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What did you want him to say? "No comment?"

Would agree it's 1 year too early from a cap point of view. But if Ruff thought he couldn't get Skinner to buy into the system, and it sure does look that way, then you get him off the team to have everyone pulling in the same direction. They expect they'll be better off without him in the long run. And if they do bring in Kane & say Eriksson Ek tomorrow, they're in a better space than they were. See this move 100% as them making the team stronger in 2 of the 3 zones.

Johnson might be. But at the B&GI w/ Ruff and Adams, they were talking about Dahlin playing a lot w/ Power & Samuelsson. Muel isn't going anywhere.

Would seem that way.

Good. He shouldn't be getting nearly $2MM/yr, but at $1.1 or so, would be fine with him coming back to be the 8.

Did not say that Adams doesn't want to make the playoffs now. He wants to be there and thought he had a team good enough to be there last year. But am fairly convinced that he isn't going to give up enough future assets to make that a very likely outcome today at the cost of being a legit contender then. Personally do expect him to be in on trying to get some FAs and might even pull the trigger on Eriksson Ek (or similar). But even that won't cost much of his prospect pool. IF the GTing holds up & they stay healthy, do expect they'll be in the mix. But right now would say they'd be on the outside looking in. Let's see what happens the next few days, but right now it isn't encouraging.

@Thorny, what, you don't like the post or you don't like the sentiment? NOONE here likes the sentiment.

Eh, would rather have a local kid being the one we're hoping defies the odds and makes it to the show than one from somewhere else all things being equal.

Yeah. If other GMs don't respect him they should be falling over themselves to get deals made with him.

Considering the moves the teams around the Sabres have made, barring something major happening in the next couple of days, yes, they'd need a fairly substantial bit if luck to make the playoffs this season. Still say Adams focus is on '26-'27 and being a legit contender that year. Hoping we don't find out if Pegula is fully on board with that being the goal at the expense of this upcoming season.

What, you're trying to say your question was over the entire life of the franchise (or perhaps the fan)? Fairly disingenuous.

Not on the list, but 1st day of the playoffs usually sucks.

Don't know enough about Helenius but disappointed they didn't grab David Jiricek's little brother who went 2 picks after Buffalo's pick. Hopefully they made the right choice.

So w/ Luchencko going, we're finally on the clock?

It also wounds heels. 😉

Yep. My bad. It was the Kulich pick. D'oh!

Thought the Florida pick was used on Rosen. (Can't use the strike through while on the phone for some reason, but no it was the Kulich pick.)

We should hope not.

So, today & tomorrow, hockey fans league-wide will be saying "Heute, bin ich ein Sabre Fan" (or if they aren't standing with us, they at least get a small taste of what it's like being us). 😉

So, is that a 'yes' or a 'no'?

Would be more hopeful if it were someone other than Button talking about it. And, yeah it would help, but based on the lack of Sabre moves the past few days am not overly hopeful for something that big. (But snagging Kane in 3 days would still qualify as big, too.)

Dang. Seems a bunch of the vets there really like it there.

Wouldn't put it at surprised. Would say fearful we don't see a trade tomorrow and will be relieved if we do. Am certain he's trying to pull the trigger. Am hopeful he will. But until he does, GA's over the top criticism of him holds some degree of merit.

Would give up hope for the next 2 years. But 1 way or another, expect it's coming that next year.

But, if he is another Quinn (rather than another Skinner which was alleged by some earlier, which would be a whole different thing) is that actually a bad thing? Not seeing it as such personally. Would honestly love to have 3 Quinns. Could put one on each scoring line and would create match up nightmares somewhere for the opponents.