...

Eric Comrie's NHL career survives another season? God bless him!

Who in the media that peddles in unnamed sources doesn't get things wrong? There are far more inaccurate persons, literal tools of one-sided propaganda, who are propped up as erstwhile, respectable reporters of fact all over the media landscape. In this case we're dealing with someone who the cool kids don't seem to like personally and is also guilty by association, so whatever he says will be rejected and panned long before being considered as having merit.

There's your Skinner replacement.

No and no. The English language forces all of its speakers to speak in nuance. I'm not defending Peters here so much as pointing out how ridiculous and petty it is to reject a claim A) based on one's personal feelings of the person making the claim, B) because the words used to assemble the content of the claim can be nuanced, and C) that is supported to some degree or other by observations made by persons other than the claimant. So, sure, you can twist my meaning as you like, so long as it keeps you in favor of the outspoken group here who don't like Peters. I wouldn't want anyone to suffer having to be an individual.

Regarding the bolded: that's exactly the kind of deal I think Peters is referring to. The challenge here is that the word "deal" is a nuanced word. There's a difference between the hyped version of "DEAL!" used in advertising to the utilitarian version that's synonymous with "transaction". The word "bargain" is similar, although IMHO a more clunky word when not applied to mean "an advantageous purchase". (FWIW, synonyms for "bargain" are: noun: buy, deal, pennyworth, snip [British], steal; verb: chaffer, deal, dicker, haggle, horse-trade, negotiate, palter) So, with that being said, we better keep an eye on Byram because otherwise the Avs definitely got a deal in Mitts the SS Heartthrob. Those small "dealings" are whatever. So far, none of the "dealings" for us have paid off. Not. A. One. (13 years) Therefore, while KA surely has been in contact with other GMs to "deal" he has been unable to walk away with a "deal". Meanwhile, Florida, Vegas, and Colorado are pretty sure today they got "deals" in their "dealings" with KA. I mean, again, with all the moaning on this board about Adams and his inability to do anything of substance, I'm stupefied that all of sudden people are talking themselves out of those views. It must be painful - you all have my pity. PS. For anyone who needs a car, I have a Chevrolet Citation with the most exquisite patina on all the panels. Just needs a little brake work. I'll make you a deal you can't refuse.

Something about a small, uncommitted fan base in Florida.

The responses to that post and to the following post are hilarious.

He could wear a cowboy hat and chaps to a dance club and not look out of place.

What about him?

I see. So, before Peters it's Adams overpays for an underwhelming player and therefore pundits with no league insight can caterwaul over how Adams is in over his head and has put the team in a position where it must overpay because GMs aren't willing to - wait for it - make a deal with the Sabres. And after Peters tweets out feedback he received from one of his league connections that GMs aren't willing to "deal" with the Sabres it's oh no! We can't have that! Certainly it must not be true! Why, look, Adams did indeed complete a trade. Never mind that it's not a bargain, and that we overpaid for a player of questionable utility, by God Adams executed a transaction.

Really, you're going to put this up as evidence to the contrary? https://www.sabrespace.com/community/topic/37030-sabres-acquire-forward-beck-malenstvn-for-43rd-overall/?do=findComment&comment=1742987 https://www.sabrespace.com/community/topic/37030-sabres-acquire-forward-beck-malenstvn-for-43rd-overall/?do=findComment&comment=1743008 https://www.sabrespace.com/community/topic/37030-sabres-acquire-forward-beck-malenstvn-for-43rd-overall/?do=findComment&comment=1743331 What is your objection to their show?

Don't be so pedantic. If you listen to their show, they don't do "open phones". Peters and Rivet are still quite connected with the NHL if their guest list is any indicator. He's referring to someone whom he was talking to. Peters is also always first to say the rumours and chit-chat he gets from where ever are just that: rumours and chit-chat - just like he did in that tweet.

What if we can provide Stamkos a compelling offer?

Totally possible. We're both speculating on how this player showed up on the Sabres radar and then warranted a second round pick. If both Ruff and Appert were aware of him it makes sense.

Yes, Lindy's approval is a given. My point is that it's thanks to Appert this guy showed up on the radar.

Right. This is implied in what I said. To add: we, as a fanbase, are going to have to get used to seeing the value in whatever moves we make as relative to our needs and not in how a player may fit in to the abstract concept of an imaginary team built with abstract, imaginary statistical players.

Barring a NMC, the players have nothing to do with the trade. The other GMs across the league know the position we're in and will take advantage of it. There will be no fair trades for us.

So this is an Appert acquisition.

I agree this guy looks like, on paper, the grit we need. Haven't seen him play and don't know how he was used by/thought of by the Cap's coaches. I mean we have no choice but to hope he works out but Adams conception of a "gritty player" has been way off the mark - see Greenway, Robinson.

Didn't notice a past tie to Lindy. Usually that kind of thing can explain a move like this. Perhaps Kev thinks he's insightful and clever?

Haven't we established in every single active thread on this board that we're going to have to over pay to bring an NHL roster player here? This is what that looks like. Even the non-glamorous moves are going to be that way.

We like our reclamation projects.