DarthEbriate
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2 minutes ago, Thorny said:
Ya, I mean you'll find some of these guys only have one "good" winger. But Draisaitl did have what, 50 goals and 100 points?
It was the Draisaitl/McDavid show for sure... it just seems sad that they played "keep away from Kassian".
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4 minutes ago, Thorny said:
Jack Eichel finished 12th in scoring for centres last season. The following are the most common wingers for each of the 11 centres who scored more than Jack did last season:
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Sidney Crosby - Jake Guentzel, Bryan Rust
Connor McDavid - Leon Draisaitl, Zack Kassian
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Crosby's linemates definitely stick out like a sore thumb relative to the rest of these elite centres.
Crosby's for sure. And Kassian! I bit. I had to look up the Concept of K's stats from last season (just the totals, not just while skating on McDavid). 15-11-26 in 79 games, 14 min/game. And McDavid was running a 41-75-116 in 78 games. Something in the water does not compute.
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2 hours ago, Randall Flagg said:
Speaking of Skinner, he was not with Jack today.
Sheary - Eichel - Vesey
oh boy am i excited for the sabers this year guizeI'm much less interested or worried about the forward combinations at this point. Vesey and Jack play together in the offseason, Sheary played with Eichel last season (and Crosby back when Sheary was good for that playoff run), sure... have 'em go a couple days at the beginning. See [edit: if] Skinner and Reinhart can drive their own lines. Forwards are of concern to me, Admiral.
But this... this is interesting to me:
5 hours ago, LGR4GM said:Montour and Nelson, both RHD. Who's playing the left? Is Montour switching over to free up the logjam on the right?
Dahlin and Bryson, both LHD. Who's playing the right side? Dahlin played on his off hand back in Sweden, and last year for us. Is he moving to the left?
This is where the fun begins...
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5 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:
Omg gene wilder died!?!?
Wait, what? Yeah --- quite a while ago, I think.
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1 minute ago, Thorny said:
Bailey was a project. Cozens is a top-5 worthy draft talent.
Totally. But I have to worry about something.
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3 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said:
Cozens is a very strong skater, and you can see in the way he generates speed that he's going to become even more powerful as his frame fills out.
It's pretty obvious to me that the thing he needs to work on most is his hands. And he will. When they catch up to how fast he can move and how fast NHL opponents are, he's going to be a very effective NHLer.Cozens has much higher upside. But worrisome me wonders, didn't we say this about Bailey?
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Just now, TrueBlueGED said:
There's a good chance I give into my worst impulses and fully buy the Olofsson hype after this.
Good, gooooood. Let the hype flow through Olof.
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A communications disruption can mean only one thing: Hamilton! (on the play [radio]-by-play)
Olofsson.
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Yub nub! / We've got / some hockey. / We've got hockey, yes we do. / Yes we do do doooo.
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5 hours ago, sabills said:
If I had to bet these were the guys that were the best for their team...that they could get the rights to use.
I would like EA to offer just a bit more cash to at least make it interesting. It's not like sports games are exactly cash-strapped.
But more to the point for me --- EA should be offering up the best teams of every franchise per decade. It's not like they can't import/push billions of players out to the gamers. And... I want the entire French Connection, or the entire Russian Five circa '96 (pre-Buffalo-Kovlov), or the entire '99 roster with Hasek at 99 rating. Then, you can mix-and-match across eras as well. But the team would be the thing to have. And 1999 Michael Peca is no 80-rated skater. C'mon!
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11 minutes ago, Mustache of God said:
I reckon it's gotta be based on NHL games played. There are a few guys on the roster who are older than Victor.
Too old! to begin the training.
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16 hours ago, Ogre said:
I swear that the laser wash I frequent is saying this to me as its guiding me in. I flash back to that scene every time.
Sith flashbacks sounds like a bad trip to me. But more importantly, you are able to take showers/baths with lasers, which is awesome. I need that technology in my star system.
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We're losing McD. We don't know why... he's lost the will to play. But it's OK, because he's carrying twins. Ooobah... Ooobah.
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On 8/23/2019 at 10:27 AM, #freejame said:
A four year ban for cocaine is incredibly steep
It has to be 4 from the IIHF to ban him from a cycle of the Olympics. It's like giving a baseball starting pitcher a five-game suspension for beaning someone so he misses a start.
