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Technically 11th & 16 are locked. (If teams w/10 - 15 win both lotteries, the Sabres can fall 2 more from 9. Doubtful, but possible.)

Looks like there's about 2,000 seats left. So, you might be in luck.

Beane said he moved up because after KC took a CB Elam was the only guy left on their board w/ a 1st round grade.

Gave up 130 to go up 2 spots. Bills take Elam. CB Florida.

Guess so, moving up to 23.

Yeah. Bills MIGHT be on the clock before 11PM. Quicker than anticipated.

If Buffalo doesn't lose in regulation their seed will be 9. Losing in regulation combined w/ a Detroit win or an Otter win & it's 8. Losing in regulation combined with Detroit & Otter wins & it is 7. It'll be 9. 😉

Sabres will have the 7, 8 or 9 seed. So, post-lottery their pick could become 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, or 11.

Both teams have 1 game left. Amerks win would require Marlies to have obtained 4 points out of their last 3 games. They've gotten 3 of those points in their 1st 2 of those 3 games.

Do you believe in miracles? Yes. The Amerks are still only mostly dead. IF the Amerks win & the Marlues lose to Bellville in regulation, the Amerks are in. Any other combination of results & the Marlies win. Either will have the best record of the non-playoff teams.

In OT. If Marlies win, Amerks are out. If Marlies lose, Amerks need to win & Marlies need to lose in regulation.

Fack. Giving up a hatty to let Bergeron hit 400. Ratfarts!

And Laval ties it back up. 4-4 5:40 left in the 3rd.

Marlies up 4-3 w/ 8 minutes & change left. Need a minor miracle now.

When not doing B's games, Brickley is actually decent. When NASA launches their next solar probe, Jack Edwards needs to be aboard.

Swap the goalies & you likely swap the score.

Yes.

Bryson Jokiharju. Figure out where to fit Fitzgerald when somebody is injured. At home, he can go w/ Bryson. On the road, have to mix & match. MHO. YMMV.

Hayden is filling in for injury. Bjork is being given opportunity to show he can be a 4th liner or not. He's already shown he can't be a 3rd liner.

Is Eakin injured or just scratched? Kind of surprised Bjork's been getting in so much lately.

Just because he wrote a book about how much he hated the B's, he's not a Rag. That game 7 sealed which team he's remembered for being a part of.

Sorry. Should've been more clear. Gave a thumbs up to your overall post. Was pointing out that it was for what was said other than the Kane stuff. Did NOT mean, nor mean to imply, that they should trade for Kane. 🍺

Regardless of who the starter is, they still need quality backup. Not advocating for Anderson to start and absolutely don't want UPL penciled in. Not sold on Georgiev, but absolutely still want an outside guy brought in. How does bringing Andy back block that? Edit: And if Andy is going to be, ahem, injured should UPL be ready to backup in the NHL, that actually HELPS w/ capspace as guys on IR count against the cap.

Why does one of them need to end up in Cincy? They can both co-exist in Ra-cha-cha w/ occasionally callups when warranted or necessary. And IF management believes as you do that 1 net isn't big enough for the both of them, there'll be 32 AHL teams by then & there very likely is at least 1 AHL squad that one would be an upgrade over what's currently there. ECHL isn't the only option available. Totally get being concerned about the possibility of losing him (&/or Johnson as well). But there are lot of chits in the Sabres column: Portillo is friends w/ Power. Portillo & his family are friends w/ Dahlin & Dahlin's family. The organization he'd be coming to has a really nice chemistry developing - that will be apparent when he talks to any of them. He's been in close contact w/ Sabres development staff & coaches. He has developed a relationship w/ them. And it has to be exciting to possibly have Dahlin, Samuelsson, & Power playing in front of him for at least 5 seasons & hopefully at least 8. That will earn some goalie (or goalies) some serious scratch over the years. The team can stay together a long time & there are some promising prospects already in the system that should allow the Sabres to follow the Blackhawks model of swapping out non-core pieces and replacing them w/ cheaper versions to keep the party going, should it actually start & there are NO guys younger than him or Levi on the horizon so the guy that wins the battle between the 3 will almost definitely be a core piece unlike Chicago's goalies. And, items which are more debatable but IMHO do matter as well. Adams didn't pressure him at all. Making his case but at the end of the day saying 'we want you in the organization, but understand you have legit reasons to want to stay in college & we'll support either decision' should be in the plus column as it is "treating players (people) the right way." Krueger talked of leadership - that is demonstrating leadership. And lastly- if he doesn't think he'll beat out UPL & Levi, we probably shouldn't want him. He has to expect he'll beat them out - neither is established. And if he does beat them out, then those 1st 6 items should be rather enticing. PS - agree that they should always prepare like any of these guys can be gone. Because injury or other can make that reality in a moment.