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The catalyst is the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, where 17,500 people are expected to be working soon, and they will depend more than ever on the oft-maligned "train to nowhere."
As a result, at least $91 million has or is soon to be invested in real estate projects – primarily lofts and apartments – near the subway stations. The city hopes to approve 800 to 900 new housing units along the Main Street subway spine by 2016, with as many as 2,000 to 3,000 more in later years, according to Brendan R. Mehaffy, the Brown administration's executive director of strategic planning.
"The demand is there," he said. "On a fairly regular basis, we have housing builders come to start taking advantage of what's happening."
And while they now see Metro Rail finally fulfilling its transit and development potential, transit officials, real estate developers, city officials and those guiding the city's burgeoning medical industry all agree the development will spawn an urban lifestyle. It is also possible many Buffalonians may choose not to own cars, they say.
"There's a change in attitude where people don't want to drive all the time," Mehaffy said. "And won't it be easy to just hop on a train and go to work, Canalside or the theater?
"There are people who will want to live in Buffalo and in an urban environment," he added. "That's what we're creating."
The city planning chief echoes what everyone from the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus to the University at Buffalo all acknowledge: "This can't happen without Metro Rail."
Developments sparked by the new job-growth concentration on downtown's north edge include:
• At least $91 million worth of real estate investment in hundreds of new housing units around subway stations like Utica, Amherst and LaSalle.
• A projected surge in rail ridership as thousands of Medical Campus workers commute to a facility deliberately designed without employee parking.
• Plans for a "coatless" Medical Campus connected by tunnels and skywalks, anchored by a new $350 million UB Medical School incorporated into the Allen/Medical Campus Station.
• Medical Campus ideas for car sharing that encourage mass transit-dependent employees to check out rentals for business or pleasure outside the urban core.
• Medical Campus proposals for extending Metro Rail through the former Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Terminal to a parking and transit hub in the Old First Ward for longer-range commuters.
• A Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority study under way that examines extending Metro Rail or another mass transit alternative to Amherst, with much of the justification based on serving the Medical Campus.
• City Hall's new emphasis on a Main Street "knowledge corridor" encompassing Erie Community College, downtown financial and legal institutions, the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, the Medical Campus, Canisius College, Medaille College, Sisters Hospital and UB.
"It's got all the elements of a 21st century economy, and it's all connected by Main Street and underground by Metro Rail," Mehaffy said. "There's no question it will play an increased role in Buffalo's future."
Forcing culture change
The new downtown cluster will provide enough parking for patients and visitors, according to Medical Campus President Matthew K. Enstice. But because the campus would rather spend its resources on medical facilities than parking garages, planners are encouraging the big new influx of employees to use public transportation.
"This is how you force culture change," Enstice said. "We're actually doing it."
Plans call for bicycle racks placed at strategic locations, rental-car checkouts for employees, and an interconnected and walkable campus that will encourage thousands of people to live in the city near Metro Rail.
The plan "has to work" because there is no alternative, Enstice said. There is no room to park 17,500 cars on the 170-acre Medical Campus.
"By limiting supply here, you create this opportunity to live in a city," he said. "We're committed to building a community, not just a Medical Campus."
These plans and ideas stem from a problem the City of Buffalo has not encountered for some time – growth, said Patrick J. Whalen, chief operating officer of the Medical Campus.
"It's been a long time since there's been any real growth here," he said. "It's refreshing to be talking about it."
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All plan major housing projects near the Medical Campus or subway stations for thousands of new employees.
Legacy Development originally secured land around LaSalle Station for UB students commuting one subway hop to the South Campus, said Frank Chinnici, president of the company. But as plans for the Medical Campus got bigger, Legacy looked to medical students and downtown workers – some of whom may forsake automobiles.
Now his company plans a $40 million project with 250 apartment units in two-, three- and five-story buildings on LaSalle Avenue near William Price Parkway. He calls them "high-density" buildings that reflect an urban lifestyle.
"It's pretty rare to be able to put together a 10-acre site in an urban development," he said. "But as a residential developer, we expect to capitalize in a big way on our relationship to the station."
Neighbors support the new development, according to University Council Member Bonnie E. Russell.
