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jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Dec 11 @ 2:02 PM ET
Phantom Menace is the most underrated film in the entire Star Wars canon.

Set design was brilliant. Costumes were fantastic. CGI, believe it or not, only made up about 15% of the film. It was all sets, models and post-production.

People wanted rah-rah Jedi gang-banging. We got a Darth Vader origin story.

You take all the criticism of TPM and apply it to every one of the OG Trilogy and they have the same exact issues with bad acting, pacing, dialogue and melodrama.

IMO, Phantom Menace is the only Star Wars film to capture the nostalgia and magic of the original films.

People will perpetually tear it apart because everyone went in with their own expectations of a film that they had no clue about except Darth Vader is a kid.

The worst fanbases on the internet are: Dragon Ball, Star Wars, Star Trek and Buffalo fans.

Trust me, Phantom Menace was brilliant.

Force Awakens had a Jar Jar character played by John Boyega. And everything about it is an insult to established Star Wars canon. You want to talk about being a fan of Star Wars? Try reading the novels, comics and playing the videogames and studying the lore extensively....

Force Awakens was a travesty.

- BeadyEyedDouche



Why do u have to read every little thing about Star Wars?
There’s nothing wrong with just appreciating the movies for what they are

lulags
Buffalo Sabres
Location: St Louis
Joined: 02.24.2007

Dec 11 @ 2:03 PM ET
Until Moulson and Griffith were gone, we had the worst bottom 6 in the league. The defense is largely made up of 3rd pairing guys and wasn't healthy until 25 games into the season.

We have 2 third liners (Pouliot and pominville) playing in the top 6. But this is RORs fault. Got it

- jcragcrumple


Bottom line on ROR is we invested way to heavily in a decent 2 way player. We paid him like he would lead us to the promise land. The game continues to get faster and guys like ROR are being exposed.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Dec 11 @ 2:03 PM ET
how could anyone forget about our future captain?
- BeadyEyedDouche


If Botts doesn’t see him as a “core” member of the botton6,
then they should put him back on Eichel or RORs line to showcase him
He actually played pretty decent in the top6 to start the year
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

Dec 11 @ 2:04 PM ET
Not all on him. But, he is NOT a leader. You think Toews would let the cry baby female dog on this team trash his locker and throw poop around right next to him while he was being interviewd?
- CoHo_to_B-Lo


How people cannot see that ROR and Toews are two completely different players in style and demeanor is beyond me

but they both play Center so they must be identical and my sources tell me ROR is like 2.5 million dollars cheaper.
CoHo_to_B-Lo
Buffalo Sabres
Location: East Amherst, NY
Joined: 02.29.2012

Dec 11 @ 2:04 PM ET
Why do u have to read every little thing about Star Wars?
There’s nothing wrong with just appreciating the movies for what they are

- jdfitz77



Someone has WAYYYYY to much time are their hands.
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

Dec 11 @ 2:04 PM ET
Why do u have to read every little thing about Star Wars?
There’s nothing wrong with just appreciating the movies for what they are

- jdfitz77

Some people like nipple torture, I guess.

I don't.
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Dec 11 @ 2:05 PM ET
Bottom line on ROR is we invested way to heavily in a decent 2 way player. We paid him like he would lead us to the promise land. The game continues to get faster and guys like ROR are being exposed.
- lulags


20 pts in 30 for a 2nd line center playing with 3rd liners begs to differ
MCGUIZZY
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Bay Area, CA
Joined: 06.20.2012

Dec 11 @ 2:05 PM ET
how could anyone forget about our future captain?
- BeadyEyedDouche



Remember when Matt Coller wouldn't trade him for 1st overall?

Hated that guy
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Dec 11 @ 2:06 PM ET
Some people like nipple torture, I guess.

I don't.

- BeadyEyedDouche


Ive got an R2D2 phone case,
so I guess I’m a pretty big fan...

But to each their own

Not trying to start sh!t...
but you’re coming off as really judgy man
lulags
Buffalo Sabres
Location: St Louis
Joined: 02.24.2007

Dec 11 @ 2:07 PM ET
20 pts in 30 for a 2nd line center playing with 3rd liners begs to differ
- jcragcrumple

