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Let's head out to Orchard Park right now on here bills GM buddy nix on WG. I and here so yeah. More importantly. This is not personal vice president for communications alone and here's but he Let's first. It was. I'll chance that you want to. He fits in what do won't impact. And you know. I know that. You like about dead that antiques in penalties and obviously we're not happy about. I don't like Stevie is neither but we are around him a lot I'm always. Things he does. Practice. You know practices heard yankees team Yeah we want him back. You're going to make a decision whether you want you back if there's stipulations of all the stuff is that that. And now I'm not concerned about that I think are stipulations were. what we put oldham after the first. You know where he he news. What the consequences work. He did it I'm convinced. That he wasn't hate Saudi by a friend. But I don't like he thought he'd get a penalty I don't banking would mean intimately. This sound I heard on I really don't know. He's EE trash today the right thing when he played him. And the to do the right thing practice in the locker room he's not a criminal. He made a mistake. Eight cost us and he paid the price. Now wouldn't get into the. But. Doesn't affect less gas that's bad hands. Now he might do it again if he does will deal with. But that down and doesn't affect what we're trying to get done with me. More progress. You know we've got to listen as some in the Paper every day about somebody. and laugher Robin spell words. This this this one Smart. And and those things are not and that if we didn't think we can handle. And it he would antley. Mean it might make a difference but I thank you and I think we can. These folks decent contract talks broke down he reason to come back to the team. There's a real thing in the balls and you see you've received reopen talks. You know there was. Proposals made during that part that you're in this season. That last one we made. There. Stance was we have for state data. Concentrate on the season finish out the year in and start to toxic in the year. And there has been about auctions this season was over. And they will contain. Are you in a position where because you have one here along. You feel that you. Have a favorite. Well it got here and if you've ever done. You find yourself in the position me with the and what else where you might have to pay more while. You know I I think asset yet when I first took this job that there would see it until you got him here. There was probably some. Hesitation. On players' parts to come here. But absent a big year like state as I think. You know I think he would like to stay here he says that hopefully Won't hit the market it's album hit the market or feet. If they want to go somewhere else to say that. I don't know why he wouldn't just be up front with it but. I take his word he says he wants to be here think. If we are fair in saying spread I am. I think would get in the of that. And it. I'm saying you know small market in and everybody thinks about the weather when Mike about buffalo. And neck and a thing but once we get them here well I'm question. Yeah I'd probably a little heart. There. Does that does anybody union know. How long Fred Jackson's contract he has. You did John. He's he's a bill for fourteen months. March 13 a year from march 13 now. Brad talked we won't expedient for yet lack of forget Ted. Phoenix is career as a male. He's meant a lot so I've got great respect for any arm out to help him map. We track and we're going try to get some done is he. Does it matter if we do it now are we doing. Next week a month from now. Always we get it done before this series starts. It's all assigned It seems to me and and it's not lackeys don't get hurt play and now. That we do won't back we do. We do then that try to work out a deal with total Matt moved him again this week before I leave here. And just to reassure me on that. What we say that's what we don't bit. Your when do you spoke about this. Several times lack of experience. In hindsight. Did you over estimate the death going into the season and couldn't second guess someone who tell me in regards me. Guys. What have provided to experience that. Well our nightly count three passes. I'm not so sure how much up. He's a good player he had the misfortune of being hurt now. Far beyond second That's what anyway it doesn't bother me. I don't know what we could have done. That would have provided more they Maybe there was in hand side. If so I wish we'd done that at that time we would make the best decision we can before we get and I am not. Asking thank you may need specifics. Were we Canada. Picked up more guys are brought its slow process on that a lot slower and any other warming debate. It's a it's a or use if you're going. If you're going Trout out. You know to win this year in and drop off next year and drop off and then we enemy we're tranda. To build it with the young guys that are good players that are right of people so that it'll stay that way year after year at least. You know we'll be compared. And prescription for. You know I I think there's. I think there's a lot of things I think I think one of the things is is to maybe. Haven't big fans for years not that may not know everything about it which I don't but. The if you can keep. Things simple keep that base. Where gas play hard. 8 and think and play defense she probably stay up late. I think some of that. Well help us we had to mania. Missed assignments and that kind of thing that I am not certainly not by mean anybody. It was they also we didn't have. Good enough players position. So to fix that thank. Second day everything would look better. If we had some pressure on the If you If you can't disrupt. Pastors in the NF fail. And might come get out of rhythm. And might him. Any album will Wear you out we had some rookies it looked like Dan Marino and we. Let him look black yet but would let him stand and you gotta get. You've got a disruptive quarterback. You know. I you got the last in so I looked at the stats. How much we played four man front this year. And it was 47%. Attack. Forty Sampras and that I am we will win nickel and when we were in nickel we head forward and I watched. All of us they had playoff games watch Easton. Wade Phillips is probably. Granddaddy 34. Right now and and they played at least 50% Tammy had for them Latin. So I'm not this year that it matters. Thank Dave's. He has. Expertise is more for three. But again gadget docket 50% attack would be and then it says it may be in the three man rush. And you blitzes so. Don't think it's as big videos about it most of my key and know. the one thing. I said before and I think that's true. Is it you need yet. Players better play makers. And put him in a position where they now know it sounds simple but that is the key to. Mainly taken Bob Moehler. If you fourth team and you put bond down and a three point stance. And haven't set stage on the running game and making a three down players not what he does best. So you got to move him around and he's structure. So that I'm issues of net. Have you do you guys remember all you ratchet down somewhere. Everything you're saying a year from now you bring it. That is that is true I did it now here's. A look at it this way. The gas we drafted this year. We there's complaining. He had a he had Aaron Aaron Williams. He's going to play no matter what you Kelvin Sheppard can play either they. So RC in RC. He he's not we. The fourth rounder was. Optimistic tackle Chris So all of our draft picks this year would And I think idea and here's why you know as a sat back. You 646. Up to fifty to sixty. In a 43 those dastardly it's means. If he if he is that sad and he Russia basher playmate. It. You know Merriman is in a in a position and now my back. Scott told me not to elaborate or maybe buying but I way Coco as am I won't buddy I know you guys get things today than normal way. Candidly about it. We took a chance. John It was say it was a risk we knew it was going when he. We needed. Had his caliber. That we couldn't go anywhere else and yet. If you remember correctly we worked only ones trying mayor but we had to priority. There was a decision made. That. Without surgery. He It could be fixed and he could make really get. When he was even though he didn't have a lot of sex we put a lot of critic and how many sacks against yet. But we may steam when he wasn't. Somebody this at the age we've lost containment companions. So to get back to your original now that I'm giving it ratings while we get if you went back right now we were in the same shape again. With what we the end. We do it again it's risk its risk when the business. When you draft gets hurt the first day camp. We knew he has yet any injuries we knew there were things that might crop up. Right now he's in the process. He's been through the surgery. Any shorter Phoenix he's in process of rehab and and and get healthy. He will be. Have a fiscal aspiring have another one this summer. If he gets healthy and passes a physical he's he still hours. Leo. We'll take it from it see what happens. And you know why I asked if he wants we hate in America. Now I did Monica I mean and make no bones about But once he got here. It took him about two weeks in general Lee. mean he is just a white IC as. Indiana thank. if you haven't make a choice between us and. San Diego or. I am just buy him I've been in my. At face value it take to other place that week we can get there we gotta do it away we said we won't start that was. Draft our way in to the we all through the draft. Take free agency in plug in adds. To take some pressure off some And again if you have to pay them a little more art you have to. Can some a little or use connections have to do almost. But. Wait we can expand the We can. And we will. Ruptured B. Yes oh yes. Yes. gambling don't if if gas there and free agency that fits what we need we don't be aggressive. I mean we don't track. To do whatever we can do. At least. From we are matter where we work. We looked in it was hodgepodge. Needs me we Adam Everett. Any one Lackey could pinpoint I think we're at a point. Four week next spot. Or four positions. And if we could lows with the right gas. And get our injured guys back. Will be compared. Small market true that accurate. Whether I'm sure that. It. Well I thought I cadets there. And small markets and workers or. You know I think when probably most step. In and and fixes. That falls. No question about that thank you yes. Look at you look at left tackle. You felt you feeling it still needed definitive answers areas and appeared in. You wouldn't have. To Demetrius but I always got all of that. He's got good feet he's good actually what you look for left The problem would make injuries. You know he never he started the first four games gets hurt I'm. I may be a game off but I think it was four games get charity message for. Our comes back placed Armenians up. Heard again. He was. He was three had been last year the whole year couldn't practice all week almost things entering into. Chris Hairston I think can be. You know really good left tackle he's a rookie. School taking a little bit which we got some good experience issue here. So we at least got. A couple of possibilities at left tackle him and those the You know again I think with link and I'll let Chris Ashton it's Smart. In can be a left tackle and play over there and be serviceable for us and in and it remains to be seen. You know we don't yeah I would try to reach and he's. We're going draft a tackle if we If there's one there If there's one there we thank him plywood or draft attack you gain ever after attack June. You might have gotten at this is just I mean it's could be an exception to he can add exceptions to this but. It's easier to move a from tackle guard and if guard attack opts. So we we think we draft tackles. We're pretty good shape guards. Your comfort right Fitzpatrick going forward. As far as your franchise quarterback. Iraq I got no reservations