Kristian

I honestly don't care who hires Patrick Roy, I'm just a little disappointed that Regier was allowed to stay, and that Rolston was retained :flirt: For a franchise in rebuild mode, they sure don't like change much. That said, I think Rolston did well with what he was given i.e. nothing.

"Yes men", usually hire "yes men".

Yup, don't forget we're supposed to suffer now. Only seems right after more than a decade of sunshine and rainbows, right? :wallbash:

Sure why not, at least he was one of the guys who lived up expectations.

If it does tell him something he didn't know, it's that he's apparently able to play every other night with no problems, something he likely hasn't done since Rochester.

No I meant points, just forgot to factor in that a regular season is normally 82 games long. Revised, I would say 50 points from Drew Stafford is acceptable, just not at the contract Regier gave him. Story of this franchise, I guess. I'm not going to sit here and tell you that you're wrong and I'm right, cause in all fairness I have no clue whether he cares too much or not. I will say this though, the way he often seems to refuse to reach for a less than perfect pass doesn't bear the mark of someone who cares too much, but again I have no idea what the actual situation is. That said, anyone who's ever played hockey knows how frustrating teammates who can't pass can be, and the Sabres have a ton of these guys. I'll just rephrase it to "he plays like he doesn't care".

Love him, and would like him as a captain on this team. Only problem is, I don't like this team very much which is perfectly illustrated by the fact that I'm willing to take a number 4-6 defenseman as a captain.

On the contrary, a guy like Stafford deserves every ounce of flak he's getting. He has talent, decent size and decent speed. If he cared enough to give at least a decent effort every other night, this guy could be a 30-40 point guy every year. He doesn't even give that much.

Shanahan will probably call to tell them he's not a repeat offender - 2 games :w00t:

Neither does anyone else, but you gotta figure he's as good a bet as any, at this point.

Yes, quarter-final meaning no medals for Team Canada. Sweden has been less than stellar so far this tournament, Sedins or no Sedins. Team Canada were clear favorites to take this one.

Sweden wins in a shootout.

Pretty foolish rule there, kudos to Markstrom for at least being ready.

Aaaaand Enroth comes back in after 2 minutes.

And now Markstrom comes in for Enroth in OT, apparently another cramp or injury.

Team Canada comes out trying to sit on a 1-goal lead in the 3rd, and are now down 2-1 against Sweden. And just as I type that, Giroux makes it 2-2.

The US just hammered Team Russia 8-3.

Makes you wonder what someone like John Scott or Rob Ray had to go through to play in this league. I remember reading about John Kordic and Bryan Fogarty, two other unfortunates coming through the NHL. Kordic was the enforcer who's father wanted him to be a scorer, and Fogarty just couldn't handle the limelight and attention which came with being labeled "one of the greatest talents of all time". Fogarty basically drank himself to death, and Kordic died from a drug overdose.

At this point, it would make sense to waive him. Some would say "no, you need some sort of veteran presence on the team, otherwise all the AHL kids will be lost", but tell me - Does anyone SERIOUSLY belive Stafford adds any sort of experience, or veteran presence? All I see from Stafford, is a green light for youngsters to float and coast through their careers, while still getting one improved deal after another - The Regier Way. I wouldn't want this lazy, hideously overpaid bum anywhere NEAR the AHL call-ups.

That link is a good read.

Will be interesting to see if it'll also lead them to crack down on headshots. Eric Lindros, Brett Lindros, Pat LaFontaine, Keith Primeau, Adam Deadmarsh... I know these guys are still alive, but still. Headshots, fists or no fists, usually means trouble down the stretch.

Seeing as every other team has at least two, I agree.

Nope, could've told the Canucks that much.

While I agree they are somewhat comparable in talent (2nd or 3rd line wingers), I completely disagree that they are comparable in other respects. Dumont was a player who hustled and got his nose dirty more often than not, while Kotalik was a career loafer - In fact, I think Drew Stafford may be trying to mold himself after Kotalik.

Then why is he sticking with Regier, who is Mr. Play-it-safe himself? He's got the failing part down though, I'll give him that.