Around the NHL 2017

[MattPie]

The Stanley Cup is at the white house. Keep a close eye on it, the guy who lives there loves shiny objects.

 

It's not gilded, it's safe.

[Drunkard]

The Stanley Cup is at the white house. Keep a close eye on it, the guy who lives there loves shiny objects.

 

He's just gonna gold plate it. Silver is for losers anyway.

[Stoner]

Russian *&^%$ *&^%$ in it and Trump takes a swig. Just another day at 1600.

 

Reason for edit: language filter is on vacation.

Edited October 10, 2017 by PASabreFan

[Eleven]

Russian *&^%$ *&^%$ in it and Trump takes a swig. Just another day at 1600.

 

Reason for edit: language filter is on vacation.

 

The hilarious thing is that the man actually doesn't drink.  He behaves like a bellicose 23 year old at 3 am, but doesn't drink.

[Randall Flagg]

The hilarious thing is that the man actually doesn't drink.  He behaves like a bellicose 23 year old at 3 am, but doesn't drink.

As a bellicose 23 year old (22 actually) frequently awake at 3 am, I am frightened for our nation :P 

[Randall Flagg]

It sucks that we had to have this opening ceremony in Vegas, but man, was it something.

[3putt]

And they are putting on a show.

[Randall Flagg]

And Vegas goes up 2-0 early. Building is rocking.

[Thorner]

The 2017/18 Vegas Golden Knights: "We are better than YOUR local hockey team!"

[darksabre]

Must be nice to watch a team where the players don't need to be begged to try hard.

[ubkev]

It ###### sucks that we had to have this opening ceremony in Vegas, but man, was it something.

Didn't catch it. I'm sure it will mean a lot when nothing gets done and the next one happens.

 

 

 

I'll take Vegas as my western conference team to root for because it's the NHL city I've spent the most time in other than Buffalo. But their home unis are ugly.

[Sabel79]

This Begas game has been an absolute clinic in how not to play in goal by both Arizona goalies. Sheesh.

This Begas game has been an absolute clinic in how not to play in goal by both Arizona goalies. Sheesh.

Leaving the B there because it's funny.

[Brawndo]

They are going to embarrass the Sabres in a week, aren't they?

[Randall Flagg]

They are going to embarrass the Sabres in a week, aren't they?

Depends if Fleury's 98% save percentage at even strength is ready to come down yet.

[Thorner]

Habs look terrible. Just the one win (Can't remember who they beat) so far.

[Ducky]

Kulikov has achieved 40% of his entire production last season through 1 period of action tonight.

He's been okay so far. No Bobby Orr but the guy can skate.

[Claude Balls]

A bunch of cast-offs playing hockey in sin city are 3-0, while many high paid "stars" are on a winless team in a hockey hotbed. Something stinks, and it ain't Cliff's Pu.

[Marvelo]

Looking at Vegas' early success, maybe the Sabres ought to blow things completely up and start from scratch too. They couldn't do much worse.

[Doohicksie]

Looking at Vegas' early success, maybe the Sabres ought to blow things completely up and start from scratch too. They couldn't do much worse.

 

I had the same thought, but Vegas had the luxury of picking a veteran off each existing team, having first shot at free agents, etc., all activities specifically targeted to fast-track them to being a competitive team.  I can't fathom how the Sabres would do the same thing, especially considering existing contracts.

New #Sabres  lines at practice:

Girgensons-Eichel-Pominville

Kane-O'Reilly-Okposo

Pouliot-Larsson-Reinhart

Griffith-Josefson-Nolan

 

Scandella-Risto

Beaulieu-Tennyson

McCabe-Gorges

 

Antipin & Moulson skating as a pair as well.

 

Reinhart may not be a third line center, but he is definitely not a third line winger

 

Flip Pommers and Reinhart and let's go

 

:blink:

 

And from what I've seen, I don't think Tennyson should be playing over Antipin.

[nfreeman]

BTW:  Sabres lineup posts have been moved to "the new lineup thread".

 

Now back to regularly scheduled programming.

[Weave]

Looking at Vegas' early success, maybe the Sabres ought to blow things completely up and start from scratch too. They couldn't do much worse.

Like a tank? We totally should try that. I bet it would work.

[Brawndo]

Depends if Fleury's 98% save percentage at even strength is ready to come down yet.

Against the Sabres 4% Shooting Percentage in all situations, that's probably safe ;)

[Randall Flagg]

Against the Sabres 4% Shooting Percentage in all situations, that's probably safe ;)

Then I predict a corrective game - Sabres win 6-1!

[apuszczalowski]

I had the same thought, but Vegas had the luxury of picking a veteran off each existing team, having first shot at free agents, etc., all activities specifically targeted to fast-track them to being a competitive team. I can't fathom how the Sabres would do the same thing, especially considering existing contracts.

 

 

:blink:

 

And from what I've seen, I don't think Tennyson should be playing over Antipin.

aside from Fleury (Who is highly overrated when with the pens) who was all that great that they were able to pick up and kept? Who were they able to sign before anyone else that was worth it?

Like a tank? We totally should try that. I bet it would work.

it is the only way to build a contender.......

[North Buffalo]

aside from Fleury (Who is highly overrated when with the pens) who was all that great that they were able to pick up and kept? Who were they able to sign before anyone else that was worth it?it is the only way to build a contender.......

Not just the Pens... Neal... Schmidt, Stoner, Sbisa, Marchesault among other.