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There was a time and place for each but they did neither. This was the time to spend to the cap but they didn't and they didn't fill the holes and thus they are going to battle with Boston for last place in the division. woohoo! The tear down was the time for moves like this one. They got a lot of picks and prospects but could have had more. San Jose is doing a complete do over. Now wait and watch them pass us in a few years just like Montreal has. I would love to defend the Sabres, but there is nothing to defend. I do not understand people who try to still say they are doing anything right. They are not a serious franchise.

If you want them to do something like this or to spend to the cap, those are two completely different animals. Pick a lane… or at least pick an eastern conference team.

If tuch was a forward that lived and died by his speed and stick handling - yes, I would struggle with that contract. Players of his style can play into their mid 30s. Can't be afraid to sign guys in their late 20s and early 30s.

Lol, I'm sure you would have felt the Sabres did well by not signing Tuch. You wouldn't have raked them over the coals for letting a "key player" walk. Oh no no no. 😂 You are really in love with your takes, declaring Tuch as not being worth it, though I'm convinced this stance only emerged when the Tuch extension story was floated. Not to mention your confident predictions of bad deals for Norris, etc. I actually laugh at your attempts to spin everything as a disaster. Hockey season is just a month away. Can't wait.

You seem to think taking a dump on everything the Sabres do is "holding them accountable." Not everything they do is bad. Sometimes it's good. It's not a crime to acknowledge that. You aren't going to just encourage bad behavior by giving them credit for something.

The cap will be $113.5M in two years and probably continue to skyrocket. $9M is the equivalent to $6.7M under last years cap. The contract will be fine when you calculate % of cap.

I honestly don’t care. Paying 8-9 mill for 7-8 years for a 29 year old 35 g 70 pt player soon to decline is stupid. This is KO 2.0 waiting to happen. Whether we sign him or we don’t also doesn’t matter. This is a hopelessly flawed team with terrible management and a poorly constructed roster with a GM who hands out bad contracts like candy. What’s one more bad contract? The Sabres will spend next season over $40 mill on bad contracts to Norris, Greenway, Samuelson, UPL, Power, and Byram plus the contract corpse of Jeff Skinner. Hard to win when you are spending nearly 50% of your internal cap on players who have zero chance of performing to their contract amount. I like Tuch, but he isn’t a $9 mill now and certainly won’t be 2-3 years from now.

I could meet you if you want. Just PM me and we can try and get together.

I will return again. Think I came in 1st or 2nd last season. Don’t remember.

Bravo you got to throw some snark and defend the Sabres at the same time. I think he meant they wouldn't do it now at this stage. Overall however they have not shown that they would do much of this or even spend to the cap. It is not a serious franchise.

We should book pregame at the 1700 club or whatever they call it with the buffet, good value and good eats plus can go between periods

Thanks Tom! Would love to join but in the same boat as Joe. I don't have access to Venmo. I'm in Buffalo semi-regularly (including the next 3 weekends). Not sure if there's another way to get you the cash?

You mean like Buffalo did when they traded for Ben Bishop? You’re right, it’s not something the Sabres would do.

Presuming it's the same one as before, you should be good. Thanks!

Terry is smart enough to fill the role of POHO.

I'm Canadian and I don't think I have access to Venmo. Would anyone know of any other options? Alternatively, if we have the numbers to fill out your 8, myself and any other Canadians can get another block and sit separately (but still join you for dinner and between periods).

Why do you have a problem with San Jose taking on a contract to get to the cap minimum? You might not like the contract maneuver but it’s within the rules. It’s not something that the Sabres would likely do, and I’m fine with that. But I’m not going to criticize another organization that is more creative and willing to take unconventional actions to improve their situation.

I would prefer Venmo. If you PM me I’ll give you address. Thanks. I’ll just go with first pay, first serve.

The Bills have a good Fax machine.

I really think his dementia is catching up to him and he needs to be taken out of office ASAP.

Why? I applaud GMs who creatively make moves to improve their teams. Imagine if Buffalo had a good GM like Montreal does? 21/22 NHL standings Montreal 55 pts. Buffalo 75 pts. 24/25 NHL standings Montreal 91 pts. Buffalo 79 pts. Hurts, doesn't it?

From his Truth Social post: He is a madman fascist dictator wanna be. When is it gonna be enough Trump voters? The full article from which the quote above originated: https://www.axios.com/2025/09/06/trump-chicago-department-of-war-crackdown-immigration We can only hope that soldiers on the front line understand and take their oath to the Constitution seriously and remember they have an obligation to not follow illegal orders.

I like him even more after reading that.

Thanks for doing that @tom webster. What's the preferred way to pay you?

There's at least one other "connection" to the Sabres. The 3rd of his "Game" books "Game Change" was centered around the life and death of former Sabre Steve Montador. All 3 books (The Game and Home Game were the other 2) are all excellent tomes. The 2nd one was turned into a 6 part miniseries for either CBC or CTV (forget which one it aired on). That also was very good. He was a very talented man. This is a truly sad day. RIP 29.