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It's not about the city. It's about the Sabres. I think a reasonable person could say he's been great for the community but has been a terrible owner.
As for the Rigases, maybe they're terrible people, I really don't know. But their money, or their company's money, was important to the Sabres when the Knoxes were majority owners. And that money paid Hasek a king's ransom to come within two wins of a Cup. Get back to me when Terry gets that close.
Thanks for clarifying. Maybe I'll save your post. Let's just agree that the first time the Sabres make the playoffs and go out in the first round, there will be no "I told you so"s.
Dude, it's almost over. Go to Bailey Discound Liquor and Wine, chug-a-lug a gallon of Thunderbird or Mad Dog 20-20. When you wake up again, it'll all be over and the least of your problems will be what place the Sabres end up in and neither will you care. Be thirsty my friend.
Old man lying by the side of the road
With the lorries rolling by
Blue sabre uniforms sinking from the weight of the load
And the buildings cheering Penguins
Cold wind ripping down the alley at dawn
And the morning paper flies
Drunk man (fakegorby) lying by the side of the road
With the daylight in his eyes
Don't let it bring you down
It's only castles burning
Find someone who's turning
And you will come around
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Reinhart showed up at FNC today, probably to get a physical before going to Rochester.
Hopefully he's showing off his newly installed pecs. It will be nice to see him play in AHL to see where he's at.
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Wow, look on the bright side..... we're only 43 points out of the last playoff spot. How far have we fallen Sabre fans.... We are celebrating (???) DFL, what a fall. Puhlease make this all worthwhile, PLEASE.
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Wow, what an ending!!!!! Does Toews get the Sabres Player of the Week Award????
:P
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Chucks a prick for that one. I think Jimmy should make HHM pay more up front for screwing him outta his case. It sucks that the season finale is neXT week already, I'm gonna jones for Saul to come back!
Good first season though, every show adds something to the character. Wow, slice your own brother's gonads, Chuck's a big one, I agree.
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Clearly you have never once watched Jack Eichel play even a shift of hockey... f##king ever.
Whoaaa, settle down big boy, actually I saw both his games this weekend but that's besides the point.
My attempt at sarcastic humor obviously hit one of your buttons. I'll use an emoticon next time, just so I don't cause such a stir. My apologies.
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These clowns around here do not understand you, but I am older.
I understand and appreciate you and your thoughts Anna.
No one has ever been a generational talent, or a good player, or a bum ... until they have played at least one game (and probably a lot more) in the NHL.
Of course, I mean clowns in the nicest sense of the word and no disrespect.
Being old doesn't forgive you for being crotchety. As for the generational talent...
Would you rather be the #1 pick in the Walt Patulski draft or John Elway draft
Would you rather have the #1 pick in the Patrik Stefan draft or Crosby draft
Sometimes a guy just sticks out that you know is going to be good, this is a good year to get the #1 or #2 pick, a no brainer even for clowns
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Is 31 old? I thought Moulson was going to be a hot commodity in the FA market last year. Shocked he came back.
Surprised me too but by the time they are real contenders, he'll be toooo old.
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My example in this case is Matt Moulson. He liked being near Ontario where his family is, and our offer was reasonable in terms of money. I'm sure he could have gotten more on the open market, but every player isn't always just about the money.
Well Moulson is 31, I think you made my point for me. Pegula seems willing to spend, they have cap reserve, their best players are on their first contract or about to be, They have the money to burn.
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Not for nothing, but lately with the addition of stable ownership, quite a few free agents have been interested in Buffalo because of the close proximity to Ontario, where many players grew up and have family.
It isn't always about the money.
Well I'll hand you that, if we had stable ownership we wouldn't be in the predicament we're in. Having said that, except for the older crowd looking for a last run at a cup or wanting to be close to the family, you won't get the younger player without being right with the Money. Free agency changed everything about sports. And with the present Sabres, you want the younger guy coming in. You're not going to win anything next year. The Gionta's won't be here when the rebuilding is over.
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Does anybody believe that something that did happen, didn't happen?
Gonchar signed in Pittsburgh. Lots of stuff could have motivated him.
You are saying that the sole reason was Crosby.
Or are you saying, less bombastically, that Crosby was a minor factor.
Are you saying simply, that Crosby was a minor factor, or are you saying that Crosby was the main factor?
Polemics.
Anna, being the woman you claim to be, you should know that #1 IT'S THE MONEY and #2 its the allure of something better (Crosby) than what you had before.
It is up for debate, because they are just theoretical right now.
Don't hand me that Baloney, I want Wardynski's.....
Are you telling us that there is more to coming to Buffalo than MONEY or the allure of winning.
Too much snow, State taxes, that's why players come to Buffalo??? We'll have money to spend and they'll be able to sell the opportunity of getting on the ground floor of playing with a possible generational player. Not too much to ask.
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Watching the Stars broadcast of our game the other day, their pre-game team also mentioned how well Winnepeg did on that trade. They were highly generous of their praise of Myers but that Stafford was playing well too but getting the #1 pick was also over the top. They felt with Myers the Pegs could end up with the best and biggest D in the league and they will be tough come playoff time. It was interesting listening to a neutral voice on that but they agreed that was the biggest trade of the deadline.
Some praise for Bog's but Myers offensive skill was just what the Pegs needed on D. Almost no mention of Kane by the way.
