Deranged Rhino Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 As much as I think your post is pretty funny, I don't think Mr. WEO has even posted in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 How is dismantling a team "taking advantage of the rules?" Why is gutting a team to build a new one bad? Why does an owner/GM have to work with the last 20 years culture/system/and talent pipeline. Why can't a team build new. Where did they "tank" on ice and cheat like the Pats* did? You wanna tear your house down and sleep in the rain while the new one is being built... That's your choice. I'm not saying I'm anti-tank by any means. However, I can see the point where it wouldn't be the most honorable thing to do. And even from the standpoint that tanking is immoral, it's not as bad as cheating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I'm not saying I'm anti-tank by any means. However, I can see the point where it wouldn't be the most honorable thing to do. And even from the standpoint that tanking is immoral, it's not as bad as cheating. How is it not honorable... Those assembly of schmoes on the ice were trying to win... They just couldn't. Now, doing what the Pats* did and cheating on field is dishonorable. The plan was to get rid of the players that he didn't want to build around = losing. Nolan was hell bent on winning and did everything in his power not to lose. You gotta break the eggs to make an omelette! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 How is it not honorable... Those assembly of schmoes on the ice were trying to win... They just couldn't. Now, doing what the Pats* did and cheating on field is dishonorable. The plan was to get rid of the players that he didn't want to build around = losing. Nolan was hell bent on winning and did everything in his power not to lose. You gotta break the eggs to make an omelette! I agree 100%. You gotta break something down to build it back up. I'm not saying that it's wrong to tank. But what I'm saying, is that even those who think tanking is wrong, the ones who aren't trolls at least, wouldn't think it's as bad, or worse than cheating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 They can trade their other forwards from previous years. ?? I would. They draft the same kind of player 1st all the time. Offensively skilled forwards which is great but no power forward guys. No top level dmen and almost never decent goal tending. Not sure if this is the year is the time to trade your #1 pick but they probably should have before. WHy they felt they needed Yakopov Ill never know. IMHO they are the have the worst management in the league and rewarded with #1 overall again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I'm not really angry with the team (though, it really is lame), it's the double standard fans that tick me off. you are so right, a team that tried their best to every game while their fans wished for the worst is so much worse than anything the patriots organization has done. I don't see why more people don't understand this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 you are so right, a team that tried their best to every game while their fans wished for the worst is so much worse than anything the patriots organization has done. I don't see why more people don't understand this. Exactly! Other than that one, two, three times they were caught cheating, as well as current players being convicted of murder, what have the Patriots* ever really done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 So was I right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 So was I right? About? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 So was I right? Have you ever been wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Have you ever been wrong? Very good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 I'm not saying I'm anti-tank by any means. However, I can see the point where it wouldn't be the most honorable thing to do. And even from the standpoint that tanking is immoral, it's not as bad as cheating. Most teams, particularly in the NHL, go through a "blow it up to rebuild it" every so often. Football teams do, to varying effectiveness (Bills have been doing it for 15 years, for example). Basketball, I don't know - I don't watch it, as the NBA sucks. Baseball's the only sport I can think of that doesn't have that practice...because they don't have a salary cap, so the Yankees can go out and buy talent without sucking for a couple seasons. HOF Watkins is the first moron I've ever seen call "rebuilding" cheating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 @TheHockeyNews The Sabres with Jack Eichel still have a brighter future than Connor McDavid's Oilers, @THNMattLarkin says: http://bit.ly/1F8TMUg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Breaking; photo of HOF Watkins leaked... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 @TheHockeyNews The Sabres with Jack Eichel still have a brighter future than Connor McDavid's Oilers, @THNMattLarkin says: http://bit.ly/1F8TMUg Great read, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 @TheHockeyNews The Sabres with Jack Eichel still have a brighter future than Connor McDavid's Oilers, @THNMattLarkin says: http://bit.ly/1F8TMUg of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 (edited) @TheHockeyNews The Sabres with Jack Eichel still have a brighter future than Connor McDavid's Oilers, @THNMattLarkin says: http://bit.ly/1F8TMUg Eichel, Reinhart, Girgs up the middle with Kane, Ennis, Moulson, Grigorenko, Larsson et al? Decent start to this whole true rebuild thing. Not to mention my guy Risto. Edited April 21, 2015 by YoloinOhio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 4-21: BU COACH DAVID QUINN SAYS JACK EICHEL IS READY FOR THE NHL (13:25)@WGR550 Boston University coach David Quinn on WGR to talk Jack EichelQuinn: "(Jack Eichel) can certainly play in the NHL next year"Quinn: "Jack is so competitive. People watch and see his skill, but what allows him to be a great player is that he's so competitive" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 4-21: BU COACH DAVID QUINN SAYS JACK EICHEL IS READY FOR THE NHL (13:25) @WGR550 Listened to that interview on the way to work this morning. Good stuff and his opening line, "Spread your wings and fly to Buffalo," was classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Eichel sucks. Trade him. I just thought I'd take a moment to get a jump on the inevitable 2017 "post-sophomore slump" rush to say that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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