Ryan O'Reilly BUF 9,000,000 7,500,000
Claude Giroux PHI 9,000,000 8,275,000
Patrice Bergeron BOS 8,750,000 6,875,000
Patrick Marleau TOR 8,500,000 6,250,000
Rick Nash NYR 8,200,000 7,800,000
Joe Thornton SJS 8,000,000 8,000,000
David Backes BOS 8,000,000 6,000,000
Kevin Shattenkirk NYR 8,000,000 6,650,000
Brad Marchand BOS 8,000,000 6,125,000
Loui Eriksson VAN 8,000,000 6,000,000
David Pastrnak BOS 8,000,000 6,666,666
Dustin Byfuglien WPG 8,000,000 7,600,000
Milan Lucic EDM 8,000,000 6,000,000
T.J. Oshie WSH 8,000,000 5,750,000
Kyle Okposo BUF 8,000,000 6,000,000
Ryan Johansen NSH 8,000,000 8,000,000
Victor Hedman TBL 8,000,000 7,875,000
Alexander Radulov DAL 8,000,000 6,250,000
Phil Kessel PIT 7,650,000 6,800,000
Drew Doughty LAK 7,600,000 7,000,000
Jason Spezza DAL 7,500,000 7,500,000
Keith Yandle FLA 7,500,000 6,350,000
Andrew Ladd NYI 7,500,000 5,500,000
Bäckström, Nicklas WSH 7,500,000 6,700,000
Tuukka Rask BOS 7,500,000 7,000,000
Paul Stastny STL 7,500,000 7,000,000
David Krejci BOS 7,500,000 7,250,000
Bobby Ryan OTT 7,250,000 7,250,000
Kris Letang PIT 7,250,000 7,250,000
Carey Price MTL 7,000,000 6,500,000
Johnny Boychuk NYI 7,000,000 6,000,000
Braden Holtby WSH 7,000,000 6,100,000
Alex Steen STL 7,000,000 5,750,000
David Clarkson VEG 7,000,000 5,250,000
Alex Pietrangelo STL 7,000,000 6,500,000
Henrik Sedin VAN 7,000,000 7,000,000
Henrik Zetterberg DET 7,000,000 6,083,333
Daniel Sedin VAN 7,000,000 7,000,000
Vladimir Tarasenko STL 7,000,000 7,500,000
Derek Stepan ARI 7,000,000 6,500,000
Pekka Rinne NSH 7,000,000 7,000,000
Jonathan Quick LAK 7,000,000 5,800,000
Erik Karlsson OTT 7,000,000 6,500,000
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Dec 11 @ 2:07 PM ET
lehner is better than rask
- homiedclown


A). There has been no sign of that girl at Rookies since the Thursday night game against the Jets.

B). The barkeep yesterday charged me for 7 double rum and cokes for Big Mike, and I know he only drank 5 (somebody has to keep an eye on him!). I brought it up to her (that's $20), and she said "I don't know what to tell you." I said, "Tell me you feel bad that you overcharged me and you'll take it off the bill." When she did I gave her a full tip.
lulags
Buffalo Sabres
Location: St Louis
Joined: 02.24.2007

Dec 11 @ 2:09 PM ET
Ryan O'Reilly BUF 9,000,000 7,500,000
Claude Giroux PHI 9,000,000 8,275,000
Patrice Bergeron BOS 8,750,000 6,875,000
Patrick Marleau TOR 8,500,000 6,250,000
Rick Nash NYR 8,200,000 7,800,000
Joe Thornton SJS 8,000,000 8,000,000
David Backes BOS 8,000,000 6,000,000
Kevin Shattenkirk NYR 8,000,000 6,650,000
Brad Marchand BOS 8,000,000 6,125,000
Loui Eriksson VAN 8,000,000 6,000,000
David Pastrnak BOS 8,000,000 6,666,666
Dustin Byfuglien WPG 8,000,000 7,600,000
Milan Lucic EDM 8,000,000 6,000,000
T.J. Oshie WSH 8,000,000 5,750,000
Kyle Okposo BUF 8,000,000 6,000,000
Ryan Johansen NSH 8,000,000 8,000,000
Victor Hedman TBL 8,000,000 7,875,000
Alexander Radulov DAL 8,000,000 6,250,000
Phil Kessel PIT 7,650,000 6,800,000
Drew Doughty LAK 7,600,000 7,000,000
Jason Spezza DAL 7,500,000 7,500,000
Keith Yandle FLA 7,500,000 6,350,000
Andrew Ladd NYI 7,500,000 5,500,000
Bäckström, Nicklas WSH 7,500,000 6,700,000
Tuukka Rask BOS 7,500,000 7,000,000
Paul Stastny STL 7,500,000 7,000,000
David Krejci BOS 7,500,000 7,250,000
Bobby Ryan OTT 7,250,000 7,250,000
Kris Letang PIT 7,250,000 7,250,000
Carey Price MTL 7,000,000 6,500,000
Johnny Boychuk NYI 7,000,000 6,000,000
Braden Holtby WSH 7,000,000 6,100,000
Alex Steen STL 7,000,000 5,750,000
David Clarkson VEG 7,000,000 5,250,000
Alex Pietrangelo STL 7,000,000 6,500,000
Henrik Sedin VAN 7,000,000 7,000,000
Henrik Zetterberg DET 7,000,000 6,083,333
Daniel Sedin VAN 7,000,000 7,000,000
Vladimir Tarasenko STL 7,000,000 7,500,000
Derek Stepan ARI 7,000,000 6,500,000
Pekka Rinne NSH 7,000,000 7,000,000
Jonathan Quick LAK 7,000,000 5,800,000
Erik Karlsson OTT 7,000,000 6,500,000