about Ryan he had some. He had some some bad games. That thing we know for sure is we've seen him do it. We've seen him have the good games. You know he's he's what we I think one we started losing players. And lives in weapons foreign. He compensated back trying to cantaloupe And and play and different receivers each week. Sounds like excuses but their reasons. And and and another thing with ran. Is interceptions in the bangs it eight bid at work. Turn over it toward the end of the year had we. Warning they keep those down and hit he'd been mechanic it you know you'd run the ball more you wouldn't take chances but. I mean you damn party pointy steel plant scoop Maine he had been matter. He's like he's got a gunslinger mentality thank you gotta. You've got a brain netting him a little And and make good judgments. But. He's. He he says if we if we put good people around him when we can get to advance with. You mentioned a minute your. Your list of personnel needs this kind of narrow down a couple after two years here. I've worn a couple but for for. Foster care out of mind a bit I think I think even so you know Stevie. We still need. Did you know all you guys watching games this week And there's only one Calvin Johnson but remorse M card that you throw it up there. They're not covered when there covered in. We could use with the use of Baghdad another big time receiver. Torn off chance we can use another offensive tackle. In in a fancy which say the priority. Would pass rushers its audience pass rushers. One may ten. And you can never have enough corners. We we would like to add two corners to. Whether it's through free agency here Weathers through there. We also. At some point. Need another back. And we got we thank Chris why. Kirk martians up I don't know what happened with the arm. But but we need we need back and am. You know we got some gas it. Part pointers Canada. And thought about smokes in baton. Those gas you get shot. At Atlanta back. What are. Part. Will be able to your team. Next year main map my expectations are that we looked like a big step if we if we get these guys back which we think we're that are injured. And we head. Some that this makes it that we should take a big stay up next year. red zone in the past when. Who retired. Or put all. These years. And it's. You know way. Did crop up they jumped out apps Maine you know we probably had the most anybody in the late and that I think it. You know I think PS at one reason it hit us as parties yet. Is we didn't have. Experienced we talked about to. An inning it was who got injured for us I mean you know which reminds us that answer question we. We've researched everything we know research. And there's no answer. Eight we had forecasts. AC that didn't get text didn't get he. Never got jumping over prop. Patella tendon as McGee. Free add rows up on the back of Dow Jones ankle when he's blocking in. He's out for the year. You know everybody has injuries we all day. That that thing have to stay away from and I said this summer. Is it if we can stay away from injuries I thought we could win ten games. If week. If we could not lose gas for the year you know if you live and get him back. Philadelphia. Cincinnati some of those as an add New York it's a Which I Ahmad did that running back go there but they're gaining back the ones we are it back those guys are out for the year. You know you can take idea they the year in and get those back. And and animals would be. That what the case of us and again that's not a and second half And. What what part. You know these are good really good player when he That that and been out. That we we hoping you'll give whale will play by ear and and see how I guess but If he's healthy and gets back to form. He'll be a player for. These these situations and it's also compares it to. Our guy from the start or Marcus Marcus Marcus has had worse luck coming out stay away from him right where all forms but he's. Mean he has problems completely solved. They said it would not recur again. So. We don't know what we got we know he's counting. We've always thought he was these are really a big strong guy he's 201 rams. Can Return scheme from Iran for he run actor kits we hadn't had that much. But can't she questioned would actually what. You know is about a guy don't know if Roscoe is finished a year. Healthy he played dead but separate games force last year and in one game this year. So I I think it's idea. That decision and it would go have to make about where he is physically. As to whether or not we we do says he's a good player. Really good player when he's out he's done we need somebody lack GAAP net position. Whether I don't know. I'm losing George Cortez as quarterback coaching where he stands for that position. You know that's up to he yelled. see he's probably got some guys in mad. Georgia's great dad did a good job happy for you on. something he wanted to do. And you know we wishing the best. You're listening to live coverage of bill she embody and conference here and WGR May so yeah he's one hand it to right ten. I don't mean that debate yeah that answer but yet tech. You know you look at what what we've done offensively. Where we came from and and they did it way at. This thing I think he's done an excellent. You know he start look at that playing defensively we knew we had a long way to go bay. And and we got to make improvements there which we all know. We've got to get better and you know we've we've talked about it we talked about these ads that if you play good date you look at the Nazis to gas that are in the playoffs. If you played Houston one. When their third quarterback that was fifth rounder it. Nobody really could play in in because they stay in the game and and so I've got to improve but dare she question team data and in good. You know we can bring him into that race first barber didn't know we can get we didn't know we'd be available. And and where we've got team we've brought and up. Us being better they. End up George. And that's exactly. The role he feels. That at that so. Well my TV ad impression I mean to say that's what I think we need Because that's that that's the last. No I didn't get the impression that he thought we would just add better people and we've continued movement. And since you know nobody's asked me about George. Thank George Bush mark act in good job worked hard. Let go we all know it's part of the business. To Canon coaches once it's been fired we're just going get fired. And I think. That we all accept some responsibility. When that happens he would have enough. Talent at the right spots. We just Chan decided. That he wants to move and a a different direction according to tower we've got that's what we do it but again. It was not. To save anybody's job. I hear all scapegoats. I don't know exactly where that comes from but it went from us what situation. Or. It. You know I did that what has that that I'm not retiring. My Mac commitment this you know I've never quitting As long as I can. My energy level stays where ideas. Then I'm going to do it to the jobs that. And I've been fortunate enough that it stayed there. If it gets to the point where I have to say I don't feel like doing that our go here go. Scouting and neck then. India. Let somebody else do it and and eventually. It it comes to all ups but. Got no plans for that so. Listening to our live coverage of the bills GM buddy nix and WGR 550. If. It. Are absolutely get enough. You know again we've lost some gas but morning did it yeah out disappointed that we didn't might. Most. I know we were bad last year we ranked at the bottom we've really. It much about much of among them and it cannot a lot of reasons that part of its person. And and our if it's where we're not I'm not limited. Except that we can nobody tell Maine nobody's ever tell me in the USC game that. There's a lot of things go in New Hampshire you guys know but. One as in this thing act that I ask our. people up commitment in them over or. The thing I asked him if weeks and it's mile. And it won't cost us. This player and that's count the way I opt out of Is are we going to be able to keep the Cold War and import cats are we just going to get this. I don't know fat fingers in answer question but. Conviction. That we but apps let let's look at how will we. Mean that's what I came here for that's what done I wanna do whatever Iraqi. Up at all and I'm saying and I made a lot of about. We got a lot of good people and and personnel and a lot of good pay up then we're. We'll use all resources and then the best decision making. It. Yeah you know I I always make in the year but always. Informant everything we do it anyway in he's. Either very don't but he never written except said. He hurry and no way in you know it's been it's been very good so for. It's. Op. Where we will return some some arm hurt hopefully we'll get Donald Jones back. We don't lack side Marcus Easley is today. Unknown entity you know we don't know what we But if we. If we word and not get stayed back The new CD eight hit the you have to spend 9% cast very next year actually structured contracts. This year going forward whether you read that extending guys or unstructured customer. Well probably but again if you don't do it all anyway. People use it now anyway. You look down the road you galactic steam and gas that are. That are the core of your team. I get a that's kind of our philosophy. Cannot tell you if war came here would try to build through the draft. Would try to keep our good players. And then Travis and gas land attack. Forward its once they hit the market. March 13. We are one authority to we get no advantage. Over anybody else they may know more people acting bit. We're all in the same wanting it to mark. Yeah exactly. Cash. Right. Everybody's been surprised I guess about seagate shipped except us we always knew. like what we About talks about he's learned to run he's learned Ron. All obviously album learn things. That's AJ. The opportunity. what he needed and he caddie went for it got hurt. And in he's. What we I've been one of the few I think in which wait a couple of years to its markets that don't One repeated thanks. It's AJ can run and sat. And via. A war course camelback I don't think he's torn if proper authority player game video but I think he. I think he can run inside the tackles he's done he says he stronger than you think he sees 200 Graham's. He's a tough act. Course obviously big its speed but. You look it. Kid from Tennessee. I'm back from Tennessee. And Chris is. Ten pounds lighter than. CJ and they built a lot a lot. So it's it's a corny I'd. buying gas before you'd have warned that. James Brooks native plants he ran over 200 point panel iMac. Some why are in Alaska Hawaii hey really stronger up top he'll mature and just keep it strong yankees. I think he's good he can be everything we thought. There that. It. You know we sending to. More than the year I do not I'm not concerned. I mean obviously I don't rulers and he knows. And I think he wants to a year I think. Realizes he needs to do some things to me. If you can get ready for that position he needs to do some things to be more. Running after me it's pre pre draft me. And getting into it products He had not done it much. He's he's Smart guy and that academies damn good job along gave means chip code in those I think we really get. Good setup though that it thorough and hard workers in the They had to be here I am I'm that would. I'm OK again and he is today. Really Smart. Good outcome. In his bid did he did he knows players he's Paper he works at played coached a little bit. And that's why most most of our national. There. Shock. About it you know I guess. Always count. They. This nineties. You know Pollard years. Heard all the stories about it. Almost think so. Shot but. we all just temporary anyway. if you're listening to our live coverage of GM buddy nix and his press conference on WG are fighting here you know not a. Brad Brad can be a difference maker him in Iraq. The right way. I think he's versatility makes its biggest thing about him and what makes him the most important is. He. Mean. We were going on man. I don't know why can't Whitney and had any and look. When our third down. Efficiency dropped all. Was when we had to move him out mostly to. And so we it was it made it a lot lot get a he can do that he be after six flat out. He can be good special teams. I'm glad we get great. It it. You know oh wait they are probably some changes I think that's in the evaluation stage And amber ropes and as we know want to hear channel to leave it. I think you know in that process. It. We will Scott back. We did you know I. Think again. We won't keep the good players he's won album. If we can keep him at the right price. We whale. You know Scott says. You look at these cats and and I am I'm just saying when I said while ago. A lot of edits when they get the opportunity to actually. When. When Chan. Came here. just couldn't get on the field. Ryan Fitzpatrick was a second or third. Well as quarterback. Scott Chandler this year it caught one ball in his career war. He's been in the league we get to Damon. 