Georgia Blizzard
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Let's not confuse "change" with "progress", the two words have very different meanings.
As for Boomers vs. Millenials, I am neither, but suffice it to say I'll take the "get off my lawn" guy over the teet sucking spoiled rotten millenial all day, any day.
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Like the early years of Walking Dead, which routinely shocked fans with the killing of major characters, I would like to have seen Jamie get lit up by the dragon in front of Tyrion's eyes -- if they weren't ready to "go there" with his character, it would have been better than the lame ending.
Other than that one part, I thought the episode was phenomenal, best of the season by far.
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Gorges, Moulson, Bogo, in that order
Bogo, Moulson and Gorges in that order
Need the cap space in 2018-19, not 17-18
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So you tolerate Christians as long as they don't outwardly express themselves. Christians don't have to live in the confines in which you or anyone else dictate.
When people demand that gays be in the closet they're accused of being bigots. When people demand that Christians live in a closet they're considered hip/ chic/ en vogue etc.
Christians don't have to keep their faith secret. If aggressive evangelizing offends you then yeah, that's understandable. But someone merly mentioning their faith?
Do you get upset with gay pride parades and rainbow flags all over the place? Should they live in secrecy? Why should Christians? Because you don't like Christians. Furthermore, you're emboldened because Christians normally don't call you or others on your intolerance.
I just want to talk about hockey with other Sabres fans and it stinks that I even have to address this seemingly every couple of months. But so long as people like you take your potshots, I'll continue to point out the hypocricy.
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I think I hate hypocrisy more than anything. It is so pervasive in today's society on all sides.
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Whether it belongs in hockey or not it's here and the Sabres left 6 points on the table in shootouts this season. The Lightning and Islanders both missed the playoffs by one point. Ottawa picked up 6 points in shootouts this year. Without those 6 points they miss the playoffs entirely. It doesn't really matter if you individually agree with the process of doling out points or not, it's the way it's done and those points make a big difference in the standings and if you ignore those points as a team you find yourself on the outside looking in at the end of the year pining for another point or two.
While you are correct that a team can bring in the backup goalie to do the shootout they typically don't pull a cold goalie in to do that in those situations. The following is the 2016-17 shootout save percentage for every goalie in the league. The purpose is not to say that Michael Neuvirth is a better goaltender than Carey Price based on this number, however when you look at it I think it's pretty clear that there is an average level of performance that one can expect from any NHL level goaltender in a shootout situation (saving roughly 2 of every 3 attempts) and Lehner is FAR below that standard over his Sabre career, not just last season. The only other player with a 0% was Juuse Saros and he only had 2 shots against. Anthony Stolarz was the #3 goalie in Philadelphia, Peter Budaj is a career backup. That brings us to the 5-9 from the bottom with Cam Ward, Al Montoya, Jeremy Smith, Braden Holtby, and Antti Raanta all at 50%. Lehner is at 0% this year and 14% over the last two years. What's disturbing to me is that Lehner's percentage in Ottawa was 68.2% over two seasons with many more shots against. That was also before his surgeries. Something has been very different since then and you have to wonder if it's going to come back or if this is who he is now. Has he lost something physically that is manifesting itself much more in 1:1 situations than it is in the normal run of play? I don't have the video go analyze the past two seasons to see how he's getting beaten and if there is a consistent pattern or not.
Johnathan Quick 100%
Michael Neuvirth 100%
Phillip Grubauer 100%
Louis Dominique 93.3%
Jacob Markstrom 88.9%
Petr Mrazek 86.7%
Corey Crawford 85.7%
Jimmy Howard 83.3%
Brian Elliot 83%
Ben Bishop (Kings) 81.8%
Chad Johnson 80%
Andrei Vasilevskiy 80%
Curtis McElhinney 80%
Keith Kinkaid 80%
Ryan Miller 80%
Steve Mason 77.8%
John Gibson 77.8%
Martin Jones 77.8%
Tuuka Rask 75%
Calvin Pickard 75%
Carter Hutton 75%
Connor Hellebuyck 75%
Pekka Rinne 73.3%
Jake Allen 73.3%
Carey Price 72.7
Corey Schneider 72.7%
James Reimer 71.4%
Jared Coreau 66.7%
Scott Darling 66.7%
Anton Khudobin 66.7%
Jhonas Enroth 66.7%
Matt Murray 66.7%
Eddie Lack 66.7%
Johnathan Bernier 66.7%
Anders Nilsson 66.7%
Devan Dubnyk 65%
Ben Bishop (Lightning) 64.7%
Roberto Luongo 63.6%
Jaroslav Halak 62.5%
Mike Smith 61.5%
Sergei Bobrovsky 60%
Cam Talbot 59.3%
Thomas Greiss 57.9%
Henrik Lundqvist 55.6%
Kari Lehtonen 54.5%
Marc-Andre Fleury 53.3%
Freddy Andersen 52.2%
Al Montoya 50%
Jeremy Smith 50%
Antti Raanta 50%
Braden Holtby 50%
Cam Ward 50%
Peter Budaj 46.2%
Anthony Stolarz 33.3%
Juuse Saros 0%
Robin Lehner 0%
Unfortunately I think his futility will get between his ears and it will be even harder for him to fix.
