norfend Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 DC, we got schooled. I am pulling my pants up now. :) Possibly the best post I've ever seen :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetweenThePipes00 Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 Thanks for the mea culpas, but sometimes you guys are right ... some teams maybe are not built to deal with coasting into the playoffs and then having to flip a switch to jack up the intensity against a team that is already in playoff mode. Or maybe some teams burn out TRYING to play with that intensity to get to #1 overall and have nothing left ... but that is bringing other variables into play. If this team gets a 20-point lead like that Detroit team that put up 132 points and choked, maybe we worry about complacency. If they play Miller 50 straight games down the stretch and don't rest Teppo when he tweaks his groin or something, so they can win 25 straight at the end of the season maybe we worry about burnout ... As it stands, this team seems pretty even keeled ... they hate losing, they feel there is unfinished playoff business and with guys like Ruff and Drury as leaders I can't imagine them taking anything for granted ... and at the same time, Ruff has been through enough playoff wars to know you can't win the Cup in March, so he will not burn them out. So all things considered, first overall does not scare me. The fact that anything can happen in the playoffs, no matter your seed, does, but that's what makes it fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmwolf21 Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 Nice research, BTP. The CBC article I listed got me thinking about it, but I didn't have the time to research it. And while I really want to see this team win the Northeast, the Easten Conference, the President's Trophy and the Stanley Cup, I wouldn't mind if we just took home the Cup. I think what most people are concerned with in regards to the President's Trophy is twofold - first, we've seen the anecdotal evidence of teams who cruise through the regular season, grab the President's Trophy and then watch the whole season ruined when they get bounced in the 1st round (see the 2005-06 Red Wings and the 2000-01 Blues.) Secondly, with dominating teams like Detroit and Ottawa not reaching the Cup finals and/or getting bounced early, it has created the impression that winning the trophy equals laziness; the winners don't usually have to fight through extended slumps, and this creates a mentally "soft" team that hasn't faced a lot of adversity, and they in turn don't respond well to the pressure of the playoffs. As we have noted here repeatedly, the Sabres have a tendency to get lazy, overconfident, cocky, full of themselves - whatever term you want to use - and then fail to put forth the effort necessary to win. I think a lot of people who want nothing to do with the President's Trophy are subconsciously thinking that despite the Sabres' great start, the team could easily become another of the President's Trophy's "victims" of overconfidence. Again, I want to see as many trophies as possible - but like everyone else here, I am all about the Cup. The others are just icing on the cake... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace Frog Posted December 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 We've also seen this same Sabres team come out flat for a period or a whole game only to come back on fire. (see Carolina vs. Buffalo Dec. 28th). The way I see it, if you're gonna sleep with the prom queen, why not invite her twin sister as well. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetweenThePipes00 Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 The way I see it, if you're gonna sleep with the prom queen, why not invite her twin sister as well. :rolleyes: Words to live by, my friends, words to live by ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binghamton_sabres_fan Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Anaheim lost again tonight. I dont give a squat were Sabres finish but its nice to see the ducks actually do lose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Jinked, really? Let's just take a look at some of the teams that won the President's Trophy AND the Stanley Cup in the same season... 2002 Detroit Red Wings 2001 Colorado Avalanche 1999 Dallas Stars 1994 New York Rangers 1989 Calgary Flames 1987 Edmonton Oilers That looks to be some impressive company. If you're looking to make history, why not make it with a gourmet shot? :beer: There is a pattern here: 1987 to 1989 = 2 years 1989 to 1994 = 5 years 1994 to 1999 = 5 years 1999 to 2001 = 2 years 2001 to 2002 = 1 year... Okay, kinda breaks the 2-5-5-2 pattern... :D :D 2002 to 2007 = 5 years?????????? Can there be a 5 year pattern there... I like the picture... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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