gilbert11

Amazing that half way thru the year, the 1st year Vegas Knights have the best record in the Western Conference and 2nd best overall while our horse$41€ team is only 3 pts ahead of the worst team. How can one management team create such a great team in a few months while another organization can't seem to make any moves that work?

When I graduated from college, there weren't many jobs in the Buffalo area. When I got an offer for a position in California that was for about 25% more than what my classmates got that were able to get an offer in WNY, it took about 2 secs to decide. A high paying job in California vs No job in Buffalo with winter I didn't like. I think I made the SMART decision.

So why was he rated so high for the draft when he can't skate? Didn't scouts recognize this?

Jeremy Roy any relation to Derek Roy or Patrick Roy?

Sharks definitely having trouble scoring goals.

How do you know he loves the area? There's a similar position on The Stadium Wall regarding Kirk Cousins. Someone says he likes Buffalo and has ties there. Where did that come from?

What makes you think he will show maturity? Many pro athletes never grow up.

Dilly dilly!!

Well, fortunately for them, the NHL has been in business for a long time and the Sabres aren't even close to the record streak. The 1928-29 Chicago Blackhawks were shut out 8 games in a row on their way to being shutout 20 times in a 44 game season. That's really pathetic. I expected this Sabres team to be scoring a lot more and even drafted Eichel in the 2nd round of my fantasy hockey draft and later drafted Ristolainen. I would not expect to get much in trading Jack but it's time to dump Risto.

LTS called the split of Eichel and Risto.

Sorry, done & drafted.

This 10 team league was all set to have AutoDraft but the commish went MIA and the season started. By the time I took over the league, half the teams dropped off. We actually have 4 teams left. We'd like to get back to 10 but would still play with 8. Message me your email address if you're interested. We obviously miss out on Week 1. Would like to draft by Friday so we can start scoring next week.

It's an existing head-to-head league.

There were 4. Shame on them!

So, why did the Sabres schedule only 6 preseason games? More than half the NHL played more. You'd think with a relatively young team, a new coach with new systems, and a few new players that they'd want to play as many "practice" games as they could. It'll be interesting to see how well they start the regular season.

Yes, S of A started out so great and then that season in Ireland was horrible. It picked up again after that season and the final season may have been the best. I'd like to watch it again and count how many people were killed in that season. I'm surprised nobody mentioned the Netflix series The Shooter. I think it's great! I don't usually binge watch but that show has had me staying up till the wee hours the last couple days watching.

Thanks! I'm in another where I picked the Bills vs Jets at home in Week 1. I'm not as confident in that one as I was.

I usually get gas at a station that has two Redbox units outside. I always see people at those units while I'm filling up so DVD rental is still alive.

I'm game. I have another on-line draft on Monday 9/04 at 6 PM PST.

I've used Yahoo for years but they suck at times.

I'd like to play if there's still any spots.

What did they say, he did one pull-up and zero bench presses? Geez, get him away from his electronic devices and McDonalds (he's a lard a$$) and into the weight room.I just watched the Botterill post-draft interview. He comes across as very personable and knowledgable. The anti-TMGM! I wondered what conversations were like between TMGM and other GMs. Another GM calls Murray to start trade talks: "We have a surplus of players at position X. I wondered if you'd be interested in player A?" GMTM: "NO!!" Hangs up.

Now the Sabres did have a player in Maxim Afinogenov who was a great skater and a great puck handler but his goal scoring and playmaking ability didn't seem to match. He could've been a star but wasn't. Yes, he had 3 seasons of 20+ goals, one season of 50+ assists and one season of 70+ points but with his main two excellent skills, it seemed like he should've produced more. What prevented him from being a star?

I have always followed football, basketball and baseball more than hockey and have wondered what does a hockey player need to do to make the NHL? Hockey is most similar to baseball in that most players start in the minors and have to work their way up, while football and basketball players that are drafted usually make the team but may not start right away. A common comment from NBA and NFL rookies is they have to adjust to the speed of the game. In baseball, a pitcher usually starts off with wild control and has to learn to pitch rather than throw. A batter may have to adjust to hitting a breaking pitch and/or adjust to the speed and control of major league pitchers. So, what does a hockey forward or defenseman have to work on in the minors? If a forward has a strong shot and good vision, you'd think if he can score goals or is a good puck handler and playmaker, that isn't going to change much with maturity. Is it that the NHL requires its players to be 2-way players and the better scorers don't play much defense in the minors? Also, how does a player like Jonathan Choochoo score 56 goals in a NHL season, never come close to that again and was pretty much no longer an effective player a couple seasons later? What skills for an NHL player erode with age as many consistent scorers seem to all of a sudden not be able to put the puck in the net? Do they lose strength and quickness on their shot or is it skating speed?

Yeah, where did this come from? The Sabres were only a couple weeks from the All-Star break and on a roll, only 2 pts out of a playoff spot. Five days off and they lost momentum. They should've gotten at least 3 pts out of these last 2 games. Oh well, they're not mathematically eliminated but it'll be very tough to make up those pts.