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    My issue with trading up

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    Also what if that player you invest all those assets to get ends up getting hurt for the majority of the season or has continuous injury problems? I loved what we did last year with our 1st 3 rounds. EJ/Woods/Kiko/Goodwin. If anything we should be trading back to get more studs instead of just one. This draft is very deep and we are far away from one player to complete this team into a playoff contender. We need all the good players we can get.

    One thing that scares me most....

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

    Posted · Edited by Awwufelloff

    Chicago market is huge, Phoenix huge, San Francisco Huge. Baltimore is much larger than Buffalo, Philadelphia Huge. Pittsburgh is much larger. Green Bay is close to Buffalo but they have unique ownership structure which can no longer be duplicated. In addition the average household income In Buffalo pales in comparison just about every other city in the league. Even If you take the smallest market both population and economic Buffalo does not match up well.

     

    Not if you include Toronto which is only an hour drive away and should be included in its market segment because only Buffalo can target that market unless the NFL actually opens a stadium in Canada which I doubt they want to happen. If you include Toronto/Lower Ontario/WNY/Rochester our market segment is actually top 10 maybe higher.

     

    Cities within an hour drive of Buffalo.

     

    Stats from 2011:

     

    Canada:

     

    Toronto CMA 5,583,064

    Hamilton CMA 721,053

    Kitchener CMA 477,160

    St. Catharines–Niagara CMA 392,184

     

    US:

    Canada: 7.1 million people

    US: 2.6 million people

     

    Our true market segmant is roughly around 10 milion people.

     

    Maybe moving the stadium to the City of Buffalo and or Niagara Falls would help grab the interest of those in nearby Canada? In the long run a successful team in itself will gather the needed fans from over the border to become Bills fans. 14 years without playoffs is certainly not helping. :thumbdown:

    Has there ever been a darker time in Buffalo sports history?

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

    Posted · Edited by Awwufelloff

    I don't know if I should wake you or just let you dream away. Nearly a decade of 6-10 through 9-7 is so FAR from the worst point, you must be talking about another franchise.

     

    Sabres? Elite?? Someone forgot to tell the League about this because a glance at the standings this morning says we'll be picking 2nd overall -but still have a shot at being #1 -on the other end..

     

    Sabres are not Elite. Reread my post. The Sabres will be getting ELITE prospects in the next two drafts. They will be a powerhouse in 3-5 years. The Bills are always in limbo. To good for a top pick/to bad for the playoffs. Rebuild>Retool

     

    Also the Sabres are guarenteed a top 2 pick this year, and possibly the first overall pick. Next year we have 3 1st rounders in the deepest draft in a decade. Isles/Sabres pick are both likely top 5-10 picks. We also have the 2nd best prospect pool in the NHL currently. Pegula has renovated the entire arena and is building another building that will house 2 ice rinks/hotel across the street. Here are some stats to back up my post.

     

    No.1 Overall picks at forward over the last twenty years have averaged .94 pts per game. Of the 14 forwards draft No. 1. 4 have averaged a pt a game or better (Kovie, Ovie, Sid and Stamkos). Another another 3 (Kane, Thornton and Tavares) are at .9 or better. Only Yakupov and Stefan averaged less then .75 pts per game. Bottomline, you get an elite scoring forward if you draft No. 1

     

    No. 2 overall picks at forward aren't far behind, but there is a drop off. These 13 forwards average .8 pts per game with only Malkin and Spezza averaging a pt per game or better. Heatley and Eric Staal average .9 pts per game or better. All 13 forwards drafted in the last 20 years in the 2nd slot are currently in the NHL.

     

    http://www.hockeysfuture.com/team-rankings/

    Fat, Drunk and Stupid is the new healthy

    in Off the Wall Archives

    Posted · Edited by Awwufelloff

    Personal trainer here. All things should be done with balance and not excess. There is nothing wrong with eating cake, fried foods, candy, soda, etc...As long as you do it in moderation. Obviously these items are not good for your body but you only live once. You want to enjoy the things that taste good in life. Saturated fats taste great, enjoy them once in awhile...Just don't make them a regular part of your daily diet.

    Jairus Byrd [was Jarius Byrd]

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    John Murphy insists he doesn't have inside info, and the terms of the final 2 years have not been released. But he speculated last night that Byrd was offered a 5-year/$40 mill deal in which he would make $10 mill/yr for the first 3 yrs and $5 mill for the last 2. Front-loaded. Guranteed $ uncertain. He thinks that Byrd wants $9 mill/yr and not front-loaded.

     

    That's unfortunate, we really needed to get him signed. The sides were so close, yet couldn't come together on a deal? =/

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