[cferneyh]

Honestly who can take that guy serious when he sounds like that?

sufferin' succatash I taught I taw Andwoo Petas

You obviously don't know the Sabres, the city of Buffalo or the people of Buffalo.

I'm getting a pretty good idea about the people of Buffalo.

[tragicallymike]

Honestly who can take that guy serious when he sounds like that?

sufferin' succatash I taught I taw Andwoo Petas

You obviously don't know the Sabres, the city of Buffalo or the people of Buffalo.

I'm getting a pretty good idea about the people of Buffalo.

Yea they are funny!

[emperor penguin]

Honestly who can take that guy serious when he sounds like that?

sufferin' succatash I taught I taw Andwoo Petas

You obviously don't know the Sabres, the city of Buffalo or the people of Buffalo.

I'm getting a pretty good idea about the people of Buffalo.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :thumb:

[second_sight_kyle]

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Try whining your way out of a fine, Lindy.

[tigerthelion]

I'm still trying to understand Lindy's continual comments that Neil went after Buffalo's most skilled player. The last I checked, Neil hit Drury. I'm pretty sure Briere is still healthy and ready to go. :rambo:

[second_sight_kyle]

I'm pretty sure Briere is still healthy and ready to go. :rambo:

He won't be after McGrattan gets through with him tonight :lol:

[The Darkest Canuck]

hehe

[Drez7]

Following is the text of an official letter that was sent by Buffalo
Sabres owner B. Thomas Golisano to NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman today.

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Gary B. Bettman, Commissioner,
National Hockey League,
1251 Avenue of the Americas, 47th Floor
New York, NY 10020

February 24, 2007

Dear Gary,

I am deeply concerned with the standard the NHL has adopted that seems
to allow violent hits to the head.

In light of the most recent injury to our captain Chris Drury, I am
calling on you to address this issue immediately before another player
is seriously injured or worse.

In our recent game with the Ottawa Senators, an opposing player skated
half the width of the ice surface, approached Chris Drury from his blind
side, and delivered a blow to his head which dislodged his helmet,
severely lacerating the area around his eye causing a concussion. Chris
Drury did not have the puck, he was not able to see the player coming
from behind, and had relaxed his guard. The player in question was aware
his presence was undetected but chose to deliver a vicious blow, which
can only be construed as intent to injure.

Hitting is a very important part of our game. You hit to break up a
shot, you hit to disrupt a pass, you hit to battle for the puck and you
hit to gain position for a defensive or offensive play. There are many
times a player is vulnerable. And there are many times when a player can
make a hit on a vulnerable player but chooses not to for fear of
injuring an opponent for no practical advantage. It's called respect.

What we cannot allow are hits that are designed to injure and maim. The
hit delivered to Chris Drury the other night was a hit to injure. In my
view there is no other way to view that play.

As you know, we have been on the other end of hits which cause injury to
the head. Tim Connolly, our star offensive player was knocked out of the
Stanley Cup by this same team. Although I didn't like it, Tim's
situation is very different. He had the puck; he was making a play and
could have reasonably seen the approaching player. I never complained.

This situation is very different.

Your office informed our team today that the hit on Chris Drury was a
legal hit and that it fit within the standard of play acceptable to the
NHL. We do not think this should be the standard and we do not think it
helps our game or the league. There is nothing manly about hitting a
player that can't see you. There is nothing entertaining about a big man
hitting a smaller man in the head. There is nothing good to come of a
policy that allows exciting skilled players to be targets for what I
believe to be predatory play.

I strongly urge you to convene the appropriate forum to immediately
review this policy.

Sincerely,

B. Thomas Golisano,

Governor

[MCG]

I'm still trying to understand Lindy's continual comments that Neil went after Buffalo's most skilled player. The last I checked, Neil hit Drury. I'm pretty sure Briere is still healthy and ready to go. :rambo:

The last time I checked Drury led the team in goals.

[cferneyh]

Dear Gary,

I am deeply concerned with the standard the NHL has adopted that seems to allow violent hits to the head.

But please ignore the fact that the coach that I employ then iced a line of goons who were specifically instructed to "run" the other team's star players, which can only be construed as intent to injure.

Sincerely,

B. Thomas Golisano,

King Hypocrite

[second_sight_kyle]

The last time I checked Drury led the team in goals.

Total points (Briere has 75, Drury 57) and +/- (Briere is +16, Drury is +4) are more important. So Drury leads the team in goals, and Briere leads the team in skill.

[VioletlightHeron]

Dear Gary,

I am deeply concerned with the standard the NHL has adopted that seems to allow violent hits to the head.

