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Tuch is re-signing unless Adams insults him or he has an absolutely crazy ask That’s what usually happens when both sides want it to happen. The rest is just negotiation.

Kimmel “suspended indefinitely” is not the same as canceled. These shameless fascists have done nothing but try to score political points by exploiting the tragic death of Kirk. Kimmel spoke the truth, simple as that. Kimmel has said far, far, FAR worse things about Trump and others, so why this? It’s a rhetorical question.

After a disappointing road loss to Dundee Stars in the challenge cup, the Clan returned to The Braehead Arena in their first EIHL match. This against the Manchester Storm. Colton Poolman joined the squad prior to the game and slotted straight into the top pair. Clan ran out 3-2 winners, with Poolman registering an assist.

Absolutely, not bad for a 6th Rder

I love that we up in here litigating the legacy of Brian Campbell.

I think there are zero expectations by fans to make the playoffs, but I do think there are expectations on certain players that will never be fulfilled.

Grown ups like Tuch and Greenway will help this group quite a bit. The 2nd line as shown is a low minutes line, unless Doan becomes his father in one season he is bottom 6.

I like Kozak and they looked better with him in the lineup last season, but Danforth is an upgrade on Kozak (for now). Kozak may ultimately have the better NHL career simply because he's so much younger, but he also has much he can still improve.

I don’t think they gave Danforth 2 mil a year to sit in the press box.

For sure. And I wouldn't, either. Tuch got to live out his childhood dream playing in red and black, and in blue and gold. That's awesome. But now, he should live out his childhood dream of playing for a Cup contender. The Sabres are at least 3 years away from that (unless they sign McDavid in UFA next summer... which, he should also be looking to join a contender, not a perpetual rebuild). Alex, go -- be free! But even if he were to re-sign in Buffalo, he should still wait until 7/1/26 and the stupid levels of money that will be available.

If I were Tuch I wouldn't sign here at all. He is an A+ player who would be a valuable addition to every roster in the NHL. With likely my last ever NHL contract I would be chasing a cup not ending a historically bad playoff draught.

I'm a fan of Greenway, but he is oft-injured. I understand the injury-prone comparison to Milano, but the difference is that a healthy Greenway is a solid contributor whereas a healthy Milano is a standout player. Let's hope both guys can get healthy and have productive seasons.

I appreciate where you’re coming from here, but more than my concern for who replaces these traitors, is my concern for the very fabric of our country; our people. I’d like to think it’s as easy as people simply realizing they voted for incompetent buffoons and having a change of heart, but I don’t think it’s that easy in the least. A good portion of our citizenry has become anti-Constitution, anti-rule of law, and no longer places a high value on character as the starting point for the traits required to hold elected office. One thing that gave me hope was Bernie Sanders’s tour of West Virginia last month. The clueless Democratic party needs to take a lesson from that tour and go to all those formerly blue, now red places and LISTEN to those voters and INFORM them of their ideas for solving the issues those voters are facing. It’s amazing how much alike those issues are with people in the bluest of states. But democrat power brokers are just as beholding to their billionaire puppet masters as the GOP, so I’m skeptical they will do that.

I was looking forward to no Lafferty's or Lafferty+'s this year. I'd much rather play Tyson Kozak.

I didn’t read deep enough to see anything beyond the full roster from the first post. That would be the perfect spot for them to include it, right at the start.

Should we once again bring up the fact that the "low IQ easily brainwashed people" were more abundant in their voting than those you do not put in that group? Once the left controls everything we'll just be getting bent over by a different form of dictator. The belief that the left is somehow the "good guy" indicates just as much brainwashing as the people you are throwing shade at.

What on Earth are you talking about? Are you inferring that hockey players do not have any control over their lives and decisions? What does idolatry have to do with anything? If anything the player is even more drawn to playing hockey because of it, but it remains their choice. It sounds like you are indicating they have choice.

I don't DISLIKE Byram, its just I need to see him take another step up. Forget about taking over a game, I just don't ever really see him using his talent to even take over a single shift all that often. Thats the eye test. As far as results/analytics go, he had a chance to be the #1 guy back there when Dahlin was out and he wasn't that good and the team was awful. His analytics...when he is NOT with Dahlin they are actually pretty bad (below 50% in most major categories). WITH Dahlin they are better, but EVERYONE's are better with Dahlin. I mean, I kinda do like Bryam for his visible skill, I just want him to step up a bit more and make more use of it. I just don't think we have seen him take advantage of all the skill he has yet.

Hmmm. I read that as Adams is saying that Tuch has indicated he wants to be here and not that Adams thinks Tuch wants to be here. And so.. even then, it's all still nothing. Yes, but each day he doesn't sign is one day closer to a trade deadline. So people are going to watch this, just like every fan watches every pending UFA on every team, every year. It's nothing different.

Agreed on the last point especially. We know versions of the saying "Can toughness be taught" or "you can't teach toughness". But you know what you CAN teach? You can teach a guy with his height and his size and his reach to position himself better to take away lanes, to use that reach to push the puck away from opposing players better than you could with a guy who needs to take an extra step or two to get there because he has less reach size. We've had 'big-ish' guys supposedly with talent who were physical and hit (Bogo, Risto) that had awful positioning and didn't use their size strategically and they weren't good. On the other hand, here on the Sabres you also had 'big-ish' guys that didn't hit, but used their size and reach and positioned themself well and ended up being pretty darn good in their own zone because of HOW they used their size (Schmelik and Tallinder) Power is taller and has a bette reach than all of those guys, and arguably more upside offensive talent. If/when he learns how to position himself, how to take angles, how to make the 'smart' play in the defensive zone, he could/should be better than any of them.

Yea because Quinn and Peterka were not on the pk or being given 1st pp time then. Olofsson, Tuch, Tage, Dahlin, and Cozens were top pp unit. Also, I'm thinking of Pominville not Max

Fulp? Who’s penning this crap

Sam Lafferty before Lafferty arrived in Buffalo. Danforth has averaged 2+ minutes more per game than Lafferty did over their careers, but he's a Lafferty+, which is an improvement over last year's roster. And Lafferty > Ellis.

Fulp was a late AHL signing