and Fedun just left practice...

Here comes Gorges...
- Stripes77

My issue with the whole thing besides what you have said above is the vehicle they are using to protest.

The national anthem. To me it's disrespectful.

After all of this is said and done what will come from them protesting? Not much is my guess.
- Stripes77

A recognition that this country is ran by an bumhole and there's a lot of bumhole things happening in this country.

Exactly what they're trying to purvey. I'm not keen on the vehicle, like you said.. but I believe in the message. Show the unity, fine. Find better ways to protest, away from sports.

My issue with the whole thing besides what you have said above is the vehicle they are using to protest.

The national anthem. To me it's disrespectful.

After all of this is said and done what will come from them protesting? Not much is my guess.
- Stripes77

Here's my beef with this...

What exactly are they supposed to do to change the way the police or racist individuals feel or think about them?

Many of the NFL players give back to their communities already trying to make some sort of a difference.

While I myself will always stand for the National Anthem, I have no issue with them no doing so. They have that right as an American citizen. This country was founded on being the land of the free, yet it's pretty much the complete opposite of that these days.

That's all I'm going to say about this matter. I'm not a fan of politics, so I'd rather just try and talk about something else.

This is better than last year.

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Second unit: Pominville, Moulson, Kane, Bogosian, Beaulieu.

I bet Moulson gets 3-4 more ppg this year.

- IndianaSabresFan

Good god...

Soooo

Word on McCabe's injury?

John Vogl‏Verified account @BuffNewsVogl 7m7 minutes ago

Sabres’ power-play units:
Eichel, O’Reilly, Reinhart, Okposo, Ristolainen.
Kane, Pominville, Moulson, Beaulieu, Bogosian.

A recognition that this country is ran by an bumhole and there's a lot of bumhole things happening in this country.

Exactly what they're trying to purvey. I'm not keen on the vehicle, like you said.. but I believe in the message. Show the unity, fine. Find better ways to protest, away from sports.
- TheSabresTaco

This started before Trump won any election...

So again that's wrong

The latest "protest" turned it all about Trump so the original message was lost anyway

And again nothing is going to change

My issue with the whole thing besides what you have said above is the vehicle they are using to protest.

The national anthem. To me it's disrespectful.

After all of this is said and done what will come from them protesting? Not much is my guess.
- Stripes77

Key sentence. TO YOU.

To me, the "National Anthem" is a part of the problem itself.

Not with the Amerks. He's just training down here.
- Der Kaiser

He's from Rochacha so perhaps that is it...or maybe if he doesn't receive a contract he'll get some position within the organization???

Here's my beef with this...

What exactly are they supposed to do to change the way the police or racist individuals feel or think about them?

Many of the NFL players give back to their communities already trying to make some sort of a difference.

While I myself will always stand for the National Anthem, I have no issue with them no doing so. They have that right as an American citizen. This country was founded on being the land of the free, yet it's pretty much the complete opposite of that these days.

That's all I'm going to say about this matter. I'm not a fan of politics, so I'd rather just try and talk about something else.
- HonkFortheGoose

It's really not the opposite

This country is still the land of the free the only thing you're not free from is criticism from someone that doesn't share the same beliefs as you, which is what I think is the real major problem in this country. You have two different sides much of the country can meet in the middle, the real problem is the 10-15% on each side that are turning this country inside out.

Good god...

Soooo

Word on McCabe's injury?
- HonkFortheGoose

Read that was week to week, but Housley expected he would be back by opening night.

John Vogl‏Verified account @BuffNewsVogl 7m7 minutes ago

Sabres’ power-play units:
Eichel, O’Reilly, Reinhart, Okposo, Ristolainen.
Kane, Pominville, Moulson, Beaulieu, Bogosian.
- Stripes77

Craig Rivet on Instigators:

"These guys have been playing very very well."

Key sentence. TO YOU.

To me, the "National Anthem" is a part of the problem itself.
- BeadyEyedDouche

I know other people have different beliefs than I do.

I am not going to argue my beliefs against yours, we will never get anywhere.

I know other people have different beliefs than I do.

