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HonkFortheGoose
Buffalo Sabres
Location: "___________ stinks."-Sabres89, NY
Joined: 07.26.2008

Oct 7 @ 3:58 PM ET
I haven't paid attention to baseball in years now, but back when I was a fan, most of my fandom revolved around former Bisons parent teams or teams that got a couple of my favorite Bisons when the league expanded:

Indians
Pirates
Marlins (Orestes Destrade was a signing in their inaugural season)
Diamondbacks (Jay Bell was a signing in their inaugural season)

Not bad with my expansion draft picks.

At the end, I was a huge Diamondbacks fan and always a Pirates fan (again dates back to Bisons/Jay Bell - as he did with the Indians too)


NBA? Liked the Bulls with Pippen back in the day and Magic with Shaw/Anfernee

- stashu


I have 0 interest in the NBA. I like going to baseball games here and there, but have no allegiance to any team for the most part. I do kind of like to keep tabs on the parent club of the Bisons though, so the Blue Jays have been interesting to keep an eye on this year. They also happened to be the major league game I saw this year as well.
nfph
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Schadenfreude, NY
Joined: 09.22.2006

Oct 7 @ 3:58 PM ET
I don't basketball.

I usually find someone to root for in baseball in October, and I liked going to Giants and A's games back in the day.
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Oct 7 @ 4:02 PM ET
So Buffalo fans, since there are only the Sabres and Bills for professional teams in the area. What teams do you support for NBA and MLB?
- Sabre_Tooth


Bulls (Pretty much don't watch basketball anymore)
Oakland (don't really watch baseball anymore either)


Edit: NFL - Bears and I bearly watch that poop anymore...
Fattony1187
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.12.2015

Oct 7 @ 4:13 PM ET
Biggest online gambling site has sabres at over/under 28 wins

Biggest Vegas sports book has them over/under 78 pts.


78 would of had them 7th last last year. Seems about right, was my prediction after draft.
Sabresfan-365
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Lockport, NY
Joined: 12.09.2012

Oct 7 @ 4:15 PM ET
Biggest online gambling site has sabres at over/under 28 wins

Biggest Vegas sports book has them over/under 78 pts.


78 would of had them 7th last last year. Seems about right, was my prediction after draft.

- Fattony1187



That's quite the disparity between the two sites (unless the first site thinks the sabres are going to lose like 20 games in 3 on 3 OT)
Fattony1187
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.12.2015

Oct 7 @ 4:18 PM ET
That's quite the disparity between the two sites (unless the first site thinks the sabres are going to lose like 20 games in 3 on 3 OT)
- Sabresfan-365



Sounds like people should be betting the over on 28 wins
Slump Buster
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I root for draft picks but not the team, apparently, NY
Joined: 10.24.2006

Oct 7 @ 4:28 PM ET
Sounds like people should be betting the over on 28 wins
- Fattony1187


I think the tipping point could be the 3 on 3 OT's. I think we could really do some damage because of the guys that can really move.

(for the record, I think 3 on 3 is gone within 5 years)
sven233
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Middleport, NY
Joined: 10.02.2007

Oct 7 @ 4:29 PM ET
So Buffalo fans, since there are only the Sabres and Bills for professional teams in the area. What teams do you support for NBA and MLB?
- Sabre_Tooth


Bulls and Jays
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Hail Satan
Joined: 10.07.2010

Oct 7 @ 4:30 PM ET
How is Mike mother(frank)ing Weber on the top pair? I know heroin is at epidemic levels here in WNY, but I didn't know crack was still that bad...
Fattony1187
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.12.2015

Oct 7 @ 4:31 PM ET
I think the tipping point could be the 3 on 3 OT's. I think we could really do some damage because of the guys that can really move.

