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Here along the Lake Thank you to all 25 subscribers, I humbly appreciate your time and efforts for subscribing, reading, and the comments over these past five years, truly, thank you.

As a Christian I can no longer sit by and be silent as activist Bettman and the NHL Board of Governors actively promote immorality and sin against our Heavenly Father with their “pride night’s” that literally honor homosexuals.

I do not wish to be like Lot who initially moved near Sodom, then close to Sodom, then eventually living in Sodom, living with and accepting their behavior, I will not do that.

For now, there seems to be at least 10 righteous people living in our modern day 32 NHL cities of Sodom, but when they do not their punishment will be more severe than Sodom and Gomorra because today people are aware of what our Lord and Savior is about, back then they did not.

But I am also aware of what the Apostle Matthew wrote about not giving what is holy to dogs and not to lay pearls before swine, because they will trample them, turn and maul you, so I am under no obligation to evangelize to those who have with their own free will chose to be immoral, sinful, non-believers, thinking that somehow they are good people, sadly.

Not all NHL hockey is corrupt, but enough for me to give up.

God Bless,

Buffalo Winter

Semi-Finals Results

Here along the Lake It literally took until the last day until the winner between Buffalo Winter and Mike’s Magnificent Team was determined and who would advance to the Finals, it is frustrating to watch your stud draft selections go to IR or suddenly not earning massive points in the Semi-Finals similar to the regular season.

As always, no matter how brilliant of a fantasy team manager you are, no matter how many elite NHL players you have on your roster, there is absolutely nothing you can do if the players themselves do not produce in the actual NHL games.

I have found that winning the league’s regular season title does not guarantee playoff success, similar to the NHL, in a FHL the playoffs become a new season which has to be managed with time and effort every single day, no exceptions, no missed players on the bench with reckless roster management, careful utilization of your watch list and waiver wire, and which of your players are to be played if there is an abundance in positions to select from.

Oversites and mistakes can be overcome during the regular season, but the playoffs are not forgiving to a manager who “skips” or “forgets” early start times of NHL games, if your desire is to become the best, then you have to put in more than just a few casual minutes a day.

The ESPN FHL is an enjoyable way to watch and follow along with the NHL, but in life things happen and a “fantasy anything” is just not that important when dealing with reality, it is my hope that team managers across every FHL be it ESPN or just between family and friends have a good time, and endeavor to remember we do this for fun.

Sabres drown nemesis

Sabres 3 – Kraken 2 (SO) Buffalo had recently gone 0-1-2 and were down 2-0 to Seattle last night more than halfway through the second period but the Sabres are for real and they proved it again last night overcoming a team they have not beaten at home since Seattle reemerged with a new franchise to play in the NHL.

Buffalo won most of the faceoffs, killed four power plays, scored on the power play, outshot the Kraken and took the only SOG during OT, Sabres (G) Luukkonen was spectacular when he needed to be (.941%), and Captain (D) Dahlin scored his 100th goal, (C) Krebs tied the game and his personal high in regular season goals, as (C) Thompson and (RW) Quinn were the only goal scorers in the shootout in one of the more exciting home games this season.

Buffalo closes out the month of March and their four-game homestand Tuesday night the 31st at 7 pm EST versus the New York Islanders.

Detroit Hot Wings Served

Sabres 2 – Red Wings 5 (en) Detroit and the Referees ensure Red Wing victory, at the start of the first period you can clearly see stick holding and tripping by Red Wings players, but the whistles were silent until a Buffalo high-sticking penalty was issued.

The referees called two penalties each period on Buffalo, three of them for “high-sticking”, almost as if the Red Wings were all so innocent, nevertheless, Buffalo (G) Lyon admits that if he could have made a few more saves in the first period it would have been a different game.

Adversity is always how the edge of a Sabre is sharpened, the Atlantic Division leader and co-leader of the Conference, the Sabres are still in a great position looking down the stretch to the upcoming playoffs and host the Seattle Kraken this afternoon at 5:30 pm EST.

Another Tie Another Point

Sabres 3 – Bruins 4 (OT) The Buffalo Sabres are tied with the Carolina Hurricanes for the Eastern Conference lead, and Boston strengthened their wild card seeding with last night’s game.

Sabres (LW) Benson scored on a breakaway as Boston’s power play was expiring and as the puck went into the net, without provocation Boston’s 6′ 5″ Goon (D) Lohrei cross checked 5′ 10′ (LW) Benson into the Bruins net causing a melee and earning the goon a penalty which the Sabres made good on with (LW) Zucker’s goal.

Sabres (LW) Zucker received a superb pass from (C) Thompson and snapped a beauty on the power play to tie the game at one apiece during the first period, and in the third period Buffalo’s (LW) Benson then (LW) Zucker scored twice in 33 seconds to take the 3-2 lead, but former Sabres (C) Mittelstadt tied the game at three that sent the game into overtime.

Back-to-back home games this Friday and Saturday as the Detroit Red Wings come to town Friday night 7 pm EST then a Saturday afternoon game 5:30 pm EST with the Seattle Kraken.