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Let's wait until he's actually failed to bring in a goalie for the 3rd strike in 3 tries before we absolve his failure to hit the pitch a 3rd time. Adams should not be given a pass if he paraphrases Jauron: It's hard to find goalies in the NHL. <_<

They have a bunch of 2nd round picks in next year's draft. They have prospects that they might not see as fitting LT, one of which might get paired up w/ one of those picks. There's plenty of ways for a savvy go getter w/ a great analytics team to figure out how to bring in an ACTUAL NHL quality netminder that still has something left in the tank. But no way should Adams be given an excuse already w/ ~50 games to go this season to not fix the goaltending this offf-season.

And FA isn't the only way to get a goalie. But they have the cap & the cash to overcome a bit of reluctance if the FA they target isn't completely sure at 1st. The ability to work w/ Bales should also be a selling point. Adams absolutely has to have better next year regardless of the route.

Will start watching the Bungles game in about 15 minutes. Watch that until the Sabres game starts & then watch pre-game through the 1st period of the Sabres game. Then watch the 1st 1/2 of the Bills game. Not sure if we'll stick w/ the 1/2 time show or the 2nd period, but will then watch the rest of the Bills game before watching the end of the Sabres game. Will likely then find out how the Bungles game ended the way it did. Tonight's Amerks game might be tomorrow's way of avoiding pregame football shows (except for the talking heads praising Allen for tonight's effort & results. That'l be must watch TV. 😉 ).

Wasn't specifically stated but Granato alluded to that being the case.

The 2 injuries he's suffered this year both seem to be a result of the Gallagher slash. Haven't really noticed him being injury prone in the past. Has he missed any other significant time due to injury in the past?

Hochul wants the stadium deal done sooner than later. Would be surprised if it isn't done before the primaries. After that deal is set, any/all announcements on the Sabres could be on the table.

The report said a PE firm could own up to 30% of a single team or 20% of up to 5 teams each.

If by reset you mean yet ANOTHER course "correction" really doubt it. Don't like it either. But it makes sense. Unfortunately.

The excuse explanation will be that UPL earned it this year as his growth demonstrated. And Tokarski earned it as well. Will be REALLY unhappy if that's the case. But that would give them 1 more kick at the lottery magic and would put everybody 1 year closer to being in their primes when they FINALLY get around to having winning as a goal & not merely an aspiration. It also might finally break the fanbase. (Not positive anything will truly break it, but that could be the final straw. (This year's attendance not withstanding,))

Considering what the league just approved regarding private equity minor partnerships, would expect something along the lines of a 20-30% stake getting sold. Doubt the official title changes in the front office happen this soon, but if somebody is looking to poach Karmanos, could see that happen as well.

Again, see this pass D as elite relative to the rest of the league, but not an all time elite D. For the most part, the teams that have beaten the Bills did it on the ground - they didn't need to pass. Hopefully the Bills have finally figured out how to stop the run when it's imperative that they do so. If they have, they have a real chance to win it all as Allen & crew will score points (at least when going w/ the wind).

So we're already excusing Adams for not addressing goaltending for a THIRD time in three years? Going into next season w/ nothing more than UPL & Tokarski would be a huge mistake IMHO.

No doubt the Bills pass defense is elite relative to the majority of the league this season. But would be very interested in seeing their rank pulling the 1st Cheats game out of the mix. Don't see them as all time elite, unfortunately.

Umm, Tokarski?

Won't take that bet. Which doesn't mean that won't be very disappointing if that happens. They'll have cap space & ownership'll have the cash to have a real goalie in town.

The team will do "whatever it can" to get out of the lottery short of trading any prospects or picks that they see fitting into the future. So, they will leave a lot improvement options on the table. (Not commenting on the merits of that, just pointing out that the playoffs come he'll or high water is NOT next season's plan.) Agree that there's a real possibility they're in the playoffs in 2 seasons. And as @Thorny says, what happens next year & how much management really wants to see the kids winning "now" rather than after next year's draft reinforcements are selected will be tipped by how goaltending is addressed.

When our Onkyo of about the same vintage as your Denon started having issues went with a Denon last year and have been VERY pleased w/ it.

JVC SR-600 Mark II is the basement receiver. Has a Marantz style tuner wheel. Need to get that fixed as the mounting post base broke. Other than that it's in great condition.

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Awfully long winded way of saying Gragnini. 😉

Was there anybody else even remotely getting consideration? MAYBE Thompson. Guess it's good to have a requirement that every team gets a rep. Curious if people think he'd've gone even without that requirement.

Yep. Give him his 9 games & if he earns a full year call up, keep him up. If he doesn't earn it & seems too small or whatever, let him follow the Sam Reinhart path (at least for the ELC years; for the love of all that's good & holy do NOT follow that path through the bridge years).

While he does deserve more talk here, don't really want to until he's actually signed. Agree that he's 3rd pairing on this team due to the 1 area that the team has real depth & likely tops out as a 2nd pairing guy. But, considering it's likely 50/50 that he actually signs, don't really want to "hear" about his upside. Probably too cynical, but too many "nice things" left this off-season to get attached to another one that might simply walk.

He is a poster boy for high event hockey. Considering the rest of the young D crew the Sabres have in place & in the wings, don't see him being a fit. Could see him being another Gragnini. Nobody wants another Gragnini.