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The Dustin Byfuglien Guide To Half-Assing Your Job

We ran this last night in The Indian, and it was a big hit in the pressbox, so I thought I'd share with the masses:

 

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Holy shit, that is gold-plated gold.

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by Forklift14 on Mar 14, 2009 8:55 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

So True!!!

Although it’s funny it’s really sad how a once promising player of last season has quickly deteriorated. Dustin Byfuglien has become nothing more than a clock-killer! Just goes around the ice with no purpose than to kill the 45 seconds of ice time. It’s obvious that the 3 mil. has gone to his head and cares little about his performance, or lack there of, and the rest of his team. Far too often looks completely SAVOIR-FAIRE!!!

by hawks61 on Mar 14, 2009 11:45 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Don't you mean laissez-faire?

Savoir-faire means “The instinctive ability to know how to deal with any situation that arises.”

Laissez-faire means “the practice or doctrine of noninterference in the affairs of others” and seems to have become a way to describe someone who doesn’t put much effort into things.

Well, the HELL with this! I'm goin' home!

by HappyHuman on Mar 15, 2009 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gotta disagree here. I’m under no illusions as to Buff’s consistency this year, but I don’t think it’s because the 3 mill went to his head, or that he cares little about his performance. I just don’t think he was ever a top-6 forward. I think the 3 million gave him the wrong impression of his role on the team, and his 19 goals last year led management into the same territory. If Buff had been paid as a 4th-liner and his role was defined as that from the start, I think I’d be happy with him on this team—and I think his work ethic would be better, too, in all honesty. It’s not a coincidence that he’s had his best games for us in a more limited skating role. When he goes out and forechecks, hits, disrupts play, screens goalies, he’s at his … ummm … “best.”

This guy was a d-man who was as surprised as anyone he scored 19 goals as a winger. He then got paid as such and then realized, holy shit, I have to score goals now. That’s just not in his game, obviously. Pay him 1.5 a year to beat up the boards in the offensive zone and stand forever in front of goalies, and I bet he’d be fine.

He’ll have lots of chances to grow into his well-remunerated role, whatever Coach decides it’ll be … because none of the other 29 teams need a 3-million-dollar Dustin. Oh, wait, Edmonton might bite on that.

by ChicoMaki on Mar 15, 2009 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

amazing

Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing

by loser domi on Mar 15, 2009 10:06 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I want to print this up and keep in in my wallet for inspiration. WWDBD?

by AngryHack on Mar 15, 2009 10:33 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Remember people, if you guys like this, rec’ it up so it stays up on top. Great job SamFels!

Supporter of the Sergei Berezin "Give and Go" - You give me puck, then you go to hell

by bkblades on Mar 15, 2009 3:04 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Sam Fels

Is all that is man.

by gallagher on Mar 16, 2009 1:38 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Then...

…I fear for the future of our species.

by SamFels on Mar 16, 2009 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

So funny

after reading Big Buff’s guide to loafing I will grab a green beer and watch the Beloved struggle against the Devils.

by frankjacob1 on Mar 17, 2009 7:52 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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