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How about Krueger for Jack Adams, Carter (EF) Hutton for Vezina, Dahlin for Norris and Olofsson for Calder? Side comment: with all the hockey people in history to honor, they had to use Calder for both the NHL Rookie of the Year and AHL Championship?
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7 hours ago, Doohickie said:
I didn't see the "Pre" in "Preseason" in the thread title and I was all
That’s awesome. I wonder what the panda was really doing.
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3 hours ago, LGR4GM said:
It all has to come together. Defense, Centers, Goaltending. We haven't seen it even manifest except for that short 10 game win streak. Will be curious to see what next week brings when lines start to show some semblance of solidifying.
Yes, if the additions to the defense have the expected improvements, there could be less shots on goal, and specifically less point blank shots, which would mask the goaltending deficiencies.
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17 hours ago, jsb said:
Ok I just started one at Yahoo league
Actually no reason to keep it a secret
League: SabreSpace
Password: AudClub
Great. Thanks for setting it up.
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Just asking
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So, the league is full then?
Get this, I’ve been in a Yahoo league for 4 years (someone, I don’t remember sent me an invite) and we had our draft this morning. It was at 8 AM PST. I’m not a morning person but got up around 7 to get something to eat, etc and we drafted with no issues. Afterwards, I went to the league page and the Yahoo algorithm that evaluates drafts ( for whatever that’s worth) posted that I had the best draft.
A little while later, I decided to go check out the drafted teams and the league did not show. Having experienced Yahoo screwups over the years, I contacted them and they said the commissioner deleted the league. WTF!
I don’t know the commissioner and with the league deleted I can’t look to see who it may have been that invited me.
Good practice draft for my other leagues, I guess. LOL!
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Training camp starts in about a month and despite some chatter, no recent roster changes.
Is the goaltending good enough? I’m not sure. While the GA averages over 3.00 for both Hutton and Ullmark are poor, they can be a result of poor defensive play. Save percentage can be a somewhat better predictor of goaltenders’ play but if the poor defense is leading to breakaways and point blank shots, it may not all fall on the goalies. However, looking at those Save Percentages of .908 for Hutton and .905 for Ullmark, they place them at 34 and 40 respectively in the league for 2018/19.
Did the Sabres add enough scoring in the offseason? I don’t think so. Vesey and Johansson should help but I don’t expect that much of an impact. I think they need one more proven 20 goal scorer to help balance out the production.
So, in my opinion, if the Sabres go into the season with this current roster, I don’t see much improvement in the team’s win-loss record.
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It also seems they’re going to let the new goaltending coach see what he can do vs upgrading the talent.
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1 hour ago, Brawndo said:
Dom to Pat Sajak: “Pat, I’d like to buy a vowel”
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2 hours ago, North Buffalo said:
Reminds me a little of Afinegenov.
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55 minutes ago, jad1 said:
So you're saying the Sabres shouldn't have traded Pu for Skinner?
Anytime you can get anything in trade for Pu is a plus, unless you’re a fertilizer salesman. ?
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Especially when you have no 2nd round pick.
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4 hours ago, darksabre said:
Joe Thornton?
Peter McNabb?
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13 hours ago, Brawndo said:
They are really interested In Turcotte, so I imagine he would be the target in a trade up.
Moving from 7th to 3rd would cost 30/31 and a roster player/prospect, is that too high of a price
With the lack of talent on this Sabres team, i’m on the fence on this one. Do you really want to give up first round picks? Is it worth doing for a can’t miss player? Since drafted players are generally about player development and this organization has a poor track record, i’d Go for the best talent you can get.
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7 hours ago, R_Dudley said:
I sure would like to know understand what really motivated the trade.
Was it that season ending interview I lost my love for hockey, did he really think he was done and that bad or did some one of the owners help make that decision ?
I guess we will never know but boy it sure looks like we got hornswoggled.
