tom webster Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 I know this was brushed over in another thread, but with the importance some people place on the laundry, I thought it deserved its own thread. Larry says that there will be a "permanent" uniform change next year as well as a new third jersey for the team's 40th anniversary. It's at about the 9 minute mark. http://audio.wgr550.com/m/audio/26674883/10-01-larry-quinn-w-schopp-bulldog.htm?pageid=28473
inkman Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 Sorry TW, I may end up hijacking this thread but I heard the interview live, and no matter how many times I hear LQ, he sounds like a blow hard jackass. Why is he commenting on hockey, he knows as much about it as I do. Whatever the opposite of charisma is, he has tons of it.
deluca67 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 Sorry TW, I may end up hijacking this thread but I heard the interview live, and no matter how many times I hear LQ, he sounds like a blow hard jackass. Why is he commenting on hockey, he knows as much about it as I do. Whatever the opposite of charisma is, he has tons of it. Larry Quinn is a constant reminder of the lack of accountability in the front office. I think Quinn continues to roll out new uniforms to distract a large portion of fans away from the state of the team. Quinn knows that a large portion of fans won't care about a four year span without playoffs as long as he produces a white Sabres jersey with a original logo. The sad thing is he may be right. There are people out there not only willing to drink the Kool-Aid. They are willing to add the sugar and stir the pitcher for Quinn.
inkman Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 They are willing to add the sugar and stir the pitcher for Quinn. OSP takes care of that for them.
LabattBlue Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 Sorry TW, I may end up hijacking this thread but I heard the interview live, and no matter how many times I hear LQ, he sounds like a blow hard jackass. Why is he commenting on hockey, he knows as much about it as I do. Whatever the opposite of charisma is, he has tons of it. I was listening live yesterday while driving and I could swear that in one breath he used Miller's injury as an excuse as to why they missed the playoffs and then while attempting to defend Lalime's poor play when Miller was out, insinuated that the Sabres played poorly during that stretch and Miller being in there wouldn't have made a difference. Maybe I just heard him wrong, but it would be pretty funny if that is what he was implying. :lol:
inkman Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 I was listening live yesterday while driving and I could swear that in one breath he used Miller's injury as an excuse as to why they missed the playoffs and then while attempting to defend Lalime's poor play when Miller was out, insinuated that the Sabres played poorly during that stretch and Miller being in there wouldn't have made a difference. Maybe I just heard him wrong, but it would be pretty funny if that is what he was implying. :lol: You heard him exactly right. He contradicted himself without any recourse or rebuttal. He is a media spinning, lying fool. I can only hope some act of God takes him away.
tom webster Posted October 2, 2009 Author Report Posted October 2, 2009 I was listening live yesterday while driving and I could swear that in one breath he used Miller's injury as an excuse as to why they missed the playoffs and then while attempting to defend Lalime's poor play when Miller was out, insinuated that the Sabres played poorly during that stretch and Miller being in there wouldn't have made a difference. Maybe I just heard him wrong, but it would be pretty funny if that is what he was implying. :lol: You heard exactly right. It was nice to hear Mike and the Bulldog question him on the back up goaltender issue but there was so much more to rebut. Its also funny how he continues to tell us how young the core is while raising the year every year; 3 years ago - Do you realize the average age of our top line 2 years ago - 80 % of our scoring comes from players under 24 yesterday - 80 % of our scoring comes from players under 25 Hey Larry, tell me, how old is the core in Pittsburgh, Washington and Philly ?
shrader Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 I'm not sold on Philly, but do I have to re-raise my point from another thread about how the core of teams like Pittsburgh and Washington have the luxury of including certain truly elite players? I'm willing to give you Washington, but that Pittsburgh core is two exceptional players.
