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14 hours ago, K-9 said:
Give Steve Downie a call?
Seriously though, if they could ever convince McDavid or Crosby to get onboard with the organization, that's when the hockey world really opens their eyes.
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I hope they're able to add a few more people to that executive committee. Until people start working together, the progress will be stunted.
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17 hours ago, CorkScrewHill said:
When you combine this with the fact that he was a late round draft pick and therefore he makes considerably less than many of his counterparts .. it is excellent to see.
Starting QB for the Dallas Cowboys? He's swimming in endorsement money. That said, it's a good move and I don't mean to take anything away from that.
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And people were freaked out about the possibility of teeth. Now they can shoot at you too?
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On 5/23/2020 at 11:34 AM, JohnC said:
There is no designed playoff system that would have satisfied everyone. The proposed system is as fair as any other proposed system.
I understand why some Buffalo fans believe that they were shortchanged. I'm not one of them. Quite the contrary. From a point standpoint the Sabres undeniably underperformed. There was one four game western road trip where they came away with zero points. If you can't eke out a point or two on an extended road trip then you don't deserve a playoff spot. But that wasn't the worst of our uninspired play in the season. There was a 10 game or so homestand that included some weak teams. The results were less than mediocre. My point is that we had our chances to put ourselves in a good position for a serious playoff run, yet we didn't seize the opportunity. That's on us!
I wonder how they're splitting up the revenue from this whole thing. I'd imagine they're splitting it evenly between all 31 because it would be a tough pill to swallow for those 7 teams to lose the remainder of their season and then get nothing back at the end. All those players are going to get their portion, so the teams will need it too, particularly the Ottawas of the world who aren't exactly swimming in cash lately.
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I had a guy out at the house today doing a termite inspection and a mockingbird attacked him. Now on top of being a-holes, I also think they're racist.
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4 hours ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:
Nope. She is an actress though.
This will give it away. She is a fan favorite here on TBD.
First you say she's in porn.
2 hours ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:umm Not sure what that means .... so I'm going to say no regardless.
She is a REAL actress.
Then you say she's a real actress. Make up your mind!
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1 minute ago, K-9 said:
He was only let go to protect Rick Jeanneret because any combination of “Ristolainen to Ruotsalainen or Ruotsalainen to Ristolainen” was a stroke risk during RJ’s play by play call.
We might as well throw Asplund and Dahlin into that call too. Three Rasmuses, two Ristos, all we need is one extra forward to round out the collection. Maybe we can throw RJ a bone and throw CJ Smith out there with them.
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27 minutes ago, JohnC said:
If his signing turns out to be useful for our minor league team then it was a worthy deal. If his signing turns out not to be useful for our minor league team then what was the harm done by signing him? If the alleged deal doesn't materialize then so be it. For me the more interesting foreign player to follow and most likely the better prospect is Arttu Ruotsalainen.
I'm all for following Arttu closer as well, since we in fact know he has a contract with the Sabres. My big question mark with older Olofsson is that at his age he's already at his ceiling. I don't see someone worthy of an NHL two-way contract. Now if it's an AHL only deal, I'm all for it.
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26 minutes ago, JohnC said:
We should soon find out this offseason whether this report had merit or not. Sometimes low profile players/prospect can surprise you. His younger brother is an example of that.
While low profile, Victor was a highly regarded prospect compared to him. Remember he's been within the Sabre system for 6 years now. And the brothers have never played pro hockey together, so they weren't scouting the two at the same time. I have a hard time seeing Victor as the kind of guy who would have any leverage to pull they "sign my brother or I leave" game. If it's just a deal with Rochester, then it makes much more sense to me. But anyway, I'm going to continue to be skeptical of this report until I see more than one source. At this point, that probably means that the Sabres have to announce the signing, because it's not really a story anyone is going to bother putting much work into.
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2 hours ago, JohnC said:
I wouldn't be surprised that if he demonstrated that he was good enough to make a NHL roster he would still be sent to Rochester in order to get acclimated to the NHL and its smaller surfaces. A player to watch is Arttu Ruotsalainen. He probably will be sent to Rochester and hopefully will be a player good enough to call up when necessary.
