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I really think one of the biggest issues with this team is that Darcy has no direction for building a team, just look at it starting last season. The team is lacking C's and toughness, so he trades away one of the "tougher" forwards in Kassian for a potential #1 C in Hodgson. (Not a bad move on its own, Hodgson has his faults but you have to give something of value to get something of value) So now in the offseason, he trades away a veteran 1-2 line C for a forward with "toughness" for the 3rd line and a depth defencemen (I had no problem with moving Roy, he was proving to be an actual cancer in the lockerroom). He drafts 2 C's, and is now forced to have to keep one up on the active roster because they are desperate for C's (along with re-signing Hecht). Looking at the moves, he just seems to be spinning his wheels/reshuffling chairs. Instead of improving and filling holes, he is re-shuffling holes to fill spots. If these moves were done with a few quality additions to upgrade the roster then things would more then likely be different. The issues were that when taking into account what was gained to what was lost, you would have to say the moves were a wash at best. Would this team be any more worse with Roy/Kassian over Hodgson/Ott? Instead of looking to the future AGAIN, and continuing a rebuild (This team always seems to be in a continuous rebuild, moving out veterans and replacing with guys from Rochester), maybe its time to use some of these assetts/prospects in Rochester to obtain some talent that can help them win now, instead of following the usual plan of continuing to look to Rochester hoping your improvements are only a few years away.

He sure proved that opening day..... Man, what happened to the Flyers this year? They have looked even worse then Buffalo considering the talent that team is supposed to have on it. I watched them against Toronto and it was laughable how bad they looked, then they beat the Islanders yesterday 7-0 IIRC? (BTW, there were times where Nabokov looked like he was a fan dressed in Nabokovs gear out there in yesterdays game)

You haven't lived til you watched old shows from the 60's & 70's in HD........... My issue is with the fact that they block out games that are available "locally" even if they are on a specialty channel, or with football how the blackout rule stretches to the NFl Sunday package. If I am paying extra for the service, why does it matter if the game is a local broadcast game? For example, if this Thursdays game against Toronto is broadcast on Leafs TV here, I can't get it on the NHL live (internet CI from NHL.com) because its considered to be on locally, when I have to pay extra to get Leafs TV here. My wife gets pissed being a Leafs fan now because they have started moving more games to that channel and playing less on the usual sportsnet channel, and she can't watch them on the internet because it says its being broadcast locally. As for the NFL and the blackout rule, I am paying extra for the service to catch games, why can't I get local blacked out ones too since I am paying for the game (just not as much if I went to see it in person)

I think they let it go because they thought it was passed back in by the Preds, when it was actually deflected off one of their players which appears like it could have been difficult for the linesman to see if it defelected or was "passed" off of his stick. Either way, it would ahve been better to call it offside then to let it go. There would be alot less arguing over the linesmen calling that offside then screwing it up because of some small part of the offside rule.

Again, as said many times before, it would be great to give up our garbage and get something of value, but very rarely does that ever happen. If you want something of value, you have to give up something of value.

He turns it around and you have an even better trade chip at the deadline now, or you keep him to provide some "veteran" leadership to your young team. I find it really hard to believe they will actually get a young, cheap, Top 6 forward, along with a Top prospect from a team, for someones rights, who hasn't proven much outside of one season

You still haven't proven that the Sabres faced more backups than other teams.I did delete a repsonse because I said for you to do some research and show some proof, which you did while I was typing that out

Change of scenery could get him back to his best? (Its Lindy and his system thats keeping everyone from hitting their potential IIRC)That could make him a steal if they get him plus a top prospect AND Pegs is paying part of his salary........

What I was originally responding to was this

He has tried to say both, that teams look to play their backups against the Sabres cause they are teh weaker team, and that the run at the end of the season is because of itRask may be well rested (along with their entire team), but Rask gave up 6 last tiem he faced Buffalo, the backup only 1, why wouldn't you try the hot hand again against Buffalo?

I have to ask, HOW HAS HE DONE THAT????

