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08:34 AM ET 08.03 | On paper anyway, the Sabres should be a tougher team in 2012-13. Incumbent tough guy Patrick Kaleta was glad the team added Steve Ott -- who like Kaleta is frustrating to play against while better at scoring -- at least from an on-ice perspective. From a personal angle, Kaleta was less sure of the move. "I was a little bit nervous going to Mike Weber's wedding at first," Kaleta conceded, "but I met [Ott] and we buried the hatchet right away." ... Now he insists there's no bad blood between them. "When you play against somebody, you always don't like them right off the bat," Kaleta said. "And [when you become teammates], you're like, 'Oh no, how is this going to go,' but off the ice you realize he's a great guy."

Steve Ott, Icon Sports

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August 3, 2012 08:41 AM ET

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And when I saw the headline, I thought this was going to be a nonsense, filler type story

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August 3, 2012 08:47 AM ET

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And when I saw the headline, I thought this was going to be a nonsense, filler type story

I thought the same thing after last years showing why would any tough guy be nervous to go to Buffalo but this actually makes a little sense

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August 3, 2012 08:47 AM ET

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And when I saw the headline, I thought this was going to be a nonsense, filler type story

I wanted more details about Mike Weber's wedding.

Canuck eh?

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August 3, 2012 08:51 AM ET

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I thought the same thing after last years showing why would any tough guy be nervous to go to Buffalo but this actually makes a little sense

indeed. Tough guy in Buffalo is like best hockey team in Az.

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August 3, 2012 09:06 AM ET

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Mistake trade.

Remember Ott and Avery together in Dallas? Disaster. Having two rats/agitators in their mold is too much for a team, they seem to feed off one another. Tucker and Corson were a disaster near the end as well, a 3-ring circus on the ice.

The Sabres should move Kaleta and let Ott handle that job alone.

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August 3, 2012 09:49 AM ET

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Sabres should move Kaleta and let Ott handle that

I think the problem was Avery.

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August 3, 2012 10:28 AM ET

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a couple of cold beers and all is forgotten

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August 3, 2012 10:31 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:47 AM ET 08.03 by Canuck eh?

I wanted more details about Mike Weber's wedding.

Or the bachelor party.

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August 3, 2012 10:32 AM ET

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Originally posted 09:49 AM ET 08.03 by uggh

I think the problem was Avery.

It was.

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August 3, 2012 10:33 AM ET

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Originally posted 09:06 AM ET 08.03 by joec

Mistake trade.Remember Ott and Avery together in Dallas? Disaster. Having two rats/agitators in their mold is too much for a team, they seem to feed off one another. Tucker and Corson were a disaster near the end as well, a 3-ring circus on the ice.The Sabres should move Kaleta and let Ott handle that job alone.

So Tootoo and Avery on the same team would be a bad idea? I can only smile if that happened.

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August 3, 2012 10:41 AM ET

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Originally posted 10:33 AM ET 08.03 by shiprock

So Tootoo and Avery on the same team would be a bad idea? I can only smile if that happened.

OMG now THAT would be worth watching, Even if the team was the NYI

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August 3, 2012 10:42 AM ET

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Nervous to meet some dude? Doesn't sound that tough to me. As Sinatra (Phil Hartman) said: "I got chunks of guys tougher than you in my stool"

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August 3, 2012 11:14 AM ET

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Originally posted 10:31 AM ET 08.03 by shiprock

Or the bachelor party.

Or honeymoon. Wonder if it was in Niagra Falls?

Nobody expects…

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August 3, 2012 11:16 AM ET

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Originally posted 10:33 AM ET 08.03 by shiprock

So Tootoo and Avery on the same team would be a bad idea? I can only smile if that happened.

Tootoo would make short work of him.

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August 3, 2012 11:21 AM ET

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I just typed a comment clicked submit and the whole thing disappeared

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August 3, 2012 11:26 AM ET

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Originally posted 11:21 AM ET 08.03 by NY Rangers

I just typed a comment clicked submit and the whole thing disappeared

I'm blaming society.

Canuck eh?

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August 3, 2012 11:32 AM ET

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Ha.

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August 3, 2012 11:34 AM ET

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Here goes again....

The novelty of Avery that was in LA (i.e push up after the goal) and his annoying yapping instigator style was quickly caught onto. He rarely dropped the mitts, but rather stuck to the insults etc.

He stint in Dallas and the second stint with the NYR sucked!

His Sloppy Second legacy should live on though....have to admit that was funny.