Alaska Darin
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Jalen Ramsey would have as much success in hockey as CM Punk had in the UFC.
I would pay a small amount of money to see Lucic run him.
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The question that comes to mind every time I see that friggin' abortion is: "What were the logos that didn't win?"
I wish a great artist with a sense of humor would take that on as a challenge.
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With the same JV scenario with the Sabres as a perennial playoff team I'd say 5-10% chance, but a real free agent scenario with our deep pocketed owner allows us to sweeten the deal enough to compensate for much of because Buffalo eventually. It's always going to be an issue on some level for the Sabres IMO.
I don't think it is. The Red Wings never had any problem getting players to Detroit when they were the class of the league and the city of Detroit is an absolute hole.
With the Pegula's dough, a first class organization (which we pretty much already have), and a team that consistently wins, "Because Buffalo" becomes a pretty tiny problem.
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BMG/Columbia Music (13 tapes for $.01!)
Book Club
Transmission humps
Riding in the back of station wagons/pickup trucks
Sunday Night Disney
Evil Knievel (the dude and the toys)
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I find it ironic that NJ was never a destination for FAs in large part due to the Lou effect. Yet TO seems to think he is a drawing card for the organization. No doubt he had success but I wonder if he is still relevant
They're going to find out soon enough that it's not the early '90s anymore.
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According to Vesey location was very important
Why wouldn't it be? Nashville's travel schedule is BRUTAL. It's great city and would be a tremendous place for a young dude but being a Western Conference team from TENNESSEE would suck out loud.
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Why? We have a billionaire owner and world class facilities. If the Bufallo Sabres want to sign a player, unless the player really wants to be somewhere else, he's staying. This is a different owner, GM, and time.we can trade 8 for Fowler and there is a realistic chance we have neither in 2 years.
You are really going to trade a guy away who you can have for 10 years and who will more than likely be as good if not better than Fowler for a guy you could have only for 2 years??? makes absolutely no sense to me.
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And the HBK line probably isn't getting the favourable match ups it is, without Sid and Geno drawing the tough ones away.
Absolutely correct.
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Back in the late 90's the mayor of Manchester NH wanted to build a 10K arena. Despite the usual opposition it was built at a cost of $68MM, paid for mostly through bonds and hotel taxes. It's home to the former AHL, now ECHL Manchester Monarchs, as well as numerous other sports, concerts and events. It's become a centerpiece of the city, influencing the decision to build a baseball stadium in 2005 that attracted AA Eastern League ball. In fact it's been so successful it's managed to pay off most of the bonds on time, though the last few years attendance for hockey has fallen off. This is one instance where an arena project proved to be mostly a good thing.
$68 million wouldn't get you a NFL stadium parking lot. The difference with small indoor arenas is they are so multipurpose and don't cost a ton of money just to open up. Imagine the electrical budget for an indoor NFL stadium to turn the lights on to have an RV or sportsman show versus a 10-20k arena to do the same thing.
NFL stadiums just aren't good for anything realistic because they cost so flipping much to operate. Sure you can have the occasional rock concert or bowl game in addition but what about the other 350 days a year where taxpayers are just throwing precious dollars into an endless black hole? Our societal priorities are just whacked the eff out.
NFL stadiums start at $600MM.
There's no way you're getting an NFL stadium for even close to that amount now. Lucas Oil is 8 years old and cost over $700MM. I'd venture to guess the cheapest is going to be right at a Billion Dollars.
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I don't. The country's infrastructure is crumbling around us and the NFL wants multi-billion dollar entertainment complexes built for them that will be used 10 days a year. I have no issue with the taxpayer funding infrastructure improvements around these buildings (appropriate roads, drainage, etc) but giving these incredibly rich people free tax payer money while our schools and roads are falling further behind is ludicrous.
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Backes has already turned down $5.5M for 3, wanting more and a longer deal. He's a very good player - unselfish as hell with maximum effort every night but at 32 there's no way he's worth what some franchise is going to give him. While his grit and toughness would certainly help this organization, it just doesn't seem smart to be paying a 35/36 year old guy that kinda dough when there will be guys needing their first big deal right about the same time he's hitting the wall.
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Big 3rd period, come-from-behind win for the Blues today. Credit to them for finding a way to get a couple passed Crawford near the end.
That 3-way passing play the ended with a GWG by Schwartz was spectacular. Doesn't get much better than that.
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How successful has Lou been without Marty in goal? When I think of the success the Devils have had, it's usually been because of Marty in his prime
While MB was certainly important to the Devils' success, those Cup winning teams were absolutely loaded with talent.
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I think Gretzky would not score 200 in this era, but 150 would probably be his average.
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That was really a great article. Should we start the canonization process now?
I'm pretty sure it started on an April night, not so long ago...
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Smart move by both if you ask me. The Jets get Staf for 2 years while developing prospects and Staf gets a mild bump in pay (although living here is very inexpensive compared to other NHL cities), and a chance for a big contract and probably just in time for expansion.
He scored nine goals and 10 assists in 26 games and seemed to make the line with Scheifele and Wheeler really come together. We've got some RW prospects that should be ready by then and it is a really shrewd deal by Chevy.
He's not playing for a contract this season so we'll see if his production continues or if the frustrating floater we grew to know shows up more often...
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Given the tweet above my Saad dream is still alive...
I doubt Kekelainen doesn't match any reasonable offer. That dude has his stuff together.
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good post.
Agreed.
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He did a very good interview with the press. Impressive for a kid his age.
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Born in Chicago. That threw me a little.
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Remember when the Red Sox won the World Series and all they talked about was how close the team was because everyone shaved together every morning?
Friggin' suits.
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The Sabres final 3 games are far easier than Arizona's. I can see this going down to the wire.
Carolina is 3-2-1 in their last six. Columbus is 9-1.
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That'll teach anyone to score 2 goals in a game and screw up the tank.
Official: Skinner Signs 8 year, $72MM Extension
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I pretty much agree with this. That being said, they really couldn't let Skinner walk because of the optics of the ROR situation (feels to me a lot like not letting Vanek go to Edmonton for 4 firsts because we'd lost Drury and Briere). It's just another in a long line of bizarre decisions by this franchise. It's about a 95% guarantee that we're going to regret the last 3-4 years of this deal. Hopefully the first 4-5 make it worthwhile.