tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099439052359653516.post5660064155599332887..comments2023-11-03T09:36:40.604-04:00Comments on Top Shelf: There Ain't No Good Guy, There Ain't No Bad GuyHeather B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06796852014625052317noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099439052359653516.post-2333606870432477902007-07-04T00:23:00.000-04:002007-07-04T00:23:00.000-04:00See? Even Brian can endorse Adam Mair as my new S...See? Even Brian can endorse Adam Mair as my new Sabres boyfriend. <BR/><BR/>I am so pumped to see these guys all feisty and ready to prove themselves, pissed from the drama Buffalo has created in the wake of UFA-gate. Sure, it was fun having the captains around, but this team next year? They are more our style. Charming underdogs with a chip on their shoulder. Hell yeah!Katebitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12364106843885805603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099439052359653516.post-30434644772891439002007-07-03T17:54:00.000-04:002007-07-03T17:54:00.000-04:00I went to the New Years Day game the season after ...I went to the New Years Day game the season after the lock out when all the players signed autographs and met with the fans after the game. That night, I met Tallinder, Paille, Miller, and Mair. All four of them seemed very happy to be playing and interacting with the people who pay to watch them. (And yes, I will admit to having a man-crush on Mair and Tallinder after meeting them, but that's besides the point). All four of them, plus Campbell and Gaustad seem like they'll be the leaders of this team for years to come. I am already impressed with the way Mair and Miller have come out and already have a chip on their shoulder because of what the fans and media are saying. I think if it was up to them, and me, the season would start tomorrow so they can go out and prove to everyone how there were more than the two captains on the team.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099439052359653516.post-55197596242908572192007-07-03T15:12:00.000-04:002007-07-03T15:12:00.000-04:00Kate, it's okay! I'm glad I can help get you thro...Kate, it's okay! I'm glad I can help get you through these troubled times.<BR/><BR/>I love Adam Mair. I'll go through phases where I'm annoyed at him for just not being able to get the puck in the net, but he always plays hard and he seems like such a good guy. Plus he's a lighter-haired version of the boy I had a huge crush on all the way through high school. It's startling really. He would be a more than acceptable choice for your new S,PW and hey, atleast you know he'll be around for 3 more years ;-)Heather B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06796852014625052317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099439052359653516.post-60697477912693563392007-07-03T15:00:00.000-04:002007-07-03T15:00:00.000-04:00Can I just say how much I am loving Adam Mair thes...Can I just say how much I am loving Adam Mair these days? He might be my new hockey boyfriend. I don't find him super attractive, but he seems to be able to sooth my fretful heart, and that's really saying a lot. <BR/><BR/>Once I meet them all at the home opener, I'll have an easier time choosing my ex-S,PW's replacement. The thing I really like about Mair is he kind of has the S,PW thing, but he also you know, <I>smiles</I> every once in awhile. Plus, he has already proven his love to us.<BR/><BR/>I am sorry to clutter up your once perfectly respectable hockey blog with comments about my thought process in choosing my new hockey boyfriend. <BR/><BR/>To Heather's other readers: This isn't her fault. She's just being kind to me, a scorned and heartbroken Drury lover. Unlike me, Heather's a totally legit hockey <I>expert</I>.Katebitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12364106843885805603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099439052359653516.post-83360341210501258592007-07-03T14:47:00.000-04:002007-07-03T14:47:00.000-04:00I know, this whole thing just sucks from top to bo...I know, this whole thing just sucks from top to bottom. I will say this. Darcy Regier usually comes across as a bit of an automaton in interviews and yesterday, to me, he looked and sounded completely defeated and upset. If this was a mistake on management's part, and he has any control, I think things will be handled differently in the future. I think he's absolutely sincere when he says that he's disappointed and would like to avoid being in this situation ever again.<BR/><BR/>I have to admit, I'm intrigued by the rumor that some of the guys in the lockerroom took umbrage to Chris putting Danny over them. I think it could explain a lot of the self-destruction in the post-season. It would be tough to accept leadership from someone you didn't feel was appreciating you. There's a group of guys - Campbell, Vanek, Roy, Miller, Gaustad, Pominville - that came up through the Sabres system together and seem very close-knit (Mair and Connolly were traded here but seem tight with that group too) and I find it interesting that most of their quotes about the captains' departure have been... not dismissive exactly... but more along the lines of, "We'll manage." I know it's ALL rumors and speculation but it's interesting.<BR/><BR/>But yes, the city as a whole needs to chill the hell out, pronto.<BR/><BR/>Good thing we have that home opener to look forward to. I don't see why we can't sit on the bench, you know? :-)Heather B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06796852014625052317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099439052359653516.post-70903839273341259232007-07-03T14:26:00.000-04:002007-07-03T14:26:00.000-04:00This is so incredibly depressing, Heather. I hone...This is so incredibly depressing, Heather. I honestly feel like the city is devouring itself at this point. I SO want to root for Buffalo (and I'm not talking about sports here), but this is just....foul. Now, there is not a single person on either side of this that I believe in. Drury, Briere, Quinn, Regier, they are all just icky, and confusing. I am...just genuinely depressed now. <BR/><BR/>I just wish we had signed Drury. That stupid RANGER. Whatevs. <BR/><BR/>The good new is, I can't wait for opening night. It'll be so fun. Do you think the guys will just let us sit on the bench with them? I mean, why not, right? <BR/><BR/>The other thing that is keeping my spirits buoyed is Crunchy's cranky quote in the paper this morning. I tell you, that kid has our number. He totally knew what was going on here, and he totally said the right thing. Fuck 'em. I am also really in the mood to just shift into "there was something wrong in the locker room that we don't know about" mode, and Miller's curt dismissal of losing the captains helps me to get into that mindset. Maybe those two guys JUST DIDN'T LOVE US ENOUGH. Screw them. <BR/><BR/>I just really really really really don't want this all to be a huge management mistake, and I really really really don't want it to be true that we will never keep star players. I want to love again, but now I'm scared.Katebitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12364106843885805603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099439052359653516.post-19456756012391957282007-07-03T13:48:00.000-04:002007-07-03T13:48:00.000-04:00Kate, believe me, I wish I could. I just want to ...Kate, believe me, I wish I could. I just want to knock heads together and gag people at this point. Shut.up. SHUT UP!<BR/><BR/>Geez, you picked the worst season ever to become a Buffalo sports fan. The good news is, if you survive it, I'll think you'll live through pretty much anything else.Heather B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06796852014625052317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099439052359653516.post-46970644665348918102007-07-03T13:40:00.000-04:002007-07-03T13:40:00.000-04:00Heather, make it stop. *whimper*Heather, make it stop. *whimper*Katebitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12364106843885805603noreply@blogger.com