X. Benedict
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I am a Weber supporter in that I was disgusted the "fans" made him the devil for actually wanting to win last year and being upset that they booed their own team for winning a home game.
I'll cry uncle.
Please let us turn the page on that night and season.
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I might get a little moist standing next to her.
The women in my life tell me moist is a dirty word.
Almost as bad as cluster.
Moist and cluster.
Not sexy, I'm told. Not sexy at all.
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haha. X. has to feel like the dude who was standing with Glenn on top of that dumpster, looking down into the sea of snarling walker faces.
I just wonder how he managed to get that footage of me to make it look like I was booing myself.
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Agreeing with the reporter gets him no where on the NHL good old boys front. Playing stupid and giving examples that lend credence to the reporters claim actually help the reporter. I'm not sure if it was completely intentional, but it worked to help prove his point.
GMTM is about focus.
Get the goalie equipment right. :)
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Gionta - maybe I'm willfully missing something - but he's not turning the puck over as in giving away, he's throwing the puck deep to turn the D. It is by design.
Pull the opposition d behind their own nets with speed on the left and bring the weak side forward down to pin the puck deep.
Gionta is very good at this. It gives slow pokes like Franson time to enter the zone, and it lets guys like Risto set up for the cycle up top.
Gionta is really following the design to a T. It really forces opposition to drop their forwards low, but it opens up the Buffalo attack from the right point. Which is the Sabres strength.
I don't think there is a player doing this better.
Anyway. I'm happy with him.
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Gionta didn't get any PP time in OT that I noticed.
He was on the ice in OT though.
Why? .....I don't think you can throw Moulson out there.
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I don't know X. You're saying the litmus for a 17+ minute wing is "get the puck deep"? That's what the 4th guys call success. And Eichel carries the puck deep on that line while Gionta. We have too much talent this year for Gionta to get these minutes. And he's just not producing points. I understand Byslma giving the vets a longer leash (moulson finally yanked in last night), but it's costing us games.
Gionta creates speed through the neutral zone. He's a terrrific player in transition. He really is.
I think you could question his PP minutes - fairly - but really, watch how many times the guy wins the zone.
And he doesn't take penalties. (last night the exception).
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I really like the competitiveness shown in every game, especially last night coming back from a 2 goal deficit twice to actually take a lead. Compared to the last couple years, this is Hockey Heaven.
That said, Gionta is fooling no one. He should be getting Legwand minutes.
Which is something I think you should reconsider.
Gionta consistently gets the puck into the offensive zone. Almost every shift. You could go with a bigger player, or you could go with a better scorer, but he's getting the puck deep with remarkable consistency. This takes pressure off the D, the goalie, and its creating shots. That's why he gets the minutes.
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Not getting the Gionta hate at all.
That was his second penalty of the year by the way.
His second.
His second minor in 22 games.
He's getting minutes because we don't have better.
Blaming him for that game is crazy.
I'd point to the penalty kill. How do Kane and Zemgus get caught deep on the Kill with a one goal lead with 6 minutes to play?
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Alberta is Carrion strong.
:lol:
I hope they convert him to D too.
:lol:
Nice work, Gents.
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He was handed down from the heavens, complete with s's at the end of his first and last names.
He's like an angels or a saints.
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i think maybe i would like it more if i knew what the f*** it actually meant ?
Yiddish for scoregasm.
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Mathews is going to Edmonton.
It is written.
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One of the best months a Sabres goalie has ever had? I haven't been paying attention too closely around here, but am I missing out on some inside joke or something?
And yes, I realize that I most likely am.
No joke, he did. However, I think a goalie like him putting up numbers like that tells me something is wrong with the game.
there are 16 goalies with 10 or more games with a S% over .920
Dominick Haseks lifetime S% was .922
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And they ain't had their breakfast yet!
:lol:
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Anyone else see the commercial for the 'The People vs. O.J. Simpson' starring Gooding Jr. as O.J.? It looks really good
So for you old-timers......
Miami has the oranges, but Cuba is the Juice.
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What the hell is going on with the Devils and their wins?
Cory Schneider and boring hockey.
The Devils model still works.
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Ryan O'Reilly should be "Life"
as in Life O'Reilly
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Years from now......after 578 goals in a Sabres uni. We will love the old Yeichel calls. :)
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But they died. RJ let them go. He needs to do the same with Yeichel.
He kept calling them as far as I remember. Until they were traded that is.
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http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/john-tortorella-calls-penguins-a-bunch-of-whiners/
Tortorella is just getting warmed up, he certainly gives you a bit of entertainment :P
John "I'M NOT ABOUT TO WHINE WHEN I CAN SCREAM" Tortorella
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Brooklyn - tender, funny, and beautifully shot. No testosterone in this one. The plot conflict is a little thin, but the real treasure is in the wordplay and wit. 4/5 Eggs.
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Yeichel... I am disappointed at RJ for coming up with that crap and then not just being like whoops and moving on. Yeichel is god awful.
You younger guys have lived too little. Oooo la la and wowie, were even more cringe-worthy.
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EnnisAll I know is I'm going to be referring to any goal scorer as Rhino for the foreseeable future. Moulson is due to Rhinoson here shortly.
Maybe Rhino Who, Sam Rhino, McRhino, Rhinoson, ColoRhino, BogoRhino, DeloRhino, Ennis, etc.
yes, yes
Rasmus Ristolainen: A star is born?
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Risto had a play yesterday I haven't seen a Sabre do in years.
He caught up to a guy on the breakaway and used his reach to lift the stick from behind.
There is nothing pedestrian about that.
That dropped my jaw.
it was beautiful.