Zamboni Posted June 17, 2023 Report Share Posted June 17, 2023 Interesting rankings https://gavingroup.ca/lifestyle-rankings/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Believer Posted June 17, 2023 Report Share Posted June 17, 2023 Awesome… Will help recruit and retain the type of player Adams prefers… Focused on family, community, and team. No place for Showboats and AllAboutMe types. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted June 17, 2023 Report Share Posted June 17, 2023 Odd. The individual rankings don't suggest an overall ranking of second. Also these categories would seem to be of little concern to professional athletes, especially young ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted June 17, 2023 Report Share Posted June 17, 2023 11 minutes ago, PASabreFan said: Odd. The individual rankings don't suggest an overall ranking of second. Also these categories would seem to be of little concern to professional athletes, especially young ones. Shh! Why any Sabres fan would want to question the results of this meticulous report from T. Pegula and Associates Research Inc., released so close to free agency day is beyond me. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pi2000 Posted June 17, 2023 Report Share Posted June 17, 2023 Seems like a biased report... where's weather, night life, entertainment, recreational activities, etc....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewookie1 Posted June 17, 2023 Report Share Posted June 17, 2023 Based on the categories it strikes me as a report based on family man players versus young bachelors 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjd1001 Posted June 17, 2023 Report Share Posted June 17, 2023 I'd be interested in knowing the Metrics used for the categories. Climate. For all those jokes about Buffalo weather and for the people who think it is the WORST Place in the USA (maybe all of North America) to live...yet behind Buffalo in climate is: Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, Denver, Montreal, Minneapolis, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton, and Winnipeg. It almost looks like the 'climate' rating is how many degrees your average temperature is away from 70 (in either direction) during the hockey season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klos1963 Posted June 17, 2023 Report Share Posted June 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Believer said: Awesome… Will help recruit and retain the type of player Adams prefers… Focused on family, community, and team. No place for Showboats and AllAboutMe types. and how many players are concerned about the cost of rent, groceries, restaurants... we are giving multi-million dollar contracts to kids 20 years old. I would think a ranking based on players considerations would be more accurate. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted June 17, 2023 Report Share Posted June 17, 2023 Good thing the local highways were designed for and constructed when Buffalo's metro population was over 500k. Because that #1 ranking for minimal traffic had to be the item that pushed them ahead of every place but Carolina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted June 17, 2023 Report Share Posted June 17, 2023 We're #1 in 'traffic'. Yay us. What the hell does this mean ?? We are 12/32 for weather. What in the blazes !! Really ?? What is this telling us ?? That there are 12 teams with better weather or 20 with worse ?? The other way around ?? I think this thing is 100% just made up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmoe Posted June 17, 2023 Report Share Posted June 17, 2023 2 hours ago, PASabreFan said: Also these categories would seem to be of little concern to professional athletes, especially young ones. Not saying how accurate or inaccurate the poll was, but given the fact I'd expect most UFAs (but not all of course) to be closer to their settle down days, old guy criteria is probably better than young guy criteria. The entry level and RFA guys don't get much say where they're playing, so a poll that catered to their lifestyles would be a bit of a useless exercise. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerreaultForever Posted June 17, 2023 Report Share Posted June 17, 2023 46 minutes ago, Sabres Fan in NS said: We're #1 in 'traffic'. Yay us. What the hell does this mean ?? We are 12/32 for weather. What in the blazes !! Really ?? What is this telling us ?? That there are 12 teams with better weather or 20 with worse ?? The other way around ?? I think this thing is 100% just made up. I've seen real estate related sites list Raleigh as #1 a few times and I'd wondered about that but they factor in cost of living and crime rates and stuff and none of that applies to ultra rich people like hockey players who live in the "good" part of town. Buffalo's not a horrible city (aside from the snow) but anybody who says it's a better place to live than say Vancouver (among others on the list) is smoking crack (while eating wings in Buffalo's case). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmoe Posted June 17, 2023 Report Share Posted June 17, 2023 7 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said: I've seen real estate related sites list Raleigh as #1 a few times and I'd wondered about that but they factor in cost of living and crime rates and stuff and none of that applies to ultra rich people like hockey players who live in the "good" part of town. Buffalo's not a horrible city (aside from the snow) but anybody who says it's a better place to live than say Vancouver (among others on the list) is smoking crack (while eating wings in Buffalo's case). You're right with the sentiment of your post, but I think Vancouver might be an outdated example. Unless of course access to Fentanyl is high on your list of quality of life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted June 17, 2023 Report Share Posted June 17, 2023 26 minutes ago, JoeSchmoe said: You're right with the sentiment of your post, but I think Vancouver might be an outdated example. Unless of course access to Fentanyl is high on your list of quality of life. As someone who lives relatively close to Vancouver, visits frequently, and was there as recently as last week that video (at least the intro and brief snippets I saw) is hardly a fair reflection. It’s like showing 60 minutes of Jacob Bryson and saying “look at the Sabres”. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klos1963 Posted June 17, 2023 Report Share Posted June 17, 2023 1 hour ago, JoeSchmoe said: You're right with the sentiment of your post, but I think Vancouver might be an outdated example. Unless of course access to Fentanyl is high on your list of quality of life. You don't have to take Fentanyl if you don't want to. I doubt this is a big issue in players deciding wear to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matter2003 Posted June 17, 2023 Report Share Posted June 17, 2023 4 hours ago, pi2000 said: Seems like a biased report... where's weather, night life, entertainment, recreational activities, etc....? Click on the individual team rankings tab and it will show you those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerreaultForever Posted June 18, 2023 Report Share Posted June 18, 2023 5 hours ago, JoeSchmoe said: You're right with the sentiment of your post, but I think Vancouver might be an outdated example. Unless of course access to Fentanyl is high on your list of quality of life. Oh ya, I'm sure Trevor Linden worries a lot about Fentanyl when he walks out the front door of this place: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerreaultForever Posted June 18, 2023 Report Share Posted June 18, 2023 5 hours ago, dudacek said: As someone who lives relatively close to Vancouver, visits frequently, and was there as recently as last week that video (at least the intro and brief snippets I saw) is hardly a fair reflection. It’s like showing 60 minutes of Jacob Bryson and saying “look at the Sabres”. Bryson might be generous but the point is well made. Buffalo is not a horrible city by any means, but ranking it far ahead of Vancouver for lifestyle is just silly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted June 18, 2023 Report Share Posted June 18, 2023 6 hours ago, klos1963 said: You don't have to take Fentanyl if you don't want to. I doubt this is a big issue in players deciding wear to play. Evidently everyone in Vancouver is forced to take it by marauding gangs of thugs. Who knew? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted June 18, 2023 Report Share Posted June 18, 2023 Buffalo ... The rent isn't too damn high! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyldnwoody44 Posted June 18, 2023 Report Share Posted June 18, 2023 We have chicken wings!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted June 18, 2023 Report Share Posted June 18, 2023 11 hours ago, pi2000 said: Seems like a biased report... where's weather, night life, entertainment, recreational activities, etc....? Climate is the 5th item. But nothing on nightlife/entertainment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted June 18, 2023 Report Share Posted June 18, 2023 I think we all know what ranking is missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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