Wanna blog? Start your own hockey blog with My HockeyBuzz. Register for free today!
 
Forums :: Blog World :: Hank Balling: History Suggests Sabres Could Land Quality Players at Picks 9, 16
Author Message
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

May 12 @ 11:47 AM ET
I look at it like Patrick Marleau. He was never great but he was good and he played forever for the Sharks. He'll have his number retired. Freddy logged the years and total yards in addition to being a great community guy. Absolutely should be on the wall imo
- Hank Balling

I wouldn’t care if he was. I personally think he gets over rated due to being one of the best parts of just a horrible situation in the drought.

The community stuff matters I’m sure, but you gotta accomplish some things on the field too. Jackson was always fun to watch but never a top 10 RB.

IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

May 12 @ 11:49 AM ET
WGR is talking Bills Wall of Famers. Obviously Moulds and Kyle Williams are the two popular names (for good reason). Freddie should be up there.

I'm saying Brian Mormon should be up there as well.

2x all pro
NFL All-Decade (2000s)
11 years on the team

No love for the punter

- Hank Balling


I thought Smerlas was up there already.
SabresFaninIndiana
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Bananaville, IN
Joined: 12.16.2009

May 12 @ 11:50 AM ET
If you add in the PR and KR yards he's over 10k. Super deserving of the wall imo
- Hank Balling

he gets to be on the Buffalo epitome of fan favorite player wall
SabresFaninIndiana
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Bananaville, IN
Joined: 12.16.2009

May 12 @ 11:51 AM ET
Highly doubt OJ makes the new stadium wall.

Buffalo needs to have a little respect for domestic violence victims.

- Boss34

you would hope so.. maybe they don't want to make a big deal of it and just do it that way. instead ripping it down from the existing
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

May 12 @ 11:58 AM ET
I look at it like Patrick Marleau. He was never great but he was good and he played forever for the Sharks. He'll have his number retired. Freddy logged the years and total yards in addition to being a great community guy. Absolutely should be on the wall imo
- Hank Balling


1A. Freddie
1B. Kyle Williams
2. Brian moorman
3. Moulds

Freddie and kyle should go up together
RichardRoma
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 01.18.2017

May 12 @ 11:58 AM ET
Had almost 9 thousand total yards rushing and rec. with the Bill's. I would absolutely love if he was are RB right now. But back to the wall, think he should be in the convo for sure.
- Buff36

Really? You wish a 41 year old was our starting RB right now?
RhinoFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Visionville
Joined: 10.12.2015

May 12 @ 12:08 PM ET
Highly doubt OJ makes the new stadium wall.

Buffalo needs to have a little respect for domestic violence victims.

- Boss34


Hope so, it's silly he remained this long.
lulags
Buffalo Sabres
Location: St Louis
Joined: 02.24.2007

May 12 @ 12:13 PM ET
Savoie at 9
Kasper maybe 16 If he slips or 9 if Savoie gone
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

May 12 @ 12:18 PM ET
Savoie at 9
Kasper maybe 16 If he slips or 9 if Savoie gone

- lulags



Kasper at 9 ? hell to the no. Nobody has him above 15
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

May 12 @ 12:18 PM ET
WGR is talking Bills Wall of Famers. Obviously Moulds and Kyle Williams are the two popular names (for good reason). Freddie should be up there.

I'm saying Brian Mormon should be up there as well.

2x all pro
NFL All-Decade (2000s)
11 years on the team

No love for the punter

- Hank Balling

Reggie McKenzie
Fred Jackson
Aaron Schobel
Ruben Brown, hell he should be in the Hall of Fame

DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

May 12 @ 12:21 PM ET
#9 A.) Jiricek/Savoie/Nazar (doubt they're there) B.) Kemell/Lekkerimaki/Gauthier
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

May 12 @ 12:21 PM ET
Savoie at 9
Kasper maybe 16 If he slips or 9 if Savoie gone

- lulags


Draft Ranks / Mocks are going to be interesting over the next 7 weeks for sure.
We still have the rescheduled WJC games to get through to help codify the rankings.
Gerbie hit it months ago when he said the Drafts for a couple years were going to be significantly impacted by Covid
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

May 12 @ 12:22 PM ET
I wouldn’t care if he was. I personally think he gets over rated due to being one of the best parts of just a horrible situation in the drought.

