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They need stability. They're young and learning... you can't hit the reset button at this point. If they were an older cap team with veterans, then sure, lets start the rebuild... but that's not the case here. They spent the last 3-4 years drafting well, developing their core and a quality pipeline of young talent. Beware the fury of a patient man.

If you remove the lense of "haven't made the playoffs in 12 years"... they're actually not far off from where they should be. They had a strong second half last season, over-achieved IMHO. A young over-confident group heading into 2023-24, mix in some key injuries and shaky goaltending early on, and the result really isn't that surprising. This humbling experience should give them renewed motivation heading into 2024-25.

Still the youngest team in the league, have some patience. They're learning right now, trust the process. Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Just win. If you want to salute or flip off the fans after the game I don't give a *****.... just. *****. win.

Tuch sucks this year... underachiever. With his skill set, he should be a 30g scorer at worst.

are there even any Czech players on the roster?

welp

There's one less than 2 miles away. I've lived here 17 years, haven't set foot in the place yet haha.... might have to try it now 🙂

still is... massive wieners

what's the injury tho?

Similar to Bylsma, Cup win with the Pens, let go a few years later.

Peters/Rivet? Duff/Biron? Krueger/Housley? Bylsma/Rolston? Hasek/Nolan? Miller/Ott? Dudley/Schoenfeld?

5 years too late

So if a woman accuses somebody of something we should all just blindly accept their account as fact and the accused have no right to defend themselves? Yikes!

FWIW, I 100% believe a woman complained about chripping. That's like the most plausible woman thing I can think of, other than one filing a lawsuit to really "teach them a lesson". Have you been around women? (I'm asking in jest, I'm sure you have) If I was trying to do something I enjoyed and a bunch of women kept complaining, I'd probably be driven to tears too. I aware of myself enough to know that. FWIW, I wouldn't have waited around after the game though, toxic women gonna toxic and there's nothing that's going to break through that feminist shell to the fragile little child inside.

It's also "hot grabage" when an inflammatory piece comes out but only tells one side of the story. I'm sure if the other team was asked about it they'd paint a different picture.... and the truth lies somewhere in-between.

II I signed up to play in a women's league (hey it's 2024, why not!), do I have a right to get upset when they chirp me and tell me I don't belong out there? I would be shocked if they didn't tho haha. But what if I really like women's hockey and want to play at that level? Isn't "hockey for everyone"?

The most successful professional league in the world doesn't have a draft lottery.

Well that's not very nice. It feels like we're only getting half of the story tho. Find it hard to believe they would chirp her unprovoked, just because she's a woman. Edit... went back and actually read the article 😂. I believe something else happened, to provoke the taunts... maybe she baited them somehow, I've seen it happen. "Hockey is for everyone" is a great ambition, but we're not there yet... still lots of guys playing who grew up with a different game with a different culture. Not giving them a pass here, but at the same time let's not be naive.

Was I supposed to? 😂

If she's complaining about not getting special treatment because she's woman, then she shouldn't play.

If a woman decides to suit up for a competitive men's league game, they should expect to be treated like any other player. It's that simple. I've played in some of the top level rec leagues both in Buffalo, the bay area and down here in orange county... played against maybe 2 or 3 women at different times, and they were all studs (former college, pro, etc..). That said, my general take on rec league is the game becomes more and more chippy the lower the level. Top level, most guys played somewhere at some point and the respect level is high between players... not really much of anything between whistles, etc. I've also played down a few levels and the lack of respect blew my mind.... I've never been slashed, hooked, cross-checked as much at any time in my life. It's a gong show. When I can no longer compete at the top rec league level I'm going to hang em' up for good.

This matches the eye test. The Stars are an experienced team, they know how to score in his league (traffic, secondary chances). On the otherhand, the Sabres young stars still believe they can snipe unscreened goalies from everywhere on the ice. Sure they put up 50 shots, but 95% of them are easy saves at this level. They'd score more goals by passing up those low percentage shots and instead look for ways to get more pucks and bodies to the high danger area.