060 job market. So my I guess my point is it that. Those guys. You know or are probably more productive they're probably more productive. And more important to us they may beat somebody else now that I don't know that. They may want to flatten out again and and it's more. Yet what they want more power to it I'm just saying it a lot of times that grass looks a lot greener than mine but. Actually it. Actually. Forward. Yeah and I didn't take a truth but anonymity why I think. I thank during the city's most of the questions are about football. And about our players injuries that thing I've really think that Tammy a year. It it it there needs to be one voice. And in and I think that needs to be killed Jack. Just wouldn't want to be followed up with the same stuff at camp thing. If for some huge out of do it again. Now from here until we. You know that's pretty much. The one abortion by Matt so. But that's a regional indices. That goes to both of pledged so. Really what I'll do is outset in my book and now look to prospect. Both tapes. What is probably a viable for the draft places already. Oh yeah there's a bunch them both tapes remain. He claiming she's you'll hear from mail properly not if the F. But the Alabama second game and LSU second day. I mean it would matter. If it is it's I mean really and it helped by structures in the. Probably yes yes he has. Well I don't know. I made out shocked or may not just settled may have for the over. Have this over so when you get to practice or read too much that. I can't I think at over time start I don't lack. Affected. Rules are different when you get to playoffs and hard here in a year that's a good and now. We gets one vote so. Bills GM buddy nix wrapping up his press conference along one good maybe about forty minutes or so at one bills drive and Jeremy this year we're gonna bring in Joba stallion a moment Joseph down at the stadium and Jeremy In Mosul offseason plan but in terms of I was skeptical but I pretty much know. Listening to the press conference but he pretty much laid out the offseason plan actually answered. Gave them a list basically of what they need to get some of the key lessons like. What are we talk about the needing defensive end big. Receiver he mentioned Calvin Johnson by name they're not open but they're open. Linebackers offensive line you can never have too many. Tackles corners mourners it was is good we have seen him do we need to get him more it's you know echoing what the owner said. The only thing I think in that hole. Press you like is something that we live for a while cash to the cap yeah and that's not a body next thing that's an ownership thing so. I'll I'll be honest or I'd buy like a lot of what I heard. I like how much it sounds like they want Stevie Johnson back if we lose Stevie. We need to receivers that that's something here's a sensible thing there right they understood that they absolutely it's a created like I said. Have they been listening to the show because this is what we talk about that they can't let Stevie go because then they'll need to receivers so. And I like how much he dismissed the quote unquote. And tactics. It almost seemed like he was not quite offended the question but just wanted to put it down like guys don't even bother asking yeah we're evaluating his football player will worry about T shirts after its proper side yeah. He said. He said he isn't a criminal he made a mistake it wasn't Smart but the bills can handle he said if they didn't think they can handle it. They wouldn't want him back but they want him back he fits in. Even though they weren't happy with that at the exit penalties would get a quick wrap here on Joseph and get his thoughts to Joseph the was at the press conference and joins us here. From one bills drive Joseph how are you sir gentlemen good morning so what stood out to you we were just talking about. In all body pretty much laid out the plan and said here's exactly what we need people want. And to say they need pass rush as you said one maybe two defense events linebacker. Got to get another big time receiver to pair with Steve they want to be back he pretty much said I think what bills fans would have set themselves. Yeah no need for guesswork here and they saw what was laid out there I mean. Obviously the the current I guess obsession if you if you want to use that word will be to re signed Steve Jobs and do everything in their power to do that because they don't then. All the cut party need on their hands at wide receiver that would mean they need to guys as as laid out it was a very. Honest and forthcoming press conference and and one quick frankly don't hear very much of too often so. there are needs out there obviously passed version wide receiver being the top two media tackles well. I like that about the Stevie discussion. he talked about. The franchise tag and he didn't rule it out he didn't say yes or no to say we're not gonna get that mean maybe that's negotiating tactic but. The franchise tag doesn't seem to be too much farther off of what. He himself would would want like you guys said the report seven and a half million eggs for dallas' nine and half so. They wouldn't rule it out I I don't know how I feel about whether or not they will do it but he didn't rule out. My first impulse was to see it probably wouldn't happen you can't rule it out completely because if they in the spotlight Well if we don't get this guy here than that. Decreases the type of value our quarterback could happen next year so. I can't rule out completely but it just doesn't make sense based off what I've been hearing based off one few other guys at the station have been hearing that that they would do it ourselves. I guess the I guess the avenue we would like this they would like to see is re signed long term and then and then go from there I'd. The franchise could be an option but I don't know I I have my doubts. Well what I liked is there was no hesitation. And Jeremy brought this up last week Joseph you were there for that Chan Gailey. Hesitated and was Hammond and on and talking about Stevie. Buddy nix didn't do that pretty much said hey he he made a mistake he's not a criminal had no hesitation. Yeah that that. It was a big part of it too. I mean who were the words like it it was kind of like a teacher lecturing students at one point it to guys he's not a criminal. Did you hear all which I think I've looked over at one of the other reporters and I said this quote going to be in its classic when. When he he talked about other guys are out there which in their lives are so there's something like anatomy I mean I'm sure Dan already haven't had tons of fun with quote already put. But you know it. It's it's it's the truth Stevie Johnson for as much and you know displeasure he may have caused to his team Two and to some fans out there based off two penalties and it was two penalties this year that you have to remember that as well. I mean yes he likes to celebrate touchdowns but it. Really who the does that it's. It to me and I I think Stevie johnsons antics bit over hyped. They don't hurt as much is is let on but if they do certainly hurt and they have to nip in the bud and that's something that. I'm sure it'll talk about at the negotiating table when push comes to show so what for right now and it and I think that's a dead issue to them. And rightly so I mean they're in an off season they can corrected if they get them back if they don't get him back then then I guess somebody else's problem they can try to correct it but I don't see it as much of a problem as Joseph thank you very much. I think guys jobless at one bills drive in and of the come forward and suggested that Joseph will have an article at some point today at one built trying to sleep and on the Stevie thing. He as another person that take up Kristi good teammate. Practices worked all that stuff so there ego. We're it was weird you know it's really. It's the off season plan all of you wanted to hear now that just have to go out and actually execute and get the planes from sabres practice an update just very quickly I'm sorry. No sabres players have taken the ice until just now and neat thing derby is currently the only player on the ice.

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Come back this is the William belts officials sabres post game show I'm sabres. Win it tonight in a shoot out by a score of two to one of the lone goal for buffalo in regulation and overtime comes on a nice bounce off the collect shortly a poll puts in. And you can't take goals for granite right now and as a Lindy Ruff. Quoted about a week ago we said that he's gonna need you got any good goaltender right now to play like the first stocks are in order to give us a chance to win well. They got that tonight still almost didn't win. And Miller who I thought should have in the first hour it was in the second star by the New Jersey media about what ever. He was definitely the the best tonight and for Miller he gets the win how about this stat. Miller with that win tonight bulls within one. Of the franchise record total of 234 wins held by. The denominator hash it had to 34 Miller now 233. Career wins so. Likely sometime soon we'll Miller as the all time leader in wins. Unless of course there is some crazy move over the next week the all star break coming now and I know many would love to see that big trade coming. But I wouldn't hold your breath during this all star break will there be may be meetings and reassessment by the sabres front office brass and coaching and all that sort of stuff maybe but I don't expect done the sabres have. But themselves in quite a bit of a tough spot that they're not going to be they have not dealing for many position of strength and I just don't see it happening buffalo likely though will get. Healthy completely healthy for the first time when they come back after the break in Montreal. The only two players left that are injured. Paula Boston's Tyler Ennis and they both could have had this been like a playoff game tonight gone. So. You may see an entirely. Healthy lineup intact come on next Tuesday in Montreal and if you're looking for that. Miracle run to finish the season negated the post season well. We know Terry it starts at them being healthy. They'll at least we'll get to see that opportunity offense tonight was still. I mean brutal if you think about it fourteen shots. It's it's awful. Three in the third city three in the second four in the third. And the one goal came off of a bounce off the glass now. That's why you had Miller had to be great tonight and he was Good for Miller he played great and the sabres able to get two points. Now if they wanna feel good about themselves squad to get a week off well. That's the way it goes I guess that this team 8030550. As the number let's get it a couple of calls it before we get our first scoreboard update at the top the hour. Let's go to Diego in Toronto first idea to on the post game had. I I think. A long time 8%. But it was a