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Not many guys have "earned" their way this year. Seems like silly gossip to me.
Steve Ott is one of those guys that was sour. Which is hilarious because he was terrible for the first 20 games of the season. And went crying to Nolan that he was happy with the way guys were playing as soon as he got here. I really hope we don't re-sign this guy.Not many guys have "earned" their way this year. Seems like silly gossip to me.
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Will Sabres use their two-week AHL conditioning stint first before dispatching Grigorenko back to QMJHL? Hope so.
Interesting
Steve Ott is one of those guys that was sour. Which is hilarious because he was terrible for the first 20 games of the season. And went crying to Nolan that he was happy with the way guys were playing as soon as he got here. I really hope we don't re-sign this guy.
Was this actually reported somewhere or are you just speculating?
No one threw anyone under the bus to the public. Same type of things that were said to Hamilton "privately" last year. The same way he said some guys told him last year that Grigorenko's conditioning and work ethic off the ice was lacking.Really? Throws the young guys under the bus the moment they leave town? Some captain.
He'll be gone soon enough so I ain't gonna sweat it.
Pretty sharp words from Tallinder too:
“It’s not about getting the spot; it’s about earning the spot,†Tallinder said this morning inside the First Niagara Center after the Sabres reassigned four rookies, three of them teenagers. “It used to be like that in this organization, too. I don’t know what happened. So I think we’re getting back to the right track here.â€
Seems like a lot of pent up hostility in that locker room on the part of the vets towards the rooks. Bad dynamic to be sure, and just another reason to get the youngsters out of there.
I just don't get it. The veterans played like crap for the first 1/4 of the season. "Respect the veterans" who mailed it in...ugh
the veterans on this team, the vast majority of which have been underachieving all season long are that indignant?
I'm sure Tallinder was the first guy in Vanek's face questioning the effort.
I'm glad the vets have found their scapegoats for their wretched performance to date. Sure beats looking in the mirror.
I'm sure Tallinder could put his concerns to Vanek in a certified letter. That way it, much like Vanek's effort here this year, would be mailed in.
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I'm curious if Zadorov and Austin get paired together. Austin is surprisingly mobile for a big man, could be an interesting, large, and physical duo. Zadorov can go show off what he learned over the course of a strong five months around "The Boof".
I agree.
I also acknowledge that their GM mailed it in before/during the summer when he:
1. declared that there will be suffering this year
2. that Grigorenko was automatically going to make the team
3. skipped the search for a new coach
4. kept Vanek who had also mailed it in before the season started.
I have pointed this out on a few occasions and could not understand how posters thought it was in the best interest of this team to play or give preferable treatment to the rookies. Nolan is a players coach, vets come first plain and simple and Ron Ron could not comprehend this philosophy.Interesting dynamic that giving these guys spots (especially Grigorenko) pissed off veterans royally. Another big downfall to Rolston and Regier was that the veterans were upset with them. One of the first things Nolan said was that you have to respect the veterans
Ott was 100% correct in his observations and understands this league, unlike others who ran the Sabres.Steve Ott is one of those guys that was sour. Which is hilarious because he was terrible for the first 20 games of the season. And went crying to Nolan that he was happy with the way guys were playing as soon as he got here. I really hope we don't re-sign this guy.
Really? Throws the young guys under the bus the moment they leave town? Some captain.
He'll be gone soon enough so I ain't gonna sweat it.