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Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Jan 26 @ 3:19 PM ET
I am already troubled by your choice of women.
- TheSabresTaco


I don't really get a choice.

cabin
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We need a You're an Ass button, NY
Joined: 09.07.2006

Jan 26 @ 3:19 PM ET
Missed it.

Nice! So you must frequent the joint. Place is amazing. I didn't like onions on pizza until I had Pat's.

I like fingers, but I never would order them. I throw them in tacos sometimes or on subs. Because, well hey, who wouldn't?

Nazi's. That's who.

- TheSabresTaco

Great food . Reasonable and for me real fast delivery Can order food . Drive to 7-11 get beer . then get to pats and the food is ready.
grand-magus
Buffalo Sabres
Location: "...i'd say you were high on mushrooms", GMTM, NY
Joined: 06.06.2014

Jan 26 @ 3:20 PM ET
Coverage starts at noon!

Told the wife that even if it was Buffalo I wouldn't watch it for that long.

- stashu



Amen, Stash.

Especially with these two teams.
sambarugh
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Meszároš has sick trade value, NY
Joined: 01.14.2008

Jan 26 @ 3:20 PM ET
Y'know, when I was learning about music, rockstars looked like this:


- Der Kaiser


I like Lemmy as much as the next guy but Katy Perry is a pop star not a rockstar so I'm not getting the analogy here.
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Jan 26 @ 3:20 PM ET
I never said he wasn't.
- dadeadhead


Well color me confused?
yen6d1
Buffalo Sabres
Location: maxim Afinogenov, NY
Joined: 02.21.2011

Jan 26 @ 3:21 PM ET
Kyle Okposo is out 6-8 weeks with an upper body injury. Good for sabres bad for my fantasy team... surprised twitter hasnt suggested moulson going back
stashu
Buffalo Sabres
Location: SC
Joined: 06.04.2008

Jan 26 @ 3:21 PM ET
You're right about him. Amazing natural talents. Doesn't take his profession as serious as he should and doesnt maximize his abilities. He admitted he barely skated all summer.
- Buffalo-Sabres


Guy seems to come to play every night though. Not that I pay attention to too many other teams, but I don't think he has a rep of slacking

Plus he still has 44 points in 48 games, all that with such a "non-serious" attitude in the offseason
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Jan 26 @ 3:21 PM ET
Great food . Reasonable and for me real fast delivery Can order food . Drive to 7-11 get beer . then get to pats and the food is ready.
- cabin


Free delivery via the Mrs picking it up after work and driving it to Clarence. Do you live near the launch or the other end? I'm there all the time over the summer.
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Jan 26 @ 3:22 PM ET
You realize the point difference between them since 2010 is only 8 points...right?

Granted it's a 45 game difference with Kessel playing a bit more, but it's not like he's some scrub

- stashu



why do you keep thinking i called him a scrub? Kessel could be a 100 pt player 50g- rocket richard trophy

if he worked out and ate the right food for his body
cabin
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We need a You're an Ass button, NY
Joined: 09.07.2006

Jan 26 @ 3:23 PM ET
Free delivery via the Mrs picking it up after work and driving it to Clarence. Do you live near the launch or the other end? I'm there all the time over the summer.
- TheSabresTaco

Right around the corner towards the chevy plant .
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Jan 26 @ 3:23 PM ET
why do you keep thinking i called him a scrub? Kessel could be a 100 pt player 50g- rocket richard trophy

if he worked out and ate the right food for his body

- gerbe75pts


And I could be a first line nhler if I could only I could find my hands and had a good shot...players are who they are

In this case Kessel is a PPG player. I would take him all day long
stashu
Buffalo Sabres
Location: SC
Joined: 06.04.2008

Jan 26 @ 3:24 PM ET
Amen, Stash.

Especially with these two teams.

- grand-magus


I'll be watching the game (and yes, the Halftime lip syncing), but god...coverage at noon for a game that likely doesn't start til 7:45???

Was it that bad when the Bills were in the Super Bowl? I have a bad enough memory as to last week, I don't remember 25 years ago
yen6d1
Buffalo Sabres
Location: maxim Afinogenov, NY
Joined: 02.21.2011

Jan 26 @ 3:25 PM ET
why do you keep thinking i called him a scrub? Kessel could be a 100 pt player 50g- rocket richard trophy

if he worked out and ate the right food for his body

- gerbe75pts


If i remember correctly he was a cancer survivor, guy takes a lot of $hit
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Jan 26 @ 3:25 PM ET
And I could be a first line nhler if I could only I could find my hands and had a good shot...players are who they are

In this case Kessel is a PPG player. I would take him all day long

- Stripes77


he could be way better ..

he just does not want too
grand-magus
Buffalo Sabres
Location: "...i'd say you were high on mushrooms", GMTM, NY
Joined: 06.06.2014

Jan 26 @ 3:26 PM ET
I'll be watching the game (and yes, the Halftime lip syncing), but god...coverage at noon for a game that likely doesn't start til 7:45???

