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  13. GDT Coyotes at Sabres 3-26-2015 7PM MSG, WGR

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    I kind of hope the Sabres finish strong so we don't have to live with the tanking label. Arizona beating Detroit did us a huge favor. I think the team can keep playing all out and still be safe. Hopefully we go into a shoot-out this fist game with both teams playing well because we'd be pretty safe at that point. The only thing that could mess up the final result is if we sweep Arizona. It would be nice if we didn't win this first game just because everyone would be happy and could come together again. Everyone could root for a strong Sabres finish without worrying we won't get McEichel.By the way, I don't consider that the Sabres have tanked. The team appears to have given 100% each night and the GM only made logical trades including getting rid of unsigned players which every team not in the playoffs has done every year. The Sabres fans may have tanked but the team has not. I don't think anyone planned on their mid-year slump which put them into this position.

    I like this post.

    In my perfect world, we finish 7-2, led by Grigorenko and Larsson, win the lottery and we all have to apologize to JJ when a teddy gets them off to a 23-14 start next fall.

    No sarcasm, in case anyone is wondering.

  14. Official 2015 NHL Draft Thread

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    Just to add to my previous post, I think the argument could be made that the current talent base is wider now, so it's harder for any one player to consistently be on top of the mountain. You also have to consider the concussions Crosby has had, having lost nearly 2 full seasons, which is going to have a major impact on winning end of season awards.

     

    Edit: This conversation is why I hate comparing players across eras. It's just so damn hard to do fairly.

    Scoring dominance would be relatively easy to calculate. How many more points are you scoring than your peers?

    Pure dominance is subjective, so I went with indicators that show subjective consensus.

     

    The point I was trying to make was that thre have been players that have seemed more dominant in their eras than Sid is in this one. If MCDavid is more dominant than Sid, does that change the narrative?

     

    PS Orr and Lemieux had the same degree of injury concerns that Crosby has.

  15. GDT Coyotes at Sabres 3-26-2015 7PM MSG, WGR

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    I have a fear that Grigorenko will turn into a scoring machine tonight :P

     

    I had the same thought.

    If this was the last game of the year and it ALL came down to losing in order to get McDavid (guaranteed McDavid), would you still want Sabres to win? Last time I will ever approach the subject again but I have to know.....

    Rationally, there's only one way to look at it.

     

    Emotionally, we'll see when the game starts, but I'm betting I'll be pretty much the same as i have been all year.

    I cheer every Sabres goal, then immediately have second thoughts. It's the reverse when the other team scores.

    It's like every game has a silver lining.

  18. Official 2015 NHL Draft Thread

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    You're comparing careers, right? Where were those players at 27? Crosby's points per game are top-5 all time if I'm remembering correctly...given the era he plays in, that's insane. I firmly believe he could out up near-Gretzky numbers if he played on a good team in the 80s.

     

    Points per game is bad judge because of the differences in eras. I was looking for indicators of seasons of dominance — being "the best."

     

    At 27 Orr was pretty much what you see above. He only played eight full seasons, before his knees ended his career.

    Howe had five scoring titles and three Harts at Crosby's age.

    All of Lemieux's honours were collected before his first retirement after 12 seasons. And during that time he was competing with Gretzky.

     

    Crosby is the best player of his era, but he hasn't soared over the rest. There is a higher level of dominance that a handful of players have hit.

    What if the McDavid hype has actually been understated? What if he is a notch above?

  19. Official 2015 NHL Draft Thread

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    Consider this:

    Crosby: 2 Harts, 2 scoring titles, 3 first team all-stars, 1 cup

    Orr: 2 Harts, 2 scoring titles (as a defenceman!), 8 first team all-stars,  2 cups

    Howe: 6 Harts, 6 scoring titles, 12 first team all-stars, 4 cups

    Lemieux: 3 Harts, 6 scoring titles, 5 first team all-stars, 2 cups

     

    Seems to me Crosby is closer to the second tier of all-time greats — the Lafleurs and the Bossys — than he is the best of the best.

     

    Everyone seems to equate McDavid with Crosby, i.e. probably the best player of his era.

    McDavid question worth pondering: what if he is a step above that? 

  22. Official 2015 NHL Draft Thread

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    I'm not saying BUF won't improve.  They will improve, they'll be better, but you're talking about an improvement for team that is statistically an order of magnitude worse than the next worse team in the league.    They'll be better, but that doesn't mean they're not still a bottom 2 team.  

     

    Let me put it this way, which team(s) are you saying will be worse than BUF?   ARI with McEichel?  TOR with a new coach minus Kessel?   CAR?  CBJ?   Even with all the additions you mentioned, the Sabres will still have the least talented team in the league.    

     

    And yet everyone is ready to concede 30th to a team that didn't start tanking until February.

  24. Grigorenko

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    Posted · Edited by dudacek

    It's hard to know really....what I think is needed is just time playing at speed. Indecision at the NHL level is the real killer.

    Slower players than Grigorenko have survived in the league. 

     

    Yep. I was thinking a nice comparison to the upside of Grigorenko's game was playing last night: Jason Spezza.

    This also explains why the "earn it" doesn't wash with me. In Grigo's case it should be more about "learn it."

     

    Whatever Hodgson has been through this year, you gotta give the kid credit for keeping his yap shut. 

     

    It's actually been amazing how quiet and polite he's been.

    It's a factor in why I don't think Coy will be bought out.

    You have to think there is a GM out there who used to be fan, and who thinks there is an opportunity to buy low.

    If I'm Colorado, I picture him with Duchene or McKinnon and say hmm....

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