SwampD
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9 hours ago, LGR4GM said:
... either you don't know what an analogy is or .... no that's the only explanation.
Comparing the Bills to the Sabres is folly. The nfl can change on a dime if you get a good QB.
I mean yes, I also UPL turns into the literal greatest goalie to ever play in the NHL.
I’d settle for being his Miller.
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1 hour ago, #freejame said:
4 playoff trips out of 11.5 seasons without Hasek.
Let’s hope UPL is his new Hasek.
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Maybe the one thing that could get @Eleven back to SabreSpace. I welcome his return, probably more than Ruff’s
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There are a couple of players I have serious doubts about. They are going to have to show me a lot more than they have so far for me to change my mind on them. I’m still not laying this on the coach, yet.
From the other thread:
I think I have a different take on this. Even now, the players are not taking the responsibility themselves for playing like garbage, and they’re blaming the coach. Weren’t they the one’s who had a hissy fit when the fans chanted fire Donnie, so they had to punish the fans by ignoring them?
Gimme a break.
We’ll see. Talk is talk, and we’ll see just how motivated these spoiled brats are next season. I sooo want to like my team again.
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On 4/18/2024 at 1:45 PM, Flashsabre said:
Man they all threw Donny under the bus.
Im sure whoever the coach is they will run hard, organized practices.
I think I have a different take on this than a lot of people here. Even now, the players are not taking the responsibility themselves for playing like garbage, and they’re blaming the coach. Weren’t they the one’s who had a hissy fit when the fans chanted fire Donnie, so they had to punish the fans by ignoring them?
Gimme a break.
We’ll see. Talk is talk, and we’ll see just how motivated these spoiled brats are next season. I sooo want to like my team again.
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EASTERN CONFERENCE
Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
My brain says Florida, but my gut tells me Tampa.Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Don’t care,… but Leafs. Not sure why. Again, my brain says Boston, but my gut is telling me TO.New York Rangers vs. Washington Capitals
Man I hate the Rangers, but, Rangers.Carolina Hurricanes vs. New York Islanders
IslesWESTERN CONFERENCE
Dallas Stars vs. Vegas Golden Knights
VegasWinnipeg Jets vs. Colorado Avalanche
AvalancheVancouver Canucks vs. Nashville Predators
NashvilleEdmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings
Oilers -
I can't believe that the Pominville auto-correct is still in place.
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Okay, now that we got that out of the way, we can get down to watchin' some good hockey. Discuss.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Florida Panthers (1A) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (WC1)
Game 1: Lightning at Panthers -- Sunday 12:30 p.m. ET (ESPN, SN, TVAS, BSSUN, BSFL)
Game 2: Lightning at Panthers -- April 23, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2, SN360, TVAS)
Game 3: Panthers at Lightning -- April 25, 7 p.m. ET (TBS, MAX, SN, TVAS)
Game 4: Panthers at Lightning -- April 27, 5 p.m. ET (TBS, truTV, MAX, TVAS, SNE, SNW, SNP)
Game 5: Lightning at Panthers -- April 29, TBD
Game 6: Panthers at Lightning -- May 1, TBD
Game 7: Lightning at Panthers -- May 4, TBDBoston Bruins (2A) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (3A)
Game 1: Maple Leafs at Bruins -- Saturday 8 p.m. ET (TBS, truTV, MAX, SN, TVAS, CBC)
Game 2: Maple Leafs at Bruins -- April 22, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN, SN, CBC, TVAS)
Game 3: Bruins at Maple Leafs -- April 24, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN, SN, TVAS, CBC)
Game 4: Bruins at Maple Leafs -- April 27, 8 p.m. ET (TBS, truTV, MAX, SN, TVAS, CBC)
Game 5: Maple Leafs at Bruins -- April 30, TBD
Game 6: Bruins at Maple Leafs -- May 2, TBD
Game 7: Maple Leafs at Bruins -- May 4, TBDNew York Rangers (1M) vs. Washington Capitals (WC2)
Game 1: Capitals at Rangers -- Sunday, 3 p.m. ET (ESPN, SN, TVAS, MSG, MNMT)
Game 2: Capitals at Rangers -- April 23, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN, TVAS, SNE, SNO, SNW)
Game 3: Rangers at Capitals -- April 26, 7 p.m. ET (TNT, truTV, MAX, SN360, TVAS)
Game 4: Rangers at Capitals -- April 28, 8 p.m. ET (TBS, truTV, MAX, SN360, TVAS, SNE, SNO, SNP)
