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According to several posters on SS (formerly TSR), he stated that in an interview on WGR on September 15.

No, the logo still will be ugly and not represent anything. A yellow upsidedown swoosh diving into whatever with a big blue smear across the middle of it represents absolutely nothing. As near as I can tell the thing is an abominable snot smear. The logo will still be ridiculed. The logo is being ridiculed whereever it goes. Fortunately, that is the only thing about the team that can be ridiculed at the present moment. Larry Quinn stated before the season started that if the Sabres have an opportunity to win the Stanley Cup in the throwbacks, they will wear the throwbacks. If it should happen, would the team winning the Stanley Cup while wearing the most ridiculous logo ever made ruin the euphoria? Obviously not. But, winning the Stanley Cup will not make a very bad decision about what logo to choose correct.

Considering Kiprusoff was credited with a shutout for a game he lost in the shootout and considering that there are no individual statistics credited to players in the shootout (except for 1 goalie getting a win and the other getting a regulation tie, and those are given to the goalies that are in when the shootout winning goal is scored), I see no reason to think that a goalie that got a 65 minute shutout would then lose it by being replaced in the shootout.

He could be replaced by Miller before the shootout begins. Once the shootout begins, the goalie can only be replaced if he gets injured.

I don't know about that. On the radio stations they've had people calling for Lindy Ruff's and especially Darcy Regier's head for about 8 years. People finally seem to think they are doing a good job, but it took an awful lot for most to cut them a break. There have been people saying they should bench Hasek. There have been people coming with a very comprehensive list of Sabres that should have been put on a short rail. Pretty much in the last 10 years, every guy to wear a Sabres uniform that wasn't named LaFontaine. Most of the true Sabres fans realized that Lindy was doing a very good job, but I will admit there have been many debates as to whether Regier was good, bad, or indifferent. So, I'd have to say I disagree with your premise. As to the original question that started this thread, the Sabres playing great is great. But that doesn't change the fact that the last few weeks there's been a real sick feeling in my stomach on Sunday around 3:45.

Well, I'm certain that there was a certain contingent in the league offices that wanted an asterisk by the record (if they get it tonight) because of the 3 shootout wins. TO has to be known for something besides white nameplates on white sweaters and blue on blue. But, who's to say the Sabres wouldn't have done something different in OT to try to get the win if there weren't a shootout? Considering the Sabres have one of the best, if not the best goalie at stopping breakaways, my guess is Lindy likes his chances when it becomes one on one and has no incentive to force the win in the "regular" OT.

Too lazy to look it up to see which one, but on the radio this morning they said one of the '93 Loafs' wins was in OT. Also, even though the Loafs started 10-0 that year, in a season with 2 extra games (they were playing 2 games at neutral sites for a total of 84 games back then) they could not break 100 points. They had 20 points after 10 games, and in the next 74 only picked up 78 points. Friggin' Loafs.

There are so many flaws with this it isn't even funny. How does the chess club go about offering "free" snacks to people? Are they getting a subsidy from the university and are trying to figure out how best to spend it? Are they pulling some sort of "Revenge of the Nerds" scam on the jock frat to get their "snacks"? Rather than simply asking if people are "interested" in the chess club or not, might it not be good to find out if any of the people can play chess or want to learn? What you need to do to increase membership will likely be HIGHLY effected by who the prospective members are and what their interest and aptitudes in chess are. I'd much rather know that 1st and then worry about whether they'd prefer snacks, pocket protectors, or pornos.

Glad to see you ignored the word never in the sentence I was quoting. I didn't think that word was terribly difficult to comprehend. Apparently it is. What part of that word don't you understand?

Sitting Bull might beg to differ.

I fixed it for you.

Minny plays in Buffalo on March 9. Should be a good game. I'm disappointed the Sabres don't get a chance to play Anaheim nor SJ in the regular season. Either would be one heck of a game.

Really? I'm assuming you are referring to Roy. Weren't Thompson, Brimsek (1 more after the 1st), Durnan (1 more after the 1st), McCool, Plante (split time with McNeil and had best GAA in playoffs followed up by 5 consecutive), and Dryden (5 more after the 1st) rookies when they won the Stanley Cup? I'm certain I am forgetting a few, but its late and I'm tired. BTW, the REAL reason the Canes won the Stanley Cup is they were good and extremely lucky. If Williams doesn't gouge Koivu's eye (and somehow not get called for it either) they don't get past your beloved Habs.

