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[wonderbread]

Kassian to the Canucks?

[Lanny]

Big deal brewing! Hodgson???

Edited by Lanny, 27 February 2012 - 03:36 PM.

[sabres26]

omggg cody hodgson is a sabre

[tiredsounds]

we got cody hodgson for kassian, but i know nothing about him (shows how much attention i pay to the west)

Edited by tiredsounds, 27 February 2012 - 03:37 PM.

[LaLaLaFontaine]

sabres26, on 27 February 2012 - 03:35 PM, said:

hearing kassian to canucks per bob mckenzie

Noooo!

I like this ugly faced guy.

Oh man.

[korab rules]

GR just texted it (Kassian) as well.

[ROC Sabres]

Kassian will be good in the future but this should shore up the middle nicely.

And MAG went to VAN also.

[korab rules]

shrader, on 27 February 2012 - 03:29 PM, said:

Don't you just love when they all come out of the woodwork?

The Whiner line must have been busy.

[tiredsounds]

ROC Sabres, on 27 February 2012 - 03:40 PM, said:

And MAG went to VAN also.

thank god

[korab rules]

A pretty good young centerman finding his way.  Has all the tools.  Here's his hockeyfuture analyisishttp://www.hockeysfu...ct/Cody_Hodgson

Here's his career stats:
NHL Totals 71 17 18 35 8 12 0 1 1 2 2006-07 Brampton Battalion OHL 63 23 23 46 24 -21 4 1 3 4 0 2007-08 Brampton Battalion OHL 68 40 45 85 36 15 5 5 0 5 2 2008-09 Brampton Battalion OHL 53 43 49 92 33 41 21 11 20 31 18 2008-09 Manitoba Moose AHL -- -- -- -- -- -- 11 2 4 6 4 2009-10 Brampton Battalion OHL 13 8 12 20 9 6 11 3 7 10 4 2010-11 Manitoba Moose AHL 52 17 13 30 14 -12 -- -- -- -- -- 2010-11 Vancouver Canucks NHL 8 1 1 2 0 1 12 0 1 1 2 2011-12 Vancouver Canucks NHL 63 16 17 33 8 8

[PromoTheRobot]

nfreeman, on 27 February 2012 - 02:35 PM, said:

Prediction:  It's going to be zero or one move (which would be trading Gaustad for picks).  The opportunity to create cap space for the summer and beyond will be squandered, and we'll be locked into essentially the same deeply flawed "core" for another year.

Darcy must go.

sabres26, on 27 February 2012 - 02:16 PM, said:

there should have been 3-4 frigen sabre trades today... darcy is a pos

RayFinkle, on 27 February 2012 - 02:10 PM, said:

I have a bad feeling this is going to be a very anti-climatic day for Sabres fans.

TrueBluePhD, on 27 February 2012 - 02:29 PM, said:

Sabres 4pm press conference:  Gaustad inked to 5 year, $15 million extension.  This helps our team more than anything else we could have done!

Edited by PromoTheRobot, 27 February 2012 - 03:50 PM.

[Captainkirk001]

Guess I need to change my avatar......

[qwksndmonster]

Captainkirk001, on 27 February 2012 - 03:53 PM, said:

Guess I need to change my avatar......

Wait until after Saturday.

[Who Else?]

Captainkirk001, on 27 February 2012 - 03:53 PM, said:

Guess I need to change my avatar......

Why there are still plenty of Timmy's around?  You may be starting a trend.

[Captainkirk001]

Nevermind you were right, i heard it wrong on the nhl network...

Captainkirk001, on 27 February 2012 - 03:28 PM, said:

I think thats wrong, I thought we got a 1st and 4th from the Preds for Gaustad, I dont think we gave up any picks....

[That Aud Smell]

as someone who finds mike harrington unnecessarily snotty on twitter, i found this exchange very amusing.

https://twitter.com/...108216795086850

and the cut and paste version (not sure how it will come through in terms of formatting):

Mike Harrington ‏ @BNHarrington
Hey all you Internet rumor-mongers/experts, the #Kings were trading Dustin Brown, right? And the #Sabres were getting him, right? #noise

Bob McKenzie ‏ @TSNBobMcKenzie

@BNHarrington Yes, Kings were "considering" a trade involving Brown. That is factually correct. Multiple teams, incl BUF, were interested.

Edited by That Aud Smell, 14 May 2012 - 01:53 PM.

[Punch]

That Aud Smell, on 14 May 2012 - 01:53 PM, said:

as someone who finds mike harrington unnecessarily snotty on twitter, i found this exchange very amusing.

https://twitter.com/...108216795086850

and the cut and paste version (not sure how it will come through in terms of formatting):

Mike Harrington ‏ @BNHarrington
Hey all you Internet rumor-mongers/experts, the #Kings were trading Dustin Brown, right? And the #Sabres were getting him, right? #noise

Bob McKenzie ‏ @TSNBobMcKenzie

@BNHarrington Yes, Kings were "considering" a trade involving Brown. That is factually correct. Multiple teams, incl BUF, were interested.

Dear god, Harrington embarrasses himself again. The rumors came from a report by McKenzie himself not Ecklund or some schlub with no credibility. It's nice to see Harrington get a bit of a slap.

