Doohickie Posted March 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 (edited) Damn another loss. Thought Lindback was OK. Larsson and Ristolainen both are looking better and better every game. Weber is not an NHL defenseman. Needed more from Foligno and Grigorenko. I guess they picked the right week to give up cocaine. Edited March 21, 2015 by Neuvichs Perchatka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 I guess they picked the right week to give up cocaine. hmmm... I do have a youtube clip for cocaine... nope, not yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted March 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 (edited) I just got back a few hours ago from a week long conference in Jersey. I've been to Jersey many times and I can honestly say it's my least favorite place ever. You should check out Arkansas sometime. You wouldn't think a southern state could have worse roads than Jersey... No you're right, Risto is quietly becoming very very good. Oddly with how crappy our defense has been, it has forced him to play major minutes and honestly has sped up his development IMPO. The more you give the kid, the more he shows. I look forward to Rasmus and his hair for the next 15 years. Agree. Interesting how the players who've grown the most on the team this year are the Eurotrash (Risto, Girgs, Larsson). Edited March 21, 2015 by Neuvichs Perchatka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodork Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 I don't know about you, but I'm seriously thinking about shutting the door on this place for a few months. There are a handful of people that really ruin it. I've taken a (short) break the last few years after the regular season ended to unplug, so I'm trying to hold out until then and take whatever positives I can from the remaining games. I'll probably stick to OT threads from then until after the draft to preserve my sanity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted March 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 I plan on trolling the tankers and the anti-tankers alike. It's great entertainment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyldnwoody44 Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 I plan on trolling the tankers and the anti-tankers alike. It's great entertainment.I second this notion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 (edited) I second this notion Not trolling you, I swear, but... It's actually motion when used in this context. I realized this about a year ago after someone corrected me. Had been using it wrong for years! :lol: Edit: It's more the turn of phrase you used. Technically the way you used it is still grammatically correct, of course. Edited March 21, 2015 by Thorny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewookie1 Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Risto is a testament to how a young player should be allowed to develop. He got a taste of the NHL, was given vet leadership and goals to accomplish in the AHL, brought back near the season's end to get a status gauge. Then see if over the summer he embraces the NHL lifestyle or not, and in his case he certainly did. I just wish Zadorov would pick up some pointers from what Risto has learned over the past 2 years. Zadorov needs to be convinced that 40 games in the AHL next year paired with a vet D-man would be beneficial to him far more than the KHL. Poor Grigo may have been ****ed up thanks to Regier and Nolan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallawaySabres Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 I plan on trolling the tankers and the anti-tankers alike. It's great entertainment. Seriously, if people can't handle some tank or anti tank talk on a message board, good luck in the real world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Balls Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 I look at it this way, if I'm rooting for my team to finish 30th, then I'm still rooting for my team. Right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 (edited) Meh, I really think any analysis of young players has to be seriously tempered by context. These are exhibition games, from Buffalo's point of view, and from the opponent's. Backup goalies, or backups to backups, almost every night. How much game planning do you think the Rangers put into that recent game? I think this is why robviously and others warn us not to put too much emphasis on how you finish a cruddy season, thinking it's going to carry over. It just doesn't. Great promise for Risto. I just don't know how seriously to take his performances in this 50% version of the NHL. Edited March 21, 2015 by @fakegorbyportwinestain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallawaySabres Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 I look at it this way, if I'm rooting for my team to finish 30th, then I'm still rooting for my team. Right? Bingo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude_Verret Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 I look at it this way, if I'm rooting for my team to finish 30th, then I'm still rooting for my team. Right? If you feel it's in their best interests to help get what we all really want, then indeed you are. However, some people just can't get to that place with their fandom and I respect that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodork Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Seriously, if people can't handle some tank or anti tank talk on a message board, good luck in the real world. I'm honestly not sure if this is directed at me or not, but if so, it's not that I "can't handle it"... it's that I've got topic fatigue on the whole thing. It's been hashed and re-hashed ad nauseum all season. I'm not asking you to explain your stance every game because I understand it (even if I don't agree with it), and I don't see the point in you asking me to explain mine (even if it's out of genuine curiosity) because there's almost certainly no answer that would be satisfying to you. So for the next three weeks, all I want is for you to be able to continue rooting against them and me for without either of us having to explain ourselves. That's all. If you feel it's in their best interests to help get what we all really want, then indeed you are. However, some people just can't get to that place with their fandom and I respect that too. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksndmonster Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Meh, I really think any analysis of young players has to be seriously tempered by context. These are exhibition games, from Buffalo's point of view, and from the opponent's. Backup goalies, or backups to backups, almost every night. How much game planning do you think the Rangers put into that recent game? I think this is why robviously and others warn us not to put too much emphasis on how you finish a cruddy season, thinking it's going to carry over. It just doesn't. Great promise for Risto. I just don't know how seriously to take his performances in this 50% version of the NHL. If we can't get excited about our youngins, though, then we are truly all lost. Do you want this place to melt down even hotter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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