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There’s definitely a mental transition from earlier years where we were conditioned to think we needed to flood the system with prospects to emerge victorious by quantity. Once the system is more established the mindset necessarily shifts to utilizing said pool as currency The better you are at drafting the easier it gets over time. We don’t really need any more prospects yet we get a free 7 every year. With less holes to fill, that puts us in a much better spot than a few years ago once/IF we get the main club up to par and it’s getting closer
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John-Jason Peterka, the Sabres current #1 LW, a season review
Thorner replied to LGR4GM's topic in The Aud Club
Good post. I think I agree with the conclusion of your “weird thing” at the end, too -
John-Jason Peterka, the Sabres current #1 LW, a season review
Thorner replied to LGR4GM's topic in The Aud Club
Is this just a goals thing though? It’s impressive regardless, and im not going to check them all, but we seem to be cherry picking a bit as im not sure I’d call, say, Point’s season similar. He only had 4 more goals, sure, but he also had 55% more assists Aho had 83 points. JJ had 50. There’s a sizeable gap there Tho, I’d imagine JJ probably played on an inferior squad -
John-Jason Peterka, the Sabres current #1 LW, a season review
Thorner replied to LGR4GM's topic in The Aud Club
Jeez I feel like my memory starts with RJ -
John-Jason Peterka, the Sabres current #1 LW, a season review
Thorner replied to LGR4GM's topic in The Aud Club
Hopefully without the egregious diving McDavid and Draisaitl were sort of PP fiends eh -
Zach Benson, the 5'10" 170lb, 18yr old rookie's first season review
Thorner replied to LGR4GM's topic in The Aud Club
And I feel like Benson is primarily a playmaker Edit - I see this has been covered But he is Ben Affleck I stand by that part -
Zach Benson, the 5'10" 170lb, 18yr old rookie's first season review
Thorner replied to LGR4GM's topic in The Aud Club
Sorry, quote from Role Models. doesn’t mean anything -
This is the most I can ever remember the board being so nearly unanimously in favour of moving picks and prospects even the good ones. Definitely saying something.
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So some good players there and Ristolainen.. not bad
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I said it’s possible and we should do it, not that we will. Teams definitely treat firsts like gold
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Zach Benson, the 5'10" 170lb, 18yr old rookie's first season review
Thorner replied to LGR4GM's topic in The Aud Club
They both white, they both Ben Affleck -
Because 1st round picks are drastically overvalued Have you seen the movie Draft Day with Kevin Costner? It’s really good. If you watch that you’ll see what I mean not in terms of my post it has nothing to do with that, it’s just a really good movie, you’ll see
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I’m calling shenanigans on that. Not for JUST a 1st, but considering where our first falls I think it’s easily the most expensive piece in a trade for a legit top 6 f
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Did you say, “yes sir?” or was that “ya, sure.”? (We will ruin this thread lol)
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It’s powdered sugar. it’s delicious
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Also my namesake is literally in this gif I’m going to pistol whip the next guy who says shenanigans
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These schnozberries taste like schnozberries
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No I usually read a lot into their media and have posted my theories on this a lot tbh I just am convinced it’ll be Dahlin here, I laid out my reasons upthread. if I’m wrong so be it. I just hope I’m not …go on?!
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What do you think our first round pick is worth?
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They can’t hurt us anymore than they already have, we’ll get through it together as an online family
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Sorry, just saw this What was the actual quoted number in the article? 7 mil AAV or 3.5? If it was 3.5, just ignore this whole post: - - - I just chuckled to myself because you are pretty consistently against actually prioritizing the now whenever push comes to shove, despite advocating occasionally for otherwise. Saying you are only good with Tofolli if he comes to us at a whopping 50% of the projected AAV is the same thing as saying you aren’t interested. Which is fine on merit obv, but imo you just seem most concerned with our ability to lock up a roster that hasn’t amounted to anything and not very interested in actual improvement in the now You can correct me if I am wrong but you don’t seem willing to give up much of anything to improve and seem to only want moves if they are unrealistically lopsided in our favour. Have your cake and eat it too type stuff There’s zero presence that I can glean of a willingness to “bite the bullet”, to make any sort of trade or signing that stings a little bit: which is of course what actual trades amount to
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Where will Ruff have the biggest impact on this team?
Thorner replied to GASabresIUFAN's topic in The Aud Club
“Deserve’s got nothin’ to do with it.” - - - Another area Ruff will help that I don’t think I’ve seen mentioned is respect among the officials -
Lindy Ruff, reintroductory press conference 1pm, 4/23/2024
Thorner replied to LGR4GM's topic in The Aud Club
Because his appearance somehow looks like it will provide an active obstacle to said explosiveness and speed