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As a very casual observer of Buffalo house prices (from the Canadian side of the border), I feel like it's not even close to as affordable as I used to think. I used to find similar houses to the Canadian side of the border were maybe a third to half of what they are here. Now they're about half to two-thirds. Then there's some of the highest property taxes in the US on top of that. Is it that salaries in the WNY area have climbed that much higher, or is this another bunk listicle. I'd think Texas or the Carolinas would be the cheapest when factoring good jobs, low taxes, and cheap homes. Is that right? Edmonton sounds about right for here in Canada.
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So, should the Sabres have traded other players rather than the ones they did?
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It would be better had they not been in the position they needed to, or rather, felt they needed to, move those players. The returns themselves are ok to reasonable.
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But obviously we're built to start winning when our young core continues to mature. It's not about our record to this point with the trades, it's what will happen in the coming years.
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If you look at the win/loss record pre and post trade time for 3 of those players, slightly better. Of course, I don't blame these individual players. After all, they didn't build the team around them, nope. The management did.
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In the last couple of years, Sabres management has traded away some of our best players: Jack Eichel, Sam Reinhart, Rasmus Ristolainen (?), Casey Middlestadt, etc.. My questions is, have those trades made us better? We still haven't made the playoffs, so if the object of trading players is to improve the team, I don't see that that has happened. There may be other reasons to trade away players, but it all boils down to making your team better. At least I hope it does. The question is, are the Sabres a better team now, or would they be a better team today if those trades had not happened?
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As a father of a 33 yr old, 31 yr old, 25 yr old and 20 yr old I started a tradition for father's day decades ago. Road trip with child lock safety windows in the vehicle, stuffed hot banana peppers with baked beans, lots of baked beans, an hr or 2 before the road trip. No, I don't get the fancy dinners like mom, but I also don't get the phone calls asking for a ride somewhere. This Dad made his own peace đ
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2024 Stanley Cup Final - Edmonton vs Florida
Thorny replied to Sabres Fan in NS's topic in The Aud Club
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I suppose my distinction here is that your post leaves the door open to, should we have another inactive offseason, write the offseason off as âwell it wouldnât have mattered, anywayâ if we see something similar to last year re: the core, during the season. This is a tact I see used around here a lot, even if not by you, so I feel the distinction has merit and should be raised: âwouldnât have mattered if KA brought in a goalieâŠour PP was too weakââŠâwe wouldnât have won last year even with a more proactive offseason if thatâs what we were going to get from Tage and Cozensâ.. I donât believe these things to be independent events, nor those types of statements accurate. I do believe a lot of what we will see from the core depends on the approach KA takes this offseason, tangibly but mostly mentally. So, in the hypothetical situation our core underperforms after a generally lacklustre offseason, weâd be left wondering how that core might have performed with a better offseason, not talking about how offseason additions wouldnât have mattered because of what we got from the core. too fluid and dependent
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It's easy to live in WNY in my opinion. I traveled a lot in the military during my younger days. Didn't like the south at all. Worked in San Diego for a few years and that was expensive. Upon returning, bought a nice house. Paid it off 25 years ago. Get a VA discount on taxes. Get a bad storm every 10 years. Most of my winters are mild now, compared to youth. Summers here are outstanding. Perfect temp. Lots to do for my lifestyle. To each their own. We all have different lives.
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My words of advice. Pull out. đ Happy father's day Y'all
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Happy Fatherâs Day to my Dad, the reason Iâm a fan
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Happy Father's Day! US Open and leftover pizza. Perfect day.
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I refused to cook. We went to Skyline. But my kids are 18 and 20, so no grandkids yet.
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It's based on the average income of the people living there to the housing prices. Sure, if you find somewhere where people make $200 a month and housing costs $100 a month, it is definitely cheaper but that isn't affordable. Two completely different things you are looking at. Considering 70% of the world makes less than $900 a month, every dollar in those places is worth a lot more to them and every dollar something is more expensive there multiplies that cost far more than it does here. I mean people on welfare make more than that here sitting around collecting checks from the government.
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WNY continuing to pile up accolades over the past few years...momentum is really building as more and more reports continue to rank us very very favorably compared to many places. Rochester coming in #2, Buffalo #6 in world's most affordable cities. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/home-prices-affordable-cities-cheap-housing/
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Who's ready for some macaroni art from the grandkids and stuff you'll never use but the memories last a lifetime. And grilling for everyone but the mothers always get the fancy restaurant on mother's day
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Hopefully one day soon we'll be discussing Sabres Stanley Cup Finals hockey on Father's Day and not bickering over how to fix the team in the offseason. đș
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Zach Benson, the 5'10" 170lb, 18yr old rookie's first season review
Flashsabre replied to LGR4GM's topic in The Aud Club
Every player is different. Ăstlundâs brain is much better than Asplundâs ever was. I think Ăstlund is one of those guys who struggles to produce in the AHL to start the year then explodes in the second half. -
2024 Stanley Cup Final - Edmonton vs Florida
Buffalonill replied to Sabres Fan in NS's topic in The Aud Club
McDavid is no Gretzky tell me when he actually takes over and dominates and this series is over anyway Beside His game 4 that whopping 3 points in 3 games sure is Gretzky level -
Gabriel Eliasson was ranked by Daily Faceoff as the most physical player in this draft. He is a LHD from Sweden who should be available in the middle rounds of this draft. 6â7â Dman hates to see an opponent have the puck and will use everything at his disposal to separate them from it. Commited to Michigan, where he should have plenty of time to develop. I want to add grit, toughness and defensive ability to the Sabres and this kid has all of that, plus these skills comes in a huge frame. I havenât studied him closely so I donât know his deficiencies but with a mid round pick he would be interesting. He may not lead prospects in any fancy stats but it sounds like re-possession is a strength of his.
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2024 Stanley Cup Final - Edmonton vs Florida
... replied to Sabres Fan in NS's topic in The Aud Club
It was clear by the middle of the second the Panthers' bench had already given up on the game. It was accurate at the time I posted it. Kind of like saying "Uncle Joe looks to be in good shape" two years before he dies of a heart attack. -
Zach Benson, the 5'10" 170lb, 18yr old rookie's first season review
dudacek replied to LGR4GM's topic in The Aud Club
Again, they play very different styles, but I see the similarities; smallish, smart, hard-working Swedish centres. Asplund played the game the right way in my opinion. He didnât make it simply because he wasnât talented enough to carry his strengths over at the NHL level. Ăstlund has the same diligent approach, but appears to be more talented than Asplund: better skater, better passer, harder shot. If he doesnât make it it will be because he isnât strong enough to carry his strengths over. Asplund wasnât tall, but he was solid. Ăstlund is thicker than he was when we drafted him but heâs still pretty slight.