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shrader

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  1. 10 hours ago, JohnC said:

    Miller made a major mistake on their last goal by not staying in position and they capitalized on it.

     

     

    It's a brain fart for sure, but how many goals has Hutton given up this year as a direct result of that stick swipe move?  That thing is so high risk/low reward.  It's another item on the long list of Carter Hutton moves where his momentum takes him out of position.  There has to be a book on him, to take your wrap around attempts wide, leaving the opposite site of the net wide open.  I don't see any what that he's not on this roster next year, but I hope that Bales can coach that out of him.

     

    But whatever, it's just one loss.  If people think they needed to go 15-5 for any shot at the playoffs, that run would include some losses.  And at the same time, Toronto's not going to go 0-20.  There's going to be a Buffalo loss here and also some Toronto/Florida wins.  Now they just need to bounce back, something they've been horrible at doing.  They did look like a different team last night, so hopefully that different team continues to show up.  More games like that, along with some puck luck to the Eichel line and they're going to wind up in the win column more often than not.

  2. 9 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said:

    As I say, i think this is really smart unless there is an aisle seat that looks good to me. If I am middle or window only options, going to try this route from now on

     

    I'm typically on planes with two seats on each side, so a bigger plane may complicate things.  I could see people willing to pay rather than get stuck in the middle seat.

  3. 21 hours ago, row_33 said:

     

    it's at the chicken farm, not sure if the farm still existed at such in BB, i don't recall many incidents at it.... 

     

    so many current major characters to mow down...

     

     

     

    I watched it last night.  They were building some random processing building for the chicken farm, but it was just a front to throw off Lalo.

  4. 12 hours ago, Bakin said:

    That’s fine and dandy if the flight is half full. 
    If not then you got boned when you could be more comfortable’ for $26 for the next 3-4 hours. It’s worth it. 

     

    Actually, if the plane is half full, they're going to assign you a normal seat at the gate.  When it's full, the only seats that haven't been assigned are the extra leg ones because no one wants to pay for them.  It's either those or the seats they have for their loyalty program, whatever they call it.

  5. 32 minutes ago, JohnC said:

    Andrew Fillipponi from 93.7Fan in Pitts was on WGR talking about the Pittsburgh/Buffalo deal. He provided more information on Kahun. He pointed out that Rutherford who is one of the better GMs in the game had a higher view on Rodriques than Botterill did, a personnel man who worked under Rutherford. This is a 16 min segment. 

     

     

    I also wonder if Mike Sullivan may have followed Rodrigues closely since he's a BU guy too.

  6. 15 hours ago, bbb said:

     

     

    Which one?  

    Never mind - now I realize you're talking about Alyson Hanigan.  

     

    I figured it was obvious.

     

    8 hours ago, bbb said:

     

    Damn, I was just going to say Corky Burger! 

     

    The kid from Life Goes On?

  7. 26 minutes ago, Lurker said:

    The Penguin message boards are hating the trade - so that must be a plus for the Sabres...

     

     

    The Jets were a dead tired team on the tailend of a back to back.    I wouldn't read too much into that 9+ minute defensive gem... 

     

    Buffalo was also coming off a back to back.  So if one team thrived under that circumstance and the other faltered, what exactly does it mean?

  8. 36 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said:

    i was reading on Twitter somehere, will try to find it, that cap savings is important relative to the bonus payouts for Dahlin, Goalfson and someone else. Seems like BOTS freed up enough room to pay with this years cap money and not have to do with next years...so credit where credit is due..good job Bots

     

    They must be at a comfortable number because they don't take on even half of Simmonds contract if there was too much of a concern in that department.

  9. 40 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said:

    While thats true, its the trades he is not making that are really annoying. The last thing this team needed was to get an idea they are in a playoff race and keep the gang together. 

     

    The TRocheck deal. the Kase deal last week..top 6 forwards are being dealt. I mean Trocheck is a hockey deal that makes this team stronger  2C, a piece that's been missing since the ROR trade. Lets Cozens play in the NHL next year in a reduced role without as much pressure as Mitts had, or take another year to develop in the AHL...so much to like about this deal and a protected #1, a RHD, and prolly Larry or Gus gets this deal done i Think.

