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Have you tried checking ebay for the disk drive? Sometimes you can find parts for them at a decent price on there and then you just need someone to do the swap for you (Might even be something you can do with a screwdriver Also, did you try blowing into it? That used to always work to fix the old video game systems :P

Doan doesn't seem to care about playing in a 'Hockey market" though, and there are some players that are happy in smaller markets, or staying with what they are comfortable with

Yup, you should be able ot open up the PS3, unscrew and unplug the old drive and replace with a new one.Is it the dvd drive that won't spin (place where you insert your disk) or is it the harddrive that won't work? either way it shouldn't be a hard fix and most computer places can probably repair it for you for a decent cost

Says the guy who is a fan of Buffalo. with a permanent ownership group in place for the team, they have a chance to turn things around in Phoenix. One of the biggest reasons they were losing money was the original arena lease which is being renegotiated and approved. Without all the "Will they move? Will they stay?" talk every year they can now focus on the team without the NHL in control of it.

Avs make NHL history, taking a title away from Crosby http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=404504 Gabriel Landeskog now named Youngest NHL Captain at the age of 19 I think this starts to show that the Captaincy is more of a reward then an actual position of need. Teams don't really need someone as a captain, its more of a symbol and reward to a player who they feel is one of their best, rather then a position given to the teams leader.

Does it automatically make your team cower when a guy gets too close to your goaltender, or is there a button that puts you into Turtle mode? Also, Is there a setting that you can use to make your players not hustle for the puck when your team is down by alot and just playing out the clock? :nana: If they really want to make the game more realistic, the ratings should fluctuate and randomly go up and down in season mode to simulate players going into slumps, or having hot/cold streaks

2 of those 3 also changed part of their name, Could a name change be on the horizon too? Maybe "The Western New York Sabres of Buffalo"? Or if they are really interested in regionalizing, "The Southern Ontario Sabres of Buffalo and Rochester" I'm just playing Devils advocate to the idea that everything TP does is magic and he is always straight forward and honest. Third Jerseys are a money grab, so are alternate uniforms for holidays/events (green St. patricks Day Stuff, etc). They aren't to keep some guy employed by working on new uniforms and logos, they are to create addition merchandise for the team. Theres nothing wrong with that from a business standpoint. I find it a bit amusing that most seem to assume that TP is a free spender who will spend whatever it takes from his Billions to make a winner, he says less then 2 years ago that he doesn't care about making money from the team and if he needs money "He will just go dig another well", yet in that short period of time he has been working on increasing revenue from the team (Raise ticket prices, 3rd Jerseys, etc.) I think my biggest issue with the proposed new 3rd jersey is that from the explination, it sounds like they are just slightly tweaking the ones they currently wear or going back to the original which is basically the current ones also slightly tweaked.

My point is, he said that he doesn't need the money to run the team, and if he needs money, he just has to drill another well. Unless he was saying that as a a metaphor, that if he needs money for the team he will just drill into another source for bringing in revenue (Jerseys, raising prices, etc.) Third Jerseys are just another way to see more merchandise. Theres no need for them except to get fans to buy more products. Teams only need a home and away jersey. As for changing colors/logos, its the same thing, its a way to increase sales of merchandise and increase revenue. People can argue all they want about the original logo, but I think the team was most successful while wearing the "Goathead" logo (one Cup appearance in it and an ECFs appearance, with Hasek, Drury and Briere Eras mostly during this time). its pretty funny how around here, uniform/logo changes can create more anger then the actual product put on the ice......

The difference between Ennis and Roy fromt eh last couple seasons, yes theres a difference. But Ennis in his first full season with the Sabres and Roy in his first full season with the Sabres i don't know if I would say theres a huge glaring difference. I'm sure you can take a game from one of the former young guys when they came up to the Sabres and find some comparables to Folignos game against Toronto also. C'mon man, TP spares no expense. The problem isn't that the use Palm Pilots that aren't 3G compatible, Its more like Darcy can't stop playing Angry Birds on his new Iphone 5 that TP was able to snag before release, and He was unable to attend the training course TP had for him to learn how to use his Ipad because he was too busy trying to contact Burke in TO to see what they would want to get Timmy Back

Who wouldn't love what they just did. the Red Sox GM was able to find someone even dumber who was willing to take a bunch of bad contracts off their books so they can go back and spend big on this years crop of FAs. The Dodgers are desperate to get back into the mix of being one of the top teams so now they are just throwing money out to get big names to bring people back to the ball park. The Red Sox were lucky that they were able to unload any of those deals and actually get something back for them. What is with these California GMs and the attraction to big contract busts? Dodgers now, Angels taking Vernon Wells from the Jays.......

