Doohickie
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Poor d4rk :bag:
Nope. It's not you.
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No surgery then?
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Well this thread took a turn for the unexpected....
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plus when he gets there he usually makes more noise so is much more noticeable.
...and frankly I'm okay with quiet (but effective) defensemen.
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It's very rare for good teams to play each other at all anymore until the postseason.
Kind of depends on the conference, eh?
And actually, who are the top teams going to play? They're already at the top and have nothing to prove. They have a lot of suitors that want to play them for the non-conference games, teams that want to see what a real football team looks like.
I don't follow it anymore since my sons graduated, but there was a similar thing in HS football, where a team that has aspirations of developing their program will convince the reigning state champs to play them in a non-division game. Get your butt handed to you enough times and eventually you will figure out how to play against that kind of team.
In the case of the school where my sons went, that was the story of the team from the opening of the high school; they were in a strong division and played three powerhouses every year. Then one year they managed to beat two of the three and won a state championship. They moved up to a higher level and never repeated the feat, but playing competition that was clearly better helped the team develop.)
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As many pointed out when you said this: most (like 9/10) cup champs drafted in the top five within a few years of winning the cup. Those aren't all "tanks" but they went down a similar path.
And then there's Edmonton.
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Pysyk and McCabe are the two fastest skaters on this defense. Faster than Bogo.
I was thinking that too. Where Bogo has an advantage is that he's played in the NHL longer so his positioning and anticipation are a little better so the speed is more effective. I see Pysyk and McCabe getting there as the season progresses though. I like them quite a bit as a pair.
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That was man made.
honest question. those noises are a combined effect of the storm and the building (and maybe other structures), yes?
I'm pretty sure the answer is yes. What I think is happening is the low pressure outside is pulling at the air inside. Some of the air is exiting the house through the door which is acting kind of like a giant clarinet reed, creating the noise. The front door of the house we grew up in did that if the winds got above maybe 50 mph. It was a different tone but the quality of the sound is very similar.
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I've been thoroughly disappointed with Sabres fans this season so far. There was no way a team turns over 3/4 of its roster and it just all of a sudden gels.
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Sorry... kind of lost it last night.
The early season seems to have left a lot of fans wanting more. It's understandable with how the last two seasons went down and the amount of turnover this roster saw. However, it simply isn't and never was going to happen overnight.
The path this franchise went down has been grueling and something they've never done before. It's seen a ton of results in other cities, so why not here? I anticipate it'll turn out to be the right move and bring success this city has never seen from its hockey team.
How long will that take? Well, let's look at the teams everybody brings up when talking about this strategy: Pittsburgh and Chicago.
Chicago Blackhawks
High draft picks: Jonathan Toews (2nd - 2006), Patrick Kane (1st - 2007)
Points by season prior to Cup: 65 (drafted Toews), 71 (drafted Kane), 88, 104 (lost WCF), 112 (won Cup)
Key moves: Hit big on Duncan Keith at 54th overall and Niklas Hjalmarsson at 108th; acquired Patrick Sharp and Marian Hossa to supplement youth
Pittsburgh Penguins
High draft picks: Marc-Andre Fleury (1st - 2003), Evgeni Malkin (2nd - 2004), Sidney Crosby (1st - 2005), Jordan Staal (2nd - 2006)
Points by season prior to Cup: 58 (drafted Malkin), lockout (drafted Crosby), 58 (drafted Staal), 105 (lost 1st rd), 102 (lost SCF), 99 (won SC)
Key moves: Drafted high
There's also the Red Wings model: Draft high, get your perennial captain, tap into the Euro market for players, win the Cup 14 years later. A tried and true formula.
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Yeah i tried editing it because everything posted twice. Didn't erase the second McDavid reference.
I took it as a repeat for emphasis.