     

    Making up a hypothetical trade offer does not mean that 1) Florida would be interested, or 2) the Sabres weren't talking to them.  That trade suggests to me that Florida wanted a more immediate return, guys who were close to ready.  They weren't going to want an expiring Larry or Gus.  Haula's only in there as a money dump for Carolina.  I also don't think Buffalo would be interested in moving a first for Trocheck, protection or not.  That deal essentially is summed up as two prospects and a bottom pair d-man for Trocheck.  I really don't know what our equivalent would be.

     

    26 minutes ago, Jauronimo said:

    What are the lines going to look like with Simmonds in the mix?  Does he join 3rd line in place of ERod/Frolik?  Does he bump Vesey.  

     

    I would love to see Skinner back on first line. Oloffson is basically a PP specialist and Skinner has been highly productive 5 on 5 before this year.  Playing him with Lazar and Frolik seems punitive.  

     

    I think you can give up on that one.  I'd say that Kreuger has made it very clear that he won't be putting Skinner on Eichel's line.

  10. No matter how badly that contract has worked out for us, it was nice to see Okposo have a moment yesterday.  You can see the talent in him, but his body gave out on him so early.

     

    The other thing I really enjoyed from yesterday's game was Eichel's reaction at the buzzer.  The guy is fired up, there's no denying it.  I thought he was going to rip Johansson's head off with that hug.  Okposo had a very animated interaction with him two.  Those are two guys where I won't question their heart.

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  11. 9 hours ago, Buffalo Barbarian said:

    So i forgot what is Gus building, must be for meth but said it was for chicken.

     

    Also that show dispatchers looks interesting.

     

    I didn't watch last night's episode yet, but it's the meth lab under the laundromat, isn't it?  If they moved on to something completely different last night, ignore this comment.

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  12. At this point, the frustration shouldn’t be about any individual game no matter how bad certain ones were. For me, it’s about how they came out of the all star break. With the way Toronto is sinking, that stretch may very well have cost this team the playoffs. 
     

    Still, at this point I want to see a strong push to the playoffs. It will wind up falling short, but this season needs to end on a positive note. We haven’t seen one of those in a long time. 
     

    And they can definitely do that while still dumping a few of the expiring contracts at the deadline. 

  13. On 2/21/2020 at 3:42 PM, GaryPinC said:

     

    Glad it works for you, I did this one time about 15 years ago and we almost got bumped off the flight as it was overbooked and we didn't have assigned seats.  


    Yeah, it’s definitely more of a recent thing, maybe in the last 2-3 years. It’s only been a delta thing though. I book the best price I can find so I’m bouncing around from airline to airline. 

  14. 41 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said:

    @BillsFan4, the general reaction I am seeing on twitter is twofold

     

    1) Bruins fans are jubilant at the trade

    2) Duck Fans , while not quite as cranky as Hawks fans last year when Joki was traded.still a  good bit  upset. That is offset a bit by a good number of the them that don't understand what a salary dump is with Backes.

    3) https://puckprose.com/2020/02/21/boston-bruins-phenomenal-move-ondrej-kase/

     

    I know Kyle has a NM, but can imagine getting Kase for say a 2nd( Sabres could be 4 after Bruins pick) a 3rd, Borgen(RHD) and  Kyle?

     

    Backes has one year left on his contract.  Okposo has 3.  Buffalo probably would have had to add two first round picks to this deal.  No one's taking Kyle's contract.

  15. 2 hours ago, plenzmd1 said:

    I have not found this to be the case the two times i have used a budget airline. 

     

    On Spirit, purchased " the Big Front Seat" for less then economy on traditional carriers for a 2 1/2 flight...well worth it. Those are just about the same as any domestic first class.

    Flew Alligient from Richmond  to Nashville for the Bills game last fall. Not only was it the only direct, but they clearly stated up front how much you would pay for everything..seat selection , bags etc. I opted to lock in  for a an exit row aisle with a carry on, and felt it was still much cheaper than a traditional carrier would have charged for a similar seat.

     

    BTW, I am one who thinks fees are perfectly a okay...you want a better seat at a concert? you pay for it. You want someone to deliver your TV instead of taking it home? You pay for , just like them delivering luggage to you. Give me the option to pay for the things that are important to me.

     

    I don't feel like there are enough available options to warrant the fees.  The extra leg room seats are the biggest scam of all.  Once no one pays for them, and it seems like they never do, they just give those things away to those without an assigned seat.  That's my scam anytime I'm on delta now.  Don't check into the flight ahead of time, get a boarding pass that says "seat assigned at gate", then enjoy the extra leg room without paying for it.  That has worked for me every single time.

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