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1) Sabres point total? Had you asked yesterday would've said 96. Fork it - 106. 2) Will the Sabres makes the playoffs? H-e-double hockey sticks YEAH!! 3) Sabres leading goal scorer? Thompson 4) Sabres leader in total points? Dahlin 5) Sabres MVP? Dahlin 6) Sabres ROY? Kulich by default 7) Best off-season acquisition? Ruff 8.) Worst off-season acquisition? Zucker 9) Biggest surprise? (positive or negative) Samuelsson plays 71 games 10) Breakout player? Peterka (thought about going w/ Quinn, but will stick w/ JJ) 11) Will any Sabres players or coaches finish as finalists (win?) for any major awards such as the Norris or Selke? Dahlin finally gets invited to the end of season awards show as one of the 3 Norris finalists. He does not win. 12) Unsung Hero? McLeod 13) Who will be the first Sabre traded away this season? Trick question. No Sabre gets traded. Rosen is sent packing as part of a package at the deadline for additional F depth. 14) Will KA make any in-season acquisitions before the deadline? No. 15) Will the Sabres be buyers or sellers at the deadline? Technically buyers as they bring in 1 depth F. 16) Other Bold prediction? {Such as KA gets fired mid-season ;)} Adams gets a contract extension. 17) Any other thoughts? These preseason polls are silly. 😉

Expect on paper this should be a 96 point team. Pundits aren't giving the removal of Ellis from strategizing how the PP will run it's full due. But fork it, it's hopium season. 105-108 and either 3rd in the East or 1st WC. The GTing will hold up and bringing accountability back for the 1st time in a dozen years along with having typical injury luck for a youthful team all click. Starts tomorrow just after noon.

Haven't seen it here, but THN says 5th in the Adams and either they or the Caps will be the 9th place finisher in the Wales Conf.. (They have both 5th place finishers missing the WC.) Caps getting replaced by the Devils in the playoffs in their prediction.

That stinks. Hopefully it was just a bad scan or something much more minor. For what it's worth, have a friend who was diagnosed 20 years ago and still gets around pretty well though it is getting worse. Wishing you the best with it.

Try calling the Sabres Store directly. Almost positive they'll ship stuff. (They used to be willing to do so.)

Every day can start with iced tea. Don't have to limit it to just 4 anymore.

If the 2nd question was referring to this season, would adjust the answer down to 30's. But expect he'll hit 40 once or twice through a (hopefully) long career. Like @dudacek says, each of the 3 kids should be really good but each is a different sort of player. Not sure which would be considered THE best of the 3 when all is said and done. Would likely lean towards Quinn, but Benson might have more Marchand in him than it appears at just 19. And Peterka might be the most fun of the 3 to watch as he'll likely have the most highlightish reel style goals.

Personally am expecting NJ to be back in. The Aisles to be out and very likely the Caps end up out also. So, there's a chance ...

Provided they stay healthy, the ONLY lineup question this weekend is whether UPL plays both games or if Levi gets game 2. (Personally expect the latter, but wouldn't have money on it.) The 18 skaters to play this weekend are pretty much set in stone.

It likely never comes up. But again, the original post, the response to which you chimed in and began this tangent, was a lament over what happens should Reimer get claimed off waivers. Which likely is a 50-50 proposition at worst. (The B's Swayman situation being a wildcard. Could see them wanting him to backup Korpisalo until they get Swayman resolved.)

Look it up yourself. You are stuck in section 50 of the CBA. The controlling section for this issue is section 13. Having too many players take ill at 1 time does not, under normal conditions, trigger section 50 issues. That is what these section 13 emergency provisions primarily deal with.

AGAIN, you are confusing an emergency recall due to cap space constraints with an emergency recall due to not having at least 12-6-2 available to a team. They are NOT the same thing. The CBA is very clear on how a team can utilize emergency recalls for reasons of illness, debilitating injury, or suspensions. That article on the Canucks fan site is specifically describing how teams needing to use the "LA King salary emergency conditions" go about doing so. And pretty sure (though not positive because it's been so long since it's applied to the Sabres) those teams have to play a 1st game down a man (or however many they're down) before getting to use that exemption. Teams that AREN'T in salary cap hell can gain relief from illnesses and short term injuries all hitting at once without being forced to put the players that don't need to be on IR onto IR. They have to prove they really do have the emergency but that's a pretty low hurdle to get over.

And btw, what a beeyotch it is to try to find a copy of that agreement between the NHL & CHL (even the prior one from 2013 that was renewed through '29 in '22). Apparently a copy of it was on the Oregon state website due to hearings on whether amateur athletes (CHL players) were to be treated as employees for Workman's Comp type benefits but it does not appear to still be there. Should anyone know where a copy exists, would love to see a link or even how to find a hard copy.

No. Emergency recalls meaning the team has less than 12 healthy F's, 6 healthy D, and 2 healthy G on the roster and need to exceed the 23 man roster limit to dress a full roster. Am not referring to emergency rules governing having not enough cap space to allow for a full roster.

Ordinary recalls are a different beast than emergency recalls. You are citing how the system works when the NHL team has a full healthy roster available to it.

Wrong. A skater can be brought in from Junior upon the NHL team's 3rd "emergency recall." IIRC goalies can be recalled sooner than that. But CHL players CAN be put on the NHL team in the middle of the year on an emergency basis.

They CAN recall him on an EMERGENCY basis. He can't stay up when there are healthy bodies to replace him. But if there aren't any, he's good to go.

He can sign a contract at any time. He's in the CHL. They easily could give him a signing bonus if necessary to get him to do a Biron. But reading his interview and how stoked he was to get extra time in the "NHL" really doubt there'd be any issue getting him to sign. A CHL player can.

No flippin' Schlitz, Sherlock. The post you replied to was responding to one stating that the SABRES would be a single injury from having Sandstrom as the backup if Reimer is waived and claimed. The Amerks in a BEST CASE would be 1 injury from having Sandstrom as the backup. (Running w/ Levi/Reimer and Houser is THEIR best case scenario.) Ratzlaff WOULD BE eligible to get a Sabres callup in an emergency basis. So, YES, he IS an option.

You must be in the rink. PP just starting online. Who knew. Sandstrom CAN get a W. Against AHLers. In OT.

Sabres going to the PP.

Nearly gave Detroit a breakaway with a bad pass in their end, but the Wing couldn't control the puck fully and Sabres have it again. No real chances yet for either side through about 2-1/2 minutes. Now Detroit has the puck. Save Sandstrom. Buffalo just misses the strech pass. Sabres still have the puck.

Going to OT? (The scoreboard is showing game stats and highlights of the 3rd period.) Yup. OT. Sandstrom w/ the 1st save of OT and a Sabre misses the short side. Puck back to the Sabres end but Buffalo with possession.

Let's hope. A fast start to the season could be huge.

Posted the goal in the wrong thread. D'oh!