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Hasn’t even been in the room and it’s infected. You would think at some point he might think that he is the problem and work to correct it. Or he’s now content with guaranteed big money for the next 7 years.

I can’t believe how aggressive they are, there was one time yesterday when a puck at the blue line was 50/50 and the other 3 Oilers started cheating forward. The 4 on 1 never materialized but it was crazy to watch.

Yeah, I don’t know about others, but my line in the sand is playoffs. If he can’t get there in his fifth year, come on man, you failed. By the way, is there anyone who can ballpark how much playoff revenue TP has missed out on in 13 years?

I still can’t believe there are 32,000 draft eligible players. You have to eliminate 31,500 of them almost immediately and then knock it down to like 200 by the draft. Hey Kevyn, there’s this guy in Serbia’s U18 house league scoring 6 points a game, do you want to go see him?

Well, keep him and let him light up the AHL to change opinions. Besides, he is not the only asset.

Good points. You would hope he has a pecking order of 3C targets and is working the phones to get one. It’s sad to think he would only be reacting to what others are offering him. I’m sure there are a few surprise calls where a guy he hadn’t considered is available. It is frustrating to listen to that stuff without knowing what the actual plan is. He does keep things private for the most part but that can be good or bad as you are saying. He has had excuses before, inheriting a weak team, first year of a full rebuild, youngest team in the league, keeping costs down etc. He also mentions that he wasn’t around for all 13 years. If they miss the playoffs this season, he will own 5 of the 14 years, 36% of the drought. He should be feeling the heat and be aware that his job is on the line. Whether he trusts the growth of his team enough to run it back or to make moves that actually improve the team he should be held responsible for the roster he has put together.

They have data on house league 18 year olds. The CHL has to be the largest entity of draft eleigible kids and the entire 3 leagues only have about 1500 players and something like 2/3 of them are draft eligible.

I listened to that one too. They were like many other mocks, no consensus on anyone from 2-12.

I don’t think lifting her jersey coincides with game 4 of this series but she will be getting a lot of support from fans.

I don’t think I could have handled that type of job insecurity. Probably have to chain smoke between periods.

Skinner’s production can easily be replaced by a combination of signings and trades. Sign Kane and it is almost a wash. Trade Krebs/Joki/prospects/picks for a real 3C and they are ahead of the game. This guy should get 15-20 goals. Do better than KO, Girgs, Jost, Robinson, VO and there is more ground gained. A slight bump up from TNT and Cozens and a full year from Quinn and they are back to having one of the highest scoring teams.

Sam Snead has as many tour victories as Tiger so I think Majors are a better measuring stick. I never saw him play but I would also bring in Ben Hogan as the best in a short window. His career was great but impacted by his horrific car crash in 1949. From 1950 on he only played the Majors and maybe a couple more tournaments in a year. He only played the British Open once and won. His 9 Majors were won in 8 years with the last 5 of those years being post injury. ‘46-‘48 he won 30 tournaments.

In a regular tour event, yes. We are talking about generational guys at their peaks, in Majors. Tiger won 14 of 54 and Jack won 10 of 32. The field still wins, but there are only a few guys that can.

I don’t know about that. I would rather go up against 30 guys who might beat me instead of 4 who have beaten me.

People were writing them off even making the playoffs let alone this. They didn’t need a culture change, just a kick in the butt. I don’t know how much of this success to attribute to Knoblauch but he really did something.

I agree there were deeper fields at Tiger’s Majors as far as overall talent but the only guys who could win more than a couple of Majors in his time were Mickelson(6), Els(4) and Singh(3). Jack had to go battle with Player(9) Watson(8), Palmer(7) and Trevino(6). Jack’s fields were deeper in Major winners.

The debate around the G.O.A.T. in sports will always be challenging due to the comparison of eras. Tiger will probably win out in this argument as us Nicklaus guys go away. I will say this, Tiger’s ‘97-‘10 run is the greatest period of golf dominance by a player, especially in the Majors. In 54 Majors played, he won 14 of them, was runner up 6 times, was third 3 times and was top 10 in 35 of these tournaments. He missed the cut 4 times. In a smaller sample of the ‘99 PGA to the ‘01 Masters he won 5 of the 6 Majors. From ‘99 to ‘02 he won 7 of 16 Majors. I compare him to Bobby Orr in that a great career was cut short by injuries. 3-5 more years of great play and there would be no argument against Tiger. Jack’s argument is consistent great play over a longer period of time. 18 Majors vs Tiger’s 15 is all some people say and that can be enough to convince many. Jack’s competitive time in the Majors spans from 1960 until 1987. During this period he played in 107 Majors, winning 18, finishing runner up in 19 of them and being in the top ten 71 times. He missed the cut 6 times. Tightening up the parameters to a smaller sample size, I will use the years ‘70-‘82 for Jack. He played in 52 Majors, winning 10, finishing second 10 times and third 5 times. He was top 3 in almost half of those tournaments. He was top ten in 43 of those 52 Majors. I am taking Jack because of more Major wins and being in the hunt at more of them, over a longer period of time than Tiger. Tiger’s injuries and personal struggles probably cost him hitting 20 Majors and then there would be no argument.

Harkens back to a Viking raid, endless lust for violence. Not your typical Swede, more Pronger than Power, but that’s a bar a snake could jump.

He made Jonathan Toews look like Captain Kangaroo. He must’ve been hard to play with, no talking or basic interaction. He didn’t acknowledge the fans much, even though they were 50 yards deep all the way around. I lost respect for him as a human but I am glad to have witnessed some incredible golf. I like him more now, he actually sucks but he’s trying to regain some of the magic. He signs autographs and spends more time answering questions.

That hints of a rebuild and the desire to move some older players.

It’s true people don’t appreciate the show he’s putting on. I’m pulling for Florida but it will not get me upset if this goes the other way. I watched him play in the OHL at 15 and he was dominant then. I’m not a McJesus disciple but it is amazing to watch him perform. I hated Tiger Woods in his prime because he was winning everything and he was threatening Nicklaus’ major records. I now appreciate the level he was at and glad I watched it all because those kinds of athletes are really generational, not like every 1st rounder of every draft.

I just passed my class A driver’s license, so I can drive large trucks for 5 more years. This is probably my last renewal. I hardly use it, 30-40 days a year when I go on power restoration efforts after storms. Keeps me somewhat active and the extra money is a bonus. My buddy who goes on these storms with me wants to sign up with a company out of Fort Erie. We currently work for a company across the border from Watertown NY. He’s in southwestern Ontario so Fort Erie’s a much shorter drive for him and about the same for me. The bonus is I could check out a few Sabres games after the storms.

Those all sound like good candidates, I’ve seen or heard their names in the 30-40 range. I’ve seen Badinka go as early as the first round on some mock drafts. Miettinen I don’t know much about, but I like the size and many Finnish guys have grit ingrained into them.

I just read a story on Sportsnet about how Tocchet got the Canucks players to get ready in the summer for a challenging training camp. This is another thing where Lindy will change things up. Camp should be tougher and get the team culture changed to where they will be ready to come out of gate ready to win some games. The country club atmosphere is over.

Exactly, they messed up so why should the Sabres or anyone else pay for it. Cut their losses is about best case for them, maybe get 1 or 2 mid round picks and a mid level prospect.