Hoss Posted July 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 New locker room New humidty system New Zambonis Harbor Place Ehrhoff Regier Parise Sutter Grigs Girgs Compher Bailey Hurley Suggestion Board Real Scouting Better ice Pominville Ruff Doan Roy Gerbe French Connection Statue ... ... ... ... I get not all of those have worked out. They have been improving or are trying to improve in all areas of the team. Terry has grown into the job just like we all do. This team probably has undergone more dramatic changes across all aspects of their hockey business than any other franchise and maybe in all of sports over the last few years. Are there more things to do? Sure there are. Ticket prices go up in all venues. Not sure how you can include Regier on that list or any draft picks that have done nothing and/or not even signed contracts yet. Or the failed pursuit of free agents... Because maybe they just gave them low offers to say they were in it. Who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Press release from Positively Buffalo: if you don't want it, there's always Shelbyville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesportsbuff Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 I actually think the under arm thing is just a shadow instead of dark blue (in the video) I'm pretty confident it's not a shadow. Can't say I'm 100% 'til I see it, but idk, I can't look at it and see a shadow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Press release from Positively Buffalo: if you don't want it, there's always Shelbyville. The Visitors are a helluva minor league hockey team. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 You're so lame. I'll bet he thinks this post is about him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 I'll bet he thinks this post is about him Veins veins veinnnnnnssssss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted July 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 I'm pretty confident it's not a shadow. Can't say I'm 100% 'til I see it, but idk, I can't look at it and see a shadow. The fact that it has a yellow/orange/red hue to it makes me think one of two things: 1. It's obviously a shadow... 2. They covered it up so they could reveal that part later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Dwight Drane Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 I'll bet he thinks this post is about him Well done....although I'd probably rather get a BJ from d4rk than Carley. The slogan could be used for something not explicitly Sabres-related. Like a business partnership, ad campaign to boost Buffalo business, or part of the launch of the Harbor Center. "Terry has no interest in being a real estate developer"........"The sole reason for existence is to win the Stanley Cup"........"We will win multiple cups"......."How many Stanley Cups have the Patriots won?"......"Someone please tell me, what has he done wrong?"........"Mama, do I take the lithium at night with the Paxil, or in the morning?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 I'll bet he thinks this post is about him Dammit I was going to do this and didn't think anyone would get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Dammit I was going to do this and didn't think anyone would get it. Don't you, don't you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Not sure how you can include Regier on that list or any draft picks that have done nothing and/or not even signed contracts yet. Or the failed pursuit of free agents... Because maybe they just gave them low offers to say they were in it. Who knows. I meant Regehr. The failed free agents showed they were trying. This place would have had epileptic seizures had Doan signed that massive contract (good and bad seizures). The Parise and Sutter contracts weren't low balls either. My point being that if you look at the whole picture, this franchise has undergone more change than any other franchise in the NHL. I see them trying to improve all aspects of the hockey operation. Not all of it has worked. But I see them trying. The draft picks represent the direction we the fans are asking them to go. Just about every draft review I've read outside of Buffalo gives them props for their draft. I think it shows the value of reinvesting in the scouting abandoned by the previous regime. We will need to wait five years to really judge it, but most on here were happy with the second round picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 The draft picks represent the direction we the fans are asking them to go. Just about every draft review I've read outside of Buffalo gives them props for their draft. I think it shows the value of reinvesting in the scouting abandoned by the previous regime. We will need to wait five years to really judge it, but most on here were happy with the second round picks. I agree that we have done a complete 180 on how we draft and I think we are drafting better than we were previously. Just take a look at our last 3 years rounds 1-3... 2011: 16th Joel Armia, 77th Daniel Catenacci 2012: 12th Mikhail Grigorenko, 14th Zemgus Girgensons, 44th Jake McCabe, 73rd Justin Kea 2013: 8th Rasmus Ristolainen, 16th Nikita Zadorov, 35th JT Compher, 38th Connor Hurley, 52nd Justin Bailey, 69 Nicholas Baptiste That is all our draft picks in the the first 3 rounds since Terry Pegula became the owner. 3 of those players (Armia, Catenacci, McCabe) have shown the ability to either play at the pro level or have actually played there. Catenacci has progressed steadily since we drafted him. McCabe was a force at the World Juniors, and Armia's Finn Elite team won it all this year. Grigorenko is still a work in progress. Girgensons is developing into a force, Kea has shown flashes that he could be a solid 3rd line option in the future. The point being that even if only 50% of these guys work out to be steady NHL players that is 6 guys who can become a new core. Now personally I see 9 of them as making the show in the next 3-4years but time will tell. We may have not have success YET but things have changed for the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 I agree that we have done a complete 180 on how we draft and I think we are drafting better than we were previously. Just take a look at our last 3 years rounds 1-3... 