- lulags


That's ROR and down
Here is ROR and above
Jonathan Toews CHI 13,800,000 10,500,000
Patrick Kane CHI 13,800,000 10,500,000
Anze Kopitar LAK 13,000,000 10,000,000
Jamie Benn DAL 13,000,000 9,500,000
Shea Weber MTL 12,000,000 7,857,143
P.K. Subban NSH 11,000,000 9,000,000
Sidney Crosby PIT 10,900,000 8,700,000
Alex Ovechkin WSH 10,000,000 9,538,462
Corey Perry ANA 10,000,000 8,625,000
Jakub Voracek PHI 10,000,000 8,250,000
Brent Burns SJS 10,000,000 8,000,000
Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH 10,000,000 7,800,000
Evgeni Malkin PIT 9,500,000 9,500,000
Steven Stamkos TBL 9,500,000 8,500,000
Mikko Koivu MIN 9,180,000 6,750,000
Ryan Getzlaf ANA 9,025,000 8,250,000
Henrik Lundqvist NYR 9,000,000 8,500,000
Ryan Suter MIN 9,000,000 7,538,462
Aaron Ekblad FLA 9,000,000 7,500,000
Leon Draisaitl EDM 9,000,000 8,500,000
Brent Seabrook CHI 9,000,000 6,875,00
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

Dec 11 @ 2:10 PM ET
Ive got an R2D2 phone case,
so I guess I’m a pretty big fan...

But to each their own

Not trying to start sh!t...
but you’re coming off as really judgy man

- jdfitz77

can you do me a favor and post this like 6 more times?
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

Dec 11 @ 2:11 PM ET
A). There has been no sign of that girl at Rookies since the Thursday night game against the Jets.

B). The barkeep yesterday charged me for 7 double rum and cokes for Big Mike, and I know he only drank 5 (somebody has to keep an eye on him!). I brought it up to her (that's $20), and she said "I don't know what to tell you." I said, "Tell me you feel bad that you overcharged me and you'll take it off the bill." When she did I gave her a full tip.

- Der Kaiser


Pretty crazy how making the customer happy can go a long way for you, some people learn this quick, others, the hard way.

In before: Suck it, Beady.
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

Dec 11 @ 2:12 PM ET
Bäckström, Nicklas WSH 7,500,000 6,700,000


This made the most sense of all of it.
lulags
Buffalo Sabres
Location: St Louis
Joined: 02.24.2007

Dec 11 @ 2:13 PM ET
This might be easier but about 99% of the guys in ROR range would be a massive improvement

https://www.hockey-refere.../current_nhl_salaries.cgi
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Dec 11 @ 2:14 PM ET
can you do me a favor and post this like 6 more times?
- BeadyEyedDouche


Do u get super fired up about everything?
Gonna give yourself a heart attack man
Goosefrabba

It’s just the movies

Supposed to be fun & entertaining

Don’t have to take everything so damn serious
lulags
Buffalo Sabres
Location: St Louis
Joined: 02.24.2007

Dec 11 @ 2:15 PM ET
This made the most sense of all of it.
- BeadyEyedDouche


Vladimir Tarasenko STL 7,000,000 7,500,000
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Dec 11 @ 2:15 PM ET
This might be easier but about 99% of the guys in ROR range would be a massive improvement

https://www.hockey-refere.../current_nhl_salaries.cgi

- lulags



Well let me know which of those guys are available for us to acquire...
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

Dec 11 @ 2:16 PM ET
Vladimir Tarasenko STL 7,000,000 7,500,000
- lulags

I still have no idea what it all means
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

Dec 11 @ 2:16 PM ET
Do u get super fired up about everything?
Gonna give yourself a heart attack man
Goosefrabba

It’s just the movies

Supposed to be fun & entertaining

Don’t have to take everything so damn serious

- jdfitz77

Not trying to start sh!t...
but you’re coming off as really judgy man
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Dec 11 @ 2:17 PM ET
This might be easier but about 99% of the guys in ROR range would be a massive improvement

https://www.hockey-refere.../current_nhl_salaries.cgi

- lulags


I don't get how a 7.5m player who is the best 2-way forward we've had since Drury is such a problem. He's a nice 2C. We have no organization to the bottom 6 or D. RoR is fine.

Why move one of our decent performers when there are actual problems on this roster? Everyone here suddenly is worried about the cap. It's going up, and there are way better candidates to move if you're actually worried about that
lulags
Buffalo Sabres
Location: St Louis
Joined: 02.24.2007

Dec 11 @ 2:17 PM ET
Vladimir Tarasenko STL 7,000,000 7,500,000
- lulags


We are paying Okposo and ROR more than Tarasenko
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Dec 11 @ 2:18 PM ET
So we're talking intangibles and ignoring the superior roster that Toews captained
- jcragcrumple

we are talking about trading for ror to be a difference maker


result is
25th in nhl
25th in nhl

year 3, 30th in nhl
lulags
Buffalo Sabres
Location: St Louis
Joined: 02.24.2007

Dec 11 @ 2:18 PM ET
I don't get how a 7.5m player who is the best 2-way forward we've had since Drury is such a problem. He's a nice 2C. We have no organization to the bottom 6 or D. RoR is fine.

Why move one of our decent performers when there are actual problems on this roster? Everyone here suddenly is worried about the cap. It's going up, and there are way better candidates to move if you're actually worried about that

- jcragcrumple


9mil, 7.5 cap hit
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