[shrader]

Wow, McKenzie quickly laid the smackdown there.  That's pretty funny.

[Ghost of Dwight Drane]

McKenzie is to Pegula what Wawrow was to Quinn. He has a vested interest.

When the Penn St. thing was in full force, everyone from the Sabres refused to talk to the Buff News about anything. Then McKenzie came out with a sweet little ditty about Pegula with no mention of Benson, even as the Sabres were scrubbing his bio.

Not to say Harrington wasn't being snide, but McKenzie has a new lapdog role from where I sit.

[d4rksabre]

Ghost of Dwight Drane, on 14 May 2012 - 04:15 PM, said:

McKenzie is to Pegula what Wawrow was to Quinn. He has a vested interest.

When the Penn St. thing was in full force, everyone from the Sabres refused to talk to the Buff News about anything. Then McKenzie came out with a sweet little ditty about Pegula with no mention of Benson, even as the Sabres were scrubbing his bio.

Not to say Harrington wasn't being snide, but McKenzie has a new lapdog role from where I sit.

[Ghost of Dwight Drane]

d4rksabre, on 14 May 2012 - 04:34 PM, said:

For a liberal flamer.....you sure are one for censoring the press.

[d4rksabre]

Ghost of Dwight Drane, on 14 May 2012 - 05:24 PM, said:

For a liberal flamer.....you sure are one for censoring the press.

Says the conspiracy theorist to himself.

[Ghost of Dwight Drane]

d4rksabre, on 14 May 2012 - 05:47 PM, said:

Says the conspiracy theorist to himself.

What is wrong with what i said?

1) The Sabres refused to talk to the Buffalo News about Cliff Benson's role on the team or as the Financial Cairman for Jerry Sandusky's charity which was used as a breeding ground for Sandusky to rape young children

2) Pegula or Benson were not made available to local media during the weeks of early investigation into Penn St.

3) The Sabres changed Benson's bio where he was proud to be the Financial Chair for Sandusky

4) McKenzie comes out with an exclusive comment and article from Pegula during this time, with not one mention of any connection of possible key players to his inner circle


These are all FACTS

[drnkirishone]

Ghost of Dwight Drane, on 14 May 2012 - 06:00 PM, said:

What is wrong with what i said?

1) The Sabres refused to talk to the Buffalo News about Cliff Benson's role on the team or as the Financial Cairman for Jerry Sandusky's charity which was used as a breeding ground for Sandusky to rape young children

2) Pegula or Benson were not made available to local media during the weeks of early investigation into Penn St.

3) The Sabres changed Benson's bio where he was proud to be the Financial Chair for Sandusky

4) McKenzie comes out with an exclusive comment and article from Pegula during this time, with not one mention of any connection of possible key players to his inner circle


These are all FACTS

Yes and our young Cody is a indian hating indian killing............. no wait that was his father. You just questioned Cody's moral character based on something you implied his father did

[d4rksabre]

Ghost of Dwight Drane, on 14 May 2012 - 06:00 PM, said:

What is wrong with what i said?

1) The Sabres refused to talk to the Buffalo News about Cliff Benson's role on the team or as the Financial Cairman for Jerry Sandusky's charity which was used as a breeding ground for Sandusky to rape young children

2) Pegula or Benson were not made available to local media during the weeks of early investigation into Penn St.

3) The Sabres changed Benson's bio where he was proud to be the Financial Chair for Sandusky

4) McKenzie comes out with an exclusive comment and article from Pegula during this time, with not one mention of any connection of possible key players to his inner circle


These are all FACTS

Because facts have never been used to support conspiracy theories before.

Bob McKenzie is one of the best, if not THE best reporters in all of hockey. But since he felt like correcting Harrington's little jab at the social media sphere, now he's also a patsy to the Pegula administration.

Your shtick is soooooo tired. Like the elastic in an old pair of tighty whities.

[Ghost of Dwight Drane]

drnkirishone, on 14 May 2012 - 06:11 PM, said:

Yes and our young Cody is a indian hating indian killing............. no wait that was his father. You just questioned Cody's moral character based on something you implied his father did

First of all, one has nothing to do with the other.

Second of all, I never said anything about Cody Hodgson being a bad person or having anything to do with what his father ordered according to high officials in Canadian government. I was trying to give creedence to the statements that Hodgson's "crew", led by his father, caused more issues for Vancouver than the rest of the team. If you can't connect the two issues, where a controlling person is now a parent of a pro athlete and has been stated as "knowing what is best" for Cody......then that is your perogative. I see it as a red flag and can understand why Vancouver would want to get rid of that headache. Cody Hodgson actually comes across as nice and passive, which will fit right in with the core of the Sabres. He seems to let dad run his life though.

d4rksabre, on 14 May 2012 - 06:33 PM, said:

Because facts have never been used to support conspiracy theories before.

Bob McKenzie is one of the best, if not THE best reporters in all of hockey. But since he felt like correcting Harrington's little jab at the social media sphere, now he's also a patsy to the Pegula administration.

Your shtick is soooooo tired. Like the elastic in an old pair of tighty whities.

