Press Play
by Ryan You can’t replicate pressure. After the greatest social experiment of our time, it’s time to really bring it. I have no idea what’s going to happen, but it’s going to be a lot of fun. If you...
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Oscillate
At some point you just have to ask: What the hell is going on? This Sabres team really is something special. And by special I mean absolutely schizophrenic. Crazy cakes. Oscillation all over the...
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For the Last Time
The summer of 2007 is pretty hard to forget for Sabres fans. Actually, that’s a complete lie. Chris Drury and Daniel Briere’s departure from the roster is tough to forget. The when, why and how is...
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These Two Sides of My Brain Need to Have a Meeting
Posted on Facebook by my cousin Ben, a Chicago Blackhawks fan, sometime Monday night: Possibly the worst game of hockey I have ever witnessed…. He’s wrong, but not in the sense that he can be blamed...
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How the Weather Used to Be
We are trapped in our own brains. There is no escape and no exit, only intake. This is a problem when you know too much. That’s one thing you rarely think about with the things you love: It is...
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RoostCast Episode 59: Girls and Kings and Gawkers
In this episode, Ryan is joined by Paul from Hockey Rhetoric to talk CBC’s While the Men Watch and perception during the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They also discuss Gawker Media and how we talk about...
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Post Game
Lindy Ruff looked relieved. He walked into the room and took his place behind the podium as reporters walked up and set their recorders in front of him. The television camera lights flicked on and...
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A Note on Faceoffs
I think the Philadelphia Flyers are bad in the faceoff circle. On Saturday, I watched on television as they allowed two goals off the draw to the Penguins in a 3-1 loss. The next day, I was sitting in...
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Adrift
So I’ve been watching this Buffalo Sabres team for a while now, and I don’t think they are very good. The team has been bad for some time now, but I’m starting to come around to the idea that they...
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Groundswell
Daniel Briere played six seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers. That number looks high to me. It’s hard to believe, but that’s 50 percent longer than his tenure with the Buffalo Sabres. That explains...
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