Doohickie
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Well ######.
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That wasn't offside.
Yeah it was. Too much messin' around at the line.
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Just popping in, see its scoreless and we were shorthanded a lot... What just happened for these latest responses?
Myers jumped up on a SH two on one, got tripped driving the net, hit the post hard with his hip, went to the room.
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Anyone seen Vanek?
The Sabres have. They know where he lives.
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That's just awesome.
The Sabres are exposing Suban for the crap player he is. He looks very average tonight.
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And what does any of this have to do with Ted Nolan?
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I'll miss this one as I got some free tickets to the Canes-Isles game, so in an extremely rare event...I'm actually a Canes fan tonight. :blink:
You'll still be pillaging and eating babies though, right?
RIGHT?
"I’ll just try to make plays, work hard and try to create some offense, create some chances," Leino said in Bell Centre. "That’s my game. I can’t be anyone else."But you haven't done any of that, all year.
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And when is that, d4rk?
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I'd say it's more due to lack of confidence, coaching, or just not giving a ######.
At this point of the season, it's just not giving a ######.
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We appreciate the weather here while we can. Soon it'll be hottrnhell.
And let me tell you: Those aren't Mighty Tacos. They're Mecican tacos made by Mexicans for Mexicans (and anyone else who ponies up the $1 per taco price).
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THE TANK IS VICTORIOUS!
I thought it might be, so I did my normal Sunday night bicycle pub crawl. If you watched the game, I bet my night was better than yours. Our first stop was at The Flying Saucer
The second stop was at Lola's Saloon,
And then on the way home I stopped for some late night tacos at El Tacolote.
I ended up with almost 25 miles ridden for the night.
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Hey N.G.,
No more children for you if you ride that thing 32+ miles a day.
;)
Well, since my kids are 23 and 26, I'm okay with that.
Hopefully you don't get the same weather you got for the Superbowl. ;)
I know, right? :D
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My commute to work today was awesome. The weather was perfect (mid 50s) to ride the 16 miles to work on this:
First bicycle commute of the year for me.
Oh, Leggio - so great.
Also, March Madness is awesome (after a hiatus last year).
We get the Final Four in DFW this year, and ESPN will be setting up shop in Fort Worth's Sundance Square Plaza to cover it. It was cool having them here a few years ago when the Super Bowl was played in the Cowboys Stadium. Back then ESPN set up in a couple parking lots downtown to have an outdoor presence. They're setting up in the same spot this time, but now the two parking lots have been converted into a grand plaza.
I hope Harbor Center gives a similar boost to downtown Buffalo.
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At least this team has some fire. Now they just need more skill...
I think Buffalo fans can live with no skill, as long as there's passion in the team's play. Like the guy in the vein treatment commercial says, "The future is here now." The core of the team, the esprit de corps, was on display last night. There will be changes to the team, but the culture, the mindset, that we saw last night, is what the Sabres need to keep as they move forward. And as you drop a Konopka and replace him with a Grigorenko, if the replacement plays with the same passion but at a higher skill level, the team will just get better and better. If we land a McDavid or similar impact player, wonderful. If not, just keep building, building, building, but maintain that fire, and build the skill level as the youngins come into their own.
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-Scott sending Conacher into the penalty box with his helmet (rather than Conacher's).
Conacher actually went with no helmet because his strap was broken. Rules say he needs a helmet in the box (so that when he returns to the ice he's got one on). They couldn't fix it on the bench right away and there was a point where they looked up an down the bench before Scott produced his helmet. I simply saw that as Scott wasn't going to be out there during the PK so he was the player that could let Conacher borrow his helmet until Conacher's was fixed.
