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Chainshot said:
This made me snort my coffee.
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Most people drink their coffee instead of snorting it, you weirdo.

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Sabresfansince1980 said:
There still needs to be officials on the ice for when the stupid stuff starts.
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He suggests a rotation of the existing 4 officials.

2 work each night and the other two are in the booth at ice level monitoring. But he wants them in full gear so they can come onto the ice in the even the stupid stuff starts.

Not sure how practical that is but it would be comical to watch them deploy from the observation booth.
 
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Guess I'm jumping on the Devils bandwagon. Can't bring myself to root for anyone else in the East. I doubt they get Lindy his first cup but I could see them making an entertaining run. Out west I will root for the Wild as usual. Though I don't expect much.
 
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MarkusKetterer said:
Panthers bandwagon. Because f*** Hab fans
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I gotta look into tickets down here for a game. But I'm pretty sure they're sold out. Thanks to the Panthers I can experience Playoff games. Last couple years against the Bolts has been a great experience. First one was back in 2016 against the Isles. Don't really care for the Panthers anymore though.

Cant wait for a playoff series against them. Sabres fans will flood that stadium.
 
SwordsgoneWild said:
I gotta look into tickets down here for a game. But I'm pretty sure they're sold out. Thanks to the Panthers I can experience Playoff games. Last couple years against the Bolts has been a great experience. First one was back in 2016 against the Isles. Don't really care for the Panthers anymore though.

Cant wait for a playoff series against them. Sabres fans will flood that stadium.
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Oh I actually don’t want the Panthers to win the Cup. I just want Hab fans to get f***ed over. Or basically I’m pulling for spite :laugh:
 
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MarkusKetterer said:
Oh I actually don’t want the Panthers to win the Cup. I just want Hab fans to get f***ed over. Or basically I’m pulling for spite :laugh:
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I can approve of this though just making it and denying the Habs another lottery ticket is fine with me. :D

The east is hard to root for because of history. I'm leaning toward the Devils though I think that will get old soon enough because that team is set up to be good for a while.

West is who haven't been there before - Seattle - and teams that haven't historically gone far like the Wild or even the Jets. I don't expect them to win, but I will be watching.
 
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Winnipeg winning and their fans trolling the leafs would be funny. In the East. Boston can f off, same as Toronto, the Rags and Islanders. I've hated the Isles long before the Whalers / Canes came into existence in the NHL. The only palatable outcome out west would be Seattle or Winnipeg, the rest of the teams can rot
 
joshjull said:
He suggests a rotation of the existing 4 officials.

2 work each night and the other two are in the booth at ice level monitoring. But he wants them in full gear so they can come onto the ice in the even the stupid stuff starts.

Not sure how practical that is but it would be comical to watch them deploy from the observation booth.
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Could we dress them in 1890's police officer costumes with batons? That, and Benny Hill music.
 
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No Botterill on this list but Sam Ventura, the Sabres Hockey Strategy and Research, is on here.

theathletic.com

Penguins GM candidates: 10 potential options on Fenway Sports Group’s radar

The Athletic has identified Hall of Famers, assistant GMs, senior advisers and analytics specialists as the Pens' potential next GM.
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SAM VENTURA
VP hockey strategy and research (Sabres)

He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University and worked for the Penguins. What else does anybody need to know?

Well, Ventura brought analytics to the Penguins, building out a department that failed to exist before the mid-2010s. Originally a consultant, his data expertise was credited by former GM Jim Rutherford as playing a key role in assisting the Penguins’ Stanley Cup wins in 2016 and 2017. Ventura rose to the rank of director of hockey operations and research before accepting a promotion with the Sabres in July 2021.

Ventura would bring a fundamental understanding of the Penguins’ strengths, weaknesses and culture. Don’t discount the importance of culture; institutional knowledge would be invaluable to an ownership group based outside of Pittsburgh. FSG would win the news conference with Ventura as GM and would probably have picked the right person for the gig, too.
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Dingo44 said:
No Botterill on this list but Sam Ventura, the Sabres Hockey Strategy and Research, is on here.

theathletic.com

Penguins GM candidates: 10 potential options on Fenway Sports Group’s radar

The Athletic has identified Hall of Famers, assistant GMs, senior advisers and analytics specialists as the Pens' potential next GM.
theathletic.com theathletic.com
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That would be great for Sam and a blow to the Sabres. Torn between hoping he moves up - the sort of disruption a guy without the player background moving into one of those positions based on their data knowledge and management skills would be amazing IMO.
 
Chainshot said:
That would be great for Sam and a blow to the Sabres. Torn between hoping he moves up - the sort of disruption a guy without the player background moving into one of those positions based on their data knowledge and management skills would be amazing IMO.
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I wonder if Karmanos would be on their radar given how he is not afraid of analytics.

:dunno:
 
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