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buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Jul 19 @ 1:36 AM ET
October cant come fast enough. Debating if Pommer should have been on the 2014 Olympic squad.
- Mentalorgasm5



Agreed.

In fact, I'll take it a step further. The fact that we're arguing whether guys like Jason Pomminville or Bobby Ryan should have been on the team over Ryan Callahan or Dustin Brown just illustrates how outmatched the US team really was in that tournament a year ago.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Jul 19 @ 1:37 AM ET
October cant come fast enough. Debating if Pommer should have been on the 2014 Olympic squad.
- Mentalorgasm5

I think it's interesting how the conversation turned from

Franson to Poile to Pominville to Mike Weber



It always ends up on Weber somehow
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Jul 19 @ 1:43 AM ET
I think it's interesting how the conversation turned from

Franson to Poile to Pominville to Mike Weber



It always ends up on Weber somehow

- sbroads24


Players that have no business on an NHL roster usually do get exposed as such.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Jul 19 @ 1:45 AM ET
Players that have no business on an NHL roster usually do get exposed as such.
- buffalofan19

He's bordering on Matt Ellis level of "How the f*ck is he still here"
DynamicThreads
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Lockport, NY
Joined: 07.03.2013

Jul 19 @ 1:57 AM ET
Mike Weber top 4 D (hh4)
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Jul 19 @ 1:58 AM ET
TMZ is such a (frank)ing joke i wish Evander would of knocked those (frank)s out
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jul 19 @ 2:16 AM ET
Players that have no business on an NHL roster usually do get exposed as such.
- buffalofan19



Weber was actually pretty decent last year
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jul 19 @ 2:20 AM ET
But...they...are..still ...better than Callahan and Brown, and it really isn't debatable.

You give me a GM that chooses the guys that are "tough to play against" as opposed to the better producers, and I'll show you a GM with issues. It's very Ted Nolanish

- sbroads24



Murray SPECIFICALLY said "tougher to play against" when talking about why he traded for Kane & Bogosian

I guess u aren't really happy with our GM choice...
Since he's so "Nolan-ish"
MattFreaknEllis
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 06.30.2015

Jul 19 @ 2:26 AM ET
And picked the US Olympic team that excluded Pominville and Bobby Ryan, yet included Dustin Brown and Callahan
- sbroads24


He also left Yandle off
MattFreaknEllis
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 06.30.2015

Jul 19 @ 2:31 AM ET
Murray SPECIFICALLY said "tougher to play against" when talking about why he traded for Kane & Bogosian

I guess u aren't really happy with our GM choice...
Since he's so "Nolan-ish"

- jdfitz77



This. Except I feel that when Murray says "tougher to play against" he means it in a different way than in a signing John Scott to make us "tougher to play against" kind of way
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jul 19 @ 2:42 AM ET
This. Except I feel that when Murray says "tougher to play against" he means it in a different way than in a signing John Scott to make us "tougher to play against" kind of way
- MattFreaknEllis



Well I don't remember Scott being on the US Olympic team...
I'm kinda surprised he keeps finding work in the nhl
MattFreaknEllis
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 06.30.2015

Jul 19 @ 2:52 AM ET
Well I don't remember Scott being on the US Olympic team...
I'm kinda surprised he keeps finding work in the nhl

- jdfitz77


I was referring to Darcy signing Scott cuz it made us tougher after the whole Lucic ordeal. Same reason the Roy for Ott deal was made
Aussiepenguin
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Sydney
Joined: 08.02.2014

Jul 19 @ 2:55 AM ET
Well I don't remember Scott being on the US Olympic team...
I'm kinda surprised he keeps finding work in the nhl

- jdfitz77


He plays D he plays F & he scores goals! He is a coaches dream come true.
joshs
Buffalo Sabres
Location: cheektowaga, NY
Joined: 07.07.2012

Jul 19 @ 4:57 AM ET
We lost 1-0 to canada & the goal canada scored was a blast from the point. Pommer &/or ryan could have made a difference over callahan &/or brown. Team usa wasnt there for 3rd place. Team was demoralized and just went through the motions after losing 1-0 to canada
Manbearpig
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Al Gore's imagination
Joined: 08.07.2007

Jul 19 @ 6:17 AM ET
We lost 1-0 to canada & the goal canada scored was a blast from the point. Pommer &/or ryan could have made a difference over callahan &/or brown. Team usa wasnt there for 3rd place. Team was demoralized and just went through the motions after losing 1-0 to canada
- joshs


This was a much bigger problem than Pomminville or Ryan not making the roster. The fact that the US looked at playing for third place as such a tragedy is a disgrace. Be happy you made it that far in a tournament featuring the best players in the world. Team USA needed an attitude adjustment more than it needed different players.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Jul 19 @ 8:51 AM ET
squish the fish

blacksheep1
New York Rangers
Location: Handsome Eddy, IA
Joined: 07.30.2010

Jul 19 @ 8:59 AM ET
This was a much bigger problem than Pomminville or Ryan not making the roster. The fact that the US looked at playing for third place as such a tragedy is a disgrace. Be happy you made it that far in a tournament featuring the best players in the world. Team USA needed an attitude adjustment more than it needed different players.
- Manbearpig

I blame Ryan Miller and his sour puss
sippyd
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Some unreal areas in the suburbs of Detroit. Buffalo, being smaller, simply doesn't have that.-Prock, NY
Joined: 09.30.2007

Jul 19 @ 9:00 AM ET
I blame Ryan Miller and his sour puss
- blacksheep1


He was fine, until the Crosby goal.
mhp
Buffalo Sabres
Location: PROUD MEMBER OF RED SOX NATION SINCE 1975!!!! , SD
Joined: 01.14.2008

Jul 19 @ 9:01 AM ET
Eagles concert last night was fantastic. Henley and Frey were at their very best but Joe Walsh stole the show. We sat row 6, great night.
blacksheep1
New York Rangers
Location: Handsome Eddy, IA
Joined: 07.30.2010

Jul 19 @ 9:02 AM ET
He was fine, until the Crosby goal.
- sippyd

That was 2010, don't get me started there. In 2014 he pouted on the bench because Quick was better
BuffaloHardHat
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity., NY
Joined: 11.27.2012

Jul 19 @ 9:07 AM ET
So if the US picked Mike Weber over Mark Pysyk, would you consider that irrelevant because the outcome wouldn't have changed?
- sbroads24

Mike Weber is an all star.
From 5 rows up he looks like absolutely the best d man in the league.
LandlordTom
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Ice girls, please, NY
Joined: 07.16.2011

Jul 19 @ 9:11 AM ET
Eagles concert last night was fantastic. Henley and Frey were at their very best but Joe Walsh stole the show. We sat row 6, great night.
- mhp


Saw Joe Walsh solo back when UB put on free Sprinfest concerts. He looked loaded but he was awesome. 3-piece band, like James Gang, and he told some jokes too:

Why do women scratch their a$$es when they wake up in the morning?
The Don
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Glasgow, VA
Joined: 02.03.2007

Jul 19 @ 9:13 AM ET
Mike Weber is an all star.
From 5 rows up he looks like absolutely the best d man in the league.

- BuffaloHardHat


Then you need new seats. There is obviously something wrong with those.
BuffaloHardHat
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity., NY
Joined: 11.27.2012

Jul 19 @ 9:19 AM ET
Then you need new seats. There is obviously something wrong with those.
- The Don

Nonsense
The Don
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Glasgow, VA
Joined: 02.03.2007

Jul 19 @ 9:21 AM ET
Nonsense
- BuffaloHardHat


Have you been to the eye doctor recently? It could be your vision.
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