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A shortened season would suck! It's just not the same, I don't care how you look at it.

Didn't Piyush Jindal accept Stimulus funds after publicly trashing Obama for wasting tax payers money? Or is that the hypocrisy you speak of?

You kinda do.

I know it's the offseason and I know it's probably going to be longer than we all want, but this is getting to the point of obsession. I think I'm going to watch the televised sensationalism about this rain shower... I mean tropical storm. :rolleyes:

It's not comparable because the Sabres don't need to be blown up. For the purpose of this discussion I will scratch that post, I don't think it's Deluca's intention to discuss whether or need they need to be blown up. I think we've beaten that dead horse enough.

Doesn't matter P-Ville doesn't hit.

Haha, you got that right.

I vowed to stay out of this thread, already failed once. The temptation is almost unbearable.

DR needs to be like the rest of the GM's and say he doesn't have time for this soap opera crap. The best solution for an attention ###### is to deny them attention. If DR isn't truly pursuing Doan or Doan really was waiting to see what comes of the ownership deal......... then I retract my statement. :flirt:

Will somebody literally give me a synopsis of the last couple of pages? I literally haven't had time to read literally any of it. You guys have literally been busy on this thread it's literally impossible to keep up if you're not at your computer literally all day. :angel: Is that ludicrous? :P

So would this be the third or fourth deadline he has set since free agency opened up? Seems to me he was supposed to decide Jul 10? Or maybe they WON'T match the offer. Just because he hasn't signed doesn't mean he's not all about the money. I think he realizes it could be months before anybody plays again and he's probably hoping a more desirable city matches it.

But he reads from a teleprompter. :rolleyes:

I wouldn't. I'd rather have Vanek and trade for Iginla who would be even better for Vanek AND bring in leadership.

Vanek, Stafford and Pomnville are players we need because much as this board whines about them, they are keys to our offense, and still young. SMART moves will make them better. An overhaul isn't needed to make this team contenders. But losing you key offensive players will hurt. That Stafford/Armia question is unanswerable. Nobody knows how he will turn out and nobody knows if Stafford will return to form from two years ago now that he has supposedly put his personal issues behind him. Whether or not Tarnasky and Scott play a lot is besides the point. The point is it has been addressed and they will be used accordingly. Take my word for it, Tarnasky will play too, he can actually skate. If you want to put cap space aside, sure I'd love to have Doan. But unfortunately you can't do that and $7.5 a year is wayyyyyy too much for Doan. Sorry, I didn't see you already talked about Pronger before I posted. I do like the idea of Iginla. He satisfies more than Doan can and at a cheaper price.

No. I don't want to sit around for 3 years watching them completely overhaul the roster. We're in year 3 of that process down here and it ain't fun. I'd rather they take the pitch and wait for something better to swing at.

Pronger's cap hit isn't $7.5 mil a year either. And if he isn't able to play it won't count against the teams cap.

Because management has been on a leash. That's the problem with society nowadays. People want instant gratification without any concerns about the ramifications it has on the future. And when the future arrives they bitch about what happened when they didn't build for the future. Of course he met with them, he wanted to go to a successful team. Did either team sign him? Has either team shown interest since? When he told them $7.5 mil/yr they slammed the door in his face.

I'd take Hartnell with his contract in a heartbeat over Doan. Hell, I'd take Hartnell with the contract that Doan wants over Doan.

Exactly! And they're not even in the running so what should that tell anybody? I think it is, because we don't have enough in the system to make up for Vanek, Stafford and Pominville. In a few years the Sabres will be fighting for a #1 overall pick. Sorry, I'm not willing to give up long term success for a short term run for a Cup. Really? Did you account for the loss of Roy as far as goals? DR already addressed the heart issue by dumping Roy and Gaustad and the physical side with Tarnasky, Scott and Ott. If nothing had been done in the offseason up to this point, Doan might be a valid argument.

Has anybody ever been to the drag strip or a car show and see some cars with little vinyl stickers that say 'For Sale'? The owner doesn't have a big for sale sign on the car because he really doesn't want to or need to sell it. But the little vinyl sticker is there to let people know that he's willing to sell it if some idiot offers him the insanely inflated price he has in mind.

A $15 million burden in a cap era........... YES.

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The best way to get respect is not by picking up players other teams respect. Respect doesn't get you wins. Wins get you respect. This team can't afford his contract. They'll have to dump salary in a couple of years to afford him and by the time our young players come around and need leadership, Doan will be too old to play.

Maybe if he was 28............. and it was $5 mil/yr. Heatley? Heatley had a career WORST year last year with 24 goals..... which is Doan's AVERAGE over his career. Doan has never scored more than 31 goals, Heatley has broken that 5 of the last 7 years....... by a large margin. Lecavalier? He had one "bad" year in 09-10 with 24 goals in 82 games...... again a career worst year which is Doan's average. Gomez? Well yeah........................ :P Heatley has scored 31 more goals in 450 less games.

If Doan wasn't the last big name FA out there............ what would this forum do if DR spent $7.5 mil/yr on a winger who has won two playoff series and has never scored more than 31 goals? This whole place would be livld!! 1. Stafford is 9 years younger than Doan. 2. Stafford is making almost HALF of what Doan would make. Seems hitting is the most important aspect of a hockey athlete's arsenal today. I sure hope they have time to score with all that hitting going on, because BFLO hasn't addressed that yet. :wallbash: Stafford lead his team to a lower position in the draft? So Stafford sucks because he doesn't score, but he goes on a hot streak at the end of the season and now he sucks because he did score. Don't you think you're kinda pushing it a little... grasping at straws?