May Day 10

38 points in 13 games. Erie is 12-0-1. On pace to set the OHL record for points (on pace for 199)

Im going to go against the grain here, and say absolutely

I liked it.

I agree to a point... the thing is right there for this team to take, but I have seen this so many times. Right when they have a big game they cannot rise up and win. I realize the 2014 bills are not the exact same team... but the Vikings game is concerning, Jackson and spiller out is concerning... and the fact that they haven't had a non smoke and mirrors win since the Miami game. That Kansas City game looks huge. Can't drop another tiebreaker to a wildcard contender

I have been against it but it is time for the ncaa to go in regards to basketball and football. The whole structure of those sports needs to change. They need like a constitutional convention and make a new framework. It is just from every direction now. They also should be freed from title ix to some degree. I would still like a tangible set of boundaries and a specific guideline into punishments down to naming the specific board responsible for punishing. The ncaa as a governing body is just in way too over its head these days. It's coming from all directions whether it's the video game/likeness issue, sandusky, unc, syracuse, calls to pay players etc. Whatever it is, I hope there is still a good place for mid majors to share the stage. I also wouldn't mind allowing players to be drafted and continue in college like the CHL or ncaa hockey.

There is no lottery for playoff teams. Their finish is just #15 - #30... but I believe the conference final and Stanley Cup teams get bumper to #27 - #30. So the blues and/or Islanders missing the playoffs is huge. Imagine if the sabres finished last and the st louis pick hit on the lottery and we got both mcdavid and eichel?

A few questions answered: Islanders and St Louis 1st picks are straight. No conditions. Only non playoff teams are in the lottery

The drum core is great. I would also like to see that expanded upon. It is way better than cheerleaders or anything else. Went to a game with a few Pats fans and they thought it was badass we had drums.

I just cannot see the NHL putting a guy like McDavid into Florida or Phoenix. We all know, and the NHL knows that he will be wasted in those markets, and ownership there isnt anywhere close to being stable. In fact, some findings this month may allow the lease to break with Florida. I think Buffalo is an attractive landing point for them if you are to believe the conspiracy angle. Pegula has been a great soldier for the NHL. Does everything they ask (raises revenues, in favor of unbalanced conferences), and now has got the unprecedented facility next to the arena built. The NHL, IIHF, and USA Hockey have given events to Buffalo with many more on the way. Also the proximity to the most populous region in Canada.

I agree with the pizza log guy. 7 bucKS for nothing. Plus I ordered them and it took nearly 15 minutes to get them to me

The NFL has already been way too soiled by this automation and the game of millimeters where it doesnt matter to me anymore (while baseball I want as much human element as possible)... These long pass interference calls are the biggest plays of the game. The burdon of proof is still very much on the reversal... but if the ref can take another look at it... maybe contact really wasnt made, it was perfectly timed... ball was un-catchable, ball was tipped at the line, etc.

I think just alter NCAA football and basketball into more of a CHL mold. You can draft guys early, but they still can still play NCAA. Players get a stipend. "Minor League" football as a pro league doesnt work IMO

shocking not at all

Defensive PI should be review-able IMO. We are talking huge chunks of game-altering yardage that wouldnt hurt to take a second look at. Same number of challenges per coach, and they have done a better job with speeding up reviews this season IMO (without data)

i look at it as the Sabres will have the best chances of any team. If the Islanders and/or the Blues dont make the playoffs, the odds go up (boy, imagine if they won the lottery and we get #1 and #2?) Also, who knows if they will/can/want to get another 1st in trading Stewart, Stafford, or Myers.

