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5 hours ago, Pimlach said:
Sure, I like what Robinson brings, he helps and contributes, but remember that he could not crack the Columbus line up. What he brings is improvement to our bottom 3, looking at him from a league wide perspective he may not be much though. At least we get effort and a willingness to play end to end from him.
Agree on Ryan, he should play. So should Clifton. The 6/7 guys are EJ and Joker.
I actually agree with you regarding ER - he doesn't crack every lineup in the NHL. Probably does not crack 70%. Unfortunately - he cracks ours due to lack of bottom 6 depth - and the fact he does bring a different element to the team that is needed. Buffalo is stars aligned for him. But no illusions that he is a long-term answer.
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10 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:
Oh I'm sorry. I expressed a positive opinion of a Sabres player. I'll take my 40 lashes with a wet noodle now.
I am with you on this - he brings a dynamic the rest of the roster lacks. He crashes the net hard - and when on a line with Krebs and Girgs - they all follow suit. It is a nice change of pace the opposing team has to deal with. VO is a fine press box piece.
This goes beyond ER...Ryan Johnson needs to be in the lineup (which means moving Joker or sitting EJ).
And Devon needs to go back to Rochester - he should have never been called back up.
Best players need to be out there. Period.
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I always thought this place smelled a little funny...
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Not always; but a lot of times, you can have a solid idea of what the person's age is based on their posts. That would have been a real fun game....
I have always found that spotting a person my age or younger is rather easy. They tend to state their opinions as facts with no supporting evidence to back their thoughts up. When they do provide evidence - it is usually someone else's work they carefully select to make their point.
In any event - great thread!
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I have become so ambivalent as a Sabres fan. I come to this thread; and I think...yeah, I could be patient for another year. Then I go to the Fire Granato and Adam's thread; and I think...yeah, ***** has to change, and change now!
I don't have a clue anymore...I haven't seen good, stable hockey in WNY since Lindy Ruff was here. Go Sabres?
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1 hour ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
Best room, worst team. In some of the other rooms there were words like “accountability”, “we win here”, etc.. Maybe some reminders of the goal would be nice in the room.
i always thought word posting was more a, 'look, we did something' kind of thing that a decorator can make the owner and pr staff feel all good about. that said, always thought that stuff was better for meeting rooms and weight rooms...where work is actually being done.
some of these lockerrooms and hallways leading to the ice are almost too nice. i am not a 'grrr, everything needs to be gritty' kind of guy...but some of this stuff is very country clubesque.
always disliked the sabres hallway leading to ice...bright lines, fans lined up, carpeting and woodwork....if i were a player, i would hate that. give me a concrete wall and floor with banners, trophies and old pics... just my opinion. i know everyone has their own take on these things.
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9 hours ago, Big Guava said:
Benson plays better positionally without the puck than 90% of the forwards...there is NO WAY he is getting sent down...they need more of what he brings not less.
agreed. I get Ox has had a decent stretch - but I am probably putting him in the press box 2 out of 3 games. Prefer to have Girgs and his speed on that 4th line. Just my opinion. We are probably talking 6 of this and half dozen of the other.
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19 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:
Yes, the "drunken Indian" thing was all racist BS but you're missing one important aspect. Nolan had a contentious and argumentative relationship with his GM and Regier wasn't sure if he'd be able to work with Nolan on Nolan's terms so he offered him the one year deal as a trial for that. Nolan's pride made him refuse it.
Regier got lucky with Ruff. Ruff had been a decent assistant and he had Sabres roots, but there was no way to know if he'd be a good head coach or not. He could just as easily have been like Housley.
it is ok to get lucky with a hire. point was - regier knew something was a little off and had to hedge his bets. nolan was, make no mistake, an ***** to work with in the front office. ***** like nolan, or nice guy like granato - means nothing to me personally. at the end of the day, the sabres have to decide, is this the guy that takes them to the next level. i am not personally seeing it. i see a team with no identity.
