Weave Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Thanks for joining us, Clint. Nice avatar. I've really not enjoyed seeing Eichel take an extra second to groan before skating again every time we turn it over. I get where he's coming from because Kane hasn't been good on his line, but the legs feed the wolf, Jackie. VanekFace 2.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 And the narrative grows. It's growing legs, even moving its feet.. Hey all, first time not so long time here. Recently found this site while browsing for some Sabres info during my long days at work. The only thing I want to see in this game, besides a win, is less visible frustration from Jack. The last few games, especially the Detroit game, it's been really easy to tell how annoyed he is with his lack of output in my opinion. And not in the ROR "better because I'm mad at myself way". I like where the team is headed, and I think Jack will be just as important to this team as ROR is the somewhat near future, I just don't want him to get too angry at himself and make stupid mistakes for the sake of getting points and making fancy plays. I think our team as a whole will benefit from the short holiday break after a tough first almost half of the season, Jack especially. I haven't noticed The Jack Face. I see what I've always seen, sort of a hyper, intense, flush faced kid who works over his chew toy pretty good. Your handle cracked me up. It was just the other night I was watching an old All in the Family episode on YouTube and one of Archie's malapropisms was Clint Westwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksndmonster Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 And the narrative grows. It's growing legs, even moving its feet.. Narrative? He's a frustrated kid and it shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Narrative? He's a frustrated kid and it shows. And I'd be more concerned if he wasn't frustrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clintwestwood Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 And the narrative grows. It's growing legs, even moving its feet.. Narrative? He's a frustrated kid and it shows. I'm not saying it's not warranted by him being young and still learning the NHL game. I'm not disappointed in his play at all, I just don't want him to be disappointed by his own play either. At least visibly. His play will definitely develop over time and I can't wait to watch that happen. I just don't want to watch him try to overextend himself and get frustrated when he can't make plays that other players would only dream about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Narrative? He's a frustrated kid and it shows. He's gotten plenty of face time this year. I keep seeing the same face. I will admit to perhaps having a blind spot here, in that I want this kid to be the second coming and lead us you know where, and I'm trying to be patient for once. I also haven't noticed the stopping and the groaning (and the wanting to rest, wanting to sit down). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Hey WildCard, I have a request. Can you start putting the lines of the opposing teams as well? Boy this GDT business is a thankless job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clintwestwood Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 He's gotten plenty of face time this year. I keep seeing the same face. I will admit to perhaps having a blind spot here, in that I want this kid to be the second coming and lead us you know where, and I'm trying to be patient for once. I also haven't noticed the stopping and the groaning (and the wanting to rest, wanting to sit down). It's less in the face a more in body language. If you go back and watch the Detroit game, you can see the frustration in the way he lifts his stick and skates back. It's anger at himself, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but I just want him to be able to forget a move on instantly. My patience is there too, this kid is going to be great and I'm glad we have him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 JACK EICHEL WILL BE FINE The only thing that will get rid of VanekFace 2.0 will be success. Too bad the Amerks have the same long break the Sabres have at Christmas. A game or two at the AHL level might be beneficial. Let him play with Rodrigues back on his wing and light the lamp a few times. Maybe they should send him down briefly anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clintwestwood Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 JACK EICHEL WILL BE FINE No disagreements there. He just wants to win, and there's nothing wrong with that. Just don't want him psyching himself out is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Yeah, we're all pretty close to where you are, Clint. There's a tension that we all feel. We all root for Jack the same way we root for our kid at the soccer game.... we want him to be good so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woods-racer Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 JACK EICHEL WILL BE FINE The only thing that will get rid of VanekFace 2.0 will be success. Too bad the Amerks have the same long break the Sabres have at Christmas. A game or two at the AHL level