.

Yeah - I guess it's the physics of the matter - and I see why that rule exists as it does. If you've got both hands on your stick and you're holding it at waist level - you will generate more force (and/or withstand more force coming the opposite way) regardless of whether you conspicuously drive the stick into your opponent. In all events, the firmly-held stick played a role in the outcome of that open ice hit. Which was a beauty.

I regret coming off as condescending. Your perspectives here are genuinely perplexing to me.

such a good competitive sport format. i love continental/regional champions leagues.

fwiw: https://towardsdatascience.com/nhl-equivalency-and-prospect-projection-models-building-the-nhl-equivalency-model-part-2-6f275a45e22

It’s a joke. Hyperbole meant to suggest that I think your way of thinking on these matters is … highly unusual. In other threads, sure.

Link(s)?!

i only have passing familiarity with this show - which is a shame because i love what i know about it. i might have to go.

That camera angle is tough, Rasmus.

Not exactly what you're referring to, but I'll presume that I'm guilty as charged. Link(s)?

that is damning with faint praise.

I took the discussion of "alpha dogs" to be substantially the same as a discussion of who's a leader, who'd be a natural captain. Anyway, Mittelstadt is a terrific player, imo. A leader, an alpha, a captain -- he ain't. Excellent point. There's a lotta different ways to get that job done.