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Timmins signed pre-arbitration: $4.4MM/2yrs

I guess it's mostly harmless, although it's very reminiscent of today's politics.

We can say anything we want and we're not right or wrong because we are just making it up as we go.

Preventing 10 goals is just as good.

Kakko was signed today.

Aug 2.

Seeing bands and artists was a common occurrence in those days at WOUR. Every band in for a show in Utica stopped by. And the Ozzy bunny thing was like 2 seconds. Then there was the time Molly Hatchet came by and brought some blow with them. You could actually hear them cutting lines on the air. (We kept an editing razor and a photo in a glass frame in the studio just for emergencies like this. 😜)

Congrats, Owen.

My brush with Ozzy. August 12, 1981. I was working part time at WOUR in Utica while I was still attending Syracuse. My girlfriend (and now wife of 43 years) and I had a grey rabbit for a pet, and we happened to bring it with us to the station on the same day Ozzy was dropping in for an interview before his show at the Utica Aud. He comes up the stairs and sees the rabbit, pets it and says "What a nice bunny," then goes into the studio. This was shortly after the bat incident.

There are 500,000 Canadians that live within 45 minutes of downtown Buffalo and the Sabres count on these fans. Unlike the Bills who mostly play weekends, Sabres games are midweek and you need people close by to attend. Losing Canadians fans is another big hit.

As a kid I used to cross the bridge and ride my bike to Crystal Beach. The border officer would just wave me in.

There was an article in the Buffalo News saying the drop is over 30%. Can't blame them one bit. Even I get nervous returning to the US.

Instigators podcast? Chad D?

I often make last minute decisions to go to shows, especially if I go on a ticket resale site and see someone dumping one seat cheap. Such was the case with the Pixies in Boston tonight. They are playing the MGM Music Hall which is embedded in Fenway Park, which is also hosting some big country show tonight, so it's going to be a zoo on Lansdowne Street tonight.

I'm going to predict there will be a hockey trade before camp. We are going to move a current Sabres forward for another forward.

I'm intrigued but never got into it. But I have let regular apple cider go bad.

Should have traded him no matter what? I assume you mean "trade him for fair value." But we don't know what the Byram offers were. And please explain how having Byram with cost control for two years diminishes his value? If anything he's more valuable now.

Jarmo Kekalainen was the GM who drafted him. In fact Chinakhov was expected to go in RDS 2-3 when Jarmo took him at 21 overall in 2020. So he must have liked the kid.

Amerks are offering a big discount of opening night tickets. $17 I think.

Sometimes I feel like people just want a swing.

First let me ask how bad do you want him! And if you add him, where does he play and who does he knock off the roster? Ideally you offer that Sabre plus a pick or a non-A level prospect. Does Chinakhov replace Krebs? Offer Krebs. But you are not getting anything for a low prospect and a 2nd.

And you blame Adams for not being able to make a deal. 😂😂

I'm not advocating for Benson. I agree he's worth keeping. But would you trade Quinn? That seems like a fair exchange. One often injured player with potential for another? But someone gets moved if we add a forward. Naw. Buffalo would feel like home to them.

In our opinion, yes. What is Columbus' take? Who was the name floated around from the Blues in exchange for Byram? Jake Neighbors? Blues fans said he's untouchable. To us, we rather take Kyrou and/or Holloway. We might settle for Neighbors. 😂 All in the eye of the beholder. Aren't we always saying Adams needs to make a big swing, overpay to make something happen?

Gotta give something to get something.