Also Tampa is hard after shattenkirk.

If they get him, just give them the cup.
- ImThatGuy

Get Botts to call regarding Bogo's availability!

Pun intended?
- feetontheair22

Good catch, you are on top of your game today.
100 Bottscoins for you.

I was going to put it in quotes, but too much effort

Kaiser en fuego today!!!
Now I know that when a tree falls in the forest, suck it beady.

Kaiser en fuego today!!!
Now I know that when a tree falls in the forest, suck it beady.
- LandlordTom

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If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you’ll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don’t feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth. In the first place, that stuff bores me, suck it beady, and in the second place, my parents would have two hemorrhages apiece if I told anything pretty personal about them. They’re quite touchy about anything like that, especially my father. They’re nice and all - I’m not saying that - but they’re also touchy as hell. Besides, I’m not going to tell you my whole god damn autobiography or anything. I’ll just tell you about this madman stuff that happened to me last Christmas just before I got pretty run-down and had to come out and take it easy.

The mournfulness of the place and time, and the great terror of this illusion, though it was but momentary, caused me to feel an indescribable awe as I came out between the open wooden gates where I had once wrung my hair after Estella had wrung my heart. Passing on into the front court-yard, I hesitated whether to call the woman to let me out at the locked gate of which she had the key, or first to go up-stairs and assure myself that Miss Havisham was as safe and well as I had left her. I took the latter course and went up.

I looked into the room where I had left her, and I saw her seated in the ragged chair upon the hearth close to the fire, with her back towards me. Suck it beady. In the moment when I was withdrawing my head to go quietly away, I saw a great flaming light spring up. In the same moment, I saw her running at me, shrieking, with a whirl of fire blazing all about her, and soaring at least as many feet above her head as she was high.

An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, 'Suck it beady. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord."

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MacMurphy tugs at that little tuft of red showing out of the neck of his greens, then says, "Well, hey; what do you say to us taking the card game someplace else? Some other room? Like, say, that room you people put the tables in during that meeting. There's nothing in there all the rest of the day. You could unlock that room and let the card-players go in there, and leave the old men out here with their radio—a good deal all around."

The Big Nurse smiles and closes her eyes again and shakes her head gently. "Of course, you may take the suggestion up with the rest of the staff at some time, but I'm afraid everyone's feelings will correspond with mine: we do not have adequate coverage for two day rooms. There isn't enough personnel. Suck it beady. And I wish you wouldn't lean against the glass there, please; your hands are oily and staining the window. That means extra work for some of the other men."

- Der Kaiser

She really trusts his hand-washing routine and frequency. That kind of trust is hard to find

There is a half pound of grass in a tin can by the bus and Sandy gets down on all fours to help and starts digging his playing in the sun, and he somehow kicks over the can and the grass spills all over this silty brown dirt. Everybody is upset and Hagen gets down to try to separate the grass from the dirt, and Sandy gets down on all fours to help and starts digging his fingers into the dirt to try to dig out the grass, only as he starts digging, the dirt gets browner and browner as he digs, and he starts grooving over the brownness of it, so brown, so deep, so rich, until he is digging way past the grass, on down into the ground, and Hagen says, "Hey! What the hell's the matter with you?" And Sandy knows he should just come out with it and say, "Suck it beady. I'm stoned man, and this brown is a groove," and then it would be all out front and over with. But he can't bring himself to do it, he can't bring himself all the way out front. Instead, it gets worse.

Her declared major had been English literature, but when it seemed to her
that her classmates were chiefly concerned with acquiring the sophistication
and--poise to deal with men, she had no trouble leaving literature for nursing.
She saw nursing as something that could be put into immediate practice, and its study had no ulterior motive that Jenny could see (later she wrote, in her famous autobiography, suck it beady, too many nurses put themselves on display for too many doctors; but then her nursing days were over). She liked the simple, no-nonsense uniform; the blouse of the dress made less of her breasts; the shoes were comfortable, and suited to her fast pace of walking. When she was at the night desk, she could still read. She did not miss the young college men, who were sulky and disappointed if you wouldn't compromise yourself, and superior and aloof it you would. At the hospital she saw more soldiers and working boys than college men, and they were franker and less pretentious in their expectations; if you compromised yourself a little, they seemed at least grateful to see you again. Then, suddenly, everyone was a soldier--and full of the self-importance of college boys--and Jenny Fields stopped having anything to do with men.

"My mother," Garp wrote, "was a lone wolf."

Theres an opportunity for all of you to appreciate some of the great works.

Theres an opportunity for all of you to appreciate some of the great works.
- Der Kaiser

Mad Magazine, #121?

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Sabres have picks 15, 16 and 29 at the moment. Obviously subject to change, but at these spots, here's three guys that could be available. It's being said that guys in the 12-28 or so range are all extremely similar in skill.