great game I actually kind of what a little bit stuck Miller played phenomenal because lately he's been. Way below what I've known entity is so. And two on one stop with Obama but that the question or an act act as he's armed. Like I know that for awhile that is Millard defense and just a little bit off as well I was saying like. Like you know with with the offenses that can be a problem com you know in the future when they're going in and play out you know like I just worry if both are often. Mostly just with a team that's my big concern. Thanks thanks. Dana thank you and yes he should be concerned about their offense even tonight in the win look at their only goal they scored. It took an awful bounce off the glass and Marty to lose sight of the puck. And told us happen to be in the right spot and we've seen this team sometimes even with chances like that Fired wider fanned on the shot and upon couple pounds over there stick it. That the world the line tonight for the sabres on off the glass it worked for them. However yes to be concerned about the offense is X is that definitely when that I think is fair because and in the playoffs stilts to. Were they able to score goals at key moments now and what's really different about this team from last year. Tim Connolly is out Mike Grier is out. Ville Leino is in. It's pretty incredible that. For probably over the last decade the one player the more fans want to see it shipped out of here quicker than anybody else Tim Connolly. Yet let me ask you this right now. If you could do it in take the contract would you right now if you had a button and all even as a producer that's if you had a button. And the ability to get yourself out of contract. Would you trade Ville for Tim Connolly if you had a know make it happen right now. Yeah I know that's why you're producing a saint have a button that. If you could trade Leno for Connelly right now to get relayed a country which you do it. and I bet you though there are fans that would do it. Okay. Good positive thought on a winning night near satellite that it. Eight with 8030550. Is the number persons on Wanda is up next on the post in hi Chris here on the air but. I'm Brian they it's funny you mention my you know there's no accurate they have o'clock I I think I thought it pretty solid game looks like. Lets you game he's starting catch a little bit and scored much but. Yet a chance Chris Wright at the end there on back in in the final minute to win it. Yeah I mean well you don't actually anymore a couple of we will bury most chances by guys think it gained some analysts solid. A note that and security can expect you know action packed but. Hopefully get in the chair direct competent get that struck they're back and come back Tuesday and not. So guessing game. I Chris thank you yeah I mean ultimately this break I know they won here it's it feels good but this team needs. Time to figure itself out. Especially. How can they get the offense going. I still think. There's less and less of just. You know any sort of strategy to be involved here and more and more of just they've got a bunch of forwards that really just. Aren't good at being consistent quality goal scorers. And that's what you've got really I guess at what's different about your four words. Leino was out I was in out that's really your big difference. No carrier you know was there in and it was healthy for last year. Mainly though the mainly across the board is is out windows and many of you seemed you know would have said okay good. I know disappointed but there's not much of a change up front it's that same group. And they're still not scoring. And they got fourteen shots tonight and got away with they're goalie played great. And Miller clearly tonight. Will go ahead and them make him our hot player of the game which is brought you by a driver heating and air if you promise your furnace the wizard of comfort a call primary 694. 8524 but they're gonna need to get more goal scoring. We know that unless all of a sudden Ryan Miller has. Fallen on a lucky clover that there's you know he he has not been good this year and he needs to play like this. A lot more often and even according to he thinks is basically every game because the offense right now is severely. Struggling. 48 to fourteen to favor the devils buffalo all one of the power play New Jersey one of two or three starts Leopold the third mailer the sack in. out the first is voted on by the New Jersey media how to put Miller first of I was voting tonight. And the breaks next buffalo plays a week from tonight Tuesday at the Bell Centre in Montreal with a 730 puck dropped. We get to the top of the hour here let's get a scoreboard update on a busy night in the league. When we come back more phone calls 8030551888550. To 550 also hear from Lindy Ruff. And Paul Hamilton in a locker with player reaction to this 21 win by the I've deal with. Then it runs a newsman Salvador trying to cross massive. Kids don't Ryan Miller. To make that quite honestly explain that warrants. I think everybody in the building thought it was going into one wanted Miller turned decidedly high slot drank shots. Aren't quite there. A couple of big saves Ryan Miller especially in the overtime and we'll call those our plays of the game. Brought to you by debt or logic institute. Head to dent. Brian Coles back in our studios on the adults sabres Boesky show buffalo despite only getting fourteen shots win in a shoot out tonight. Two to one make finger the game winner will get the highlights here a moment the sabres have a week off. But for the all star break now here's the good news and bad news with the sabres win tonight. They have moved themselves you need to look at it as a a four way tie for last in the east or a four way tie for twelfth. In east Montreal the New York Islanders buffalo and Carolina all have. Forty five points of course the the less games played in the winds and all the wins the the most wins but the Montreal the played but. So there's only three other teams technically points wise that are in front of buffalo for you to Toronto. eight the leafs did the united overtime. So Toronto and has 55. And in buffalo. In the 1213 1415 spots at the other three teams. Have 45 the year ten points back. Of a playoff spot. But not as many teams to pass on the now here so I don't know take. I was trying to make a point of how you could feel better about it but. Ten points still points I guess I'll take that back trying to do that's 8030 fight fifty. Is the number highlights coming up in Lindy let's go ahead and go to Brian on Grand Island next on the post game good evening on the air. Bryant Dylan. I'm just Everybody there what's wrong with this team is lack sister one team in the NHL the text. He's twenty years that had gotten in the top one without number one generates. I mean the bottom line is is he went out the in and try to replace him lit the only way you know not sure share. Are you know they they lack a minute left being blacked out at that position they scoring repetition. Aren't you know I see two impostors out there trying to please share he had another guy they're accordingly. How about need either lose every single piece this year. It and number one thinking about senator war portrait of one or work it went untreated is that he is not Stanley Cup. I've thanks they'd need a top setter there's no doubt about it. Apparently there was I don't know how much effort that was made but you know and the discussion and the thought was that they wanted to gain on Brad Richards the end of going to the Rangers and all the Rangers are sitting in first overall in the Eastern Conference cookies help. No doubt about that gap bricks game is. Much improved in new York and has a lot to do with Richards. Being on that team and playing great. Well you can. Go the in the tank route you're right and trying at the number one pick in the draft You're not gonna get that everyone and a I'll tell you why because the teams out west. Are brutal Columbus has 32. Points at thirteen less than the savers. Edmondson is forty in their playing awful so I mean. Could you be in the top five shirt. It is doable. Does that land you a a star setter possibly. However you know is that a guy it's gonna committed in and help you go deep in the playoffs next year probably not unless you know you're drafting the likes of Sidney Crosby in. From what I've been told there is no Sidney Crosby coming out of the draft next year but. Or you try to make a run and I think the sabres still feel like there's times time left. In this season to try to make a run it remember they're still only through 49 games. In the stating you look at ten points it's huge. But there is and 33 games left. Probably. Enough with this team about to get completely healthy coming back that. They're gonna at least probably maybe go at a for a few weeks are here with this full healthy lineup intact and then maybe make the decision to try and sell off parts for. Continue to go after it. 803055188550. To 550 is the number. And it's where gates of the highlights here and then we'll will hear from when he rough here a moment we've. One of the first period of buffalo able to score first nice bounce off the glass and Leopold is right in the right spot. You're being shot went high. School error. Jordan Leopold. Is that the way it's the easy one outbreak for buffalo. It's one We appalled aid from derby and Alice at 1634 that's Leopold first point. In his last ten games real boring first period shots for his six apiece but. Sabres a taken on the road they're up why one in the second Roy goes for tripping they kill it off then. Thirty seconds later Roy goes for boarding this time not so much the Jersey. Power play comes through it's LA tying the game. We them and kill time there in the out of the corporate points shot. Locked in front tipped over and. News. Myers hit by the hockey was up in return ten to market the second eighteenth from say. And Foster power play goal 11 is the score that's we stood after No scoring in the third no scoring in the OT although New Jersey had three really good opportunities Miller was very strong. It goes into the shootout and that's the little and derby wins it for buffalo. They're being Johnson who won once in banking and just it's. Sabres waited too long time. Derby in the gives buffalo a 21 win and that goal if that goal by derby is our goal the game tonight brought to you by Glen Campbell Chevrolet. On transit road in Williams well so the sabres and their twelve gamers losing streak. Despite being outshot 28 to fourteen buffalo all one on the power play New Jersey one of two. And the the NHL games. Score sheet has changed its stars they now have Miller. As the number one star as he should be out the second. And Leopold. The third with the win as we said the sabres improved and now twenty. 