nfreeman
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Just looked at the Islanders' schedule -- they have lost 18 out of their last 21 (and 2 of their 3 wins in that stretch have come in the shootout). Vanek has 6 goals in 19 games there, btw.
Holy mackerel.
I think it's safe to say that Vanek won't be re-signing there.
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I'm still not sure this is a hard fast NHL rule. I have been told that there is no set NHL rule and every trade sets its own parameters as to when the deferral is required. The article you cite doesn't really clarify this even though you continue to state it as fact.
I would guess that you are right that it's a negotiated point in the trade. It would seem like a strange item for a league rule.
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Then I'd resign him. He is better than whatever they're likely to get out of that 25th overall pick.
I agree that he's better than what they'd get from #25, but I don't think I would want to give him what he would demand in order to re-sign with the Sabres. Someone will probably give him, say, a Pommer-type contract ($5.6MM x 5 years). I don't want the Sabres to be that team.
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I never want to hear you bitch about the Sabres (lack of) toughness again :P
Very nice.
FWIW, I'm thinking of going to the Islanders-Rangers outdoor game here in January if the tickets aren't too expensive.
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I've noticed, of late, how the team's official Twitter page is always careful to call Nolan the "interim coach". It's conspicuous to me. They could call him "Ted Nolan" or just "Nolan", but instead they choose to refer to him as "interim coach." Maybe tThey've [clearly] been doing that from the start; anyway, its persistence just dawned on me.
I noticed that too on the facebook posts. He always has his title attached, and that title is always interim coach.
I'd guess that they are being careful about this since the GM search/recruitment process is ongoing and they don't want the GM candidates to feel obligated to keep Nolan.
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You're right. They will declare all of team USA to be pro gay propagandists and imprison them all just before we play.
In all seriousness, I am 100% expecting some BS Russian hijinks during this tournament.
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The Sabres have already done the heavy lifting to garner a top 3 pick in each of the next two drafts. They are terrible. Why throw away all the "work" done to get there? If Darcy really knew what he was doing they would already have McKinninon. Right now would be the worst time in franchise history to give away picks for a band aid.
Do you want to give up Bobby Ryan, Evgeni Malkin (Eric Staal if you go three #2 overall picks)
for Ryan O'Reilly or Derrick Brassard?
I agree -- giving up picks this high in order to sign an RFA makes no sense unless the RFA is a truly elite player -- like Stamkos a couple of years ago. The RFAs this year aren't at that level.
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Good point. When I wrote that I was looking at it the other way: LA using Schenn (#5) and Johnson (#3) to acquire Richards and Carter, who played a role in their championship.
Well, this hurts my side of the never-ending argument, but Doughty was also a top-5 pick and was a key player for that LA team...
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What happens if you overpay a UFA by $2MM per year to come here and he has a career-ending concussion, or trade away two high picks and prospects for a proven star who ends up retiring in two years? Those kind of "what if" scenarios really don't have much value because teams have no control over them. And it's really not so deeply flawed when you look at the results: since the lost season, only 2/8 Cup winners (Boston and Detroit) didn't either have a top-5 pick contributing significantly or used as a trade chip to acquire other players who did contribute significantly.
This is the song that doesn't end... :lol:
And now we're moving the goalposts, innit?
The relevant question is whether being bad enough to draft in the top 5 pays off for that team -- not for some other team that ends up using the highly-drafted player. So it doesn't matter to Hartford, who drafted Pronger #2 in 1993, that Pronger was the key to Anaheim winning the cup in 2006.
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We've all been saying the same exact thing for at least the last 10 years. I have no idea why we keep coming back, but we will.
I stopped paying for NFL Sunday Ticket before last season. I'll watch them on DVR if they are on regular NYC TV, but I'm not killing a Sunday afternoon for them and I'm not spending $400 or whatever Sunday Ticket is these days to watch them. I also don't go to the Bills-Jets game in NYC any more.
That's the way it's gonna stay until they terminate the Toronto abomination AND win a playoff game.
I was as big a Bills fan as anyone, but the years of not trying to win have really soured me on the organization.
(Of course, I'm still a Bills STH because my seats are too good to give up and it's relatively easy to unload most of the games without losing too much $$ -- so I haven't totally turned my back.)
It's a good thing DR got canned when he did, because I was starting to lean that way with the Sabres too.
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Great NYC restaurant for lunch (fancy Mexican) and another one on the schedule for dinner tonight (Asian fusion).
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I know. I'm just saying that it wouldn't be the worst-case. I'd STRONGLY prefer a forward. Honestly, if we don't get number one I still think we end up with Reinhart. At the very top, you consider need when it's close like it is between Ekblad and Reinhart. Teams like the Isles, Oilers and Panthers might consider a dman before another forward. Especially Edmonton.
It'd be interesting to see what we'd do if we ended up with both Reinhart AND McDavid. Who do we move to wing between those two and Hodgson? Obviously McDavid stays at center. I don't think I could see Hodgson on the wing, and I don't know if you want to tango with him going back to the bottom six. Obviously could trade one. Good problem to have if it ever gets there.
Well, a defenseman has gone #1 only once since 1996 -- that was Erik Johnson in 2006.
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Enough of the other bottom teams need defense that even if we end up #2 there's a good chance we get Reinhart.
On a broader point, I refuse to give in to the "it's Buffalo, of course 'negative thing' will happen". We should have picked higher last year, and we are clearly the worst team in the league this year. And we're long overdue for some good luck. This is our year dammit!
