Kelly the Dog
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Officially signs via Sabres.
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Unless they get Oduya.
Sekera got exactly what he was after, long-term contract for stability. I wonder if there is a NTC or something like it included. I would have bet he offered a discount for a NTC.
There is a NTC, yes.
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He's going to look like a 6'6" cross dresser?
I was thinking more like Ambassador to North Korea.
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Adam Proteau @Proteautype 2m2 minutes ago
Next to Phil Kessel, Sidney Crosby is going to look like Dennis Rodman.
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Me, too. I'd be very happy with just him or Sekera, even if he is the only one we sign. I suppose a backup goalie may be needed or signed.I want Oduya.
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Someone just tweeted "Canada turns 148 today, signs with the New Jersey Devils."
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Yes sir, Officer.... I mean your Royal Mountedness..... My General Manager packed my hockeybag..... I have no idea where that white powder came from....
Worked for Keith Richards and Jimi Hendrix.
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It makes more sense to break Reinhart in at Right Wing than it does to put yet another lefty out of position at right wing. With the addition of O'Reilly for the top 6 to go along with Eichel I'd rather see Reinhart playing wing than centering the 3rd line.Kane O'Reilly ReinhartMoulson Eichel EnnisorMoulson O'Reilly ReinhartKane Eichel EnnisI guess you could put Girgensons in for Moulson too if you prefer, bump Moulson down to the 3rd line and have Larsson centering him and Gionta. All kinds of possibilities.
I like that second one. Then the third could be Larrson with Gus and Gionta which could be a good checking line with some offensive punch.
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Yep. It could. There are a lot of unknowns. I was just bringing up possibilities. They may have hoped that the facts would come out later that Richards did something pretty bad, and then they wouldn't look like the bad guys.That is a possibility. But wouldn't that hurt LA's image? FA's may become hesitant to head to LA if they show some type of lack of commitment, support and/or trust. Just a thought.
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Agreed but I think there is a distinction between that and a guaranteed contract. If you just work for a company you have a contract and they can fire you if they want to (outside of the obvious wrongful termination stuff). They can cut you for any reason in the NFL. But the NHL contracts are guaranteed. You cannot just fire people. Granted, I totally understand the code of conduct stuff and league policy stuff and this could easily fall under that so they can terminate his contract.Yep, people in a number of professions have to sign some type of code of ethics. If allegations are made you did something immoral or illegal, you can be canned. People are advised to be mindful of what they post on on the internet.
I was talking more about if it was just an investigation with no real allegations yet. But they wanted to sneak it in before the buyout period ended.
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Sports teams do this all the time. So do other employers. And I'm sure that the Kings have knowledge that is superior to ours.
In the NFL they do because contracts are not guaranteed. Or they do when a guy has been arrested. If he was arrested at the border that is a different story and I think they could get away with it. You're right the Kings know more and maybe they have a good case.
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I know nothing about what the RMCP may be investigating and little about the player conduct clauses in his contract. But it seems very sketchy to me as to why the Kings should be able to do this when at this point it is only an allegation or investigation (regardless of how much it looks as if there is guilt). This would set a terrible precedent for teams in the future to just terminate contracts whenever a player they didn't really want to pay any more get arrested for almost anything. You can't really quantify how bad an arrest is, or how much it looks like guilt in these scenarios.
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People tend to look at things more black and white than they really are. It's entirely possible even at this point that he just doesn't know. He really, really, really wants to go back to BU, and he really, really, really wants to go to the NHL right now and make some money and play against the best and show he's better than McDavid. They could be equal.Eichel said he just wanted an NHL guarantee. Buffalo already gave it to him. I think it's over.
But I DO think Eichel wants to go back to college for another year. He just realizes that it's not the best option.
But he has to make a decision and he's going to the NHL.
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Hooters with slightly better food and a not so obvious name.
Hooters sucks in every way. I will never go in one of those. Tilted Kilt I would never go out of my way to go to, but if friends or colleagues or business people said lets meet there I would have no problem with it.
