May Day 10

Its tough. Former Sabres business legend Doug Moss doomed that franchise putting the arena on the west side of the city. The team needs an arena in the East side of the city where all the people with money and transplants live and dont have to travel 45 minutes to hockey games on Tuesday nights. That team has also been poorly run, winning 1 playoff series since the move in 1996 and 2 playoff series since Winnipeg started in '79. Give people a few playoff runs and hockey can get its talons into people anywhere. I used to hate southern markets, but I have seen it work in Tampa, Vegas, and Nashville, and to some extent Dallas and Raleigh. It seems like this proposal was upended by political hysteria and getting all sorts of older people frothing at the mouth about public handouts. The deal wasnt 100% free, nothing is, but it seems like it was almost as good a stadium financing deal as any. They were turning a dump into a state of the art arena and shopping/entertainment. I really believe if the Bills stadium went to a referendum vote, the Paladinos, McMurrays, and Bauerles would have compelled people to chase the Pegulas right out of town. I think the Coyotes are staying. There is no realistic turnkey option out there. If they can push a similar proposal through without a referendum, the owners and the NHL have a lot to gain.

I don't think there is any chance the team relocates to Quebec City. You would have to convince 2 guys named Gutierrez and Meruelo to move their team to a relatively small city with limited earning potential in French Canada. Houston seems to be the city that makes the most sense as far as league aspirations, location, and potential for the owner to make money. I guess the Rockets' arena is NHL-capable. Atlanta gets mentioned, but it makes me cringe thinking about that again. But then, Winnipeg could move to Arizona in a few years and Atlanta could move to Winnipeg. Salt Lake City is also getting some mention as a possibility (as well as in a 'wheels are turning' type of way) I guess a lot depends on what the current owners want to do. Will they relocate the team? Or will they sell the team. In that case, you would need an owner to pay, probably over a half a billion dollars, then relocation fee, then arena costs/overhead. I also wonder if the current deal in Tempe could be greased a bit so it doesnt require a public referrendum. I think it passed the city council unanimously.

I do it every once in awhile. If I have had a bit too much to drink and need some substance. Also, I bring my kid 1x a season now and usually he wants something to eat. The service and quality are both appalling to be honest. There is a lot of room for improvement.

Sounds like a lot of NIMBY and manipulation in advertising and media turned a lot of people against the proposal. Without delving too deep, it sounds like it was a lot of private money and building the complex on a to-be-cleaned up waste dump.

When my dog passed away, we had a 2nd one. She was a godsend in providing comfort.

It sucks and almost everyone can relate and sympathize. At first the grief almost physically hurts. They have their routines which are intertwined with yours and suddenly that is gone. It takes awhile to get used to. It does get easier. The best thing for me is/was to think of some of the good times in the prime. Some funny things your pet did, funny episodes, things they did to piss you off but its funny now, etc. Even write those things down, maybe even share them on social media.

1987-1996. That was when I was 9-18. Prime sports fandom ages when everything seems better than it was. We had a great Bills run in there and the Sabres also had a lot of good teams. I think the various sports left some good eras behind there too and we transitioned into the modern sports world. 100 RSNs, Sports media, 24 hour news, and so on. General oversaturation. The NHL still had a lot of fighting and emotion. MLB hadnt gone through the steroid era yet. I wish I could go back to the 1950s-60s sometimes for baseball and football. I think that would be a really great era for both.

I have a friend I went to college with who does this. Isn't even a hockey fan. During the playoffs though he continually spams social media about the Rangers. During Carolina runs its the same way with Carolina. I just think you cant do that. I had to endure his 4 Yankees world series wins when in college. He is also a big Lakers "fan".

Hopefully they can put a permanent webcam on the construction like they have done with the construction of some modern venues.

Yeah, Im a big fan of that. Extra time before both Cincinnati and KC. Easier in the beginning (supposedly), then ramps up. Also dont have to go into the 7th circle of hell and play football in 100% humidity and 95 degrees on the field Based on the off-the radar 4 games I have been told, that matches up.

I have heard in decent authority (rumor I guess) Week 2 vs Raiders Saturday 12/23 @ Chargers Week 18 Sat or Sun @ Dolphins

Week 18 @ Dolphins

I hate it. Not to mention short week likely for week 2. This is going to be like their Super Bowl.

I would consider minnesota and maybe new Orleans as traditional. I'd also hear an argument for Houston.

This is terrible. Sizeable advantage to jacksonville

Monumental day in Bills history. 12-15 years ago, if you would have told me that we would be breaking ground on a new stadium across the street in 2023... I would have thought you were crazy.

Took the consensus best ol remaining. Impossible to argue with that

For me, it is/was Poltergeist. Scared the living daylights out of me as a kid. As far as slasher films. Terrifier and Terrifier 2. Insidious is great. As mentioned a lot. Hereditary is one of the best horror movies made. Maybe not so much 'scary'... but, just how everything unfolded.

I haven't been this excited about a pick since watching xavier omon highlights

The Jerry Springer show was great in the period of time where it went from topics of interest and was transitioning into the absurd. I'd say about 1997? It was still kind of trying to be real and grounded. Fights were real. After a year or so, the show just turned into a caricature of itself and was unwatchable. Maury took over as the most compelling guilty pleasure daytime television talk show.

I hate this movie for no other reason than it memorializes that clown Russ Brandon as the Buffalo Bills GM.

I didnt know that. I consider myself extremely knowledgeable on franchise history/relocation. I guess I am going to have some great learning coming up. To be fair, I don't remember any derby going on previous to the more recent additions. I was 13-14 in 1992 though So they got to draft a bunch of North Stars, and in turn, the North Stars were allowed to participate in the expansion draft. They moved to Dallas a year later. Crazy.

It is a part of an already vibrant and affluent downtown scene in a city that has quickly become one of the hottest destinations in the country. Horse before the cart there. Need to get the other stuff rolling like actual major commerce downtown, and people working, living, and shopping there.

The Sharks were just an expansion franchise.