Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Nominee for "Most Obvious Headline of the Year"

I can't get over how someone actually received money in compensation for this.

Video Games May Divert Kids From Homework

Really?

Tuesday, July 3, 2007

More on "Drury-Gate"

As one could have expected...the Sabres have refuted the claims in this morning's Buffalo News article.

Article on WGR550.com

The claim is that Drury in fact said he would "rather concentrate on hockey."

We'll see in a few weeks if the real story surfaces.

In the end, however, the details about what happened don't matter. The bottom line is, the Sabres didn't get it done. Period.

"Driere" Articles, Mark This Date

ESPN Page 2 Column:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=sukiennik/070702

Buffalo News, Bucky Gleason Article:
http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/sabresnhl/story/110414.html

Mark this date in history. In a few years it will be looked at as just another move that led to a championship, or, as one of the biggest blunders in team history. I vote for the former.

After much contemplation and going back and forth on the whole issue, my end feeling is negative. I have a lot less appreciation for the Sabres management. During the regular season I was all about resigning Chris Drury. Then, after the San Jose rumors surfaced, I was all about Briere. Then, after thinking about it some more in the days leading up to free agency, I remembered why I liked Drury better. Briere is a great player and also should have been kept, but Drury is just a better leader and is more respected.

Article Where the Buffalo News Quotes Drury after Signing with the Rangers:
http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/111802.html

There's a summary of the article above on WGR550.com. There's a quote from there that really enrages me:...

Actually, the entire summary is enraging.

I'm hoping that I'm proven wrong and that a year or two from now, or maybe in a few days or weeks, this post is laughed at for me getting ahead of myself. Right now, I just can't help being frustrated.