Game 5: Capitals at Rangers -- May 1, TBD
Game 6: Rangers at Capitals -- May 3, TBD
Game 7: Capitals at Rangers -- May 5, TBDCarolina Hurricanes (2M) vs. New York Islanders (3M)
Game 1: Islanders at Hurricanes -- Saturday, 5 p.m. ET (TBS, truTV, MAX, SN360, TVAS, MSGSN, BSSO, SNW, SNE, SNP)
Game 2: Islanders at Hurricanes -- April 22, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2, SN360, TVAS)
Game 3: Hurricanes at Islanders -- April 25, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2, SN360, TVAS)
Game 4: Hurricanes at Islanders -- April 27, 2 p.m. ET (TBS, truTV, MAX, SN, TVAS)
Game 5: Islanders at Hurricanes -- April 30, TBD
Game 6: Hurricanes at Islanders -- May 2, TBD
Game 7: Islanders at Hurricanes -- May 4, TBDWESTERN CONFERENCE
Dallas Stars (1C) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (WC2)
Game 1: Golden Knights at Stars -- April 22, 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN, SN360, TVAS, FX)
Game 2: Golden Knights at Stars -- April 24, 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN, SN360, TVAS)
Game 3: Stars at Golden Knights -- April 27, 10:30 p.m. ET (TBS, truTV, MAX, SN, SN360, TVAS)
Game 4: Stars at Golden Knights -- April 29, TBD
Game 5: Golden Knights at Stars -- May 1, TBD
Game 6: Stars at Golden Knights -- May 3, TBD
Game 7: Golden Knights at Stars -- May 5, TBDWinnipeg Jets (2C) vs. Colorado Avalanche (3C)
Game 1: Avalanche at Jets -- Sunday, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2, SN, TVAS)
Game 2: Avalanche at Jets -- April 23, 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN, CBC, TVAS)
Game 3: Jets at Avalanche -- April 26, 10 p.m. ET (TNT, truTV, MAX, CBC, TVAS)
Game 4: Jets at Avalanche -- April 28, 2:30 p.m. ET (TNT, truTV, MAX, SN, TVAS)
Game 5: Avalanche at Jets -- April 30, TBD
Game 6: Jets at Avalanche -- May 2, TBD
Game 7: Avalanche at Jets -- May 4, TBDVancouver Canucks (1P) vs. Nashville Predators (WC1)
Game 1: Predators at Canucks -- Sunday, 10 p.m. ET (ESPN, SN, SN360, TVAS)
Game 2: Predators at Canucks -- April 23, 10 p.m. ET ( ESPN2, SN, TVAS)
Game 3: Canucks at Predators -- April 26, 7:30 p.m. ET (TBS, MAX, SN, TVAS)
Game 4: Canucks at Predators -- April 28, 5 p.m. ET (TBS, truTV, MAX, SN, TVAS)
Game 5: Predators at Canucks -- April 30, TBD
Game 6: Canucks at Predators -- May 3, TBD
Game 7: Predators at Canucks -- May 5, TBDEdmonton Oilers (2P) vs. Los Angeles Kings (3P)
Game 1: Kings at Oilers -- April 22, 10 p.m. ET (ESPN2, SN, CBC, TVAS)
Game 2: Kings at Oilers -- April 24, 10 p.m. ET (TBS, MAX, SN, TVAS, CBC)
Game 3: Oilers at Kings -- April 26, 10:30 p.m. ET (TBS, MAX, SN, TVAS)
Game 4: Oilers at Kings -- April 28, 10:30 p.m. ET (TBS, truTV, MAX, SN, SN1, TVAS)
Game 5: Kings at Oilers -- May 1, TBD
Game 6: Oilers at Kings -- May 3, TBD
Game 7: Kings at Oilers -- May 5, TBD-
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I like this thread.
Every once in a while I like to be reminded of just what a steaming pile of garbage Twitter (and, no, Elon, you douche, I will not call it X) is and why I never click on links.
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10 hours ago, LGR4GM said:
Arizona lost Shane Doan's retired number banner because they left it behind when they got kicked out of their old arena. Some guy found it and returned it tonight.
So, we heard him telling the real story. I want to hear what the “official” story was was going to be that they came up with.
1 hour ago, inkman said:It’s a kids game. Let’s not get carried away with the pomp and circumstance. It’s a nice story about gay he got it but it’s a piece of cloth.
Sure, and the Stanley cup is just a hunk of metal.
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I wish Krebs was the concept of Krebs.
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20 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
Up front, this team needs an entirely new 4th line and probably needs a top 6 center. This offense needs to be more physical, add some playmakers and guys willing to drive to the net. KA also needs to answer what the long-term future is for Skinner as a Sabre. Could be bought out this off-season?
We need an entirely new first line. That would fix our fourth line problems.
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My thoughts. Weave said it all.
His highest paid Goalie is Ben Bishop,... but fire the coach.
EEE - SMFH
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10 minutes ago, Doohickie said:
The blame isn't as important as the solution.
I think everyone on this forum would agree that Donny was a great guy, good at developing players, meh at game coaching at the NHL level. He had to go.