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The ongoing comparison of the Tank/Rebuilds at 8 games into the season;
Chicago Blackhawks - 2007 - 5-3-0, 22 goals for, 19 goals against
Sabres 2-6-0, 16 goals for, 27 goals against.
Yes I know the Sabres let some winnable games get away, but in those three games they faced TB twice and MTL, two teams that are considered Cup favorites. In the 8 games Chicago played, how many of those were against really good teams?
I think the other thing to consider is the the amount of change the Sabres went through. Basically half the team is new, the coach is new, the system is new (as in, they are finally being given a system), etc. Oh and also the goalie they traded for stubbed his toe a few minutes into the first game.
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I think it is going to electric when the wins start coming.
I hope so.
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their cycle needs to have a better shot selection. Not everyone can be the bull in a china shop.
I lived in L.A., then Texas (pre-Stars), from 1984 to 1991 and in the age before the internet and Center Ice I stopped following hockey altogether. I moved to Detroit in 1991 and followed the Red Wings ascent to the Cup in '97, moving back to Texas two weeks after their Cup win. So... the Red Wings are my #2 team (and my wife's favorite). I watch them cycle and it's a thing of beauty. It's a game of keep away in the corner. They'll make three or four passes, clean, tape-to-tape passes, then all of a sudden a shot a goal. The Sabres cycle much better this year than last year, but after watching the Red Wings (and they're struggling with a new coach, an aging core and developing youth too, mind you), I realize how far the Sabres have to come to be relevant in the league.
I think the thing that bothers me the most is remembering back to the early years of the Sabres, when they would lose 6-4 on any given night but geez they were fun to watch. The current version can be fun at times but most of the game is frustrating. I want to believe, but other, mediocre teams come in and just look so much better. They have systems in place and they actually play their system.
I keep telling myself you have a coach who has to learn a team and a team that needs to learn a coach and a new system, and oh by the way half the team never played with the other half before, and to try to be patient; it will take time. But they just don't seem to be getting there.
I hope I look back on this thread in a month or two and it will seem like a bad dream, but I think it's just as likely this thread will still be relevant.
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I think the thing that discourages me is I still don't see them playing smart hockey. I know, I know.... gel and all that, but they don't really seem to be getting anywhere.
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It was a great summer, we had the new seasons to look forward to with the Bills and Sabres. We knew the Sabres would have growing pains, but the Bills were supposed to be a solid playoff team.
So here we are approaching the midway point of the NFL season, and the borderline playoff team that just need Rex Ryan to Build a Bully to get them into the postseason is under .500, and the awesome new Sabres with awesome Disco Dan really pretty much suck in all aspects of the game (even if they look better in their suckage).
Being a Buffalo sports fan just doesn't get easier.
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You forgot to mention that that McCabe goal came on the power play.
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I expect Ullmark to start.
You deserve a reward for such insight. :nana:
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Are you right in DFW? I'm going down there for a composites trade show and to visit customers all next week. I fly in during the Bills game :censored: Going to need to pay for wifi on the plane, and then find somewhere to hide in the airport to catch the end of the game. Any advice on bars to go to to catch later games with a coworker or two?
You're going to CAMX? That's in Dallas, which is like 50 miles from me, sorry, I can't recommend anything in terms of bars. There's supposed to be rain Saturday night into Sunday but I don't think it will be anything to worry about; you may be a little delayed but shouldn't be too bad. We've had about 5 inches of rain in the last day or so (after virtually nothing since June). It will probably be pretty darn soggy around here by Sunday. I'm not sure if Patricia will come by here. After Sunday the forecast says no more rain until the weekend.
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Chad Johnson.
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It was close until the Habs scored the two goals toward the end of the 2nd, then another one at the beginning of the 3rd. Then it was apparent that the Sabres were Montreal's bych, at list for tonight.
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Well that was unfortunate.
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They had where they wanted them.... until the last few minutes of the second.
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Evander Kane out 4-6 weeks
in The Aud Club
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Sounds like pain.