PASabreFan
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I thought I heard discussion of Gorges' injury on WGR last night as being so bad he could be done as a Sabre.
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This. Forever.
What? Sabre ass in Leaf face?
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To improve the Sabres play, Nolan hires two new coaches. Sabres will now have sky view and ice view coaching. Coincidentally, they are both named Tyler.
That is outstanding.
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This is from the Sabres facebook page, first thing I saw was this fan :w00t:I see Moulson taking a picture.
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Rick as 70s Rick, Dunleavy as 90s Gurgler.
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Why does Rob call the ice "ground"?
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Rick's voice almost seems to be "warming up." He's also hitting some notes he hasn't hit in years!
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I know this will be controversial. Has Cody been tested for Cushing Disease?
Here's a link, but I will give you the highlights: Fatigue, Moon Face, thin skin with easy bruising, menstual cycle that becomes irregular, buffalo hump. It even sounds right.
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i can't believe I pinned the hopes of this thread on the idea of a teenage boy answering texts from his uncle.
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There is no defense of anyone in the organization. Together they committed an offense worthy of a mass firing. They spent 2 first round draft picks on a luxury while the only important position was not solved.
They are the football version of the guy who blows the rent money on strippers and puts his family out on the street.
Great analogy. You've been hanging out with Ghost too long, by the way.
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When — OK, if — the Sabres score the ensuing faceoff should be delayed a moment to allow a replaying of the call. I'm sure the league would allow it under the circumstances. I don't know that Rick would like it.
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Naw, he didn't die in a car wreck.
And he didn't almost die in a goal crease. I say Clint is more of a star than J.P. I should get half credit.
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Oops, he did it again?
“We have so many guys puck-staring and not being aware what’s behind them,” Nolan said. “We’re at the National Hockey League level. You would think you’d be teaching at the junior level, even the American Hockey League. At this level, you would think guys would be aware of their surroundings...."
http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/sabres-nhl/sabres-past-100-games-paint-a-sorry-picture-20141115
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Clint Malarchuk?
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If I vote for Stu Barnes it's only because I dated a guy with the exact same name.
Steve Barnes from Cellino and Barnes, Injury Attorneys?
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I laugh when I read that those old audio cassettes are so fragile. I have a shoebox full of audio cassettes of Rick from the early 1980s; they're as indestructible as he is. I know there are services that convert the tapes to digital, but today I thought of an easier way to get clips on here: record them on my little dumb phone, text them to my nephew's smart phone, have him email me the file back, and convert the file to MP3 on a web site. Why didn't I ever think of this?
So, in appreciation of Rick and in honor of his return, I want to post some vintage Rick. In this first one, it's 1982 at the Aud, and Wayne Gretzky wants to break the NHL record for most goals in a season. Don Edwards keeps saying, "not so fast." And, not for nothing, Gilbert Perreault has a hat trick — before Gretzky has one of his own, in the third period alone, to "smash the record."
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Ditto. I don't know what it is, but it sounds naughty.
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Thomas Vanek and the rest of yourrrrrrrr Las Vegas Grimacers!!!!!!!!
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By the way, please let there be hockey in Buffalo next season. In the meantime, this could be fun:
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Sounds like Pittsburghese, or maybe Baltimoremouth.
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After defying the odds and receiving the top two draft selections in the 2015 entry draft, (former) Sabres GM Tim Murray mistakenly sends April Fool's Day draft card to the podium.
Not bad.
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Responding to cancer treatment is probably somewhere around 30% based on the outlook of the patient. The desire to call the Sabres in the Finals will keep him going until Eichel and co are all 23/24.
That's an intriguing stat. I don't suppose it's based on anything other than your hunch though, is it? I do find it conflicting to hear that so and so "fought off" cancer (maybe someone like Kelly, who's "tough as nails"). It's a compliment of course. But what does it suggest about someone who doesn't make it?
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Someone ominously posted after the cancer news that we had heard Rick's last broadcast, we just didn't realize it. I am glad that poster was wrong, and I bet that poster is glad too.
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This is great news! Jeez, the telecasts this year seem as flat and lifeless as the on-ice product.
Yeah. But I've been warming up to Dan a bit. Last night, when it actually seemed like a real, live hockey game, he sounded better. Go figure.
Advice on skating and playing hockey
in The Aud Club
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Had a major breakthrough with crossovers today. Yesterday, nothing. Today, I was actually doing them one after another around the faceoff circle. I think it all goes back to tying the laces a little looser; my feet are suddenly cooperating. I also got the hang of what the inside skate should do (the one being crossed over). It goes to the outside edge but also slides to the right to open things up, then a little flick of the toe. Before, that skate was too static; I had two left feet during and after the crossover.
Then I skated down the ice and with some decent speed actually did a crossover or two in transition back up ice. It was quite the revelation. I was always afraid to make that move. I'm sure on video they would look like garbage, but in my mind they were awesome.
So, you know how the sequel always sucks? I started thinking, "Wait. I only crossed over going counter clockwise around the circle. You have to go the other way, too, dummy." Going that way, I was Stephen Hawking on quaaludes. Nothing. Left skate wouldn't even budge. I was psyched out.
I took my half victory and ran.
I've said it before and I hope anyone on the fence about learning to skate will believe me. It's so much fun! I actually had d4rk's line in my head for a moment today: I'm running with knives on my feet!