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This is Moulson's last year with the Sabres. He has a salary of 2 mill next season. With a cap hit of $5 mill, but a low salary and decent production, I can see Jbot being able to trade him to a team needing to get to the cap floor.
I heard that concept before with Moulson, while I love it, how practical is it ? Right now, all teams are at cap floor, will someone actually struggle to get there next year ?
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Current cap situation in a nice, easily readable picture
Sabres in good shape this year
Next year is the killer
2019-2020 gets better, once you drope Moulson, Pommer off books
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He can want that all he wants, he's not getting that from any team in the league.
I'm thinking more Ullmark starting and Chad staying as backup -- at total cost of $3.5M, vs. Lehner at $5M himself
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Perfect contract.
My main issue was ensuring a 1-year deal, Sabres cap situation will be VERY tricky in 2018-19 season with Moulson, Pommer and Bogo all on the books and big raises in store for Eichel and Reinhart and the Kane issue.
A 1-year deal allows Sabres to go with a C Johnson-Ullmark option for goalie cap hit of <$4M/year to free up space
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No were actually in agreement on that.
I prefer Baptiste and Bailey due to size and scoring
I think E Rod could be a replacement "C" to Larsson / Girgs for cost sake -- will need $1M/year players somewhere on roster
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Honestly, pair this guy with Reinhart and it's two birds, one stone. It's so darn obvious. Both those guys will FLOURISH being paired together. Their skill sets are a near perfect match.
Anything to get Reinhart as 3rd center and "skate 3 lines" like in the Drury-Briere-Roy days
Pouliot - Eichel - Okposo
Girgs - ROR - Pominville
Kane - Reinhart - Bailey
Moulson - Larsson - Fasching
Heard Bailey as right shot can play left wing, could sub him instead of Girgs and get:
Pouliot - Eichel - Okposo
Bailey - ROR - Pominville
Kane - Reinhart - Baptiste
Girgs - Larsson - Fasching
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The left wing depth leaves me feeling like I did about the defense last off season. Assuming we'd bring in one or two more, which never happened and we saw the result.
LW depth is issue, but, would anyone feel better about it if we still had Foligno and Ennis ?
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If Kane can:
1- stay out of trouble off-ice
2- stay healthy
3-reduce his low percentage shots
He'd be worth extension
How big are those IF's ?
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Umm... I think the better debate might be over the concept of Tyler Ennis.
From what we've seen the past two years, Will Carrier is bigger, faster, better without the puck, causes turnovers instead of making them, is entering his prime rather than leaving it, and is much, much cheaper.
He also created a similar amount of offence in much less ice time. And that ignores the fact they are on opposite ends of the analytics spectrum.
It's not that Carrier is so great, or isn't replaceable. It's just that Ennis has been sooo bad.
Sure, there is a faint hope he might return to form, but betting on that to the extent you are afraid Vegas might take him is not good asset management.
Like Flagg, I believe there is another shoe to drop here because the alternative is Jason Botterill isn't very smart.
If it came down to protecting Ennis and leaving Carrier exposed vs. protecting Carrier and leaving Ullmark exposed, I'm more comfortable losing Carrier vs. Ullmark. That seems to be the Buffalo media scenario.
I'm still hoping JBot negotiated a way to lose a bad contract, hopefully BOGO or maybe Moulson
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Wishful thinking, but, I believe the deal in place is for BOGO and the only reason Carrier was left unprotected was to signal confidence to Ennis.
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I think Murray was told he and his coach were being fired before the season end presser he held.
More likely was the TPegs made it clear the objectives for the season and GMTM knew he had failed to deliver
In end, with JBOT hire, I am much more comfortable with GMTM firing
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Russ Brandon has an indefensible record as a sports executive in Buffalo.
In over two decades of his involvement with these franchises (16+ with Bills, 4 with Sabres) the teams have not made the playoffs.
His name should be in the Thesaurus as a synonym for LOSING.
The fact he is still employed, let alone with expanded responsibilities is an absolute joke.
Why he is defended ad nauseam on this and other boards is baffling.
The sooner both these franchises move on from him the better
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I am not a season ticket holder. I live in Rochester and have kids who keep me busy most evenings so there is no value in the investment for me. I absolutely know that if I were a STH right now I would be going through a heavy debate as to whether I would want to keep my tickets. However, I would look at players under contract on this roster and I would most likely keep them. However, I would accept that by doing so I am accepting the Sabres current path of mediocrity and that I am hoping for a better product.
Do you accept that by keeping your tickets you are also supporting the current franchise situation which may be described as mediocre?
I love beer. So I should be the GM.