It adds to area property value, she said, while medical students and other workers represent "serious" tenants who will stabilize the area.
"When you think about it, it's a good, saveable neighborhood," Russell said.
Other developers are devising similar plans.
Ciminelli Development is converting the former Buffalo Meter Co. building next to Bennett High School – vacant since the 1990s – into 89 loft apartments in an $8.5 million project.
Ciminelli also has bought the 27-acre former Central Park Plaza site off Amherst Street and envisions future housing – possibly costing $30 million with several hundred housing units – within walking distance of the Amherst Station.
A fundamental change
"We're making a big bet that people will want to live within walking distance of the Medical Campus or a Metro stop," developer Nick Sinatra said. "It's a fundamental change along that corridor and the whole rental market – even into the Elmwood Village.
"Now people will come in from Denver or some place and say '$1,500 a month for this? Sign me up,' " he added.
Jim Swiezy, president of Greenleaf and Co., is retrofitting an old horse carriage repair shop at 916 and 918 Main St. across from the Allen/Medical Campus Station into 23 one- and two-bedroom loft apartments.
He is assisted by city stabilization funds and historic tax credits in a $6.2 million project that he said will perfectly suit those connected with the Medical Campus.
"There's definitely an interest in living in the city from medical students, research and development people, and people moving in from out of town and the suburbs," he said. "They're willing to spend money on quality housing, and we've never had that before."
The new developments follow a surge of about 500 new housing units downtown in recent years, with hundreds more projected in the near future. And new housing interest is expected to develop in conjunction with the Medical Campus in walking-distance neighborhoods like Allentown and the Fruit Belt.
Linking UB's campuses
And the university hopes NFTA eventually will link its downtown, South and North campuses in a "one-seat" rail system.
"This is back to the future of the early 1970s," Black said of 40-year-old transit studies seeking to connect UB campuses.
"We thought this was vital," Black added. "We have struggled to be two campuses connected by roadways and buses. It's inefficient and expensive."
Work on the medical school project begins in October. When completed in 2016, Black said, the Allen Street station will serve as gateway to the entire Medical Campus as well as a key component of the university's long-range plans.
"We're a university with three campuses and we've got to be connected," he said.
Former NFTA Chairman Raymond F. Gallagher, who oversaw Metro Rail planning and construction in the 1970s and 1980s, may understand Black's "back to the future" reference better than anyone.
Back then, he said, planners anticipated a development boom around transit stations. But the region's economy tanked at about the time the current 6.5-mile line opened.
"When we laid out the stations the way we did, we anticipated growth around them," Gallagher said.
Thirty years later, the rail system is beginning to fulfill that promise as the Medical Campus grows.
Current NFTA officials are thankful for the trend – even if it is late.
As a result, the authority is rebuilding its Metro Rail fleet of 27 cars, designing a new Smart Card fare-collection system and ensuring enough capacity for the Allen/Medical Campus Station to handle a new commuter crush, said Thomas George, director of surface transportation.
Some day, he said, more subway cars may be needed.
Buffalo is finally realizing the development advantages stemming from its subway system, said James K. Morrell, manager of service planning for the NFTA and chairman of the city Planning Board.
"Look at Washington or New York City," he said. "The closer to a rail station, the higher the value. It's beginning to happen here."
As a result, the NFTA is finally putting to rest the "train to nowhere" myth that not long ago sparked talk among some elected officials about closing down the system, George said.
"It was always 'How do you fight the myth?' And it is a myth," he said. "Now, this is exciting."
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The Stetson softball team will hit the road this weekend for the first time in 2013 as the Hatters will play three neutral site games at the UCF Holiday Inn Select tournament in Orlando, Fla.
Stetson (1-3) will square-off against a familiar opponent, South Carolina, on Friday at 6:30 p.m. The Gamecocks went a perfect 4-0 in last weekend's Stetson Lead-Off Classic in DeLand, including 15-7 and 14-4 victories over the Hatters. South Carolina scored a total of 52 runs during the season-opening tournament and batted .426 as a team.
"I am excited (to play them again)," senior Chelsea Whalley said. "It will be interesting to see if they are that hot two weekends in a row. It's rare you see two teams play each other in back-to-back weeks, but in this third game we want to take charge and really come out aggressive."
