Doohickie
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Lehner seems to be very deliberately taking his time handling the puck behind the net to obstruct the Leafs forecheck.
Anderson is looking really lost on the shots from the point with traffic in front. He doesn't seem to be seeing the puck at all.
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YES!!! AND I HAVE NOT EVEN SEEN THE GOAL YET BECAUSE MY FKN STREAM IS 3 MINS BEHIND
but hey, i get to cheer twice!
Awesome.
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Oks!
Sabres: :w00t:
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EDIT: Wow, I can't believe the Leafs didn't get that overturned (not that it wasn't a good goal, but Toronto).
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But what have they shown you this year to make you think this is anything more than a pipe dream?
A streaky year. If they can limit the losing streaks they might just do it.
Besides, make it to the playoffs or not, I'm going to root for them to win. They're *my* team.
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Dear Jack,
Please punch Austin Matthews in the mouth as you score a hat trick.
Your biggest fan,
Funny, he's your (Beer's) biggest fan, too!
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I wonder what everyone thinks is gonna happen. I am guessing the Sabres finish with 93 points.
I *hope* that we make the playoffs. I *think* the more likely scenario will be something like the end of 2012, where we were scrambling to get in but were eliminated with just a few games left. Ah, those were the days...
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The answer isn't Romo. Period.
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I've been in Romo's home market for his entire career. Bottom line is... remember how Kelly, even though he wasn't the best skilled or technical QB, could pull a rabbit out of his hat to win the game? Romo could never do that, especially in the big games. There's no way he could lead a team that hasn't been in the playoffs for years to a strong winning record. it's just not in him. The bigger the game, the bigger the disappointment.
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Eh. if they can pull off a winning streak they'll be right in it. The reason we're both a bottom dweller and a bubble team is that no one's really running away with the lower playoff spots this season. Play .550 hockey and add in a streak or two and they could very well end up in the playoffs.
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So you think if we had Babcock, we'd be a playoff team right now?
Magic 8-Ball sez:
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I continue to wonder what the backstory is on development.
I bet it's being used league-wide. It's an EA Sports product placement ad.
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I do think that the coach has shuffled the lines too much. He should always have the faster forwards with Eichel (except Kane who would carry the puck too much).
I think the worst move GMTM made was signing Moulson for 5 for $5 million. He's slow and his play really fell off. But perhaps it was worth it if his year of billiting Eichel helped Jack mature into a long term success.
It will be another 2 years before we see all the assets acquired making a contribution (Guhle, Borgen, Fasching, Nylander, Peterson, Pu) and the short term veterans are cleaned out.
Actually, the shuffling seems to finally be paying off. I think having agile lines that can be reconfigured for game situations is a good thing. The obvious application of that is PP and PK, but I think line shuffling can also be used to counter the strengths an opponent has and to keep the opponent off balance. The most obvious of these to me is whether Samson plays on Jack's wing or centers his own line. If you have a team that has questionable defense in their bottom 6 and bottom D pairs, having 3 scoring lines can help. If you're looking at a deep team, putting the wunderkinds together helps build a more dynamic line that provides a stronger scoring punch in the top 6. Line juggling during the game also helps counter what's not working. I think the team chemistry is to the point where the line juggling is more of a boost than a detriment.
In historical context the Moulson signing was a big success. It was a sign that players don't necessarily want to get away from the Sabres as soon as they can. It sent a message that the Sabres are back in business. As horrible as Moulson was last year, he's had a reasonable rebound year. He's probably paid a little too much for too long, but with the young kids we have I think the continuity and mentoring he provides is worth it... well, almost, anyway.
And the prospects you cited will need a bit of time to grow into the NHL. I don't say that as a necessarily bad thing, but with a complete teardown, these guys will be called upon to make major contributions pretty quickly upon promotion to the NHL. They're not going to be Eichel or Reinhart though; we have to realize that. Nylander may be the only one that compares, but that doesn't mean the rest of them are busts. When you're building a whole team, you're not going to have 12 first-line forwards and 3 top-pair D.
We can look back at what got away (Lemieux, Zadorov, McNabb, etc.), but I prefer to look forward to identifying the key roles that still need to be filled, and finding the best fits from around the league and our current prospect pool to fill them. Bear in mind that we might have the perfect prospects to fill holes on the team in the group you listed, but they will take a year, two, even longer, before they reach their ceilings. I'm glad we stuck with Foligno, but it took a while for him to mature.
As much as people want GMTM (or perhaps some other GM) to make a bunch of moves to make us an instant contender, simply waiting on the prospect pool to make the jump and mature a little might produce better results over the long haul.
I probably sound like a broken record, but Steve Yzerman played 14 years before he won a Cup. I hope we don't have to wait that long to see Jack hoist it, but if we do, and we end up with Eichel winning multiple cups because the we built an enduring contender, I'm okay with that.
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Yep. That's where I get those secksay graphics.
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I got to watch yesterday after I got back in town, but I missed those 2 pretty bad looking losses on Thursday/Friday. I'm hoping that we play another strong game tonight, especially since it's Toronto. Apparently Toronto moved into the playoffs too. If they make the playoffs and we don't I'm going to be frustrated. They got rewarded for tanking, while we seem to be somewhat punished for it..
They were rewarded for hiring Babcock; we were punished for hiring Bylsma.
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Reaugh: "Reinhart- what a passer this kid is!"
Reaugh discussing the criticism of Bylsma by local media and fans. "A team that beats itself."
On Ennis trying his lacrosse move: "What a move that was. Sorcery!"
Reaugh on the Sabres first period: "They could have five... easily."
And with the first period buzzer I'm going to bed.
One last thing: They compared Eichel to "a young Jason Spezza."
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Leave Samson on Eich's wing and all will be well.
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Watching the replay on Fox Southwest. Reaugh has a major man-crush on Eichel. Describes him as "intoxicating."
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HOCKEY HEAVEN.
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Who is Puten?
Oops. :blush:
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Progressive glasses. Life changing.
(Does the right call them something else?)
Freedom glasses!
I've had progressives for 20 years.
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Well done Doohickie, well done
Meh. Found it on FB.
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The Politics thread has been closed down and this place has been very nice and fun.
This is exactly what it doesn't need.
Humor. It's humor.
And there's nothing political about this. It's pop culture, plain & simple.
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ENNIS!!!! WOOOHAAAA, what a fkn comeback!
Well I'll be...
Welcome back Tyler
That's a nice start there, Tyler.
One of these teams came out to play from the start...
Anna has been waiting for this:
GDT: Buffalo at Toronto 7:30p ET 1/17/17
in The Aud Club
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Very smart play by Carrier to carry the puck out instead of just dumping it. Got a good clear and got the chance to change (of course the whole Leafs sequence in the Sabres zone started after a Carrier giveaway).
No. You're right.