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There’s also the possibility that Ellis winds up as the better option between him and Lyon. If that happens, you cross that. Ridge when you get there.

I think this claim gives us a timeline on UPL. He’s out long enough for St Louis’ waiver rights to expire (was it 30?days that taro mentioned) and then we go from there. I fully expect the Sabres and Georgiev to part ways.

And I wonder how much of that is under the table from the teams.

You give Ellis a day or two to get settled and then that more than likely happens with Georgiev.

6 defensemen and 3 goalies. Take a wild guess where the space is made for the 7th defenseman.

That was the Botterill staff at that point.

McDavid will get all the national stuff though, especially since he’s a Canadian. I wonder how much money the porn stache has cost Matthews.

I’d love to know how much the best player on the face of the earth makes in endorsements. If there’s anyone who can afford to leave money in the table, it’s that guy. The only real shocker there is that he just signed on to be the second highest paid player on that team.

I’m not sure why there is any concern or even any thought going into Georgiev. He’s not sticking with this team and no one is going to claim him.

This one is going to put me to sleep

But who got the 2 point? Oh…

Personally I would think every top prospect pick around the league would be in the AHL right away if it was an option.

It’s fun getting on a plane and hearing a “go Bills” from the cockpit.

Bigger and better than the other players.

Oh great, robo texts are now smart enough to follow up with a “hey, did you get my text” a few hours later.

His was just a finger though, but hey, I'm here to offer options.

Are you familiar with Ronnie Lott’s approach to these kind of things?

What’s the timeline on all of this? Given the 14 year drought, I’d at least question whether or not it hurt the product on the ice. You can’t break something that’s already broken.

And then 6 years later he’s dead. It really does make you wonder if he was mentally in the right place during his short stay in Buffalo.

TSN has a story up saying that Carter Hart is very likely to sign with Vegas. Looking at their depth chart, that move makes a ton of sense. That's a very questionable lilneup right there, especially for a high end team. It makes you reflect on the Sabres goalies a bit and realize just how questionable the position is all over the league.

It's funny that you mention the well run organization piece because look who that scout doesn't work for anymore. (I want to include a laughing emoji here, but the choices suck).

Without Winnipeg, that's a whole lot of playoff drought on that lowest revenue list (I know, Ottawa). That whole thing feels like a big chicken or the egg thing on what is coming first. I'll hold off on Utah for now because who the hell knows what they have there yet.

He did stay at Michigan for a year after being drafted.

Metsa is also only 11 months younger than Bryson. He stuck around college longer than Bryson and was a 5th year COVID senior when he won that championship. The idea floating around in here that they might be very similar players, I think there’s some merit to that. One just happens to have 254 more NHL games under his belt than the other.

Bryson’s final college season, his junior year, he was the captain of Providence, losing in the semi-final.