The thing about Scott is this: He has no ego whatsoever. He knows he really doesn't belong in the NHL, but he does provide some things to a team that can find a spot for him. He can play forward or defense as needed, he can be the tough guy, he will stand in front of the net during the PP if Foligno doesn't assert himself enough there... and when he does, Foligno isn't going to be jealous that Scott is taking his place because everyone knows Scott just fills in where he's asked to. Scott plays a simple game and is a very unselfish player. He provides levity in the locker room. He probably won't be with the team next year and that will make me sad, but he will either move on to the next team that needs him, or retire, knowing he had no right to be in the NHL to begin with, and happy for the run he got.
If the Sabres don't keep him on as a player and no one else picks him up, I wouldn't be surprised if they keep him on as Video Checking Coach and Jock Strap Hygiene Technician or some other similar title just to give him an excuse to bring that looseness to the team. You know you're going to have some uptight youngsters trying to prove themselves. The team will need John Scott to keep them from getting too tightly wrapped up in themselves.
One last thought: Everyone talks about the team being a collection of AHLers and waiver acquisitions. I think that's great really. Some of those waiver acquisitions are filling a similar role as Scott- knowing they're lucky to be playing anywhere, and giving their all for the team. Look at Konopka's fight yesterday for a good example. Look at D'Agustini's play in general- not the most skilled player, but no slouch, and he's usually gassed at the end of his shift. This kind of hustle, effort and selflessness is contagious and players that actually have skills are being shamed into higher levels of performance because of it, right up to Stafford. I think this is the brilliance of Ted Nolan and the cleverness of Tim Murray in a synergistic partnership to get the most out of a mediocre team. This is why, even if Nolan wasn't Murray's first choice coming in, I think the two work good together, at least for now.
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He's really taken to the leadership role. Give him the C.
You know, I have to agree... and not in the way I've mentioned previously (give him the C because the captain is always the next to be traded). I think he deserves it and will do a good job with it.
Funny how fortunes turn. We all wanted him out of town on a rail with Leino, now we still want Leino gone but Staff is looking like he belongs.
The whole dynamic of the teams seems to be this: The youth movement is coming. It's unstoppable and it will be here soon. The players that are part of that movement are eager to move up. The ones that aren't are realizing that they'd better play well, whether they want to earn a spot on the rejuvenated Sabres or they want to hook up with another team. Change is coming and those who snooze, like Leino, will be OUT.
If this kind of chemistry is what we can look forward to next year, I'm kind of looking forward to it.
(Yes, I know only one game and all that. But still, nice to imagine a light at the end of the long, dark tunnel.)
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Not sure what you'd call his style,
Hasek-like.
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I've been very impressed with Stafford ever since Nolan came on board. There is no reason they shouldn't keep him around next year, almost like he's stepped up as a leader since the trade deadline.
Remember though that it's a vacuum he's filling. There literally is no one else.
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Has anyone here ever seen Drew play a smarter game?
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THE STRIFE IS O'ER. HALLELUJIA!
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Staff is working hard to break the curse.
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Uh oh. The STAFFORD CURSE.
Is it broken tonight? We'll see.
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It truly is amazing when you consider how he went from playoff scoring machine to mild disappointment to larger disappointment to lucky to still be collecting a paycheck.
No, he'll get is paycheck. Nothing lucky about that. Even if he gets bought out, he still gets the money.
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I agree. So many fans have this fascination about an all around hockey player that scores, hits, defends, is fast, plays goal...... all in one. These players don't exist.
Two words: Pavel Datsyuk. Yeah, okay, doesn't play goal, but in his prime he was a truly great all-around player.
Every player has strengths and weaknesses, the key is putting together a team that compliments each person's strengths. Usually the better one player is at a certain aspect of the game, the worse they are in others. All I see when people talk about prolific scorers is 'he doesn't hit'. Well, guess what, he's not going to hit. And guess what, Jon Scott isn't going to score.
On the other hand... people generally regard scoring as the pinnacle of NHL skill. Fine, but you don't ask your highly skilled pitcher in baseball to do anything else (especially in the American League where the designated hitter handles the pitcher's batting duties). Same thing here: Why would you ask a top scorer to hit, especially if it's not naturally part of his game?
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