Doohickie
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Just think (yeah, I know, woulda-coulda-shoulda), but if the Bills had beaten NE in Week 1, they'd be tied for first place in the division right now. At this point, the Bills are improving and gelling as a team. I'm not sure you can say that about, say... the Patriots. The Pats are as good as they're gonna get.
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The article is a tad over dramatic but all in all pretty well written.
It takes six clicks to read though. Sorry, I give an article one, maybe two clicks. If it doesn't have a "show entire article link", they can blow.
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Serious question: can anyone present a convincing argument why it matters?
1. All the other teams get to have just one captain.
2. Demonstrates lack of decisiveness on the part of the coach.
3. Each co-captain wonders why he wasn't good enough to just be named captain.
4. Disappearing captain voodoo of the Sabres organization.
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So disappointed. Ott is a great captain. Vanek is a great captain. BUT NOT BOTH. Pick one or the other. I hate this wishy-washy everyone gets an award stuff.
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It's a BS poll that doesn't mean a thing, especially talking about a win-loss record. Last year was last year; it was transitional. Too early to say anything about this year.
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I meant Toews.
Too many Great Lakes around these days. But my point is still valid. You might select a great leader but it doesn't necessarily take you to the promised land.
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I'm getting closer to my home.
I see what you did there.
PS: There's another team on the Great Lakes that put all the pressure and expectation on young guys with potential. They even put the "C" on one. Two Cups later...
But remember he was captain for 11 seasons before he won his first Cup. Buffalo fans are more impatient than that.
I disagree. Tell me he didn't sulk somewhat when he didn't get it.
He sulks. ALL. THE. TIME. For no reason at all.
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A thought about having Ott as captain and Weber as asst.: If Ott isn't signed and is either traded late or in the next off season, Weber could tank. I don't want to say he's only going to do well as long as he's on the same team as Ott, but it could put a weird twist in his ability to lead if Ott vanishes.
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Lindy? ;)
Lindy just named his captain. It's Jamie Benn.
Didn't Ott also say something last year to the effect of Vanek being the team leader?
That says more about Ott than it does about Vanek.
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I'll throw this out there: Forget about whether a player is in the last year of a contract. Pick the best captain for this year. If they leave, they leave, regardless of whether they were named captain.
Culmlative opinion based on watching him over the years and personal bias.
Do you ever wonder why he NEVER gets interviewed between periods? I do. He pouts when it isn't going well.
He pouts when it's going well, too.
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Discuss.
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I also like PA's take on Manuel. There's something in the guy -- a goodness, almost -- that makes me want to believe that he can be our franchise QB. He just seems to "get it", as they say.
I think there's a leadership quality about him that Bills QBs have lacked for a long time. While still humble, he believes in himself.
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Yeah, I didn't get that either. They were always down by less than a touchdown. Bulldog said a woman stopped him in the parking lot and asked "Did they actually win that game?"
What the hell is wrong with the "diehard" fans in Buffalo that they'd rather try to beat traffic than stick around to see if their rookie QB can engineer an amazing comeback? Pretty astonishing that that was a thing today.
When you kick a dog too many times, it flinches for no good reason. So it goes with Bills fans. It's been so long since they could expect a comeback win, they just can't imagine the possibility.
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This was fun: http://mlb.mlb.com/n...weiser&c_id=mlb
This first two were comebacks of 3+ runs in the late innings.
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Did that all the time when I was in Madison. Every full moon, year round. Kicked ass. Summers had hundreds of people bike with us go to the parks and skinny dip; winters had the few and the hardcore bike out on the lake ice and drink beers.
Our groups are smaller, a few dozen, but we ride twice a week. The Sunday night pub crawl is such an awesome way to end the weekend. Wednesdays are more of a "fitness ride" format, but not excessively so.
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What do you guys and gals like to do?
Pub crawls. On bicycles.
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Currently eating: Italian sausage with onions & provolone on a bakery bun.
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In that case, what's his username?
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Someone needs to tell him about us.
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Wild.
Most importantly, he's a 5th generation Buffalonian.
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For the first time since I broke my arm in April, I rode my bicycle last night. :D
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Still can't ride my bicycle... it's killin' me. (I broke my arm a month ago.)
Vanek Traded to NYI for Matt Moulson, 1st in 2014 (or 2015!), 2nd in 2015; 4 Months Later: Moulson to MN for 2014/2016 2nd Rounders
in The Aud Club
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Meh. I hope we see Isles fans talking about how lazy Vanek is. I hope he looks like Drew Stafford wearing blue and orange.