pi2000
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Very good night in the CHL... Starting to tighten up at the top. Good time for a Sabres road trip.
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Perron epitomized everything wrong with the Oilers. Lazy one-way player, a -17 this season was 3rd worst on the team, and only scored 5 goals. Replacing him with Derek Roy will be an improvement as Roy is a much more responsible 2-way player. Roy doesn't have the offensive flair that Perron had, but that's not what the Oilers need. Good maneuver by the Oil, don't see it as a tank move,
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Oilers trade David Perron to Pitt for 2015 1st and Rob Klinkhammer.
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Just about all CHL teams in action tonight.... TB/BUF CAR/PIT MIN/CBJ NJ/DET ARI/DAL PHI/COL EDM/CAL Hopefully we ring in the new year with a regulation win for BUF, and regulation losses for EDM, CAR, CBJ, and NJ. And OT Losses for ARI and PHI or COL.
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That wasn't 716. That the sports bar in the Montreal Forum.
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Let's say last place comes down to the final game and Moulson is due up in the shootout. A miss and Buffalo finishes last. What does he do? Dump it in the corner? Fire it over the glass, then rip of his jersey to reveal a McEichel t-shirt? That's ridiculous. There's no tank in any of these players' game. They play for each other and the head coach.... that's it.
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Sabres are still in great position to make a run at the Shart. 10 points is only 5 games, and there's over half a season left. The Oilers can't get any worse and the Cane's glorious record in 1 goal games will ultimately even out dropping them out of Shart contention. Likewise Buffalo's putrid record in 1 goal games will also even out as they rocket up the standings. Almost have their wins have come in the shootout. 8 ROWs is second worst in the league... EDM with 7, CAR with 9.
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almost a perfect night in the CHL. at least Buffalo is staying within striking distance of the Oilers.
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Hell yes, draft Hanifin at #3. Probably the best D prospect in over a decade. He'll be better than Doughty... you don't pass that up. Or maybe the team at #2, Arizona or Carolina (or Edmonton), want Hanifin (they need D), so you could offer a package of Myers/Risto/Zadorov + Reinhart + Ennis and all 3 1st round picks to move up one spot to #2. If I'm EDM or CAR sitting at #2, that's a seriously nice package for what their needs are... and they get Hanifin as well. Buffalo has the talent pool and picks to put together whatever package they need to move up from 3 to 2.
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Canada's selection process is always in question. They seem to try to fill roles on the team so they end up cutting some kids with high level offensive skill for more defensive players. That's helps if you're playing a long grinding month long tournament, but they only play a handful of games over a couple of weeks. A hot goalie and some goal scorers can take you far in a short tournament. I thought Bailey deserved a shot on team USA, but he's only recently been hot, so probably wasn't on the radar long enough like some of the other prospects.
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It helps that Buffalo is essentially dressing an AHL lineup... missing Myers, Moulson, Gionta, Foligno, Mitchell and Weber (also Strachan and McCormick but I consider them AHL caliber). Should be interesting to watch the young guns tho.
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He had good chemistry with Grigorenko in the pre-season... and in Roch.
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So we're shooting for a Sabres win in regulation, a Canes OT loss, and an Oilers OT loss.... Sabres would pickup 2 points, while ARI/NJ pickup a single point, and EDM/CAR stay put.
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History has proven that the NHL standings ultimately shake out based on team goal differential.. namely the team with the worst diff always finishes last. Buffalo is still in last place... http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?season=20142015&sort=standingsGoalDifferential&type=LEA some recent history: http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?season=20132014&type=LEA http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?season=20122013&type=LEA (wtf TB?) http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?season=20112012&type=LEA http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?season=20102011&type=LEA http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?season=20102011&type=LEA ..for that reason I'm not worried. ARI and CAR are better teams than their record shows... they'll move up, while I fully expect BUF to drop.
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They close out the month vs. COL, then @BOS, @DET, vs NYI, @ OTT, vs. TBL. Hoping for at least 8 out 12 possible points seems reasonable. EDM has DAL and ARI at home, then @CGY, LA, CGY. Possible they only pickup 4 points during that stretch. Could see BUF get within 6 points by the end of the year.
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Yep,pretty good night so far. Sharks have played well at home against superior opponents... which could hurt the Oilers chances.
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what's a "car inspection"? ...like a smog test or something? Broke my beloved Vapor X100 last night :(
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DeJeanerret is not even a player.... there should be a non-player contest with coaches, GMs, front officers, Ted Darling, Jim Lorentz, The Earl of Bud, etc... As a player LaFontaine was one of the top 3 most beloved athletes in history of the franchise. That fact that he's no longer on the list and RJ is, determined this contest is a sham.
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What's wrong with the Amerks? They sound just like the Sabres. "The Amerks as a team have scored only 11 goals in the past eight games (one win, seven losses)..... Heading into Friday’s 7:30 p.m. game at Hamilton, just one team in the 30-team AHL has a worse points-earned percentage than Rochester."
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Hodgson tried to dangle through Frolik just inside the blue line and gave the puck away. That's a no-no. The only thing I'll say in Hodgson's defense is that he looked to be skating as hard as he could to catch Frolik after he turned it over.... which just ain't gonna happen. Hodgson doesn't have great speed, while Frolik is one of the faster skaters in the league. I would've liked to Ristolainen step up and take the body inside the blue-line, instead he backs off and tries to play the puck. He'll learn. Hodgson... well, he's a give-away machine at this point and I don't see that going away.
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Looked like the same old Grigorenko to me. Thought he'd be flying up and down the ice, still looks slow footed and a step behind. That said, he deserves a longer look... until early April at least, ????
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one point for the Oilers winning in OT.
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Apparently Grigorenko will be skating between Stafford and Deslauriers. TM might not specifically be shopping Grigorenko. There could be a larger deal in the works and some other GM asked to see Grigorenko play some NHL minutes while they're out in Western Canada. Doesn't mean a trade is imminent, this type of thing happens all the time in the NHL.
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still not worried. let's say Buffalo goes 3-7 over their next 10 and EDM goes 6-4. Suddenly Buffalo is only 3 points behind EDM. it's a long season folks.
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Sabres are ruining Murray's plan---what does he do??
pi2000 replied to matter2003's topic in The Aud Club
Or what if they actually make the playoff yet lose in the first round. Is that good? Would that be better for this team's future than finishing last?