Showing posts with label Mellon Arena. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mellon Arena. Show all posts

Monday, December 8, 2008

The Sky is Falling

by Ryan

Sometimes I debate with myself to remove anonymous commenting. We really want everyone to have the opportunity to talk to us, but the occasional spam or "You a fag" makes me think we would be better off requiring at least some sense of accountability in what you say. And then every so often you get something like this:

Someone's let JP Losman turn him into Chicken Little.

I had to laugh because it was true. Somewhere within me I believe what I wrote earlier today is true, but I really don't like that part of me. That Ryan isn't all that fun of a guy to be honest, and I doubt he has many friends. He's probably socially awkward and only likes to talk about Battlestar Galactica and "attend" events like this.

Have the Bills really sucked that much life out of me? Probably not, but I can't help but have that angry/sad feeling and attach it to everything right now. I'm sure the Greeks had a great word for it that I could use and it would make sense to everyone else, but I don't study things like that enough to know it. Instead, I have to get out of this the only way I know how.

Right now we don't have a football coach that could make me feel better, so I went out and got my own. This is by far one of my favorite sports movie moments ever, and I wish I had that version of Al Pacino screaming at me whenever I got down.

The sky is not falling, and I guess I needed a few comments and an unknown voice to snap me out of it.

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I literally haven not talked about hockey here since Saturday afternoon, and that's a shame. Here's a few thoughts on the Sabres before they go into the Igloo for the last time this year.



- Thank God we are playing a team with somewhat normal uniforms. Those "BOLTS" unis are terrible. It's like the worst All Star Uniform I've ever seen.

- The one good thing we got out of all this talk of selling is that we know what Thomas Vanek's IQ is now.



Tim Connolly's IQ? Negotiable.

- I give the Nathan Gerbe Experiment an initial review of "Meh." He played pretty well, certainly played bigger then his height, but at times he looked lost out there. He will get better, and I expect a good game out of him tonight.



- Hecht doing anything other than flubbing breakaway passes is exciting, so I was thrilled to see him throw down with "The Best Player in the NHL". The fact that he roughed him up only made me happier. Great to see a guy do something out of character like that, shows there still may be some desperation on this team.

- I'm pretty sure you all know my thoughts about the Penguins, so I'm hoping for another tough win. Grinding out wins against superior teams is something the Sabres are going to have to do to get back in this thing, and if they don't know how just yet they need to learn. This is as good a time as any.

- This isn't the last Sabres game at the Igloo, but we're getting close. I feel like I have to get there at least once before it closes for good, even if I'm stuck in the Batcave...

The inches we need are everywhere around us. Go Sabres.

Friday, May 9, 2008

That State We Sit On...



...should be a rockin' place tonight. I know I'm excited about this one, and we're a good five hours away from the former home of the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. The Atlantic division rivals going head to head should make for a good match up. The teams know each other and certainly don't get warm and fuzzy about their time together.

Friday, June 8, 2007

Where the Penguins Roam

By Ryan


Finally some good news on the NHL financial front: The Penguins have good credit.

More importantly, however, the Pens are now all but locked into the city for another 30 years. Bad news for those who still held out on those Sidney Crosby Scouts jerseys, but personally I'm happy to see some much needed stability in Pittsburgh. It is only the first step, but anyone in Buffalo knows that a simple agreement is nothing if the finances aren't in place.

The whole situation was very similar to the Sabres' plight just a few years ago. Anytime I thought of the Pens relocating I remembered how close we were to losing the Sabres to Seattle and Paul Allen. (How ridiculous does that sound now? Seattle is having trouble keeping the Sonics as we speak...)

The point is this: regardless of the state of the league, and no matter who has the cup right now and is doing God knows what to it, I'm happy for the Pens. Pittsburgh is slowly becoming one of those places where hockey matters again, and ensuring a team will be around for them is good for us all. No matter what Neilson ratings show, no matter what columnists say about the sport, hockey still matters to some people.

Pittsburgh is showing signs that it can become the "next Buffalo", with a great group of young talent and surging fan interest. To get this league going again, it's going to take a couple of cities making that leap. Besides, it would be nice to know that we aren't all just out of our minds...