How about "you reap what you sow?"
We are still making our way out of the long shadow of Black Sunday and the DR cloud of loserdom. We traded away our 2 best forwards in order to intentionally ice a terrible team. There are more Rangers and Leafs fans at the FNC than Sabres fans. Why do we deserve a 1-in-4 longshot to hit?
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Good point on the team talent. It's hard to say where some of these guys would land on other teams. Except Hodgson, he's clearly a top-6 forward. Screw the haters! :P
I want everyone who thinks this team is going on a run to read your last point, and then re-read it. We may not win the lottery, but we'll damn sure have a better chance than any other team.
Which is a 25% chance of winning. That and $2.50 gets you on the subway -- but it most likely doesn't get you Reinhardt.
Is there any doubt in your mind that we'll end up with #2 (literally and figuratively)?
Thanks a million Darcy.
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Interview tomorrow with a company and position MUCH more in line with my experience and career wishes. 1st interview was with just the HR mgr and it went very, very well. Interviewing tomorrow with two engineering group managers. Missed most of the game so far tonight prepping for the interview. I'm as ready as I've ever been.
Wow. Did she give you a lapdance?
Good luck. You are going to kill it.
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Point taken, I was taking the basic approach, everybody wants to ###### them.
Now that is just filthy.
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Yes, it was waiting for me when I got home. Also, somewhere along the line the price dropped by $50. There must have been a black friday deal or something that they gave me (I ordered on wednesday and they changed it on Thanksgiving). So yeah, this worked out pretty well for me. Save $50 and also get that $100 gift card? Yeah, it was worth the annoyance.
Very nice. So your iPad cost probably wasn't too much more than the Kindle would've cost, and you ended up with a much better present for the wife.
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I'm with the others, there is no Tywin right now. And perhaps therein lies the problem...
You're with the Others? Well, that would explain a lot...
Can Foligno be anyone other than Daenerys?
I was feeling pretty good about Foligno as Jon Snow -- son of a great leader, goes off to the frozen North, gets into some scraps, finds himself in a hot tub with a cutie, etc.
And I also liked PLF as Danerys -- the good-looking leader returning from exile with an army to clean house.
Come to think of it, Nolan should've been Ser Jorah.
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Just one thing on that list I can't agree with. Tywin Lannister is a badass. He has a song about him killing ppl and he is still alive. Terry Pegula is not Tywin Lannister...
You're right -- that one was a stretch. I'm wide open for suggestions on Tywin.
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That's what I would normally do if I wanted it delivered, but that wasn't an option here. I ordered it as an in store pick up, but they changed that on me without giving me any say. Shipping was automatically changed to my billing address.
And aside from the theft thing, I'm also not too crazy about an electronic device sitting outside on a cold day. I guess that's not too big of a deal though.
I'd guess that you wouldn't have to pay if it got stolen -- but it would certainly be a hassle.
Hope you're home by now and it landed safely.
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OK, so over Thanksgiving I ripped through about 500 pages of book 2 (bringing me to 75% complete) and re-watched a few episodes of Season 1 and am generally going through a mini-GoT-binge.
I got to thinking: which Sabres personnel are comparable to the various GoT characters?
Here's what I've got:
Jaime Lannister -- Vanek
Cersei Lannister -- Quinn
Tywin Lannister -- Pegula
Tyrion Lannister -- Lindy
Bronn -- Nolan
Varys -- Darcy
Hound -- Kaleta
Brienne -- Myers
Robb Stark -- Rolston
Catelyn Stark -- Miller
Jon Snow -- Foligno
Ned Stark -- McKee
Arya Stark -- Gerbe
Bran Stark -- Connolly
Sansa Stark -- Hodgson
Joffrey -- Mike Harrington
Renly -- Briere
Stannis -- Drury
Davos -- Ehrhoff
Gendry -- Adam
Danerys -- LaFontaine
Drogo -- Scott
Anyone got more?
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Missed J.T. Compher's two-goal effort in Michigan's Monday win over the Buckeyes? See them both here >
Nice couple of Moulson-type goals. Can't really tell about speed/skill from the clip, but the numbers are good in any case.
BTW, this is the guy they traded Sekera for -- so hopefully he'll develop into a good NHL player.
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I take it you never had to use Apple maps for navigation :P
Seriously though, Apple makes fine products and the ease of use is great for most users. But I never understood how techies could gravitate to them as I find the lack of customizability and some features absolutely maddening.
And yes, I hate Windows 8 and its interface with a fiery passion.
Well, I'm no techie -- just someone who uses the basic iPhone functions plus a dozen or so other apps -- and I've heard techies express frustration with apple's rigidity and non-customizable nature --!but I've owned a number of apple products and a number of windows-based products, plus 2 kindles, and the difference in how well they work is huge. As I mentioned above it's like comparing Crosby with Connolly.
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I'm late to the party but I think you made the right call.
I switched from iPhone 4 to a Galaxy S4 in June and I'm really regretting not going with an iPhone 5. Android basically took all the ideas from iOs, then added some extra stuff, and then made everything buggy and not super intuitive. Some of the extra features are cool, but they drain the battery and most aren't especially helpful for my everyday stuff. The really smooth user-interface on iPhone is great when you only have one hand free to mess around with your phone.
Well said. The apple products have their flaws, but they are superbly non-buggy and superbly intuitive.
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Boy, things have kinda taken a turn in here.