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I didn't say that they were close to achieving that role.
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I think he improved quite a bit since the season began, especially in his skating and tactics as a defensive forward. It would be nice to see him and Kaleta develop towards legitimate third line defensive players. I don't think work ethic is an issue with Scott. He seems to push himself to do everything that is asked by the coaching staff to the best of his abilities, and it's his abilities that continue to develop.
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Torres suspended for "remainder of the series." http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671025&navid=DL|NHL|home Now we're doing variable-term suspensions. Neat. :doh:
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Thank god for ChipotlAway.
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Eh? I'm betting the survey results from last year indicated that people thought Rayzor was "likeable," surely more likeable than Gare, whom many really disliked. With respect to Rayzor, in Rayzorspeak, "they really did a good job putting him on the TEEvee and they seen what he's capable of doing in that role." In real words, people probably said they wanted to see more Ray between the benches, because he was an entertaining interlude, but I don't think anyone, including management, saw how mildly annoying he could be as THE primary color guy. We need an excellent primary color guy with a dash of Rayzor, in the same way we currently have an excellent host in Duffer, with the perfect dash of Harry Neale. It was an interesting experiment to begin with, having the primary color guy between the benches. I miss Jim.
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In no small part due to being paired with Doughty and working under former Flames coach Darryl Sutter.
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Derek Roy? Jason Pominville? Just kidding. Regehr's playing well.
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Fox Sports PT Ducks announcers call away games by watching the game on television in a closet in Orange County. They don't travel to every game, and they sure as ###### don't see anything behind the play. Then they pile on the homer-age on top, which is extra bad when they're not good at their jobs to begin with. Want to know why the Pittsburgh branch of Root Sports, formerly FSN Pittsburgh, also has a high broadcast quality? DirecTV bought FSN Pittsburgh and hired Ted Black to run it. Sabres have one of the highest qualities of broadcast around. Anecdote: Danny Gare was a staple broadcast personality for years on FSN Ohio. Then he gets a shot to broadcast in Buffalo, where his sweater is retired, and is laughed off the broadcast after a (painful) year. The reason? We're used to a high quality of broadcast, he sucked, and we trashed him in the broadcast survey that Ted Black put out to the fans. I haven't noticed the cutting off of faceoffs coming back from commercial, but if that's a problem that you see, fill out the comments section of the broadcast survey. It makes a significant difference.
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We all know that won't happen.
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I don't think it's an ego thing, I think he genuinely wants to improve the team and tries to do that with every transaction. My fear is that if it's not clear to Regier that another player that we have can step up and play or another player is available to be acquired to take Stafford's spot, he won't risk trading Stafford away for fear that it will be a net minus on team performance. That said, if he's truly ready to make this team worse to make this team better in the long haul, I think he can execute that trade.
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Easy timing play beating a lazy defender. Bonus for a nice finish. It's a good play, not a great play. Hodgson beat five players using two toe drags after stealing the puck in the neutral zone and finished nicely while shorthanded.
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Hodgson's on Play of the Year against one of the Sedins and Hodgson's crushing him. You know what to do: http://poy.tsn.ca/
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There's probably three times when the chances he could be moved would be higher: before/at the draft, within a week or two after July 1, and immediately before training camp/season. If you move him at the draft, you get draft picks (I like this). If you move him after July 1, you're selling him to someone who couldn't sign UFAs. If you move him before the season, you're selling to someone who couldn't sign UFAs and is now desparate. The problem is that IF Regier thinks Stafford is viable as a top six forward (he may not think this), then he might hold onto him until he knows he has something better, and that would be after signing UFAs on July 1. But I believe that if he waits, the teams looking for what Stafford brings may sign UFAs first, reducing demand for Stafford. The second problem is that every GM is aware of the first problem, and may just wait until after July 1 anyways. I believe Darcy's been trying to trade Stafford, but he's not finding the right deals. I hope he finds the right deal, maybe any deal, before the draft. The Trade Value thread puts Stafford at an average return of about a 2nd and a 3rd. I think this declines a little after the draft.
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Good. Let the Boston hate flow through you. Is Boston more hated by Sabres fans than the Leafs right now? Signs point to yes. Why? Probably becaues Leafs fans aren't being ######, and they're not being ###### because the Leafs haven't been good for quite a while.
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Matt Martin on the Islanders' success: a model for the Sabres?
IKnowPhysics replied to PASabreFan's topic in Archive
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Let's go down this road: let's say that both are willing to listen to deals. Pretend that the team is in control of its own destiny. To Vanek: Do we make an offer? How much do we offer? What is the length of the offering? Until what time is that offer available before we must consider other routes? To Miller: Do we make an offer? How much do we offer? What is the length of the offering? Until what time is that offer available before we must consider other routes? Now flip the roles. Pretend that the players are in control of their own destiny. If you're Vanek: How much do you want? How long do you want it? What are your career goals? Do you sign with the Sabres? If you're Miller: How much do you want? How long do you want it? What are you career goals? Do you sign with the Sabres?
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Who does this? Hopefully I dont give that impression. If I do unintentionally give that impression, it's likely because of the amount of hyperbole I have to sometimes inject into counterarguments. Regier's a capable GM, but there are other deficiencies on this team also (like some of the ###### players!), and that's the point I try to drive. In before "GM is ultimately responsible hurrrr." Which he is. Oh, there is. It's reality. But finding enough balance and perception to accurately describe reality escapes many, many posters, probably including myself. It's very difficult to argue for the case of moderation. Often times there's not enough leverage in the argument against the extremely stupid.
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How dare you point out how retarded this thread is.
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That's here: http://imgur.com/r/hockey/yUziVCL This is over here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlY3s2ZyCks
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Yawn.
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That's the side effect of the youth revolution in Montreal- a lack of playoff experience and composure. It's often why teams that haven't made it into the playoffs in a few years often struggle the first time around (although sometimes good character coaches can get the kids through it). Not that Ottawa's much better, that bunch of ######.
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But if you're not a Buffalo fan and you say that, ###### you!
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After. Burke was fired and Nonis was hired January 9th. Connoly was waived on the 18th. One of Nonis' first moves.
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Hard to say from an outsider perspective how much of Connolly's troubles are mental because of douche-hood/laziness, mental because of injury problems, physical because of injury problems, or physical from lack of conditioning. He's a fragile player with a long and varied injury list that has slowly and painfully gotten beat up, causing him to fall from an up-and-coming first line role on the Island (immediately as an 18 year old with no time to properly development) to a special teams-only guy that's been sent to the AHL, only to fail. What does it do to a guy to compete your whole life, only to be told you can no longer play the game at the midpoint of what should have been your promising career, even after making coming backs from three different serious injuries (head, hips, back)? Edit: I'm with Eleven on this one.
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Time for Team Canada to trade everyone and rebuild.