Well if you REALLY try hard. But it's rare for those from capitol hill to be able to do so so succinctly.

Romeo and Juliet and Amos 'n' Andy each have A slot on this list? Couldn't the Flintstones have been #4?

I had every intention of heading over but the basement was flooding a bit in the morning and when I finally got that under control, I got a nail in my tire. Only took 1 hour and 45 minutes for the guys at BJ's to figure out how much the replacement tire (using the road hazard warranty) would cost. Just not my day.

Wow, his aides got that form letter out quickly. You'd never guess that he's running for reelection this year. Of course, the fact that the aides didn't READ your letter isn't terribly surprising either.

I'm sure it won't sound anything at all like Arthur Carlson's challenger: I have a plan that is simple yet complex and I feel strongly both ways.

The league did "let" the Devils out of the Mogilny contract when their doctor agreed with the Devils' doctors that Mogilny can no longer play hockey. I have a gut feel that the NHLPA will be singing the blues over that one come June or July or whenever the final accounting #'s come in. Mogilny's $3.5MM or so will be that much more that the players' total salary ends up exceeding their 54% of the pie and will be another ~$100k that every roster will lose from their withheld escrow.

Only if the quarterback only had 2 children. I think if he has 3 kids it becomes a 300% correlation, with a 49% correlation between the kids assuming they all have the same mother. I'm not sure what happens when they have different mothers. That must be where the 28% of environmental factors CAUSE the lack of correlation. Them #'s are tricky buggers.

Wow, less than 5 months and 500 words to say absolutely nothing. That has to be close to a congresscritter record.

No, it didn't (insert CTM/BJ invective here). The '76-'77 Canadiens ended the season 60-8-12 for 132 points. BTW, they came from behind against Washington in the last game of the season to get their 60th win. They also went 12-2 in the playoffs sweeping their 1st round and the Finals. Detroit did get 62 wins (in 82 games) but only ended up with 131 points. 13 of their 20 non-wins were losses. I thought that even in Quebec that 132 was greater than 131. Maybe I was wrong.

You referring to the team that only lost 13 in the regular season, but then lost 9 in the post season while getting thumped by the Colorado Nordiques? The same team that needed a double overtime Game 7 win just to sneak past a team that finished more than 50 points behind it in the standings? Yeah, that team was "great".

The abominable snot smear is selling currently because of a few things: 1. People haven't bought much Sabres merchandise the last 2 seasons because of the lockout and then the announcement that b&g was coming soon. 2. There is a definite"buzz" about the Sabres that has been going since last December. When you have more talk on WGR about the Sabres logo and arbitration on the opening day of Bills camp, you know you have got something going. 3. People want to share in the excitement of the team. They've already sold more tickets than they sold all last season. Some people are sharing the excitement by going to the games, others by buying merchandise. 4. You can't buy the new 3rd sweaters. If you could, they would be outselling the abominable snot smear. The new blue uni is decent minus the logo. I'm not a fan of the white one, but apparently some are. I find it almost impossible to believe though, having seen the 2 blues in person and on TV that the majority of people buying stuff now would choose the abominable snot smear if given the choice between the 2. 5. Even if you could buy the new 3rd sweaters, Larry Quinn is on record as saying they will be a darker shade of blue in the near future. Just as people held off on buying r&b merchandise last year because they wanted b&g, some people when they finally can buy the new 3rds will hold off waiting for the "real" ones coming out next year. As much merchandise as the Sabres will sell with the abominable snot smear on it, having come out with GOOD uniforms and GOOD logos would have resulted in FAR MORE sales than they will get with this abomination. Every single media outlet, other than WGR, that I have seen and every single hockey fan site (not Sabre specific) that I have seen thinks the old unis are "timeless" or "classic" and ridicule the abominable snot smear. The Sabres will sell merchandise this year. Had they not put such an abortion on their sweaters, they could have sold a lot more.

It sure looked that way the last 40 minutes. Although R.E(t)sche did have one heck of a 1st 20 minutes and he was completely hung out to dry by his teammates after that.