On Saturday, Stetson will face two opponents for the first-time ever. The Hatters will play Texas-Arlington of the Western Athletic Conference at 11 a.m. followed by a contest against Buffalo of the Mid-American Conference at 4 p.m.
Stetson is hoping to build off its 6-1 win over Michigan State in the final game of the Lead-Off Classic. The Hatters collected a season-high eight hits against the Spartans while junior Meredith Owen tossed a complete game victory in the circle.
Whalley and sophomore Demi Meza earned all-tournament team honors for the Hatters. Whalley tripled, hit a grand slam and drove in five runs against South Carolina on Friday, while Meza was 5-for-10 (.500) on the weekend with three home runs and six RBI.
"She's stopping her stride," head coach Frank Griffin said about Meza after the games on Saturday. "Her stride was making her duck, and when she ducks her eyes goes down, the bat goes down, and she pops up. She still did it some (Saturday) but she's starting to make good progress."
After committing seven errors and allowing 34 runs in the first four games, the Hatters will be looking to tighten up defensively this weekend.
"We want to work on our communication and have more confidence in our abilities defensively," Whalley said. "We felt like at the plate we did a good job of attacking. We played some pretty big teams, and I don't think many people would complain about seven runs against South Carolina. We just didn't have that same confidence and aggression on defense."
An audio broadcast will be available for all three games on HatterVision. Please note due to the number of games in the tournament start times will likely be fluid throughout the weekend. For the latest updates, follow @StetsonSoftball on twitter or sign-up for the Hat-Alerts text messaging service.


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Manoa Campus, Hemenway Courtyard
Compete in the second annual UH PRODUCTIONS 72-HOUR FILM CHALLENGE. Or just watch some cool student-produced films. This competition is open to all University of Hawaii at Manoa students.
MARCH 15: The Announce @ Hemenway Courtyard - 5PM
MARCH 18: The Turn-in @ UH Productions Office/Campus Center 312 - 10AM-5PM
MARCH 21: The Premiere @ the Art Auditorium - 5PM
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To kick off the film competition, head down to THE ANNOUNCE at the Hemenway Courtyard on MARCH 15 at 5PM. We will announce the three components required in all entries: a PROP, a LINE OF DIALOGUE, and a CHARACTER. Also, each team (or individual) must also randomly select a GENRE from a hat at this event.
Last year, we had more than 30 teams registered. How many teams can we get this year? Pre-register to compete by clicking here: http://bit.ly/15PhO3L
Given the weekend to produce their film, students must TURN-IN their entries on MARCH 18 at the UH Productions office (Campus Center 312) from 10AM to 5PM.
This year, we are proud to announce that we have gained several qualified judges to look over the films. As an example, John Burton (Visual Effects supervisor for films such as the Mummy and Men in Black) will participate in the process. After three wrangling days, the scores will be finalized and tallied up.
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General Motors has been in a downward spiral all year with lagging sales and losses in the billions. GM and its cross town rival, Chrysler, asked Congress for monetary assistance to stave off bankruptcy by the end of the year. In the end, the Senate failed to hand over even $14 billion USD to the two struggling Detroit giants.
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quote: I love unions (or, at least, the principle of unions). I would think most of the people here would, too.
quote: or would you prefer the government get involved? Because that's what unions boil down to. They are a way for the 'disadvantaged' in the employer-employee relationship to assert their strength without the government stepping in to protect them.
quote: Another problem with unions; they reward seniority, and not so much productivity.
quote: Out of curiosity, as someone who has been to both Alabama and various parts of the rust belt, what is this great cost of living difference people talk about? Both are recovering third world countries; Alabama was obliterated in the 1860s, Michigan by socialism. The only difference I can see is higher heating costs in the Winter.
quote: It's hard for unions and individuals both in a recession, but we spend far more time in expansion than contraction on average and during those times it's easy to walk away if an employer doesn't meet my demands. Unskilled labor rarely has that option -- they're unskilled, and this is an advanced economy.
quote: But you're right, it's also partly a libertarian bent I have, but still mostly the fact there is no way that I would benefit from a union.
quote: So you can take off your third world rose color glasses and look at the real world.
