bills_fan

Look, I've been on interviews where you are confronted with uncomfotable siutuations just to judge your reaction and how you process the information. That is a classic Wall Street investment banking interview technique. What Ireland did was waaay over the line. If he worked for a regular company, he would be sued and likely fired or at least reprimanded. That question is completely unacceptable. It is not a behavior question or even a fair response question. Anyone defending it...why don't you ask it the next time you are interviewing someone and see how far it gets you...hell, your company is making an investment in the person, gotta know that person's background right? Tell me how many hours it takes for you to get fired, I set the O/U at 4.

Funny, no corporations I know ever asked their incoming CEO, to whom they pay millions, if the CEO's mom was a prostitute. The question is borderline illegal and by no means is it necessary.

EZC - Don't know who wrote that, but I disagree with a lot of it. In fact, the rant may have a few valid points, but is so poorly written that the points are lost.

I'd go to war with Wood and Levitre anytime. Green looks to be a good blocker if he can keep his head in the game and cut down on the penalties. I really don't know how Hangartner grades out and I am willing to give him a chance seeing as how he played next to rookies last year. Our big question is LT...is Bell up for the job? Can (or do we want to) swing a trade for Gaither? Our OL is not that far away. If Hangartner does not work out, look for Wood at C next year and we draft the best available G.

If that is the case, I love it. Smash-mouth, run-first, good special teams has always been my preferred style to watch.

I'd love to see Guerin (or Recchi) brought in to show some of these guys how to be pros. I also think Matt Cullen would be a real nice fit given his PP experience. Agree with respect to Lombardi...he would be a great addition. Is this list right and Frolov is a UFA? Interesting....

I think this was discussed earlier...he's not Hasek or Roy or in-his-prime Brodeur, who would stone you in elimination games. But, I don't see any goalie in the NHL who is better than Miller right now. Got to get a PP QB on D (0 for the series is embarassing), bigger at forward, get a legit #1 C and a veteran who has won the Cup. They are not far away...Vanek/Myers/Miller are the three best players the Sabres have had at one point in quite some time. Its going to be fun watching them develop over the next couple of years. But gotta keep adding pieces.

The last two draft classes are all big, strong guys. No more little smurf-like fairies. Avg size of 09 class...6' 2.5" and 208.5 lbs. Prototypical power forwards. The 08 class, with the exception of Ennis, is similarly sized. I'm not saying they will all be stars, but big guys usually beat little guys in a physical game.

I really hope not. Ruff is one of the best things to ever happen to this franchise. Is he perfect...no. But Ruff would be snapped up in a minute if we fired him. And our coaching would be much, much worse. The man can't make chicken soup out of chicken ****. Fix the roster and LIndy would look a lot better. In fact, I daresay, if we had an xtra D-man in 2006 or the NHL called the rule as it was written and called all year in 99 we'd already have two Cups with him as coach. FIring LIndy is something the Bills would do, not the Sabres.

They get it...look at the last two draft classes with the exception of Ennis. But got to get what you can for Roy/Connolly.

Satan is not knocked off the puck? WTF? I could knock him off the puck. And Miller simply must stone that shot. Stick the fork in them....

Backbreaker

Little bit of desperation here...thought Vanek would tie it up.

for you.

or listen to the game via radio?

Correction...first they came for the smokers and you did nothing.

NT was a huge need...just as much as OT. We're at pick 51 and still lots of OTs on the board for us at 71.

I'd like to see Gailey coach em up. Also, the QB I really like is Skelton who will be there (likely) in the 4th. Big strong kid with a huge arm for the WNY winds.

Kyle Calloway is still there too from Iowa.

Cause I think he is likely to suck. We need to build the lines or we could have Montana back there and it wouldn't matter.

I think we may try to trade back in and get him. The USC T and the Maryland T Campbell are still out there as of Pick 49 and our next pick is 71.

So happy we did not get this guy!

I love this pick the more I'm reading about it!!

I like it. Why the hate? We need a NT bad. If Nix determined that Troupe was a better NT than Cody, you can bet at least some of the other 3-4 teams also made this determination. I'm glad we got him. Now trade back into Round 2 and get a LT and I will LOVE our draft!

Instead lets spend billions and billions of dollars try to stop people from taking things they will take anyway. Then spend billions more incarcerating them. And lets watch billions of dollars in tax revenue go uncollected because someone doesn't think other people are responsible enough to control what they put in their own body. Brilliant!