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Sabresfan-365
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Lockport, NY
Joined: 12.09.2012

Aug 19 @ 5:15 PM ET
Everything about this is 100 % true and accurate
our game day exp sucks our fans are some of the worst, off all the places ive been the stadium we have is by far the worst

Its too tight to get around pissers are too small

- hubie



hopefully new ownership fixes that.
hubie
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt Ellis is my patronus, NY
Joined: 06.28.2011

Aug 19 @ 5:16 PM ET
hopefully new ownership fixes that.
- Sabresfan-365


Nothing about it will change

They are not renovating any time soon
the fans won t be less of a drunken mob then they always do
nothing will change one bit
MattFreaknEllis
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 06.30.2015

Aug 19 @ 5:17 PM ET
Zacha won't even sniff the calder. Three man race between McD, Bennett, and Eichel(bit of an underdog). Unless someone comes from left field ala Gaudreau imo
MattFreaknEllis
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 06.30.2015

Aug 19 @ 5:18 PM ET
I could easily see the Leafs as bottom three in the league. They lost a legitimate top 5 player at his position and replaced him with poop
Smittyx36
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Bustttt, NY
Joined: 07.03.2010

Aug 19 @ 5:19 PM ET
Nothing about it will change

They are not renovating any time soon
the fans won t be less of a drunken mob then they always do
nothing will change one bit

- hubie

i love the home game experience. I guess it depends on where you are sitting. Behind the field goal posts can get insane. But sitting at the first row on the 40 yard line in the 300's is a blast. A bunch of great people in my area.
hubie
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt Ellis is my patronus, NY
Joined: 06.28.2011

Aug 19 @ 5:19 PM ET
Zacha won't even sniff the calder. Three man race between McD, Bennett, and Eichel(bit of an underdog). Unless someone comes from left field ala Gaudreau imo
- MattFreaknEllis


ID put my list up against hat one
Eichel wont win it

Bennett is my best and the rest of my list to follow
SHoul McDavid win it yes but you could say the same thing about all their other top picks so till they start winning ill look elsewhere.
hubie
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt Ellis is my patronus, NY
Joined: 06.28.2011

Aug 19 @ 5:21 PM ET
i love the home game experience. I guess it depends on where you are sitting. Behind the field goal posts can get insane. But sitting at the first row on the 40 yard line in the 300's is a blast. A bunch of great people in my area.
- Smittyx36


ive sat in rockpile and 300 on the 10 both places im ashamed to be a bills fan every time.
If you like drunken rioting then I guess the exp is great
MattFreaknEllis
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 06.30.2015

Aug 19 @ 5:22 PM ET
ID put my list up against hat one
Eichel wont win it

Bennett is my best and the rest of my list to follow
SHoul McDavid win it yes but you could say the same thing about all their other top picks so till they start winning ill look elsewhere.

- hubie


I'm a huge Bennett fan I think the guy is already a stud. Keep in mind the only reason the guy missed time was cuz he was trying to play through a shoulder injury all season and combine (the reason he failed to do a pull up) and the team made him get that done
hubie
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt Ellis is my patronus, NY
Joined: 06.28.2011

Aug 19 @ 5:23 PM ET
Zacha won't even sniff the calder. Three man race between McD, Bennett, and Eichel(bit of an underdog). Unless someone comes from left field ala Gaudreau imo
- MattFreaknEllis


I don't see who you could say someone who has a shot at top line mis doesn't have a shot.

I don't see anyone other than kane scoring enough to give Eichel the Assist points

Paranin will be with greta line mates
Domi could be a 1C potentially or on the wing on the top line
I could se Nylander getting a ton of mins in Toronto
DallColle should be up
hubie
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt Ellis is my patronus, NY
Joined: 06.28.2011

Aug 19 @ 5:23 PM ET
I'm a huge Bennett fan I think the guy is already a stud. Keep in mind the only reason the guy missed time was cuz he was trying to play through a shoulder injury all season and combine (the reason he failed to do a pull up) and the team made him get that done
- MattFreaknEllis


Don't discount the talent around him as why he will put up a ton of points
MattFreaknEllis
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 06.30.2015

Aug 19 @ 5:30 PM ET
I don't see who you could say someone who has a shot at top line mis doesn't have a shot.