It just feels like we are getting this guy. I don't know, almost like it is supposed to happen... and I feel the NHL is/would also be on board with Buffalo landing McDavid. The whole hockey world already has this guy penciled in on the Sabres. Even if they land at #2, I could see them trading the Eichel plus another 1st and 2nd or something to move up for McDavid. That's part of the benefit of having the sheer volume of picks and prospects. I saw his first OHL game up in St Catharines two seasons ago. A busload of Erie boosters were there (which we were like ??? because they were bad for a long time) with McDavid t-shirts. We were wondering who that was. He was just a little guy. He looked pretty impressive, but nothing that wonderful to the untrained eye... Looked him up on the way home and learned he was a 15 year old granted an exemption to be drafted #1 by Erie. The way he played (against good 20 year olds and 21 year olds, and guys like Dougie Hamilton) made him much more impressive. Saw him a few times last season. While he looked very good, he was still not that big and he wasnt all that dominant.... Seeing him yesterday he grew a ton and he is on a completely different level out there. He is 17 and he could play in the NHL right now. Behind the net he looks like Gretzky. He was also at the Bills/NE game, wore a Bills jersey and claims to be a Bills fan. http://video.buffalonews.com/Interview-with-Connor-McDavid--The-Bucky--Sully-Show-27857114?vcid=27857114&freewheel=90161&sitesection=dash#.VEko4_l4pNO Pegulas are wining and dining.... fans are blowing up his twitter.... Its all too perfect, like, Im not even worried about it because its inevitable.

I was there. The lower bowl and the 200s were probably 90-95% full. 300s werent sold. It was a solid crowd. Im glad so many were exposed to the OHL. Such a great league. Too bad Erie is a machine and the game was never really in doubt. McDavid is really, really good. This guy will bring a golden age of hockey here that we have never seen.

of course lemieux is going to admit that after the fact

how much is a "willion"?

His mo with the sabres is to play good soldier for the nhl for payoff down the line (which we are seeing). I think he votes yes. There will also be an understanding that st louis will have the opportunity for an expansion team if they get that stadium built before toronto, oakland/san jose, San Diego... or whoever else bails to la...

When I was a mid-teen, my sister was like 18-20 ish. She made friends kind of with this... weirdo, kinda. Just an oddball dude. He never was over or anything, and I think her and her friends just kind of used him to laugh at. He was way into a lot of occult stuff, and stuff with his mind/telepathic stuff. We had a bonfire one night, got to talking about all this kind of ****, and my sister got the bright idea of calling this guy. He was telling us about this "trick" where you could travel and see things where people are. So we decided to do that. He had us do an exercise where we hold hands and meditate/concentrate, fly to where he was, pick him up and bring him to where we were... Then he proceeded to describe my house, moving from the back door to the back of the house (small ranch house). Mind you, this was back in the early-mid 90s with no cell phones, cameras, etc. There were a couple things he described that were particularly mind blowing. First, he went in my parents room and said there was a large lump on the bed/it wasnt made... my dad had to work early and was sleeping in there. Also, I was an asthmatic. An hour or so earlier, I couldnt find my inhaler. I tore apart my already messy room, and moved the bed a little off the wall as I discovered it fell behind the bed, so the bed was pulled out at an angle with the foot against the wall, and the head pulled out. The dude described how all that looked in real time and also how much of a mess the room was. It was pretty crazy. Believe me, there was no trick/joke. The guy also went on to say he has had all sorts of encounters with demons and **** that I really cant totally discount.

when and if the Bills get good enough to warrant a "bandwagon", then we will get a lot of "phony fans", but let's be honest... our teams need them. I have little doubt that when/if the Bills become a playoff team, they will need to cap STH and have a waiting list. We are going to see a lot of the "thing to do" crowd. The new indoor stadium will do the rest in killing the atmosphere. Yesterday's crowd was poor, but that game was deflating.

i read it again and it makes zero sense... so a friend brought some "kid" who argued with you about Spiller and he took a few "selfies"... that means that everybody who was 17 in 2007 when the Sabres won the Presidents Trophy (who would be 24 years old now?) have infiltrated Ralph Wilson Stadium because Terry Pegula bought the team and managed to destroy the gameday atmosphere in one week's time? Sorry, it sounds crazy to me and I cant make the same connection.

Huh? I dont get this equivalency between "teeny bopper fans", Pegula, the Presidents Trophy, and yesterday's crowd. The game yesterday was an awful game. It was boring. The Bills stunk. Minnesota stunk. Average Viking drive start was like on the Bills' 40. Not too mention the Vikings are probably the most uninteresting opponent I could think of and most (me included) expected the Bills to win by multiple touchdowns.... My section sat more than I ever seen in 10 years as a STH (I sat a lot too). I still have a voice today for the first Monday after a home game all season.