deluca67 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 You heard exactly right. It was nice to hear Mike and the Bulldog question him on the back up goaltender issue but there was so much more to rebut. Its also funny how he continues to tell us how young the core is while raising the year every year; 3 years ago - Do you realize the average age of our top line 2 years ago - 80 % of our scoring comes from players under 24 yesterday - 80 % of our scoring comes from players under 25 Hey Larry, tell me, how old is the core in Pittsburgh, Washington and Philly ? He's still working on that spreadsheet. I loved the question Quinn had about teams success with players signed on July 1st. I believe it was Mike who came back with moves can and are made on other days and Bulldog followed with the Rangers and Flyers making the playoffs the past two seasons. All Quinn could respond with was that the just making the playoffs isn't the goal. Quinn is as clueless ad it gets. This team is barely a playoff contender and is half a roster away from being a legit Cup contender.
nfreeman Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 I'm not sold on Philly, but do I have to re-raise my point from another thread about how the core of teams like Pittsburgh and Washington have the luxury of including certain truly elite players? I'm willing to give you Washington, but that Pittsburgh core is two exceptional players. I think Philly is loaded. They remind me of the Sabres' post-lockout teams -- loaded with a bunch of guys who can score 25+ goals. They also have Pronger now. I'll be pretty surprised if they don't make the conf. finals at least.
deluca67 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 You heard him exactly right. He contradicted himself without any recourse or rebuttal. He is a media spinning, lying fool. I can only hope some act of God takes him away. Going forward I am only referring to Quinn as 'Baby Arm'. He is the dangling useless appendage of the Sabres organization. :thumbsup:
SteamRoller72 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 I think Philly is loaded. They remind me of the Sabres' post-lockout teams -- loaded with a bunch of guys who can score 25+ goals. They also have Pronger now. I'll be pretty surprised if they don't make the conf. finals at least. My biggest issue with Philly is goal tending. How long before Pronger punches Emery in the face during an optional skate? Over/under is probably January. Pittsburgh will be the class of the east again, followed by Washington and Philly. Boston will regret that Kessell move. How do you lose 36 goals from a young sniper and think your team is improved in 2009-10?
deluca67 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 My biggest issue with Philly is goal tending. How long before Pronger punches Emery in the face during an optional skate? Over/under is probably January. Pittsburgh will be the class of the east again, followed by Washington and Philly. Boston will regret that Kessell move. How do you lose 36 goals from a young sniper and think your team is improved in 2009-10? Conference wise I agree. Even without Kessel they should be the class of the division good for at least the #3 seed.
LabattBlue Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 I still have an issue with why Quinny is even accepting interviews to discuss hockey operation issues? If he would lose his massive ego temporarily, he would tell WGR that DR & LR are much better suited for these discussions, but that he is always available to talk about issues on the "business" side of the house. If there was a Hall of Fame for blowhards, he would be a first ballot unanimous inductee. :lol:
BetweenThePipes00 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 My biggest issue with Philly is goal tending. How long before Pronger punches Emery in the face during an optional skate? Over/under is probably January. Pittsburgh will be the class of the east again, followed by Washington and Philly. Boston will regret that Kessell move. How do you lose 36 goals from a young sniper and think your team is improved in 2009-10? I don't know if anyone will take a swing at Emery but it's a 50-50 bet he will take a shot at someone in the media ... that market is not the best place for Sugar Ray to ease back into the NHL under the radar and just play his game. The fans and media there have broken a lot more stable guys than Emery over the years ... but the rest of the team does look very good. As for the LQ thing ... I hate the slug, so I am glad about the new unis ... and I could not care less about anything else he has to say.
LabattBlue Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 I saw this suggested for a new 3rd jersey on another board... http://cgi.ebay.com/BUFFALO-BISONS-CCM-JERSEY-SIZE-ADULT-LARGE-NEW_W0QQitemZ330345075776QQcmdZViewItem#ht_1028wt_972 :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
tom webster Posted October 2, 2009 Author Report Posted October 2, 2009 I saw this suggested for a new 3rd jersey on another board... http://cgi.ebay.com/BUFFALO-BISONS-CCM-JERSEY-SIZE-ADULT-LARGE-NEW_W0QQitemZ330345075776QQcmdZViewItem#ht_1028wt_972 :thumbsup: :thumbsup: That would be awesome but I am pretty sure there would be a trademark issue with that and while I know NHL rules are fluid, I think the 3rd jersey can only incorporate colors from the primary jersey.