24 and five good for 45 points tied with Montreal the islanders and hurricanes taking up the 1213 1415 spots in the east. Ten points back of Toronto the Rangers are on toppling entire Eastern Conference with 66. Our current standings update brought to you by Molson Canadian. Hockey's newest dynasty in official imported beer. Of the National Hockey League. Many rough is ready let's go to the prudential senator and Paul Hamilton is with the sabres head coach. Laughing guys smiling Harrison. It's tough for a it's accurate putter felt to me. But teams. When they scored that that shootout goal what was your first off. First it and watch. It. Who told there was you can tell by the reaction and opinion. It was a and so was. You know watch the first shot went in Switzerland can watch this anymore. haven't done that in the past and to try anything right now. You guys really you know even we finally got scored on those because of a block shot that just went the wrong way you could probably on tonight they were. Blocking a lot of shots and you know playing desperate. We knew we have to. You know with if you open going down. And you know Brad not feeling very well. You know issues were incredibly short and we knew upfront we're going to be a little bit on the short side but I got to desperation moves that are deployed. A pretty solid first with some good chances that. You know we have than that but you know even chance late that it goes right through the crease and Palmer made great so. Someplace Rivera thought through the defending partisan the two defense and made a big difference were the video support each other a team. You like you appear to turn over special the first period it seem like there was always a guy there and support that didn't hurt it. you know again that that was the key was you know even if we're that we didn't and just hope that we are gonna ghetto and I know we had a couple journalist or were still in good position to recover. it was I mean that those are the type decision turned around for I mean it we've been talking about the big game. You know it's that typically get out of these and you know one off her 21 type game and you know pretty well what happened you mentioned you it. I was not good news just. He's got. Concussion. Symptoms. It wasn't feeling bad yesterday. He took a hit from both she and Saint Louis kind of an elbow just before the and I'm if you just remember that. And came off today and he was immensely. Could focus news. Emotionally it was. They unstable. obviously he's an accomplishment. Has to be very worrisome I mean that's three now in Los in the calendar year that really just February. Word. The word first few words for the players' health. You know couple days and come back and feel like you did this. You know first and foremost do you don't want players You know to come off and and be the way he was. Tells you that the officials will ask again what we ask you this morning area glad maimed get a break now get the guys away and get him ready to play next Tuesday Montreal. Well you know with what we've had almost a team from this this virus has been going around to. The moment you can play. You know in the finally win one I mean that she can feel you can feel good going into the break it did this would be really tough break if you walked into the break him. Was even an issue lost tonight but this picture spirits up it creates hope. You know you heard it you know the guys who fits the first time through all the guys have really felt good. Coach the on the Palestinian. Brian back to Betty pressed efforts brought to you by Paul Williams belts your power of attorney thank you Paul will be going right back to the sabres dressing room with Paul. With players in the locker room buffalo wins it tonight by a score of two to one we of course one up to today are you missed it Lindy Ruff talking about and ash. Concussion like symptoms. And when he seemed pretty in fact according we said out were worried. Sums not right here so want. Not the greatest of news on hashes the sabres to starting to get what we thought was completely healthy injury report is sponsored by UB orthopedic and sports medicine. Go to the pros go right back to the room we go. And Ryan Miller first start tonight big night for the sabres he is standing by with All right even when you guys weren't going well you still were playing together for its army there was a turn over their support. And he made for some great saves and had a especially in overtime and then it turned out finally against went and finally a break there. Guys that play responsible gaming. I think we'll start to seem more chances asserts. Don't get a better grip on the way we need to play. We'll get on offense and chances are sexy didn't play that way and if you're gonna get a win. You have to play back kind of a style game and you know his substantive breakthrough. And if you more of these four errors in getting in this kind of break opens up. Just trying to control controls. Its. Good effort by guys that back each other up most of them. And our guys panacea. Back in a peaceful further as. I d.'s slick and disrupted first time. It's as got back from posting more job. Portion. are happy it if he's that one. Your luggage you know and failed to. You know and that kinda gain on here months so. I'm happy that some mixing his last game at some huge saves in this game animals sather is a break right now. And away but mentally I think that's it for everybody I think it's been. It's been difficult. Injuries piled up and spend time traders takes told news says you guys it's their it. Come back you know worked out. Here. Than this. Singer I was Smart. I'm happy it happened the last it's. As about the Austrian skated things Ryan Miller and the post game and ram back to you. Miller solid first start 27 saves out of 28 New Jersey shot some big ones in the OT. And buffalo getting 821 win in the shootout Nathan derby the game winner. More player reaction from ball Hamilton a locker and we return. We'll keep you updated on the rest of the games here with Matthews update and we're back our final post game show before the all star break yes scheme in Ottawa this weekend. Sabres next play in Montreal a week from tonight on Tuesday at 730 I'm deal this is the sabres. Radio network. The sooner magical days. Lot of looked down zone gets up ended at the Blue Line and then hit again by Carter. There's your Seneca poker deck of the game brought to by Seneca poker were dealing UN at Seneca poker welcome back here on the about sabres post game show. I'm deal to one buffalo winning it. Mean overtime me in the shootout tonight anything the game winner next up the all star break and again next Tuesday in Montreal. More interviews in a moment but tell grab Paul Hamilton first here all we have a moment and Paul wasn't pretty but they'll take a win of course ending the twelve game losing streaks got to make him feel pretty good. There wasn't pretty that you know what I don't think you know so I'm eager to guys talk about well we put not suffered or whatever. I don't think you talk about that not you know they were supported each other a lot start with the second curtain up that survived it. You know it. And that's the thing all in all take 9000 penalties and that it used to. But let's start often talk up where the he ultimately got caught their own and played them the altered in the result. got very little while I'm in the offensive zone but the content at the very here. That's the way hockey game goes sometimes and New Jersey had the momentum from the top power play it right the end of the second period. And they didn't take delete and import thing because buffalo still blocked shots. There were still trying to play for each other you know what they made that player or something like. Miller was sent out that making great stage it looked like one night he informant Montreal. And it just work right away with the roster had to go to winning games that's exactly the formula you've been talked about it for to win a game uncle and a probably not just your war. He's that one now. Almost to want. That was actually one wanted to regulation and and that's exactly the way it went down and goaltender stole it but. Certainly when I'm not gonna put it for a lack perverted justice. I think it was a lack of competence more than a lot tougher. Paul what do we make of the the fourteen shots and was that just them trying to maybe play safer tonight in. Smarter decisions is that kind of maybe the outcome that you're gonna get sometimes with a style of a game like this especially against the opponent that it is too. Yeah exactly and then the player that player you don't like get. You know why it's not on hockey to watch but that act play at dial lap. You know or it will pick it To make to try to make big play event haven't come back that up they really. Shall I stick with defensively. Look at birdied. For the third period. Day you know is basically either not. Not much on on the doubles that the overtime and they got the second period but not for the most part you know they were able to pull off once they they. Gathered themselves. intermission played hurt here so we give yourself away. Now maybe you can play a little bit different style this now this you're used to playing. But you know you're good at it like that to the land and not that it's gonna make any difference but I counted four different times where there were shots that weren't counted on more. And are currently not a logical there were two shots there and support from that point not. and I count it port have been good accountant or so uncommon in Portland game apparently for. Saw Hamilton live from New Jersey halt quick gut two more things Lindy sounded very concerned about audio can hash for those that are just joining us. Lindy said he cup for ease suffering from concussion sentence again. Yeah it happened in Saint Louis stop. It by remote seat and nothing happened I mean it felt great yesterday cracked you know. But this flu no problems and I'm also not morning skate today just stop all lenders. And they've gotten to a doctor and he certainly has in Russia and I think there is cause for concern that third one in the calendar year. And not since last march. And that that's bad news and you know I agree Iraqi got to think of the person first and not hockey player. And you know worried about for his well being but they certainly not good news trio in and I know they're very concerned about it. Last thing called sabres are among four teams in that twelve through fifteen spot tonight with 45 points at solve all stay. Going into the break all those teams are ten back. Of the eighth spot in playoffs. Realistically here ten points the team. Looks like will be almost fully healthy when they come back. Minus cash. What should what should the realistic expectation be here post all star break time. Well here to make up back on the ground I mean your wedding collateral I mean and they Cuba. Well not from what we've seen but not and I never saying never you know but you know there are teams and national hockey little all the law so. You know they wanna start and Europe they can pull off that there were machine when report there. A look at some guys back and I think one of the reasons they didn't Koppel and I it is they got a couple of back on defense. Which I think helped. All together a little that. And LLC suburbia they've got. Next Tuesday in Montreal so he basically got it'll take karaoke that's place we and that'll be You're pretty much. Actually war start at beginning of the year started well attached and but that we basically come full circle well. and Terry ogle get his wish that seems healthy now we'll see how they perform thanks Paula have a a safe trip to enjoy the all star break. I Paul Hamilton from New York India when a correct caller know it's. Doing a hundred things in New Jersey but he meant and is returning their so yes Boston coming back in Seattle to speak finally the start without. You can remember the game in Germany without. That's that's kind of how it all started and they were great in Europe so maybe. There is a reason for the turnaround. All right let's continue our blue and gold locker report brought to you by Jacqueline gold and silver Buffalo's premier precious metals dealer. Back to the sabres dressing room and Paula standing by with a man that had the game winner in the shoot out tonight that's Nathan derby let's hear from derby next on the post game. Home they can certainly guys have to be a static about that. Nice nice and it's only one win nugget to incorporate in eighth Ted inner confidence but you often seem to be alone. And I go over to future economy through the shootout goal just summit I guess that's an area in Condoleezza. Pretty fortunate that our goal is to a lot of great ways of practice and and teacher. And you had frustration could have been shooting wide a lot but tonight it worked Korea you one high and wide if the glass and it turned Us in the first to seem like you're all there for each other there was a turn over US support. And see what the whole first period and what toll it took to finally see you you like that many had to Europe this. Kinda survive a wave there. I thought guys all competed hard defensively forces. Was the biggest thing you