might be beneficial. Let him play with Rodrigues back on his wing and light the lamp a few times. Maybe they should send him down briefly anyway. Heretic!! Burn the WITCH! But really, it is a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SABRES 0311 Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Boy this GDT business is a thankless job.give em an inch and they take a mile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 give em an inch and they take a mile This generation of SaberSpacers is so spoiled. In my day we were lucky if the GDT was started by the start of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woods-racer Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 This generation of SaberSpacers is so spoiled. In my day we were lucky if the GDT was started by the start of the game. And you had to dial up hill the whole time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 This generation of SaberSpacers is so spoiled. In my day we were lucky if the GDT was started by the start of the game. When I had 297posts the game day threads were in Olde English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksndmonster Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 (edited) Boy this GDT business is a thankless job. We all love WildCard's (and your) GDTs. You're right that I am kind of letting my love for the GDTs become normalized. They have so much more character than 26's inhuman wall of links. From the elongated "your" to the colorful descriptions of this flock o' fowl, the write up has a great feel to it. I almost recorded myself reading it. Now I have to. Ducks lines: Rickard Rakell Ryan Getzlaf Corey Perry Mike Santorelli Ryan Kesler Jakob Silfverberg Carl Hagelin Shawn Horcoff Andrew Cogliano Patrick Maroon Nate Thompson Chris Stewart Cam Fowler Kevin Bieksa Hampus Lindholm Josh Manson Sami Vatanen Clayton Stoner Edited December 17, 2015 by qwksndmonster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 When I had 297posts the game day threads were in Olde English. We used to deliver pA's chiseled on a slab of stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 We all love WildCard's (and your) GDTs. You're right that I am kind of letting my love for the GDTs become normalized. They have so much more character than 26's inhuman wall of links. From the elongated "your" to the colorful descriptions of this flock o' fowl, the write up has a great feel to it. I almost recorded myself reading it. Now I have to. Ducks lines: Dylan Larkin - Henrik Zetterberg - Justin Abdelkader Darren Helm - Pavel Datsyuk - Brad Richards Gustav Nyquist - Riley Sheahan - Tomas Tatar Tomas Jurco - Luke Glendening - Joakim Andersson Niklas Kronwall - Mike Green Danny DeKeyser - Jonathan Ericsson Brendan Smith - Alexey Marchenko Petr Mrazek Jimmy Howard The Ducks would be much higher in the standings if they used those lines. We used to deliver pA's chiseled on a slab of stone. Whoa! We're in the presence of God! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 We all love WildCard's (and your) GDTs. You're right that I am kind of letting my love for the GDTs become normalized. They have so much more character than 26's inhuman wall of links. From the elongated "your" to the colorful descriptions of this flock o' fowl, the write up has a great feel to it. I almost recorded myself reading it. Now I have to. Ducks lines: That was one helluva trade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattPie Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Boy this GDT business is a thankless job. Hey, put the TV networks in too, so I don't have to do anything myself. :) When I had 297posts the game day threads were in Olde English. Thine Buffaloe Sabrese deem to meete the Duckes of Annahime, Mighte as they once wer'e in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksndmonster Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 That would've gone much better if I personally wrote the names of all the Ducks players with a calligraphy pen and scanned them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 We all love WildCard's (and your) GDTs. You're right that I am kind of letting my love for the GDTs become normalized. They have so much more character than 26's inhuman wall of links. From the elongated "your" to the colorful descriptions of this flock o' fowl, the write up has a great feel to it. I almost recorded myself reading it. Now I have to. Ducks lines: Rickard Rakell Ryan Getzlaf Corey Perry Mike Santorelli Ryan Kesler Jakob Silfverberg Carl Hagelin Shawn Horcoff Andrew Cogliano Patrick Maroon Nate Thompson Chris Stewart Cam Fowler Kevin Bieksa Hampus Lindholm Josh Manson Sami Vatanen Clayton Stoner If you're going to do all that, shouldn't you include the goalies? /Don'tHitMeDaddy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thwomp! Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 This has been a very entertaining GDT and the game is still 5 hours away :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 This has been a very entertaining GDT and the game is still 5 hours away :thumbsup: I hope every is taking it in the proper VeinVeinVein. .com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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