That Aud Smell Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 i literally heard this "on the street" this morning on the way to a meeting. all these tweets can't be wrong, can they? http://twitter.com/search?q=connolly%20roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregkash Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 I'm willing to bet it's something they announced at catwalk for charity. Like hey, let's start a rumor. It'd be awesome if it happened though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 I must call BS, but it would be great if true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 I must call BS, but it would be great if true. It would be great? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sterling Archer Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 This sort of thing happens with these guys. Mair got laid out before last season which led to his mysterious hip injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 WGR discussed it this morning. Ruff's comments were evasive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesportsbuff Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 I'm about positive it isn't true, but maybe it would light a fire under his ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 It would be great? It would be great if Roy, who presumably will be here for a while after TC presumably leaves this presumable summer, cared enough about the team to presumably call out TC for his crappy play at this event, and cared enough to presumably slug him. That to me would mean that Roy is stepping up his leadership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 It would be great if Roy, who presumably will be here for a while after TC presumably leaves this presumable summer, cared enough about the team to presumably call out TC for his crappy play at this event, and cared enough to presumably slug him. That to me would mean that Roy is stepping up his leadership. He's even disappointing people with his performance at charity events? Dollars to donuts, if Roy did indeed slug Connolly, it had nothing to do with hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 He's even disappointing people with his performance at charity events? Dollars to donuts, if Roy did indeed slug Connolly, it had nothing to do with hockey. 1. If it happened, it may have been the result of pent-up frustration at Connolly's attitude & play throughout the year. Or maybe Connolly was drunk(there were drunk Connolly sightings again Saturday night, but I guess you can't blame a kid for blowing off steam with a four-day break ahead). 2. Donuts cost almost a dollar now. Sad. I like that expression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 He's even disappointing people with his performance at charity events? Dollars to donuts, if Roy did indeed slug Connolly, it had nothing to do with hockey. What do you think it would have to do with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 1. If it happened, it may have been the result of pent-up frustration at Connolly's attitude & play throughout the year. Or maybe Connolly was drunk(there were drunk Connolly sightings again Saturday night, but I guess you can't blame a kid for blowing off steam with a four-day break ahead). 2. Donuts cost almost a dollar now. Sad. I like that expression. I never understood the expression, but I like it too. I just don't think these guys care enough about the team to brawl over it. Gotta be a over a girl. Or a guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 Give Roy the "C", now!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted November 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 It would be great if Roy, who presumably will be here for a while after TC presumably leaves this presumable summer, cared enough about the team to presumably call out TC for his crappy play at this event, and cared enough to presumably slug him. That to me would mean that Roy is stepping up his leadership. i follow your reasoning - PA's nitpicking of syntax notwithstanding. Dollars to donuts, if Roy did indeed slug Connolly, it had nothing to do with hockey. I never understood the expression, but I like it too. as i understand it, the expression was intended to convey how sure the speaker was of his position. as in, i am so sure that XYZ is true that i will wager my hard-earned dollars while you must only wager your donuts that, while delicious, cost a mere fraction of a dollar per donut. and i agree with eleven: the expression is regrettably becoming mooted by the inflationary trending of donut prices. Gotta be a over a girl. Or a guy. maybe they tried to re-create that picture that chz posts, and The Skill grabbed too earnestly. or not earnestly enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Dwight Drane Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvlnrO7RoCY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 It would be great if Roy, who presumably will be here for a while after TC presumably leaves this presumable summer, cared enough about the team to presumably call out TC for his crappy play at this event, and cared enough to presumably slug him. That to me would mean that Roy is stepping up his leadership. Or we could spin this the exact opposite way. There have always been questions about Roy's maturing. Punching a teammate at a charity function wouldn't exactly counter that belief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 the expression is regrettably becoming mooted by the inflationary trending of donut prices. Soon, it will be donuts to dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted November 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 well, so much for that rumor (see below). vogl does himself and his employer a disservice, though, by taking such gratuitous shots at the twitter-sphere. sure there's a lot of nonsense there, but that's also where most newsorthy events in sports get reported first. http://blogs.buffalonews.com/sabres/ Roy, Ruff deny rumor of Connolly getting punched Nov 23, 2010 1:54:44 PM / Comment Acting to end a rumor that began in the world of feces that is Twitter, Sabres forward Derek Roy and coach Lindy Ruff denied today that a welt under Tim Connolly's eye came from a Roy punch Sunday night at Ryan Miller's "Catwalk for Charity." "I didn’t do anything to him," Roy said. "Trust me. I would not hit a teammate at a charity event, that’s for sure. I’m the last guy in this dressing room, if you ask anybody, who would do anything like that. "I heard it about it this morning. I’m just upset about it because I didn’t do anything. I don’t know who would smear my name like that. I didn’t do anything. "Nothing happened. It was obviously a rumor. I don’t know who would make that stuff up. If you want to know what happened, ask him." Connolly, who also has a groin injury, was not at practice today in HSBC Arena. "Derek did not touch Tim Connolly," Ruff said. "What happened was [Connolly] had an incident that was related to something that he was going to perform at the charity event. It’s fairly funny. If he wants to tell you, he can go ahead. It has nothing to do with fighting. It has something to do with what he was trying to practice for part of the program, and he wasn’t very good at it, obviously." The Roy-Connolly story began Monday night with "rumors all over Twitter." After putting on hip waders, rubber gloves, a gas mask and taking an anti-vomit pill, I ventured to the God-forsaken site and discovered what I expected to discover: One person posted the rumor, and a lot of other people copied and/or linked to the one comment, making it look like more than one person actually had an original thought. If they had a thought, it should have been to go outside and enjoy the world rather than sit and stare at a computer screen. ---John Vogl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 Boy, that last line is a zinger. Never heard that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 Boy, that last line is a zinger. Never heard that one. There's an "outside" now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 Also, to be fair to the WGR morning guys--they reported the existence of the rumor and were very careful to stress that they were not reporting facts, other than the two sound bites of Lindy declining to explain what happened. I must say, the first of those sound bites made me think something had happened (and Howard Simon similarly stated). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Dwight Drane Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 Thank you John Vogel for such studious work over the years. Nobody scoops you fellas! Now go enjoy the pre-game buffet, and don't forget to ask Larry for some autographed Sabres swag for you nephew's Christmas gift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted November 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 Boy, that last line is a zinger. Never heard that one. ever see vogl and stafford in the same room before? i imagine that there's a member of this community who's been cleared of suspicion (who was/is that that has "i am not drew stafford" in his avatar area?) Now go enjoy the pre-game buffet, and don't forget to ask Larry for some autographed Sabres swag for you nephew's Christmas gift. full marks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 There's an "outside" now? A scene from "Soylent Green" comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two or less Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 The only thing that doesn't add up is that why would Roy wait until a charity event, to do it infront of media and fans, and not during a meeting, locker room, practice, ect.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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