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17 hours ago, Porous Five Hole said:
Wait, wasn’t the Nolan thing with Muckler?
no, common misconception since he and muckler had a such a terrible relationship. muckler was fired pre nolan not coming back
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for me, this takes me back to the late 90's when Regier had to make a choice at what direction his young franchise was going to go. He purposefully insulted Nolan with a one year deal - and proceeded to hire Ruff. He knew Nolan did his job motivating the young team into becoming NHL players - but he was not going to finish it and make them legit contenders.
And no - Nolan did not sleep with Hasek's wife or show up to rink drunk. That is all BS.
Regardless - this may be a similar situation. Does KA have the nuts to see it is time for a new voice to guide these young chickens...
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55 minutes ago, Weave said:
Where would someone find a comprehensive list of NHLers that have had the same surgery Kane underwent? Serious question. I’ve seen posts indicating that 3 or 4 recent players that underwent the same procedure retired shortly after. How many players are we talking? And how many were in serious decline not related to the surgery?
ed jovanovski (granted, 10 years ago...)
nicklas backstrom
carl hagelin
ryan kesler
not a long list - but that could also be a point - it may not be an ideal surgery to have if you play sports.
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1 hour ago, PASabreFan said:
Does one mistake make him a moron?
no. just going to an extreme to make a point that i could care less.
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I can put my fan blinders on and root for virtually anyone. So the off ice stuff - so be it. Lot's of morons in the world. Sure there are a few on the Sabres team right now, whether we know it or not.
Assuming (big assumption) he is really feeling good and healthy - worst case, he is a .75 point a game player. Who doesn't want that? None of our current prospects are capable of that (yet).
Here is the thing - every player - I mean literally - every player who had this surgery...never gets over the discomfort, and they retire. Every single one. Why would Kane be different?
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On 11/11/2023 at 4:02 PM, dudacek said:
Here’s some food for thought: arbitration-eligible RFAs between 23 and 26 who signed extensions that bought UFA years.
what a zig zag. clearly 30+ goal scorers got a premium payout (hintz and meier)...but then kempe throws a monkey wrench in that. then there is the players in that .77 range (where i am putting casey based on last 78 games played)... I have no clue where to peg mitts.
his agent could come from a million different directions on this one, and so can the sabres.
In a nutshell - if he averages .8 or higher this season alone - he could fetch 9 million on the open market. If he were to sign now, my guess is it costs the sabres 7 - 7.5 million a year.
That just goes to show you what a ridiculous deal we got with tage. he is worth 11+ a year.
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15 minutes ago, Doohickie said:
It's also a question of roster spots. What do you do with Jost or Olofsson if you're carrying Benson and Savoie? Or do you waive one of the goalies? They're basically juggling the roster based on injuries as it is but at some point the injury music (hopefully) stops playing and everyone has to find a chair.
And you can't just play Benson and Savoie in the AHL. Savoie is only there because he is on a conditioning assignment. After a couple weeks in ROC he needs to either move up to the NHL or back to the WHL; he can't stay in the AHL beyond that. And unless Benson gets injured he can't to to the AHL at all.
OK, I was under the impression they could play in the AHL, but it burns a year of their entry level contract (same as NHL play). I thought that is why teams loathe to do it - if they are not getting NHL time, they don't want to burn it.
Assuming you are correct ( and I don't see why you wouldn't be), that complicates things. I am not sold Benson is better in the lineup than Jost right now...and need to see Savoie with some NHL minutes...
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On 10/23/2023 at 2:31 PM, Buffalonill said:
Why can't both stay and just learn from nhl players? What's the worst thing about Rotating them both..
Let's look at Savoie in Rochester he looked horrible does sending him down to lower Competition help him?
Buffalo should do the sink or swim with them both
You are dead on with this. Candidly - if we have to burn both of their entry level deals to let them flip between the AHL and NHL all season...so be it. If both are showing the have NHL 'readiness' - get them out of juniors.
I mean, if we are worried about only having Benson locked up until age 26 versus 27 as an RFA...that is a bit misguided.
