LTS
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I'll put this out there. Gionta wants to be in Buffalo more than anywhere else. He does not want to be traded but he expects he will be. So basically he's not telling Murray to NOT trade him. I've said in other threads I expect him in MTL or CBJ and I think the Sabres will get a good return for him. I do believe they would want him back next year and I am pretty certain he would come back in a 1 year deal if it included a no movement clause. These are things I've been told by someone who knows him very well. I would trade him because he will bring in valuable returns and because they should be able to bring him back next year and he should be on this team. He brings a LOT to that roster and the locker room. Beyond anything else he's a leader and that leadership can't be undervalued.
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I don't disagree with you but I think if the players understand the plan they are willing to deal with having had their chance to make the run prior to March 1. If, at March 1, they've not done the job then they look to next year. The roster will be quite a bit different I would think with some of the younger players in Rochester coming up into permanent roles. The Sabres can use this year to make the room by moving out players who are replaceable by the likes of Bailey, Baptiste, Nylander, etc. Interesting read. The one point that I hadn't considered is the scattered shifts that Moulson, Ennis, etc. get with ROR and KO. They are showcase shifts so teams can see what they do with some good players around them. Unfortunately it doesn't seem like much. That said, if GMs and coaches believe that Bylsma system is suppressing the player talent then they're likely to ignore on ice results a bit and look more at the foundations of the player. Should be interesting.
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The Sabres are going to sell because they can and they should. Murray said it. There are teams that think they have a shot. He knows the Sabres don't have a shot. Limping into a wild card spot and being eliminated in Round 1 doesn't do anything. Gionta will be sought after and comes with no strings. Kulikov is the same. Kane should be highly sought after. Moulson not as much - existing contract and all. So, if he's able to move them for a good D prospect or two or better I think he'd do it.
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Murray tried to fix the offense and in order to do that in a timely manner some D had to be moved. What options were left? Keep the draft pick and use it I suppose.. no idea if that "D" would be in Buffalo at this point. I do think Bylsma is killing the team however. They have the ability to be better but they struggle in their own end far too much.
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I think that demonstrates just how much I pay attention to the NBA and completely forgot that the Nets became the basketball team in Barclay Center... hah. Go me!
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Let them relocate implies they'd have a choice. If Barclays throws them out they have to find a local place to play. So if the league becomes desperate they need to look at MSG or the Devils rink. No way they go back out to the old rink. Squeezing a hockey team into the MSG or Devils rink schedules would be tough given the NBA presence.
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But if Gionta were to come back next year on another 1 year deal would they give him the "C"? If they move him it's likely they would play the rest of the year with 3 "A"s. I'm not sure any player would accept the "C" if he were to come back and I am pretty certain he would come back. And I'll stand by it.. MTL knows Gionta and he was their "C" for awhile. They could use him. CBJ absolutely could use him.
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Quebec City has its doors open and waiting.
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Gionta does not want to be traded but he expects to be. I'll float CBJ and MTL as the most likely of locations. These guys are professionals. They all know if you are a UFA at a trade deadline you are available. If Murray wants to send a message then he needs to sign Kulikov but it's unlikely he does that because it's one more player he has to protect. The variables to this season are increased due to the expansion draft. UFAs should have a pretty good value because they won't be on rosters after the season. A GM who maximizes the value of that pick will make a perfectly strong statement about winning in the future. If Murray pulls a player back in on a trade at this point he's going to have to choose who to protect. No player on that team believes they are top of the mix right now. It could be that Kulikov doesn't go anywhere simply because the Sabres don't want to pull up another player for this season. Gio, in my opinion, is a solid bet to return on a 1 year if they wanted him next season. Kulikov, not as much.
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The technology does exist for this. The question is wanting to implement it or it being economically feasible to do so given how many pucks go out of play. The FoxTraxx was child's play compared to what they have at this point. Given that the NHL adopted a video review system it implies they wanted to improve over on ice officiating alone. Now the question has to be, do they want to mostly right or almost completely right? (I'm not allowing for 100% accuracy yet).
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There are many times when the team that didn't "desetve" to win still does. 1999 Game 6. You are rationalizing. By the video, the Sabres deserved to win. By the stats maybe not. But they put the puck in the net.
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Buffalo vs. Dallas. No goal. This time the wrong way. Twice.
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Or, the offsides goal that was inconclusive and the Sabres goal that was not allowed isn't at all to blame? They were sleepwalking in the first two periods but those two calls are terrible and change everything if called right. Even this last goal now. That's in.
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Agreed. These refs are bad. Spezza, 2 minutes for holding Bogo? Nah. Total garbage.
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That's a goal. He doesn't move until he gets up and it's very much over the line.
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Kane making sure his ASG break antics are forgiven? Rohrbach Space Kitty for me right now. I vary from beer to beer though. One period left.
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I guess D-LO should have played?
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I'd be depressed if my beer sucked like the Sabres... But it doesn't. Also, every time RJ says Honka I think of a drill sergeant. Not quite the same but my brain wants it to be.
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Pecan Lodge? It's a little over 2 miles away which could be hell in traffic or if you are walking it.
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Glad you posted this. It's been my observation (from being on the rope line and in other situations) that this is exactly why D-Lo is popular. I don't like him on the ice as I think he just doesn't add enough at the NHL level but you always hope that if you remove someone like this from the locker room that the attitude and morale doesn't change too much because it's not always easy to find a guy who can fill that role. Go Sabres... can't wait to watch tonight and hopefully NOT have too much stress.
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I have to agree... I think it was Eleven who preached about the wide open hockey for the Leafs and I questioned if I could survive it. I suppose tonight I know how I'd feel when they win.. but if they were to lose I'm still not certain I'd take it well. Hell, I was just about to change away when they began clawing back. I keep watching the Eichel goal and watching the Predator players suddenly realize "OH CRAP.. he accelerated"
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Only 11:19... East Coast! If you had a few more videos of the scenic view off your porch there I'd just watch those until I achieved a state of Zen. No valium, but I can say the the bottle of gin took a beating tonight. Unfortunately I'm more JACKed up than I was last night when I made a mocha with a quadruple shot of espresso.
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Sleep? It'll be awhile before I'm calmed down. Enjoy your day sir!
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If there was ever a game where the Eichel tower needed to grow. Man.. you have something special here and your little dude just experienced something awesome. It just fills me full of the smiles to think about how this has to be playing out for him right now.
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So there I am.. sitting upstairs where everyone is asleep and then THAT happened. I mean... THAT happened. That's Jack Eichel... slow.. methodical and then boom.. he's gone and bang its in the net. HOLY... Ummmm HOLY... Yea... I'm done. I could not yell and shout lest I be destroyed by my wife.. but I certainly was gesticulating like a I had stepped on the center rail. WOW.. There's no reason the Sabres should win that game... none. But I'll take it.
