ska-T Chitown
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17 hours ago, French Collection said:
I’m not an expert but I think it is a more recent trend and will become even more popular with McJesus leading the flock.
Gretzky wasn’t known for his skating and didn’t use the cross overs much. Many of his breakaways were due to cheating in the defensive zone and his IQ putting him in the right positions.
McDavid crosses over to beat guys wide and then cut to the net which Gretzky never did. Gretzky didn’t go to net net much on the rush, he slowed the play down to let guys join and then dish off to the best option.
This is sorta what I thought, but I never thought of Holzinger as a skating innovator, so I was curious what others thought. Thanks!
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On 4/28/2023 at 6:55 PM, Thorny said:
“Brother the Zinger went sailing through!” What a fantastic call from the Legend.
Crazy because in this clip, Holzinger looks fast even by today’s standards: compared to your average 90’s clip this is blistering
Agree, I’d actually guess the opposite: the thing that helped set him apart back then is much more a commonplace requirement today, skaters are way faster to a man
It is kinda funny - all the youtube channels rave about MacKinnon, McDavid, and others and how they use their crossovers to generate such speed ... watching that clip Holzinger probably takes ... 2 forward strides from his own blue line all the way to the opposing goal - the rest were crossovers to generate that McDavid-like speed.
Been a hockey fan for 40+ years, but never really paid much attention to things like mechanics until 7 or 8 years ago when I started playing as an adult - I'd be curious if anyone with far better "how-to" knowledge than me remembers when this really caught on? First page of results on google reveal nothing on the history (so it must not be on the internet) and a few old grainy youtubes of Gretzky did not make it overly clear if he used them.
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9 hours ago, Weave said:
Funny you used this phrase. Earlier today I had a long layover in Dallas on my way home. I’m at the bar of an airport restaurant and the guy next to me orders Buffalo style bonless wings and ranch dressing, and the exact phrase that immediately came to my mind was, an abomination against God. For both the boneless wings and the children’s dip he ordered with it.
I live in the midwest now ... "ranch" is the official dip/sauce/dressing/drink of everything and I hate it. I can tolerate it (barely) when a place offers "ranch or blue cheese" with something "Buffalo" - but so many places just say "with Ranch" and look at you like you have done unspeakable acts to a close family member if you enquire as to the availability of the correct sauce.
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There is a ton of discussion on how the players who specifically play defense need to improve. Hard to argue with that. I have seen it in a few other threads and did not notice anyone bring it up yet here ... our forward group is very young and often young forwards are not particularly great at ensuring they are sticking to their defensive zone assignments.
I would not be surprised if some of the much needed defensive improvement next year comes from the forward group improving in that regard. I think we saw glimpses of it down the stretch and I thought it looked magnificent at times; sticks in passing lanes, opposing players tied up in front of the net, denying easy zone entries with entirely too much speed. And, not surprisingly, we won most of those games. Did they have a hiccup here and there? Sure. Did they maybe sacrifice a few goals at the other end? Probably. But I think the signs point to an improvement in that area next year.
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22 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
It's possibly elimination day. Much scoreboard watching to come.
The Sabres trail FLA and the NYI by 6 points, but with two games in hand. We cannot catch either team on regulation wins, so we must beat them on points. Our max is 93 and theirs are 95. Pitt has 90 points and we have two games in hand on them. We can catch them in regulation wins.
Step 1 - The Sabres need to win, preferably in regulation. The Rags will be in full playoff mode. They still have an outside chance to win the Division thanks to your victory over Carolina.
Step 2 - Fla and or the NYI must lose tonight. Of course, both losing would be better, but if both win in any way we are eliminated. The NYI plays at the disintegrating Ovie-less Caps, while Toronto travels to Sunrise to play Florida. I'm not sure Toronto has anything to play for at this point.
Step 3- Beat the Devils tomorrow night as well, preferably in regulation.
I am so freaking nervous. Butterflies in my stomach. Have not gotten much work done (although that is not terribly unusual for a Monday) and game time(s) - 6pm here on the central coast - cannot possibly come soon enough.
Yet, I still feel that same sense of optimism as when you walk out of the gas station or convenience store with that freshly printed Lotto ticket, dreaming of all the amazing things that could happen when you win. The Lotto has not worked out just yet - but man does it feel good to dream! Go Caps! Go Leafs (I threw up a little as I typed that) and most of all Go Sabres!!
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1 minute ago, Eleven said:
I think if you accord the Sabres a proper place in life, the games provide some release even if it's a 7-0 blowout that goes the wrong way. I'd much rather be mad at Granato for refusing to change goalies than be mad at some of the real problems in life, and frankly it is a welcome distraction--which is all that entertainment really is supposed to be. It's a healthy escape.
As for yesterday, I enjoyed it thoroughly. I wrote this team off from playoff contention in December--when @inkman published his poll--and I've still enjoyed watching the games and arguing with you all about the best course for the team. It might be a pathetic hobby, but it's a hobby.
If you can only enjoy the Sabres when they are contending for hardware, I've got to question whether your priorities are straight.
I could not watch the game live yesterday, so I avoided my phone and computer and had my wife go in and load the game in espn+ for me so there was no chance I would see the score. What a freakin' game!!
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8 hours ago, Doohickie said:
Looked like the lower bowl had a lot of empty seats on TV.
Yeah, that and at some point I recall a shot showing a fair amount of empties in the upper deck? Maybe it was just before/after a period and folks were still getting beers or using the bathrooms. @Taro T My comment was not meant to throw shade at people not being there - rather "man, I cannot wait to hear that place erupt when it is full again!"
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Couldn't watch the game live - just watched it on demand ... place was not even full and the crowd at the end STILL gave me chills!!
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33 minutes ago, Pimlach said:
Really? Your third post and you are taking us down the "we broke the drought because of Cincinnati rabbit hole"?
Let not forgot the Sabres need to pretty much run the table, and if they do they would certainly deserve to make the playoffs. It won't be because a random team beat a team currently in front of us. You get the points that you earn.
Okay, Okay 🙂 No jokes until 1K posts. I honestly remember being so happy when it happened, I did not care how it happened and it was such a great day - I'd love to have that feeling with the Sabres again.
30 minutes ago, matter2003 said:Too bad Baltimore doesn't either. You are misremembering...had a chance to take care of our own business with Pittsburgh when they played 2nd and 3rd stringers and puked all over ourselves at home.
Jeez, you are right of course ... guess I need two monsters this morning.
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Too bad Cincinnati does not have a hockey team to beat a Pittsburgh team in the last game to sneak us in.
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Hi folks - my profile says I have posted one other time, but to be honest I don't remember it! Long time lurker and appreciator of all the discussion that goes on here.
I was reading an article on ESPN about 100 point players in college hockey, they cited improved goal tending as one reason and threw this little tidbit: "Levi, a Buffalo Sabres prospect, is considered one of the most promising goalies in the game." Feels good to get some national validation on that point 🙂
https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/35971007/paul-kariya-100-point-scorer-ncaa-hockey
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Is Jeff Skinner on a Hall of Fame trajectory?
in The Aud Club
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In general, isn't HOF also based somewhat on your production compared to your peers? Since entering the league in 2010 (and winning the Calder), Skinny ranks #12 in goals and #49 in points. Sounds very good ... but not great?