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You absolutely cannot make that call with five minutes left in a game seven. It wasn’t egregious and it wasn’t a clear cut hold. They were pretty tangled up. You just can’t make that call in a game seven with five minutes left. It’s that simple. Not one like that.
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So far, not so good...
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First time the Jets have ever hosted a Game Seven. I found that interesting because I was in the building for Derek Plante’s game seven OT winner…it shaped my fan hood. Let’s get it on!
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Friedman believes changes are coming to Sabres Front Office; UPL Available?
Thorny replied to Brawndo's topic in The Aud Club
Adams has soured his reputation so much league wide they’ll need a reshuffling even if there’s no one external brought in -
Friedman believes changes are coming to Sabres Front Office; UPL Available?
JohnC replied to Brawndo's topic in The Aud Club
Teams have different perspectives on players and trades. A player that we might value more on another team's roster could turn out to be a player that another team values less on their roster due to contract considerations and replacement players they have on their roster and within their system. In addition, trades more often than not involve players, prospects and draft picks. So a trade doesn't have to be simply one player for another. -
Friedman believes changes are coming to Sabres Front Office; UPL Available?
7+6=13 replied to Brawndo's topic in The Aud Club
I'd imagine the team you're trying to trade with, to get their better player. -
Marco Rossi might be available? Yes. Offer sheet his ass.
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Friedman believes changes are coming to Sabres Front Office; UPL Available?
Taro T replied to Brawndo's topic in The Aud Club
Don't know that "panicked" is the right word for it, but they definitely pivoted and IMHO it was at Ruff's direction. And personally expect them to get older this off-season (and not just in the "well Benson will be twenty when the season starts" version). The concern is that they end up trading away guys like Peterka and Byram because they'll have significant value on the trade market (and guys like Samuelsson and Quinn won't have that sort of value) but that the guys they get back will still have large flaws of their own; just different ones. Re-signing Greenway and Zucker has Ruff's fingerprints all over it. He needs vets that understand how to play within structure to both show the kids how to do it and to get them to buy into it. And once again, the Sabres will be revamping the idea of what they're trying to build and how they're trying to build it. Counting all the changes in "how" they're trying to build the team; depending upon what people consider to be a true change in direction, this'll be at least the 5th philopsophical change and arguably the 7th or even the 8th. (And they've still only had 4 GMs (to date, hopefully that changes in the next few days) in their entire tenure as owners.) -
Thompson to play for Team USA at the World Hockey Championships
thewookie1 replied to JoeSchmoe's topic in The Aud Club
Put up a hat trick in the pre tournie game -
Pretty impressive that Dallas beat Colorado minus Robertson & Heiskanan. I enjoyed that series the most.
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Friedman believes changes are coming to Sabres Front Office; UPL Available?
LGR4GM replied to Brawndo's topic in The Aud Club
If they are making bigger changes, why do nothing now? Who's not available now they would want later? I just don't buy the "they're waiting to see who's available" when if that were the case, they'd have fired Adams or moved him already. Letting him make decisions at this point would be insane if you're moving on. I'll bet Ruff picks players and Adams is supposed to acquire them. They aren't hiring external front office staff. -
Would like to see the Blues win. It will be interesting to see what Hellebuyck does tonight. Can he pull it together?
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I enjoy roster building conversations. Still, If I had my choice this off-season between these two scenarios: 1.) Adams and Ruff are back in their roles and they make significant roster changes; or 2.) We roll back the roster with no significant changes, but we have a new GM and new HC. I would choose option 2. After 5 years of Adams, and in particular after the last two years of failure (featuring Ruff as HC), the most impactful culture change that could be made is Adams and Ruff out and a new GM and HC in. Give me Karmamos as GM and Ott/Love/Nelson as HC with a new staff, and I will take my chances with our current roster. I would trust 2 newbies to the GM/HC role to get more out of our existing roster, than I trust Adams and Ruff to make the needed roster changes.
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Well done, Ralph.
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Thompson to play for Team USA at the World Hockey Championships
pastajoe replied to JoeSchmoe's topic in The Aud Club
Technically it’s Alternate Captain. -
Sounds like Corey Perry.
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FFS there's always "room". If you have a way to add someone better you find a way to ship somebody else out. It's not rocket science. You don't hold spaces for rookies and you don't sit contented with a non playoff team hoping the same team will just somehow be better. Unless you're the Sabres. (PS - If you think Zucker is a top 6 forward you have already lost)
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Thompson to play for Team USA at the World Hockey Championships
PerreaultForever replied to JoeSchmoe's topic in The Aud Club
I suspect he went to prove he should have been in 4Nations and thus get a spot on the Olympic squad. It's about time. I always admire the guys who show up for these things. They don't have to, but the national pride aspect is admirable for all of them, all countries. -
Oh it's a legit penalty but it and lots more are usually let go in tied game 7s in the third period. I'm a put the whistles away type of guy unless it's a clear breakaway or assault. I'd rather they had played it out 5 on 5. Colorado imo is an overrated team. Good, but not great. McKinnon is a beast and ultra elite and Makar is absolutely elite, but the rest of that team is nothing special relative to other top teams. Dallas is, and has been for quite a while, a very highly disciplined and structured team that plays a team concept. hence they survived the absence of a couple top players and the star player they added in Rantanen came through for them in the clutch. I don't know if Dallas can score enough to win the cup but they will be a tough out.
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Thompson to play for Team USA at the World Hockey Championships
LGR4GM replied to JoeSchmoe's topic in The Aud Club
Was Tage named an Assistant Captain? I thought I saw that today but can't confirm it.