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The only thing about this that makes me mad is that if it were a Sabre, there is no way KA would have spent the money and filled the spot with an actual player. He's too busy spending money on ghosts to get to the cap floor. Now, if the league wants to crack down on that, I'm all for it!

Leafs out. Vegas out. Now if Canucks can beat the Oilers that would be a trifecta.

UPL/Levi is happening next season ready or not. Adams is committed to his prospect or bust strategy in goal and has not learned a thing from his mistakes and failures so far. The good news is UPL finally stepped up and it looks like Levi has his confidence back. This bodes well for next year. This prospect or bust strategy in goal has cost us two playoff appearances the last two seasons. It wasn’t the sole reason for the failures, but a primary one. So even if the UPL/Levi works next season, bringing back the D group as currently constructed and all the current and rfa forwards is a mistake. We must change the culture in Buffalo. We must improve the PP. We must find some playmakers. We must become more physical. Ruff is a good first step. Ruff will want to roll 4 quality lines. The Sabres have 7 (8 if you include Skinner) quality forwards and a desperate need for talented centers.

My options are limited because my retirement health insurance goes through the state…including the Medicare plans…but thx anyways.

Picked up tickets to see BTO back up Heart.

Awesome!! You should be my inspiration.

Korva!!!!!

Tuesday night I'm going to see Joe Satriani and Steve Vai together in Denver. Pretty excited to see how it goes.

If anything it creates a general hope for the future but doesn't excuse his inability to make the Sabres better in the mean time.

I think it has a lot to do with how fanbases treat each other. All you need is ONE guy (and we all know there is usually more than one guy) to act like a jerk for no reason, to start trolling on another fanbase or city (Why would he sign there, no-one wants to LIVE in a dump like Buffalo!). That stuff causes a few people from the target city/team to shoot back at the original...then more come to their defense...it escalates....and presto! You end up WANTING the original jerk's team (and those who joined in his side of the trolling) to be miserable and never win.

Am I not surprised he chose to play Playoffs Game 1 over Game 82, not in the slightest. I have issues with reports of his return not appearing until after Game 82. It feels contrived to think it just kind of magically happened that after the season ended he was suddenly healthy enough to play after radio silence for nearly 2 months. Occam's razor would say something smells funny about a player who seems to leave for indefinite periods prior to the deadline only to comeback each time at Game 1's timing. It just feels fishy for it to happen three consecutive years prior to the deadline. Especially this year since he had no other injuries the entire season. I'm not saying he didn't get hurt; I'm saying that the timings of his returns are overly suspicious. 21-22 Feb. 9, 2022 - Mark Stone has an injury to his back. The expected duration is unknown. March 21st - Deadline Day Apr. 11, 2022 - Mark Stone's undisclosed injury status has been updated. The expected duration is game-time decision. Apr. 12, 2022 - Mark Stone is cleared to play. Missed Playoffs 22-23 Feb. 1, 2023 - Mark Stone's back injury status has been updated. The expected duration is indefinite. March 3rd - Deadline Day Apr. 15, 2023 - Mark Stone's back injury status has been updated. The expected duration is day to day. Apr. 17, 2023 - Mark Stone is cleared to play. Won Stanley Cup 23-24 Feb. 21, 2024 - Mark Stone has an injury to his upper body. The expected duration is week to week. (Interesting since the NHL stated indefinite) March 8th - Deadline Day Apr. 22, 2024 - Mark Stone is cleared to play. Lost in 1st Round LTIR was done differently by Chicago Chicago lost Kane for 21 games in 14-15 and used the LTIR saving of 6.3mil to acquire Kimmo Timonen (2mil) and Antoine Vermette (3.75mil) Tampa's LTIR abuse was effectively 1 year 20-21 Vegas has done it 3 years straight and seem poised to do so for the foreseeable future But yes, I am angry with the league as a whole. I have to admit, I get a kick out of your dogged disdain for my dislike of Vegas and/or Eichel. This isn't the Vegas boards; I have zero requirements to like Vegas in any manner. Until we make the playoffs Eichel will annoy me in some manner solely because he asked to leave. I couldn't care less if his reasoning may have been legitimate; I'm a fan of the Sabres and he asked to leave my favorite team. No, I'd almost guarantee that Stone sat out longer than he technically had to; otherwise he has the most unusual body as he can heal exactly at the right time to play in the playoffs. If there wasn't a cap compliance issue, I'd imagine he'd of been back sooner. Effectively I can't see the doctor's signing off on his play exactly after Game 82; odds would dictate otherwise. They very likely delayed getting the clearance at very least. Kevyn is overly dogmatic on this; I'm just meaning in general. The vast majority of teams are built primarily through the draft with a combo of trades and signings to bolster the ranks. While not steadfast in all their loyalties; most teams will hang onto fan favorite long time players beyond their expiration date for better or worse. Vegas gives no credence to friendships or loyalty and is thoroughly ruthless with roster moves. While impressive, it aligns too much with eventually causing mercenary teams with no steady roster being a norm.

