Thorny

“the mightiest man may be slain by one injury, Tage was pierced by many" “My GM, there will be a time to grieve for Tage, but it is not now. War is coming ... the Boston Beorn’s are on your doorstep. As GM, you are charged with the improving the defence of this city. Where are Buffalo’s reinforcements?” “You still have friends - you are not alone in this league. Send word to Guerin of Minnesota. Light the beacons. “You think you are wise, Sabrespace, yet for all your subtlethreads you have not wisdom. Do you think the eyes of the White Yacht are blind? I *think* we know a little more than the fans. With your left hand you would use me as a shield against Granato, and with your right you would seek to supplant me.” “Authority is not given to you to deny the return of wins - GM!” “The rule of Buffalo is MINE. And no posters.”

It could end up being a really exciting phase, if we’re lucky

Son of a bitch, I really, really miss Rick. Hearing him at the end after a few minutes during which there was actual palpable drama (if you are going to do anthems they should be like that).. just something about it. I was in the right mindset when you hear him. Or maybe the wrong one, it’s making me cry. There’s just a magic there we can’t get back. Really hurts

I also like that he just..sings it. Aside from a *touch* on “Glorious” during “glorious and free”, there’s no unnecessary frill. It’s about the words, presented in a beautiful voice. It’s not *about* the voice and range.

“How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on, when in your heart you begin to understand. There is no going back. There are some things that time cannot mend. Some hurts that go too deep. That have taken hold.”

They should do away with national anthems at corporate events anyways In Winnipeg they yell out TRUE NORTH (the corporation) during the true north strong and free line. Assuredly within the spirit of a national anthem.

Isn’t he still undisputed tag team champ with Sami Zayn? Might be preoccupied

Agree. I’ll just be happy they get the winner they sorely deserve, after being such loyal fans through all the muck and the mire

I hope you are prepared for the “I told you so!” that’s coming, eventually, nonetheless.

Looming contract limiting?

We can parse whether the goaltending is THE issue or simply an issue but at the end of the day it’s definitely been an area significantly lacking since Ullmark left. Regardless of the aptitude of the other positions.

He was gracious in the restraint he showed. I must be better.

I think the lesson we should take is that it’s all-around roster construction, still. Last year our forwards weren’t “fine” contrary to popular sentiment as much 2 way play was being ignored. This year, part of the reason the forwards are now considered the issue is because we are sacrificing offence to aid the defence. Fortifications at ANY position would greatly aid this team and we have some good players but also plenty of areas for improvement. There’s no sense pinning our struggles on one facet as, particularly in a free flowing game like hockey, the facets of the game all meld together

Trying to be more positive today following the spanking I received yesterday from senior board member Liger

Top 6 actually looks potentially, pretty fine without Tage. The bottom 6 is yikes and our lack of nhl F depth coming into the season is really hurting right now. Just adding Tage and bumping down one guy isn’t fixing it (and that’s obviously accounting for Krebs who is expected to play). Still, if we can get MVP level play from Dahlin, and Cozens picks up the pace, there’s no reason this team’s focus should stray at all from making the playoffs this season I would love a fortification to bide time until Tage is back, and the message the GM would send by making it - but we know that’s not coming, and it’s not how Adams does his job. We will have to be saved from within.

wHy yOu cOnTiNuAlLy nEeD tO bRiNg uP eIChEl iS beYoNd mE

That’s the reason I bring him up, actually: specifically because it’s beyond your comprehension 😉 Love these

I don’t listen to those things anymore. They didn’t really say after the Boston game they are trying to build a champion did they?

Got me there lol

I have a craving for SPAM for some reason sorry, wrong thread. But in my defence I couldn’t find the SPAM thread

It’s a defence mechanism. Just like my venting

Correct? Or just HYSTERICAL?!!?!!!!?

I’ve been talking about needing more from him for a while now - it’s a continuing thread of thought. I have literally been his biggest backer around here, especially during the Krueger years - it’s not disingenuous 3 points is 27% of his total output. 6th also isn’t close to good enough. Dahlin’s production is a means to an end: the end being a good team. These games right now when we’ve needed him most, he hasn’t been up to snuff. These are points you don’t get back: my point is that his game needs to turn immediately if possible to stop that loss of points moving forward. These little things all matter if the margin for playoffs is thin and you truly hold the team to that standard, this season. And yes, if all you want to do is whine about posters reaching a breaking point after so long in the desert, you should log off rather than telling everyone how above it you are I couldn’t give 2 sh*ts if you think it’s overblown. It’s my prerogative. It’s how I ACTUALLY feel, it’s frustration - it’s not a narrative. All of my posts on the matter have been filled with actual data and actual explanations for what I think is wrong - it has not at all been mindless yelling and calling for people’s heads. If you noticed (and I know you didn’t, because we’ve frequently had this conversation before about how you don’t actually read the posts in full), I’m the guy saying I wouldn’t even fire KA if we miss the playoffs this season. 4 years missed and I wouldn’t fire him. I’m also the guy saying in multiple threads that it’s imminently salvageable, still, THIS season. But I’m hysterical. the meltdown is merely reflective of the franchise. I’ve been a reasoned poster here for 8 years. Am I prone to hysterics? Obviously not relative to you I am not, but relative to the board? I don’t think so. It’s my opinion. I’m choosing to explain how I feel and what I think this teams needs to change to figure it out. There’s no hindsight or Cherry picking - all of these contentions are things I’ve been talking about for YEARS. i am not answerable for the threads you feel are misplaced and hysterical. I didn’t call anyone a bootlicker. Just quote my posts specifically beyond the Dahlin one if you want to argue about it, I’ll be happy to, if it doesn’t force you to engage too much in “outrage culture” - - - tl;dr: you feel “seen” because I’m probably right