tom webster

History shows that it’s more likely that he’s overvaluing his prospects then he’s judiciously sticking to his valuations. And I’m not speaking just to you, but the board at large.

I’m amused by all this “number one prospect pool” talk and I have an honest question. Have any Stanley Cup winners had the number one prospects pool within five years of winning the Cup? I’m not even sure where to look.

Again, all these pats on the back for him standing pat with his plan flies in the face of what I know to be true. He has tried, and failed to improve the team this off-season. Players have refused to wave, he has placed a higher value on his prospects, teams have asked for more then he perceives as value, other teams paid more then he wanted. Bottom line, if the team enters this season as currently constituted, it won’t be because Kevyn wanted it that way, it will be because he couldn’t make anything happen. Don’t get me wrong. This doesn’t necessarily mean they will fail. Some of the best deals teams persue are ones they don’t complete. It just means that he knows this team needs improvement but hasn’t been able to address it.

This pretty much sums up my feelings.

Like you I find Lance very good but he has always exaggerated the value of marginal AHL players.

I was told they went back to making it but it wouldn’t surprise me. Someone else told me Santoro’s doesn’t at all locations either.

A) Hockey Ops is generally on vacation after free agency B) There are “good” times to announce these things C) There is no impending deadline When it makes sense to all parties relative to timing, travel, public relations, it will be announced. Of course, it’s always possible Rasmus’ agent said, WTF, you said you were going to get a real goalie😉

I understand but there have been public articles written that refer to some of these numbers. There is a reason you won’t find a single article from the last few years that list him as an NHL prospect. People that debate these things for a living do not have a high opinion of him. He has largely been a Buffalo thing. It would be great to be proven wrong but I just don’t see it.

I’m sorry, the people I trust and the numbers they use to evaluate goaltenders say different. Also, this is a league were five goals can be the difference between playoffs and lottery pick. Any statistical difference can be significant.

Last I knew, Picasso’s, Santoro’s, Just Pizza, Imperial, Bocce, One Pie, and most other premium places made their own dough. I know La Nova was contemplating using dough made to their recipe by Latinas and they probably went that route. With a he struggle finding labor, the cost of a mixer and the eccentricities of dough making, I’d bet it’s costs smart for most little guys to use Al Cohen’s dough distributed by local vendors.

I know Amazon sells Battistoni cup and char. Never bought it from them but its listed.

I believe he is talking about the one near the old Eastern Hills Mall. Forgot what it was before but it’s a huge place

Maybe because Adams acknowledged that they came close to acquiring a forward during free agency before price got out of their range.

I feel like I’m beating a dead horse but just because I guy was drafted high and at one time was “maybe” considered a prospect doesn’t mean Magic Don can fix him. By all acceptable goaltending metrics UPL has had one “less then half season” in the ECHL were he wasn’t considered one of the leagues worst goalies. How long can we blame hip surgery and defensive systems? If Buffalo was going into this season with two “top end prospects” I wouldn’t be happy but I’d understand. To be going into this season hoping that Levi defies history and UPL suddenly becomes average is management malpractice, especially when there is a solution that only cost money, a draft choice and the team’s fifth best prospect.

I’m hoping he develops into that 4th line center but like you said, real long shot at this point.

I really loved the trades to acquire Jacques Richard and Real Cloutier trades at the time but obviously neither worked out. Of course, in retrospect, the Tom Webster for Roger Crozier was my all time favorite.

They actually started as strictly a food truck but have had their brick and mortar store for awhile

Murray is a perfect example of just because you are large doesn’t mean you are tougher. He is a career AHL’er.

Yep. Even in this area you can tell which pizzerias adjust for humidity depending on the time of year. Like I said, a multitude of factors

Everybody is always talking about someone can make a killing elsewhere but it’s not typically as easy as bringing recipes to another part of the country. Weather and water, for example, play an enormous part in dough quality which obviously affects pizza and beef on weck. There are ways around it but they aren’t cheap. Also, people like what they like and what one part of country thinks is to die for, the other part has to be convinced. A lot of other factors involved as well but just my two cents.

Now that made me laugh.

Peter McNab and while it wasn’t a trade, letting Dudley go to the WHA really pissed me off.

Hence the reason there is some hope of bridging the gap now. They have some leverage.

To be clear, bridging Powers is not Buffalo’s preference.

This is such a non story but like Chad, I feel the need to explain a little bit about how this works. These contracts are at least 90% boiler plate and 9% precedent driven. There really is not a lot to negotiate once term and AAV are agreed on. It’s why guys can sign five minutes after free agency begins. So when someone tells me that term and limit are in “non deal breaking territory” the deal is done. The reason I was misinformed about the Ullmark deal is because Buffalo ultimately met his numbers only for Boston to swoop in after their plan A(Darcy Kuemper) became unavailable. It happens. There is nothing that can blow this deal up short of Rasmus blowing out a knee at an amusement park. For what it’s worth, I’m hearing Owen is going to be a shorter deal. It really is the smart play for him unless Buffalo goes way high.