erickompositör72
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We’ve watched it twice. Once with Hasek, once without.
Enough.
I was at the game when Derek Plante scored the OT goal off Tugnutt's glove.
I can't find any replay showing Nolan after the goal. It's forever ingrained in my head- he was doing the windmill, Townsend style almost, running out onto the ice
I was also at the playoff game when Drury scored to tie it up with only a couple seconds left. Man, hard to believe that was Buffalo.
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disgruntled vet
come on, leave Matt alone
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There is zero possibility of him walking away from $3MM, let alone $8MM.
Some posters here say the darndest things... "he's rich; $3 million isn't that much to him, right?"
Other favorite: "what if he moves to the KHL?"
Yes, he's going to uproot his family, after he just bought a house and settled in an area not to far from where he grew up, to move to the other side of the world where he doesn't know anyone and doesn't speak the language, to play hockey for a couple of years. Why wouldn't he?
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I hate chasing how the best team is winning. Is the NHL really going speedy and less physical, or does the best team just happen to be that? It won't be long before there will be a really good team that plays a more physical bruising game, and then we'll here about how the NHL is going bigger and tougher.
There are plenty fast teams right now that suck.
Just get good players.
Any game I turned on during the playoffs last year, I thought "wow, these guys are fast." Seemed like every playoff team- but obviously, my comparison was to the Sabres.
It's also about making fast decisions. Slower players who can process the game quickly don't let their lack of speed become a liability.
When the Sabres seem to try to make quick decisions and play at a fast pace, they give the puck away and allow odd-man rushes.
The other part of that- there needs to be a mix of a "system," where players know automatically where to expect one another to be, and instinct.
When players I see who have displayed good instincts in the past suddenly seem to make dumb decisions, I tend to look more critically at the system.
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Which stat line belongs to Leino and which is Moulson
137gms 10g, 36a 46pts -18 LEINO
176gms 22g, 31a 51pts -18 MOULSON
yes? (didn't look it up)
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...Neuvirth...
...was the most upsetting trade Murray made, to me. As a goalie myself, I thought he had Miller-like lateral movement and control
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If Matty Mo retires, I was thinking more along the lines of: TP finds him a way to launder the last 4mil of his contract; not something through management. I'm sure there's a way to do it that the NHLPA can't trace. They can't audit TP's personal books, can they? Or just put a wad of cash in Moulson's safe deposit box?
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Eichel had some good plays this game.
I've never attended a practice, but if I didn't know any better, I'd assume Housley is not drilling certain fundamentals and is not preparing them for how to successfully cycle the puck against an NHL defensive zone "scheme," if you'd call it that. Seems every team can successfully shut the Sabres down in the O-zone.
And then there's Housley's talk of playing "aggressive," which seems like it just encouraged our boys to make stupid plays trying to pinch, etc., allowing an inordinate about of odd-man rushes against us.
Then there's my Lehner theory. He's Swiss cheese. Which is why we can't score on NHL goaltenders- our guys are used to scoring in practice when most NHL goalies would make the save.
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maybe Risto needs a change of scenery. Package him w/ Kane
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No respectable GM will tank. A GM who tanks is a GM who wants to take shortcuts.
Why would anyone be surprised when GMTM tried other, non-tank related shortcuts, as well? Anyone who would think of tanking would, IMO, by definition, not be fit to manage a team.
To the Buffalo fans- there seems to be a complex about just winning a cup, to say we won it. Like, to the extent that enjoying watching a season of hockey isn't really the goal; the goal is just to say we won.
I'd rather watch 2-3 seasons per decade of a Drury/Briere caliber team not win a cup, than this disaster we have now. If we see a build up in 2-3 years, then a cup... no, it wasn't really worth it.
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I hope you're right, but until one of those things happens, I'm going based on what the current numbers say, which leaves us with not a lot of cap space to sign a lot of players for next season.
If you're counting Reinhart as one of those we need to sign, think twice... he's as good as gone...
...which is too bad, I think he will be really good one day.
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Here's some thoughts:
If they trade Kane for other players who have top-end speed, Botterill likes Housley's philosophy
If they trade for players who lack top-end speed but possess other qualities, maybe Botterill and Housley are already not on the same page (?)
If they trade Kane for a nice haul and then re-sign him July 1, Botterill is a genius and I buy a Kane jersey
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It's funny- everybody thought the team was going to be so improved that moving on from Gionta would be natural. Looks like we all called that one wrong, including GMBot.
Early results notwithstanding- no matter what GMBot does with Kane, I trust he'll make the best decision. I want him to stay, but if he's traded, I'll assume a contract was untenable, and give Botterill the benefit of the doubt.
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A more accurate stat
So We've says ribs are worse, but you don't rag on him for that
I think, in general, when it comes to arguments, I'm pretty fair at admitting when I'm wrong. What are you referring to? The Eichel leverage conversation? I've been on here for like 5 years, if you think I'm lying about misunderstanding something to save face you clearly haven't read all of the other things I've posted on here. I don't care about saving face
He was tied 12th in the league at even strength goals. Why not use that
Sure. I was just being an ass because I was annoyed I had to go look up their stats and calculate their goals-per-game. And the only argument I was making is that he plays well in non-contract years. I agree with others that "contract year" is a weak, lazy argument. He just likes to be good at hockey, regardless what year it is.
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I too like misleading stats
I never knew goals were a misleading stat
And Kane missed 12 and played the rest with healing broken ribs.
.4 (Kane) goals per game vs .39 (Eichel). Kane lead in goals in a non-contract year, any way you cut it.
His ribs weren't nearly as debilitating as skating on a bad ankle.
Didn't know you moonlighted as team doctor
It shouldn't be used to further any argument on keeping him though.
I think, in general, when it comes to arguments, you should realize that just because certain facts don't support your argument, it doesn't mean they're not relevant. Or I guess you can just say you were really talking about something else. I think we've been through this before...
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Because Eichel missed 20 games
weak.
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That would really surprise me
The reality is- nothing precludes them from not telling the media about their current negotiations (regarding either a trade or contract discussion), and nothing precludes them from lying to the media, when asked. They both benefit from keeping everything on the DL
HE IS PLAYING FOR A CONTRACT
He was our leading goal scorer the year he wasn't playing for a contract. There'd be a lot more 30 goal scorers if they could all just turn it on for contract year.
Some people just like scoring goals. I know, sounds crazy.
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Kane, two hands on the stick, stick to back, pushes and extends arms. Also known as a cross-check.
It was a push. And it wouldn't have knocked my sister down.
Robin Lehner could be a good goalie.
He looks extremely confident tonight
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Kronwall knew what he was doing there. He drew it.
veteran dive
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Eichel and Botterill will convince Kane to stay, if he hasn't already decided he wants to
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Doesn’t make it right or smart. What has Larsson shown that says he should be playing ahead of Criscuolo at this point?
He always plays hard, makes good decisions, doesn't make mistakes, processes the game at an NHL level, is defensively responsible, has good line-mate awareness
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I was so excited when we signed Moulson, because for the half-season we had him, he seemed to maintain a goal pace similar to Vanek's that season.
I didn't realize the future implications...
However, I do think he's looked better the past couple of games. It seemed like Nolan and Larsson have the ability dig the puck out of corner and find Moulson open (I think Larsson has pretty good vision), which is the only way he'll score goals. I don't think this will happen with great regularity, but hopefully enough to provide some secondary or tertiary scoring.
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I think these are the right lines combos
Many people said "let's assess at Thanksgiving (US)"
I think these lines will click by then, and I'm still hopeful. These lines were exciting and will create more chances.
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These are the lines we've been waiting for
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