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Lose the first one and you don't have to worry about the 2nd.
By the way isn't it flu season up in Dallas, would hate to see the team catch it while there and bring it back. :P :sick: :P
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I have to admit this is the first time in my lifetime that I'm hoping my team loses. That in itself is proof that this has been a horrendous year. Even last year I was hoping for wins. Is it the allure or possible BS that there are 2 generational players in this draft??? I'm sure there is because before I die, I want a Buffalo team to win a championship. Not miss a FG, not have a 4-2 loss to the Flyers, not have some BS goal called good because my paranoia says they just don't want us to win over Dallas. I want the momentary glory that comes from my team winning it all.
So back to McEichel, yes I want to finish this aberation of a season by losing and hopefully getting back to being a real fan and wanting progression and winning to be the goal.
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This must be the season of a psycho-analyst's delight. Bipolar symptoms everywhere. The HIGHS.... We beat the Bruins in Boston...... The LOWS..... We beat the Bruins in Boston, WTF??? Please don't make the Season of the Tank be for naught.
That it's strange, so strange.
You've got to pick up every stitch,
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Sam Reinhart is not going to be a winger. He is a puck distributing center. RW would suit him ill. It makes the most sense to keep Kane where he is best, lw and to move either Girgensons or Ennis to the right.
I agree with you in principle but if they trade for a vet Center, you're going to play this guy the 2nd pick of the draft, especially on this team on the 3rd line??? Who's he going to pass to??? He needs to play with talent to get better to reach his potential. Sticking him as a winger early in his career is not the death sentence playing on the 3rd line could be plus possibly playing for Nolan, GOD FORBID.
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I don't think Reinhart and McEichel shouldn be on the same line. Both are rookies and Reinhart seems to me to be an assist guy more than a scorer. I actually think Kane and Moulson should be on the same line. From what i've heard Kane likes to carry the puck to the net and Moulson is the kind of player that cleans up around the net or works best from feeds on the drive to the net. Foligno, Larsson and Reinhart might work. I wouldn't be surprised though that Reinhart spends some time in the AHL because he may need to and because he can.
Rookie year will have both of them adjusting but if they're as good as advertised, teaming up with Kane should have them rolling by mid-year. My other portion of madness comes from us having so many LHers that placing 2 of our RHers on two separate lines makes sense (to me anyway). Also the Girgs-ROR-Ennis line has enough of vets on it to compensate for a lack of it but they wouldn't be the first line in the NHL built that way. Also with Reinhart knowing McDavid and having played with him would give them both some confidence and Eichel has the size to hold his own. Third line might work because Foligno is a bruiser, Larsson appears to be a possession guy and hopefully CoHo can regain his scoring touch. If you'd prefer Moulson it's the 3rd line, anything you get out of it will all be good compared to this years.
I'm not advocating for Gionta, he should probably hang em up after this season. Which is even more reason to not have him on Moulson's line
And as for the 4th line, after the past 2 years is that really a priority for next year??
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That lineup relegates Moulson and Gionta useless. I'd rather see Moulson in my top 6 and Gionta in Hodgsons place. Really hoping Murray buys him out.
Gionta's what 36 now, will be 37 next year??? I could see Moulson moving up but at some time you have to let the young guys have their chance. Besides the top 2 lines would be a major upgrade over anything we have now. In a short time frame, I've been impressed with Larsson, Foligno has been coming around, CoHo might be ok if last year wasn't an aberration.
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I think if Larsson played well the rest of the way you could say Larsson, Grigorenko, the late 2015 1st for ROR as a good starting point.
With the Islanders doing a late slide that #1 could be around 20. I'd place Pysyk, Grigs and that #1 for ROR.
Then with a little change in paradigm the 3 lines could look like...
Z.Girgs..... ROR.... Ennis
Kane.....McEichel..... Reinhart (right hander) When this lines ready, move them to #1
Foligno.... Larsson..... CoHo (another RHer)
Moulson.... PickSomeone....Gionta
I'd be excited to watch them again!!!! Especially after the past 2 years.
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It was pretty apparent the first month of the season that they had no defense and their goaltending was suspect. Still, they are fun to watch. Seguin was having a breakout year until that dirty hit. Brutally disappointing? If you need it that way, I guess. I just thought they were fun to watch because they were going to try to score their way to wins this year. Makes for fun hockey, but it was a flawed team from the start so I wouldn't say it underperformed greatly. They have the worst blue line in the league.
But it hasn't been defensive hockey at all.
They are the highest scoring team in the West (and they've only played us once) so I would say you are correctomundo. Blue line and Goalkeeping has been a problem all year for them. Unfortunately (or maybe not) I see alot more of their games than I do ours.
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I'd like to get Matt Beleskey out of Anaheim. LWinger, still young, won't cost an arm and a leg, has a nice shot and can get the puck in the net, has size, is a beast in the corners. He would be a nice addition to play with Reinhart. Best years ahead of him IMHO.
Should Ted Nolan Coach Buffalo Next Year?
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I can't see him coming back, it doesn't make sense. He won't get the credit if the team improves GMTM will and the young guys will and if they don't do well out of the gate, he'll get crucified for their failure. A clean slate to help everyone forget the past couple of years and look forward to the future is the only sane way to go. Pro sports has nothing to do with fairness, coaches are hired to be fired. He's a for certain goner in my estimation.