But its one he has been quoted as saying he wouldn't run as a business because "If I need money, I will just go drill another well"Funny how everyone bashes the Golisano/Quinn regime for being too tight with the purse strings because they ran the team as a business and did so on a tight budget to get them financially stable and out of bankruptcy, and now you still here "this is still a business" when theres an owner with billions involved who throws his money around almost as bad as "Pacman in a Strip club"

So the new third jersey is going to be similar to the current ones they wear? Blue and gold with the original logo, isn't that what they wear now (with a slightly tweaked logo)?

Sorry, had to correct that for you, unless you can given instances that the previous group of younger guys have never shown that show these guys are different. Girgenson has never even laced up skates in the NHL, and your already including him in talks of being a leader.The problem isn't bringing in a strong mentor for these guys, I'm sure everyone here would agree thats what the Sabres ened to do, its the over the top, Sign Doan at all costs mentality around here that is what most disagree with. Doan at a decent price is a no brainer, Doan at a cap hit comparible to some of the NHLs elite is not worth it, unless it more then guarantees that the Sabres will win the cup and he is the last and only piece remaining to turn this team into a cup contender Aren't there only 3 teams that would currently be over the new Cap? If so, its possible that they don't include any provisions to roll back salaries or give those teams relief. it may be the reason why some teams have held back from making huge deals this offseason unless they had the cap room to make them (like the Wild)I would be pretty pissed off as a team GM or Owner if I planned this offseason to be responsible until the new CBA is worked out so that I would not get into cap trouble, while a few provisions get made to bail out teams that decided to go all in like nothing is going to change.

I thought I had seen/heard before of players sharing rooms sometimes for away games. Either way, at the most, thats what, 30-40 rooms 41 nights out of the year?As for the Mall, the other issue is that development and retail is getting away from the "Mall" format and more into 'Strip Malls' where each business is located in a strip of stores with all of their access coming from the outside, instead of inside a main corridor. I think one of the issues is that people don't want to park, get out of their car and walk around inside a building to get to only one store, they want to be able to get in and get out of the store quickly and be on there way (of course this is only my opinion on the matter). And yes, Rinks can be expensive to maintain if they aren't booked up. I know alot of local multi-pad rinks that are struggling to break even or keep ice on all the pads because they don't have the demand to keep them filled. There really has to be a demand for Ice time to keep it profitable, if there is a shortage of rinks in Buffalo, then there shouldn't be a problem filling ice time outside of prime hours. The problem with hotels is that the are something thats needed when there is a demand due to an attraction to bring people to the area. You don't build a hotel because you have the occasional hockey tournament once in a while or a one time event. To keep it from struggling, you need something to bring people to the area year round, and thats the one thing Buffalo is lacking right now. Addining more restaurants and Bars to the area isn't going to bring many more people in to the area, there are plenty of dining and drinking establishments in the area for visitors. This could be the start of some good development, but its not going to be something to bring people to the area, thats still whats needed there

And how many of those guys have actually shown any more drive or competitive fire then what guys like Roy/Pomminstein/Stafford/etc. showed when they came up at that age? Your assuming because some of them played well when they came up that Doan will be able to mould them into leaders, like some thought Drury's presence could do to the last bunch. As for the other comments by everyone, calm down and don't get your panties in a bunch, I'm just having some fun with the over the top hype around here over getting Doan.......

The former "young players" had the experience of playing with and learning from a "Shane Doan type player" named Chris Drury, "Captain Clutch", and how did that work out for them? Why not just convince Drury to come back out of retirement for the vet minimum and they put him in the press box every night. Little cap hit, and he can be the veteran to teach the younger guys how to "play the game right and play hard" If you are going to get yourself into cap trouble with a $7.5mil cap hit for the next 4 years, it better be for someone who is going to make you a cup contender, not for someone who only gives the a better chance of going further then the 1st round in the playoffs, or "at best, might be able to teach the next group of young players how to work hard" (something players really shouldn't have to be taught when they get to this level.

At the most, less then 1/4 of the proposed 200 rooms would be for the visiting NHL team for 41 nights a year (If all teams that come in to play stay atleast one night in town and don't leave right away, and if each player, coach, and employee of that team is given their own room and don't have to share rooms). I highly doubt that any of the traveling teams coming in to play the Bisons are going to stay at somewhere expensive, triple A teams don't have huge budgets and spend alot on accomodations on the road, so if this hotel is more of an "upper scale" place, like one an NHL franchise would use for its players, I doubt a Triple A baseball team will be spending the same.

[ Didn't he vote Abraham Lincoln into office?And are we talking about the Abraham Lincoln of the "fore Score" Days, or the Vampire hunting one?