I would have never thought McKenzie to be liek that, but because of the timing and softballness of his article with Pegula, I take anything he says with a grain of salt involving the Sabres now.

It doesn't mean Harrington wasn't spewing BS, or that what McKenzie says about Brown isn't true....it's just that now he has a mark in my opinion and given journalistic boundries, it's sort of a cheap shot given the fact he "scabbed" a fluff piece about Pegula when the Buffalo media was on lockdown.

This added with the fact the Sabres hid from a press conference after the season, and I think I have a clear view forming on how certain higher ups feel about accounting to "the masses".

[drnkirishone]

whatever you have to tell yourself to make your facts fit your opinion

[Ghost of Dwight Drane]

drnkirishone, on 14 May 2012 - 11:15 PM, said:

whatever you have to tell yourself to make your facts fit your opinion

That's usually how it works, but thank you for understanding.

When the Sabres are hoisting a Cup, and Hodgson is one of the first 3 guys to lift it, I will gladly say my concerns were overamplified. So far though, I have only seen a kid with a helicopter parent and his biggest thrill as a Sabre has been to play ministicks in a pink shirt while holding a club soda

[drnkirishone]

in case it wasn't clear I am saying your facts and your opinions are about as real as a politician seeking office

[RazielSabre]

Ghost of Dwight Drane, on 14 May 2012 - 06:46 PM, said:

First of all, one has nothing to do with the other.

Second of all, I never said anything about Cody Hodgson being a bad person or having anything to do with what his father ordered according to high officials in Canadian government. I was trying to give creedence to the statements that Hodgson's "crew", led by his father, caused more issues for Vancouver than the rest of the team. If you can't connect the two issues, where a controlling person is now a parent of a pro athlete and has been stated as "knowing what is best" for Cody......then that is your perogative. I see it as a red flag and can understand why Vancouver would want to get rid of that headache. Cody Hodgson actually comes across as nice and passive, which will fit right in with the core of the Sabres. He seems to let dad run his life though.



I would have never thought McKenzie to be liek that, but because of the timing and softballness of his article with Pegula, I take anything he says with a grain of salt involving the Sabres now.

It doesn't mean Harrington wasn't spewing BS, or that what McKenzie says about Brown isn't true....it's just that now he has a mark in my opinion and given journalistic boundries, it's sort of a cheap shot given the fact he "scabbed" a fluff piece about Pegula when the Buffalo media was on lockdown.

This added with the fact the Sabres hid from a press conference after the season, and I think I have a clear view forming on how certain higher ups feel about accounting to "the masses".

Why do you go and have to ruin every thread by commenting on it?

Anyway, you did insinuate that Cody was a bad person because of what his father did, accept that fact. You are a conspiracy theorist. Your statements on the Buffalo Sabres org, Cody and McKenzie among others seem to be based it little actual fact and largely taken from 'I heard this!'.

Edited by RazielSabre, 15 May 2012 - 07:10 AM.

[That Aud Smell]

Ghost of Dwight Drane, on 14 May 2012 - 06:00 PM, said:

These are all FACTS

or, as tawmy fram fackin' quinzee would put it: NO ONE DENIES THIS!

http://kissingsuzyko...my-from-quinzee

[shrader]

You want to know the best part about all of this crap?  It has absolutely nothing to do with the Sabres.  McKenzie was the one who reported back at the deadline that LA was quietly shopping Brown.  He responded to the Harrington thing for that very reason.  He's not trying to cover up a pedophilia embezzlement scam.

But hey, when you haven't reached for some attention in a while, you get bored.

Edited by shrader, 15 May 2012 - 08:27 AM.

[Drunkard]

I wonder if Jerry Sandusky would have found me attractive.

I also wonder if I should move my Joe Paterno fat head that shows him looking the other way onto the outside of my house instead of the living room. It may help keep trick or treaters away during Halloween time.

[Double-J]

That Aud Smell, on 14 May 2012 - 01:53 PM, said:

as someone who finds mike harrington unnecessarily snotty on twitter, i found this exchange very amusing.

He is really, really insufferable, I'm glad someone else feels the same way. I liked that Joe (@JoeBuffaloWins) called him on his statement as well. Not sure what Harrington's problem is - that bloggers and tweeters (ex. Incarcerated Bob) routinely scoop more conventional reporting sources? Or that bloggers are stepping on the toes of "professionals" who are the only ones legitimately charged to write about the team(s)? He goes out of his way to be smug. Ignoring anything he writes about hockey, his baseball "wisdom" alone leaves plenty to be desired.

Ironic then that he frequents a platform that gives a voice to the people he seems to find most insufferable.

Edited by Double-J, 16 May 2012 - 04:04 PM.

[MattPie]

Ghost of Dwight Drane, on 14 May 2012 - 11:24 PM, said:

So far though, I have only seen a kid with a helicopter parent and his biggest thrill as a Sabre has been to play ministicks in a pink shirt while holding a club soda

It could have been a Zima....

[shrader]

MattPie, on 23 May 2012 - 04:08 PM, said:

It could have been a Zima....

And his collar wasn't popped like Gerbe's was.