shrader Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 That would be awesome but I am pretty sure there would be a trademark issue with that and while I know NHL rules are fluid, I think the 3rd jersey can only incorporate colors from the primary jersey. Pittsburgh wears the powder blue as 3rds. Edmonton's 3rds are throwbacks to the dynasty days so it's a different blue. I don't know if that counts though. Chicago's got last year's winter classic logos as 3rds now. Again, I'm not sure if the colors are exactly identical. The same goes with the jerseys Calgary wore last night, not the same shade of red. It looks like the league allows a color change if it is a throwback. I don't know if the Bison jersey would fit that or not.
LabattBlue Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 That would be awesome but I am pretty sure there would be a trademark issue with that and while I know NHL rules are fluid, I think the 3rd jersey can only incorporate colors from the primary jersey. Good point on the trademark and the color schemes. It would be nice if they could work that logo in with the current color scheme to match the socks and pants.
carpandean Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 How about a little something from the black, red and white era: or something a little new: or maybe they'll just screw it up like Atlanta:
Sabre Dance Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 I was listening live yesterday while driving and I could swear that in one breath he used Miller's injury as an excuse as to why they missed the playoffs and then while attempting to defend Lalime's poor play when Miller was out, insinuated that the Sabres played poorly during that stretch and Miller being in there wouldn't have made a difference. Maybe I just heard him wrong, but it would be pretty funny if that is what he was implying. :lol: This sounds exactly like the corporate double-speak that General Motors spewed for the last 20 years (and we all know where that landed THEM). After working in user support for over a decade, I know that there are times when the correct answer is "I don't know". Too bad Quinny doesn't subscribe to that...
Taro T Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 That would be awesome but I am pretty sure there would be a trademark issue with that and while I know NHL rules are fluid, I think the 3rd jersey can only incorporate colors from the primary jersey. Pittsburgh wears the powder blue as 3rds. Edmonton's 3rds are throwbacks to the dynasty days so it's a different blue. I don't know if that counts though. Chicago's got last year's winter classic logos as 3rds now. Again, I'm not sure if the colors are exactly identical. The same goes with the jerseys Calgary wore last night, not the same shade of red. It looks like the league allows a color change if it is a throwback. I don't know if the Bison jersey would fit that or not. I'd expect that Pittsburgh's 3rds are considered to be "vintage" or a vintage/3rd combo which allows them to skirt the rule. Much as Buffalo's 3rds in '07 were a combo of the old road blues and the # on the front. Because the team couldn't come out with a 3rd that year (because of the uni change), but they could have a vintage; only problem was the vintage wasn't a true vintage. (They didn't wear the right pants with it either for what it's worth. How expense would shells w/ stripes up the sides have been?) And, the Sabres COULD wear the old Bisons colors. Remember, the eye on the Buffalo is red on the revised old style sweaters (as it is on the abomination which shall not be mentioned as well), so red is a color that is available to the Sabres in a 3rd. By my count, they have 5 colors available to them in a 3rd (navy, white, gold, silver/gray, and red). If the revised whites have some black on them somewhere or some other shade of some other color, that would be available to them as well.
BetweenThePipes00 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 You guys are over-thinking this ... make a white version of the current 3rds to be the away jersey, and the throwback should be the original home whites. If you are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the SABRES, why wear a BISONS jersey (even though I have one of those and love it)? If the Leafs can have a white alternate for the last few years, the Sabres should be allowed to do it for one anniversary season.
LabattBlue Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 You guys are over-thinking this ... Actually I am throwing out an idea(the Bisons are part of Buffalo hockey history and would be wildly popular) before Quinny tries to out do himself and comes up with another "original" idea for a new 3rd jersey to replace the slug. Put yourself in Quinny's shoes and try to come up with something on par or even worse than the slug.
nucci Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 Sorry TW, I may end up hijacking this thread but I heard the interview live, and no matter how many times I hear LQ, he sounds like a blow hard jackass. Why is he commenting on hockey, he knows as much about it as I do. Whatever the opposite of charisma is, he has tons of it. I think you know more.
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