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Let's not forget the taxes are better in Florida for the players also.

Holy Crap, it's you!!!

We have size and speed and could, if we wanted to, play this sort of hard nosed forechecking game. We do not however, have the fortitude, tenacity and aggressiveness it requires. Except maybe Benson.

Agreed, but the problem is Terry doesn't like that style. He said as much early on. I talk about Dudley but I know full well that isn't a direction TP would ever go in. He just doesn't see it as the right way and thus we get what we get. Zito's been a great GM and they have a solid management structure. I have to think a guy like Shawn Thornton is also loving how they play. It's a culture.

Well that's not exactly what I'm saying. I think TP THINKS he is committed to winning but he's set in his ideas regardless of the evidence to show how flawed it is. People outside Buffalo however see what they do, how they spend, who they hire and don't hire and they don't see it as a real serious commitment to winning. Terry has to turn over the top decisions to a hockey voice like Dudley or this will just continue .

He has now 3-Peated as Champion TWICE in his career with 2 different teams...probably the only player in history of sports perhaps to have that honor.

What are we talking here, signing his grandkid and then ritualistically sacrificing him to a swarm of bats at center ice?

Those long term projections puts us about 5 milj over the cap. Byram is the one that has to go imo. Finding a new partner for both Dahlin and Power for the rest of the money will be challenging even if we probably can sign Docker for a miljon less than projected. Unless we move Samuelsson and Clifton.

It is probably a style of game that our group can’t play well without a lot of change imo. But I think we can move closer to that if we can get some rugged players. Who play hard nosed and create a tougher culture.

Terry and his meddling...

Well, they are competing against the Bandits for fanbase and losing badly

Florida’s facility is great, awesome, and probably in a league of its own. Reminds me of the Bills facility, which looks much bigger and better than Floridas and includes an indoor practice field for winter. Harbor Center was pretty nice at one time and still is in good repair and probably could be expanded into some of the other levels. The Sabres dressing room was already refreshed to one of the tops in the league when Pegula took over. In the 70’s and 80’s the Sabres were a good destination for many players. The team was always in the playoffs, the Aud was always packed, and players did not avoid Buffalo, lots of players lived in Buffalo for many years and a bunch still do. Anyone who thinks otherwise was not close to the team back then. JUST START WINNING. Veteran Free Agent players want to win. If you’re not a winning team they won’t sign unless it’s for a big paycheck. The action, or inaction, of the Sabres ownership and their FO is telling the hockey world that the Sabres do not know how to win and are not trying to win - probably both.

Florida is just running roughshod over the Hurricanes. The series is a joke. The score is 16-4 over the 3 games and Florida has never scored less than 5 goals in any of the games and Hurricanes have never scored more than 2. They are getting shellacked.

Some players manage to make a living playing indoor (NLL), then outdoor (PLL), and hold lax camps in between.

What could've been if they'd've grabbed Zito rather than Botterill. He likes that same style that Murray was trying to build but unlike Murray he actually factors in the chemistry between the players. That is a very fun team to watch. My 2nd or 3rd favorite team at this point.

I just don't believe, nor think it's factual that the majority of TP's ownership, there has not been a commitment to win. I actually think he over committed at times and that didn't work. The last few years, IMO, have been a reset (lack of a better term) because of the financial over commitment.

There's a few injuries now and if they are serious Florida might have trouble repeating against a healthy Edmonton squad (or Dallas) but otherwise this is looking like a repeat in the making. Man is that a well oiled machine that plays as a team. ERod clearing the front of the net! I mean talk about small guys not afraid to play big. Orlov on the other hand played like he wants to go on summer vacation.

You hear things now and again that Dudley has had a real influence on how Florida came together. Not an in the spotlight guy now but I think he quietly has a huge impact. Florida certainly plays his style that's for sure.

Let’s Go Bandits!!!!!!!!!!!!

Florida steamrolling the Canes this series.

The hurricanes look like the 1980 Russian team. Time to get new helmets/jerseys

Congrats to the Bandits and all their fans in here! I've only been to a few games over the years, but it's a blast. Full respect to all the players, many of whom have day jobs and families, but keep doing it for the love of the game.

And Carolina is going to be ancient history They have depth scoring, great goaltending, and they hit! I don’t want Edmonton to ever win as long as McDavid is there! Let him suffer

Canes are cooked. Florida headed to the finals for the third straight year. Amazing turnaround for that franchise.

What worked?