I don't see anyone other than kane scoring enough to give Eichel the Assist points

Paranin will be with greta line mates
Domi could be a 1C potentially or on the wing on the top line
I could se Nylander getting a ton of mins in Toronto
DallColle should be up

- hubie


New Jersey lists 6 guys as centers on their roster. You think he's going to be better than all of them them the same year as his draft year and as a 6th overall? Even if he did do that what forward would score for him? I don't see it not this year.

I think the same argument goes for Domi. Going to be a great player, but does not have the top line talent in Phoenix while playing against top lines to succeed.

I think the problem with your argument is that minutes = points which generally is true, but we're talking about rookies that a lot of times need to be given sheltered minutes with good line mates to succeed. Out of that list I could see Parinin doing well based on the situation he is in, although I know little about him as a player. I like Marko Dano in Chicago.

As for Eichel, I agree he probably won't win, but Kane, Ennis, Moulson, Girgs any of them could be solid wingers for him
MattFreaknEllis
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 06.30.2015

Aug 19 @ 5:32 PM ET
Don't discount the talent around him as why he will put up a ton of points
- hubie


also why I like him. Calgary made some good additions with Hamilton and Frolik
hubie
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt Ellis is my patronus, NY
Joined: 06.28.2011

Aug 19 @ 5:36 PM ET
New Jersey lists 6 guys as centers on their roster. You think he's going to be better than all of them them the same year as his draft year and as a 6th overall? Even if he did do that what forward would score for him? I don't see it not this year.

I think the same argument goes for Domi. Going to be a great player, but does not have the top line talent in Phoenix while playing against top lines to succeed.

I think the problem with your argument is that minutes = points which generally is true, but we're talking about rookies that a lot of times need to be given sheltered minutes with good line mates to succeed. Out of that list I could see Parinin doing well based on the situation he is in, although I know little about him as a player. I like Marko Dano in Chicago.


As for Eichel, I agree he probably won't win, but Kane, Ennis, Moulson, Girgs any of them could be solid wingers for him

- MattFreaknEllis


DuClair-Vermette-Domi is not a bad line at all

Elias Henrique Zacha cold put up points

Keep in mind I didn't say these were locks yes it would be easy to say mcdavid and Bennett and call it a day but have arguments on how other could do it.

In honesty Nurse could have a bigger impact then Mcdavid
hubie
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt Ellis is my patronus, NY
Joined: 06.28.2011

Aug 19 @ 5:36 PM ET
also why I like him. Calgary made some good additions with Hamilton and Frolik
- MattFreaknEllis


and guys like Huddler are so under rated and go so creditless
MattFreaknEllis
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 06.30.2015

Aug 19 @ 5:41 PM ET
DuClair-Vermette-Domi is not a bad line at all

Elias Henrique Zacha cold put up points

Keep in mind I didn't say these were locks yes it would be easy to say mcdavid and Bennett and call it a day but have arguments on how other could do it.

In honesty Nurse could have a bigger impact then Mcdavid

- hubie


Fair enough for the sake of the argument:

Vermette should not not be anyones top line center. That new Jersey line could do well assuming zacha is as good as you think he is. Huge Nurse fan I think he will be huge for them( but not win the calder)
MattFreaknEllis
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 06.30.2015

Aug 19 @ 5:42 PM ET
and guys like Huddler are so under rated and go so creditless
- hubie


Huddler is a solid 50pt guy, but shot 20% last season. He isn't replicating that
hubie
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt Ellis is my patronus, NY
Joined: 06.28.2011

