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Really? Why?

Now do Mitts. Now do Mitts.

Sweet.

So that same "system" that Bylsma, Housley, Krueger, and Granato all run is the problem? Seems you're reaching a bit on this one.

Did TP own the restaurant that KP was working in when they met?

Thought you went there 1st for a little sugar. 😉

@tom webster had the correct answer. (As per usual.) Sabres sent an e-mail out about an hour ago (the Home Opener Guide) and it said: "(w)hile we finish testing Sabrebucks, you may notice a Voucher under your upcoming game tickets. Please disregard this as it is part of the testing process."

Southern Tier Brewery seems to have about the same quality and service levels as the old (716) had.

Your seats are right where the fried baloney stand used to be. It was over across from your gate in that huge concession row right by the escalator. One of the guys that sat next to us always ordered that when he was there. It smelled good.

Would doubt it but maybe. Pretty sure the seats up in the nose bleeds are about 28" wide. Will be interesting to see just how much the food has been upgraded from seasons past. They made a big deal out of having STHers in last year to test the new / improved offerings. Personally, couldn't justify driving that far just to eat rink food, so no idea if the options are actually good now. It's still under Delaware North, so doubt it; but here's to hoping. (We don't eat at the rink often, but for those few times we have no other options would be nice to have something good to choose.)

Why? Because in a legitimate negotiation away from the status quo, in order to get the other party to give up something it is typical for them to get offered something. The CHL sees what's in it for the AHL squads (the majority of which are owned by their NHL parent squad); but might not see what's in it for them to have the Savoie's no longer playing a 4th year in their leagues. They are definitely going to ask WIIFM to lose the services of those players; what is the reply to that question?

Mystery solved. 🍻

What do you propose the NHL offer the CHL in the next transfer agreement negotiations to make that, or something similar, a reality?

Another mark in the plus column for making Tuch the next captain. 😉

Yeah, watching the game with the sound off in the bar after our beer league game, right after Chicago scored goals 3 & 4 ESPN immediately cut to Bedard who happened to be sitting on the bench for both goals. Can only imagine (and don't really want to) the full extent of the slobberfest.

Any word on what move the Sabres are going to make now that Savoie appears to be healthy? 14 F's 7 D 3 G's. Pretty sure that's 24 and one over the limit.

Most likely by buying a sweater and separately buying a patch and then going to a shop that does embroidery such as Broadway Knitting Mills.

With not seeing the vouchers, would expect the vouchers are for free parking in the Illinois St garage. Are the tix in the 200's or the suites? If so, would expect the guess is better than if they aren't. Has he asked his boss what the vouchers are for?

6 more days?!?!? Arrrrrrrrggggggghhhhhhh! 😜

That's fine that he wants to cut off rushes before they happen. But, like @LTS says, they aren't going to be able to always do that and they need to be able to keep from looking like Ristolainen and Eichel feeding off each other when the puck does end up in their end. If Granato is not willing/able to coach them for that aspect and/or is unwilling to bring in assistants that can/will do that; his tenure will be shorter than we might be expecting. He doesn't need to become Trotz or Tortorella, but he can't become Jack Pardee coaching the Eulers in the early '90's who didn't keep a tight end on the roster because the Run and Shoot didn't use a TE even though they became very ineffective in the Red Zone because the tiny fast WRs couldn't run away from the coverage because there was nowhere to run away to. That stubborness eventually cost him his job.

Plus, he's performed pretty well for Hockey Canada in the past. Would expect they're keeping him in the loop with access to some guys that have "been there, done that" too should he ask for it.

That goes doubly for their annual sport team valuations. Their clue into the NFL is the Packers being publicly owned and for the NHL they basically make overall HRR public (indirectly, the cap is baed off that and you can back calculate it out to a reasonable degree). For NBA and MLB expect there is even less "real" data to go on. But data on variations in revenues between teams is pretty limited. The best way to value the teams is to see what one sells for and go from there.

Faaaaaaccccccckkk!

He could be right. Doubt he is, but this could be the Sabres take a small step back season before really flying into the fray next year. Still say this team is good for 103.

Some excellent questions. Suspect that it's some combination of his own history of winning a Cup with a journeyman and a rookie (not necessarily in that order) and analytics still not having of much predicative value for goalies. But that's just an educated guess.