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But 1/4 of that has already been paid out, so he fits that goaltending "cap."

Looks like we shall see. Won't expect it until it actually happens.

There was no way Hasek was a "middling backup." Neither Keenan nor Muckler could see past his unorthodox style to actually view the results. The reason he was a backup was those 2 couldn't believe the results. And the reason he didn't get a shot earlier was being stuck behind the Iron Curtain growing up.

It's hard to say that for goaltending. Levi looks very good but is a ways off in the future. He underestimated what the league would deem Ullmark was worth. And everybody else he's actually pulled the trigger on has been underwhelming at best. That winning now isn't a priority is why he gets the benefit of the doubt that he MIGHT be a good goalie evaluator. If he's been trying to actually land a good 1, he gets a D- at best. Calder Cup, quite possibly. 😉

It is a big arse city that wouldn't support the Eulers in the middle of a 7 year playoff run. Randall's grocery stores had to buy a few 1,000 seats every week anyone but the Steelers, Browns, or Pokes were in town to get the games in the ~65k seat stadium televised in the nation's 4th largest market at the time. Will believe they will actually support hockey when they actually do, not until. (And their support for the Aeros took a severe hit when they were no longer finishing 1st overall).

Not asking for Chicago to eat that last $100k is why he was free. 😉 Can't be worse than Dell. Allows Dell to go back where he belongs. Won't be an upgrade to Tokarski, but at least he can platoon w/ him until Anderson (hopefully) comes back. Adams can still look for a real goalie, but would be surprised if he does. Disappointing move, but given what the real goals on the season seem to be, can't say we could've/should've expected for more.

Hope it doesn't come to pass,, but if that happens we'll find out who was right about whether the Houston market would actually support a team beyond when that new franchise smell has worn off.

Do they still make the center sections of the 100's concessions included tickets? Know they used to do that & the seriously jacked up price for those seats kept their sales on the low end & the free concessions kept the ushers on their toes to keep people from sneaking into them. Which makes for a horrible look on TV.

WHAT! No Nathan Paetsch bobble head night?!?!? The horror ... the horror.

Eh, hopefully the Kings try to send him down again in the next month so the Sabres can put him on the Amerks. He'd be helpful there.

Have already answered your question. Apparently in a nonsatisfactory manner. Sorry for that.

Last April & this preseason as well.

Show us where it was said you DELIBERATELY did misunderstand & misrepresent the posts. You can't. You simply do what you do. There was no malice perceived and pointing out that you do what you do was not intended maliciously either.

No matter how many times you misrepresent this it won't change that you are misrepresenting this. This is dull. Have fun continuing this discussion. Doubt yours truly will continue because as expected, there is no point to continuing it.

No, once again, you misunderstood what you read & then based upon that misunderstanding later misrepresented what was said. That does not make what was said later in our discussion gaslighting.

Again, really expect that he will stop the puck at the NHL level. He's stopped NHLers in pick up settings and has stopped pretty much everybody in all actual competitive settings he's been in at every level. And again, don't see getting injured a HUGE concern, our size triggered friend getting triggered by a concern relating to a player's smaller stature made this seem a bigger concern than it is. The comparable used has been Price who will be a HoFer but has had multiple seasons now derailed due to injury. As he seems to play a similar style but is a fair bit smaller, can see it being a concern though not a massive one. That said, again, see it a bigger concern than will he be able to track plays at the quicker pace or will he be able to get a glove or shoulder on those pucks that UPL has found so elusive through much of his post-hip surgery career. Heck, during his 1st NHL season, durability appeared to be McDavid's biggest concern as he stepped right in without losing a beat other than the broken clavicle. And no, don't have injury data to confirm nor deny the supposition. It really isn't that interesting a research project IMHO. As for smaller goalies wearing down faster, Dwight Drane put in a lot of effort on it back before he was banned. Maybe it still exists here.

They ABSOLUTELY do. But, IF signing Mann could lead to Portillo walking, it would very likely be a mistake. As said, maybe Portillo really likes Mann and would relish the friendly competition. In which case - try to sign him. But if signing Mann were to cause Portillo to come to the same conclusion that Petersen came to a few years ago, it wouldn't be a win unless Mann ends up better than Portillo. What is the likelihood of that being the case?

