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We may be done with the virus, but it’s certainly not done with us as seen by it’s mutated variants and recent uptick in positive tests in some areas. Including Erie county. Continuing to exercise an abundance of caution is just good, common sense.

The Bills did not mandate this policy. Erie County, the owner of the stadium, did. It’s no different than the county mandating restrictions in its libraries, community colleges, or any other public facility they own.

Oh no!! I just read a post saying your are now part of the Chinese communist borg!

The stadium is owned by the government of Erie County.

We keep it non-political by understanding it is strictly a public health issue.

Three words: Joe Webb Package

A trade analysis made in a total vacuum by someone whom I’m willing to bet hasn’t watched much of Hall this season. He is a shadow of his former self. Good riddance.

I think they are gonna grossly overpay for Ullmark to stay. He’s good and I like him, but I don’t see an elite goalie.

Ford did impede the defender’s path to Allen with a perfectly legal block. The call could have been avoided simply by the ref not botching the call. You can’t put that on Ford at all. What, are you gonna suggest that offensive lineman should merely impede when they’ve been trained their whole life to complete blocks? I get that things happen in a bang bang fashion at game speed and refs aren’t perfect and bad calls are gonna be made. It happens and I’ve always accepted it as part of the game. And it will happen again. But it was funny how you dug in and vehemently stuck to your guns even months afterward, even with the benefit of countless slow motion replays that clearly showed it was a bad call.

Yep. Suffice to say, his take on that call did not age well. At. All.

Nope. This one:

Yeoman’s work indeed. Well done.

JK was a major A hole when he was younger and I’ll just leave it at that.

Last I hear, Malik’s hooker was still in county lockup waiting for him to come bail her out.

It’s a damn shame, I tell ya. A damn shame.

Unfortunately, elite talent trumps most everything else.

Glad to hear this Gugny. Best to you and yours going forward.

I appreciate the answer. What would convince Rutherford and Karmanos that Granato is a good choice for the job? We will see about Ullmark. If he’s not traded by the deadline, my bet is that he will re-sign here. Everybody was fooled by Krueger and his silver-tongued bullcrap. Everybody.

Montour has been better, as has our entire D structure under Granato who insists on taking their shackles off and wants them to be more involved offensively; a complete 180 from Krueger. That’s not Montour all of a sudden deciding to play well in order to get traded, that’s a direct result of a coaching decision. Ullmark has been solid going back to last season, was putting up very respectable numbers before the losing streak, and has simply picked up where he left off. So I doubt he, too, just decided to play better in order to get traded. And I doubt he’s going anywhere. I agree entirely that the rest of the season will be a difficult road to hoe vs. mostly playoff contending teams, which is why I think it’s a good test Granato and these young players. And again, if they show well, I think Granato should be considered. So I’ll ask again, what is your specific gripe against Granato? Is it because he’s not Beaudreau or Julien? What if the Rutherford and Karmanos rumors pan out and they, in all their NHL wisdom, indeed decide Granato is their guy? Would you support that decision if it came from them instead of Adams or Pegula? Much appreciated, inkman. I thought Granato channeled his inner Krueger for a while there.

That saucer to Asplund was as good as it gets. I’m enjoying watching the young players because there is little else to grab my attention after not watching a game for nearly a month. Need to see Ruotsalainen in the lineup though. Not sure why Granato chose to dress a 7th Dman to replace Hall last night instead. Skinner is infuriating. He has NO hockey sense whatsoever. Zero. Zilch. And we are stuck with that albatross contract.

No doubt there are players that want out, but they aren’t the ones spearheading the turnaround of late. And good riddance to those losers, anyway. I’m not advocating for Granato one way or the other; just saying if he continues the trend the rest of the season, he deserves consideration. What’s your specific objection to Granato? That he’s not Beaudreau or Julien? Pretend everything is fine? Yeah, ok.

Don Granto has faced a ton of adversity and has overcome it each time with grit and determination and grace. I think he embodies the Buffalo spirit. Perhaps we’ve found our coach, after all. https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/31194727/the-human-side-buffalo-sabres-18-game-winless-streak-2021

She can trim my jib.

The Rasmati each with goals last night. Nice.