Hey mike p didn’t you used to be the blogger on this site? Before hank b?

Any of you bloggers play ice hockey? Or you just want a bees?
- Rsh

Think there's a few on here that have played.

Hey 36 you a vet to?

Did you score more than 20 goals in each of your 2 nhl seasons of just over 50 games each?

7th round pick?

Still have a target on your back?

Or were you the take the money and run type?
9 million to score 2 more goals than girgensons?
- Boss34

Agreed on Skinner being overpaid. The question is do you bury him on the depth chart or do you try to put him in a position to succeed? There's no rewriting the contract.

Stuck for 5 years...


Also I probably didn't score 20 goals in my career. I had the skating of Matt Moulson and the size of Brian Gionta.

Hey 36 you a vet to?
- Rsh

Yes!!

I played through high school and a year of junior...then I started reffing and have made it to the professional ranks.
- Stripes77

I played AA. Highest level in Canada is AAA.

I wasn’t a slouch but wasn’t quite good enough to go anywhere with it.

High school hockey was fun though. Played with a few guys that went to the OHL, one even got drafted by the Canes in the 5th round but never made it. Does the name Tyler Ganly ring a bell ? Maybe you reffed a few of his games.

That was the equivalent of AAA for the most part but it was just a tournament team.

I played ice hockey as a kid (Hamburg and S. Buffalo)
- Hank Balling

I never played ice hockey, but I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night.

Agreed on Skinner being overpaid. The question is do you bury him on the depth chart or do you try to put him in a position to succeed? There's no rewriting the contract.

Stuck for 5 years...


Also I probably didn't score 20 goals in my career. I had the skating of Matt Moulson and the size of Brian Gionta.
- Hank Balling

Idk why you’d proceed like you would get a logical honest response.

If you want to put Skinner in a position to succeed you’re too forgiving, if you want to put Olofsson where he belongs on the 2nd or 3rd line you’re a “hater”.

This is going to be a very long year on this board considering the circumstances

Hey jerry you never he’s also thank you for the rules on the web! Again that you stipes 77

Does he have a responsibility to produce in some way? To earn that money in some way? Was it a good idea to try to develop two scoring lines instead of just have one and finish in the bottom 5 again? Does he have any responsibility for falling off the track? Or is it someone else, others responsible for him?
- GilPerreault11

Sure. No question he bears responsibility. No question the weight of the contract had an effect on him. Sabres gotta make the best of the situation. Putting him in the top-6 where he belongs and knowing the type of player he is, as well as what makes him tick, would be a good start on any road to recovery

Hey mike p didn’t you used to be the blogger on this site? Before hank b?
- Rsh

Yup.

Thanks power ! Good one!!!

I read your blogs when I first found this blog years ago. Why did you give it up?

Sure. No question he bears responsibility. No question the weight of the contract had an effect on him. Sabres gotta make the best of the situation. Putting him in the top-6 where he belongs and knowing the type of player he is, as well as what makes him tick, would be a good start on any road to recovery
- Michael Pachla

Good Post Pach's, and I think they have a Coach that can help with that.

Hank b doesn’t like to answer then you as him a question!!Here is one for you sabres take a celery dump for lucci. To protect the young players? At least you my give an honest answer. Hank b doesn’t have the time?

Hey 36 you a marine?

Any of you bloggers play ice hockey? Or you just want a bees?
- Rsh

i only sit in the basement and i read stats and judge players based on them, ive never even put an ice sk8 on

Hank b doesn’t like to answer then you as him a question!!Here is one for you sabres take a celery dump for lucci. To protect the young players? At least you my give an honest answer. Hank b doesn’t have the time?
- Rsh

What's the rest of the deal?

Hey 36 you a marine?
- Rsh

Army

Hey 36 Served in3/4 2/5 And 2/6 and recon.

Send the flames 🔥 Eakins and a 6 th for lucci and a Fifth

I played AA. Highest level in Canada is AAA.

I wasn’t a slouch but wasn’t quite good enough to go anywhere with it.

High school hockey was fun though. Played with a few guys that went to the OHL, one even got drafted by the Canes in the 5th round but never made it. Does the name Tyler Ganly ring a bell ? Maybe you reffed a few of his games.

That was the equivalent of AAA for the most part but it was just a tournament team.
- Pegullaville

I'm horrible with names, I probably did ref some though

Quick scan of the back read and see posts on bad bills draft picks.

No one mentions Mike cheeseburger Williams. Or Butler’s run out the door pick of Flowers…. Utter garbage. Not Sabres bad but pretty pretty pretty awful!

Hey jerry you never he’s also thank you for the rules on the web! Again that you stipes 77
- Rsh

No problem

Sure. No question he bears responsibility. No question the weight of the contract had an effect on him. Sabres gotta make the best of the situation. Putting him in the top-6 where he belongs and knowing the type of player he is, as well as what makes him tick, would be a good start on any road to recovery
- Michael Pachla

Good reply. IMO, the players and the agents that are demanding that kind of money need to take the bulk of the responsibility when they don't live up to the deal, I am sure that they negotiated the team way up from where they ideally wanted the player in the first place. That said, the team sure as heck needs to maximize what they can get out of the player once the deal is done. Burying Skinner on the 4th line makes no sense, at all. It's not like you overpaid Lucic, and the third or fourth line is where his skillset actually belongs.