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I usually avoid chains. Other than a few fast things on Sheridan or Transit (Mighty, or Jim's or Subway on the roads) , I've been to a Fridays once, and I went to an Applebees three years ago. Still not happy about the Applebees. I felt dirty afterwords. It's like I sold my virginity for a few Jalapeno poppers and Ceaser salad that was overdressed. I have much more integrity, and I should have saved myself for something with more prominent breasts so at least I would have had an honest explanation for Mrs. Benedict. Applebees. What the hell was I thinking? I told her right away.
At Tilted Kilt it's all about the uniforms, and the obscene way the managers at each of the franchises grossly abuse all fairness and equality laws and only hire the prettiest young girls.
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4 - I know little about McGinn other than looking at his stat line. Seems like a guy who had a career year two years ago with 19 goals. Two negatives...Back problems are bad for the normal person, let alone an athlete. Also, he is a UFA after this year.
Slight correction. In 2011-12, playing 78 games for two different teams he scored 20 goals total. Plus he had 11 in only 47 games the next year. His back is an issue for sure.
Avs fans seem to rave about him. OReilly just did, too, today in an interview. He's big, tough, drives to the net, tries hard and has some skill, too. Good 3rd line guy or 4th.
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I unknowingly agreed to go to dinner at a Tilted Kilt on a work trip some years ago. Whatever.
Those places are great and I hate chain restaurants.
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Or maybe Bylsma wants to bring his own guy in. Irbe had time left on his contract so he stayed on staff pending the hiring of the head coach. He may have hung around until a new goalie coach was identified. I would expect a new goalie coach to be announced very soon.
Bylsma said he spoke to three of them at the draft and that we would likely sign one soon.
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He was on PP and playing on top two lines when he was scoring 44 points. There is not a chance he would be on top two lines, and he does little to nothing for third and fourth. Not to mention that his concept of ZFG is on checking and trying and defensive responsibility.
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I have yet to see one person who has actually watched OReilly a lot say anything other than he is an extraordinary player and easily a #1 center. The only people who ever seem to say he isn't worth it have surely seen him play, but say his points and money don't match almost on a theoretical basis.
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I think Bylsma also said he wasn't abject to putting OReilly at wing with Eichel for 10 minutes in a game or 10 game stretch.
What about:
Kane Eichel OReilly
Moulson Gus Ennis
Reinhart Larrson Gionta
Deslaurier Foligno Legwand McGinn McCormick dividing it up.
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I wrote in another thread that I thought that the Sabres had a lot more leverage to get better deals in the ROR and Lehner trades.
Now that we have made the ROR trade (and have given up a lot for two guys who have one year left on their deals and one of those guys has serious back issues), we have very little leverage in negotiating the ROR extension. In fact, probably no leverage whatsoever. We essentially paid a premium to the Avs to take on their risk in getting a deal done.
I really hope (given the above) that ROR wants to extend and stay in Buffalo, the Sabres and ROR agree to a fair value, and ROR plays up to his contract.
They had already agreed on the framework from what I heard, and they knew what he had asked the Avs for. There is virtually no chance they made the trade without knowledge from both sides this would get done.
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Really good Q&A on the trade with an Avs beat writer.
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Absolutely. And, hopefully, that chip on his shoulder never goes away. A guy with this much talent playing with a chip on his shoulder is a fantastic thing.
Yep. His entire career Thurman Thomas used his draft day snub of not getting chosen in the first round as a personal motivator.
Sabres sign Cal O'Reilly (ROR's brother)
in The Aud Club
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I'm thinking that it is simply a formality until Ryan agrees to his contract. If something outrageous happens and Ryan is not signing the extension, perhaps Cal doesn't either. I think they probably agreed on everything, which is why it was reported. And as soon as Ryan is a sure thing, Cal will sign his. Not that they will even play on the same team, it's more of the organization.