But please ignore the fact that the coach that I employ then iced a line of goons who were specifically instructed to "run" the other team's star players, which can only be construed as intent to injure.

Sincerely,

B. Thomas Golisano,

King Hypocrite

I'm going to sound all machoistic, biased and all that crap, but when the opposing team's goon intentionally delivers a blind side hit to one of your most skilled opponents and then expects the game to resume as normal, he's got to expect retaliation and act accordingly. Otherwise, he's an idiot for expecting his opponent to play by Marquis of Queensbury(or whomever the gentleman who invented the rules of boxing is) rules after deliberately injuring a skilled player.

[das_hips]

Even the Buffalo Sabres' owner is a whiny baby? It was a clean hit. Get over it. The comments made in the letter regarding "intent to injure", and the whole time-and-place requirement for a body check are ridiculous. I don't have any official statistics, but from what I have gathered watching hockey, I'd reason a good 80% of body checks are delivered after the player has ceased to retain possession of the puck. I suspect that we will receive notice of another letter from the owner following tonights game that strongly urges the League to consider the implentation of a foam puck, after Briere took a shot from a team-mate in the face.

And its good to see Peters leave the tampons at home, and fight a formidable opponent. Try as he might, he couldn't keep the helmet on this time.

Cferneyh and I have had several disagreements in the past, but I certainly have to agree with his response to that letter that just bleeds hypocrisy (while I have no evidence, I strongly suspect that that letter made the rounds at the League Head Office as the joke of the day).

How can the way I feel about a team be completely unfounded? Does this mean that a fan of hockey has to be a fan of all the teams? I didn't state a fact about the Senators. All I was referring to was that the Sens and Sabres would be the last two teams in the NHL I would cheer for if I had a choice.

If you actually had read what I had written, you would have come to understand that I wasn't expecting you to be a Senators fan, or a Sabres fan, or even a Blue Jackets fan. All that I was implying was that the Senators and Sabres play exciting hockey, and your dislike for the Senators (which is, according to you, based on a Bryan Murray's speech impediment, and the tragedy Dany Heatley was involved in several years ago... I did use the term 'unfounded' when I described your rationale for disliking the Senators; perhaps I should have used the term 'ridiculous') shouldn't impede on your enjoyment of a good hockey game. Living where I do, I understandably possess a preconceived sense of dislike for both the Leafs and the Habs (mostly the Leafs, but time does heal wounds), but if the two teams play an exciting game, I'll watch. Thats the entire 'fan' aspect of the the game, not the team. Enjoying two rival teams play an exciting game of hockey doesn't make me less of a fan of my team, it makes me more of a fan of the game in general.

[BuffaloHipFan]

Dear Gary,

I am deeply concerned with the standard the NHL has adopted that seems to allow violent hits to the head.

But please ignore the fact that the coach that I employ then iced a line of goons who were specifically instructed to "run" the other team's star players, which can only be construed as intent to injure.

Sincerely,

B. Thomas Golisano,

King Hypocrite

Are the Sabres supposed to do what cowardly Ottawa would do? Nothing? Just let their captain get hit from behind. Well,. they did leave their gaolie out on his own. Great great team loyalty. The "run" that Ruff ordered did SO much damage. In the end, Buffalo loses their captain. Ottawa only losses the game. What justice.

Is it ok for Neil to say in the media that he intends to hurt players?
Is it ok for Murray to say that if the league doesn't handle this, his players will?

Not only does Murray lack tongue control, he is a hypocrite, recall Anaheim/Calgary 2001? Who did Sylvester send out in that brawl?

As for the ridiculous fine by another hypocrite, Colin Campbell, I'm sure Golisano will pay that for Ruff with pocket scraps. So Campbell, Lindy Ruff has intent to injury with a line change, but Neil doesn't with a hit to the head from behind, with shoulder pads of steel? No respect for a person in a vulnerable position with his back turned? No wonder nobody in mainstream U.S. sports media takes hockey seriously. Who were you appeasing this time? Keep ruining this great sport, Campbell.

Justice will be served in mid-April when the Sens are eliminated from the first round due to the typical performance of Emery and the lack of heart, toughness and and teamwork of the Sens.

And once again in June when the Sabres drink from the cup.

I love watching the replay of Muckler after Pomminville scored the eliminator.

Through all this adversity, the Sabres continue to lead the the league in points and wins.

No excuses here. :thumb:

[Lizard King]

The trade winds are picking up, Tkachuk is off to Atlanta..

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I have a feeling there wont be any monster deals on tues, well see.