Pimlach Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 53 minutes ago, Porous Five Hole said: Matthew Tkachuk referencing Okposo’s speech/leadership made earlier today during his on ice interview was interesting. It seemed clear he was a complimentary piece in a Panthers room that already had great leadership. It’s too bad Buffalo couldn’t figure out KO needed leadership help with this team. Instead Adams surrounded him with the youngest team in hockey the last two years and we got what we got. 23.5 year old average age teams do not win cups. The problem with KA’s plan. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Ankles Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 1 hour ago, Carmel Corn said: Wow, Rick Dudley is there and holding Lord Stanley!!! Is that paint job by Just for Men or Earl Scheib? Let it go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 1 minute ago, Pimlach said: 23.5 year old average age teams do not win cups. The problem with KA’s plan. But 26.5 year old average age teams probably on occassion do win Stanley Cups. '27 could be a very good year for the Sabres. (Provided everybody hasn't been axed before then resetting the timeline once again.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristian Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 35 minutes ago, Taro T said: But 26.5 year old average age teams probably on occassion do win Stanley Cups. '27 could be a very good year for the Sabres. (Provided everybody hasn't been axed before then resetting the timeline once again.) Terry Pegula : Hold my beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 I don’t get Maurice saying he wishes for the Jets to win the next Stanley cup. Is he retiring? Even if he was..wouldn’t he want his panthers to repeat? odd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyldnwoody44 Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 Well, I took 9,090th place in the bracket competition, not too shabby 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerreaultForever Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 2 hours ago, Thorny said: I don’t get Maurice saying he wishes for the Jets to win the next Stanley cup. Is he retiring? Even if he was..wouldn’t he want his panthers to repeat? odd League diplomacy. Maybe he wants an upper management role in Winnipeg? Florida is likely one and done though. It's hard to repeat period, but they are going to have trouble keeping the band together with their cap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Guava Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 7 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said: Tkachuk citing Oki's speech. Maybe he should have cited Edmonton's inexplicable inability to score into wide open nets multiple times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTS Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 7 hours ago, pastajoe said: A player who doesn’t lead their team to the championship is not the most valuable player. They could have lost with or without him. But Florida would not have won without the playoff performance Bobrovsky had. The problem a lot of people have with any MVP selection is that it's not about the final game or final series but the work as a whole over the period of time. While Bobrovsky was exceptional at times he was also pulled from a game after letting in 5. He wasn't his team's MVP on that night. McDavid didn't get it done in Game 7. Just because that was the deciding game should not necessarily detract from his overall performance. Ultimately, in looking at the games each of those players played from Game 1 of the First Round through Game 7 of the last round, the PWHA voted McDavid. He did break a Finals record for assists. At one point I think I saw a stat somewhere around Game 5 that he had 10 points in the OIlers last 15 goals. That's a pretty impressive stat. Now, I don't love that McDavid was selected, but when I look at Bobrovsky I think his terrible performances in Games 4,5,6 are what took him down a notch. There was no one else on Florida who was more deserving. There's certainly no one on Edmonton more deserving. It makes for good debate and good debate keeps the NHL relevant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 8 hours ago, Gatorman0519 said: Okposo with a great interview. Who’s not happy for him? Bitter ***** who still think it's the players in Buffalo, not the management. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyldnwoody44 Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 It's clear as day that we botched this rebuild about as bad as any team in history. Buffalo should be thankful they still have fans. Many other cities would have folded with this level of incompetence. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demoted Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 8 hours ago, Gatorman0519 said: Okposo with a great interview. Who’s not happy for him? I know 2 people that are just not happy at all and they are on this forum. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalonill Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 17 minutes ago, LGR4GM said: Bitter ***** who still think it's the players in Buffalo, not the management. Are you really going to Baby the players? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#freejame Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 Im fully willing to admit Im not happy Okposo won a cup. He is symbolic of everything that’s been wrong with this franchise. From his bust of a big money contract to his inability to contribute when we needed him most. Great that Florida needed a guy on their team to give big speeches. The Sabres needed a skilled hockey player. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 1 hour ago, Big Guava said: Maybe he should have cited Edmonton's inexplicable inability to score into wide open nets multiple times. It's called defense. Not giving up. And it happened both ways. Sometimes getting your stick in the way is just enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 It's interesting but not surprising that a happy moment is being used to fuel frustration and vitriol on SabreSpace. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenWillItEnd66 Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 I am just happy that the season is over and we almost jump right away into the next season!!! I am going to stay psyched for what is about to happen until this organization pops that balloon!! LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 13 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: It's interesting but not surprising that a happy moment is being used to fuel frustration and vitriol on SabreSpace. And you would have been happy for Evander Kane? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 55 minutes ago, LGR4GM said: Bitter ***** who still think it's the players in Buffalo, not the management. You and others should stop making personal attacks. Oh they're just bitter and unhappy people. It weakens your argument. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalonill Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 8 hours ago, SwampD said: Not accepting the award means he’s a good teammate and knows what really matters. He's the face of the franchise get your ass out there thank your fans and say congratulations to Florida 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pimlach Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 (edited) 9 hours ago, OverPowerYou said: McDavid was on the ice for what seemed the whole 3rd period. He played out of his mind. Didn’t even look gassed Say what? The entire Oilers team was completely gassed for the last two minutes of the game. Knoblach probably overplayed his top players in the 3rd period, they pulled their goalie too late, and they had nothing left for a final push. Florida had a fresh Evan Rodrigues out there for the last minute and he dogged the puck excellently. Talk about a guy that plays smart hockey and knows his role on a team. Rodrigues came up big in many ways, 7 goals and 14 points, and he was out there to finish the game in a defensive role. But I must say that Knoblach overall did a fine job, he just asked a bit too much of his top players in the 3rd. Great game. I did not expect the Oilers to have so much grit and compete. Edited June 25 by Pimlach 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 8 minutes ago, Buffalonill said: He's the face of the franchise get your ass out there thank your fans and say congratulations to Florida The fans chanting F McDavid? Those fans? The ones yelling it loud enough they cut the broadcast sound? Are those the fans you want McDavid to come out in front of? 54 minutes ago, Buffalonill said: Are you really going to Baby the players? Never said that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimlach Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 5 minutes ago, LGR4GM said: Well, this should sum up the MVP argument. 16 of 17 first place votes for McDavid means lots of people saw the same thing. McDavid is special, even if he didn't score in the last 2 games, he was a force the entire playoff. I can understand the argument for picking a player on the winning team since it is extremely rare to see this result, but every season is different. Reflecting back on it and listening to their coach talk about it, Florida must really have some great internal leadership that extends beyond who wears the C and the A's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalonill Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 13 minutes ago, LGR4GM said: The fans chanting F McDavid? Those fans? The ones yelling it loud enough they cut the broadcast sound? Are those the fans you want McDavid to come out in front of? Never said that. He should be man enough to come out and say thank you to his fans that came all the way out there to watch him just saying he looks like sore loser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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