It may be disingenuous but it may also be borne of their own personal experience. Better to ask them why they are the victim right? If they are being false it will come out in their responses.
Let me just say this about this ridiculous religious talk. Every religion has a variety of disciplines that have beliefs that are not in alignment. There are sects of each religion that favor ideals that conflict with the science establishment. Those that favor the mysticism aspects of the religion and argue what is promoted by scientists. Using those specific parameters and applying them to every sect of the religion is ignorant and disrespectful. It shows an unwillingness to understand the person you with whom you are communicating. It does nothing to further a conversation and as such has no business being used in a FORUM which is designed to promote communication.
For me, Pegula speaking of a Christian faith person is his shorthand of describing some set of ideals he wants his employee to have. Most of us use shorthand all the time... most of could use multiple sentences to describe the current front office situation of the Sabres... others would call it a ----show. Short hand at its finest.
Spot on
Pegula uses "Christian values" as short hand for wanting someone with character, integrity, honesty, openness, collaboration, teamwork etc. etc.
I don't believe he cares whether that person is Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Atheist as long as they have the list of values he covets --- if he does care about their religion or non-religion, then he is WRONG
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No, it's just an observation that McD and Bylsma were very devout religious people, as the Pegulas are. And it's fair to ask if being religious tips the scale in Terry's mind.
What should tip the scale is whether someone operates in his/her life with a high degree of integrity.
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Do you think Murray had no integrity?
Because I think Pegula's issue was more style than substance.
And how that laissez-faire style was permeating the organization.
As for the anti-Christian thing, I think you are reading some political baggage from elsewhere into my comment.
I didn't say bad, or good. Just that Pegula has a "type" in mind and that was a good way of illustrating the type.
Fair enough
From TPegs comments, I don't think he felt Murray was a leader. I liked him as a fan, but, I think he lacked the qualities of someone who sets strategy, builds consensus and drives execution. Clearly the owner(s) felt he didn't communicate (which is essential to leading)
As for church, character -- I've made this point before, finding leaders that have character and integrity are paramount to building a winning culture. Nobody will change my mind there. Some folks believe strong faith is a proxy and an indication of character and integrity. I just don't like when generalizations are made, especially when the essential tenants of belief systems are in play. In the end, character matters, integrity matters and how someone demonstrates those qualities is more about behaviors and actions in real life then where or if they worship.
I think T Pegs has the right vision, i.e. wants character.
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Character means having integrity
Please stop the about TPegs wanting people who attend church, that's a leftist slam against Christians as though going to church is somehow a bad thing
The fact is character, integrity, honesty are essential qualities to leaders in every industry and business
Read some leadership books people
Jeez
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Question, did anyone ask about if tpegs will hire a POHO/ hockey czar? Missed the press conference.
Yes
First answer was no, afterward he implied the first person hired will determine structure
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It was interesting but near the end it began to feel like a Candian guy protecting a fellow Canadian hockey guy from being scrutinized too hard.
It's simply not accurate. He may not be doing what you like, but he's not failing. If the teams are making money, the seats are full, then he's doing his job.
If the fans truly cared about the teams performance then why do fans keep signing up to see these teams play? If the fans were holding the team (and through it, it's leadership) accountable then they should be staying home and not watching the product. The fans themselves accept mediocrity, or worse. This isn't a surprise as this is a prevailing attitude in society, not just sports.
If you want to call a distinction, perhaps you say that the people who keep showing up each game are not really fans. They are just consumers of the product. They don't care enough about the team because it's the social experience they want. There are a large number of people who want to just tailgate and get drunk each Sunday and the ticket to the game is the price of admission for them. It's how they reset their work week. The Sabres are STILL capping season ticket sales. Who's buying those tickets? Do we call them fans or consumers?
I don't know. I'll accept that people who are willing to post on a forum are a bit more fanatical than others but I don't buy for a moment that PSE is not successful right now. The fans want the team to win, they expect to have a winning product, but they don't care enough to take the actions that would force PSE to actually follow through on that.
There's a difference between being successful and winning. Yes, I saw the comment that by winning they could earn more money and because they aren't winning they are failing. Not winning does not immediately equate to failing. They are winning, just not as much as they could be. They probably want to win more too but HOW they want to go about it might not align with HOW they want to run their business, at least right now.
Sports has the most objective measuring stick of success, win or lose, it's that simple.
If you win, you are successful. If you lose, you are not.
Showing a profit is an alternative measuring stick that I (and most fans) have no interest in and I'd go as far as saying most owners view profit as secondary motivation.
As for PSE, If you think for a minute that the Pegulas care whether they make money or not on these franchises you are crazy. Of all owners, they have acted without regard for profit as the main motivator in their decisions.
So, I give them credit for that, but, blame for not succeeding on their (and our) primary measurement, winning
It's that simple
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They did what all of you wanted.
All of us want competitive teams that challenge and/or win championships, did they do that ?
Jack Eichel Contract Extension: Talks Occuring
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Signing will take place this weekend !