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Was thinking Ray Shepard today.

Oh man you guys are gonna hate Bill Hoppe’s article today.

Yup. It will take an injury for him to see the ice.

Another one on board.

I'm on board. It makes sense to limit the high stress situations the kids see right now. You have to increase that slowly, something that wasn't done in the recent past.

I remember when the news reported Lindy and Darcy told the same to Pommers and Roy.

The lack of real mentors all this time has been a big drag on every player.

I've been tempted to search and look through the game days from the early part of the season and the 10 game streak. I think the outlook was pretty similar early last season. Not that this is the same. It may very well be different. But the sample size is still small and we all know how much things tighten up in the regular season come December. It will be different play in another 6 weeks or so. the measuring stick will be in how the team adjusts to the inevitable tightening up.

I said something similar yesterday in another thread.

I seriously wonder if his decline in performance is due more to the futility of the season than it is due to fatigue.

They are still looking good. I'll take it. That was a pretty back and forth effort. Well fought by both teams. Will be interesting to see how this goes once the regular season tightens up. They have me tuning in on the reg for now.

I'm quite surprised that he's getting as much love as he is. He was a bit of a whipping boy in Buffalo. And Mike Ramsey was very highly respected his whole career. You wouldn't know it by the votes. Points sell these days. Those numbers would have been way in Rammers favor back when they both were on the Sabres.

Kind of early to be out on the piss, innit?

If my jersey days weren’t behind me before, they are now.

If we’re talking players in their prime instead of one just reaching prime vs another thats over ripe, then yeah Looch ought to be getting alot of picks there.

You. Me. Eye to eye.

Best: May day goal. Beat the hated Bruins in the playoffs to snap a playoff losing streak. Worst: tied between the announcement of the charges against John Rigas and the announcement of “suffering “.

Grass and leaves in the air make the sky look green.

Tornado

3 coaches now. Or is it 4? I think the fanbase is missing something.

Hey! I think that timing and circumstance around when these two guys joined the team has a huge effect on how they are perceived. Turgeon had the misfortune of immediately replacing the most beloved Sabre ever, and a true HOFer, and was traded for the most charismatic player we’ve ever had who happened to have HOF level talent himself. And as mentioned upthread, Turgeon is the highest scoring player not in the HOF. Jack, on the other hand, filled a vacuum of suckitude. Frankly, it’s been since LaFontaine that we’ve had this kind of skill level at forward. There is no shade in claiming Jack is working towards Pierre level. He’s accomplished less so far, after all.

Too soon for me. Top 20 talent? Of course. Top 20 Sabre? Will be interesting to see the names that come up there. Right now I don't put him ahead of Turgeon for sure.

Fixed.

Mine too. Division rival with a good track record against and noone on the roster that you worry about hurting our guys. Makes for fun games to watch. Who was the last truly hated Montreal player? Been a long time since Knuckles Nilan or Shayne Corson.

Man, I look at that chart and wonder why we’re all bitching about Sobotka when Okposos performance is the most noteworthy thing on there. Y’all are a bunch of negative nancies. ?