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Ah, thank you for the clarification.

Huh?

Personally, and have been saying this for a while now, expect the team's minimal goal this year is playoffs and they expect to be able to do something once they're there. The reason Girgensons and Okposo came back is they've lived the horror story and want to be part of the new chapter. The team believes in itself. And personally expect a low 100 point season so am there with them. Remains to be seen if Adams did enough to make that reality. But that's the expectation.

He's been on and off the fence about leaving for a long time. Hope he's back when the season starts.

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Girgensons said the team left the game early to be able to avoid getting stuck in the traffic jam leaving the stadium. Pretty sure they were back watching in the hotel by the time the wheels had completely fallen off.

So asking you a question is the same as wanting to do play by play of your life? You do flatter yourself.

But even with thinking it started at 7, why not do that anyhow so you can see what happened on the 1st 4 shifts? Because they aren't doing any replays during these broadcasts, you'd have no idea how Savoie got hurt even had the game started at 7 when you started watching after that. You could always catch back up to live at the intermission. (And save yourself 11 minutes of Sabre billboard ads and Marty and Duffer babbling.)

So why look at the score when you start the game? Always rewind back initially and then it's all the same as far as you know.

Used to be Thursday Night got all the stinkers. Guess Amazon upped the ante.

Have up to 4 tix that we won't use. If anybody wants one or all of them, PM me please. They're free to a good home.

Yeah, until the Browns broke the bank for him never had any animosity towards them and could actually kind of commiserate with them. But he's a big time creep and they wanted HIM, so #### those guys.

They SHOULD be able to trade for those guys. Roy for Malkin trades never happen. Roy for Ott trades are actually quite doable.

Cozens broke his thumb in either one of these prospect games or the Sabres 3v3 tourney a few years back. Didn't set him back all that far. Here's to hoping it works out for Matt as well.

You can actually rewind to have the game start whenever you're ready to watch it. At least you can if watching from the Sabres website. Haven't found their Youtube channel, nor are there any plans to look for it.

What is it about people in positions of authority in the NHL or the NHLPA that leads them to be paranoid #####? Different situation, but this calls to mind the Ted Saskin saga.

Which is another part of why missing the playoffs by 2 points last year was such a disappointment. (Yes, they were 1 point behind 8 but needed 2 because they didn't hold the tiebreaker.) Sneaing into the playoffs last year with the equivalent of a 9-7 season would've allowed them to really drive home the systems they want to play when they actually add defensive responsibilities to the overall system and would allow any growing pains Levi experiences to not be as devastating as they'll seem should those cause the team to take a small step back. (And even if they gain 6 or so points over last year; the odds are 92 isn't going to be enough to get in and they could still miss the playoffs with 97 which would feel like a step back.) Am very much looking forward to this season, as am expecting the team to get into the 100's and finally clinch a playoff spot and get back to relevance. But that next season could be extremely special.

Obviously, the Church of the Blessed Beaten Beloved.

FTFY. 😉

Fun? WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And, at the end of the day, the players (collectively, across all 32 teams) will bring in the exact same amount regardless of who gets a big slice of the pie and who gets the proverbial crumbs. It would be nice to see Dahlin agree to an 8 year deal at $10.5/ because it would leave more room under the cap than if he ends up at $12/ but personally don't begrudge him anything he gets. And, ironically, Skinner being overpaid from '21 through '23 helped them avoid signing additional Ben Bishops or Johnny Boychuks. So, if anything, it was a good thing he was overpaid. And, he really isn't all that much overpaid anymore now that the STT line is a thing.

Well, THAT didn't take long.

It is true. There are a ton of guys that can score at lower levels, Varada comes to mind immediately and even Rob Ray scored at ~0.8 PPG in Junior, who can't score in the NHL to save their lives. There are a lot of guys that were scorers in the NHL such as Bobby Carpenter or Kyle Okposo, that when their hands failed a smidge or they lost a half step could still become very effective defensive players. Can't think of any ottomh that were known for their defensive prowess that became scorers. Surely there are a couple of guys that added O to their game at a latter stage in their development but they are the exceptions, not the rule. And it is WAY easier to coach a player to be effective at D than it is to teach them how to score.

Along those lines, still believe teams should be able to turn down the 2 minute PP for an opportunity to have the puck at the far D-man's stick (the one nearer to the boards) on the next 3 offensive zone faceoffs. For a team with a lousy PP being able to force the team in the defensive zone to scramble to keep the other D-man from getting a clear point shot off after 1 easy pass and the ensuing chaos that should happen with a good low shot on net is going to result in a lot more goals than just working the puck around the boards and getting 2 attempts (if even that) off on net over 2 minutes.