For the first time since 2010, the Buffalo Sabres have won their division!

Just pulling up Summer Olympics data (too lazy to include Winter Olympics stuff, but this will give you a good idea what kind of numbers we're talking about here), there have been a total of 29,458 female athletes since trans women were allowed to qualify in 2004. 1 was trans. 0.0034% of total.

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time and time again, MAGA Republicans are more excited to target and root against American athletes who have spoken out against them (or, in this case, merely expressed ambivalence) than they actually are to celebrate winning American athletes

There are three certainties in life: death, taxes, and this

Late to it but I really Josh Doan and his new deal with Buffalo. Great young ice-tilter.

@jfreshhockey.bsky.social I think you owe Bluesky a few player cards since you’ve been gone so long.

Can’t do the “Mair’s Office” sign tonight 😬 #sabres

@baseball-reference.com Not very important but when in a player’s career are the height and weight on BB reference profiles? I’ve noticed that David Wells and Juan Gonzalez both seem low for weight, for different reasons.

Love when I can’t watch any ESPN channels on YouTube TV and the ESPN+ app also shits the bed!

Josh Doan is awesome

this graph’s going around on twitter. it stopped me dead in my tracks. i am going to punch something

It’s game two and I’m already in my “Oh, I forgot the Sabres are playing tonight” territory

Lane Hutson Datsyuk's Chris Tanev in the corners.

Pegula has ruined the Sabres and is now partnering with the Leafs

@hockey-reference.com Some Amerks, a couple Terriers, and a guy BU beat in the 2009 title game.

Another “stick to sports” moment from the right

@joeyerdon.bsky.social @matthewfairburn.bsky.social @billhoppe.bsky.social Why was Peterka so unhappy in Buffalo? Did missing the playoffs crush him already after 3 seasons? Or were there other reasons?

“Stick to sports,” they say

This is my stance as well. Drafts are weird and no other industry has them. Teams should get annual “Draft” money to sign rookies that is allocated in reverse order of the standings. Want to get paid $$$$ and play on a bad team or in a less desirable place? Cool. Want to win in Philly? Make less.

I’ll never forget when @bymharrington.bsky.social implied it was Jeff Skinner’s fault that his team had never made the playoffs

My days since April have been better when the Orioles don’t play.

“Hets Gets Us” commercials creep me out

@bymharrington.bsky.social Would love to hear more about your take from last year on Jeff Skinner missing the playoffs: “a lot of that is on Jeff Skinner.” Almost like a left winger doesn’t make or break a team’s playoff chances, but a good team does. Now he’s won a series.

Put on ESPN’s draft coverage for about 30 seconds before I remembered they suck as a whole and switched to NFL Network.

This Orioles pitching staff is the equivalent of the Sabres getting a new fourth line and running it back last season.

I appreciate that John Buccigross loves hockey but he is terrible at play-by-play.

The Washington Capitals have the worst primary jerseys in the NHL.

Where would BU hockey be without the Hutson family over the past 3 years?

And as I typed this, Samuelsson gets absolutely abused for the Bruins second goal. Good lord, what a bad contract.

I don’t know the last time I saw both defensemen lose their stick. Leave it to the Sabres to give up a goal that way.

Fair enough. @seanshapiro.bsky.social Anything interesting here?

@davidcastillo.bsky.social @tiffin.bsky.social I just noticed Hintz played some games in the States for his age 15-16 season despite playing in Finland before and after. Is there any interesting back story there? Or was it like, his family moved here for work or something?

#Sabres Jack Quinn literally looks like a D leaguer this season. Can’t even pass or handle the puck. That Achilles injury ruined him.

This is the game that leads the #Sabres to be big sellers at the deadline. jk Adams won’t do anything.

I’m on record on the shitty version of this site saying the Sabres should have drafted Lane Hutson. And that trading the pick that became his brother for Beck Malenstyn was horrendous.

Whenever I see Brandon Hagel do something else good, all I can think is, “Great job, Jason Botterill.”

Seth Appert drawing up a power play

There is no freedom like the freedom to be shot by a blind man.

@joshnoel.bsky.social I’ve had Malört before but never bought a bottle for myself before your book (I’m not from Chicago). What a fun read.

@support.bsky.team I often find videos won’t play on the app but then they work after I close and reopen it. Is there a fix for this?