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buffalofan19
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Nov 23 @ 2:14 PM ET
eh?

I looked up 14150...theater selection for WNY is pretty crappy (no Regal or AMC), so that sucks. Works like a charm down here with different theater chains.

- stashu



Kind of odd as there are a couple of Regals and one AMC not too far from there. Maybe they're not participating in the site's deals?
SABRES 89
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Nov 23 @ 2:19 PM ET

A long-time friend" of Robinson Cano told John Harper of the New York Daily News that Cano is unhappy in Seattle and would "love to somehow find his way back to New York."

Cano signed a 10-year, $240 million free agent contract with the Mariners a couple winters ago and has posted relatively disappointing OPS marks of .836 and .779 in his first two seasons. Former major leaguer Andy Van Slyke recently criticized the 33-year-old second baseman of "loafing" and getting coaches and executives fired. This has quickly turned into a public relations mess, but Cano is doubtful to be traded this winter unless an opposing team can come up with something really creative. He is still owed a ridiculous amount of money ($192 million), and the M's want to compete in 2016.


Sad part of it is, the Yankees really need him.
homiedclown
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Nov 23 @ 2:20 PM ET
kane-ror-skunk
moulson-eichel-ennis
mcginn-larsson-gionta
deslaurers-legwand-foligno


please coach try it for 10 games


Irish 14
Location: South Buffalo
Joined: 01.25.2007

Nov 23 @ 2:20 PM ET
We had all been thinking about prior to this season, and with the season at the quarter mark, I thought it'd be a good time to take a look at that the team has and what they need going forward while knowing that some of this will change as players develop at different paces.

The best forward lines I could come up with based on where I think each player is ideally suited (1st line, 2nd line, 3rd line, etc.) are as follows:

Blank, Eichel, O’Reilly OR Blank, Eichel, Blank
Kane, Reinhart, Blank OR Kane, O’Reilly, Reinhart
Moulson, Girgensons, Ennis
Foligno, Larsson, Gionta

The best defense pairings, based on the same idea as above, are as follows:

Blank, Ristolainen
Pysyk, Bogosian
McCabe, Franson
Gorges

It is no surprise that the team is lacking a top 2 defender.

By my count, the team needs two top 6 players, and you could even argue that the team needs two top line wingers to play with Eichel if you believe in the potential of a second line like Kane, O’Reilly, Reinhart as I do.

Aside from drafting relatively highly again this year, or getting lucky in the lottery and ending up with a top 3 pick, getting those 3 key positions filled is going to be VERY tricky. They don't exactly have a ton to trade and I am not sure how the free agent class looks the next two seasons.

- kingcong39


Nice work! 3rd line is perfect! Just need to find that top 6.
stashu
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Location: SC
Joined: 06.04.2008

Nov 23 @ 2:21 PM ET
Kind of odd as there are a couple of Regals and one AMC not too far from there. Maybe they're not participating in the site's deals?
- buffalofan19


Yeah, searching that zip code (grew up in Tonawanda so I'll always remember that one), has what seems to be a bunch of small theaters and then the bottom of the page lists some others like Regal and AMC Maple Ridge and it says they don't participate (but they ask you to nag the theater to get them to).

I was surprised
CoHo_to_B-Lo
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Nov 23 @ 2:21 PM ET
A long-time friend" of Robinson Cano told John Harper of the New York Daily News that Cano is unhappy in Seattle and would "love to somehow find his way back to New York."

Cano signed a 10-year, $240 million free agent contract with the Mariners a couple winters ago and has posted relatively disappointing OPS marks of .836 and .779 in his first two seasons. Former major leaguer Andy Van Slyke recently criticized the 33-year-old second baseman of "loafing" and getting coaches and executives fired. This has quickly turned into a public relations mess, but Cano is doubtful to be traded this winter unless an opposing team can come up with something really creative. He is still owed a ridiculous amount of money ($192 million), and the M's want to compete in 2016.


Sad part of it is, the Yankees really need him.

- SABRES 89


He should of never left.
homiedclown
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Nov 23 @ 2:22 PM ET


Sad part of it is, the Yankees really need him.