Was it that bad when the Bills were in the Super Bowl? I have a bad enough memory as to last week, I don't remember 25 years ago

- stashu



I'll watch it, too. But I'm tempted to dvr the Puppy Bowl and watch that during the Super Bowl.
dadeadhead
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I don't want to say Greztky was a dude when I was watching. Mentalorgasm5 , NY
Joined: 07.16.2006

Jan 26 @ 3:26 PM ET
Well color me confused?
- ImThatGuy



All I said is for a cap hit of 8 mil Toronto can keep him because he is the exact reason you don't build around a winger.


He can have all the individual accolades all he wants. IMO the fact remains as long as he is in Toronto making that kind of money that team will go nowhere. I want no part of him on this team as when the time comes, his contract means someone else can't get signed. His deal goes to 2022 or the age of 34. History has taught us that most goal scores start the decline in that 30-31 range. That's a tone of cap space for a guy that very well won't be scoring at the rate he is now.

cabin
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We need a You're an Ass button, NY
Joined: 09.07.2006

Jan 26 @ 3:28 PM ET
All I said is for a cap hit of 8 mil Toronto can keep him because he is the exact reason you don't build around a winger.


He can have all the individual accolades all he wants. IMO the fact remains as long as he is in Toronto making that kind of money that team will go nowhere. I want no part of him on this team as when the time comes, his contract means someone else can't get signed. His deal goes to 2022 or the age of 34. History has taught us that most goal scores start the decline in that 30-31 range. That's a tone of cap space for a guy that very well won't be scoring at the rate he is now.

- dadeadhead

How old is Richards again ?
stashu
Buffalo Sabres
Location: SC
Joined: 06.04.2008

Jan 26 @ 3:28 PM ET
why do you keep thinking i called him a scrub? Kessel could be a 100 pt player 50g- rocket richard trophy

if he worked out and ate the right food for his body

- gerbe75pts


It sounds like you're knocking the guy because he's not Stamkos... He's still the 5th highest point scorer and 4th leading goal scorer in the NHL since 2010. There are only 13 people since 2010 that have scored 300 points or more, and he's 5th overall.

That just rings of the whole "If Buffalo won the cup, people would piss and moan that it wasn't a sweep" sort of argument.

And he does it in Toronto with all the pressure, the worse teammates than Stamkos has had, etc.

The guy is knocked too much, IMO, because it's "hip"
dadeadhead
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I don't want to say Greztky was a dude when I was watching. Mentalorgasm5 , NY
Joined: 07.16.2006

Jan 26 @ 3:28 PM ET
Kyle Okposo is out 6-8 weeks with an upper body injury. Good for sabres bad for my fantasy team... surprised twitter hasnt suggested moulson going back
- yen6d1



And here is the problem for the Isles.

No 1st or 2nd in 2015.

Gonna be hard for them to acquire help as now they're stuck trading player assets or mortgaging the 2016 draft.
stashu
Buffalo Sabres
Location: SC
Joined: 06.04.2008

Jan 26 @ 3:29 PM ET
And here is the problem for the Isles.

No 1st or 2nd in 2015.

Gonna be hard for them to acquire help as now they're stuck trading player assets or mortgaging the 2016 draft.

- dadeadhead


I think they have a pick of Philly's, don't they? Might be a 2nd
grand-magus
Buffalo Sabres
Location: "...i'd say you were high on mushrooms", GMTM, NY
Joined: 06.06.2014

Jan 26 @ 3:30 PM ET
And here is the problem for the Isles.

No 1st or 2nd in 2015.

Gonna be hard for them to acquire help as now they're stuck trading player assets or mortgaging the 2016 draft.

- dadeadhead


Great point, DD.

Edit: of course Stash has to bring "facts" to the party.
stashu
Buffalo Sabres
Location: SC
Joined: 06.04.2008

Jan 26 @ 3:30 PM ET
And for all of the fun people had with Phaneuf earlier:

Gino Reda retweeted
Dave Feschuk ‏@dfeschuk 17m17 minutes ago
Hearing Dion Phaneuf missed practice today with a hand injury and is expected to be out a while, per NHL source. #leafs
yen6d1
Buffalo Sabres
Location: maxim Afinogenov, NY
Joined: 02.21.2011

Jan 26 @ 3:31 PM ET
Nolan on Zadorov: What can you do? Travel issues sometimes get in the way. It is what it is. #Sabres
dadeadhead
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I don't want to say Greztky was a dude when I was watching. Mentalorgasm5 , NY
Joined: 07.16.2006

Jan 26 @ 3:31 PM ET
How old is Richards again ?
- cabin



Richards isn't in the same category as Kessel in the goal scoring department IMO.


Richards is also making a ton less than Kessel


Richards could be had for a waiver claim of like 5700 bucks.

Kessel will cost you a few 1sts along with top prospects.

No way shape or form should the future be mortgaged for Kessel. Toronto can keep him.
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Jan 26 @ 3:31 PM ET
And here is the problem for the Isles.

No 1st or 2nd in 2015.

Gonna be hard for them to acquire help as now they're stuck trading player assets or mortgaging the 2016 draft.

- dadeadhead



And - hopefully - this makes their 2015 1st rounder all the more valuable ???
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