I doubt that the Amerks would play Savoie in a series deciding game.

No. His job is to make the Sabres a winning team and he has failed in that task miserably.

Passing those off as your porn name was a great way for the scammers to steal everything. And I don’t care, scam away. Nothing will ever top my name: Smoky Wildwood

OK, the Leafs suck, love watching them lose, yada yada yada. I feel the same way. But at least they make the playoffs. Until we do too, this is all a little embarrassing.

OK, next everyone check in with the street you grew up on and favorite pet's name.

What about if the Amerks win the Calder cup this season? Does that shift the narrative of Adams’ performance in 23-24?

I am down 23 pounds since January. I have been doing weight training, walking, golf, eliminating bad food, almost no sweets/deserts, and cutting way back on alcohol. I am 65, retired for 3 years, and man do I feel great. Gonna keep it going.

Understand your concern but in addition to TV considerations there is also arena availability. Dallas and Boston each have basketball and hockey in addition to everyone having concerts and other events that were scheduled long before the playoffs.

This is infuriating practice from the organization if true

Eastern Conference Bruins/Panthers Game 1: BOS @ FLA | May 6, 8 p.m. (ESPN) Game 2: BOS @ FLA | May 8, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Game 3: FLA @ BOS | May 10, 7 p.m. (TNT) Game 4: FLA @ BOS | May 12, TBD (TBS) Game 5: BOS @ FLA | May 14, TBD* Game 6: FLA @ BOS | May 17, TBD* Game 7: BOS @ FLA | May 19, TBD* Rangers/Hurricanes Game 1: NYR 4, CAR 3 Game 2: CAR @ NYR | May 7, 7 p.m. (ESPN) Game 3: NYR @ CAR | May 9, 7 p.m. (TNT) Game 4: NYR @ CAR | May 11, TBD (TNT) Game 5: CAR @ NYR | May 13 TBD* Game 6: NYR @ CAR | May 16, TBD* Game 7: CAR @ NYR | May 18, TBD* Western Conference Avalanche/Stars Game 1: COL @ DAL | May 7, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN) Game 2: COL @ DAL | May 9, 9:30 p.m. (TNT) Game 3: DAL @ COL | May 11, TBD (TNT) Game 4: DAL @ COL | May 13, TBD (ESPN) Game 5: COL @ DAL | May 15, TBD* Game 6: DAL @ COL | May 17, TBD* Game 7: COL @ DAL | May 19, TBD* Oilers/Canucks Game 1: EDM @ VAN | May 8, 10 p.m. (ESPN) Game 2: EDM @ VAN | May 10, 10 p.m. (TNT) Game 3: VAN @ EDM | May 12, TBD (TBS) Game 4: VAN @ EDM | May 14, TBD (ESPN) Game 5: EDM @ VAN | May 16, TBD* Game 6: VAN @ EDM | May 18, TBD* Game 7: EDM @ VAN | May 20, TBD*

It’s a powerful potion because there’s, unfortunately, a lot of logic in it on its face: if you are merely rooting against a team to NOT win a title, it’s more less a Monty Hall switcharoo where your long odds are flipped: very likely you “get what you want” every year