Aug 19 @ 5:43 PM ET
Fair enough for the sake of the argument:

Vermette should not not be anyones top line center. That new Jersey line could do well assuming zacha is as good as you think he is. Huge Nurse fan I think he will be huge for them( but not win the calder)

- MattFreaknEllis


2nd
BOedeker-Hanzel-Doan
neither should be 1cs

may sound weird but Zacha would do greta on sj ari or win teams who have some d men who shoot often and he can clean up around the net
hubie
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt Ellis is my patronus, NY
Joined: 06.28.2011

Aug 19 @ 5:44 PM ET
Huddler is a solid 50pt guy, but shot 20% last season. He isn't replicating that
- MattFreaknEllis


oh god no but he still helps those around him. id say if he drops 10 points those points at picked up by the other two
MattFreaknEllis
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 06.30.2015

Aug 19 @ 5:47 PM ET
and guys like Huddler are so under rated and go so creditless
- hubie


Last year the Flames were one of the few teams to ever make the playoffs with a sub 50% cross percentage. They also had a crazy amount of come-from-behind wins in the third period so they got kind of lucky. They are a lot of analytic's guys pick to fall back this year, although they did add outstanding possession players in Hamilton and Frolik
ieetbred
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 06.30.2011

Aug 19 @ 5:56 PM ET
DuClair-Vermette-Domi is not a bad line at all

Elias Henrique Zacha cold put up points

Keep in mind I didn't say these were locks yes it would be easy to say mcdavid and Bennett and call it a day but have arguments on how other could do it.

In honesty Nurse could have a bigger impact then Mcdavid

- hubie


Very few young defensemen have impacts like ekblad last season, or myers in his rookie season.

I agree he could have a huge impact for edmonton but that would presumably be helping mcdavid even further. I see what youre saying about other top picks not winning it all the time, but there hasnt been a top pick like mcdavid since crosby, and he lost only lost the calder because of the lockout, allowing ovechkins rookie season to slide into his.

Mackinnon won it two seasons ago and he wasnt nearly as touted as top overall as mcdavid. With ekblad that makes two 1st overalls to win it in a row.
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

Aug 19 @ 6:03 PM ET
ive sat in rockpile and 300 on the 10 both places im ashamed to be a bills fan every time.
If you like drunken rioting then I guess the exp is great

- hubie


The only place you aren't going to be embarrassed are in the Jim Kelly Club and the one across from it (Paul Maguire?) and down on the 100 level between the 40s, maybe the 30s. In other words, you need to sit with people that have money.

When it comes to Bills games, the same blue collar fanbase which rightfully give us the reputation of being so loyal can also be an embarrassment when it comes to common decency.
HonkFortheGoose
Buffalo Sabres
Location: "___________ stinks."-Sabres89, NY
Joined: 07.26.2008

Aug 19 @ 6:08 PM ET
The only place you aren't going to be embarrassed are in the Jim Kelly Club and the one across from it (Paul Maguire?) and down on the 100 level between the 40s, maybe the 30s. In other words, you need to sit with people that have money.

When it comes to Bills games, the same blue collar fanbase which rightfully give us the reputation of being so loyal can also be an embarrassment when it comes to common decency.

- buffalofan19


I almost always sit in the rock pile and have had very, very few issues.
hubie
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt Ellis is my patronus, NY
Joined: 06.28.2011

Aug 19 @ 6:19 PM ET
Best place ive been so far is Kansas City
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

Aug 19 @ 6:22 PM ET
Best place ive been so far is Kansas City
- hubie



I have family there. That whole complex is nice, Kaufman stadium too.
hubie
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt Ellis is my patronus, NY
Joined: 06.28.2011

Aug 19 @ 6:24 PM ET
I have family there. That whole complex is nice, Kaufman stadium too.
- buffalofan19

never been, I enjoyed the down town that nice district why the name is escaping me had the nice dueling piano bar and a bunch of others just set up real nice. Got some good bbq
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