nfreeman Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 You want a tickle? I'm only allowed to accept that offer from my wife. But thank you for making me feel like a playa again, if only for a fleeting moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Dwight Drane Posted October 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 I'm only allowed to accept that offer from my wife. But thank you for making me feel like a playa again, if only for a fleeting moment. Maybe off topic, but my guess is... ticklish: d4rk chz swamp not ticklish: shrader bio deluca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastPommerFan Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Eleven is not ticklish, but surprisingly, Angry Eleven is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Eleven is not ticklish, but surprisingly, Angry Eleven is. This is correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 (edited) Nolan today on radio: We have to win with what we've got. (Paraphrasing.) Might not be the toughest or fastest, but have to win with what we've got. That's as close to saying "I have a ###### team" as he can get. Might even be a little over the line. Edited October 30, 2014 by Eleven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Nolan today on radio: We have to win with what we've got. (Paraphrasing.) Might not be the toughest or fastest, but have to win with what we've got. That's as close to saying "I have a ###### team" as he can get. Might even be a little over the line. Well he's correct, he does have a ###### team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 (edited) Well he's correct, he does have a ###### team No, I said he has a ###### team. Edited October 30, 2014 by Eleven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Nolan today on radio: We have to win with what we've got. (Paraphrasing.) Might not be the toughest or fastest, but have to win with what we've got. That's as close to saying "I have a ###### team" as he can get. Might even be a little over the line. It's only over the line if it's not true. But it is true. I was hoping we'd be a little like Columbus a few years ago. Gritty, tough to play against, but definitely lacking some goal scoring. This team is completely missing the components that makes not scoring goals a little more reasonable. They're slow, weak, and they can't score. Woof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 (edited) Love the Tyson shout out. And I love your getting it. Edited October 30, 2014 by That Aud Smell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkard Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 (edited) It's only over the line if it's not true. But it is true. I was hoping we'd be a little like Columbus a few years ago. Gritty, tough to play against, but definitely lacking some goal scoring. This team is completely missing the components that makes not scoring goals a little more reasonable. They're slow, weak, and they can't score. Woof. Exactly. I fully support the tank because we need a couple of truly great players to avoid this endless cycle of mediocrity but they can still be entertaining and bad at the same time. This team has little talent, no grit, and no moxie. The mid to late 90's Sabres could beat you up even when they couldn't beat you and there were always tough to play against. Even if you remove the world class goaltender in Hasek I doubt many people looked forward to actually playing the Sabres and facing guys like Ray, May, Barnaby, etc. and even guys like Peca who may not have dropped the gloves as much but were still a pain in the ass to play against. Opponents must see the current Sabres as pad your stats night. Nobody strikes fear in the opposing team or is even that much of a pain in the ass to play against. McCormick and Deslauriers will drop the gloves from time to time and Girgensons never stops but that's about it. Hopefully Kaleta comes back and is the same lovable heel opponents love to hate but we need some more guys to join in and get with the program, especially if they aren't going to chip in with any scoring/talent (Foligno, Stafford, Stewart). If they won't we need to pick up another Adam Mair type who can rattle the other team's cage without looking completely lost on the ice. Edited October 30, 2014 by Drunkard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 So now the angry mob turns their attention to Cody. I suspect it is like this on every board. Fans need someone to hate each season. I still am in Cody's camp. I see him as a piece of the future. If we run every player out of town, who will be our future? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Exactly. I fully support the tank because we need a couple of truly great players to avoid this endless cycle of mediocrity but they can still be entertaining and bad at the same time. This team has little talent, no grit, and no moxie. The mid to late 90's Sabres could beat you up even when they couldn't beat you and there were always tough to play against. Even if you remove the world class goaltender in Hasek I doubt many people looked forward to actually playing the Sabres and facing guys like Ray, May, Barnaby, etc. and even guys like Peca who may not have dropped the gloves as much but were still a pain in the ass to play against. Opponents must see the current Sabres as pad your stats night. Nobody strikes fear in the opposing team or is even that much of a pain in the ass to play against. McCormick and Deslauriers will