- SABRES 89

you take the money, you deal with reality


he should have signed for less to retire a yankee


(frank) the yanks

Irish 14
Location: South Buffalo
Joined: 01.25.2007

Nov 23 @ 2:22 PM ET
Nice work! 3rd line is perfect! Just need to find that top 6.
- Irish 14



1st - O'Reilly/Kane/Moulson
2nd - Eichel/Reinhart/Richie (trade with Ennis)
3rd - Foligno/Girgensons/McGinn
4th - Delaur/ Larsson/Gionta
homiedclown
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Nov 23 @ 2:23 PM ET
Yeah, searching that zip code (grew up in Tonawanda so I'll always remember that one), has what seems to be a bunch of small theaters and then the bottom of the page lists some others like Regal and AMC Maple Ridge and it says they don't participate (but they ask you to nag the theater to get them to).

I was surprised

- stashu

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stashu
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Nov 23 @ 2:25 PM ET
you take the money, you deal with reality


he should have signed for less to retire a yankee


(frank) the yanks

- homiedclown


Twice!!

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Nov 23 @ 2:25 PM ET
you take the money, you deal with reality


he should have signed for less to retire a yankee


(frank) the yanks

- homiedclown

How is the Blue Jays golf game doing ?
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Nov 23 @ 2:27 PM ET
He should of never left.
- CoHo_to_B-Lo

Let's see if Seattle would take Ellisbury back in return
homiedclown
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Nov 23 @ 2:27 PM ET


I live in red neck central


http://www.firstcoastnews...ach-robbery-gun/76245732/
homiedclown
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Nov 23 @ 2:27 PM ET
How is the Blue Jays golf game doing ?
- SABRES 89

I had an 84


Stripes77
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Nov 23 @ 2:28 PM ET
1st - O'Reilly/Kane/Moulson
2nd - Eichel/Reinhart/Richie (trade with Ennis)
3rd - Foligno/Girgensons/McGinn
4th - Delaur/ Larsson/Gionta

- Irish 14


Both Kane and Moulson play LW, having a guy like them switch to RW (they tried it with Vanek) just doesn't work well
buffalofan19
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Nov 23 @ 2:29 PM ET
So Highway 407 in near Toronto is the biggest rip-off going. It's one of those express toll routes, where they take a picture of your license plate and then send you a bill in the mail. Traveled a grand total of 15 miles on that highway. Was charged $16.
homiedclown
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Nov 23 @ 2:30 PM ET
Both Kane and Moulson play LW, having a guy like them switch to RW (they tried it with Vanek) just doesn't work well
- Stripes77

vanek should have played rw with his shot


also should have played the pk

(frank) vanek
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Nov 23 @ 2:30 PM ET
How is Jason Hayward with a 200 mill contract and he only hits about 16 or so homers a year ?
buffalofan19
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Nov 23 @ 2:30 PM ET
I had an 84



- homiedclown



The correct answer is: "not as good as the Yankees, but that's not fair since they got a 3 week head start".
homiedclown
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Nov 23 @ 2:31 PM ET
So Highway 407 in near Toronto is the biggest scam going. It's one of those express toll routes, where they take a picture of your license plate and then send you a bill in the mail. Traveled a grand total of 15 miles on that highway. Was charged $16.
- buffalofan19

(frank) ontario

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Nov 23 @ 2:31 PM ET
I had an 84



- homiedclown

Was Joe Carter with you ?
homiedclown
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Nov 23 @ 2:31 PM ET
Was Joe Carter with you ?
- SABRES 89

no but I tried to get olli to join


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Nov 23 @ 2:31 PM ET
The correct answer is: "not as good as the Yankees, but that's not fair since they got a 3 week head start".
- buffalofan19

Well 27 world series rings speaks other wise but have fun with that.
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Nov 23 @ 2:32 PM ET
no but I tried to get olli to join



- homiedclown

Olli
buffalofan19
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Nov 23 @ 2:32 PM ET
Well 27 world series rings speaks other wise but have fun with that.
- SABRES 89



I'm not Troy Aikman. I don't dwell in the past.
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