Ryan Suzuki (C)
A dynamic offensive weapon with eyes in the back of his head and a top performer for both Barrie and Team Canada, Suzuki is the OHL’s top prospect for the 2019 NHL Draft. Blessed with blinding speed and acute hockey sense, the younger brother of 2017 first rounder Nick Suzuki is a bit more flashier and excitable with the puck, especially in open ice. He’s more of a playmaker than a shooter, but Ryan owns an excellent wrist shot and can score off his backhand. Still, he seems more comfortable and confident dictating play with the puck on his stick and treating every teammate as a scoring-chance possibility. Suzuki a season ago was one of the OHL’s top rookies, but he enters his draft year as one of the circuit’s best overall players and a candidate to challenge for the scoring crown.

Suzuki has excellent vision and will connect with a linemate from just about anywhere, regardless of how dense the network of skates, bodies and sticks are clogging a passing lane. He has a soft touch and feathers passes with regularity, but he also can whip the puck around with both accuracy and authority. Although Suzuki is an excellent stickhandler with elusiveness and agility to avoid contact, the puck doesn’t spend a lot of time on his stick at even strength. He’s usually on the periphery during puck battles and the corners, and you will rarely see him engage in physical play. Nonetheless, Suzuki is an effective penalty killer and aggressive forechecker whose positioning, quick stick and awareness forces turnovers in the opposing end. He is capable of turning seemingly harmless plays into quality scoring chances.

Matthew Boldy (LW)
It’s not often you see a teenage winger literally play mistake-free hockey game after game, but Boldy finds a way to solving his own team’s problems while simultaneously presenting the opposition with a bunch of their own. He’s got pro-ready size, off-the-charts hockey sense and can score from just about anywhere. Boldy has buttery-soft hands and acts as a set-up man for all four of his mates when he himself is not flanking a playmaker, so this kind of versatility is exactly what you want in a future pro. He warrants a lot of attention from all five on-ice opponents for several reasons, namely for the violent nature of his directional changes while maintaining full control of the puck. It’s rare to see such a powerful skater look as graceful as Boldy does, and there are times where you have to remind yourself that the player dominating the puck is still a teenager and not a mid-20’s NHL forward.

He displayed a clear understanding of who his high-profile teammates were, and he likes to share the puck with them. There is a selfless way about Boldy’s game, but he won’t hesitate to rock defenders to sleep with nifty moves and a quick step or fake that gets him in prime shooting areas. Once he’s there, Boldy can quickly whip a heavy wrist shot labeled for the corner, even if it’s off his back foot or overextended. He’s also a deadly power-play threat from either manning the half wall or establishing position in the slot to screen or tip passes home. He can be used on the penalty kill as well, but he doesn’t need to be a man down to lend support below the circles to his defensemen.

Alex Vlasic (D)
Sam Cosentino - Sportsnet - Dec. 12th: "Found a new gear at the U18 Five Nations event and contributed mightily at both ends"

Sam Cosentino - SportsNet - Nov. 7th: "Because of size and skating ability, he will produce at this level. Projects more as a two-way player at the next level."

Steve Kournianos - The Draft Analyst - Nov. 5th: "Reliable, big-bodied puck mover with a cannon for a shot who can be used in either a shutdown role or orchestrate the attack from deep inside his own end."

Sam Cosentino - SportsNet - Oct. 2nd: "Rangy D-man whose straight skating plays well on both sides. He’s still growing into his body and agility will come with maturity. There’s some untapped offensive upside there, but he has no problem playing with a defence-first mentality, which has served his cousin Marc-Edouard well in San Jose."

Craig Button TSN - Aug. 14th: "Big, rangy, good-skating defenceman who doesn't give opponents a lot of room and is very good at closing plays and getting the play moving in transition."
- TheSabresTaco

Just saw this. Thank you for the legwork, Taco. Good stuff.

Just saw this. Thank you for the legwork, Taco. Good stuff.
- PrinceChill

Boldy is a dream come true.

Boldy is a dream come true.
- Der Kaiser

I think his suck it beady pace has been questioned this year, dropping his draft stock out of the top 10.

Just saw this. Thank you for the legwork, Taco. Good stuff.
- PrinceChill

Got bored with Case Flacco back and forth.

- Der Kaiser

Boldy is a dream come true.
- Der Kaiser

isn't he projected to go around 5?

isn't he projected to go around 5?
- Lunaion

Higher than any of our picks unless we bundle and trade up. And the articles I'm reading says that this years draft is great through 12 or 13 but drops off pretty heavy at that point.

So I would rather bundle the picks for prospects or whatever. Not use them for "drop off talent"

isn't he projected to go around 5?
- Lunaion

I've never seen him that high, but he is a pretty rangy prospect. Sits usually between 7-16.

Higher than any of our picks unless we bundle and trade up. And the articles I'm reading says that this years draft is great through 12 or 13 but drops off pretty heavy at that point.

So I would rather bundle the picks for prospects or whatever. Not use them for "drop off talent"


- Der Kaiser

We should hire Doug Armstrong to draft our mid round for us.