Sabrefan1 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 15 minutes ago, Jaimito said: You know you're a poverty franchise when literally nobody can even muster up hate for you. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Arrogant Worms Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Paul Bissonnette rips New York Rangers fans: ‘You guys smoking rocks’ https://canoe.com/sports/hockey/nhl/bissonnette-rips-rangers-fans/wcm/e501e8f1-631c-4764-99d7-de463d850393 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 16 minutes ago, Sabrefan1 said: You know you're a poverty franchise when literally nobody can even muster up hate for you. Don’t feel too bad. Alf hates the Sabes. And I’m sure lots here will join in and express their hate for the Sabres too. Hope that cheers you up! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrefan1 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 1 minute ago, The Arrogant Worms said: Paul Bissonnette rips New York Rangers fans: ‘You guys smoking rocks’ https://canoe.com/sports/hockey/nhl/bissonnette-rips-rangers-fans/wcm/e501e8f1-631c-4764-99d7-de463d850393 Good grief, you're a news reading machine made out of flesh! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrefan1 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Just now, Alflives said: Don’t feel too bad. Alf hates the Sabes. And I’m sure lots here will join in and express their hate for the Sabres too. Hope that cheers you up! The only time people here truly hate the Sabres are when the Canucks are playing them. Hence my absenteeism from the game-day threads since my return to the board. Most of the time it's basically league-wide apathy, which is much worse than being hated. You don't really count because you hate every team in the NHL that doesn't have an Orca on it's sweater. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 1 hour ago, Miss Korea said: This goes back to my original point. You probably would like McDavid more if he played for a random team like Anaheim or Carolina. You would probably like Matthews more too. And you would've HATED Crosby if he were a Flame or a Leaf. Imagine if Bedard got drafted by the Oilers. Imagine the hate he would get from us. That's most of where all this is coming from. You're not gonna see a Celtics fan try to say Kobe was a bad player. They hated his guts, but nobody is crazy enough to say he sucked. An Edmonton fan site would have the same problem as any other rabid fanbase - they think their team is being persecuted. Every Canucks fan their team is the most persecuted. Every Leafs fan thinks their team is the most persecuted. Hatred is more powerful than love - it's a great emotion to have. But don't confuse hatred for stupidity. You can hate someone but still acknowledge their work ethic and team mentality. You can't see past that. I'm not going to root for another team when my team is in the playoffs. This is exactly what I said about McDavid: Connor McDavid is a fabulous player. He will be a top 10 player in NHL history or maybe even top 5 if he can win a cup or two. Edmonton was actually my second favourite team back in the day. Wayne Gretzky is my favourite player of all time. But I could never cheer for an Oilers team again as long as McDavid and Draisaitl are on the team. Does this sound like someone who thinks McDavid sucks as a player? Just because I hate his guts doesn’t mean I don’t respect him as a player. As for his defensive abilities, he may have improved in that this year, but don’t pretend that he didn’t suck defensively for the better part of 8 years. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 46 minutes ago, Sabrefan1 said: The only time people here truly hate the Sabres are when the Canucks are playing them. Hence my absenteeism from the game-day threads since my return to the board. Most of the time it's basically league-wide apathy, which is much worse than being hated. You don't really count because you hate every team in the NHL that doesn't have an Orca on its of sweater. Alf is a secret Leafs fan. He is old enough to have watched Dave Keon live. Keon is his favourite player. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 C'mon Vegas, do us a favour you assholes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Am.Ironman Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 The oilers announcer mentioned that the Oilers control their destiny in winning the division. I found it surprising so I checked. It's true, if they win out AND beat the Canucks in regulation on Saturday they could win the division even if the Canucks win all their other games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Vegas sucking so far. Where is the team we played against last week? Jerks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip The Mesh Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimmyparttwo Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 1. Vegas is flat out uninspired in this game. They play like this they are easy pickings in the playoffs. 2. This isn’t the playoffs 3. Despite the difference in age, and the lefty shot, I’d take Matthias Ekholm and his 6.25 for the next two years over anything Filip Hronek might demand going into the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Korea Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 4 hours ago, Elias Pettersson said: This is exactly what I said about McDavid: Connor McDavid is a fabulous player. He will be a top 10 player in NHL history or maybe even top 5 if he can win a cup or two. Edmonton was actually my second favourite team back in the day. Wayne Gretzky is my favourite player of all time. But I could never cheer for an Oilers team again as long as McDavid and Draisaitl are on the team. Does this sound like someone who thinks McDavid sucks as a player? Just because I hate his guts doesn’t mean I don’t respect him as a player. As for his defensive abilities, he may have improved in that this year, but don’t pretend that he didn’t suck defensively for the better part of 8 years. Like I said, you don't have to respect a player but you also called him a trophy hunter. You criticize him when he doesn't score, and then you call him a stat-padder when he does. What do you want from him? He didn't choose to get drafted to Edmonton. He addressed the weaknesses in his game. Losing in the 2022 conference final sucked for him, so he worked on his defense and heavily featured on Woodcroft's PK last year. When Knoblauch took over, he bought into the new box+1 system and is doing just fine. He isn't great at defending, but he’s fine. He can be all those things and still be an asshole prick you root against. And what does it matter if he sucked at parts of the game in the past, if he has worked on improving it in the present? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Coconuts Posted April 11 Author Share Posted April 11 If you have to choose one game to watch today it should be this one, it's essentially a playoff game for both teams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 16 hours ago, Shift-4 said: Vegas sucking so far. Where is the team we played against last week? Jerks Not facing DeSmith or being force fed powerplays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnstorm Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Tonight’s outcomes are aligning for the Penguins to climb into the 2nd wild card in the east. Capitols down by 2 against Sabres right now and Penguins up 5-4 against Detroit. The competition for that last spot couldn’t be any tighter than it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 (edited) He'd probably be 5th all-time if he hadn't missed all that time during his prime, and likely not far behind Howe He could probably still reach 5 depending on how long he decides to play Edited April 12 by Coconuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnstorm Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 That didn’t age well. Detroit just potted 2 to tie Pittsburg at 5-5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 Pens and Wings going to OT, extra point is massive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 Leafs couldn't even be a Devils team missing Jack Hughes, they won't go far with tending like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip The Mesh Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Gee, too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 Pens do it, that's likely it for the Wings So close, but no cigar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 Helluva night for Sid, 10th all-time and now 1k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwijjibo Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 (edited) Impressive accomplishment for Mike Matheson. Joins a pretty exclusive club Edited April 12 by qwijjibo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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