11-02-2014, 08:07 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Cape Breton Island
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Thanks for showing up, Buffalo
I was perusing the NHL standings this morning and noticed something very peculiar; the Sabres goal differential of -28 is insanely bad. I mean... really bad. The next worst are Carolina and Arizona at -15. The best is Pittsburgh at +19.
How freaking brutal must it be to cheer for the Sabres right now? I'm glad the draft lottery is changing the rules because teams shouldn't be awarded for putting out a product this inferior. What a freaking joke.
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11-02-2014, 08:14 AM
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Detroit
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shot differential
30. Buffalo Sabres -15.6
29. Colorado Avalanche -6.1
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11-02-2014, 08:17 AM
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What they did earlier in the year bringing the Erie Otters to play a league game in Buffalo was shameful. I think that rewarding losers with the best players is a joke to begin with but when they openly celebrate it this early in the year... Pathetic.
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11-02-2014, 08:22 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Edmonton,AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Matty81
What they did earlier in the year bringing the Erie Otters to play a league game in Buffalo was shameful. I think that rewarding losers with the best players is a joke to begin with but when they openly celebrate it this early in the year... Pathetic.
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Wow i didn't realize that.... this team just took over edmonton for biggest joke in hockey in my opinion.
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11-02-2014, 08:34 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Lethbridge
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It won't matter because the lottery will be rigged anyways. Some team in financial trouble will win ala Pittsburgh in the Crosby draft.
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11-02-2014, 08:42 AM
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Norm!
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I did love the description on TSN when the Sabres played the Pens.
So its the Pittsburgh Penguins against some Thursday night beer league team.
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11-02-2014, 09:17 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Bay Area
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what about a simple rule change where last place team picks 3rd no matter what. Not going to happen and could still be gamed. But Buffalo would have to fess up and get a proper goalie.
Lottery is prob best, but problem for me is no one needs to see LA or Boston win the lottery for McDavid.
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11-02-2014, 09:18 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mdubz
It won't matter because the lottery will be rigged anyways. Some team in financial trouble will win ala Pittsburgh in the Crosby draft.
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11-02-2014, 09:21 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Austria, NOT Australia
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MATT MOULSON - TYLER ENNIS - DREW STAFFORD
MARCUS FOLIGNO - CODY HODGSON - CHRIS STEWART
BRIAN GIONTA - TORREY MITCHELL - ZEMGUS GIRGENSONS
NICOLAS DESLAURIERS - CODY MCCORMICK - BRIAN FLYNN
JOSH GORGES - TYLER MYERS
RASMUS RISTOLAINEN - ANDRE BENOIT
MIKE WEBER - TYSON STRACHAN
JHONAS ENROTH - MICHAL NEUVIRTH
no good.
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11-02-2014, 09:26 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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I have always hated that franchise. A lot of people out west don't see it, but when the Sabres are good, their fan base is unbearable (and they have quite a representation in Southern Ontario). When they are bad, they are shameless tankers.
They are like the perfect combination of the Oilers and Canucks.
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11-02-2014, 09:27 AM
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The tank job is so blatant they might as well have Pegula go out to center ice and announce a forfeit before the games even start. Its shameful and a slap in the face of honest competition.
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11-02-2014, 09:32 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Austria, NOT Australia
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I followed the Sabres closely when Vanek made the NHL and I really liked the team back then. Briere, Drury, Vanek, Roy, Afinogenov, Pominville ... that was a sick top 6. I was really pissed when they lost against Ottawa in the conference finals. It's a shame that they've went from that to handing out ridiculous contracts when Pegula took over and now to blatant tanking. It's a shame that they'll surely walk away with McDavid or Eichel.
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11-02-2014, 09:33 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
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I'd still rather see Mcdavid in a real hockey city than in Carolina.
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11-02-2014, 09:37 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Quote:
Originally Posted by devo22
I followed the Sabres closely when Vanek made the NHL and I really liked the team back then. Briere, Drury, Vanek, Roy, Afinogenov, Pominville ... that was a sick top 6. I was really pissed when they lost against Ottawa in the conference finals. It's a shame that they've went from that to handing out ridiculous contracts when Pegula took over and now to blatant tanking. It's a shame that they'll surely walk away with McDavid or Eichel.
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It was an experiment in small fast fwds after the lockout that didn't really work.
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11-02-2014, 09:41 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Austria, NOT Australia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GioforPM
It was an experiment in small fast fwds after the lockout that didn't really work.
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190 goals between those six guys in 2006-07, followed by a deep playoff run. I'd argue it worked pretty well. The problem was that they lost both Briere and Drury through free agency that summer and they were never able to replace them.
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11-02-2014, 09:43 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: SW Ontario
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They have been shutout 5 times in their last 8 games.
They have scored more than 2 goals in a game once all year (against Carolina)
The juggernaut Flames offense has scored 18 more goals.
Last edited by PeteMoss; 11-02-2014 at 09:46 AM.
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11-02-2014, 09:44 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Salmon with Arms
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mdubz
It won't matter because the lottery will be rigged anyways. Some team in financial trouble will win ala Pittsburgh in the Crosby draft.
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And they'll put fluoride in the water to make us too dumb to notice
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11-02-2014, 09:46 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Quote:
Originally Posted by devo22
190 goals between those six guys in 2006-07, followed by a deep playoff run. I'd argue it worked pretty well. The problem was that they lost both Briere and Drury through free agency that summer and they were never able to replace them.
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Fair enough, but they finished out of the POs. Two guys like that shouldn't cause that big of a downfall.
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11-02-2014, 09:48 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: SW Ontario
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On the bright side... they allow less goals per game than Edmonton. So kudos to them for that.
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