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They have the persona of their captain. Can't say as I am too surprised. If I was them and they felt confident in Malkin staying healthy I would trade Crosby. Of course that's me.. but then again Gretzky was traded. :)

Ahh the Rochester parade was today.. I think. Probably smarter to have it on Sunday.. later opening times and people might work the next day. I say might because we know those truly dedicated to the blarney stone aren't thinking about Monday. Why do you always have to be an exception? :)

Lots of people will be drunk for this game. that's my bold prediction.

Hard to believe eh? it's not really the snark so much as the incessant name-calling and cross-thread BS that persists. It's like bringing your domestic dispute to bar. Keep it between yourselves in your thread and stop ruining the good times for everyone else. Yea.. generally. It's what I said above.

With respect to everyone.. I read this whole thread. And at the end all I could say was.. I don't think I want to read threads here anymore. It just seems to have devolved into snark after snark after snark. Sigh. There is no Corsi number for Sabrespace right? Or are we tallying the shots we take in the thread, plus the shots we take in a thread that stem from another thread, plus the shots that completely miss a point? Sigh... Anyway.. I didn't watch much of the game.. but when I did Larsson looked good. His little head fake leading to the two on one and Moulson's goal was nice.

And is something to keep in mind when we keep saying around here that they would suck no matter who you put them with. *cough* Hodgson *cough*

I thought the board generally was surprised Grigorenko was sent down to start the season as he had played well and hard. Frankly, I think every player knows that Nolan is gone so why listen to anything he has to say. They all know what was happening this season. They aren't going to have that extra effort, no matter what. They have to spend the entire season with Nolan so creating controversy only causes more problems in a season that wasn't going to be great anyway. They all know it. They all signed on for it. It was never about this year for them. it's about the next year and the year after. For those like Gionta it was about being closer to home and still getting paid to lead and impart his knowledge to the team. He'll be here. Nolan was left on the staff to absorb the losses and placate fans. He'll be gone. If by some chance he had turned this team around then he might have earned himself another job and that was a far better opportunity he had than if he had just left town last year. I fail to see how Grigorenko has been the headache here. It's been the Sabres use of him. It was flawed at the beginning. He's doing what he should now but the team also have goals and because of his past situation (created by the Sabres) he still has to pay the price. As for Zemgus' development I think everyone seems to forget that he has more time with Nolan than anyone on the team. Plus, he's just that kind of player. He's far better than people gave him credit for to begin with.

So they only like the PGA and not the LPGA? If you think about it it's kind of sad. Life is so slow in that OKC that they find golf fun to watch.

I read the end of this thread while eating lunch... anyone want my sandwich?

I don't normally do this. Prediction; Girgorenko scores a hattie. Sabres win. Sabrespace.com explodes because Grigorenko was not traded and/or was even brought up for the game. The kid has game #1 of hte weekend tourney tonight at 8pm... I'll be busy for most of the game.

Love this. I also loved them using stem cell therapy on Howe and seeing his incredible recovery speed from stroke. Lots out there.. this kind of stuff is awesome.

I'm definitely an Ennis fan. He has improved and I think he will get better as the team around him improves and it allows him even more space to create. He has played far more physical but he's knocked off the puck less and less now. I think he's going to be a very important piece on this team when they improve overall.

The train hitting the cat. I needed that right about now. :)

I believe his stride is still the same length.

Actually, by trading away Neuvirth you give him a shot at the playoffs and a chance at the Cup. You are rewarding him for playing on your team and putting up with everything. In return the Sabres get a safety net at the moment and a draft pick. If Neuvirth wants to be in Buffalo he can come back (assuming Murray wants him). No risk. It's a standard hockey move and if the Sabres were in 24th position no one would even be questioning it. Neuvirth made himself available by winning and playing well. He did this for a chance to be moved and Murray moved him. It does help the Sabres as well, there's no doubt. But there are more aspects to this. People are getting caught up in the finish last mode but the moves made are all standard hockey moves made by a selling team every year. Just because it brings them down for the rest of the season does not automatically mean it's a tank move. It has multiple purposes to be certain. But teams trade UFAs all the time... regardless of position. Halak was shipped twice last year.

You are too old. It's just a number... or is it?

Murray is well aware of the WGR crew sentiment to get Neuvirth outta town. He's playing that game with them. They wanted him gone. He throws that barb out there to say that clearly he was not trying to lose. On the other hand, he was driving up Neuvirth's value for a trade to another team. He could absorb the winning with the expectation that with him gone he would lose. You can't question trading away an UFA goalie with value to a contender who is interested in shoring up their goaltending. It's a standard hockey move. He accomplishes his goal. There are no moves that have been made that could be said to be distinctly tanking. That's the genius of it all. Every move he's made has made sense. The Sabres would have traded Neuvirth if they were in a position to finish 24th just as much as 30th. Should be a fun game tonight.. I don't think I'll be able to watch.

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This year NHL Network has SportsNation or whatever it is. So no TSN guys. SIgh. Flynn is an interesting move in that it clears some of the logjam of players at that level. It'll open up spots on the roster for the remainder of this year and into next which in turn opens up spots down in Rochester for some of the Junior/College prospects.

Okay. Where is TSN TradeCentre available for online streaming? I need Bobbo and Dreger breaking deals for me.

I chose to work from home tomorrow. :) That said.. fire Tim Murray, he sucks. This whole thing is a joke and the Sabres will be horrible forever. Abysmal. Horrendous. I hate them. Oh.. wait.. the sun'll come out tomorrow.

There's science in this... look it up. Cones and things.

I think it's a suck player frankly. That's the only response Stewart can give. And even after he doesn't come back his answer is: "I loved my time in Buffalo. The fans were great. It's a hockey city. We just couldn't get the deal done."

blah blah. I've never wanted them to stop winning. I just don't hate it anymore when they lose. They won one. The UFA's shined as they should. They are increasing their value to better teams with Cup potential. Anyone on this team after Monday knows the drill.. their hope will be gone. Relax a bit.

For what it's worth... I was talking about you repeating what is generally a comment from Bobbo that had little substance to begin with. I do think it's ridiculous. However, I'm not bothered by it. You are in the media vein, you are an aspiring journalist (aspiring to more than now, I'm not judging your accomplishments, you are a journalist right?) and I think that journalists, especially sports ones who have this desire to be in the NHL trade stream of consciousness will lean towards posting something like that more so than say your average hockey fan. It's not an indictment of you. We all do what we do. If repeating substanceless comments from Bobbo is the worst you do... :) And I love Bobbo.. I love Dreger. I'm not bashing on them either. On with the show!