nfreeman

Congrats TB! You too Housley.

Just curious -- do you attend Sabres games or other sporting events?

Interesting.

My recollection is that he said that he was leaving, that he wasn't going to attend the meetup and that he wasn't going to continue updating some threads he was working on -- so a pretty comprehensive cutting of ties.

Interesting. I can definitely see it playing out that way. Separately: it occurred to me last night that in the various arguments in this thread last year about whether it was Jimmy or Chuck who was at fault in their conflict, I neglected to say that really, both were wrong. Jimmy was wrong because (as I posted last year), he doesn't get to take chances with other people's livelihoods and reputations, but Chuck was also wrong for not appreciating the good and loving qualities that his brother has.

Based on the way Hoss left, I'll be pretty impressed if anyone can sweet-talk him into returning.

The water is shut off in my office today. Things are getting dicey.

I really hope DDB gets canned, but I know that I'm glad to have Liger back.

Pretty good season premiere, although a bit slow IMHO. I'm curious to see what usage Chuck has in mind for the tape.

Settle down young man. You're not going anywhere.

Oh, you're referring to the "conference semifinals?" That is Gen-X weak-willed construct if there ever was one.

Since I'm throwing these around today, there is NFW that Whaley didn't want to get rid of Rex.

Very nice.

I think there is NFW that GMTM wanted to fire DDB but was overruled by TP.

They lost in the 2nd round last year. Well, in 4 years there, he made the playoffs twice and won one round. So, since 2007, he's won one playoff round. The Stars also dropped a staggering 30 points in the standings this year relative to last year. That means something is seriously wrong there. If my choices are DDB or Lindy, I'm taking Lindy in a heartbeat, but facts is facts.

So who are we going to get at #6 or #7? JFC I hope it's a good defenseman.

So now it's shoes, then socks? How's that working for ya?

Ugh.

I hate to say it, but it still seems unlikely that they'd put him out there for a presser and then can him.

I think they had quite a bit of skill on O, as evidenced by the PP, they had pretty solid goaltending and they had a number of respectable defensemen. I think a better coach would've made it work the same way Babcock did in Toronto.

Me too. CT beat me to it. I think better coaching would've made more of a difference to the Sabres this year than better health. That post-bye week meltdown was unforgivable.

Well, if you believe in the collective wisdom of the crowd, this one is waaaaaayyy too close for comfort.

Do you think this roster should be competitive for a playoff spot? I do.

Well, as an NHL winger, he's OK, but probably not top-line material, and maybe not top-6 (not on a top-5 offense, anyway). He was an elite center as a junior. Why not see if he can be a difference-maker at that position in the NHL? It's not like he was lighting it up as a winger, and the team has a lot invested in him.

I'm emphatically on board. yse -- This is not a 5th-last-in-the-NHL roster. Not even close.