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The exchange rate there has changed dramatically over the years. I remember when you could get a dozen donuts for less than $2.00. Now they're about $2 each.

Yep. I liked Reinhart a lot, but the one trade that really set this team back was the Foligno trade.

Suzy Bogguss was outstanding tonight. Every song was great. It was just her on vocals and rhythm acoustic guitar, and a stand-up bass player and lead guitar who both provided backup vocals. The sound was great. This pic is from the last row (the venue only has about 200 seats).

It pisses me off when he shows any class and disrupts my narrative of him.

My reply to that is, WHY NOT? From reports, Kevyn never even approached Casey or his agent about re-signing him. That just puzzles me. By all accounts Casey enjoyed it here. Maybe he would have signed a team friendly deal. We'll never know, will we?

Repeated for emphasis. Preach, brother.

28% of their skaters in the playoffs are former Sabres.

My workweek is 4 x 10, Mon-Thu. Normally I come into the office Tue-Wed and work from home Mon & Thu. But we got a call from Spectrum saying they were doing system upgrades in our neighborhood this week and could have intermittent outages, so I've been in the office all four days. Which sucks.

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I think the argument in favor of keeping Johnson is that the way Samuelson plays, especially the shot blocking, puts him at risk of injury. If you trade Johnson it means you're left with only Bryson as an option, and with a second injury you're dipping down into prospects/tweeners. Remember 2006.

I disagree. I think Lindy would have gotten this past year's roster to the playoffs as is. That said, I won't be surprised if a rookie or two make the club, but I do expect some of holes created by outgoing players to be filled by established vets. What he's saying is that it simply doesn't correlate to more wins.

Start with pullup boy. He's been good in the playoffs (as I knew he would be... I just wanted it to be with the Sabres).

I'm sure the analytics guys saw something there. 🙄

Looks like the PhenomenOtter is more of a MediOtter tonight.

I'll see you down at the Luby's for the earlybird dinner.

That would make me sad. I think he's a good defenseman already and likely to get slightly better. But if he's a 7/8 D (or lower) for the Sabres they're not utilizing him properly and possibly could fetch a nice forward.

I haven't looked in detail, but my impression was that he was pretty much goalless for the first half of the season and came on quite a bit in the second half. EDIT: Okay, I looked. His scoring was pretty even at 2 goals per month with no goals in October or January... and three in March. But looking at the goals, the ones marked with * were from in tight (8 of 11 goals). The remainder were from the slot. He's scoring goals from where goal scorers score goals. 11/22 shot from edge of crease* 11/30 shot from slot off faceoff* 12/13 rebound shot from top of crease* 12/15 loose puck shot from edge of crease* 2/13 shot from top of crease* 2/19 tip in from low crease* 3/12 one-timer from slot 3/14 tip in from slot 3/14 EN 4/11 tip in from net front* 4/15 deflection from edge of crease* One last note: On Goal #7, he scores on a one-timer from the slot, but just prior to that he was down next to the goalie. As he saw the play develop he shifted to the "quiet area" in the slot where he would be wide open for the shot. It's that level of hockey sense that makes him a potentially great goal scorer.

That aspect sounds like Benson. Style of play not as much, but that aspect is Brierish.

And an even differenter kind of fan at 60.

I had stalled out at about 22-23 lb. lost, bouncing around in that range. This weekend I "gave up" and ate some big meals. Didn't gain an ounce. Weird. So back to eating light and I'm down 25 pounds as of this morning. And the best thing is how much better I feel physically. It doesn't take all that much weight loss to see benefits.

They did it out of respect to the players, and it was well received by them. Nothing wrong with that.

The players have long hair. That's literally the reason.

Take the initiative. Pressure the other side. Press the play. Don't hang back. This year's team was far, far too passive. In the spring of 2023 the Sabres were driving play much more. It's not rocket surgery. I hope Lindy pushes the team to engage and take the initiative more. Take time and space away from the opponent. Press the play on offense. Don't let up.

If/when we get to the playoffs, Tage will take some hits. One would hope he delivers a few too. I have video proof that he's capable. And they don't have to be Umberger Soup hits. Just effective physicality is all I think he needs to provide.