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Well, we finally get to see what Hackett is truly made of. I have heard a lot of excuses given over the years for the way his offenses have performed. There will be no excuses left with one of the best to play the game as your QB.

So... has anyone seen Gavin?

Feel bad for the guy. His post game interview from the end of last season was tough to watch. Gorges was literally in tears talking about how that could have been his last game ever in the NHL. I was hoping he could catch on somwehere as a #7/8 type, but knew that realistically he was probably done. I think that micro fracture knee surgery just slowed him down way too much to play in the current NHL. Still feel for thr guy, though. He was a warrior and always a heart&soul team first guy. Good luck in whatever comes next JG!

I don’t care how long it takes as long as they get it right.

Damn, I was hoping that they’d take a QB this year and pass on one in the 2020 class. It it looks like 2020 could be a pretty good QB class. But who knows, a lot can change between now and then. Good for the Dolphins though, if they finally do have some type of plan in place. They’ve been kind of just winging it for quite a while now. The AFC east could end up being a pretty tough division in a few years if the Jets, Dolphins and Bills all really do get their **** together.

McDermott tried to keep Kromer. He wasn’t under contract with the Bills for 2017 and chose to go to LA. I read/heard that Kromer eventually wants to be an offensive coordinator again and Sean McVay either told him that he would have a chance to earn that promotion in LA or that he would do what he could to help prepare him for that chance elsewhere (not sure which, I can’t remember for sure). I sure wish we could have kept him, though. He is definitely, IMO, among the best o-line coaches in the NFL.

https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2019/01/12/sabres-slip-out-of-playoff-position-behind-habs-isles/ Sabres now sit outside of a playoff position with the loss tonight. Montreal passed them in the standings and currently hold the last wildcard spot over the Sabres. It was only a matter of time. I think we could all see this coming with their slide in the standings since the 10 game win streak. They’ve still been playing some good hockey though. Really, this is about where I hoped they would be at the start of the season - trying to sneak into that last wildcard spot. I was hoping to see them be competitive in every game (which they have, for the most part) and figured they’d probably lose a lot of close ones this season. I hoped that they would push for a wildcard spot and be in the mix right till the end. I wanted the kids finally playing important games into February-march. All that is happening, so I keep trying to remind myself of that. That 10 game win streak caused us all to get our hopes up... but I think we all know that they were overachieving during that span. I obviously wanted (and still want) them to make the playoffs. But it’s not all that often a team goes from last place to the playoffs in consecutive years. Outside of the top line, this team just doesn’t have the talent to be all that much better than they are right now, IMO. Guys like Mittelstadt and Thompson are very talented, but they’re just not quite ready to be impact players in the NHL yet (not on any type of regular basis anyway). And the vets are basically a collection of 3rd and 4th liners. We have a 1st line and then a hodgepodge of bottom 6 players (not that Mitts and Thompson will always be bottom 6 players, they’re just not ready for full time top 6 roles yet). The Sabres are pretty much missing an entire 2nd line right now. How far can you go without a 2nd line to help carry the load? Look at Colorado right now. They have the best 1st line in the NHL (MacKinnon and Rantanen have 66 and 68 points, respectively) with comparable, but slightly better secondary scoring to the Sabres and they are in free fall right now too. They’ve lost 9 of their last 10. There is still a lot of work to be done on this team. But they have definitely taken a step forward in their rebuild this year. This is the first time I legitimately feel that way since the rebuild started. I feel like this team is finally headed in the right direction. Guys like Eichel and Reinhart are taking the next step in their development. We are seeing more and more flashes of Tage Thompson’s skill. The team as a whole is finally competitive on a consistent basis. They are playing like an actual NHL level team and doing the things good NHL teams do. Rochester is playing good hockey. They are firmly in a playoff spot. The prospects down there seem to be developing. Our other prospects outside of the AHL are coming along nicely. We have FOUR 1st round picks over the next 2 years (1 of which could potentially be a lottery pick next year). IMO things are finally looking up.

Thwre was a faceoff in buffalo’s end. Tampa won it, got a shot on net and Brayden Point buried the rebound.

Really?! 26 seconds. Not a good start. I hope its it’s not one of those games....

https://www.ign.com/maps/red-dead-redemption-2/world pretty helpful interactive map.

At first it kind of caught me off guard a bit, reading what he said. But watching the interview on CNN and the video he posted to Facebook, I think he sounded very sincere in his apology. I dont know anything thing about this guy though. This is the first time I’ve ever even heard his name.

It’s nice to know Buffalo at least stands a chance at landing a hot coaching candidate, with the Pegulas willing to pay top dollar to bring in position coaches (they reportedly offer/pay some of their coaches among the highest salaries in the NFL (and NHL)). I don’t know if we will land him or not. But I do know that In years past, we’d stand zero chance because they wouldn’t have been willing to pay a competitive salary.

Finally installed my copy (85 GB. Holy ****!). I am in chapter 2. There was definitely a bit of a learning curve at first. They’ve added a lot of new things since RDR1. So far I’m loving it.

2 big points in the standings slipped away tonight. They could have gained a little ground in the playoff race with Montreal losing last night. Now they face Tampa tomorrow.....

Any of you guys (at the game tonight) in this picture?

Skinner!! #30 for him

Good! Get ‘er done! I was kind of figuring Buffalo would use that time off during the all star break to start working out a deal with Skinner. Hopefully they can get it done sooner rather than later. Somewhere in the $8’s sounds about right to me (I think $8M x 7 sounds fair). In the $7’s would be even better but I think that ship sailed long ago... Anything in the $9+ range and I’m hesitant. I’m hopeful that living/playing near his family will be a factor in his decision and he will want to work out a fair deal with buffalo and not just go looking for the biggest payday no matter where it comes from.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zac_Taylor Not a whole lot of experience. But he worked with Sean McVay for 2 years, so.... lol. Itll definitely be interesting to see how he does, if he’s hired.

https://wgr550.radio.com/articles/news/sabres-skinner-looks-forward-his-return-carolina Eichel was back at practice and says he’s “100%”. Housley says he will be a game time decision (tomorrow). He was back centering the #1 line, so I am guessing he will play. Lines - Skinner - Eichel - Thompson Sheary - Sobotka - Reinhart Rodrigues - Larsson - Okposo Girgensons - Mittelstadt - Pominville