I am not going to argue my beliefs against yours, we will never get anywhere.
- Stripes77

Nice work Stripes

Craig Rivet on Instigators:

"These guys have been playing very very well."
- Der Kaiser

I hope so...especially with McCabe out they need to handle top 4 duties

John Vogl‏Verified account @BuffNewsVogl 7m7 minutes ago

Sabres’ power-play units:
Eichel, O’Reilly, Reinhart, Okposo, Ristolainen.
Kane, Pominville, Moulson, Beaulieu, Bogosian.
- Stripes77

The phaneuf style pump and dump is in full effect

It's really not the opposite

This country is still the land of the free the only thing you're not free from is criticism from someone that doesn't share the same beliefs as you, which is what I think is the real major problem in this country. You have two different sides much of the country can meet in the middle, the real problem is the 10-15% on each side that are turning this country inside out.
- Stripes77

I can 100% agree with this much.

The far left and the far right are incompetent morons.

I always said, both sides have great points to make and they need to meet in the middle and compromise, yet their self-righteousness prevents even hearing the other side, let alone understanding where they come from.

What happened to Pachla's trump article?

Somebody slap his peepee?

I can 100% agree with this much.

The far left and the far right are incompetent morons.

I always said, both sides have great points to make and they need to meet in the middle and compromise, yet their self-righteousness prevents even hearing the other side, let alone understanding where they come from.
- BeadyEyedDouche

We have the same problem here, im curious what has led to this. Not that it didnt exist before but these days seems like its 10 fold worse

It's really not the opposite

This country is still the land of the free the only thing you're not free from is criticism from someone that doesn't share the same beliefs as you, which is what I think is the real major problem in this country. You have two different sides much of the country can meet in the middle, the real problem is the 10-15% on each side that are turning this country inside out.
- Stripes77

This is definitely true. I don't necessarily agree with some of the things people I know say/do, but at the same time, it's not my life so at the end of the day, it's not my problem.

I'm so sick and tired of seeing people call each other names or be so rude to one another just because they feel differently about things. If someone doesn't agree with me, it's fine and vice versa.

I really honestly think that social media has a big role in all of this as well. I'm really tempted to delete my FB account because I just get so annoyed with the name calling, etc that goes on. If I unfollow any more people I won't have anything left on my news feed so I may as well just delete it.

I can 100% agree with this much.

The far left and the far right are incompetent morons.

I always said, both sides have great points to make and they need to meet in the middle and compromise, yet their self-righteousness prevents even hearing the other side, let alone understanding where they come from.
- BeadyEyedDouche

Correct to you and Stripes...just gonna leave this here...we've known this to be true for a long long time.

Aristotle - the golden mean. Moral behavior is the mean between two extremes - at one end is excess, at the other deficiency. Find a moderate position between those two extremes, and you will be acting morally.

What happened to Pachla's trump article?

Somebody slap his peepee?
- Sabresfan-365

I just want this to be over. I get that it's selfish because these people do have a point. But I just can't take anymore of this talk of disrespecting the troops. I'm not a soldier, and I never have been, so props to them, but this strawman soldier being upset is so infuriating.

On one side: you hate America and the troops

Otherside: you hate black people


Just kneel before the anthem, then get up during, or l, I don't know. But seriously, is this just gonna be a thing forever?

Read that was week to week, but Housley expected he would be back by opening night.
- RhinoFan

Did they say what the injury is? I know they're usually pretty vague.

Upper body, lower body?

(guess that covers it all )

I know other people have different beliefs than I do.

I am not going to argue my beliefs against yours, we will never get anywhere.
- Stripes77

Right but that's not the point. Don't try to justify your beliefs, but understand, your belief here is an old-mentality and you have to hear out the other side and at least consider where they're coming from.

While ignorant to a fault, Xennials and Millennials alike are well-informed on the History of this country.

To a lot of us, the flag represents stolen land, a genocide, concentration camps ("reservations"), racism, oppression and corruption. The "National Anthem" is a celebration of the institution behind these heinous acts.

Our constitution is failing, our "Democracy" is a farce and I have every right, by the very first constitutional amendment, to criticize, protest and speak out against this by any means possible. And a LOVE for the country is the reason behind most of it, a love for the ideals and premise behind it.

The National Anthem is in fact, the best avenue to do that very protest, because all eyes are on you. It hits people hardest, it forces them to join something they've been ignoring for far too long. There is a reason people are protesting the National Anthem and one of the reasons is that its because no other protest gets acknowledged.

What does the "National Anthem" truly represent?