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Matthews sits at 59 goals. I don’t like him or the Leafs but I’d like to see him hit 70. It will be even more impressive if he does it once they get shutout tonight.
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Just now, Kristian said:
Wow, four goals when the season for all intents and purposes is over? Give the man a statue….
I think Buffalo tradition is to give out retired numbers, not statues.
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5-2 come from behind win while still not technically eliminated from the playoffs and it’s an 11 page thread. Terry has killed this fan base.
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3 minutes ago, inkman said:
If this is the KA and Terry’s stance I hope we lose every game by double digits until it changes. ***** these clowns.
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1 minute ago, LGR4GM said:
If you buy Skinner out now (2024), the cap ramifications are the following:
2024-25 $1,444,445
2025-26 $4,444,445
2026-27 $6,444,445
2027-28 $2,444,445
2028-29 $2,444,445
2029-30 $2,444,445
If you buyout Skinner in 2025:
2025-26 $4,000,000
2026-27 $6,000,000
2027-28 $2,000,000
2028-29 2,000,000
Laid out like this and considering where the team will likely be next season there is no reason to not wait until next offseason to buy him out.
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3 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said:
I’ve been told players can learn all they need to learn with the big club. Is this not true?
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3 hours ago, MattPie said:
Pretty much. On a smaller scale, the same thing has happened on the roads, the current F150 Super Scrodozer editions dwarf versions from the 90s in every way, other than having an actual 8-ft bed.
2 hours ago, Doohickie said:Do you know why vehicles continually increase in size? The federal CAFE standards are based on the length and wheel track of a vehicle. Larger vehicles have less aggressive fuel economy requirements. So rather than make vehicles more fuel efficient, it's easier to just make them bigger.
1 hour ago, MattPie said:And make them all "trucks" so the CAFE (and safety) standards are less stringent.
My people ❤️
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3 hours ago, tom webster said:
No. Read the Athletic article on Columbus.
This was my first thought but then I decided, no, it’s more fun to ignore them too.
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1 hour ago, msw2112 said:
Guys like Dahlin, Thompson, and Mittelstadt's careers appeared to be going nowhere under previous regimes and have become good to excellent NHL players under Don. Tuch came in from Vegas and had a career year last season. Cozens has developed. Jokiharju has improved a lot this season. Even Clifton has improved a ton since the beginning of last season. Absent last night and the 3rd period in Edmonton, UPL has developed a ton this season (although that may point more to the goaltending coach). So there is evidence of Granato developing individual players.
I don’t disagree that these players have all developed while under Granato, but it can’t be discounted that they almost all have incredibly high draft pedigrees and aren’t really significantly ahead of any of their drafted peers.
He’s overseen a lot of development. He’s freed Dahlin of RaKru. I don’t think he’s had any outsized role in making these players better. These are all guys who should be good anyway. Tuch is different but he had a significantly larger role here than Vegas and stayed healthy for once.
I think a lot of coaches could have gotten these players to what some might call their expected levels for their drafted position. The fact that they were behind progress when DG got here is another issue.
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1 minute ago, Pimlach said:
Hell, why doesn't some crack reporter from the BN just come out and ask them about missing the playoffs? Ask what the team is missing? Ask them what they think needs to happen to get the Boston/Avalanche level?
The why in this is a very important question. Let’s not forget what our ownership thinks of our beat reporters.
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24 minutes ago, thewookie1 said:
So according to you, losing the team is fine as long as they win. Well let me inform you that losing the team is the biggest loss you can possibly have.
If you’re not willing to chant out against 13 years of futility because you’re afraid of losing the team, then you don’t care if they lose because having the team is what is important, not the result.
6 minutes ago, thewookie1 said:I'd love to make Granato Head of Player Development because he's really good at the micro-development of each player. The issue is he's not a great head coach
Is there any proof of this? I’ve seen this a ton on the board. I don’t think he’s made many, if any, positive contributions to these players. I see very few players who are better at hockey or significantly ahead of their previous trajectory without DG.
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30 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:
They don't. Let's get real. Put a couple beers in most them and they'd admit they want a real coach just like we do.
And if they don’t I don’t want them here.
Id be very interested to be a fly on the wall in Clifton and Bryam’s exit interviews. I doubt either will stick their neck on the line, but they should no doubt have some important perspective.
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This might be the longest GDT of 2024
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Alex Tuch went from being asked to be a role player/energy guy to being asked to be a play driver and offensive leader. I think that has impacted his mental game and hurt his on-ice performance.
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20 minutes ago, Weave said:
Do people stop in the middle of the road and gawk?
They certainly did on the Blue Ridge Parkway. I can’t speak to anywhere else.
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9 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:
Hey ey ey ey, let's stop questioning Terry's motivation.
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Traffic was insane for the last eclipse. They are right to be warning people. I’d expect standstill for periods of time.
8 minutes ago, Weave said:Based on all the highway signs in the WNY region indicating traffic chaos, I’m thinking NY expects society as we know it to break down in the Rochester to Buffalo corridor.
Time to horde bread, milk, and TP!
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30 minutes ago, MattPie said:
The people that have benefited most from society can pay some extra for its upkeep.
Yeah but they don’t wanna so what are we gonna do 🤷♀️
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7 hours ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said:
"It's unacceptable," added Rasmus Dahlin. "It felt like everything was just going against us and we had no rhythm."
Imagine a team that took any ownership whatsoever.
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Won’t you think of the pressure these guys are under? Some of you guys are ridiculous.
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Just now, PerreaultForever said:
Don't take this personal, but "high hockey IQ" is such a bulls$$t term these days.
bet they are really good at video games too.
I don’t think so at all. I’ve played with some really skilled guys who if they couldn’t go through or around everyone they were completely lost on the ice. I definitely think there’s guys that have had to think a lot more about the game and positioning and strategy to stick with their peers and that shows in their game.
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4 hours ago, inkman said:
I don’t see what’s wrong with what he said. Playing at home has been toxic because of how long they sucked at it. They made the bed and now they are sleeping in it.
3 hours ago, Pimlach said:He is being honest.
The quote shows his youth, and it also reflects on the type of leadership and the kind of comments he hears from whoever the leaders are or were. It is awkward, but obviously he feels the divide between the team and the fanbase. The divide is still there in the area, in the community, and on this forum.
I guess I took for granted the real love for this team that the community once had. All it took was great leadership at the top, a real commitment to winning, and some good players that were fun to watch.
I would like to see him and the team take ownership for it. I don’t care he implied they don’t love playing at home. I’d rather him say “playing at home now is tough. Expectations are rightfully high and the teams here haven’t met them in a long time. The goal is to meet those expectations and love playing here.”
It’s the same thing only it takes ownership. If the team all has this attitude of “it’s not my fault the Sabres have sucked 13 years” then we’re absolutely *****.
1 hour ago, PromoTheRobot said:I'm heading to Buffalo for the next 3 games. Tonight I'm sitting one row from the glass behind the Ottawa net. I'll be wearing a red butterknives jersey. Look for me.
I’ve got a Gilmore Butterknives minus the name patch. I had my mom remove it when he cheap shotted Varada.
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56 minutes ago, Flashsabre said:
“Obviously, we want to love playing here,” center Dylan Cozens said after practice Tuesday. “We want the fans to love watching us play here and it makes it so much easier for both sides when we just get to play good hockey at home. So we want to continue doing that and get these fans on our side."
Yikes
Is there a single adult professional in that room? This ***** team.
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I think this question would be a bit more interesting if it were asked what players frustrate you the most.
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