tom webster

It still amazes me that people buy into all the rhetoric. The contracts are 95% standardized. Guys sign in free agency in less than an hour. A contract not being signed is the result of an agreement not being reached. There is no way they spend the summer negotiating anything.

Just a response to your saying it’s not any kind of heavyweight.

176 is light heavyweight in boxing

Obviously the number changes slightly depending on roster moves but those were the exact numbers on opening day last year. As for Rosen, I would go with light heavyweight but he plays a game I think you’d appreciate.

NHL average is 6’1” and 198lbs to be exact

This is the impression I got. If you are going to spend, it better work. Now others I trust have a different opinion. I know they believe that Adams had a deal for Zegras and hadn’t gotten approval from ownership. Only a few people really know but I do believe this a playoffs or bust year.

No, but it only works when number one line is on the ice and refuses to display any defensive stats.

Nope

I’ll defer to you on this. I haven’t really played around with the numbers or talked to anyone regarding any ramifications.

Oh God, a friend just informed me that Ecklund posed the same question as I previously did regarding an Ohtani type deal. An example of when imitation is not the sincerest form of flattery.

The NHL has broad powers to limit purposeful cap circumvention. This is peanuts but what if someone pulls a Dodger contract and defers $60M into a ninth year? I think the NHL steps in and I’m not sure the PA is strong enough to object.

Carolina deferred part of Seth Jarvis salary to the ninth year saving $400K per year on the salary cap. They actually done this with Slavin earlier but the effect was minimal and no one noticed. Will Vegas and Toronto, amongst others, go crazy with this? Will the NHL step in? Stay tuned.

As I’ve said before, Power is thought of much more highly outside of Buffalo then he is on this board. Frankly, I’m not sure which side is right but it’s a thing.

I posted something a few years back showing that Buffalo had the most drafted players currently on NHL rosters. There are a lot of reasons for that. It is also hard to quantify it because all players aren’t equal. You’d have to delve further and maybe see who has the most top six forwards, top four defenseman and starting goalies.

A) like I said, he didn’t miss anytime with the islanders B) if I recall correctly, his first “concussion “ turned out not to be a concussion at all but some sort of neck injury that had mis-diagnosed

His first four years, two with the Islanders, two with Buffalo, he played 80 or more games.

I look at Martin like Lafontaine. I wish they could have continued but they had great careers before their injuries. Connelly never really had a chance to show how good he was or could be.

It’s gotta be him. He was so good when he got hurt. Lafontaine a close second for me and if you want a personal favorite, I was on the Corey Tropp bandwagon early so I’d of liked to see him succeed.

They didn’t keep TOI back then but on the 74/75 Sabres, Luce, Ramsay and Gare were the 4th, 7th and 8th highest scorers. I’d be shocked if they didn’t play second line minutes.

Thanks for posting this. I meant to about a week ago and forgot.

I have a similar situation. Because I trust my guy and the price is always right, I overlook some things I normally wouldn’t, such as my squeaky brakes that have had me back a few times.

I believe Chad, Brawndo and myself, amongst others, have been told the same thing. Necas never made sense to Buffalo for a number of reasons. I do believe Ehlers agreed to waive but not extend but the trade was never completely agreed upon. I still think Zegras remains a possibility although it feels like Buffalo is willing to wait it out.

You can count me amongst this group.

Because I don’t hold Adams responsible for anything that happened before JBOT was fired and I don’t dwell on the past. He screwed up last year by running it back. If he would have made these type of adjustments last offseason, they likely make the playoffs and the mood of this board is completely different.

I disagree. It should have been done one year ago, not years ago.