quote: A skilled worker often establish roots on the basis of their income.
quote: If your job has paid time off (holiday, sick, or personal), provides healthcare, or pays more than minimum wages, then you need to walk up and kiss the hand of the nearest union member.
quote: Take off your own, and look at Detroit high school graduation rates. Look at the price of homes in Michigan, some of which have sold for a dollar. Look at their unemployment -- and not just current unemployment, but the rate going back ten years. Check out their budget problems, which aren't exactly new. If anywhere in America comes close to resembling a dysfunctional, rapidly failing socialist state, it's Michigan.
quote: As for unskilled labor, they've traditionally stayed in one place and worked for, or tried to work for, the same company for 30+ years until retirement. And in this day and age, where health services, IT, and other skilled professions are growing and manufacturing continues its multi-decade trend of shedding workers in favor of automation, who do you think has more options for work? Someone who has made bolts for 20 years or an accountant? (Hint: Even in this economy, I've got an accountant friend who has the enviable 'problem' of choosing between multiple job offers)
quote: Thanks for the union propaganda. I guess doctors, bankers, lawyers and other early professionals before labor unions were ever first formed who still were well compensated should thank yet-to-be-created labor unions?


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Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 9:00 AM - Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 5:00 PM (PST)
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Lead by someone Pragmatic Marketing Certified and who has helped product owners at Kaiser Permenente, eBay, Technicolor, and numerous start-ups, this course is taught interactively. Rather than PowerPoint, you will learn via teams, discussion, interaction and exercises. Class feedback has been more than 9.5 on a scale of 1 to 10.
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Whatever the outcome of the 2004 presidential election, President W. Bush or Senator John F. Kerry will face massive budget deficits next year, ABC News anchor George Stephanapoulos told NAMI's 25th annual convention.
Declining federal resources will continue to squeeze state budgets -- with implications for mental health policy. In 2003, President Bush's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health reported that the nation's fragmented mental health care system is "a system in shambles."
Medicaid in particular is in crisis. It is the second largest, fastest growing part of state budgets -- a total of almost $250 billion in 2002. But states are under pressure to cut budget cuts across the board, which often leads to pressure to cut Medicaid costs and in turn cutting services or even transforming systems.
On Friday, September 10, Ohio Commissioner of Mental Health Michael Hogan, Ph.D., who served as chairman of the New Freedom Commission, and others, spoke to a packed room at the NAMI convention on Medicaid financing challenges.
Diane Rowland, Sc.D., Executive Vice-President of the Kaiser Family Foundation and Executive Director of the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid on the Uninsured noted that as part of the nation's public health system, Medicaid serves 50 million people, approximately 6.5 million or 13% of whom receive mental health services. Within that population, 36% are people with disabilities, 32% are children and 29% are non-disabled adults. Overall, Medicaid covers 38 million people in low-income families and one in five children nationwide.
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Fiscal pressures are not the result of the recent recession. They run deeper and are structural in nature: having been built over 25 years. NAMI is non-partisan and mental illnesses recognize no political boundaries. They affect Republicans and Democrats alike.
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"People say there are hard choices," said one NAMI member in Friday's session, "but what's important is making right choices. We don't need elected officials who say they understand and then vote the other way."
NAMI Executive Director Michael J. Fitzpatrick expressed a similar sentiment at the September 9th opening session of the convention, advising approximately 3,000 members:
"Listen hard at this convention. Then go home and listen hard to every federal, state and local candidate. It's going to be another close election. No matter what your registration --- Democrat, Republican, or Independent -- this year pledge to be a swing voter. Suspend your usual allegiances. Don't let anyone take you for granted. Tell every candidate that and draw a line in the sand."
On Friday's panel, the Kaiser Foundation's Rowland emphasized:
Leslie Tremaine, Ed.D., behavioral health manager for New Mexico's Department of Human Services outlined one model for system transformation: an interagency behavioral health purchasing collaborative intended to focus on recovery and resiliency as specific goals and outcomes -- while also achieving better program access, services and use of taxpayer dollars.
The New Mexico initiative reflects the importance of political leadership and both the power and limits of structural changes. Perhaps even more important, its lessons thus far include: "System improvement is a process, not an event"; "It can't be done overnight"; and "You can't have change without changing."