2011: 16th Joel Armia, 77th Daniel Catenacci 2012: 12th Mikhail Grigorenko, 14th Zemgus Girgensons, 44th Jake McCabe, 73rd Justin Kea 2013: 8th Rasmus Ristolainen, 16th Nikita Zadorov, 35th JT Compher, 38th Connor Hurley, 52nd Justin Bailey, 69 Nicholas Baptiste That is all our draft picks in the the first 3 rounds since Terry Pegula became the owner. 3 of those players (Armia, Catenacci, McCabe) have shown the ability to either play at the pro level or have actually played there. Catenacci has progressed steadily since we drafted him. McCabe was a force at the World Juniors, and Armia's Finn Elite team won it all this year. Grigorenko is still a work in progress. Girgensons is developing into a force, Kea has shown flashes that he could be a solid 3rd line option in the future. The point being that even if only 50% of these guys work out to be steady NHL players that is 6 guys who can become a new core. Now personally I see 9 of them as making the show in the next 3-4years but time will tell. We may have not have success YET but things have changed for the better. What exactly have they changed about the way they draft? I know you're trying to make a point there, but I don't think you said what it is. There is definitely one big change in there (which maybe was your point, I'm not sure) and that's the return of the euros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 What exactly have they changed about the way they draft? I know you're trying to make a point there, but I don't think you said what it is. There is definitely one big change in there (which maybe was your point, I'm not sure) and that's the return of the euros. Yes, if you actually look at the 2010 draft we took 8 Candians and 1 American. We hadn't drafted outside of NA since 2006 4th rounder Felix Shutz (we also took Enroth and Dennis Persson that draft) I think in the past we would have past on Ristolainen and probably Zadorov. We would definitely not have drafted Armia, Grigs or Girgensons. Okay I can not technically say that for sure but if we use the previous 5 drafts (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) we took 3 Euros and none since 06. I bet that trend would have continued with the scouting department the way it was. Also I should add that since 2012 we have drafted 10 times in the 1st 3 rounds. Since 2011 we have had 8 picks in the top 50 and 9 in the top 52. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Also I should add that since 2012 we have drafted 10 times in the 1st 3 rounds. Since 2011 we have had 8 picks in the top 50 and 9 in the top 52. The drafts following crappy seasons, they wind up with a few extra picks. The drafts after a couple decent playoff runs, they didn't have extra picks. I wouldn't call the trades for extra picks a sign of a change in philosophy. It is simply them realizing that "hey, we kind of suck this year". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesportsbuff Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 The fact that it has a yellow/orange/red hue to it makes me think one of two things: 1. It's obviously a shadow... 2. They covered it up so they could reveal that part later. Donno. Like I said, I can't look at that pic and see a shadow at all. In the lower half of the pic, a wrinkle in the jersey causes the gold to fold and overlap the blue that I see -- if it were a shadow, this wouldn't happen, as the overlapping gold would instead just be covered and blacked out by the shadow, right? The "shadow" is way too dark, and there's way too drastic of a difference from the gold right next to the area in question. It's blue, or black. But I'm guessing blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted July 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Donno. Like I said, I can't look at that pic and see a shadow at all. In the lower half of the pic, a wrinkle in the jersey causes the gold to fold and overlap the blue that I see -- if it were a shadow, this wouldn't happen, as the overlapping gold would instead just be covered and blacked out by the shadow, right? The "shadow" is way too dark, and there's way too drastic of a difference from the gold right next to the area in question. It's blue, or black. But I'm guessing blue. Well you've got to consider the fact that the video features artificial lighting/shadows ON TOP of the natural shadows. So that would make a it appear even darker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 sneak peek coming any minute https://twitter.com/BuffaloSabres/status/357876449010651136 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trettioåtta Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BPdx5pXCYAAtkPb.jpg:large Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Daddy Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 Love the one comment..can you provide an update on when Darcy will be fired? Lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patty16 Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 https://pbs.twimg.co...AtkPb.jpg:large good god, its really yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattPie Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 sneak peek coming any minute https://twitter.com/...876449010651136 ZOMG, that clears everything up! https://twitter.com/BuffaloSabres/status/357879930564009984/photo/1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 looks like it could be pretty cool... we will have to wait and see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabills Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 Looks like blue on one side, gold/yellow on the other. Interesting, anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.