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4 hours ago, darksabre said:
All of the non-trilogy stuff has been excellent.
The non-trilogy material has had the benefit of not having to have Darth Vader or Luke Skywalker driven into them (and I like Rogue One, but it didn't really need Vader at all, Krennic and faux-Tarkin were suitable enough villains). The best news of The Mandalorian (apart from Space Carl Weathers!) is that Boba Fett won't be in it.
Break free, little Star Wars, you've got a whole galaxy to explore! (but I am looking forward to Ewan McGregor getting a Kenobi series).
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13 minutes ago, dudacek said:
Cody Hodgson came back for the unveil?
Or is that Timmy Connolly?
McCabe is our new captain? Has anyone told Eichel?
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Gold 50, standing by....
(I was secretly hoping for a golden goat, but this is impressive.)
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1 minute ago, MakeSabresGrr8Again said:
I thought about the bolded and decided ....... I hope we're not "sellers" (nor cellars) at the deadline. That would not compute.
True. Me either. But all contingencies must be accounted for.
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1 hour ago, ... said:
Really doesn't matter what I would do.
5 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said:Don't ever say that! You and what you do, do matter! ?
Do you think that Obi-Wan ever said to himself, "[it] doesn't matter what I would do."? No! Do you think Amidala ever said to herself, "[it] doesn't matter what I would do."? No! Do you think that Threepio ever said to... wait, don't answer that one.
The logjam is at RHD. McCabe had offseason surgery. Pilut and Bogo won't be ready for the start of the season. We stay the course. And then, we have innumerable options as the season unfolds. Barring injuries, there's a lot of good deadline trade possibilities. Although I believe we've got to get our 2C before the season begins. I don't want to wait for the first couple of months to dictate what we do. I want to dictate with our passion and quality what we do with the season.
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I like McCabe. I think the roster needs a McCabe to balance out the finesse of Dahlin, Pilut, Montour, and Jokiharju.
But as a GM... wow does this signing make for solid trade bait if I don’t *believe* in McCabe.
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1 hour ago, darksabre said:
We surrender!
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On 8/1/2019 at 10:43 AM, New Scotland (NS) said:
Hey, @dudacek, what the heck are those thingies at the end of Priority 3 and Priority 4?
I am using Windows 10 now, but still don't see very well. Thanks.
They look like TIE fighters. That’s the emoji you use when you’re going for massive numbers (and no shields) to overwhelm the Rebellion.
Beers are for the big ticket items. Not the local bulk cruisers, I’m talking about the big Corellian ships.
On 8/1/2019 at 11:51 AM, ... said:
Looks like a TIE Fighter to me.
(Scrolls further down page) Good... good.
The Moulson is strong in this one.
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Toughness is proven over time. I’ve got the hands and legs and suit to prove it. You earn your toughness by playing in the playoffs and eliminating teams you should beat and rising above teams you shouldn’t. And blocking shots and finishing checks and protecting your goalie and either not backing down, or not being distracted by someone licking your visor.
But most importantly, I define toughness as imposing your will on your opponent, however it is done. And in that sense, we haven’t been a tough team since ‘07.
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Is this thread the prequel or the sequel to the "Tim Murray was a complete disaster" thread? That will sway my opinion.
JBot is building the foundation for the future (Rochester may have bowed out meekly in the playoffs but their season was very good; Cincinnati was even better in the regular season, but also whiffed in the playoffs). Playoff exits notwithstanding, the overall structure and competition in the organization is much better. He's building a speed roster; I think that's good.
But so far, no playoffs for the Sabres -- which is the single most important measure. He got fleeced in one trade; fleeced Carolina in another; and ... had to move Kane at the deadline because he wasn't likely to re-sign here -- that happens every year, and it's a push -- (unless Johnson becomes and elite defender, then yay!).
I'm voting patience. And I vote for sacrificing Han and Leia. Because I honor what JBot is fighting for.
Prospects GDT 9-6-19: NJ Devils Vs Sabres 7:00 PM
in The Aud Club
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Forward-only views on my fighters (like, I basically just yell "What!" all the time because I can't see anything... Lack of handrails... Insolent children...