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The Goose's Roost: "On Water Fowl and Patriotism"
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Author:  mechaphil [ Fri Jan 01, 2010 12:50 pm ]
Post subject:  The Goose's Roost: "On Water Fowl and Patriotism"
An absolutely EXCELLENT blog entry about our beloved Goose. Ferret's comments need not apply ;)

We’ve talked about Goose’s leadership time and time again, and getting an ‘A’ this year is a huge accomplishment. It’s a new role for a guy so many Sabres fans have hoped he was capable of, and so far he seems to fit the bill.

More importantly, his numbers on ice have improved dramatically this season. With eight goals in just 27 games, Goose will easily break his career-high in goals and leads the league in faceoff percentage. He has solidified his role as one of the team’s top centers, and his situational utility makes him invaluable on set plays. All of a sudden, Paul Gaustad is worth the 4-year, $9.2 million contract extension he signed last summer; a not-so-small feat on a perpetually cash-strapped team.

Read the entire entry here

EDIT: That was a damned-embarrassing typo in the title that I just fixed haha
Author:  slesh [ Fri Jan 01, 2010 1:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The Goose's Roost: "On Water Fowel and Patriotism"
Hey, my sig says it all. I am a HUGE fan of Goose. I love his style, his hardnosed work ethic and his ability to show up every single game, come hell or high water, and of course, his contract.

The few, The proud, The Goose.
Yes, I am a proud member of the flock, Geese for Goose and the legend lives on :).


Woops, and excellent post Phil. :D

HONK! HONK!
Author:  Van_Da_Man [ Fri Jan 01, 2010 2:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The Goose's Roost: "On Water Fowl and Patriotism"
Glad to see the Goose is getting respect, but I must say the most epic call I ever heard about one of his goals came from Versus... "The goose was really honking in on that one!"
Author:  sabresEH [ Fri Jan 01, 2010 6:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The Goose's Roost: "On Water Fowl and Patriotism"
I can't believe Burkie snubbed him.
Author:  mechaphil [ Fri Jan 01, 2010 6:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The Goose's Roost: "On Water Fowl and Patriotism"
Yea, he talks about specialists in his interview, but leaves one of the most versatile guys he could pick off the roster? Derppp
Author:  acrossthelines [ Fri Jan 01, 2010 6:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The Goose's Roost: "On Water Fowl and Patriotism"
AND he said that the players were picked based on their character, not necessarily skill level in all circumstances. :?

???????
Author:  mechaphil [ Fri Jan 01, 2010 6:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The Goose's Roost: "On Water Fowl and Patriotism"
Yea...well hey, just be glad that Burkie is Toronto's GM :lol:
Author:  Hammygoodness [ Sat Jan 02, 2010 1:06 am ]
Post subject:  Re: The Goose's Roost: "On Water Fowl and Patriotism"
Reading this stuff really gives me a nice, warm, Goosey type of glow, ya know? I'm so proud of how far he's come. I think it unfortunate he wasn't named to the U.S. roster, but maybe that'll just keep him in the "underdog" category for me. He's come so far. And looking back on that contract extension, it doesn't seem so bad now, does it? Maybe Regier was a bit ahead of the curve and wasn't just signing Goose to get Miller to sign.

Ham
Author:  PuckSniperPensel [ Sat Jan 02, 2010 1:21 am ]
Post subject:  Re: The Goose's Roost: "On Water Fowl and Patriotism"
I have been saying for a long time that Goose is not overpaid, and that he was going to continue to improve.

Few agreed with me last year. He's certainly making a case for it now.
Author:  mechaphil [ Sat Jan 02, 2010 12:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The Goose's Roost: "On Water Fowl and Patriotism"
Actually, Adam, not to rain on your parade, but pretty much everyone but Ferret thought Goose was worth the money. Maybe a little overpaid, but not so much that it wrecked the team's budget.
Author:  CriminallyVu1gar [ Sat Jan 02, 2010 2:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The Goose's Roost: "On Water Fowl and Patriotism"
mechaphil wrote:
Actually, Adam, not to rain on your parade, but pretty much everyone but Ferret thought Goose was worth the money. Maybe a little overpaid, but not so much that it wrecked the team's budget.


The only players ferret likes played in the NHL 20+ years ago. There's respecting history and then there's just being a curmudgeony old fart with firearms.
Author:  Montalo [ Sun Jan 03, 2010 1:24 am ]
Post subject:  Re: The Goose's Roost: "On Water Fowl and Patriotism"
i view Burke as a genuis, but im questioning hsi idea on skipping over goose
Author:  Vanek_Fanatic_26 [ Tue Jan 05, 2010 4:36 am ]
Post subject:  Re: The Goose's Roost: "On Water Fowl and Patriotism"
I'm surprised ferret hasn't weaseled his way over here yet...
Author:  PuckSniperPensel [ Tue Jan 05, 2010 10:50 am ]
Post subject:  Re: The Goose's Roost: "On Water Fowl and Patriotism"
Ferret likes being the king of the other forum, I'm assuming.
Author:  Squanto [ Tue Jan 05, 2010 11:10 am ]
Post subject:  Re: The Goose's Roost: "On Water Fowl and Patriotism"
Ferret has an account here, although I don't know how long it has been since he's stopped in.

He's not posting on the old official forums either, at least not based on the last couple times I poked my head in.
Author:  mechaphil [ Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The Goose's Roost: "On Water Fowl and Patriotism"
He terrorizes HFBoards now under the alias "coffey7" and with an avatar of a ferret
Author:  daz28 [ Tue Jan 05, 2010 7:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The Goose's Roost: "On Water Fowl and Patriotism"
curmudgeony- Are you a lawyer or something? I'll probably never see that word again in my life. lol

Do you have a word for someone who is only happy when they are getting underneath someone's(or everyone's) skin too?
Author:  sabresrocker56 [ Tue Jan 05, 2010 10:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The Goose's Roost: "On Water Fowl and Patriotism"
daz28 wrote:

Do you have a word for someone who is only happy when they are getting underneath someone's(or everyone's) skin too?

Kaleta? :p
Author:  Van_Da_Man [ Tue Jan 05, 2010 11:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The Goose's Roost: "On Water Fowl and Patriotism"
sabresrocker56 wrote:
daz28 wrote:

Do you have a word for someone who is only happy when they are getting underneath someone's(or everyone's) skin too?

Kaleta? :p

:lol: :lol: :lol:
Author:  Sneaky E [ Wed Jan 06, 2010 6:05 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The Goose's Roost: "On Water Fowl and Patriotism"
mechaphil wrote:
He terrorizes HFBoards now under the alias "coffey7" and with an avatar of a ferret


I'm still not sure whether he's a Paul Coffey or an Eileen Coffey fan.
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