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Higher taxation, larger/more involved government, more social programs, etc. Pretty run of the mill left wing ****. Trump at least likes spending.

Fair points. I have argued this with people. I absolutely can't stand Trump. I think he's a total embarrassment almost every day. Did you hear he invented the phrase "prime the pump?" lol. BUTTTTTT The chain of succession is rife with real conservatives. That's far worse for my liberal causes.

At the end of the day it's a very personal decision, but I wouldn't sweat the staffing agency angle. My significant other is a staffing manager so I've got to learn quite a bit about that business. It's in everyone's interest for you to work out so as long as you are a productive employee there won't be an issue.

I had a professor who loved to track days considered "sunny days" in Buffalo vs. Orlando, FL. It was usually a toss up most years, although I never verified whether he was correctly tracking it and took his word for it.

I used to be on Gordon's side, but how many chances can you give a guy?

Guilty until proven innocent.

Seems qualified. I'm looking forward to learning more about his style of management.

The league doesn't need to make any judgements one way or the other. They don't need to announce an updated stance on marijuana use or anything like that. They would just need to stop including it on drug screenings. I'm fairly certain that's how the other leagues treat it.

If you follow every law...you are a square. Let them smoke.

Pegula is evaluating QBs now?

Whether it's Terry and Kim or Brandon, either way someone grossly unqualified is leading the search for an NHL GM. Hopefully they have good league consultants.

I really like what McDermott is saying, but talk is cheap. There have always been buzz phrases surrounding new coaching hires and "detail-oriented" is the latest and greatest. When the real games start, I'll start developing a real opinion on McDermott. With that being said, I'm generally pessimistic about the fact that the owners want to hire everyone and be very involved. I don't think they are very qualified to make direct football/hockey operations hires, yet they insist on it. I would like a president of ops on both sides who is qualified to make GM/coaching hires based on X's and O's more than intangible personal characteristics.

This is a rough presser for Pegula. I'm disappointed he's sticking to the collaborative structure and insists on being a micromanager.

Agreed, they have to eventually trust someone, but I'd argue that the president/czar role is an easier hire to make based off of past accomplishments and gut feelings on someone. The lower you move down the organizational chart into more direct hockey/football operations, the less qualified I feel they are to make those hires. Yet they seem dead set on making them. The Bills is a clearer example.

At this point, when I hear the Pegulas will be directly hiring coaches/GM I cringe. I understand they own the teams and it is their right. I'll hold off on making judgements until someone is hired, but we have seen a bit on the Bills side. We know the Pegulas directly hired Rex and seemed to have directly hired McDermott. Sure you can get a sense of the "intangibles", but to me any conversation coaching related should be rooted in X's and O's and how philosophies fit with the current roster talents. Focusing too much on the person got us a coach in Ryan, who's scheme didn't jive with the already dominant defensive talent leading to regression. My point here being...what qualifies Terry and Kim to make these sport specific decisions? I understand at some point you need to trust someone, but I have come around to the "czar" philosophy for both teams. I think we need a qualified buffer between the Pegulas and direct ops decisions. The owners seem to desire direct involvement though, which I'm skeptical of.

Tim Murray was a boss who owned every decision, welcomed criticism when something didn't work, accepted complete accountability for everything....and got fired. He should have taken a page out of Doug Whaley's book. Yes men go far at Pegula Sports and Entertainment.

One of the stanger stories I've heard.

This is total garbage. Win and everyone is happy.

Between my home town teams and my baseball team, the Braves, I'm in a dark place as a sports fan...

I'm disappointed with the firing of TM. I thought he did some good and some bad, but overall loved the way he carried himself and thought he'd get another try at HC.

We had a teacher gone bad at my High School. She was never blown in (nobody felt like a victim lol). She was an english teacher.

The sportscenter 6 crew...oh wait.

Hannity

Don't get hung up on the small stuff.

Taisho Bistro on Sheridan Drive. My favorite Japanese in the Buffalo area.