That perspective is especially important in looking not only at Election 2004, but also the legislative sessions that will follow, and other elections beyond. Transforming the mental health care system must start now -- and will only happen by drawing strong lines in the sand with candidates, regardless of past allegiances. But the task will not be finished in November. Hard challenges lie ahead.
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In April, Lifetime Television premiered Call Me Crazy, a series of interconnected short films that deal with the subject of mental illness. Through five short stories named after each title character—Lucy, Eddie, Allison, Grace and Maggie—powerful relationships built on hope and triumph give viewers a new understanding of what happens when a loved one struggles with mental illness.
The two-hour movie event aired on television on Sat., April 20. NAMI attended the premiere on April 16 in Los Angeles and was honored by the network for its work on behalf of individuals and families affected by mental illness. In addition, Lifetime presented NAMI with a generous contribution and a public service announcement titled It's Time. The PSA features testimonials by many of the film's talent, including Brittany Snow, Jennifer Hudson, Octavia Spencer, Ernie Hudson, Jean Smart, Melissa Leo and others, who all joined together to urge action and support for NAMI.
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How did you prepare for your role, portraying a woman with schizophrenia?
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What was the most important take-away from your research?
How strong people living with schizophrenia are, how much respect I have for them and their condition. I tried to be realistic in my portrayal of Lucy and was also trying to make sure she was someone that the viewer could relate to. I wanted to convey how terrible and hurtful the voices can be, and also that with treatment and support and patience, things can get better. I also wanted to make sure that people don't think it is as simple as taking a pill and it goes away. It can be challenging. It can be dark. I wanted to convey hope without denying the darkness.
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What did you learn from playing this character? What is the core message you want to convey?
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You are the co-founder of Love is Louder, an initiative of The Jed Foundation and MTV. How did your work with the program influence you in this role? How do you feel about your experience as an advocate?
Love is Louder was started by The Jed Foundation, MTV and myself to build on the outpouring of support online after the lives of multiple teenagers were lost to suicide in September 2010. I have been involved ever since and focus much of my effort on college campuses, striving to help raise mental health awareness and engage in suicide-prevention activities. I have always felt passionate about mental health, and yet I was surprised to learn that no one knew about my involvement in this work or this passion when casting me for this part. So, I think that it must have been meant to be. I am honored to have the chance to play this part.
Do you have plans for continuing to raise awareness for mental illness?
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It is time to do something. People living with mental illness may be shy, scared or fearful to talk about what they are going through. The more we do, the more we start the conversation, the better for everyone.
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Olympic champion Dorothy Hamill's jive was hampered by an ankle injury and a cyst on her lower back, resulting in a clunky performance, tears and the evening's lowest score of 15.
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Real Housewives star Lisa Vanderpump and Gleb Savchenko's airline-themed jive was "a bit of a bumpy ride," Len said. "You tried to take off but you never really took flight." They earned 18 points.
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Posted 29 July 2012 - 04:00 AM
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Posted 29 July 2012 - 12:20 PM
Posted 29 July 2012 - 01:40 PM
Problem is that we'll have that regardless. We have to trade now that the ufa's are gone. So unless we sucker a team into a bad trade (Ryan for Nyquist and Kindl), we're not going to be using that cap space.
Not necessarily true
Do you think with this roster that the Wings are a 7mil defensemen and 6mil winger away from more stanley cups? Cause there is 13mil to spend. Something will come up and when it does were going to be glad Holland held on to that money
Very true
Posted 29 July 2012 - 05:57 PM
Bertuzzi - Datsyuk - Franzen
Brunner - Zetterberg - Filppula
Samuelsson - Helm - Cleary
Tootoo - Abdelkader - Miller
Depending on Eaves health, I belive him and Emmerton would be the extra forwards. They would then try to send Mursak through waivers to AHL. If Eaves isn't ready Mursak and Emmerton would be extra forwards.
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Posted 29 July 2012 - 11:44 PM
Posted 30 July 2012 - 11:18 AM
Do you think with this roster that the Wings are a 7mil defensemen and 6mil winger away from more stanley cups? Cause there is 13mil to spend. Something will come up and when it does were going to be glad Holland held on to that money
And in this case, "held onto that money" = "didn't get the guys he wanted". Call it what it is.
