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The difference is that once you figure out the cereal process, it's going to be the same until something disturbs it. The NHL is "self-disturbing." The good teams try to stay consistent but the bad teams are purposely "disturbing" their process in an effort to change outcomes.

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Spit roast, with an apple in its mouth.

Someone needs to lock this thread before a nerd fight breaks out.

Von Miller is doing everything he can.

and yet

I bought a Tage jersey at the end of last season, the first active Sabres jersey I've had since Reino left. I'm pretty happy with my purchase so far.

I haven't heard numbers but the team has said that ticket sales are improving, especially multi-game deals. Of course last year's sales were dreadful so the bar is pretty low. No, I don't think they did. They were just bringing in warm bodies to replace the void left by Ullmark. I think they got perhaps a little less out of Andy than they expected, but not much less.

Do they have any NHL Network games this year (like last night's preseason game)? If so then you would need that to watch them. Not all Spectrum packages are the same across the country, but with basic cable and the Sports Pack for $5 more here in Texas I get NHL Network and TNT. That, plus ESPN+, gives me all the games I believe. Incidentally, one thing to know is that if you have several TVs, you only need a single cable box (required by Spectrum if you have any TV package) and you can watch the rest of your TVs using the apps in a smart TV or by using a streaming stick (Roku, Amazon Fire, etc.) If you're watching on ESPN+ you're already streaming so you can either use the Spectrum app on your smart TV, or log in with your Spectrum credentials on the ESPN app, the TNT app, etc. I think you have to watch NHL Network on the Spectrum app though.

He's had an A during the preseason. I think he's going to take another big leap this year. He may not score much more but I think he's just going to be become every team's player they least want to play against. When he's moving he can just dominate, and he has the size, and finally knows how to use it, that you really can't stop him with physical play. When they need that late goal, put Tage, Skinner, Tuch, Dahlin and Power out there, with Cozens as the 6th skater.

Matt Ellis was kind of one of those guys. He played 4 AHL seasons, then made the NHL for while, but then split time between the AHL and NHL for the rest of his career. In the 9 years he did play in the NHL, he averaged fewer than 40 games per year. More successful than Malone and Lerg, but never quite fully established as an NHLer. Yeah, I really really really hope he doesn't make the NHL roster.

I just remember that when the Sabres played TO last year, Booshy was the only Leafs Dman that actually defended worth a damn. I hope Power and Muel learn a thing or two from him.

I'm starting to have a mancrush on Booshy. It's been ages since we've had someone who knew how to clear the net front. I mentioned it during the game but there was a point in the third period were he lost the puck in his skates right in front of Anderson. Rather than look around for the puck, he smacked the nearest Hurricanes player and knocked him off his pins. I think Tage has been unleashed and is unhinged, and in a good way. He's in a position where anything he can do to help the team, he does. He's apparently worked on his first two strides because he was cleanly skating past other players, not just on his goal but on other rushes and just as importantly on the backcheck. It's a long season but I up what he's been doing so far in the preseason is habit forming and inspires the rest of the team.

I seem to remember the Sabres playing as few as 4. Kind of salty?

Ask your doctor. There's a pill they can prescribe for that.

in the first period, yeah.

Boosh couldn't find the puck in front so instead of fishing for it he just checked the nearest Hurricane so he couldn't do anything either.

Give me Pilut in Bryson's spot.

Peterka just punched his ticket to Rochester.

Ruh oh.

Well hell.