Did we really, or is this just another misconception around here that you have decided to take as fact cause it makes your point?Going back on last seasons run, its not looking like they were facing everyones backup..... Apr 7 - Bruins Tim Thomas Apr 5 - Flyers Bryzgalov Apr 3 & Mar 31 - Toronto Ben Scrivens (Starter due to Reimer being injured) Mar 30 - Pittsbrugh Johnson Mar 27 - Washington Holtby (starts but is changed for Neuvirth) Mar 24 - Minnesota Harding Mar 23 - NY Lundqvist Mar 21 - Montreal Price Mar 19 - TB Tokarski Mar 17 - Florida Theodore Mar 14 - Colorado Varlamov Mar 12 - Montreal Budaj Mar 10 - Ottawa Bishop Mar 8 - Boston Thomas Mar 7 - Carolina Ward Mar 5 - Winnipeg Pavelec Mar 3 - Vancouver Schneider Mar 1 - San Jose Niemi Feb 29 - Anaheim Hiller Feb 25 - NY Lundqvist Feb 24 - Boston Rask Feb 21 - Islanders Poulin Feb 19 - Pittsburgh Johnson Feb 17 - Montreal Price Feb 16 - Philadelphia Bryz Feb 14 - NJ Brodeur Feb 11 - TB Garon Feb 10 - Dallas Lehtonen Feb 8 - Boston Rask Feb 4 - Islanders Montoya Feb 1 - NY Lundqvist Jan 31 - Montreal Price Jan 24 - NJ Brodeur Jan 21 - St Louis Halak Jan 19 - Winnipeg Pavelec Jan 18 - Chicago Crawford Jan 16 - Detroit Howard Jan 14 - Islanders Nabokov Jan 13 - Toronto Gustavson (Reimer was out with an injury still) Last 41 games of the season (Last half of the season), faced 12 backups (29% of their games during their big turn around) Anyone know the average amount of times a team plays against a backup goalie a season?

I would think that because he isn't playing this year, he stays a RFA in July unless he plays? I would be very leery to give up Sekera right now in a deal, he has been one of the best defenders this season for the Sabres already week defence.

Tickets are available from the box office, unless your trying to get them cheap/free from someone here...........

You do realise that in teh last 2 games we played against the Bruins, When teh #1 played the Sabres lit him up for 6 goals (7 in the game), and when their #2 played, he let in only 1If I was the coach, I would think that I would play the guy who had success beating the team I'm playing the last time we played. But of course, continue on thinking that its solely because its the Sabres who suck so bad that teams will always play their backup against them because its an easy win for them.....

Try Stub Hub, probably get them much cheaper I think that the Sabres site usually puts up all the leftover tickets that they have held for the game up on their site around noon if it says the game is sold out now. Keep checking from around 11 on and you may find some blocks of tickets open up.

That does meet the requirements that they are asking for.I would guarantee that the Avs would be asking for a top 6 forward and a top prospect, but I also guarantee that won't be what they get. I don't know of any team thats going to be willing to give up that much for a RFA thats had one good year and holding out.

Seems a little early to be drinking and doing drugs........

Yeah, I would be more afraid to wear Sabres colours cause your the one thats probably going to be outnumbered

But he is a Cancer in the lockerroom and always throws teammates under the Bus!This guy knows hockey, he has watched just north of 75 games this season and knows that guys like Fasth and Khobolin are better then Miller after less then 10 career NHL games!

Don't players usually have to go through physicals for the deals to be accepted? I'm going to go out on a limb here, but I doubt he could pass one right now

have a nice life

Find me one situation where you have actually heard the GM (or someone in an organisation) actually come out and say they are shopping a player and what they want. IIRC, the talk of a Roster player and top prospect comes from Dreger (or someone) talking to a GM thats spoken to the Avs and thats what he said they have asked for. Thats about as close as your going to get

except that they are saying the Avs want a Roster Player and a top Prospect, so unless Armia, Pysyk or McNabb are roster players, they want someone that can step in and play now and someone for the future. Someone like Stafford is young and in a slump, but has shown in the past he can be a good player, he is one of those guys someone may want to take a look at thinking a change of scenery will make a difference, if not he or Leopold could also be someone you take now and then look to flip at the deadline

you can compare the 2, Its not that Dipietro is just dogging it and not playing hard, the guy is just injury prone/brittle. He isn't underperforming because of pressure or because he doesn't care now that he has his payday