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Rumour has it a friend of a friend had a boob job. They do look very good and are large for her size (she is quite short and petite bar the boobs)

wow nice goal. Good job Ennis

I agree

Amazing fight from Kaleta

I'm not sure there is a gm i would rather, so i don't have a problem with the extension. All the good gms are looked into their teams and a bad gm can cause a lot of long termproblems (Toronto)

Do you think we would be better with another owner? If so who?

I'm not sure a casual fan buys a sports team and decides to lose millions of dollars a year if they are casual. Also he was nearly brought to tears by an old Sabre - again not something a casual fan does That is actually a really interesting idea. It would make sense and is a lot more interesting than the boring standard Ruff hates young people and tries to ruin their lives because he is a bad coach

Young players turn to crap on any team more often than not - it is how the game works. Ruff really hasn't ruined any young players. Adam is the closest argument anyone could make and as he hasn't bounced backin the AHL I struggle to see how 3 months with a man could ruin the game this guy has been playing for almost 20 years. I just don't buy that someone can have such a big effect on a guy

Not necessarily spinning it on purpose. But yes. Firstly, there is no reason not to put the quote in the article. Secondly, 'laughing at' is a powerful phrase, I would like to see what they actually said - did they say they have meetings and all go round discussing and laughing at the next DR/LR screw up, or did they say they found it a perplexing decision and not one they would have made. Thirdly, I would like to know who these people were - not names, but vague positions - giving a quote gives an author - high ranking individuals suddenly becomes a western conference GM said this, a former coach who often played buffalo said.. etc. In my mind the devil is in the details, quotes give the details - there is a huge difference between someone say they disagreed with the decision and saying they actually considered someone laughable for the decision. Fourthly, the quote would provide a more interesting and subtle approach that might lead to a more informed article with something relevant to say Fifthly, it would show us how wide spread his sources are (i suspect they are all quite similar)

He is very proud. He hated how his stock dropped at the draft and wants to prove the world wrong/the sabres right. This can be a good or a bad thing, depending on the guy really. But what it does mean is benching him will make him pissed - if he thinks it is unfair it might make him angry and unresponsive, if he thinks it is because they think he isn't showing enough, it will make him dangerous on the ice. My psych evaluation anyway

Considering the play we have had, we ar quite fortunate - we are 11th in the East (22nd overall) and we are only like 3 points off 4th place in the East.

I think the sources are real. But are they useful. The barrister who works in FNC centre is hardly on par with Ted Black in terms of knowledge about the team/league

Crosby is 25. Probably kindest to just take him out into the backyard and shoot him now

Grigo is developing fine. No he isn't leading the league in goals - is that what you expected? How is the coach to blame for individual players stat lines? If Lindy is the cause of Stafford's scorelessness or Myers struggling then he is also the cause of Vanek/Pommer's score lines. The coach is responsible for the overall play of the team, but it is not his fault Stafford has been giving the puck away That still doesn't explain why he doesn't quote the source (not naming the source is understandable)

Ah yes. Brown, my favourite sabres player :P

I think i'd take better faceoffs and chemistry over puck control personally. But an argument could be made either way

That's true he is a columnist. But he is using sources to make his opinion sound like it is consensus around the league/more than an opinion. Either you write as a reporter and use inside information and quote it to make a point. Or you write as a columnist and use information available to everyone and speculate based on that/stir the pot etc. It is also about trust - if Mckenzie or Dreger wrote this I would believe it. Because I believe they know a lot of high up people as they break a lot of news early Yes and you can quote them without naming them, which is also a fundamental principle of good journalism

It depends on the reasoning though. Saying he only has 3 points in his first 11 games is hardly that bad - Stamkos only had 4 through like 20 games when he joined. Grigo has not looked bad, i.e. he is not a liability. So i see no reason to punish him by sitting him. If it is to protect him from the big bad bruins then that makes no sense either - he could get 4th line minutes and be effective. He is big enough to play low level minutes. Gerbe is useless when he is outside the top 6 and he is not skilled enough to be a top 6.

Why Gerbe over Grigo? That makes literally no sense. I understand why Mccormick Vanek - Coho - Pommers Foligno - Ennis - Stafford Ott - Hecht - Kaleta Scott - Mccormick - Gerbe Weber - Regehr Sulzer - Erhoff Leopold - Sekera Scratches: Grigo, Myers, Brennan, Leino

It also doesn't make him right. He puts no real argument forward. It is a nothing article. There is a difference between not naming a source and hand wavingly saying 'high ranking people' or 'hockey minds' and saying one current gm said this 'quote' or one executive of an eastern conference team said 'quote'. Similarly, rather than hockey minds, he should say x said this - there is no shame is saying business savvy doesn't help a hockey team. This is assertion, you can print exact quotes or interviews without naming the person. I have no time for 'journalism' which is basically an opinion piece with pseudo-evidence

I'm not ready to give up on Myers potential. There are dozens of 30 goal scorers, there are few truly amazing D-men. We are not a competing team, so I see no reason to give up elite potential for current very good players

I think the fact he doesn't name his sources means the article is hard to read as investigative journalism. If his source was Brian Burke, would people still think the same - he presents it as though he has fingers in a lot of high up pies in other organisations. I'm not sure that is true - he is too small time. People here think TP is a fool for not firing Ruff and Regier, but their opinions are founded on the result of the team for the past decade. People have to realise TP said it was a clean slate when he took over. Accept that. He also has an inside look at the organisation, something no-one else does. He is a multibillionare. I trust he is a good enough businessman not let fanboyism take over his view (which is quite an arrogant and patronising view to have).

Perhaps not mentally or physiologically. But he is a physically soft player. He doesn't go into the corners or the front of the net much. He is also a bit suspect when he is on defence. Vanek has the hand-eye coordination and the willingness to get dirty. Kessel has the dangling and the explosive first step. I wouldn't say no to have Kessel on the team. But I would prefer to have Vanek, Pommers or Myers over him

I agree on all points. I'm so tired not sure I'll be watching this one till 3am again