i can see some people have their panties in a bunch today.


- LizzyJo

Yep.....oiler fans. Don't go in there they're attacking everyone who opposes the view that Justin Schultz is their franchises savior and that now because he signed, big free agent fish will follow.

Edit....it has been a testy board today

You can argue Ruff wrecked Adam by switching him all over the ice. Or that he's an average skater at best that wasn't too keen on his defensive zone responsibilities. But I don't think it has to do with being rushed.
- dacks

I do
He had absolutely NO business on our TOP line with vanek & pominville
Sure, he was putting up points in the beginning,
But anyone would have the way they were playing
As soon as he started to struggle (because he was significantly overmatched IMO)...
His confidence suffered...
So much so, that even when he went back to Rochester he had a rough time

He CLEARLY couldn't handle the role he was put in by Ruff
That was some bad coaching

And if his defense is an issue, he should be playing wing, where the assignments aren't as great
lessen what u want him to do on the ice...
Until he is READY for more
Don't ask him to do all that as a rookie
That was so dumb!!!

Yep.....oiler fans. Don't go in there they're attacking everyone who opposes the view that Justin Schultz is their franchises savior and that now because he signed, big free agent fish will follow.

Edit....it has been a testy board today
- twistedwrister9

whatd you say to properly piss them off? i honestly find them to be entirely knowledgeable/ not homers / and they dont attack your opinion

maybe today is special because of the signing lol



the toronto blogs are the absolute worst they see youre from buffalo and youre immediately an enemy, even when youre just looking for simple discussion


and they think that kadri gardiner (and formerly schenn) were the next crosby, lidstrom, and pronger

dude. dont get ahead of yourself...at all

direct quote from you: "as i PREDICTED earlier, schultz signed with the oilers"

keyword: predicted. you got lucky


and, everyone and their brother knew it was down to edmonton and vancouver. bob mckenzie tweeted that apparently it has been edmonton for the last 2 months.....so if thats the case and you are an "insider" , where were you on that?


also, i would be willing to bet that we are nowhere near anything close AT ALL with bobby ryan. homer said we dont have any interest in him and hes been spot on with more sh*t than you have been. sure hes missed slightly on a couple of things but as far as im concerned hes the only reliable source on this blog


dont get me wrong i cant stand his strong opinions and when he completely shuts down people, but you cant argue that hes right a lot


parise on the other hand....lets see if you can dig up anything real on that front
- HAMgerber

look im not trying to sound mean or anything, but i just cant stand when people go on twitter, look up rumors all over the place, then claim to have a source



as someone poiinted out earlier.." if you can break something along the lines of kassian to van for hodge"


then i will trust you as an insider because something like that came COMEPLETELY out of the blue

...its painfully easy for someone to come on here and be all ," oh well i think nash is gonna get dealt to nyr or tor or philly" or "yeah im hearing schultz is down to edm or van"


yeah no DUH thats entirely speculation.....stop wasting everyones time...its terribly annoying
- HAMgerber

You say all this, yet not even homer broke that news (RicoMartin was 10x closer and you guys laugh at Rico) but youve been defending him all day today.

You cant have your cake and eat it too

whatd you say to properly piss them off? i honestly find them to be entirely knowledgeable/ not homers / and they dont attack your opinion

maybe today is special because of the signing lol



the toronto blogs are the absolute worst they see youre from buffalo and youre immediately an enemy, even when youre just looking for simple discussion


and they think that kadri gardiner (and formerly schenn) were the next crosby, lidstrom, and pronger
- HAMgerber

Booyah... About (frank)ing time we were the sought after locale from bigger fish!!! Now the haters can hate
- saskoil21


....what makes him such a big fish? He hasn't played a minute in the league, so tell me how he is all of the sudden can't miss. Plenty of former hobey baker nominated college free agents that have flopped. What's to say he's not the next Matt Gilroy. Not trolling so much as asking an honest question. So much excitement over an unproven commodity.


This was the comment and my response, most ganged up and had a fit that I was going in to talk crap, yet a few responded fair point, they were just excited someone choose edm. I had intelligent banter with a few, even practically congratulating them before they all got bent.

look im not trying to sound mean or anything, but i just cant stand when people go on twitter, look up rumors all over the place, then claim to have a source



as someone poiinted out earlier.." if you can break something along the lines of kassian to van for hodge"


then i will trust you as an insider because something like that came COMEPLETELY out of the blue

...its painfully easy for someone to come on here and be all ," oh well i think nash is gonna get dealt to nyr or tor or philly" or "yeah im hearing schultz is down to edm or van"


yeah no DUH thats entirely speculation.....stop wasting everyones time...its terribly annoying
- HAMgerber

Dude relax, you know you are on Hockeybuzz.com right??? It is about wasting our time reading hockey blogs and rumors lol. Take a Xanax and know what this website is about. This guy seems to have some sort a clue, so who cares. It is interesting and fun.

I'm excited for tomorrow.

I want Doan and Smyth Smyth would be a nice 3rd liner!! and mentor!

I do
He had absolutely NO business on our TOP line with vanek & pominville
Sure, he was putting up points in the beginning,
But anyone would have the way they were playing
As soon as he started to struggle (because he was significantly overmatched IMO)...
His confidence suffered...
So much so, that even when he went back to Rochester he had a rough time

He CLEARLY couldn't handle the role he was put in by Ruff
That was some bad coaching

And if his defense is an issue, he should be playing wing, where the assignments aren't as great
lessen what u want him to do on the ice...
Until he is READY for more
Don't ask him to do all that as a rookie
That was so dumb!!!
- jdfitz77

I don't remember any significant period where he stunk so bad that Lindy had to yank him. No doubt TV and Pommer were playing great, as they should've. Just think that either a) Lindy booted him too quickly, and (more likely) b) he's a 3rd Liner at best.

