Doohickie
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"Let's go beat those ###### frogs!"
—Gilbert Perreault
Takes one to know one, I guess?
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Okay, time for the stretch run. Let's win a bunch of games and get into the playoffs. Ready, set, GO!
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Losing Larsson's not a concern. If you're an expansion team, are you going to snag a bottom-six center who's on the DL? I think the pickings would need to be very slim for that to happen.
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What's this? The Stars don't love Northern Texas Sabres fans?
Not at all.
Another thing: When we went last year, we were all in one section. This year, even though there was a group rate, we were split up among two or three sections. That kind of made it harder to get cheers going (and I think maybe the Stars did it on purpose).
By the way.... anyone want a Tyler Seguin bobblehead?
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The teenage version of me would never admit this but here goes:
The experience of seeing an NHL game in Dallas is better than that in Buffalo in literally every way. The team is more fun to watch, the uniforms they wear at home are bright and fun (versus the darkest blue known to man), and the in-game presentation is incredible (everything from the jumbotron humor to the ice girls and cheerleaders).
Worst of all, fans in their arena are way more fun to be around. There are two reasons for this. First, Dallas sports is the Cowboys and "stuff we watch while waiting for the next Cowboys game" so everyone is there to have a good time and no one is going to have their night ruined by a loss. Second, I'm starting to think the fact that we've never won a championship in Buffalo has driven all of our fans insane. We all take this WAY too seriously by now. This is supposed to be entertainment but we've elevated it into a critical part of our city's identity and now all the losing is making us miserable.
It's to the point where I just want Buffalo to win a championship now so that everyone can just relax and enjoy sports going forward.
Nailed it.
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It's not a question of like versus not like. I'm from Buffalo. The Sabres are my team. I will root for them. It's that simple.
Given that, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. And it's glorious.
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I haven't been to a Sabres home game since the Aud days.
I've heard about what happens in Buffalo when the Sabres play Toronto and some of the other teams- that the visiting fans kind of take over the arena.
I've been to a couple Sabres games in Dallas. The in-house entertainment is actually intimidating and demoralizing to fans of the visiting team.
It starts with the national anthem. While the fans are for the most part respectful, they shout out STARS at the two mentions of that word in the anthem.
When the Stars score, the "goal song" is a throbbing base beat supplanted by local fans shouting out the team's name: BUDUM! "DALLAS" BUDUM STARS!" BUDUM! "DALLAS" BUDUM STARS!" BUDUM! "DALLAS" BUDUM STARS!" with an eruption of cheering. If there's anything like that in the KBC, I don't pick it up in on the telecast (yes, I know they play Let Me Clear My Throat.... but it seems kind of weak over TV).
When the Stars get a power play, they have an animation for that too, with a voiceover that says something like, "And now, your Dallas Stars GO ON THE" and the fans finish with "POWER PLAY!"
Again, I don't know what the KBC does, but the AAC does a great job of doing whatever they can to motivate the team, and to motivate the fans to motivate the team. Never a dull moment.
I was a little disappointed with the other Sabres fans; I was there with a group, and three or four times I started LET'S GO BUFFALO! chants. I got a smattering of support, but much more opposition from Stars fans drowning me out, almost immediately. I didn't hear anyone else starting any pro-Sabres chants. Maybe we (as an expat fan base) feel we're good enough to beat the Stars yet... I dunno.
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I just got home from the game. I enjoyed going to the game, although I didn't enjoy the outcome. They really relaxed too much in the second and couldn't turn it up enough in the third to get at least a loser point. So it goes. Still, it was great to see my team.
I'm still sobering up. I had a couple beers before the game, one at the first intermission, and that was supposed to be it. One of the bartenders from Buffalo Bros (the DFW Bills Backers bar where I watch the Bills games) was at the game and asked if he could buy me a drink at the second intermission. I said yes and we walked out into the concourse. Instead of stopping at one of the vending booths, he walked over to Jack's Place (a bar sponsored by Jack Daniels) and he bought me a beer *and* a shot of Jameson.
Here's a pic I took a moment after the Moulson goal. That put the Sabres up 2-0 at the time and I was hopeful they'd cruise to an easy win. By the time I posted it to FB, the Stars scored their first. Oh well.
This is the Dallas Feed.
Looks like a goal to me
https://twitter.com/hockeyhangout/status/824840035937697792Damn, that sucks. How could they miss that?
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Great start wasted.
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Everyone is getting tacos in Dallas!
Yeah but... Taco Bueno
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Ryano Cal’reillyan. Could be Ryan O'Reilly. Could be Cal O'Reilly. Could be Billy Dee Williams. We're not quite sure.
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Anyone see Ullmark's head assist last night?
Brutal.
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I saw that during the game. Ha!
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As much as I like GMTM, it wasn't like Okposo was an unproven commodity.
Neither was Moulson, who unproved himself after the free agent signing.
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Out of our two "slow guys," Gorges has been meh and ended up hurt while Franson seems to be elevating his game. It's almost as if he's more comfortable with more minutes (he said so in a recent interview) and he's actually remembering that he can be part of the offense. With Falk and Fedun solidly covering the bottom pairing it seems like Franson's found the game he had in TO. Maybe not a true 2nd pair guy anymore, but good enough for now.
I think if Fedun has had a positive impact on the team, it's that he pushed Franson out of his comfort zone and up to the second pairing where he's rediscovered himself.
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The only game I'll attend in person all season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhkE8O2e5RE
It's been a ruff, ruff season for the Stars this year around.
"I see wut u did there."
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Disagree. He doesn't contribute enough offensively as a top 6 winger and does not posses top 9 skill. He's a role player and his role is best served on the 4th line. To be successful in today's NHL you need 3 scoring lines.
We're trying to build a fast north/south skilled team. He's not that type of player.
There you go, looking at tangibles again. I said *intangibles*.
Oh and Subban is still a bitch
Meh. I'd take him in a moment.
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Unfortunately??? This can't be the first time, I hope
Unfortunate if they can't keep both. I wasn't commenting on the messenger.
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Unfortunately you're right.
Agreed with the majority of this but as for the bolded, why is there even a debate. You do know that Kane has almost as many points as Myers-Stafford and Armia combined and has played more games than any of the 3 for those who say he's injured too much. He's by far the best player in that trade.
I don't doubt that we won it, but people still debate it.
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I think Foligno brings so many intangibles to this team. He gets named as trade bait; I hope that never comes to pass.
As for Kuli, I'd say it was his best game in a while. He finally looked right.
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RJ makes following the Sabres so much more fun. Part of my impatience with this rebuilding process is that I fear RJ will retire before we finally become very competitive. I want to hear this great man completely lose his ###### when Eichel scores the Stanley Cup-clinching goal.
The Cup-clinching goal will be scored by someone like Carrier.
Or Girgensons.
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I've been on the "time to put RJ out to pasture" bandwagon for some time, but I have to admit that he's picked up his game quite a bit the last few games. A pleasure to listen to again. I hope the Sabres continue their improved play because *that* is the RJ's fountain of youth.
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noice now a winning streak and its not Smells underwear or Gorges play. Sabres hit jackpot with Fedun and Falk. Franson playing so much better even with a little speed.
People tend to look at the top players when evaluating GMTM. I would say that the depth signings of Fedun and Falk are YUGE reasons why the Sabres are settling into a nice rhythm. Those two guys are providing a stability to the defense in the face of injuries to our NHL roster guys. After trading away some of the young defensive talent, he's replaced them with mature (but not too mature) depth that can help in both the AHL and NHL. We can debate whether we won the Kane trade, but GMTM smacked it outta the park with these two signings.
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