spndnchz Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 Got a chance to talk with Tim Kennedy over the weekend. He's pretty cool. I think many people lump him in with the 19-22 yr olds out there. In person he's not at all like that. Very professional. When I asked if "he was him" he said "Hello, I'm Tim Kennedy, very nice to meet you" Sure, they have their one liners from the Sabres office on how to handle the fans. After talking for a couple minutes he realized I wasn't some crazed fan and had a nice talk. Thanks Tim. Oh BTW, he looks much bigger in person. His arbitration hearing is July 27th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 Got a chance to talk with Tim Kennedy over the weekend. He's pretty cool. I think many people lump him in with the 19-22 yr olds out there. In person he's not at all like that. Very professional. When I asked if "he was him" he said "Hello, I'm Tim Kennedy, very nice to meet you" Sure, they have their one liners from the Sabres office on how to handle the fans. After talking for a couple minutes he realized I wasn't some crazed fan and had a nice talk. Thanks Tim. Oh BTW, he looks much bigger in person. His arbitration hearing is July 27th. How did you pull THAT off? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 How did you pull THAT off? ;) Had a few beers in me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHAAAUGHT!!! Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 Had a few beers in me. German beer festival style? I actually thought he looked pretty normal sized, which is extremely undersized for a hockey player. He plays WAY bigger than he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 German beer festival style? I actually thought he looked pretty normal sized, which is extremely undersized for a hockey player. He plays WAY bigger than he is. When did hockey players become abnormally large human beings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffalOhio Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 Got a chance to talk with Tim Kennedy over the weekend. He's pretty cool. I think many people lump him in with the 19-22 yr olds out there. In person he's not at all like that. Very professional. When I asked if "he was him" he said "Hello, I'm Tim Kennedy, very nice to meet you" Sure, they have their one liners from the Sabres office on how to handle the fans. After talking for a couple minutes he realized I wasn't some crazed fan and had a nice talk. Thanks Tim. Oh BTW, he looks much bigger in person. His arbitration hearing is July 27th. How's girth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korab rules Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 Oh BTW, he looks much bigger in person. I guess the conversation went pretty well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 chz, did Tim have his teeth in? More importantly, did you eventually take yours out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 chz, did Tim have his teeth in? More importantly, did you eventually take yours out? Missing three I think. He smiled and it was like he said "hockey" without saying a word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 Missing three I think. He smiled and it was like he said "hockey" without saying a word. It's a little strange he doesn't get them fixed, don't you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre Dance Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 I can't remember when in the last few years there were players donning blue and gold who previously wore those flying pumpkin uniforms. The traffic between Buffalo and Philly runs the other way.....(Briere, Biron, Luce...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 It's a little strange he doesn't get them fixed, don't you think? That's why he filed for arbitration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECHL Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 Hopefully you are kidding because Kennedy is anything but a fragile little kid. That Recchi play was simply about experience and I guarantee you, if it happens again, the result will be different. Kennedy played the puck normal so this was about playoff seasoning experience and not about fragile or hard. The difference was Recchi knew taking a minor penalty was worth the risk. No call and it was a vetran's play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 FWIW, The General is going to arbitration and expected to get 2 mill. Atlanta won't pay. Those picks look good about now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 FWIW, The General is going to arbitration and expected to get 2 mill. Atlanta won't pay. Those picks look good about now. That doesn't seem like that bad of a price for Clarke, how much worse is he than Zherdev? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 FWIW, The General is going to arbitration and expected to get 2 mill. Atlanta won't pay. Those picks look good about now. Correct, they won't. I'm better than Eck! Patrick Kaleta has agreed to terms on a two-year deal with the Buffalo Sabres. Not sure of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 Correct, they won't. I'm better than Eck! I'd guess that your rumor site would be more popular then his site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 Correct, they won't. I'm better than Eck! Patrick Kaleta has agreed to terms on a two-year deal with the Buffalo Sabres. Not sure of money. General was arbied 2.4 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 General was arbied 2.4 million. Geez. Another example of a silly arbitration award. Mac had 16-19-35, including 1 goal and 2 assists in the Thrashers' last 10 games while they were still in the playoff hunt. Guys like that are a dime a dozen and freely available for $1MM or so. Would anyone in the NHL want him for $2.4MM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 Geez. Another example of a silly arbitration award. Mac had 16-19-35, including 1 goal and 2 assists in the Thrashers' last 10 games while they were still in the playoff hunt. Guys like that are a dime a dozen and freely available for $1MM or so. Would anyone in the NHL want him for $2.4MM? Take a look at Todd White, same team, 2.375 cap hit. While he had a good year, numbers are close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 Take a look at Todd White, same team, 2.375 cap hit. While he had a good year, numbers are close. You make a good point, but I think it also points out the inherent flaw in the system -- there will always be overpaid comparables that have an inflationary effect on the arbitration awards. I'll be very surprised if Clarkie gets $2MM per year as a UFA. Separately: Kennedy's hearing is set for next Tuesday per ESPN. I hope he works out a deal with DR before then, as I think the process usually damages the player--team relationship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 Take a look at Todd White, same team, 2.375 cap hit. While he had a good year, numbers are close. Now take a look at the numbers that White put up the year BEFORE he was awarded that contract. That one season was just short of MacArthur's entire career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 Kennedy will be an exciting player this season. I think he will be locked in for 2, maybe 3 if arbitration ios avoidable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skibum Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 MacArthur was awarded $2.4M for his 35 points and -16. Seems like an awful lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbossy Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Mason Raymond just finished his hearing and they gave him 2 years 2.5 and 2.6million. 23 and 53 pts in his last two seasons respectively. So, a bit more than Mac (2 years instead of just one), but fairly close $ wise. Way too much for MacArthur in my book. Kennedy arbitration hearing is tomorrow. Anyone think they settle today with these bigger awards? He did have 26 points or about a third of these guys. 1.5 million? 1.9? Wait a second. His agent closed the deal just before they were going to walk in to see the arbitrator. That's really last minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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