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You voted for Trump in 2016, but that’s beside the point, which is that I have yet to see you criticize one damn thing that he says or does. Instead you post nothing but fat right endorsements of his policies. As for me flip-flopping, that is a huge load of crap. You insist on creating bullcrap equivalencies between the NG deployments in NY city vs. DC, LA, and soon Chicago. I will not bother to explain why those NG deployments are different simply because you’re too intellectually dishonest to acquaint yourself with the simple facts for fear of having to actually learn something contrary to your intractable position. Have a nice day.

To clarify, I would 100% be against any president of any party affiliation using terms like "liberating" and "war" to discuss US cities being taking over by US military.

Why not?

I changed the title of the thread to team you want to see win the cup the least, instead of 'most hated' (as the topic was meant primarily as the team you least want to see have that ultimate success.)

I was 7 when they won in 1993, I remember watching with my Grandma

I chose Toronto but honestly my first thought was, like Promo, where are the Sabres ? To be clear I’m a fan but…the ownership, management and parts of the coaching staff are certainly hated by this fan. As to the poll I chose Toronto mainly because being Canadian and having the Leafs in your face whether you want it or not is a cruel form of torture.

I voted for Obama and Biden and criticized neither while they were in office, so you're wrong. I'm not a Trump supporter. I've clearly stated i don't support using the military for law enforcement. Unlike you, my opinion didn't flip-flop based on the political affiliation of who activated the NG.

Yea! On the positive side, they fixed something two years in a row now. First the scoreboard and the holey roof, now better Audio and express entry and better hot dog buns. Go Sabres!

While true, it doesn’t mean the team should not address issues.

We still have a team??

When is Sabres Night (or Day) at the stadium?

Lipstick on a pig. The only other arenas that are as big of a shithole as KBC are either being replaced (Ottawa, Calgary) or getting massive renovations (Washington).

When did I say that everything the Sabres did is bad? You are the one creating a false narrative (as it applies to me) to justify your fawning attitude towards a franchise that hasn't made the playoffs in a generation. Certainly, not all criticisms are merited. But that isn't to say that many aren't.

Max length currently is 8 years. They're not scheduled to have it drop to 7 years until next September. BUT they've said they're going to implement some of the provisions of the new CBA on an expeditied schedule. No data on whether the max contract length decreasing (and the regular max dropping to 6 years from the current 7 as well) will be on an expedited schedule or not.

The Habs now have $5.6M in cap space (without even having to wait to put Price on LTIR); the Sabres have $5.1M. Which team is more likely to aggressively go for the playoffs and use that remaining cap this season? Or do they both sit idle until the trade deadline, then make their decision that this isn't the year at that time? Beware the Sharks! The season the Sabres acquired Bishop to reach the floor with $17M in cap space -- they reached 91 points. It's all about the goaltending. 😇

San Jose took an action that it felt was beneficial for them. And it was within the rules. So what is the problem with that and the reason for criticism of what they did? That's the heart of the discussion on this topic. I simply made the point that I have no criticism for the cap maneuver they made that was within the cap rules.

Whether you or I like the rule is not the point. Teams are allowed to buy or sell a contract without gaining the services of the player in order to reach the cap floor. It comes down to a team taking an action that is permissible that it feels is beneficial. So what's the problem with that? People legally/appropriately take tax deductions even when the specific deduction is outdated. Why would you criticize the person who takes the lawful deduction when it is allowed under the tax rules? Everyone is playing under the same rules. Some organizations use them to their advantage more so than others. And when they do they are acting within the established lines.

Right now beggars can't be choosers. If a player wants to sign with us, you take it and let the team worry about a bad contract in 5 years. The max contract length is now 7 years right? If the cap goes up then a max term contract wouldn't be too bad by the time we get there.

Right. It’s just hyperbole. The level of denial, not to mention hypocrisy, from Trump supporters is astounding. My question remains: what will it take for you to actually condemn anything he says and does?

8 years is too long but this is a good player who wants to be in Buffalo. There is a price to pay for loyalty, just hope he has 5 more good years. Skating is a strength of his so the drop off may not be steep.

I should add that Montreal adding Dobson this offseason is huge. That could be the move that truly pushes them clear of the Sabres. Montreal is going to have to trade for a center at some point, that's their biggest issue. They are a very interesting team to watch this year.

Who cares about this BS being within the rules. And how exactly is Montreal improved? They may have traded Carey for $1 or something. They certainly did not get a player in return. Trading for a player who will not ever play for your team so you can get to the cap floor is crap and should not be allowed - that's my point.

Were you evan alive in 1991 and / or 1992 ?? Baring some strange thing happening the Jays will either be 2 or 4 games up on the dreaded Yankees. Is it too early to talk about 'magic numbers' ?? It must be about 30 now. Baseball is exciting when it's close in September.

https://www.nhl.com/sabres/news/keybank-center-updates-202526-audio-system-concessions While you could say this is just keeping up with the Joneses, I’m happy to see the Sabres addressing these items. New for this year is a new audio system in the arena, express entry (don’t have to empty your pockets to walk through metal detectors any longer), and some concession upgrades. I’m glad the audio was finally addressed. I guess new seats will have to wait another year

Every team ends up with contracts like this during the 2nd half of a players career. It is the natural price that needs to be paid to have very good veterans on your team. Avoiding these deals means you are committing your top veterans to cap out at about Zucker level.