Posted 30 July 2012 - 01:24 PM
Posted 30 July 2012 - 01:30 PM
That really depends the on the price.
I'd rather trade for Yandle than sign suter to that retarded contract
And I believe Suter is worth every cent of that contract, he's been the best defenseman free agent in a couple years.
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Posted 30 July 2012 - 01:41 PM
Id rather see:
Helm will never be a second liner. He might be the best 3rd liner but it does not mean he could fill 2nd line role.
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Posted 30 July 2012 - 02:04 PM
Posted 31 July 2012 - 02:41 PM
Nyquist Dastyuk Frazen
Brunner Z Flippula
Miller Helm Bert
Cleary Abby Tootoo
try to get something by me i dare you
Posted 31 July 2012 - 02:47 PM
You forgot Sammy.
i see the lines like this........
Nyquist Dastyuk Frazen
Brunner Z Flippula
Miller Helm Bert
Cleary Abby Tootoo
Unless you were blocking out that signing?
Posted 31 July 2012 - 03:34 PM
You forgot Sammy.
Unless you were blocking out that signing?
A guy can wish can't he?
Edited by WingsAlways, 31 July 2012 - 03:34 PM.
Posted 31 July 2012 - 04:01 PM
A guy can wish can't he?
I got it you guys!
Holland has been saving that $13 million for Holmstrom.
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Posted 31 July 2012 - 05:26 PM
I got it you guys!
Holland has been saving that $13 million for Holmstrom.
its all coming together now! i envision some last minute KH magic and the finished line-up to look very similar to the one below
holmer datsyuk knuble
sammy zberg bert
cleary helm rolston
modano gomez emmerton
chelios kronwall
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had to ship some guys out in order to create this KH masterpiece.... one was a blockbuster trade with montreal.... gomez for franzen and filppula... gotta give to get guys
KH also breaks through with multiple FA signings all solid and right on par with our big moves in the past.... sammy, holmer, rolston, knuble, modano and chelios
youngest team we've had in years!
Posted 31 July 2012 - 05:32 PM
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Posted 31 July 2012 - 05:41 PM
The hate on Franzen is really annoying. The guy had one bad season last year and still put up good stats.
That 3rd line of Bertuzzi-Helm-Sammy has me really excited... Look how our 3rd line matches up against the league
Canucks: Higgins-Lappierre-Hansen
Penguins: Dupuis-Sutter-Cooke
Blackhawks: Bickell-Bolland-Hayes
We will have an advantage game in and game out
Add that with Bert seemingly being able to find chemistry with anyone on his line and adjust his role
other then the fact that all three of thoes teams have a way better top 6
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Posted 31 July 2012 - 06:22 PM
annoying are wings fans that think ken holland is a god and that every UFA has to sign in detroit because we are the "red wings"
What does that have to do with the third line?... If you want to talk about holland than make another hate thread about it and we can have healthy discussions while you get your panties in a bunch
Posted 31 July 2012 - 06:34 PM
other then the fact that all three of thoes teams have a way better top 6
Let's explore this without assuming Nyquist/Brunner is going to step into Hudler's spot, and Cleary doesn't have resurgence to his average 20 goals, he went from 26 to 12, personally I feel he's going to have a bounce back year, but I digress.
So let's use P/G just to account for injuries etc. and use PPG to assign lines.
So as we see Sedin/Sedin outscore Z/D, but doesn't ..12 more ppg account for the defense gained? I don't think so, but if you do then add Franzen's production over Higgins. I'd take our line personally just from defensive purposes, but they are pretty even just offensively.
Second line, Burrows better than Bertuzzi in everyway, clear win there. Kesler verse Filpulla, interesting, Filpulla had a much better season 66 points to 44, and defensive while Kesler is elite, Filpulla isn't that far behind, I'd say the .17 ppg difference tilts it in favor of Fil based on just last season, but Kesler has a better past sure, but if you accept that then why can't datsyuk go back to 97 points? Booth verse Sammy, this surprised me, wow did Booth struggle just 30 points in 62 games, Sammy might not be much better but he had 31 on Florida in 54 games. I'd give the edge to sammy even career numbers Sammy has .10 advantage.