drop the gloves from time to time and Girgensons never stops but that's about it. Hopefully Kaleta comes back and is the same lovable heel opponents love to hate but we need some more guys to join in and get with the program, especially if they aren't going to chip in with any scoring/talent (Foligno, Stafford, Stewart). If they won't we need to pick up another Adam Mair type who can rattle the other team's cage without looking completely lost on the ice. Welcome to what in all likelihood will be the 2015-'16 Buffalo Sabres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkard Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Welcome to what in all likelihood will be the 2015-'16 Buffalo Sabres. I hope that's the case. If we can land McDavid or Eichel and they are every bit as good as advertised it should elevate the play of one of our scoring lines. Then hopefully Grigorenko and Armia can elevate the play of our other scoring line while Reinhart spends the season in Rochester. We still need some sandpaper in the lineup that is capable of playing above the 4th line though. Brendan Lemieux seems to fit the bill but I don't seem him playing for the Sabres until 2016-2017 at the earliest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodork Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Maybe off topic, but my guess is... ticklish: d4rk chz swamp not ticklish: shrader bio deluca Incorrect... I giggle like the Pillsbury Doughboy. :blush: Eleven is not ticklish, but surprisingly, Angry Eleven is. :lol: So now the angry mob turns their attention to Cody. I suspect it is like this on every board. Fans need someone to hate each season. I still am in Cody's camp. I see him as a piece of the future. If we run every player out of town, who will be our future? I'm holding out hopes for Hodgson only because of the chemistry he and Grigorenko had for however briefly they were paired together in preseason, but he hasn't inspired much faith thus far in the regular season. (Not that much of anyone on this team has... ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Dwight Drane Posted October 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 (edited) And I love your getting it. I actually assumed you figured he'd be playing in Bolivia with Lieno..... Edited October 30, 2014 by Ghost of Dwight Drane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 I'm holding out hopes for Hodgson only because of the chemistry he and Grigorenko had for however briefly they were paired together in preseason This is fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 So now the angry mob turns their attention to Cody. I suspect it is like this on every board. Fans need someone to hate each season. I still am in Cody's camp. I see him as a piece of the future. If we run every player out of town, who will be our future? I still think Hodgson can be an offensive contributor on a good team, but it's definitely going to require the right situation and supporting cast. The days of me hoping he'd turn into a guy other players depended on, unfortunately, are over. He needs to be the 2nd/3rd wheel on a 2nd line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 (edited) He needs to be the 2nd/3rd wheel on a 2nd line. Hear, hear. Could even happen. To dork's point: Imagine a 2nd line with Grigo at center and Hodgson on his wing (and Armia on the other? (those are two right-handed wingers -- does Hodgson play the left side, though?)). Edited October 30, 2014 by That Aud Smell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Hear, hear. Could even happen. To dork's point: Imagine a 2nd line with Grigo at center and Hodgson on his wing (and Armia on the other? (those are two right-handed wingers -- does Hodgson play the left side, though?)). I imagine that line getting shut down by NHL defenders. Who there is winning puck battles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 I imagine that line getting shut down by NHL defenders. Who there is winning puck battles? Carrier or JT Compher... cuz Cody by then will be a bye bye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Carrier or JT Compher... cuz Cody by then will be a bye bye That's more like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvelo Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Nolan should have been fired as soon as he said that "pee wee" comment. A team just can't have their coach say something like that about them to the press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 (edited) Cody can and will score in this league with two first-liners. He has the skill and head to do so. He's too much of a prima donna to do it on his own. And it ain't going to happen here. He's Stafford, but less of a good dude. I will lose a lot of respect for Tim if he doesn't move him out by this time next year. Edited October 30, 2014 by dudacek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Nolan should have been fired as soon as he said that "pee wee" comment. A team just can't have their coach say something like that about them to the press. Oh please. F*ck the team's feelings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 I imagine that line getting shut down by NHL defenders. Who there is winning puck battles? From what I've read, Grigo is really good at winning battles because of his skill and reach. Don't have to knock anybody over to retrieve the puck along the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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