(for the record, I think 3 on 3 is gone within 5 years)

- Slump Buster



I would love an exciting team, growth on our young studs and finish bottom 7 but finally winning the lottery getting the last piece we need to steamroll the league for years
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Oct 7 @ 4:37 PM ET
https://sports.yahoo.com/...-rankings-130449512.html#

I really like number 10

10. Jack Eichel finishes within five points of Connor McDavid

McDavid is amazing and all that, and there's plenty of talent around him, but let's not act like Buffalo's top six doesn't look real good too.

Both these guys, by the way, will be top-eight in league scoring.


If Eichel finishes top 8 in scoring...based off of last year that's at least 70
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Hail Satan
Joined: 10.07.2010

Oct 7 @ 4:38 PM ET
Biggest online gambling site has sabres at over/under 28 wins

Biggest Vegas sports book has them over/under 78 pts.


78 would of had them 7th last last year. Seems about right, was my prediction after draft.

- Fattony1187


I think I'd take the over on wins, hesitantly, but no way am I going near 78 points. I think they'll finish between 77-82 points. It's just so damn hard to predict this team with half the roster turning over. Ideally we do what the Canadiens did in '10? I think? Where they finished last in the conference, turned over half their roster, started off slow, but the jelled and went on a tear and made the conference finals. Now I don't think that the Sabres will make the playoffs let alone the conference finals, but I think they'll be near the basement for the first half-ish, and then go maybe .666-.750 over the last half. That's best case.

Also when the Hell is Eichel going to be added to the HBSL?
22sabresQ
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Are we good yet ?
Joined: 05.23.2013

Oct 7 @ 4:40 PM ET
How is Mike mother(frank)ing Weber on the top pair? I know heroin is at epidemic levels here in WNY, but I didn't know crack was still that bad...
- Wetbandit1

Weber sucks
thatsapickle
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Dallas, TX
Joined: 03.08.2012

Oct 7 @ 4:46 PM ET
How is Mike mother(frank)ing Weber on the top pair? I know heroin is at epidemic levels here in WNY, but I didn't know crack was still that bad...
- Wetbandit1



Weber is from Pittsburgh and Bylsma coached there?

honestly though, I have no idea.
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Oct 7 @ 4:52 PM ET
so fanduel does not have Donskoi in the lineup ??

wtf ..

Orphen22
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Well...that just happend., NY
Joined: 06.24.2012

Oct 7 @ 4:56 PM ET
get ready for skunk on ice


- homiedclown


Reinhart was on my porch today going through my garbage. I would have asked for an autograph for you but he just turned his tail up at me and I decided to shut the door on his smelly ass.
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Oct 7 @ 5:00 PM ET
Weber sucks
- 22sabresQ


Disagree.

But let's skip it. We have gone over this. Over and over and over it.
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Oct 7 @ 5:03 PM ET
I hope all my sleeper players pay off

Donskoi better not let me down tonight
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Oct 7 @ 5:04 PM ET
so what game are you looking forward to tonight ?
ieetbred
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 06.30.2011

Oct 7 @ 5:06 PM ET
So i guess eichel wont be available on hbsl untill next week?

gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Oct 7 @ 5:15 PM ET
So i guess eichel wont be available on hbsl untill next week?


- ieetbred

yep that pissed me off
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Oct 7 @ 5:16 PM ET
So i guess eichel wont be available on hbsl untill next week?


- ieetbred

Is McDavid in now?
ieetbred
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 06.30.2011

Oct 7 @ 5:17 PM ET
Is McDavid in now?
- jochfr


Yea he has been since i signed up almost two weeks ago
ieetbred
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 06.30.2011

Oct 7 @ 5:18 PM ET
yep that pissed me off
- gerbe75pts


It has been a foregone conclusion that he makes the team, and when you can draft him in real fantasy leagues it is a real piss off
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Oct 7 @ 5:40 PM ET
Yea he has been since i signed up almost two weeks ago
- ieetbred

That doesn't make sense to me as I had read somewhere on here that the rules were that he'd have to play his first NHL game before he could be added... Maybe I read that wrong or some jackass was just making poop up.

Or it was the Lortabs talking to me...
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