shrader
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I noticed a few of you mentioned "if Satan is still around". Is he now a free agent? We should have the cap room to be able to sign him. I would be disappointed in the team management if he was allowed to leave. Although a soft non-physical player, he has a lot of ability at putting the puck in the net. Muckers and grinders you can alway find. Scorers is harder
He's a restricted free agent. The big question is if he's worth the amount of money he would want. Not only is he a soft player, his effort has also come into question. You have to wonder if the money could be better spent on one or two other players.
Personally, I want him to stay. I don't want to buy a new jersey.
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just read that there's probably going to be a rule change against icing the puck on the kill. some of these new rules... wow.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?id=2106971&num=0
There's too many ways around that. They'll just ice the puck anyway. If a guy desperately needs to get off the ice, he'll fake an injury.
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In fact, it opens things up on the power play. What you'll find in college is that a team on the power play will hang a guy around the other team's blue line. The defense has to respect the hanger because there is no two line pass rule, so you really can't kill off a power play by holding the puck down in their corner. It makes the attacking team get the puck in faster and get set up. Power plays in the NCAA tend to be a lot more exciting than most NHL power plays.
It also makes the line changes after icing the puck on a penalty kill pretty risky. That hanger will usually stay on the side opposite the benches. The fresh skaters have to move pretty quickly from the bench in order to break up the play (assuming the pass connects).
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Three balls out of 48 (6.25%) does not make me feel confident. If you want to talk conspiracy, I hate to say it, but this kid will go to the Leafs. Do you think the NHL was excited when Tampa Bay (!!!) beat a Canadian team for the Cup? If the fix is in, they will send the hometown boy to Toronto.
Crosby's from Nova Scotia. It will be a bit tough for him to play in his hometown.
Note: I don't know if he moved to a different area while young, making this post completely pointless.
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Disagree. Get rid of 2-line passing prohibition and you will populate the NHL with 160 lb "you touched me! you touched me! types", and the wheeling of defensemen, the forwards lurking on the boards to get a crisp pass and then fire a quick pass to a center who skates through the defense will be no more.
Hockey is meant to be a hard-fought contest played among hard men who play hard for a single score, not a da-ding!-da-ding! video game.
They have already done enough rule changes that have put the league deeply into the can - make it an instant-jolly shoot-out and kiss it goodbye.
Try watching a few higher level college games. By higher level, I mean the elite teams. There is no 2 line pass rule there and it really doesn't hurt the game at all.
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That's why I'm asking about the front office. This is really my point -- that with so much chaos and nobody's roster set, it's going to come down to management in a lot of cases. It almost feels like the NFL did years ago when they went with replacement players during a strike. Some teams were ready to play and some weren't.
Sorry about that. I think I'll read an entire post before replying next time. Anyway, I think its a good possibility that management around the NHL will have a tough time adjusting to this system. Yes, the Sabres have a lot of room now, but just like the NFL, Darcy has to be careful not to cripple the team a few years down the line. It's going to be a few years before we can really know whether or not Darcy and co. are any good. I just wonder if the fans are willing to give him enough time to find out.
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I think its next to impossible to evaluate the roster right now. There's going to be so much player movement this summer. Half of the players who will be Buffalo Sabres come October probably aren't even in the system right now.
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The next month is going to be very crazy. I've always been a big fan of the first week of free agency in sports, all the signings and rumors. This entire month, and probably beyond that, will be just like that. I think I may actually be drooling right now.
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My boss is in Italy and I have to check his email for him each day. He's getting about 5 of those stock tip ones per day. I don't get any on either of my email accounts.
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From what I've read, the two teams that will probably have the most balls in any lottery would be Columbus and the Rangers. The system I saw went back 5 years and you lose a ball for each year you made the playoffs and each time you had the #1 overall pick. The Blue Jackets traded for the #1 pick, but never actually earned it, so they wouldn't lose any balls.
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I'll go with Layne Staley too. In fact, its time to throw on an Alice in Chains cd.
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If nothing else, he has more than enough time to bounce back.
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I haven't read any of the quotes from Jagr or Roenick. Isn't it easy to make comments like this after you've lost? I don't hold any value in these quotes. Guys like Barnaby who said the same thing during the lockout are the one's who should be credited.
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It's a minor issue, but I'll point it out.
Derek Roy should be able to step into the lineup? Hadn't he already cemented his spot already?
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Not that it means much, but the numbers I see say 8 shots in 28 games (probably includes playoffs, but I don't even remember him playing in the playoffs). Anyway, I still don't see why shots really matters for a defensemen. If we're talking about a guy who could be a future point man on the powerplay, ok, but that's not what he is. If you want a good evaluation of his play, I think you have to look no further than the fact that he was benched for most of the last quarter of the season for a guy who hadn't played a single game up to that point.
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Shots on net aren't a good measurement for a defenseman. I'm more worried about his lack of physical play and the countless opposing forwards who skated right around him as he tripped over the blue line.
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I'm not saying that Biron didn't hurt the team. He definately did, but it wasn't just him. The whole team sucked for a long time.
Random BU guys in the NHL or AHL right now:
Tony Amonte
Shawn Bates
Sean McEachern
Jay Pandolfo
Mike Pandolfo
Keith Tkachuk
Scott Young
I guess I can live with the two we have for now.
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I don't think it's fair to say that Biron really hurt the teams playoff chances over the last two years. Simply put, the team wasn't good enough. The trade deadline deals last year were a big part of elevating the Sabres up to contender status.
One quick request for Darcy Regier, add another BU forward to the team so the Drury-Grier-_____, BU line can be complete.
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Kind of hit and miss......no mention of Derek Roy, Paul Gaustad, Jason Pominville, Pat Kaleta, Mark Mancari, Branislav Fabry, Artem Kryukov, Jakub Hulva, Maxim Sheviev, Michal Vondrka, Michal Valent, Andrej Sekera, Denis Denisov, Martin Cizek, Mike Card, John Adams, Calle Aslund, Thomas Morrow and Pavel Voroshnin.
and there may be one more.....
I feel like Peter Griffin rattlin off all those crap shows that Fox cancelled.
Scratch Tom Morrow off that list. The word prospect doesn't fit him at all. He's terrible and will never be signed my this team. His first year at BU was bad, but his second was even worse. Next season, his junior year, he'll probably be benched for 75% of the games.
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Imax showing in Cincinnati
http://www.cincinnatimovietimes.com/movies...8610.php?date=0
That's a bit of a trek, but I'll keep it in mind.
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I'd love to see Weight centering a line with Vanek and Satan. That sounds pretty dangerous to me.