Jsixspd Posted January 7, 2015 Report Posted January 7, 2015 Drane is soft! All of this talk about toughness and bravado on the ice is over condensation for his true nature! Perhaps the moderators have broken his spirit and he's just a shell of his former self? Quote
Iron Crotch Posted January 7, 2015 Report Posted January 7, 2015 I was out last night - and missed seeing this one. It's recorded, but.... given the score and the comments here, I think I won't waste any time on it. Sounds painful to watch. I was at the Preds - Canes game last night and DVR'd this one, but didn't bother to watch it. Figured it was just a replay of the last couple of games. On another note, I sat right behind the Preds bench last night and you get a whole other perspective on the game when you sit there. The game has a rhythm to it when played at the highest level. Put a bunch of rookies and AHL guys into a lineup (Sabres) and that rhythm is lost. Quote
TrueBlueGED Posted January 7, 2015 Report Posted January 7, 2015 Perhaps the moderators have broken his spirit and he's just a shell of his former self? OMG they Lindy'd him!!! Quote
Ghost of Dwight Drane Posted January 7, 2015 Report Posted January 7, 2015 That's awfully sensitive of you. Probably would've been the classy thing to do, but it doesn't bother me that they didn't. It's not that they didn't do on it's own....it's the supposed, "we're one big family", and letting Bob Halkidis and Steve Dykstra walk the red carpet.....then two guys who went above and beyond and are more talented than 90% at their craft, get put out to pasture without even a thank you. It really seems to me that things do not exisit in a certain someone's mind if he never paid attention to them or fails to address them. Quote
qwksndmonster Posted January 7, 2015 Report Posted January 7, 2015 OMG they Lindy'd him!!! freeman's ban was the final brutal stroke of the hockey stick against GoDD's helm of hardened tinfoil. It's not that they didn't do on it's own....it's the supposed, "we're one big family", and letting Bob Halkidis and Steve Dykstra walk the red carpet.....then two guys who went above and beyond and are more talented than 90% at their craft, get put out to pasture without even a thank you. It really seems to me that things do not exisit in a certain someone's mind if he never paid attention to them or fails to address them. That's a totally fair assessment, I just can't get enraged by a sports organization trying to make itself look good... inconsistently. Quote
LaLaLaFontaine Posted January 7, 2015 Report Posted January 7, 2015 Another epic failure, another game i stopped watching middle of the first period. Is it a conicidence that without Gionta we get destroyed nearly ever time? "Positive" only 4 points to best lottery ticket. Quote
Ghost of Dwight Drane Posted January 7, 2015 Report Posted January 7, 2015 freeman's ban was the final brutal stroke of the hockey stick against GoDD's helm of hardened tinfoil. That's a totally fair assessment, I just can't get enraged by a sports organization trying to make itself look good... inconsistently. I'm not enraged. Just observant. I think i learned in the football thread that if people are going to take 60 "Top 25" teams in the literal sense.....I'm swimming upstream against a current that can't be diverted when it comes to things that actually take a few hours of work to understand and aren't listed on CNN's trending page.... Quote
Jsixspd Posted January 7, 2015 Report Posted January 7, 2015 The shot differential was only a -7 for the Sabres in this game. That's nearly 2x better than their seasonal average, believe it or not. :rolleyes: Quote
LGR4GM Posted January 7, 2015 Report Posted January 7, 2015 I'm not enraged. Just observant. I think i learned in the football thread that if people are going to take 60 "Top 25" teams in the literal sense.....I'm swimming upstream against a current that can't be diverted when it comes to things that actually take a few hours of work to understand and aren't listed on CNN's trending page.... Waffles Quote
Crusader1969 Posted January 7, 2015 Report Posted January 7, 2015 I was at the Preds - Canes game last night and DVR'd this one, but didn't bother to watch it. Figured it was just a replay of the last couple of games. On another note, I sat right behind the Preds bench last night and you get a whole other perspective on the game when you sit there. The game has a rhythm to it when played at the highest level. Put a bunch of rookies and AHL guys into a lineup (Sabres) and that rhythm is lost. I know watching that game i was holding onto false hope but I was really hoping the Canes could hold on - even if it was only 1 point. Skinner hits the crossbar with 20 seconds to go. On a positive note - Carolina resemembled an actual NHL team vs an excellent opponent. can't same the same for the Sabres. Quote
Iron Crotch Posted January 7, 2015 Report Posted January 7, 2015 I know watching that game i was holding onto false hope but I was really hoping the Canes could hold on - even if it was only 1 point. Skinner hits the crossbar with 20 seconds to go. On a positive note - Carolina resemembled an actual NHL team vs an excellent opponent. can't same the same for the Sabres. The Canes are much better without the injuries. But, the Preds pretty much sleep walked through two periods then turned it on in the 3rd and got the win. Here is an interesting Sabres stat: We are 11-4-1 when scoring first (a respectable 15th in the league in that stat) We are 3-20-2 when the opposing team scores first (at the bottom of the league with Edmonton & Washington) Quote