know you can play all the UT's chances offensively and I think who ended up. Hi Jason momentum because they did pick up momentum from the two power plays and then you know members back to third worth more even. Days. where they can't change your game you know it's gonna happen throughout the game you're gonna get monuments in about it. You know basing his stays solid state together and we three chances to break a lot easier now odds this you know it's still tough you know lot of work to do that's fiercer but you know it's good. At the start at one that's. That's what starts at the end of the first one out away in Geisel and regroup and then Susan I'm nervous but from great. Thinker people. Brian. K Paul derby with the game where in the shootout as the sabres beat the devils two to one heading into the all star break. No winner tonight and our quick start contest had buffalo scored exactly five minutes and fifty seconds into the lucky listener would've won a brand new car courtesy of obeys all family of dealerships basal. So much more than just great deals and if you wanna be part of an expert start conscious sign up and our locker room club. At WGR 550 doctor Paul is ready our final interview when he is with the man who scored the only regulation goal and that's Jordan Leopold. It's nice to get that market for you know we've been service talking and course frustrated and asthma normally we expected and wanted to. Regional tonight's. let's that in and it in what was the the two points and one. Had to play that way didn't if you're gonna get and Armenia. Your record generate much offense but yet I thought as a team game like if there was a turn overs teammate was there and support of these guys and see what you needed to play that way. Well we're getting we've been getting better over the past 56 games but it's. You know wasn't her best performance and he means it's and big enough for Windmills the made some accidental there was Hughes is huge and picture has confidence to you know look at its you know I don't think he's from Clinton economic he's here and along with a lot of loss its you know hopefully that's just the home and hurdle we need to get over and killing six there's often maybe take off from here. Had to survive the second period because they got two power plays they picked up some momentum and took it right through the end of the period it's you know you look at its and there is that label and a plays in an opinion hits. Went it wasn't really available. Kind of help Guerrero was puck kind of gone so. You know it's it's a it's you know should we look at for that in the end interruption he they'll win issued whatever may be able we'll take it. It was a shot him on a block shots you guys got almost two penalty kills it was huge ever produced up and then in through there were doing their thing yeah I mean dances party game in turning it from a few more answers to these pressure that's. in the game there was gonna pitch and he takes. You know won't and there are some blues veteran Rory and the but that's. You know us it's a big relief when you know now and ingredients of a much it is accurate work when your that we thank him. I just raise my hand look at the sealant Often in relief to say we we can laugh about it now it's you know get a it's challenging road Adam Allison some of our place so when you come back. Toward him shortly political scheme drive back to you. Right there's Paul that we appreciate Paul's work tonight in the locker that concludes our blue and gold locker report. Sabres win two to one getting it done in the shoot out tonight Ryan Miller very strong. 27 saves bass player on the ice on both sides that he picks up first star honors don't forget. Join us here our flagship Sports Radio 550 WG buffalo tomorrow morning Howard Simon Jeremy White. Will be talk and sabres tomorrow morning at 6 o'clock radio full hour at 8 o'clock. Tomorrow Paul Hamilton will join them as well at some point during the portion of the morning. And they of course be talking about the scheme but what to think ahead. As this team. It's going into the all star break and as pulse editing it's interesting Terry Pakula and orbital and for a mood to be made a big firing a big trade. to go ten days ago said. The injuries. Give it time let's get healthy then let's see what we got I like what we got when this team's healthy that's according to well. As Paul just said the injuries have now come full circle. cost that are gonna be set to return next week in Montreal. Likely he'll just beef hash with his concussion. Like symptoms. It's just like the season started in Europe the full roster a week off. On the road a place and it actually played pretty well in Montreal Miller played great there earlier this year Miller played great tonight. Maybe. Somehow if you wanna feel good. They can get go back going here with the full team ago. When they play in Montreal and have back to back games a week a you believe I don't know was it the Tuesday Wednesday Saturday. And gains when we return here coming back. When we come back from break the all star break. The sabres will finish up the month the Tuesday night in Montreal then right away back home at first anger senator. On Wednesday February for that first against the Rangers and then Saturday. On Long Island at the coliseum against the islanders so a Tuesday Wednesday Saturday. Away home away the following week when we come back. Of course you'll hear all the games right here on the sabres radio network.

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Good morning and welcome inside high school sports Tony Caligiuri along with. Roger we are going to be talking girls basketball this morning. Yeah I know it's a very cold and chilly morning blocked the one great thing about high school sports is fun to sit around. Listen to the radio and WGR Sports Radio 550. And listen to us to knuckle heads talking about high school sports every weekend a lot of far of course inside high school sports. Brought you by the mighty taco. Marty taco would go great right about now. In UB orthopedics and sports medicine team doctors for the Buffalo Sabres also available for you and your family garage. Morning Tony yeah I it's. Called up you know a lot it's that windy and the sun is out. And there's so much different when it's on his you don't route called especially when it's that windy. The depressing thing in order is a lot of people to grab. 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Headed to saint Joe's and Tennessee value might have the Park University plants and it's about wild and a walk to mistaken for a while. University plaza succeed chose not matter how much closer you get that parking unless you leave now. Now who was it acquire in this heat. That team get beat Niagara Falls bishop us into double overtime. Talked about how brilliant and those two teams in Rochester. They are talking about when they have a rematch I believe law later this month I don't know the exact date. At blue cross arena rations that are expecting around 6500. People for it and it's amazing I know they had over 2000 for the first. meeting between the two. So it's a pretty good crowd arguably that job but double AG minutes a team the year state. Let's get into talking girl's basketball Roger and you've been since you are our expert girls basketball. We do such a great job following the teams around. And I trouble just walked into the studio. Rate now so I I don't know to be a rookie team here with France Snyder Joaquin in. who I've known for a long long time and it's great to get him studio handle the introductions cleaned up. And I just for the record that reason the American. You're able vacant we have three coaches here from probably arguably. At least this year. If that it the end of the year right now. Injury girls basketball programs New coach cable channel from Lancaster. Coach McDermott for cardinal era. Coach Snyder from all the Angels and coach McDermott was fortunate enough to bring more rumors. Many good players on this team boy you're one of many Brown junior believe. Few years ago Ewan so weird teammates will be back next year. Cardinal are basketball to step up. Hold it up a public debate within. Well should who gagged on it but it would mean I was afraid I don't brag about questions school holy Angels. Regular welcome to the program get nice and close to the Mike if you would please. Yeah we do this full disclosure I've known off from the football side of life. For a long long time we coached. At north Buffalo we coached against each other. And it's always great to see Fran you've been involved in high school athletics seems forever in all kinds of sports. Is so great to see that you're having success in doing a great job it's good to see So it's a lot of fun. I enjoy it's much it's it's it's really big arm so let's talk about talk much thirteen and Lucas and shout outs and praise to the hard working girls. Yes they were and you know I really like team this year you know we go to a they're very quick start. I think we put in two known that if we want to be good team of the Grand Island early well we put a lot today came and luckily came out with a you know with a win there. 5654. Pick to guess one of the top players in the area and doing the right thing couldn't just became the all time. Scoring leader both boys and girls a Grand Island. we can box and wonder and chase around and we are just trying to. Keep limit their scoring which he did so many other things and making tremendous player she's you know held back a little. Was making good passes across court turning to other girls and I think it seemed. Like the 31 points and gently Walton had. All sixteen points in the fourth quarter. And now we won 5654. Shoot four for four from the line last forty seconds so. It was a tremendous win and again is off to a really good start and put us in the picture you know so. And then you know Tom movement through Christmas season. One own tournament and beat but beaten fired twice in December so that was big to concerns of the rival and it got an easy way and there. There there there good team also displayed. Tremendous schedule and but to beat him twice really big one to the next and of course are focusing. Calm before the season it was it was on He beats to prove very good especially in league. Them Nichols have been teams to be over the last. You know. Five day years so I've always been one and two. And secrets are probably. Number one more than one game last year I think the 22 with a but received were sacred heart steam in grand team. And beat them last year was that stickers beat them and that's at the league team ever seen grow. In. If you wanna take away maybe in ninety's like the balls holy Angels 9697. Team Point 71 B. Now. Federation championships. With the fits the there and husband's to the that might have been asked. This a secret there last year. Those demons. But our league is up more bounce And then you know know they have Noble's promise It was a great atmosphere the other night. Coney in there and you know they were ready ago there set and and girls ready. But it was a great atmosphere we knew it was going to be really tough there's You know were not a very big team where we relied mostly regards we six Woodson who gets on auriemma whose Well half rebounds a game. And guys like to shoot from the outside. You know we've predominately. You know like I would think that we there. Like three point shooting team with them when you look at Russia you know layups and we In 05 and ten footers and stuff like that. From the guards and it treatment is coming around challenge in his only chance to go by all three of the Kurds. Well Murphy our point guard terrorism that he has a senior. Now. Iron and John well of course they collar very very fast they go out and shoot. And they really go to the basket well and score wrong which is really. Different. But there's five girls raped her. I've guards come off the bench keep coming up girls. And often it was just really you. Great game means they go out to a good you know ten