May Day 10

wow. when it all shakes out, they are going to have like 8 stadiums in and around LA. Can play in a different one every home game

Elmira/Amerks backfill

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/hockey-lawsuit-exposes-grimy-underside-of-sports-ownership/article22646466/?service=mobile http://www.goerie.com/father-of-otters-star-serving-as-unpaid-consultant-to-teams-owner

The owner of the oilers is actively working tofinancially ruin mcdavid's friend/mentor/father figure sherry Bassin so he can take the otters, move them to hamilton, get the cops coliseum lease, and use that to leverage and screw the people of edmonton. Mcdavids dad has also been working with Bassin as an unpaid consultant in the legal battle vs katz. I'm sure the mcdavids don't have a good opinion of katz or the oilers at all. That's why mcdavid looked as unhappy as he did last night.

There is some bad blood between mcdavid and edmonton ownership. He definitely is very unhappy with this result.

Ive been in the same mindset for awhile too. It just seems meant to happen

the White Sox announcers are awful lol. But I do get your point. To me Murphy has it down very very well. Extremely professional Sal did it poorly. When the team is bad, has been bad for 15 year, the coach looks like a slug.... its frustrating when the guy sits there and defends every little thing Bills. Everything isnt/wasnt rosey. Its OK to be at least a little critical. Then when the coach leaves he changes his viewpoint and you find out he is actually a slug. He was nothing but a cheerleader. A loud Italian one. It just felt overly transparent the guy was trying to angle for a job with the Bills.

Agree 100%. The guy just yells into the microphone. Doesnt get deep into it at all. Claims to be an expert because he coached some little kids once. He grates at me.

At the time though, the Leafs and Sabres were pretty isolated in the Adams/Norris Divisions. I know a lot of people who pulled for the Leafs back then.

I looked at the one for Beachbody. I really dig their programs... some of them the best fitness programs ever created. They have a MLM structure. The issue is, what they encourage you to sell is this stuff called Shakeology, which has all sorts of stuff in it, its OK, but you could really spend a fraction and just take a scoop of protein powder and a multivitamin. This stuff costs like $120 a month. Then you have to convince people to subscribe to that and also join up and get others to do the same. People involved in this have to reach and kind of fool people into buying in to this stuff. So yeah, I want nothing to do with that. I know some people who make decent bucks doing that, but they are pretty much constantly pushing the stuff and are putting in a high amount of work, basically sales work that Im not interested in

Nice

I don't remember it. I remember Tampa, maybe Washington, Pittsburgh, Giants, and Detroit?

what I get out of it is: Carolina, new... OK, cool. Cleveland Primetime ESPN is cool and maybe a sign of things to come Glad we get the 3rd game at home. blech, Detroit in Game 4.

I'm with Kirby. It would be cool for us to throw support in some way behind these fans. It tickled me to see fans of other teams even just commenting on articles in support of us. I think anything organized would also make us badass. I used to be a huge "move x to y, they don't deserve a team" until I almost lost the Sabres... and was at the point where I thought it was going to happen, as well as the Bills. Whether its San Diego, Jacksonville, Oakland... they have fans. Likely fans more hardcore than you or I. Maybe not as many dedicated fans as other places in quantity, but still a number of people whose hearts will be ripped out. Also, kids. The NFL and rich people decided to put a team there. There is enough here for everybody. I think there is a responsibility to keep the team in place and allow history and roots to continue to grow.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199211080buf.htm November 8, 1992 - Bills 28, Steelers 20 It really wasnt that close though. Never really got closer than 8, and no 2-point conversion. Thomas had 37 carries

Rangers already clinched the President's Trophy.

Columbus has been scorching and is having fan appreciation night. Pittsburgh playing for a playoff spot. Both teams arizona are playing are locked in. In other developments, the Islanders are still dropping and if all the dominoes fall right, we could have a 1% chance at full mceichel

I think it is a good thing this thing is very likely going to get clinched either in an Arizona game or an away game. Would have been kind of awkward if they lost to clinch it at home. People would have probably tried to give an ovation or something and it wouldnt be received well and it would add to the kind of awkward relationship. Im hoping its wrapped up and we have a cool atmosphere Saturday

I do remember hearing a lot about Kovalchuk, Ovechkin, and even Malkin well ahead of their draft year. I remember going to a Niagara Ice Dogs game about 2 1/2 years ago. It was opening night against the lowly Erie Otters. There were like 2 bus-loads of Erie boosters wearing these homebrew t-shirts with "McDavid" on the back. We were like WTH? McDavid himself was very small, looked like a baby. Did pretty well. Didnt get a point, but he seemed fearless for a small guy, and was able to go right through traffic at a few points without getting touched. It was in St Catharines so I couldnt use my google machine until we hit the border. There I learned about how the guy was 15 years old, was granted exceptional status, 1st overall, etc... That Niagara team was pretty stacked still as well with NHL guys waiting out the lockout with Dougie Hamilton, Ryan Strome, Brett Ritchie, etc. and he seemed to hold his own.

Im talking about pre-draft hype. Ovechkin and Kovalchuk were both extremely hyped as phenoms coming into the draft, almost as much as Crosby. Kane, and Tavares were just behind that level. Kane was consensus #1 for most of that year I believe. wasnt a great 1st round, Van Riemsdyk (sp) went #2. Philly got screwed out of Kane via lottery. Thinking about it again, maybe Id leave Nash off that list. Maybe bump Stamkos to the Tavares/Kane level.

No doubt Eichel is very very good and worth all the worry we have gone through this season to ensure #1 or #2. My boosting of McDavid sometimes make it look like I'm discounting Eichel, that isnt my intent. Eichel would be #1 overall most recent years, probably like 9 times in the past 16 years (Stamkos, Tavares, Nash, Ovechkin, Kovalchuk, Crosby, Kane). I have been following CHL/Junior hockey, going to and watching games for almost 25 years and I have never seen anything like McDavid. With that said, I wasnt able to watch much QMJHL back in the day and didnt watch Crosby in Junior. McDavid's potential has me geeked out thinking that he could potentially be on the Sabres. People are talking on a level with Howe, Orr, Gretzky, Lemieux.

The thing with the NHL is... and what the Sabres figured out.... Teams are able to lock down the best players for long-term. The economic system allows for that and even gives incentive for players to sign where they are. Any decent free agent that does hit the market isnt/wasnt coming to Buffalo because we lack the talent and promise. The Kane trade was a rarity. This tank is designed to prime the system. The plan is to make it sustainable. Decent talent coming up, good trades, smart FA signings and the team will be good short and medium term. Then we hope that Murray and the scouting dept can hit on enough picks going forward to keep the system going like Detroit does.

Knott and dunn who are a winger and d man are currently projected mid to late round 2 now. Also it's nice to know we will have the 31st pick

I'm thinking more likely the 2ND second rounder.

Older players in ncaa... but the chl has a much higher talent level. The chl also is a real grind of a season with 68 games, 4 full rounds of playoffs potentially, and possibly the memorial cup. That prepares players to be a pro. Just look at the local niagara ice dogs. They have 2 1st rounders from 2014 (ho sang and perlini), and 2 potential late 1st/2nd rounders this year (Knott and dunn). Also have a few other serious prospects including leafs' carter verheague.