Would want to know who would be viewed as the better prospect at this point, Portillo or would Mann possibly have a higher ceiling. If Portillo is the better prospect, and presumably he is as nobody signed Mann as a college FA, would have a very long talk w/ him and his "advisor" about exactly what the plan is to make sure he doesn't pull a Petersen on the Sabres if they were to go that route. Portillo's already been stuck behind Mann & could very possibly be behind Levi soon too. Can't see him being happy w/ being behind Mann again. (But he might be very interested in having the opportunity to outplay & advance beyond him.) And, if Mann is viewed as a better prospect by anybody that matters in the Sabres braintrust, then heck yeah, grab him. Or at least try.

Watched his WJC play and have caught a few of his highlights but haven't been able to watch any full games at NE. From what have seen & read, his style seems to be very much in the Carey Price mold. He has excellent reflexes and nearly textbook positioning and is very good at reading plays as well. He's excelled at every level he's played. Were he possessing more prototypical size, he would have been drafted far higher. Really not concerned that he'll be a flash in the pan that doesn't make the NHL and play at a high level, though want to see some actual games post WJC before finalizing that position. The biggest concern IMHO is that much like the larger Price has dealt with several major injuries throughout his career primarily due to contact, that that will be the most limiting factor in his trajectory. And if a 6'3" 217# goalie can suffer major injuries, a smaller guy playing a similar game could find himself dealing w/ the same/similar. (Note: could, not will.) Have said contact doesn't happen as much now as it did but it still happens often enough to be something that MIGHT hold him back. And, if he's already overcome significant injury in the past, then considering how well he plays at present, that concern is likely overblown, but don't know of any he's battled through. And for those with low comprehension, should there be any that read this, am saying that IMHO this kid will end up getting here w/in 3 years & we're going to be wondering if he should've gotten here even sooner. Saw Price play vs the Amerks in the AHL & was wondering how Moe-ray-all didn't have a place for him on the parent club. He was far & away the best player on the ice from either team. Expecting we'll be wondering the same thing when he leads the Amerks on a long playoff run soon. Also, saying something is the "biggest concern" doesn't mean it is a BIG concern. It is comparing the concern to other concerns. Kind of like the proverbial "biggest midget" isn't exactly an imposing figure, the biggest concern on a guy that's excelled everywhere isn't exactly worth losing sleep over. Maybe other flaws will get exposed, but really not very concerned about that possibility. If anybody else wants to be concerned about that, more power to them.

You are owed absolutely nothing. And as reading comprehension is NOT your strong suit, really don't see a point to trying to explain it or anything to you. Will quite likely give further clarification in a subsequent post but not because YOU are demanding it. Heck, your demanding it is a pretty good reason to not bother with it. You don't even realize what you're misrepresenting. At least you twigged on to what you're misunderstanding.

Went w/ the blue Jeanneret.

Gaslighting? Seriously? Where's the SMH emoji when you need it. 😒

Gee, what a shocker. You misunderstanding &/or misrepresenting something.

IMHO the biggest question about Levi will be how well will he stand up to being run by NHLers. If he can keep from breaking when getting run over by a true NHL-sized man going at full speed, he'll end up being a steal. He seems to have the reflexes and the mental acuity to make it. Can he be durable at the smaller stature is the big Q. (Fortunately for him, goalies don't get run as often as they did. But they still get run and playing on a team that is considered (rightly or wrongly) to not be particularly tough will not help cut down on that further.)

He's played extremely well in 3 of those and very well in one of his last games too. But he's had at least 2 stinkers in those other 4. Really hope he's turning a corner, but he needs to play well in far more than 4 games to get people believe he actually has turned that corner. When he's off his game, he plays like a very small man with a lot of room open over his shoulders as he gets too low, but yet also has the slowish reactions typical of one his size. It's been a bad combination. He hasn't gotten as small in those 3 really solid games, so there's hope. But the sample size needs to get bigger to actually believe.