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2 hours ago, Porous Five Hole said:
Like I said, way to early to draw any conclusions, but I did it anyway
that line made me laugh! good pull up of stats - good read.
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1 hour ago, PerreaultForever said:
idk, you don't want it to be true, but more often than not when these things pop up they are in fact true. Context and detail are sometimes blurry, but the overall issue is usually true. Usually.
This could explain the separation between the Bills/Sabres.
BS statement. Plenty of false allegations in recent years.
Trotter's allegations stink of crap. Both owners happened to say an "if they dont like, then do this..." type statement. Reeks of a shallow and lazy grifting. Not uncommon this day and age.
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67 games short of what i would prefer, but i guess we all cant get what we want all the time.
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15 hours ago, SwampD said:
I do not, nor have I ever cared about taxes. They just don't matter. I find people who whinge and moan about taxes annoying and a waste of my time.
We have never heard of a player say he chose to not go to the Rangers because he had to pay city tax as well as a higher state tax, ever.
I do care. Taxes are important to maintain what we have - but the less I have to pay, the better. But I suppose because in with all the personal conversations you have had with players, and none of them mentioning it to you - then they probably don't care. I'm just a whiner, and You are the man!
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7 hours ago, SwampD said:
Montreal, Vancouver, Minnesota, Seattle, Chicago.
Citing taxes is hilarious to me.
Not sure why that is hilarious. Do you think players don't take this into consideration? Some states are better than others. If you can find the perfect combo if stretching the dollar and playing for a great franchise - why wouldn't you do that?
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1. Tampa - this is by far the cream of the crop. Good climate, taxes, fan base - class organization. I could only hope they would want to sign me!
2. Carolina - Good climate, fan base - committed and savvy organization.
3. Dallas - Good climate, decent fan base that has good passion making up for lack of knowledge (although it is better than it was 20 years ago), taxes - good organization committed to winning.
4. St. Louis - great fan base, climate, committed organization, tax rate is solid
5. Colorado - good fan base, interesting climate, beautiful region, outside of sales tax - not to shabby. Organization is committed
I am surprised how easy this top 5 was for me...I would have loved to put Florida on here - but I lived in Ft. Lauderdale years ago - and I know how bad the fan base can be. Hockey is a lonely world when they are not on top.
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One of the coolest threads I have seen here!
1. Winnipeg - region and taxes, no thanks
2. Calgary - see above
3. Edmonton - see above
4. Toronto - taxes and fish bowl environment - and not a positive fish bowl either. Demanding is good - but is cartoonish demanding.
side note: As a player, I would probably have all Canadian teams off my radar due to their tax structure - but Vancouver and Montreal are cities that have some character (Ottawa, I suppose I could handle it), and could see myself playing in all three of those places over #5....
5. Arizona - No long-term vision for team or market. That kind of uncertainty would make me uncomfortable - and give me the feels that I am playing for no other reason than money.
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2 hours ago, Jävə Keith said:
Chautauqua Lake. I moved my family 1.5 years ago (from Annapolis, Maryland) back here to live permanently (not just summers) because it is our happy place.
so underrated. you have the bemus and mayville area for great eating, camping and boating. Ellicottville excursion for a day. good call
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3 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:
What about a scoring winger, pick 45 with 50% retention on the mentioned scoring winger?
I always perceived Carolina as rather shrewd - 50% retained, Joker and a conditional 2nd in 2024 (becoming a 1st if he signs). Really can't see them moving him without getting a cost controlled D in return. If I am KA, I can only do that if I think Stillman or Johnson are ready/able to play 15 minutes a night.
Eric Comrie called up, Devon Levi sent down
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While I am not a big poster around these parts - I just have to get this off my chest...
What a ***** show our organization is.
It is 100% clear that they have no framework or identity to fall back on in any scenario - including development.
Leave Levi in Rochester to be 'part of a team', develop/learn...and practice/play as a starter.
KA and Granato are amateurs.