wjag Posted January 9, 2015 Report Posted January 9, 2015 Nice.... Besides the Penn St. thing, if there is one characteristic of the #OneBuffalo ownership team that I really don't care for, it is their lack of respect towards guys that have bled for their craft for decades. They swept Harry out the door without even a thank you or a press release. Terry made sure to get camera time trying to open Robitaille's gift for him.....but a true HOF broadcaster and guy who had done it all gets misremembered. Buddy Nix could have at least gotten a one paragraph thank you in a press release. The guy was flying coach to Mississippi and puddlejumpers to Gainesville at 70 years old to try and make Pegula's $1.4 billion experiment successful. His service to the Bills spanned 4 decades. Is Buddy your father or uncle? Quote
Jsixspd Posted January 9, 2015 Report Posted January 9, 2015 Didn't Nix depart before Pegula became the owner? EDIT - he apparently remained with the team as a "Special Assistant" until the end of the 2014 season. Apparently Whaley needed "training wheels" for a lengthy period. However, he only worked while T-Peg was owner for a few weeks and in a very diminished role. I can't see T-Peg giving him gushing thanks for his 80 hrs of service, or whatever it worked out to be. Quote
Ghost of Dwight Drane Posted January 9, 2015 Report Posted January 9, 2015 Is Buddy your father or uncle? I just appreciate straight shooters who have more knowledge and skill in their pinkie finger than all the wells in Pennsylvania...... Didn't Nix depart before Pegula became the owner? EDIT - he apparently remained with the team as a "Special Assistant" until the end of the 2014 season. Apparently Whaley needed "training wheels" for a lengthy period. However, he only worked while T-Peg was owner for a few weeks and in a very diminished role. I can't see T-Peg giving him gushing thanks for his 80 hrs of service, or whatever it worked out to be. The Sabres put out 25 press releases that Mike Gilbert was on the bean counting team for the Olympics....yet a guy like Neale who impacted the game for a half century in every aspect gets shuffled out the door in the dark of night without a word. The more things go on, the more I am coming to understand that if Terry doesn't know it, or Terry doesn't want to know it.....it doesn't exist..... Quote
qwksndmonster Posted January 9, 2015 Report Posted January 9, 2015 Didn't they cut down Neale's role to a story time with uncle Harry for at least a season? Quote
Eleven Posted January 9, 2015 Report Posted January 9, 2015 Didn't they cut down Neale's role to a story time with uncle Harry for at least a season? And trumpeted his Foster Hewitt award from the heavens, too. Quote
Ghost of Dwight Drane Posted January 9, 2015 Report Posted January 9, 2015 Didn't they cut down Neale's role to a story time with uncle Harry for at least a season? AKA...we want to fire you, but prefer you quit....... Then what did they do? Quote
biodork Posted January 9, 2015 Report Posted January 9, 2015 AKA...we want to fire you, but prefer you quit....... Then what did they do? To be fair, I'm pretty sure they "re-distributed" Neale primarily on the basis of the results from a broadcast survey many of us took in Feb. 2012. Refresher info here: http://forums.sabrespace.com/topic/20946-msg-b-team-broadcast/#entry360603 Quote
qwksndmonster Posted January 9, 2015 Report Posted January 9, 2015 AKA...we want to fire you, but prefer you quit....... Then what did they do? They fired him without parade, and then Battista threw the poor guy in the "confinement room" (actually a bottomless pit) for eternity with Leino's contract. Quote
Ghost of Dwight Drane Posted January 10, 2015 Report Posted January 10, 2015 To be fair, I'm pretty sure they "re-distributed" Neale primarily on the basis of the results from a broadcast survey many of us took in Feb. 2012. Refresher info here: http://forums.sabres...st/#entry360603 There was once a survey taken in which Barabbas came out ahead....... I have no issue with them wanting to go in a different direction.....they could have shown some more class in doing so. Not a huge deal. I think I'm just seeing a lot more ageism these days and total lack of appreciation for history, honesty, and respect. Quote
Eleven Posted January 10, 2015 Report Posted January 10, 2015 There was once a survey taken in which Barabbas came out ahead....... If you're reaching that far, doesn't that pretty much kill it? Come on, Drane. Give it up. Neale was here for a cup of coffee anyway. It's the lack of ceremony for Lorentz that you should really be upset about. He was a LOT better. Quote
Ghost of Dwight Drane Posted January 10, 2015 Report Posted January 10, 2015 If you're reaching that far, doesn't that pretty much kill it? Come on, Drane. Give it up. Neale was here for a cup of coffee anyway. It's the lack of ceremony for Lorentz that you should really be upset about. He was a LOT better. Tim Horton was here for a cup of coffee. We have banners and statues. Lorenz claimed he left willingly to go fish. Neale said he got sh!tcanned in the middle of the night. You even pointed out that the Sabres spelled his name wrong on the survey......"What do you think of Terry Pagula as an owner?" Quote
Hoss Posted January 10, 2015 Report Posted January 10, 2015 Tim Horton was here for a cup of coffee. The cup roleth over. :ph34r: Quote
Eleven Posted January 10, 2015 Report Posted January 10, 2015 Tim Horton was here for a cup of coffee. We have banners and statues. Lorenz claimed he left willingly to go fish. Neale said he got sh!tcanned in the middle of the night. You even pointed out that the Sabres spelled his name wrong on the survey......"What do you think of Terry Pagula as an owner?" I think Tim Horton is overly celebrated here, if that helps. Where are you on the lack of ceremony for Lorentz? He was freaking awesome. Neale was annoying. The cup roleth over. :ph34r: Nice. Holy ######, it's Tank, and still a nice one. Quote
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