Doohickie

Here's you chance to find out.

Maybe I'm remembering it wrong I but seem to think our family's go-to when I was a kid was a Santora's takeout on George Urban in what is now the Tops Plaza at Geo Urban and Union. Back then it wasn't Tops Plaza though; there used to be a Kings Dept Store where Tops is now. When we got to be teens we used to walk/ride bikes to Roma's Restaurant on Genesee (now 33 Speakeasy) and get pizza. Small pepperoni was $2.50; large was $3.50. My first job was working in the kitchen at Roma's where I learned how to make the magic pie.

100+ again today. I saw a forecast that it would only be 95 on Saturday so yeah, major cold front.

Perhaps.

He had Buffalo at 77 points last season. I wouldn't pay attention.

I disagree. When asked about what he needs to do he mentioned higher compete and better consistency. He never mentioned anything about defense which is, in my opinion, what he needed to say.

I didn't use real cup & char pepperoni.

Eh, no better than what I can make at home.

I can. I can see an scenario where he's contributing goals but still platooning in as a 13F because Quinn and Rousek are both above him on the depth chart.

I think it's likely that by the end of the season not only will Quinn be back but other prospects will be pushing for spots on the NHL roster. If Ollie is playing well and he's not in the long term plans, he definitely could be sold at the deadline for a draft pick or depth player in an area of need.

He was 56th in the league in goal scoring last year with 28 goals, same as Marchessault, Richard Rakell, Anders Lee, Anze Kopitar, Joe Pavelski and Martin Necas, and only one behind Artemi Panarin... only three behind Reinhardt. He can put in the puck in the net better then most forwards in the league. Granato has said several times that it's harder to develop offensive touch in the NHL than it is to learn defense. If that's generally accepted around the league I could see several GMs wanting to increase their scoring on a budget and figuring they can coach Ollie to play a bit better defensively.

No matter how this works out, he's had an excellent NHL career for 7th rounder. How many players drafted that late get contracts worth $17,450,000 (in total)? He's done well for himself. I expect he'll get another contract to play in the NHL after this season.

I went to find his exit interview so I could prove you wrong but after rewatching it, you're right. He's totally checked out at this point.

Was that Donny Meatballs I saw at Valu Home Center, buying some charcoal lighter?

But he insists he got pretty close. HOW WOULD HE KNOW?

Not denying that but dorkiness is not generally a suspendable offense.

But how is he in the locker room???????

So I got the Beef On Week pizza at Buffalo Bros tonight. It's two Buffalo treats in one.

Connor McDavid's next team will be the Jacksonville Icemen.

You never knew I had a dark side, eh?

Me, when I get suspended from Sabrespace.

McDavid is nothing like Gretzky in terms of effect on a team. The Oilers won four Cups with Gretzky.

Same.