Doohickie
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Defense and Goalie seem to be set for the future.
Now for some extremely talented forwards.
If the D is so good, why are the Sabres routinely allowing 40+ shots per game.
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I will just say this: The officiating last night was very pro-Original-6. There were countless infractions committed by the Habs that the refs just totally disregarded, while they called a lot of iffy stuff against the Sabres. When they did the replay of one of the penalties, Rob Ray was saying, "oh here it is, no wait, it must be that...or..." In other words, there was no infraction committed by a Sabre, but the penalty was called anyway. Then Deslauriers (or however you spell it) gets smacked in the face with a stick and no call. Come on.
Deslauriers is a keeper. I like his effort, I like his skill set. He's not first line material, but he can chip in and isn't afraid to lay the body on the other team. He seems to know how to use his size without drawing the penalty (something Myers has struggled with).
I root for wins, but at this point I'm just trying to get to know the Sabres team for next year. A lot of these names will be with us until all these draft picks and prospects are ready for the bigs.
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Another "bottom 6" forward for an entire team of "bottom 6" fowards. I'm so excited...
Let's grab Martins Karsums while we're at it...and Roberts Lipsbergs is draft eligible this year too!
Grab all the Latvians! :-)
I'm buying stock in the company that makes all the Ss for jersey names.
So are we saying Nolan is building a tank one piece at a time?
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Are you kidding? Every time he scores, the Sabres lose. He's the goose who brings the golden tank.
See? Told ya.
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Stafford is on a streak! Trade him!
Are you kidding? Every time he scores, the Sabres lose. He's the goose who brings the golden tank.
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Skinner, how can you POSSIBLY argue whether that was goaltender interference? You hip-checked the goalie in the HEAD.
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Goaltender interference much? Neuvirth thought so.
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Ouch.
STAFFORD really got on his horse to negate the 2-on-1. Way to go.
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Deslauriers is playing hungry. I like that.
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I think goaltending is gonna be ok for the rebuild
This Neuvirth guy is okay.
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I still think that should have been a penalty, and the goalie should have been suspended for the hit. Intent to injure cuts both ways.
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The cats are in the tank and not in the tank at the same time.
So you're saying he borrowed them from Schrödinger. Maybe.
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Nashville is my favorite western conference team for an unknown reason, I just like them.
You got the hots for Trotz!
Apparently we are in a full scale rebuild... who knew?
http://www.onthefore...n=articlebottom
It contains this rather accurate quote: "Seriously, look at that stats box above - the Sabres are a simmering pile of garbage these days."
Well at least they might not be "spinning their wheels in an Edmonton-like morass." (i.e., the Sabres aren't the standard in futility. Yet.)
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Come to think of it, that would explain a lot...
About TrueBlue or me?
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...in accordance with the prophecy.
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To be fair to TrueBluePhD, bear in mind that he lives in Cheektowaga. I grew up there and fully understand how living there can leave your brain addled.
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I'd be shocked, shocked I say, if Pysyk wasn't up with the big club next year. He's already an NHL top-4 D in my opinion.
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That face.... I know that face. But from where?
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and wear a toque with a suit as well.
Yeah.... what was up with that? :doh:
I send you PM's asking you what the hell your problem is, out of respect for the rest of the people that don't want to hear it.
I don't care that you tell me that my opinion is BS. I care that you tell me I can't have an opinion.
Sounds like you're the one getting all bent out of shape, little boy. Nobody wants to hear this, if you like we can continue this elsewhere.
Don't most forums have rules about discussing PM junk out in the forum? Really guys, no one wants to hear it.
While I wouldn't of whined about him using #30; it was honorable of him to change his number. Maybe it'll be lucky since Miller was forced to switch his number due to Hasek's feats
My eyes are bleeding! :huh:
And yet it would've sounded fine with text reading software.
Everyone is set for Microsoft Sam. Except Dudacek, who is voiced by James Earl Jones.
Really? In my head he sounds like David Sedaris.
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Our yardstick is corrupted by the penalties levied against Sabres. :P
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Hey, not to be a party pooper at the McDavid adulation club, but I'm old enough to recall the hype surrounding the last first overall pick the Sabres had. There was even a big article in Sports Illustrated (I think) long before the Sabres picked him, about how he was the next great thing and a can't miss Superstar in the mold of Mario.
I don't even remember who that was. Who was it?
I'm of the mindset that we need to build a solid TEAM of talent, and if we are lucky enough to get him in the process, then hooray for us. But if we don't get him, it should not be a reason not to contend for the Cup within five years.Bottom line for me is this:
The Red Wings have been a mark of consistency and elite play for a very long time in the NHL (not so much lately but they are still good)
I don't recall them having high draft picks to build with to build the team they had, and as well use FA to their advantage when need be.
Tim Murray needs to draft well, regardless of where he picks, and Pegula needs to spend the right way when needed.
#1 picks don't guarantee anything. Just ask Edmonton.
Yes. All of that.
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But a more incremental, broad-based approach can take into account changes in players, not getting the players you want, etc. If you purposely lose for years to get a single player and then you don't get him, you're left with a bunch of players that don't know how to win. Start building now, tank be damned.
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Sure, he could get hurt. Anybody could get hurt. Pretty weak statement. He could bust, but if he's healthy then there's very little chance he doesn't become a star. Top draft picks in the NHL don't have a high bust rate, at all. And he is an unbelievable talent, so please leave TC's name out of this.
Your argument seems to be that we need more than one player so we shouldn't target this one. Do you think we should sign Callahan? If so, I say we need more than one player so we shouldn't go after him.
No, we shouldn't *sign* Callahan; we should acquire/make a whole team full of Callahans- good work ethic, lots of hustle, respectable talent. At the beginning of the season we had none of those. Now we have a team that works and hustles but you can coach someone to be talented if it isn't inherently there. My point is that focusing on the tank is not the right way. Building up the *whole* team is the right way.
Let's look at it differently: Tyler Myers. Great rookie season, a superstar in the making. Then he loses his mojo and becomes hovers around mediocrity for a few years. Now he's maturing and busing out of it. A year or two ago we said he needed to go, now he's playing out of is mind crazy franchise good.
Let's say we get McDavid. You guys seem so obsessed with the guy. When we get him, he will be a boy among men. There will be a lot of pressure on him and on the organization to move him up. With all that pressure we don't know how he'll handle it. Will he be a star? Maybe in four or five years. Maybe until then he will go through lots of ups and downs. All I'm saying is don't take it as a sure thing that if we draft the guy, a competitive team is inevitable. It might take years. It might never happen.
Or what if the team tanks and McDavid goes to someone else anyway due to the lottery? The tank is like buying lottery tickets for your retirement.
GDT: Montreal at Buffalo 3-16-14 at 7:00 PM EDT
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And unfortunately since they play on the same line they cancel each other out. How about putting Deslauriers on the line with Foligno & Hodgson? (Or do Deslauriers and Foligno play the same side?)