Better? Possible given what you think defense is worth etc. But way better top 6? I definitely don't see that.
Pittsburgh has a better top 6, no doubt about it, but looking at their defense is a laughing stock, and Pittsburgh is my second favorite team haha.
Blackhawks! i'm interested in this one
D/Z = Sharp/Toews ? Maybe I'm not sure, Datsyuk Zetterberg are both very good defensive players, Toews is very good aswell, Sharp is average. I'll give the edge to chicago.
Hossa>Franzen by a lot. First line pretty clear is Chicago.
Second line If you compare it as a whole it's about equal, kane>Filpulla but Sammy/Bert are more production than Bolland/Stalberg
Once again Chicago probably has a better top 6, but way better? probably not, the only team that has a way better top 6 are Pittsburgh, and they lack in the bottom 6/defense, and Fleury was a train wreck.
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NEW YORK – They were the same musicians we see at Kleinhans Music Hall, but Wednesday at Carnegie Hall, they looked different.
It wasn't just the green Spring For Music scarves they and the audience wore, in tribute to Carnegie Hall's Spring For Music Festival.
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As they took the stage at ornate, lovely Carnegie Hall, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra's musicians were pumped like the Bills before a big game. They were primed to tackle the massive Symphony No. 3 by Reinhold Gliere, a work rarely performed because of its outrageous demands.
"Be yourselves," Music Director JoAnn Falletta had told them that afternoon at rehearsal. "Just go and play. It sounds great." A Gliere family member, Jennifer Gliere, had also shown up to thank the orchestra.
Now it was time.
Looking around the hall at 7:30 p.m., you saw no empty seats. The three tiers of the beautiful hall were filled, green scarves draped over the railings. Passionate applause greeted the orchestra, and Falletta, when she appeared. Emotion ran high.
Interviewed briefly on stage by WQXR, New York's venerable classical music station, Falletta described the Gliere symphony as "very mystical."
"Both pieces are mystical," she said, alluding also to "Life Without Christmas" by Giya Kancheli, which was to open the concert.
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After that festive buildup, the sorrowing quiet of "Life Without Christmas" seemed shocking.
Kancheli, in this music, painted a stark picture of the cruelty of the Soviet Union. The music gets under your skin. It is desolate and horrifying.
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Kancheli's memories emerge in fragments, in restless, shifting tonalities, stifled scraps of chant, scant plucked notes on a barely audible piano.
After a short intermission, it was time for fun.
For us, that is. Not for the musicians. By all accounts, the Gliere symphony, which tells the story of the mythical warrior Ilya Muromets, is grueling.
It is also thrilling.
Carnegie Hall is smaller and more vertical than Kleinhans Music Hall, and the music jumped out at you.
Gliere was a brilliant orchestrator, and his gifts rang out vividly.
In the first movement, the brass was clipped and bright. There were sharply sculpted silences and great moments of clamor and high volume.
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The merry third movement jumped and sparkled. The end was a highlight – a sparkling chord cut off for an enchanting silence.
It was in the fourth movement, in which Muromets challenges God, that we got the crashing volume, of a height and desperation that I do not remember hearing last weekend at Kleinhans. The hideous clangor when the now-arrogant hero turns to stone was so cataclysmic you could feel it in your stomach.
The timpani boomed terrifyingly. It occurred to me, as I sat there dazzled, that maybe Gliere made the piece fiendishly difficult on purpose. Maybe he wanted the musicians to feel like Muromets, battling something bigger than they are.
The symphony's regretful ending is not designed to bring people to their feet. The big crowd did rise and applaud the magnificent performance, but slowly, as if coming out of a trance. I think this is a concert people will remember. These two Russian pieces had something in common. Even if you did not remember the melodies, they left you with images that will stick with you – the sorrow of the Kancheli, the dream world of the Gliere.
We'll remember, too, the triumph of this night.
In Buffalo language, we rocked the house. Just as after a Bills victory, the hometown fans emerged blissful and ready to revel. The attitude of one Buffalonian, Cheryl Lyles, summed it up pretty well. "I don't even like classical music," she said, "and I'm here."
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