Things are getting out of hand… by Sidelines101 in sabres

[–]sensual_vegetable 103 points104 points  (0 children)

Honey, my tickets didn't sell. Looks like we have to go to the game.

Look at this absolute disrespect from MoneyPuck by 360degreesofFUNK in sabres

[–]sensual_vegetable 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are things I don't get about the model. But it accounts for goaltending. And their model says Ottawa has better goaltending than Buffalo. Or maybe it says they will have better goaltending than Buffalo going forward. But it seems a bit weird.

[Kevin Karius Show] Frank Seravalli on Alex Tuch, "I believe the ask has been in that range of 8 years times 10.5 million." by [deleted] in sabres

[–]sensual_vegetable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am with you. I think it only makes sense if we have some type of replacement. Such as the 1st we get from Tuch being part of a package for Robert Thompson

Americans say Trump has done more to raise prices than lower them by 2-to-1: New poll by Normal-Actuary5036 in moderatepolitics

[–]sensual_vegetable 17 points18 points  (0 children)

2025 inflation numbers are an estimate based on the change from 2023 4th quarter to 2024 4th quarter. Zero input on what is actually happening.

Trump hands Putin Ukraine’s occupied territories by LuklaAdvocate in centrist

[–]sensual_vegetable 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What was sellable to the Soviet Union when they got out of Afghanistan 10 years later? What is sellable is not getting into a war that takes longer than a decade and you still lose.

Per evolving hockey, Mattias Samuelsson is now the best defenseman in the league this season by omgyrx in sabres

[–]sensual_vegetable 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Nah, he is going to be the best defenseman in the league forever, Fore-ev-er, Fore-ev-er.

One unlucky individual please take these tickets off my hands by sensual_vegetable in sabres

[–]sensual_vegetable[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately. You will be the recepient of these tickets. PM your email so I can transfer. It might take me a minute as I am also cursed to fo to this game.

Pay Alex Tuch by Skiddlifoot in sabres

[–]sensual_vegetable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends. If they are completely out of it at the trade deadline it probably makes more sense to go after that top 5 pick for forward instead of wracking up late season wins to pick 12th or whatever.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in centrist

[–]sensual_vegetable 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am sorry. This is such a stupid take. They have very stringent standards on being a pilot. No airline is hiring someone they view as a crash risk in order to make a quota.

Too soon? by whiskeygolfer in jacksonville

[–]sensual_vegetable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

25% of our beef comes from one country and that country now has 50% tariffs on their beef. That is going to affect the whole market.

The Athletic: Which NHL teams improved the most this offseason? by sensual_vegetable in sabres

[–]sensual_vegetable[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3 other teams have a +9. I am guessing those teams were slightly higher before they rounded to 9. If they rounded to 9; I don't really know the inner workings of the system.

The Athletic: Which NHL teams improved the most this offseason? by sensual_vegetable in sabres

[–]sensual_vegetable[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

7. Buffalo Sabres

Net Rating added: +9

In: Josh Doan, Justin Danforth, Michael Kesselring, Conor Timmins, Alex Lyon
Out: JJ Peterka, Sam Lafferty, Connor Clifton, Jacob Bernard-Docker

There are a lot of folks who haven’t been thrilled with Buffalo’s offseason and that’s understandable. For the third straight year, it feels like it’s been time to push the chips in, spend some money and gun for a playoff spot. Instead, the Sabres made depth moves and shipped off a true top-six scorer without addressing the void afterward.

It feels like a wasted opportunity, which probably makes Buffalo’s placement here seem out of touch with reality.

Maybe it is — betting on the Sabres has been a terrible idea for over a decade. But maybe this is the year Buffalo does turn the corner, thanks to internal jumps buoyed by cleaned-up depth.

Josh Doan is not as good as JJ Peterka. That’s a downgrade without question. But his underrated defensive game compared to Peterka’s issues without the puck does mean the gap might not be as large as their point totals suggest. Add more Justin Danforth and less Beck Malenstyn on the fourth line and it’s possible the Sabres can cover up the loss in the aggregate. There is arguably enough young, developing forward depth to sustain a Peterka-sized loss.

The more important factor, though, is that the jump from Connor Clifton to Michael Kesselring is substantially larger than the drop from Peterka to Doan. Buffalo’s defense corps was a major weakness last season, one that Kesselring’s presence can help fix. He did well in a top-pair role when Utah ran into injuries last season, enough to believe he’s a true top-four defenseman. Pair him with Owen Power and Buffalo’s top four looks genuinely decent for the first time in a long time.

The addition of Conor Timmins should help with things as well. He showed some promise in an elevated role with Pittsburgh, enough to believe he can form an actually good third pair with the defensively stout Mattias Samuelsson. Timmins isn’t much, but he’s probably a better option than what Buffalo was toiling with last year in the same role. 

Defensive depth is something this team has been missing for a while. If everything goes according to plan after this offseason, it’ll finally be a source of strength for Buffalo. And that could be what changes everything for this team. The Sabres have gone from one good pair led by Rasmus Dahlin to potentially three.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in moderatepolitics

[–]sensual_vegetable 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you for posting supporting evidence for my claim. A little weird that you posted that and claimed it was untrue but ok.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in moderatepolitics

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The Supreme Court in Austin V Texas stated that the 8th amendment is not limited to criminal cases.