I've had just about Phaneuf of your funny headlines Garth.
- GSDIV

goat-mezed

Foligno, Ennis, and Gerbe were all F's drafted... I want to say Foligno was a 4th rounder and Gerbe was a 5th?
- JVince11

they're all on the big club so the "depth" is still low
luke adam i left off the list but hell be up and down i figure

neil young is a sharks fan
- homiedclown

Hell, I would trade Vanek straight up for Neil any day!

Hell, I would trade Vanek straight up for Neil any day!
- LamontSanford

agreed

I will never forget hearing the story about Neil asking Lionel trains to make a train for handicapped kids. Lionel trains said that was not an option. The next day Neil Young bought the company and made the train, I think he fired that person as well.

Hell, I would trade Vanek straight up for Neil any day!
- LamontSanford

word

agreed

I will never forget hearing the story about Neil asking Lionel trains to make a train for handicapped kids. Lionel trains said that was not an option. The next day Neil Young bought the company and made the train, I think he fired that person as well.
- homiedclown

*clap clap clap*

agreed

I will never forget hearing the story about Neil asking Lionel trains to make a train for handicapped kids. Lionel trains said that was not an option. The next day Neil Young bought the company and made the train, I think he fired that person as well.
- homiedclown

I have never heard that... that is quite admirable.

*clap clap clap*
- b0s0o1

Standing up

MrSquirrel = PWNED
- JVince11

word
- b0s0o1

I have never heard that... that is quite admirable.
- JVince11

wow the world needs mroe neil's

wow the world needs mroe neil's
- hubie

"BEN IN COMMAND

Neil grew up with trains, and naturally, he wanted his kids to be into trains too. But cerebral palsy presents a whole set of requirements that the people at Lionel never imagined when designing their product line. To have Ben's level of CP is to lack the ability to grasp objects like transformer controls, to push accessory buttons, even to rerail rolling stock that's gone awry.

But there's a dauntless streak in Neil's character; trust me - don't tell this guy you "can't do it." He accepted the challenges presented by Ben's condition and responded by developing a completely new method of toy train control, giving his son the chance to experience the joys of toy train operation.

Neil went to work on a special control device - a paddle, if you will - which could be used to run the trains. Ben leans his head into the paddle and power is applied to the track. He leans into it again and power is cut. It's as if you or I were hold- ing the handles of a Lionel transformer; the effect is the same.

Best of all, the controller is wireless. Ben can sit (or better yet, stand, using a specially designed support structure) any- where in the train room and sequence the trains. Neil selects the paddle's function, and Ben triggers the locomotive's whistle or horn sounds as he sees fit.

There's a lot of joy seeing Ben at the helm. It's a physical task he can accomplish with total control, by himself, and with great accuracy. When Ben is in the train building, he's in con- trol of his environment, in command, in charge of the train. And when you consider Ben's level of motor control, that's a quantum leap in dexterity, thanks to his dad.

But there's also teamwork involved. Ben starts and stops the trains while Neil tends to the routines of typical operation: switch selection, accessory activiation, and the like. Neil shouts the railroad's status across the cavernous room to Ben, who responds by adjusting control of the operating train.

During our visit with Ben and Neil, a number of guests stopped by to visit. That usually means Neil has to tend to busi- ness of some sort, diverting his attention away from the trains. As Neil recalled one recent experience, a smile spread across his face. Once, while dealing with visitors, Neil stepped outside and left Ben and the trains in full-tilt operation. Thanks to his dad's technology and his own self-confidence, Ben kept right on with his operating schedule, blowing the horn and sequencing the train at will, always maintaining full control of the train and the operating environment.

And at its most basic level, that's what Neil wanted to achieve with his model railroad: providing Ben with the ability to do things on his own that CP would normally preclude. The rest of us can take Lionel trains for granted, but to Ben, they're his way to be an active participant in the physically able world. And thanks to his father's love, it's a way for him to do things with his dad that might not otherwise be possible. From Neil's perspective, that's what their rail- road is all about. CTT "

http://www.thrasherswheat...rains-neil-young-1993.htm

Foligno, Ennis, and Gerbe were all F's drafted... I want to say Foligno was a 4th rounder and Gerbe was a 5th?
- JVince11

none of these are top end talent..

none of these are top end talent..
- SabresFaninIndiana

The only way you draft top end talent is sucking Royal ass for years. Does that make someone a good GM because they blow, and the league, who has its own scouting dept tells you who to draft?

- Buffalo--Sabres

none of these are top end talent..
- SabresFaninIndiana

top end is a word that cannot be used quite yet..

Foligno has 14 games under his belt and showed some very nice talents in those 14.. I think he will be a top 5 choice for Calder Cup.

Ennis did seem to finally find his niche as well.. but I don't think he could keep up that level of production for an entire year.

Gerbe.. umm.. nope.

The only way you draft top end talent is sucking Royal ass for years. Does that make someone a good GM because they blow, and the league, who has its own scouting dept tells you who to draft?
- Buffalo--Sabres

It may not make someone a good GM - but I would rather have it that way for a few years ala Pittsburgh or Edmonton - instead of always finishing in the middle of the pack and drafting 15th.

The only way you draft top end talent is sucking Royal ass for years. Does that make someone a good GM because they blow, and the league, who has its own scouting dept tells you who to draft?
- Buffalo--Sabres

nope.. but he listed those as a response to the lack of top end talent in our propsects (prior to this draft) being Armia. We have drafted mostly D in the first therefore we don't really end up with top end scoring talent.

top end is a word that cannot be used quite yet..

Foligno has 14 games under his belt and showed some very nice talents in those 14.. I think he will be a top 5 choice for Calder Cup.

Ennis did seem to finally find his niche as well.. but I don't think he could keep up that level of production for an entire year.

Gerbe.. umm.. nope.
- JVince11

for a prospect though.. it is top end talent (with the inferred potential).. We just dont have any outside or armia and the newly drafted grigs. maybe Zem but i don't think he would even be considered in that category

none of these are top end talent..
- SabresFaninIndiana

what about columbus and edmonton

- JVince11

touche'

nope.. but he listed those as a response to the lack of top end talent in our propsects (prior to this draft) being Armia. We have drafted mostly D in the first therefore we don't really end up with top end scoring talent.
- SabresFaninIndiana

thats what i said

It may not make someone a good GM - but I would rather have it that way for a few years ala Pittsburgh or Edmonton - instead of always finishing in the middle of the pack and drafting 15th.
- sambarugh

i agree say the same thing about the bills. Drafting 15th every year wont do diddily poo

nope.. but he listed those as a response to the lack of top end talent in our propsects (prior to this draft) being Armia. We have drafted mostly D in the first therefore we don't really end up with top end scoring talent.
- SabresFaninIndiana

IMO, I'm pretty happy with Foligno and Ennis so far. Really excited about what they bring to this team.