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Laine is a very different player, more of a pure goal scorer like Brett Hull was. Matthews is more selfish with the puck but is more like Eichel. Eichel is almost impossible to take off the puck, especially on the PP. It's hard to realistically compare Eichel in his sophomore season to the other guys. But the NHL is getting ready to enter what should be a very exciting period. The youngsters are already starting their inevitable takeover and there are so many of them. It is going to be quite a race to the top.

I recognize people all over television who played bit parts on Law and Order: SVU. It seems like many people get at least some kind of bit role on SVU.

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No hockey GM should ever draft a "need" choice in any round. You fix your needs through free agency or trades. The draft should always be the best player on the board, with actual position being the LAST tie breaker. Hockey is not football. Unless you're picking number 1 overall, you're more than likely not getting a guy who will help you right away. Choices beyond the second round rarely make a dent in the NHL, though that appears to be changing a bit because of the salary cap and major country development programs that are now churning out better players. The reason the McEichel tank was so important to the franchise was because by picking NLT second you were getting a proven 20+ NHL goal scorer who could help you the very first day he puts on the sweater.

If you grew up in WNY in the 70s and 80s, this was the norm. Every middle class and lower kid spent a decent percentage of their time in a bar with their parents. It was one of the few places you could actually get a glass of pop or play a video game because it was pretty rare to have them at home, so as a kid we really looked forward to those trips.

We shouldn't be interested in him, either. His best days are FARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR behind him.

Overeem hasn't beaten anyone without roids. I hope Khabib wins and then pulls Mcgregor's head off and punts it into the crowd.

When they announced his name I had NO idea who he was. Then they started explaining him and I was like "great, we picked the worst guy on their defensive line. Sounds about right."

I remember that moment like it was yesterday. When they announced there was a trade and Buffalo was on the clock, I thought "We're going to do something smart and draft Mangold? Maybe things really are changing..." Then they announced McCargo and I just shut the TV off and started shaking my head. Same ol' BILLS.

The time to pickup Mangold was in the draft. Instead we grabbed McCargo. GD BILLS.

I gave "Training Day" a shot - it's VERY good. He was a great actor with tremendous range. RIP.

I've been all over Tarverdyan since the first time I saw her in the ring. She gets popped in the mouth EVERY TIME she fights. The difference in the last two fights is the women she's fought have power, so she's gotten totally rocked. Her hands are slow and she has zero head movement/defensive tactics. She certainly doesn't display the techniques of a seasoned world class fighter. She should have fired ET after the HH fight but her pride wouldn't allow it. Now she's almost a joke and her legacy is essentially that of a bully. She can beat physically weaker fighters but the second she gets in the octagon with anyone on even close to equal footing, she's completely exposed.

19-14-5 since Eichel's return to the lineup.

Sick.

Okposo was the problem on that play, not Franson.

Lehner was terrific. Again.

Lehner has been very good most of the year, despite what is obviously a subpar defense in front of him. The Sabres are regularly outshot by wide margins and give up at least double the number of quality scoring chances they create. He isn't even in the neighborhood of problems this team has. Every single goalie gives up a bad goal once in awhile. Continuing your mini-crusade by cherry picking every little thing the guy does wrong is beyond tiresome at this point. Get over yourself.

Ragland reminds me of Spielman. His 40 time isn't going to matter much because he's a football player.

That makes far more sense, though they weren't obvious with it before the ball was inbounded. I suspect that might be more damage control than anything. I hate that we continue to drive emotion from sports. It's the reason the thing is so compelling in the first place.

I agree. The Sabres had the higher quality scoring chances but King Henrich was terrific. Lehner has actually had a pretty darn good season thus far, despite the obvious defensive problems in front of him. Like all goalies, he has off nights but they're becoming more rare. I think we're far too quick to give up on young, inexperienced players. Consistency is part of the process. Lehner still needs to work on his conditioning so he doesn't miss so many games but he is playing well.

Just substitute Henry's Hard Cherry Soda...

I love when the terminally stupid cite popularity as the reason to keep something that's terrible.

But apparently VERY Christian.

There is no "magic bullet" for terrorism or immigration. There are force multipliers to put in place to help minimize risk.

I guess it depends. In reality his trade value has never been higher for us and his salary doesn't fit the team long term. So if you can get a young, puck moving defenseman, a top prospect, and/or a high draft choice you seriously have to consider moving him.