The community stuff matters I’m sure, but you gotta accomplish some things on the field too. Jackson was always fun to watch but never a top 10 RB.

- sbroads24

https://www.pro-football-...om/years/2009/leaders.htm

led league in all purpose yards in 2009

BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

May 12 @ 12:23 PM ET
One 1,000 yard season. Did he ever make a pro bowl? Maybe one?

I think they should leave room for when this generation of Bills leaves.

Poyer, Diggs, Allen obv, Tre White will all be more deserving.

Jackson was good, and a fan favorite. He was never close to great outside a 9-10 game stretch in 2011

- sbroads24

You are insufferable dude.
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

May 12 @ 12:24 PM ET
Draft Ranks / Mocks are going to be interesting over the next 7 weeks for sure.
We still have the rescheduled WJC games to get through to help codify the rankings.
Gerbie hit it months ago when he said the Drafts for a couple years were going to be significantly impacted by Covid

- IonSabres


I think this is why we see a lot of Americans this year in the top 30. Not that they don't deserve to be there but Canadian/Canadian Junior players pretty much had to take a year off. Allowing more growth and more scouting time for the guys down south

homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

May 12 @ 12:26 PM ET
You are insufferable dude.
- BeadyEyedDouche

fred jackson 4.4 yards per carry

thurman thomas 4.2 yards per carry

BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

May 12 @ 12:27 PM ET
I look at it like Patrick Marleau. He was never great but he was good and he played forever for the Sharks. He'll have his number retired. Freddy logged the years and total yards in addition to being a great community guy. Absolutely should be on the wall imo
- Hank Balling

Dude what? He scored 20+ goals 15 times, 30+ 7 times and has 566 career goals. Marleau was a great player. Maybe not an all-star or elite but he was great.
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

May 12 @ 12:27 PM ET
A lot of predictions saying there are going to be a lot of players in the 2nd round that are jut as good if not better than the first round selections.
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

May 12 @ 12:27 PM ET
#9 A.) Jiricek/Savoie/Nazar (doubt they're there) B.) Kemell/Lekkerimaki/Gauthier
- DirtyDan


The Athletic published a Mock Draft I think of the Lottery Teams, with Cory Pronman providing overall commentary at the end. In it, he said several scouts thought that there were several names that were excluded in the mock that they felt would move up considerably (paraphrasing).
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

May 12 @ 12:29 PM ET
Dude what? He scored 20+ goals 15 times, 30+ 7 times and has 566 career goals. Marleau was a great player. Maybe not an all-star or elite but he was great.
- BeadyEyedDouche


Ymmv of course. I don't think of him as a great player. He was really good for 100 years and deserves to have his number retired.

.67 PPG over his career
RichardRoma
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 01.18.2017

May 12 @ 12:34 PM ET
You are insufferable dude.
- BeadyEyedDouche

This. To say that Fred is not worthy of the Wall of Fame is just plain ignorant.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

May 12 @ 12:34 PM ET
Ymmv of course. I don't think of him as a great player. He was really good for 100 years and deserves to have his number retired.

.67 PPG over his career

- Hank Balling

7th all time in game winning goals
23rd all time in goals scored
most nhl games played
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

May 12 @ 12:35 PM ET
fred jackson 4.4 yards per carry

thurman thomas 4.2 yards per carry

- homiedclown

Fred Jackson should be on the wall before Eric Moulds FFS.

Stevie Johnson should be on the wall before Moulds. Christ. He was the first Bills WR to have consecutive 1,000 yard receiving seasons.

I have never understood the circle-jerk for Moulds.
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

May 12 @ 12:37 PM ET
7th all time in game winning goals
23rd all time in goals scored
most nhl games played

- homiedclown


Well yeah, he played for 23 years. Only above a ppg for 3 out of those years. First ballot Hall of Very Good and Playing a Long Time
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

May 12 @ 12:42 PM ET
Fred Jackson should be on the wall before Eric Moulds FFS.

Stevie Johnson should be on the wall before Moulds. Christ. He was the first Bills WR to have consecutive 1,000 yard receiving seasons.

I have never understood the circle-jerk for Moulds.

- BeadyEyedDouche

Besides having all the Bills single season receiving records before Diggs?
Page: Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60  Next