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Another One Bites the Dust….

March 27, 2008 at 10:15 pm · Filed under Bloguest, Chris' Occasional Sports Talk

 We have another bloguest from another one of our faithful readers.  Maxim61cg lives and dies with his home team as his blog name suggests and he surely has his finger on the pulse of sports fans in our beloved city.  Enjoy…
Maxim61cg blogs…
With the Sabres’ loss to Ottawa on Tuesday night, I have finally come to accept the fact that the Sabres will not be in the playoffs this year. Here are some stats that might catch your eye:               
In the 06-07 Season…
- Daniel Briere: 32 goals(9 on the power play and 6 game winning goals) and 63 assists; All Star Game MVP; Co-Captain
- Chris Drury: 37 goals(17 on the power play and 9 game winning goals) and 37 assists; Co-Captain
- Maxim Afinogenov: 23 goals and 38 assists in 56 games; 2nd on the team in points per game
- Thomas Vanek: led the league in +/-
- Ryan Miller: 40-16-6 through 82 games; GAA- 2.73; SV%- 0.911
- Backup Goalies: 13-6-1 through 82 games
- 308 goals for, 242 goals against
- Presidents Trophy winner with 113 pts
In the 07-08 Season…
- Daniel Briere: on the Flyers(playoff team)
- Chris Drury: on the Rangers(playoff team)
- Maxim Afinogenov: 9 goals and 17 assists in 50 games
- Thomas Vanek: -6, was a +47 last year
- Brian Campbell: traded to the Sharks at the trade deadline
- Ryan Miller: 33-26-9 through 76 games; GAA- 2.64; SV%- 0.908
- Backup Goalies: 2-4-2 through 76 games; GAA- 3.76; SV%- 0.858
- 238 goals for; 228 goals against
- A mere 81 pts through 76 games
Even though our scoring is way down, we are still tops in the league in goals for. Our goals against is going to be virtually the same, so everyone who blames our defense or Ryan Miller needs to stop. I blame upper management. Over the last two years we have lost arguably our 3 best players, or at least the 3 best leaders on the team. We also decided to sign Jocelyn Thibault, who, for lack of a better word, sucks. Ty Conklin, our backup goalie at the end of last year, is 18-8-5 on the playoff bound Penguins. Our backup goalie at the beginning of last year, Martin Biron, is leading the Flyers to the playoffs. Dainius Zubrus, who we traded for last year, is on the playoff bound Devils. Biron, Briere, Campbell, Conklin, and Drury, Zubrus, all Sabres last year, all on playoff bound teams this year. Think about that…

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March 26, 2008 at 1:46 pm · Filed under Bloguest, DGOODZ TOP 5

 I am encouraging my faithful readers to use this site as a vehicle to share their own personal blogs as I know how contagious this blog phenomenon can be.  All blog guests are welcome and we will post these entries as bloguests.   Today’s bloguest comes from David G, AKA “DGoodz” in the blogosphere.  DGoodz was actually the one who challenged me to enter the blog world, so I’m sure you will all want to thank him for that.  This is just an outstanding, thoughtful and articulate piece, which I’m sure you’ll all enjoy….  

DGoodz blogs…. 

Well, first of all, I never expected my dad to get so many hits on his blog (what is it 13 now?), so I would like to congratulate him on his success. However, I would like to use it as an opportunity to share my ideas………blogstyle.  In response to the blogilicious article that my dad wrote about Urkel, I realized how much my life has been influenced by such TV characters. I’m not talking Hannah Montana, I’m talking about the good old days, when there was good TV! 

Top 5 TV Characters Who Influenced My Life: 

5.) Will Smith: I never appreciated “rap” before listening to the theme song to Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The crazy stunts that Will and Carlton got into sometimes made me laugh out loud. Actually, now that I think of it, I liked Carlton more. He was funnier, but however Will Smith peaked on this show, (Who cares if he starred in I Am Legend?) 

4.) Urkel: How could I not mention Urkel. Did I do that??? Classic Line…..classic character. He wasn’t the main character, but he stole this show. It took me 13 years before I realized the show wasn’t called Urkel. I would say more about him, but I’m pretty sure my dad talked about him enough. 

3.)Danny Tanner: Full House has always been one of my favorite shows (don’t hate!) but the cheesy life lessons I learned were amazing. Anoerxia, Stealing, Sex??: Who else would tackle these important issues? Danny did it in a funny, hip, and cool way. *Note: Sarcasm was used in this article. 

2.) Kramer: How could I create this list without adding a character from Seinfeld, which is arguably one of the best shows ever made. This show wasn’t exactly in my era, but I have watched the continuous re-runs and watched classic Kramer moments. “Master of their domain” anyone?? It’s a shame he’s a racist now. 

1.) Mr. Feeny: Come on, you don’t get any better than him. Boy Meets World is amazing. You always wished that Mr. feeny was your teacher, with his comedic timing, and his great life lessons. However, it made you wonder why he taught Cory, Topanga, and Shawn, EVERY YEAR, since they were in 7th Grade (stalker much?) Also, who doesn’t remember the infamous Feeny  Call? FEE-HEE-HEE-HEENY!! He never seemed to age at all either. Did he ever win an award??? No, I think not. I hope you join me on March 31st to celebrate his 81st birthday. . 

It was hard to limit this down to 5 because there were so many I enjoyed. Please leave comments!

Blogmasters note:  DGoodz that was DGreatz!  I encourage everyone to leave their own personal “Top 5″ in their responses. 

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