Whether it was a ploy by ROR to get out of Loserville or not, the season ending comments were a bad look by a supposed leader of the team. I think it was the right move to get rid of him, but there should’ve been a better return.
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8 hours ago, WildCard said:
Every time I hear O'Reilly's name I die a little inside
As a Sabres and Sharks fan, I watched the 7 games of SJ/Colorado series seeing Zadarov as a 2nd pair defenseman and JT Compher doing well. Now I ‘m watching O’Reilley and Kane. Kane has sure been quiet after scoring 30 regular season goals.
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7 hours ago, SDS said:
Maybe. He hits it with his right hand which is screened by his body. Probably a tough call from that distance at game speed.
After he hit the puck with his hand, he swung at it with his stick. It was close but the stick didn’t touch it. May have been tough for that ref to tell from that distance.
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18 hours ago, Weave said:
Who is this guy again?
Cousin of Freddie Krueger.
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9 hours ago, msw2112 said:
As I recall it, when the Marlins and Rockies joined MLB, the Buffalo franchise was a finalist and was very close to getting the team. The main factor in Buffalo not getting the team was the size of the market, both from a population and corporate HQ standpoint. I don't think the Rich family backed out at that time. I believe that they LATER said that it was probably best that they didn't get the team due to the financial picture. I'm a little fuzzy on the whole Expos situation, but I was no longer living in Buffalo at the time. Perhaps it was THEN that Rich declined due to the finances? I'd guess that other markets would have been in play at the time and I am sure that MLB preferred Washington, D.C. (where the franchise ended up - the Nationals). The truth is that the Buffalo market is probably not large enough to support a MLB franchise. 80+ home games is a lot of tickets to sell and without a really deep pockets owner or a huge local TV contract, it is hard to field a competitive team, which means it's that much harder to sell tickets. There are some exceptions, as occasionally Milwaukee, Minnesota or Pittsburgh will be good (Milwaukee right now), but 1) those markets are larger than Buffalo; and 2) those teams are not able to sustain that level over a long period of time.
As I recall, around that time, I was listening to a local radio sports talk show that was discussing the possibility of a MLB team (I believe there was a guest but don’t remember who). A caller asked that if Buffalo got a major league team, would the ticket prices be the same as for the Bisons. The host was discouraged by that question and commented that he didn’t think Buffalo could support an MLB team as they can’t expect to pay minor league prices. I think that may have been part of the financial picture.
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4 hours ago, calti said:
I remember Peyton Krebs from the Andy Griffith show
Going way back in the time machine, Maynard G Krebs from Dobie Gillis, played by Bob Denver, more known for his role as Gilligan
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5 minutes ago, WildCard said:
What?
My apologies. That’s what I get for looking at Wikipedia. I was just looking up McLellan’s record as a head coach and someone had just added that he signed with the Kings. I should’ve checked other sources before posting.
I will give myself 10 lashes.
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1 hour ago, IKnowPhysics said:
I'm sorry, did you forget?
In that second photo he sure looks like Charles Bronson. Put a ‘stache on him and he’s a dead ringer.
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2 minutes ago, gilbert11 said:
Todd McLellan took an established Sharks team to the playoffs his 1st 6 seasons as their head coach, but was fired after they didn’t make it in the 7th season of 2014/15.
However, If we knock Housley for not getting the Sabres to the playoffs with a star player in Eichel, do we then dock McLellan for only taking McDavid and the Oilers to the playoffs once in 4 seasons (actually fired after 20 games this season, his fourth)?
Never mind, signed with Kings.
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Todd McLellan took an established Sharks team to the playoffs his 1st 6 seasons as their head coach, but was fired after they didn’t make it in the 7th season of 2014/15.
However, If we knock Housley for not getting the Sabres to the playoffs with a star player in Eichel, do we then dock McLellan for only taking McDavid and the Oilers to the playoffs once in 4 seasons (actually fired after 20 games this season, his fourth)?
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