point twelve point lead and we kept common it would build up Great atmosphere great game. I didn't think we played a bad game you know. I don't think it was an upset. We all welcome loss out of their game. You lost to a good it's one thing if you lose a game is supposed to win it is they. The I I'd like you say he brings that he takes little girls starters out rings and he's got a bad signal of his tires and all that. She and course your relationship today. If it's Tampa if it's still happening it didn't happen between. Last year and this year and she's still growing she certainly didn't look like she as Peter. I'll point out she just you know even Provo August error Childress yeah I'll I'll chill out here. She just dive right in there. And delegates are no mystery. You would think somebody from there is gonna make living the outside. She'll go right in and these people replaces answer she's a pleasure to watch football teams. I even asked favorite the other day at the races they wanted the last time Durbin this many people and all era. For a basketball game against holy Angels. And he says lets the never so. And knows very credits for your coaches your programs. While very impressive. As bringing coach McDermott in and talk about this cardinal error or squad I mean you don't look at the Paper. First time the guys that they have beaten them in. As has 25 years you were might even be longer. Who really knows what let's talk about the cardinal are team. Well like I I am obviously blessed to have the team that we have this year and that we can get started last year. With a nice freshman class that that came in last year with canned today Edwards and Kelsey McCarrick the NH as soon as came in last year. And and Jalen Dixon as well and they're just really. Really helped us get things going and then with Aaron Aaron coming over from another school and then di Pasquale came over. This year as well to go along with obviously brown and in in the now. And and the rest of the crew exists. It's just I feel blessed and I'm just trying to make the most of it the end they're they're really good kids they really enjoy working with them it's fun to come to the gym every day. And they work haren and we we work we have fun at same time and it's just. I feel very fortunate and I'm just trying. And do my prior as well as the other coaches neck. Nick colonial this is helping us this year around Maxwell's helped us this year my son nom Matthew McDermott is. Is he was he was very upset the other night because he couldn't he big to fit the classic he's a senior thesis legend he couldn't be there the other night for the holy Angels game and he was very. Very upset about that you'll be there. as well as Steve Solomon who's got some health issues and is is not there I dated a basis anymore as well in L also race Matt has been a big part of our program the last couple years and he had an unfortunate Nixon over the summer and has. His kind of step away had to step away because of his health as well but it's just. a great situation we're we're trying to make the most of it and enjoy at the end. And is hopeful hopefully good things keep coming to us now your team coming obviously a huge win. As a coach do you feel that now you need did. Get that keep them in check keep them level headed. Are they pretty much level headed anyway. Now it's at good girl they're gonna grow but this is it with anything else we need to we mean we need to remain focused with that. There's a lot of basketball being played we know that everybody else knows that means we have a target on our backs now everybody's going to be coming after us where it hasn't been the case in the past we've tried. Sneak up on other people in the past in and have had the targets on their Beck and. You know towards the end of last year we started strong we are capable of doing and we only loss higher by three for him what a great team they were last year. And we lost an iron by tool in the playoffs and I think we've matured a lot sense than even though we're still relatively young. With only two seniors with a hand now O'Sullivan and as. But yes we definitely need to stay level headed we know that there's a lot of basketball still be played. We've got some very tough games coming up that if four. If were not ready for now and up to our best then. We could be and the wrong and and when the final buzzer goes off we know them very well it's a very it's a very tough league and there's going to be tough games. Now on the road certainly. Okay two things because it's always confusing to me now and normally. Late we have that. Constant somebody from. I'm gonna call the division or whatever it is I've read I'd say award whoever set up those divisions north and south was that it you accuracy in majors no matter almost dared to we. Were trying to change it the other a couple of last year and I try to switch around we'll mix it up a little bit but. I don't get lost when went to athletic directors. Okay first of all explain how this seedings are going to be this year now again earlier and using law. Team from south. You know lawyers now what our New York you know our idea about. The other one. Marlins they would small schools are right just a power this is a year wonder wire Wheeler school but we've always butler's school one that's fine with me we want to be considered schools league. Schools even know were loosen. You know kids you know year smaller and smaller. But. While Hollis for hours I know how we're axes. We we go with them six teams from the six teams from in our division okay. Com say the north division schools and then two of the four teams from the cell division small schools. Make the two top teams meant but now their seeding now the seating will be set. Com if you can beat. One of those six teams you move ahead of them say it's a 40 here now if O'Hara finishes behind us. Okay they can jump plus. Acres to Underway at my understanding is that that the north of the big schools get. Get the one through six seed in the south division gets the seventh and eighth seed unless what Fran was just saying unless they. Win small school a big school during the regular season and they can jump up and in the seedings for the playoffs. This is Griese could you only play. The only player it's. Just use. They only play each team division once it's sixty if they beat all six teams in our division they will be number one's. Okay now they will pass everybody they kind. Let's say they beat holy Angels they beat sacred heart. They beat And they lose to mount Saint Mary's or mummers and they can joke when we're ahead of them. They can jump any of us because they jump the fourth place. So it's kind of gas. That's the way it is I mean he has to go undefeated through that run probably to get the topsy. You know and then of course league standings. With and the same thing with Saint Mary's in. It must take a break when we come back official talk about monsignor Martin and now we're getting into our. Section six talk about by the Lancaster. Redskins whoever in a very good year. Talk about some of the other schools to look council will have a lot of girls basketball talk the rest of the way. is next which which when he sports. Neck collar on guitar norm just skating it's just as good they Q Mack great stuff is always list and inside high school sports. Right here at WGR's Sports Radio 550. 11 o'clock perpetual be on the air he'll be taking your calls 7 o'clock prank calls you'll have the Sabres pre game. And then at 8 o'clock Sabres against the blues hopefully they can start turning things around me star. Tonight best luck to them to catch him already here and WGR Sports Radio 550 Tony Caligiuri long Roger were talking girl's basketball. Before the break we're talking with coach McDermott from cardinal coach France writer from holy Angels about the playoffs sat up and in how it's going to. A shakedown. A all through the CD's and talking about who has priority over who but. If you guys to shake things out icu that are unfolding. What are you prognosticators. Camp well. Yet they don't really know the pens and are now because they if they beat sixteens from our division will be number one seed and card. On it and in mercy and and are there any of those teams could really be just as those league games of the top one of our toughest games this year was no mercy. Doesn't have a good record and all but. They stayed right in the game tied in the fourth. Quarter but the we rolling away and no matter how all week. And I use that word. Grudgingly out mercy is their prior is always a tough one agency. So really good teams going to amount mercy and you know looks like a big upset their bonuses itself visiting. player. singular count him out Monday this or we go on Mondays. He went as the. I think our last game is. Five border he. Fifteenth I think it's kind of early I think we have a bottle. We've played a frontier and they'll. I think it's the nineteenth. Would be your last game of the year but there's another whole week the next week it teams play Monday and Tuesday. Playoffs would be. The Friday after that point. Second someone ones. Were games two point second. And it's list league games again. we still have. the only team from it is we played so far are we still have mercy in certain Saint Mary's and certainly Nichols NC partner and you know we've got a lot of work ahead of us in. You know week if we. Can keep playing the way we played. Against France team on Tuesday which means a day. Are very very good team we are very fortunate to beat them they have some some great individual players and they play well as a team then. If we can keep playing the way we played at night then then you know things will hopefully be. It where we want them to be at the end Brothers but there's a lot of this be played in. More of witches and take it one day at a time it's coach doc but that's that's you have to go after it and now the pressure's on you coach if if if it is a little bit more feel Blanton. And like you said the terrorists and I are neck and and try to embrace baton angle and it is as we can in Kayla Kayla word or count nine heavier later on floor and and To put things in in order as far as that goes to keep us pointed in the right direction. Let's talk without Taylor little bit scaled the morning. How are you. Now. Congratulations on the success that your team is having. So far what you see as the key to your success UT's success rate now. For me is that we got to play as a team and come together. And most of time we do have police and I both go down we have fun called time. Is it took. Chemistry among the girls team. Is that important to have. You don't need to dissension in the locker room. do you guys get together. It. You practice on your all you guys get study as a group. To Dubai and he in this sort of thing. I like that it. his is always good outside of basketball what are some of your interests. our homeland FaceBook or Twitter. Yeah. What about music a big fan of music. Are you a movie buff. Would you like. All right. Called job that looks like you like you say you mentioned about after tomorrow. But then next week two games just three days just basically. You know what Fran was loaded to. Could make or break your season one way or the other. Fortunately got a ball movement all the Mets are not one day and not sinker was. Two big games I gotta believe we get by those two games you may be. C again in this game Monday. If you don't beat bombers you just want it over her what you do the following week probably won't matter because those two teams we'll probably finish ahead of. Right and smiles earlier in the standings so it's that's what this way we have to look at it next week is obviously a big week we thought we cannot we cannot look ahead we can't allow ourselves into that we've got to. Stay focused on and take it one step at a time and this or an open window. Let's bring in coach can't allow those quietly. Sitting there waiting. Maybe. at Lancaster. As a surprise success this year. Or Mario under selling it. No I definitely think it's a surprise