Dude relax, you know you are on Hockeybuzz.com right??? It is about wasting our time reading hockey blogs and rumors lol. Take a Xanax and know what this website is about. This guy seems to have some sort a clue, so who cares. It is interesting and fun.

I'm excited for tomorrow.

I want Doan and Smyth Smyth would be a nice 3rd liner!! and mentor!
- Morskdog89

Thank you.

What are you thinkin/hoping for tmrw twisted?
- sabresfandan

......would love to sign Doan as well, forgot about him

......would love to sign Doan as well, forgot about him
- twistedwrister9

Doan is my favorite captain in hockey, brings it everynight and is a classy guy on and off the ice.

Doan is my favorite captain in hockey, brings it everynight and is a classy guy on and off the ice.
- sabresfandan

...he'd be a fantastic consolation prize to missing out on parise.

......would love to sign Doan as well, forgot about him
- twistedwrister9

I also hope something goes down tonight leading into free agency so some dominoes will start to fall.

...he'd be a fantastic consolation prize to missing out on parise.
- twistedwrister9

Absolutely

Did I miss a Textingsources showing in here while I was working?!?! How disappointing!!

I also hope something goes down tonight leading into free agency so some dominoes will start to fall.
- sabresfandan

Doan and Smyth would be perfect mentors and be awesome in our locker room. God that would be great!! I'll take Parise too! Let's Go Sabres!!!!!!!

I do
He had absolutely NO business on our TOP line with vanek & pominville
Sure, he was putting up points in the beginning,
But anyone would have the way they were playing
As soon as he started to struggle (because he was significantly overmatched IMO)...
His confidence suffered...
So much so, that even when he went back to Rochester he had a rough time

He CLEARLY couldn't handle the role he was put in by Ruff
That was some bad coaching

And if his defense is an issue, he should be playing wing, where the assignments aren't as great
lessen what u want him to do on the ice...
Until he is READY for more
Don't ask him to do all that as a rookie
That was so dumb!!!
- jdfitz77

Would you agree if i said..... Lindy ruff is a great coach..... Just not for the sabres anymore?

Dude relax, you know you are on Hockeybuzz.com right??? It is about wasting our time reading hockey blogs and rumors lol. Take a Xanax and know what this website is about. This guy seems to have some sort a clue, so who cares. It is interesting and fun.

I'm excited for tomorrow.

I want Doan and Smyth Smyth would be a nice 3rd liner!! and mentor!
- Morskdog89

hahah yeah true i know i know


i just get so annoyed when someone comes on and just throws out random bs trying to look like a hero

and if you can find a xanax...send it my way


also...does free agency start at midnight or noon tomorrow?

and do we think parise will sign tomorrow or is it gonna take like 3 days? i cant stand when that happens haha

hahah yeah true i know i know


i just get so annoyed when someone comes on and just throws out random bs trying to look like a hero

and if you can find a xanax...send it my way


also...does free agency start at midnight or noon tomorrow?

and do we think parise will sign tomorrow or is it gonna take like 3 days? i cant stand when that happens haha
- HAMgerber

Starts at noon and Parise will def sign somewhere tmrw.

Starts at noon and Parise will def sign somewhere tmrw.
- sabresfandan

I expect it will be sometim between 3-5PM... F5 on that rumor.

hahah yeah true i know i know


i just get so annoyed when someone comes on and just throws out random bs trying to look like a hero

and if you can find a xanax...send it my way


also...does free agency start at midnight or noon tomorrow?

and do we think parise will sign tomorrow or is it gonna take like 3 days? i cant stand when that happens haha
- HAMgerber

I'm third in line on the xanny http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9VIMfcTj_0

About Luke Adam...every indication was that he COULD handle more he was doing great with Vanek and Pommer until he slumped or whatever. He saw both rookie success and sophomore slump in his first year...If he can return to his early form it drastically reduces the need for some scoring (we would still need some, just maybe a 20 goal scorer rather than a 30 goal scorer)

I don't remember any significant period where he stunk so bad that Lindy had to yank him. No doubt TV and Pommer were playing great, as they should've. Just think that either a) Lindy booted him too quickly, and (more likely) b) he's a 3rd Liner at best.
- dacks

I think RIGHT NOW, he's a 3rd liner with 2nd line potential...
That's why asking him to take on a role on the 1st line was asking way too much for a rookie
And add on to that, the extra defensive responsibilities u have at the Center position

It'd make more sense to me to START him in the wing on the 3rd line and let him work his way up

I'm third in line on the xanny http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9VIMfcTj_0
- Vakitis

lol Its all good friends!!! Lets enjoy noon tomorrow with some Xanax!!!

Fake rumors, beers, hockeybuzz friends, zannys, and tash talkin!

GREAT SUNDAY TO ME!!

woooooooo

BLEED BLUE AND GOLD

Would you agree if i said..... Lindy ruff is a great coach..... Just not for the sabres anymore?
- BarUpHockey19

I'd say both statements are arguable
I'm of the opinion he is a GOOD coach, not great
As for whether or not he has worn out his welcome...
After Roy is traded and possibly Sekera...
How many guys are left that have been here a significant amount of time?
Pretty much just Miller, Vanek & Pominville... And you could throw Stafford in there too I guess
But my point is,
With so much turnover lately,
I rally don't see Ruff's being here for so long as an issue