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Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, when you're perfect in every way. I can't wait to look in the mirror, 'cause I get better looking each day. To know me is to love me, I must be a hell of a man. Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, but I'm doin' the best that I can.

The NBA instituted their draft lottery because it was becoming apparent that teams were throwing games to try and get the #1 pick. Back then, the two worst teams flipped a coin to see who went first. The weighted lottery went into effect to counteract that possibility.

It's a little more plausible to try in the NBA where a single top draft pick can turn your franchise around. The effect a single player has on a team isn't as great in the NFL or NHL, so it's not typically a sound strategy.

I think it makes even less sense in the NHL quite frankly.

Good teams build through the draft. If you want to criticize some of Darcy's picks, most of the board would be right behind you. However, you certainly don't build a team via trade. Historically trades are decent for plugging holes for a playoff run. Your recollection of Darcy's trades is also suspect. He generally hasn't thrown away pick on rentals.

I'm actually encouraged that Darcy doesn't overpay for marginal short term improvements that fucknuts like yourself want him to.

As far as #1, you're a lying sack of doo doo butter.

Pants : "Hmmm... Gunna call BS on this one.
I'm fairly certain you posted pictures of yourself on the old forums and cried about your relationship problems. I've got a decent memory."

You : "Not me buddy! Never was on the old forums" (Note that you CLEARLY acknowledge the 'old forums' here. Not sure how you could suddenly misconstrue that to mean THESE forums, of which there were not other incarnations. )

You are... theweakestlink.

Goodbye

hey, whats this ole boy doin here?

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Do a search for "Free Pizza". Then see if it come out this drive.

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Is this a drive?

Ham

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Do you believe yet?

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FIGHTER OF THE NIGHTMAN

"on the ice now for buffalo, looking for the pass, and gets it, afinogenov, couldnt get the shot away, now HE DOES, HE SCORES!!!! HOLY MACKEREL ROLE THE HIGH LIGHT FILM, MAXIM AFINOGENOV, WHAT A MOVE!!!!.... thats not fair... that was unbelievable"
-R.J. and Lorenz

heres my question: you and squanto have different philosophies. fair enough. what exactly are you trying to accomplish by calling out a mod, who self admittedly, has an itchy finger on the trigger to the banhammer machine? do you not want to talk hockey? or are you just trying to piss people off? whats the story here?

ps: this isnt a shot at you, tom. at all.

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Oh yeah ?!???!?!!?

Kidding. :p

OMG it's akper's and ughster's long lost cousin.

What a trip down memory lane...

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"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hockey Night in Buffalo

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PSA: I am an overly sarcastic person. If you take me at my word, then i will most likely anger and offend you.

Where's the banhammer?

That's an insult to Akper.

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Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, when you're perfect in every way. I can't wait to look in the mirror, 'cause I get better looking each day. To know me is to love me, I must be a hell of a man. Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, but I'm doin' the best that I can.

Mmm, I wonder when the next Free Pancake Day is at IHOP.

Too bad I wouldn't go. The one by my house is staffed by a bunch of senior citizens.

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ATTENTION SABRES: who are you people??!?



http://sabresbecause.tumblr.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins

Drafting Mario Lemieux, traded away everyone to drop below New Jersey.

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Very good point. And look what it did for the Penguins! They also drafted Jagr a few years later and ended up making some big trades to acquire Coffey, Barrasso, Joe Mullen, Larry Murphy, and Ron Francis.

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PSA: I am an overly sarcastic person. If you take me at my word, then i will most likely anger and offend you.

now if that was a call out too me i'd ay ask me about the bills not the sabres as i think i could do a better job with the football. which is weird seeing how poor the bills seem, or at least o could present my idea of how i'd run this off season. I'll suck it up and deal with Gailey as the coach for this year, the the OC is changing. still debating whether or not to post the whole idea under one of the threads. well i'll go drink something and decide. my only idea for the sabres is trading for sharp and fisher. but it's up in the air.

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"Tis The Season, Fa la la la la LaFontaine" - Rick Jeanneret

Not even gonna lie, every time Miller has a so-so game I think of akper and genuinely laugh out loud.

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Miles to go before I sleep

‎"Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation."
-Khalil Gibran

No I do want to talk hockey if you don't like someone's opinion then fine! He has his philosophy and I have mine about the Sabres. I feel that Regier hasn't done much the last few seasons to make this team better. You have to take chances every once in a while to and not be so conservative. He's always telling us fans about fair market or the market just isn't there. He has way too many excuses. Here's my point to the draft. The last decent scorer we drafted was Vanek and he was a top 5 pick other than that their hasn't been anything. Last year was a great chance to get in the top ten or better and the Sabres decide to finish the season on a high note instead of trying to unload some garbage and build for the future. So trade a 2nd rounder for Moore who was a rental player with no intention of re-signing the guy. Why trade for him then. This team wasn't good enough to make the playoffs and even if they did sneak in they would have been bounced in the first round. Start building for the future. The Cup should be the first priority on Ownership and GM Regier's plate and not just being content on making the playoffs. That's the point I'm trying to make. Buffalo keeps on finishing in the middle of the road with next to no tinkering in the roster and this is what we are getting every year. Middle of the road team. Regier has made some decent trades in his time with Buffalo but he needs to wake up and see this team this year is decent and could use some help. Ottawa is 1 point behind us now and are smoking hot. The Sabres can't beat this team to save their lives and Regier wants to sit and do nothing. How about going out and acquiring a player or two that can help because this current team isn't going to make it to the Cup without any additions. Why not take a shot without mortaging too much of the future. I'm now saying trying to do what the devils did but maybe a minor pickup or two could really help.