some. For some say thank you for having me. You know we we had solid team last year I think and you know my first year with the kids. And when you get a player like Katie transferring to your school and you've got some pieces. You know already in place it it just makes your team that much more competitive so. You know it's probably a surprise to people who don't know our team our locker room but I don't think it's surprise on the inside right and is it. farm the other girls bring in somebody. That transfers in that is. So called star power. How the girls accepting that are dealing with that in order they just say it's open arms let's go out and get them. My guesses it probably. In the transfer you know in case you're talking about it and young lady who. It's just a real dot. Com. You know doesn't. Is creating tension you know well well numbers scoring and so. She really she's really good team player. And I think it's just that there's been no problems. You know she's in. Life she's. Neighbors with. An in house Parents in the Parties some built in chemistry. I think the kids were just really excited and I'm Maurice. Mom but I mean. Any problems questions. Like a or some of the other players are on your squad that are. Chip in and as well share rooms and that's her four year on our city and Tremendous point terrific vision. Shot from the outside in. honors since the summer it was about playing better defense and she's really stepped defense. And statement came in your freshman and you know she came from. Parochial schools know you know that part of the year arm like programs on the she's Q plays basketball in the gym with the coach and work and Answer. Yeah she's you know and teacher used. To really the the past players can be and you know. He coming to Lancaster has helped our program I think when he he's no longer with what she I think it's will be that benefits the most from watching every game. Against. Matter girls basketball is it more advantageous for height or speed. It really depends it depends on thirteen. Hand. If you can't well you know you can't double. is you've got to be Smart about which would especially. There are a lot of girls out there that are. Six 16 foot two and six foot three but they don't play that tall. For some reason they mine and I blame coaches it is so might be. Preaching to the wrong people here but. The thing it just frustrates me I see these kids out there there and at all but they just stand there and they raise their arms and wait for the ball to come to that. And these kids that are five 59. Actually out rebound them and everything out there and all it is so frustrating. From a point of you know you layups especially here as the saying goes you can't teach six foot tree. And but. This were Healy she placed in her and I'm glad you mentioned everything. Katie Lee makes the thing about immediately she makes everybody better team better just that type of player she was and it's to she resigned last year Pollack out most of the credit and deserves credit she was you know in the fourth quarter she wanted the ball is okay you give your chance now is so there retirement usually came through but Katy for four quarters. And I don't coached Carolina rolled usually causes too worried did last your sister supporter at the point paired. I don't want to to resolve these girls on the court and Katie would do this and literally cover at all. food court and all that these people comforted to know what to do strictly a team player she could score a lot more points if you wanted to what you just just as much satisfaction. Out of passes the ball or teammates. And like say in my opinion she should have been first team. All Western New York you're going she was second she was second team. I should've been player of the year lead to blood and they actually end up tied things out and think about Sarah legacy in the fourth quarter Sarah wanted to abolish usually delivered at it Perez we have our. actually Western players the year was Kelly anchor. Rightfully solely. Because when she patterns errors eight years the other is that necessarily. But they once had and it was moralists tiebreaker. Granted it was CL early in December but the last two wins in December now calls as much as it was in March and talk about some of the other schools. Were doing while. Around in. With the public schools and lock port. Have in very strong team grand Allen is always so let's get talk to some of that when we come back. From the break you size up some of the the rest of the field. Matt cholera is next which sort of sports. We're back one last segment inside high school sports don't forget to check us out a FaceBook was search inside high school sports. Join in the conversations that we have. During the week you'll see polls by Milch so. Mike fair and Tino myself. Dave Ricci. Man on desk go to Regis it on and on and on our market there. Constantly on their talking and chatting. Cultural Sharpton Regis great conversations during the week. He more than welcome to check that out go to our web site WGR 550 dot com. Inside high school sports shall find audio vault prepared shows as well as updates from the match a lot of who have been. So kind to send us updates every week as to how their team is doing there always competitive note grudge there an independent in my correct. Exactly. surely playoff ball so much you Murton teams ones. Usually determines all that for whatever reason they choose to be in the and then. So places schedule but there eligible for Catholic state championships there. Part of one shore New York city's schools alliance of the losses are in the independence. One Nichols used to be another entirely what America a lot of they get to go and they do it because they get to go away every year to our chance for the championship. You know so days as they were thrown and our league. You know now it would be. One of the good in many good teams I would say you know so one you're independent you can. You know you you get free a free run in New York which that's our girls goal every year is to go to New York for the states by. no it hasn't happened for us in the last few years. Why you don't bring that up okay. Here at all. Wait hold your thought Reich because this is gonna drive me nuts that I forgot I forgot to mention a big congratulations to pine coach Tim Noble's. Our notching his 500. Career win. He's led the lady Panthers to sixty championships. Eleven sacks in six titles six teen CC 88 rounds. And make huge for graduates I know last week we can graduated coach maker out. Her third first 300. Noble 50500. You figure bonuses point eight season I believe he took three years off right. Started the year he won so all I did some law. Corporate project being the man he that I am neo veteran. Right. And the average is like seventy wins in four and a half losses every year. Asset to ship pretty while they ask coach richter were coached by her here. Now if we go to reform always saying man because all Arab read all the Angels the other night. Now if even though there are small school if they went in my senior guard championship they asked to go as CAA school. When they go to state is that correct that's correct okay and. More jewel awesome do you consider any school sacred heart so. We are all considered of them the six pomp. North division large schools are all considered case we our goal is to be okay that I how many of these would go to Just to weigh in MB would be if O'Hair won the whole thing they goes and a and most likely Saint Mary's of Lancaster would go. He can have two schools go to from what division. The last cut the last couple years we've had a double play two ways in two b.s in for whatever reason financial or whatever was. They enacted down to one a and one B this year we felt double. Felt that we couldn't compete at the double play anymore. So we got we yet they decide not send it doubly represent him anymore and it's it's not you guys can't compute his price that can. Pick that's sister to here it's every about them on. Wanna go double because because of that euros gonna play one of the top teams in the country right when you go down there to play so think it was that fair. To do so. We wanted to Two but I ended up with an AMP. And two b.s could actually taken me a spot by one the whole thing. I'll just talk about some of the other teams in the area 'cause I don't want to leave anybody out. Are teams that are. Are doing well. I see hutch tech to a well in the in the city. There off to a great start in the should be. In contention to win out of at the Thompson trophy Issues finishes Cotter their pre school coached so. There are probably the class of the girl please screw girls the other north Buffalo guy had off. Public schools. I'll try to go quickly through classes. Who coached Carolina or shall probably via up against. Theoretically like pork and of course James O'Neill always got to count ran them off tomorrow last west's. and his sleepers Clarence Torre an apple. Help out there and tears wheat field. For me from different. Now Orchard Park and she looked out from every year from now look out for for a year a year from now. In fact double a very young across. Or all the schools so mostly you'll probably see next year. Class a Grand Island. Your record looks good for pain is to order real nice job. He had a very young team year ago it looks like he played together for most of the summer. And it didn't hurt to have my Casey's ski back from Saint Mary's after one year visit there so. They're going to be heard from. Hop class B well at this point we'll Symbian be I'm. As I believe in my QB to school now Wilson will Wilson and Eden stormed the parent I'm not mistaken right. And I believe so on even vary greatly against Holland to thought would probably be the early season. Favorite NEC I four with he had his campuses he and they have a girl I believe she's only an eighth grade Olivier Schmidt. Remember that name a few years from Holland yes. A greater rightly. I thought you as a freshman but I it was wrong and that. On from down south TO he's got Randolph law made back we have been mentioned. She is probably. If she's that in the 2000 point it's yet she is close and we have to mention. Crystal law. Mary in visit from Saint Mary's school the death I don't kept it in the right we talked about earlier has a chance to become the all time will barring something tragic she's already passed for number two. She's about maybe points away from some at the cap. Which in four games should be. Pretty close for an they have at least half dozen games left. The other person from down south at the your name I don't know if you people play them. In a her name is Jenny these she plays for southwestern. Have and right now she's leading scorer in western new York at least some points per game. She's averaging around 25 and if there's a girl that are averaging 25. With the possible exception Mariane girl from seniors that I am not aware. Over when he puts his girls or five. So law. I running guard rise up against that time. Bruce and they've got a young team. All the girls from that play softball has sophomores last year I've got to implement a basketball team they're going to be good. Odds are climber climber has you backed up by Sherman and they've backed up and in my eyes up analysts Italy is in my. Favorite defensive back Andrea play in the game lastly I'd say what. You know he plays football with a she's played some basketball as a boy she knows what she's out there. A ride you very much and coach Fran can't coach McDermott. I take you very much coming in their Kayla thank you a best of luck to you guys the rest of the season let's see if we get some championships. I'd that your mess if I didn't put a plug in for my junior Garrett we have McDonald just one with a thousand point mark. Couple games ago and I'd just with like to mention her and being in the same same categories these people were talking about well great great job by all. We'll talk next week's Al Capone shows up next.

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