erickompositör72
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1 hour ago, Dr. Who said:
He's angry with Staal's behavior on a social issue several years ago -- Staal refused to wear a rainbow jersey while a member of the Panthers. I don't believe that has anything to do with his hockey acumen, which I do not know one way or the other.
Might have something to do with why TP likes him. Common thread with McDermott...
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2 minutes ago, JohninMinn. said:
You have chosen the wrong hill to die on.
I do not plan on dying
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Maybe an unpopular take, but I think it was the right call.
Kulich had his head down. Both players were going for the puck. Kulich was going right at him. Both players braced for impact, and Kulich got the worst of it.
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1 hour ago, JohnC said:
There comes a time when instead of looking back for solutions one should look forward. What our nostalgic thinking owner should start doing is evolve from his old mode of thinking of yesteryear and look forward to today's version of the NHL. If he hasn't learned from his mounting bad decisions over the past generation, then he's too stuck in the past to ever learn. This tiresome silent owner is too insular to consult with a variety of outside sources to get a more objective evaluation of his franchise and organization. This owner can hide behind his silence but what he can't hide is his team's record. It's embarrassing. A generation of failure in a cap system designed for the down teams to have advantages over the up teams is an absurdity. It's a level of ridiculousness beyond anyone's imagination.
You're absolutely correct, in principle. Unfortunately, I have far less confidence in any attempt TP would make to "look forward" that I would in him making Lindy part of upper management.
And as much sense as what you say makes, I find that type of change incredibly unlikely. Lindy is actually here right now.
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Lindy Ruff in a higher role would serve one purpose (and well, IMO):
People around the league respect Lindy. He has relationships around the league. That in itself could be one big missing piece of our puzzle.
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Oh wow, was that Tage doing something dumb with the puck at the blue line with no support behind him? Where have I seen this before?
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If we win our games-in-hand, we're right back in the mix!
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The least of this team's problems are the letters on anyone's sweater.
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The GM has just not found the right pieces. We have talent, but we are missing key ingredients.
You can point this back to the owner, but there's an outside chance the owner could luck out into a good GM (see Bills) who could solve our problems.
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6 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
A team that continues to blow 2 goal leads lacks heart.
We've had teams that "lacked heart," but had enough talent to get into the playoffs. I'd take that over what we have now. "Heart" is the least of our current problems.
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6 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
A team that continues to blow 2 goal leads lacks heart.
Or they play an unsustainable combination of early bursts of offense complemented by defensive breakdowns.
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I just wanted to put this out there: I do not buy this “lack of heart” argument in any way/shape/form. It is a lazy argument/a cop-out.
Heart is maybe what enables the 2nd-most-talented team to beat the most talented team to win a Stanley Cup. It’s not something that has anything to do with the Sabres’ problems.
The Sabres problems are very empirically observable, not esoteric.
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Jason Zuckreychuck
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Zucker is a machine in front of the net
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What a great looking power play! 😲
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6 hours ago, Kristian said:
I miss “the hardest working team in hockey”.
Teams used to literally hate playing against us. Not because we were big, bad, or particularly skilled, but because other teams knew, that every damn night, that goathead logo would be in your face from puckdrop to the final buzzer. And to win, they’d have to freakin’ earn it.
Now? Embarassing to watch.
Or because they knew they had to beat Hasek
Similarly, we were the hardest working team because all the players knew they were playing in front of the greatest goalie ever. That is pretty motivating.
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4 minutes ago, shrader said:
Do you actually believe that?
Yes.
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58 minutes ago, shrader said:
Was it before the ownership change then? So then they spent even less time together.
After- but it was a Darcy decision
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12 minutes ago, shrader said:
Why is there a good friendship there, if there is? Terry fired him very early into his ownership. Were they chumming it up the whole time?
Darcy fired him, not Terry
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I'm convinced Lindy is currently our only hope. He is the kind of nostalgia agent that could win Terry over (if he hasn't already), and actually has enough NHL contacts & experience to identify the right people.
Whether he stays on as HC and helps Terry pick a new GM, or becomes the GM himself and picks a new coach, I don't see any other way Terry figures this out.
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Just now, Wyldnwoody44 said:
Meh 30 second time limit and if you can't tell, call stands
They can tell, just f-ing with Buffalo fans
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19 minutes ago, Crusader1969 said:
They are 6-3-1 in their last 10. Why would anyone have dispair. I know you are not talking about yourself.
the rest of your post is spot on
Yesterday's GDT would have you thinking we were in last place. I wish it wasn't like that here. I think myself and other sincere fans have thoughtful things to contribute, but are not willing to sift through the endless doomsday nonsense, and therefore don't participate as much as they would.
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Sabres announce Jarmo Kekalainen Hired as Senior Advisor
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I'll get in on that, too!