tom webster

I want a back with elite speed more then a power back but I wouldn’t hate Harris.

I agree with most of this. Pitts is interesting, though. I’ve seen mocks that have him going as high as 9 and as low as 25.

Yeah, he sat the last 12 minutes or so.

Or Yeldon, who is an excellent receiver,

Number 3 was huge in my eyes as well. There was one guy between him and end zone. It’s tough blaming a couple plays in a blow out but that one was huge.

Again, KC and Tennessee are the only teams that took advantage of the defense. Yes, they can improve the defense but the way to beat KC when they play like they did yesterday is to trade TD’s and hope they make a mistake before you do.

The 5 on 5 is not a Rieder/ Eakin. Sabres are getting plenty depth scoring. They need their top two lines scoring and it will come.

Tokarski was as well

I don’t necessarily disagree with that but obviously it didn’t matter except when they played Mahommes. They played one of the best schedules in the league and held up well. KC’s defense is very average but they appear better because every knows they have to score every time if they want a chance to beat them. That’s what I want for Buffalo.

I don’t know. I think other then KC, Buffalo is as good as anyone. In my opinion, to bridge that gap, they need more speed on offense and continued development of Allen and an elite pass rusher. My hope is, that despite the horrendous play of their defense yesterday, when they approach then offseason, they ask themselves how do we make our offense as good as KC instead of asking themselves how do we slow down their offense.

Given my track record this year and last, Casey will get a hat trick and everyone will be telling me how wrong I was! And I would be happy.

Yes

He seemed to like sitting at a bar by himself, just nursing his drink. I was at a fundraiser and there was this scrawny guy, knit hat pulled low, just standing at the bar while everyone else was milling around socializing. He left after about an hour and I bet me, the people I was with, the guy the fundraiser was for, the bartender and his teammates were the only people that knew he was there.

I wouldn’t necessarily disagree with this but I get their side as well. Its funny how things evolve. In 1998 I was such a vocal critic of the Sabres at the beginning of Darcy’s tenure that he arranged to meet me at a game, ask me why I believed what I believed and then spent a good chunk of his time explaining his vision. Now I feel like I’m the guy pushing back against all the instant doubt and criticism. Hopefully I have as good a laugh and satisfaction as Darcy and Lindy had those first two years of their stay.

And he’ll get past it. It’s no different then Modano’s first season and a half with Hitchcock.

It’s just a rest day. They had it planned all along that they would sit certain guys. He’s played a lot of hockey and needed a break. No big deal. They only put him on taxi squad so they didn’t burn last day of free tryout with him sitting out.

He was talking about Vegas not wanting Colin Miller back

The Cap will go up before 2021/2022 season. The actual losses won’t be anywhere near projections. Either way, they don’t need cap to rise in order to afford Sam and Taylor.

Arenas will be full by October. Cap will be up after next year. KO will have one year left. Halls will be a 5 year deal max.

It’s doable, especially because while the cap is likely to stay flat next year, it will rise significantly in the years to come and having Jack, Sam and Taylor on their deals will give Buffalo and similar teams s huge advantage for about 3/4 years.

No apologies necessary. I’m so confident I will give you two tickets to the game of your choice if the team doesn’t make the playoffs. No strings.

This organization is fine and set up to be even better in the coming years. No drastic changes needed. Both Sam and Hall will be here long term unless Sam is traded for a top defenseman.

FWIW, John Wawrow reporting rumor is total BS.

Or that they believe that they are better then most thought and that the division isn’t quite as formidable as first thought.

FWIW, I believe Chad has the kind of sources that can be trusted. What he is reporting isn’t really news. Teams are continuously looking for ways to improve themselves then weigh the cost/benefit of each proposal. They have adjusted their feelings on the cost/benefit.