Doan doesn't Guarantee Playoffs, signing him Guaran-DAM-tees Stanley Cups! or atleast thats what I am lead to believe, and its an easy 3 steps to the cup Step 1 - Sign Doan Step 2 - ................................. Step 3 - Stanley Cup Champions! He plays physical which means that goal scoring will be increased and the Sabres will go 98-0!

Better Hurry up and get Doans signature on the dotted line now!

I bet Shane Doan would be able to fix all the countries problems and bring the Democrats and Republicans together and they would resolve their differences by "hugging it out" (But not in a gay way)

I hear Doan is the last piece to "Hockey Heaven" and thats why TP was willing to spend so much to get him. He is the key to entering...... I also hear that when hockey heaven is achieved, There ground will open at teh site of the old Aud, Unicorns of Blue and Gold will fly out and start construction on Bass Pro, knocking down the Skyway, and constructing the new Peace Bridge. Every Child in the Land will gather around the arena where they will be given golden hockey sticks and skates and games of hockey will be coninuously played night and day on TPs new rinks outside the arena in the old parking lot. Milan Lucic will be so ashamed of his previous actions he will publically apologise and retire from the game of hockey, Brett Hull will apologise for having his foot in the crease and forfeit the Stars Cup win, and Tom Brady and Bill belicheck will both announce they are secretly in love and retiring from teh NFL to open up a bed and breakfast together. The CBA will never be argued on between the NHLPA and the owners, and Bettman will retire giving his position to Pat Lafontaine. Billion Dollar comanies will relocate all of there headquarters to Buffalo with million dollar Jobs for everyone, Obama and Romney will set aside there differences and will agree to run the country together, compomising on everything and tearing down the divide of Republicans and Democrats. Instead of Snow and rain, the skies will only rain down Stanley Cups on the City, and the City will be the envy of new York and California! But that will only happen when Doan signs in Buffalo, If he doesn't, its Business as usual and "Hockey heaven" is still only a dream of TPs

Depends on the person and what kind of financial shape he is in. Of course most people/athletes wouldn't turn down the extra money, mostly because they have blown through most of the previous money they have earned. Doan (and alot of other hockey players) just seem like they are smarter and better with their money then other pro sports athletes, and alot of these guys have saved and invested enough to live comfortably on. Doan just strikes me as that kind of guy with a good head on his shoulders and doesn't need the money, he is desperatly trying to stay in phoenix when if he was looking for a final payout deal he could have accepted one weeks ago. Money could be the last thing on his mind if it means going somewhere that puts his family closer to other family members and gives him a better shot at winning a cup

You are assuming that he only cares about money, and his immediate family with this. A place like vancouver may appeal to him more, He gets to stay out west, play for a team thats been a game away from a SC win, AND is close to his wifes family. I don't think the Sabres signing Doan is going to automatically make this team the team to beat in the East and a SC contender in the immediate future, and I haven't seen anyone who is not a Sabres fan think the same way. Yes it makes them a better team, but they were a 9th place team last year, theres alot of improving that needs to be done. Will he be happy with a ton of cash, moving to the east, and going to a team thats pining all of its SC hope on him changing the entire team around? He could still turn down Buffalo and have it nothing to do with the front offices inability to convince him. They just might not be what he feels is the best fit for him at this point in his career, and money might not be an issue which is basically the only reason to sign here. He isn't coming to a team that was on the verge of a SC win recently, or somewhere closer to all of his family. Hes coming to a desperate team who hopes he can turn around the entire culture and carry them somewehere he has never been able to carry another team to

Canucks sign him, then take a deal with the Leafs to unload Luongo. From what it sounds like, its the Canucks that are keeping Luo from being dealt because right now, they don't absolutly have to deal him so teh price is high. If they need the cap space, he's the chip that gets moved for less then what they want now for him to get the cap space. Right now theres no rush to move him so they can hold out for the other side to get desperate enough to make the move and offer what they are looking for The leafs are one of the only teams desperate enough for Goaltending right now, and he's the best available. Florida is only in because it would be an upgrade to what they currently have and a return "home" for him and his family Its to prevent teams and players for working out a long term deal structured to give them big money upfront with a "hand shake agreement" to retire after a few years so the team takes a smaller cap hit, and the player gets most of his money. You would end up seeing alot of crazy deals for guys over 35 that would be made to get around this if the rule wasn't in place. They figure if you are gonna take the risk of signing a player over 35, there will be consequences if they can't fulfil it. Thats why the Sabres offer is so dangerous and not a smart move. Its not TPs money that anyones worried about, its that $7.5mil under the cap is going to be held for a 35+ year old in the decline of his career, and theres no way of getting rid of the cap hit, unless you can convince some cap floor team to take him (which would be tough cause I'm willing to bet Doan won't sign a deal without a NMC/NTC