JoeSchmoe

My number 1 concern is he really doesnt call a good game for the radio (TV wise he's adequate). You just can't follow the play with him. Maybe its a being spoiled by Rick thing. Number 2 is he lacks passion for the team. Dunleavy honed his craft as a network guy where he had to be impartial. As a local broadcast play-by-play guy, its his job to be excited by the home team. He seems equally excited when the opposition scores or makes a great play. Maybe he's staying that way as he's got an eye on doing national broadcasts again. Voice wise, I don't mind him and i think he could do a decent job doing TV back at TSN.

I really like Ray too. So what if hes not the most articulate guy. Its entertainment, and I think hes good at what he does. I say that too as someone that didnt like him as a player.

You can't discount the division we're in. Leafs and Oilers would be 6th place in this division going by last year's standings. Montreal... A team we could have passed last year had it not been for the lockdown, is in the 4th and final playoff spot.

How many of those less than healthy teams have lost their franchise player and starting goalie without a viable NHL backup? And of the teams on that list, how many are 9-9-2 in their last 20?

I said in another thread that this is not the worst team in the league. With a healthy Eichel, Ullmark, and another division to play in (but without Krueger), we probably would be just out of the playoffs... Possibly better if we played the ATM'ers all season. The last place finish / high draft position for a team of our caliber is a nod from the hockey gods that our penance has been paid.

This is the first one that is probably better than my original suggestion. Nice job.

The electromechanical version is also pronounced with a short e which rhymes much better with Bedard.

Wright is 17. Bedard doesn't turn 16 until July. I guess that only puts them one draft year apart. I thought it was two.

Ok... New name. Anyhow, to do what the kid is doing at his age is pretty incredible. Shane Wright, the team captain was regarded by some to be the next potential one as an Exceptional Player in the OHL, but Bedard is shooting right past him.

It's funny that the product manufacturers still use the term, and it's widely used in our industry. I'm not here for a fight though... I guess I'll have to take it down.

Here's an example of a manufacturer using slowing down timing in their product literature. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.eaton.com/ecm/idcplg%3FIdcService%3DGET_FILE%26allowInterrupt%3D1%26RevisionSelectionMethod%3DLatestReleased%26Rendition%3DPrimary%26dDocName%3DPCT_1130880&ved=2ahUKEwiUu-_23bPwAhUSB50JHZ2jDdcQFjAAegQIBhAC&usg=AOvVaw0wlfvo4gjC9mq5lED5zNsc&cshid=1620259233741 Variations of timing characteristics and sequences can be programmed for a maximum of four operations. When a recloser is programmed for both fast and retarded operations, the fast operations – involving no intentional time delay – occur first in the sequence according to the recloser’s A curve time-current characteristic. Slowing down operations are according to the recloser’s B or C time-current curve (B, C, or D curve for Types E, 4E, and L). See Time Current Curves R280-91-10 for Type E reclosers; R280-91-8 for Type 4E; R280-91-1 for Type H; R280-91-2 for Types 4H, V4H, 6H, and

Didn't watch it, but we use this term in Electrical Engineering all the time as the definition of a slower circuit trip timing. And i don't think theres a better rhyming word out there.

For anyone following the U18 World Championships Connor Bedard is leading a stacked Canada team in scoring as a double-minor (2 year under-ager). He is likely to be the next in line to follow the Crosby to McDavid line of "generational players". Anyhow, I'm laying out the tank motto for him on this early... And by slow-down i mean play bad... not the derogatory meaning. Too bad the Sabres will be a top team in the league by the time hes draft eligible. 🤠

Is there another team that gives him a more realistic shot at playing in the show than us? I would say we're among the league leaders in lack of goalie depth.

If practice squads are still a thing, we'll need at least 5 goalies between the NHL and ROC, right? I'd put him in ROC with UPL and put Tokarski on the practice squad. Based on what they've seen in practice, I'd guess the team knows more about him that what we've seen in the last 2 games.

I'm not super well traveled, but I've had all the supposed best pizza styles from around North America and I'll take WNY pizza over them all. Unfortunately, that is not an option for us Canadians right now. But i know what I'm doing as soon as the border opens.

Given the rag tag group he had in front of him in Rochester, we might want to give him the benefit of the doubt. His prior stats were good.

For the experts out there (especially those that say we can do better than Granato), I'm wondering what kind of system does Gallant run? He's the one guy i dont know enough about to completely count out. Also, were the Knights that much better off under him than DeBoer? Other than being a big name... sell me on him. Not saying I'm buying, but I'd at least like to hear more.

From an actual systems perspective, I like the North-South quick movement Granato seems to be teaching offense wise. Personally, i think there's no better way to generate scoring chances than to keep opposing team numbers in your favour. It doesnt even have to be an odd-man rush... You'll score way more 2 on 2 than if you wait until its 5 on 5 in the zone. That was the number 1 reason for Ralphs ineffectual offensive. What style do the other prospective candidates typically run?

Other than the ATM line, the rest of the team has lost the jump they had when Granato first took over. Dahlin had some plays early on that looked slow by my beer league's equivalent.

What's with all the doomsday talk in here? Also, with the Allen-Eichel comparisons, the QB position is the one position in the 4 major sports that can far and away affect the teams' outcomes more than any other. Couple that with having possiblity the league's best target to throw to. If Eichel as a playmaker had the same effect over the game as a QB, and the team brought in Alexander Ovechkin (hockey's Stefon Diggs equivalent) to finish his plays for him, we'd be talking about the 2nd coming of Mark Messier.

I've had an account here for a while, but I've only been posting semi-regularly for the last couple of months. I'm on some skiing forums where the members plan meetups several times a year at different mountains around North America. I've never joined in, but would do so if i had more vacation time off work. After a few beers tonight, i was thinking if/when the Sabres ever made the playoffs again, I'd probably want to head across the border and celebrate with fellow fans. Have any of the old-timer board members here ever gotten together for that sort of thing?

When will Caggulia get the Eakin treatment? I'd rather see Fogarty in there.

As a casual football fan, I dont get the hype.

Is everyone who normally posts one here watching the draft? 😴