The board is split as to whether Kevyn is capable of building a contending team. This has to be weighed against the pros and cons of giving Kevyn another year or two versus turning it over to someone new, which brings its own risks and may further delay the current build or event trigger a new rebuild.
In simple terms, TPegs looks at progress (or lack thereof) to date, and has to figure out if Kevyn is part of the problem or part of the solution.
He's given every other GM two coaching hires. Kevyn had the "penalty" of having to run the previous coach back at the beginning of his administration. Giving him one more coaching hire follows the TPegs pattern.
How can you have both of these things? I don’t agree about Donny. How can we make a decision about whet he could do “at an NHL level” when Kevyn never iced and NHL team for him? Not a complete one anyway.
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1 hour ago, thewookie1 said:
Your disdain for Dahlin is akin to PAs against Pegula. He’s a gifted player and gifted players do make mistakes of arrogance due to their confidence in their play. Every player worth anything will do that every so often because the opposite is far worse. (Essentially Dahlin under Krueger where he’s playing on broken glass terrified to make any mistake.)
Okay, this is weird.
I have zero disdain for Dahlin. Zero.
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Looks like KA agrees with me when I said that Dahlin is not as good as he thinks he is.
Hope he (and others) learn from the failure that their arrogance brought them. You could see it all year.
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On 4/15/2024 at 8:45 AM, #freejame said:
This is how I feel about resolution, but not sound quality. I just bought a new tv that apparently is significantly better than my old in terms of picture quality, but I don’t see it. Things just look the way they do. Sound quality I notice immediately though and will usually pay for if it’s affordable.
Did you know that they’ve done tests, and better sound quality fools people into thinking that the picture is clearer.
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24 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:
We had the #1 rated prospect pool when Tim Murray was GM. He promptly traded most of them away for magic beans. Now that Adams has restored that pipeline people want him to act like Tim Murray again.
I’m not sure it was #1, but that doesn’t matter anyway, and at the time, it was the right decision. We were all excited about the players he got back in those trades. Just because it didn’t work does not mean it was the wrong thing to do.
I don’t see anything special about this group of prospects that differentiates it from any other team’s prospects.
Unfortunately, I don’t think anything is going to change, so our only option is to wait and watch and hope that our core develop (ffs, we’ve been hearing that since black Sunday) and dream about a future that is never going to get here.
I really hope that the Sunshine and Kittens crew are right. I really do. I want these guys to be a playoff team before I die.
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3 minutes ago, dudacek said:
Some poetry in those numbers about this team, isn’t there?
1 minute ago, Thorny said:I enjoyed typing it
As leaders on a team though, those numbers are quite awful.
Good god, our team sucks.
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2 hours ago, PASabreFan said:
Really? That's cool.
That may be a bit of hyperbole.
I went to my friends house to watch a Sabres game, of all things, and when I got there, he opens the door and flings a bat onto his front sidewalk (he gets them in is house all the time). We went inside, hung out a bit, watched the game, hung out some more. Maybe three+ hours. When I went to leave, I open the front door and the bat was still on the front sidewalk. It was winter so it was pretty cold out. It looked dead, but when I went to touch it, it weakly lifted its head. I asked my buddy if he was going to do anything with it and he says “something will eat it before morning.”
I got in my car to leave. I think I even started to drive away, and thinking about bad Sabres juju, 😂 I said F it, and parked my truck, got a plastic cup and went and got him. Drove home with the heat blasting on it, then I sat in the driveway for another 15 or 20 minutes trying to warm it up. It finally started to look like it was sick of being in a cup, so I opened the door, flicked the cup and he flew away.
So, I didn’t really rehab it, but it absolutely would have died if I had done nothing.
Wish I had taken pictures.
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Also, if they didn't spend money on retired players to get to the floor, so he could take money out of the pockets of other owners, I might cut him some slack, but they did, so he can ***** off.
Sell. The. Team.
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5 minutes ago, SabresVet said:
You still don't understand budgeting 101 and that's OK. Not going to belabor it any further.
We all see ownership is bad and at some point post-COVID, they adopted a new fiscal plan with this franchise. One that is damaging the on-ice product and driving fans away.
Dude, we get it. The Sabres are losing money every year, Terry is not losing money every year for owning them.
If he didn't come in here swingin' his dick about drilling another well, we might not be as hard on him, but he did so it's his own making.
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12 minutes ago, inkman said:
I’m happy this ***** show is coming to an end. It may be the single most frustrating season I can remember. At least the tank years were by design. What has this abomination been?
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I'm still not sure that we do have the talent, no matter how many times people say that.
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The even randomer thread
in The Aud Club
Posted · Edited by SwampD
Just so you know, brain surgery is basically outpatient, now. Had surgery yesterday, home today on here. Crazy, I heard Ruff is back. It’s like I never left.
I’ve gone full Hellraiser.