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Probably because the game has been scheduled to be shown on ESPN2 for a few months and the game is already scheduled in the Mmarena and tickets have been on sale. (Basically, the same reasons that the Sabres can't bump the concert - too much money involved to change the schedule around on a 10 day notice.)

That was a bit before my time, but I've heard that the movie that stopped that practice was Hitchcock's Psycho. The way I heard the story, he didn't want people seeing the ending and having the rest of the movie ruined. So he required theaters showing Psycho to agree to not let people into the movie after it started. Is that really the 1st movie to do that, or is that another "urban legend"?

More likely a lack of faith in the Bandits getting top seed in the NLL and hosting the championship game. That game wasn't officially on the schedule until last weekend. Thursday/Sunday is doubtful, because then the series which could have ended in 7 on the 17th or 18th would most likely stretch to the 20th if it goes 7 games. That gives the league about 4 days of fluff time in the schedule to get the playoffs completed by the official last possible day of June 19. I believe they would much rather have the Sabres series end no later than the 17th.

Ottawa has the Dora love in this weekend, so it looks like games 1&2 will be Friday and Monday. Buffalo has a concert on Friday the 12th and the Bandits are scheduled to try for the title on the 13th, so it looks like games 3&4 will be Wednesday (10th) and Thursday (11th). If that's the case, I expect Game 5 to be HNIC and Saturday (13th) night. Game 6 in Buffalo would probably be Monday (15th) and Game 7 in Ottawa on Wednesday the 17th. We'll know the official schedule about 5 minutes after the Calgary game is over.

IF the Sabres are going to win the series, that is the way I see it going. I have a feeling that it will end in 6, I'm just not certain who will get to 4. I know a lot of people here did not want to see NJ, but I still would rather have NJ with the refs calling penalties (which they did 1st round) than face Ottawa with Havlat. The main wildcard in the whole equation is: Emery is a good goalie, but not a great one. Ryan is a very good goalie that may be able to be great. The Sabres will need him to be great as the Sens can come with scary firepower. The last time Buffalo played the Otters in the playoffs, they were far and away underdogs but stole the 1st game and simply refused to give the Otters any breaks. Let's hope the script works similarly this season. One other note: while Dom is not expected to play this series it would be interesting to see how he would play in the Mmarena. He has lost the last 3 games he played there (OTL to Pittsburgh, the Gratton debacle, and the Vanek twirl and lift).

Very close. Loafs and Caps were 4's both years and ended up hosting Conference Finals. Ottawa was the #8 seed that Washington beat in 5 games in '98 after Ottawa had knocked off top seeded Joisey in 6.

In game 5, yes he did play with Max. Until Hecht got hurt, he wasn't playing with him; and Danny was making similar plays (or lack there of) when he was playing with his normal line and his normal pp unit. As I mentioned, hopefully he is coming out of his funk, because the Sabres will need him to play well to keep this run going.

Fantastic news Chris. Very pleased to hear you are winning the fight.

Grier might have played his best game as a Sabre yesterday. Was very strong on the forecheck and only had one partial "oops" in his own end the entire game. Which is very reasonable when you are going against the Forsberg line almost the entire game. He was hitting everything in sight. I thought he was the best player on the ice. Also, Pyatt had an extremely strong game as well. Response to other posters about Danny Briere. I was very disappointed in his play. (Yes, he had the 2 assists, so hopefully he is emerging from his funk.) He had way more than his fair share of intercepted passes and missed shots especially in the 1st and 2nd periods. He also took a very bad penalty.

5TH ROUND?!?! He was supposed to be there after the draft was over. Ralph has to stop running this draft. Now no one will buy tickets and the team is off to LA, which was the plan heading into the draft anyway. Maybe that Vaughn kid they got from the California Penal League will pan out.

Don't think he's ever lived in Lockport, but I could be wrong.

Even better!

You don't by any chance know my friend Mike the jeweler? With the exception of all the cool lyrics you have, he transformed the "shout"s to "drink"s a good 10 years ago. And he definitely did listen to his version of the song!

You stick with the Braves even though they left town, but you don't stick with the Sabres? What's up with that? And how can you possibly consider a Cheesesteak comparable to a Garbage plate (ra-cha-cha) or an order of wings, a beef-on-weck, a supermighty, or a properly prepared pizza? (Yeah, I know you meant Atlanta when you said Braves, but still. ) Sabres in 6.

What?!? I didn't say they were BAD movies. Just, I would have saved myself about $100+ in not buying the original VHS trio, the remade VHS trio, and the remade DVD trio.

I am definitely not happy that they blew a 2 goal lead tonight, but unlike game 3, the Phlyers deserved to win tonight. I also am not happy that for the 1st game this series, the Phlyers outplayed the Sabres, but considering the Sabres get the last change in game 5, I expect the Sabres to outplay the Phlyers in game 5. The good thing is, the Sabres have 2 of 3 games (if necessary) at home and they have not trailed at home yet this series. My pick was Sabres in 5, now it's Sabres in 6.

Fork that, Sabres in 6.

Of all the great scenes in that movie, you pick the one making a statement?!? WTF?

Good for you. If only Anakin had seen the light the same way, we would have been spared 3 movies. Although it looks bad tonight, the Sabres haven't trailed yet at home and have 2 of the final 3 (if necessary) in their building.

Better Rory plays against a slow team like Philly than one with speed like NJ or Ottawa. Get Teppo tested and rested and bring him back when the Sabres REALLY need him - next round.

They look like a purple cross between the Broncos dark unis and the Sabres blacks. As several others here have posted - not a good combination.

I'm in Ra-cha-cha, so I get the MSG feed (OLN blacked out). Out of curiosity, who are the OLN announcing pair doing the Sabres game?

Depends how sophisticated you want to make it. It probably wouldn't be too hard to test that CO, humidity, and temperature are within the range of a normal person's exhale to beat someone cheating with a compressed air cartridge. That could create a market for a breathalyzer version of the "ultimate whizzanator". (Beating idiotic laws, the true mother of invention!) Having a "designated blower" would be tougher for the idiots pushing this type of law to beat, but somehow I doubt that inconvenience or cost are factoring much into their thinking; so it wouldn't surprise me to see them want to add biometric sensors to the thing to make it more difficult for someone other than the driver to "blow".

I think he was referring to sober people driving their cars to the bar, leaving the engine idling for a few hours (definitely need to fill the car's tank before filling their own!) and then hopping in the already started, already warm (hmm, this may not be a bad idea in WNY even without the automatic breathalyzer, too bad gas is $3.00/gal) car.