If this report is even accurate, this looks like the kind of guy who would be signing an AHL contract. I just wonder how legit it is given that everything falls back to this one Swedish source. You know how things go with these translations sometimes.
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3 hours ago, PastaJoe said:
Wrong story.
He’s holding an award not a science project.
Ron Jeremy
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14 hours ago, dhg said:
Sofía Vergara
Is that who it is? I actually thought it was Claire from Modern Family.
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20 hours ago, snafu said:
I actually like the few mockingbirds around my block. They’re not a constant presence, but when one shows up, it is a treat.
It’s the blue jays that annoy me.
There's way too many around here and they're incredibly territorial. Thanks to covid it's not happening this year, but in past years they would always buzz me every day when I got home from work and get out of my car. They also attack my neighbor's dog all the time.
And I suppose this would be an issue with any type of bird that was all over the place, but they're crapping all over everything. They have quickly jumped up into #2 on my list of least favorite birds. They're still a long way behind the canada goose though.
There is one good thing when it comes to the birds here in NC. Cardinals are everywhere. My yard needs to draw a few more of them in place of the mockingbirds.
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I was considering putting a feeder out in the backyard recently. We have so many damn mockingbirds around here though and I don't want to encourage them at all. Those things are a-holes.
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10 minutes ago, LeGOATski said:
Maybe. Disregarding his Mandalorian past because it wasn't in the movies, he was the template for the entire clone army, which is significant.
I've never understood the whole "Boba Fett isn't a Mandalorian" debate. He's the son of and was trained by a Mandalorian in tactics/politics/culture. I'm interested to see how the show addresses that.
The only thing I know about mandalorians is from this show. Jango routinely took the helmet off, so that would mean he's not one of them anymore, right?
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18 hours ago, LeGOATski said:
Dude, that was all Boba Fett. But when Darth Vader is head of the oversight committee, you gotta kinda take a back seat.
Boba Fett's also just one of the cooler looking characters in the whole franchise. A lot of his initial popularity was simply because of looks and mystery.
I'll give him one thing, he did far more than his father.
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43 minutes ago, LeGOATski said:
I guess you missed the part where he tracked and captured Han Solo...
Tracked, yes. But Vader and co. captured and handed him over.
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I don't know if I'm in the minority, but I wish they'd leave Boba Fett dead. I'm one of those people who only watched the movies and never read any of the books or watched the cartoons. So to me, he's kind of a goof who didn't really do much and then died a lame death.
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On 5/6/2020 at 12:28 AM, Talley56 said:
Ryan Howard on The Office. I loved the show but I never understood what his appeal was supposed to be. I found myself just bored anytime the Kelly/Ryan scenes came up.
Bored isn't the right word for me. I absolutely loathed any scene that involved those two.
And since it aired right around the same time, I could never really get into Parks and Rec much because I didn't find a single character likeable. That worked for only one character, Ron Swanson. The rest were a waste, especially Aziz Ansari's character.
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14 hours ago, PastaJoe said:
Modern Family?
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2 hours ago, eball said:
I know he had a storied career and did lots of other stuff, but Frank Costanza was an absolute gem.
Serenity now, Jerry. RIP
Looking through his career, I've seen very little of it. But I can safely say that I was a huge fan of his most lasting work. Frank Costanza was an iconic character on an iconic show and he nailed it in every single scene. I'm pretty sure that is my favorite father/son tv combo. Nothing else comes close for me.
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One thing I had forgotten about until I started rewatching from the start. Kim is from Kansas City and would have random Royal items scattered around. She’s definitely strolling into that Cinabun in the last season.
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It'll always be Hogan for me. I was right in the age range that his whole act was targeted at and I ate it up as a kid.
After that, I'd probably go with Kurt Angle. He wasn't the same once they tried to make him more serious, but the goofy character he played at the start was absolutely amazing. Now that I mention it, I think I'm going to have to go dig up some of his old interactions with Edge and Christian. That stuff was comedy gold. I guess I'd list them as my favorite tag team because I'm quickly realizing that the stuff I enjoyed the most was the characters.
Backyard Birding
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Is front yard birding allowed? Someone decided to block my wife from getting back into the driveway: