JoeSchmoe

I thought about that, but apologizing on his behalf is not how to do it.

As much as I liked Briere as a player, the cynic in me says that daddy going public on behalf of his 23yo son saying "Carson is very sorry and accepts full responsibility for his behaviour" may be a symptom of him not holding his kid accountable in his formative years. Who knows if I'm right, but that's my gut feel. I know I'd have left my kid handle this on his own. I say this as a very proud parent of two kids age 13 and 15 who've never had a call home from school, and universally get glowing remarks from their teachers and coaches. I like to think that's because they were taught to be respectful from the very get go... No exceptions. On the other hand, some of their teammates over the years that have shown to be "Carson Briere's in training" were taught from an early age that behaviours like this can be excused if they're performance in the ice is still okay. I can almost hear in my head some of the parents blaming the person in the wheelchair for leaving it up at the top of the stairs and making it their fault. You wouldn't believe the excuses I've heard before... Embarassing!

Not sure why Briere felt the need to weigh in on what his 23 year old son did. This is his 2nd go round with getting in trouble. If it's my kid, I'm leaving it to him to figure out 100% on his own. https://twitter.com/IanKennedyCK/status/1636083482731614208?s=20

I'm at least a 2. At least.

I've heard from a few in the know that more and more U Sports grads are playing in Europe post-graduation.

There's a YouTube clip of the CHL vs NCAA debate where NHL'rs chime in. It's pretty split even with them. I think on average, the CHL top end talent is better, whereas the NCAA is deeper. Most role players in the NCAA don't start until around the same age the CHL role player ages out. The next great debate is Canadian University (where teams are all aged out CHL'ers on their education packages) vs NCAA.

Geez- I hope I didn't ruin your day. See my original post. By the eye test my kid loses to the women. In practice he doesn't. By the eye test, the NHL All-Stars lose to the college team. In practice, they won't.

FIFY

One other eye test thing. My son is a 15yo AAA player. He's done development skates and non-contact pickup with members of Canada's Women's National Team. During the development skates, the women look much more polished with far more refined edges and finesse. During the pick-up/gameplay, the women struggle hard against the 15yo AAA boys and are completely outclassed. I think you'd see the same thing with the 80s men vs '23 college players. Dude... You're reaching.

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Disagree. It's not the same. Edit- Quick search yields a 2003 Wrangler has a max HP of 190. 2013 has 285. At no point could those to match up. In 2013 Martin St Louis led the league in scoring at the age of 37.

Here's what I posted in the last schmozzle... I still think the right answer lies somewhere therein. -------------------------- By the eye test, I think the kids win easily... But with this logic string, I pause for thought... Still today, an aging Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin are two of the best players in the NHL. When they were in their young primes, aging veterans like Jagr, Thornton, and Iginla right there with them. Then when you look at those same aging veterans in their young primes, there were aging veterans that were right there with them (or even better- Lemieux, Sakic, Forsberg, etc). The cycle continues back to 1983. The game has no doubt evolved, and so do players and equipment, but I think by my logic, the difference is closer than the eye test would lead us to believe... Especially(!) if we're comparing NCAA players to NHL players.

After the slump since he's been out, my opinion is Tuch has shown his worth. Granted I'm not in the dressing room, but the optics are he's one of the team leaders. Couple that with him growing up a Sabres fan from the Sabres home market, I hope to see it. Love Okposo, but I think his play has declined to the point where it might be better to let him walk. Same goes for Girgs, though he was never really all that effective IMO. Give an A to Dahlin for sure and then let Donnie figure out who the leader is between Thompson, Cozens, and Skinner. From my couch, I like Cozens.

I haven't watched more than a period of Amerks this year. Great to see Kulich progressing in his rookie season!!! Where are we on my all time least favourite 1st round pick- Rosen? Any hopes of him being a contributing NHL'er eventually?

Well below average. Bottom of the league.

Nice thing about Comrie is he doesn't need to play hockey.

I can't watch the game. How's Greenway? I hated the signing and need a 2nd outlet for my frustration besides the goaltending.

It's not that they aren't ready. 💩 goaltending = no playoffs

I get that he's big and plays a defense first game, but 2G and 5A all year appears to be WELL below the Mendoza Line of being a legit NHL forward. It looks like Adams is banking on this being a down year for him because his past years look quite respectable for a 3/4 line role. Let's hope he guessed right.

Finally the last piece of what was likely the worst line in Sabres team history is gone.

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I just bought 3 cheap seats about an hour ago. The price started at $20 and moved to $30 in the 20min it took me to let my wife know I was taking the kids.

Not sure if it's been posted but Levi's .934 save% currently leads the NCAA by .002.

Good debate here. By the eye test, I think the kids win easily... But with this logic string, I pause for thought... Still today, an aging Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin are two of the best players in the NHL. When they were in their young primes, aging veterans like Jagr, Thornton, and Iginla right there with them. Then when you look at those same aging veterans in their young primes, there were aging veterans that were right there with them (or even better- Lemieux, Sakic, Forsberg, etc). The cycle continues back to 1983. The game has no doubt evolved, and so do players and equipment, but I think by my logic, the difference is closer than the eye test would lead us to believe... Especially(!) if we're comparing NCAA players to NHL players.