imported_Zac

(May 21, 2006) — Grass vs. ice. Inflated leather vs. vulcanized rubber. J.P. Losman vs. J.P. Dumont.

The Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres are two different animals, all right.

The Bills' highest-paid player is cornerback Nate Clements, who's never been to the playoffs, at $7.2 million. Sabres' star center Chris Drury, who owns a Stanley Cup ring and does nothing but win, makes $2.9 million.

Sabres' owner Tom Golisano purchased the Sabres out of bankruptcy for $70 million. Ralph Wilson could sell the Bills for $700 million.

The Bills can be seen on television on three different major networks. The Sabres play on a fishing and hunting channel.

OK, so the differences are many, particularly in financial scope and mass appeal.

The Bills, in their worst playoff drought in 20 years, can still learn plenty from these sizzling Sabres, who have made a Phoenix-like rise out of Chapter 11, a labor lockout, and their own sustained postseason absence to write the most inspirational chapter of their storied albeit Cup-less history.

The Sabres' run to the Eastern Conference finals against Carolina, which began with a 3-2 Buffalo win on Saturday, has struck a blow for the winning tenets of stability and chemistry, things the Bills have sorely lacked since the late 1990s.

I'd toss in frugality, too. The Sabres operate $12 million below the NHL's new $39 million cap and have adopted a policy under Golisano, the Paychex billionaire who didn't get that way by buying a fleet of Porsches, whereby the team would not disrupt locker room harmony by signing big-name free agents to fat long-term deals.

Shipping out leading scorer Miroslav Satan and defenseman Alexei Zhitnik killed the Sabres' marketing last summer. "Cheap skaters," they were called. But winning cures all.

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In a way we already are. Levy brought in the all "no-name" players this offseason. He got rid of all the big names not doing their share, Milloy and Adams. I don't think
McGahee and Losman could be far behind. In the draft we went for the players that fit what we are trying to do. It goes back to the quote in my sig..

"I'm not looking for the best players, I'm looking for the right players" - Herb Brooks

mlynch69

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big foot causes all train derailings.

FreakBrook

**** the Bills, go Sabres!!!!!

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imported_Zac

-1 Warning level/+1 Warning Level, imo.

FreakBrook

so I am back to what i was in the 1st place.

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BATW20

Zac that's a sick avatar.

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FreakBrook

hell yea it is.

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JLambert

+ infinity bull**** level IMHO

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Cowher was driving very conservatively, and it was easy to predict how he was planning on getting to the stadium.
It seemed as if he was driving not to crash and relying on his tires to pound their way down the asphalt about 3 yards at a time.

JLambert

Bills have a rebuilding road ahead of them. Levy knows what he is doing, just cross your fingers that Losman is worth it, otherwise the painful road lies ahead. Then again, maybe you should be , 'cause Dick Jauron will be leading you to the promised land....

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Cowher was driving very conservatively, and it was easy to predict how he was planning on getting to the stadium.
It seemed as if he was driving not to crash and relying on his tires to pound their way down the asphalt about 3 yards at a time.

imported_Zac

Los-who?



It's all about NAWL BAWL