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28 miles woulda been fine.

That was also the worst production of his career. I did the math: In 4 NHL seasons, VO has had PPG numbers of 0.67, 0.78, 0.57, 0.68, for an overall average of 0.68. Face it, he peaked under Ralph Krueger and is a bust now. 😉 Seriously though: A 7th rounder at well over 0.50 PPG EVERY year? I'll take a few more of those, please.

Although he *does* backcheck.

I've said it before: When he was first injured (which was before TNT really kicked in if you recall), I lamented the loss because it was my feeling he was our best forward at that point. Or.... what he said.

You never know what Kevyn might trade for (or who he might trade with).

Road my bicycle 30 miles Saturday morning. It was great until the last two or so, when my body decided it was overheating. I got home but was verging on heat exhaustion.

That would be a great problem to have.

My choice is based more on Hopium than reality: He'll be the best goalie the Sabres have had since Hasek.

One thought I had after posting was Lindy Ruff (and other coaches viewed as dinosaurs) and how his discernment seems to have decreased over the years. I wonder if putting him in a position of learning (like in the video, when experienced doctors are retrained on complex diagnoses) would restore his discernment and intuition and make him a better coach again? Or has the game quite literally passed him by?

Are Don Granato and Kevyn Adams experts? Is anyone in hockey? I watched this video and started thinking about hockey. In the act of hockey itself, there are a lot of situations that meet the definition of expertise. A player can practice to increase their probability of clearing the puck, scoring the goal, blocking the shot. Well organized practices, at the edge of a player's ability, are essential in developing expertise. But for coaching, for team building, becoming an expert is more difficult: Environments are not consistent; feedback can be delayed by years after a decision is made. I think this is where fancy stats come in.... sure you can use the so-called "expertise" of your scouts, but as in the video below, you're more likely to succeed with a simplified formula. Thoughts?

I have no expectations. The only prediction I make is that by the end of this season he will either be on the Sabres roster or on his way out of the organEYEzation.

aka Correctile Dysfunction.

Vin Scully's final signoff 😨😥😭 So lyrical.

Yep. Played all 7 games in the NLCS, and 1 game in the WS that year.

Kirk Gibson actually has an interesting story. He was an All-American wide receiver for the Michigan State Spartans football team. His football coach suggested he try baseball. After one season of college ball he was drafted in the first round by the Detroit Tigers. He won a World Series with them in 1984. Then in 1988 he won a World Series with Los Angeles. The video was from Game One. He'd been playing injured for some time; he finally couldn't play because he'd pulled his left hamstring and had cartilage damage in his right knee. He could barely walk and spent most of the game in the club house while trainers treated him in hopes he could play. He finally said he could play and Manager Tommy Lasorda played hunch and put him in with two outs in the bottom of the 9th inning and ..... you saw what happened. One of my favorite sports moments.

We lived in L.A. in the mid-80s. I fell in love with the Dodgers because of Scully.

Ew. Slimy.

Maybe. Maybe not. What if the program is sanctioned and they are not eligible for college playoffs this season? It could affect his decision.

That's nice. But if he didn't want to be a mentor for UPL, Levi and/or Portillo, there's nothing that could have made him stay here. It was his choice. The failure of KA is not that he didn't sign him, the failure was that he was sure he would.

or swallow?

He will make us forget the name Ryan Miller by the end of the season 😉

Yes. Better than Ryan Miller.