PromoTheRobot

You inferred wrong. The Sabres doctors are not advocating for fusion surgery. The article doesn't say that.

They want to reconfigure seating to vaccinated and non-vaccinated sections. Try to fit even more fans in the park

It would be interesting to see if he's still lobbying for surgery after a trade, or if therapy suddenly becomes acceptable.

Nowhere in Friedman's article does it say the Sabres doctors want fusion surgery. Where the heck did you get that from??

Because he's much like Tortorella. Comes in like a tornado, works until players tune him out. If all you want is a bump, sure Boudreau will get that for you. But his track record shows he's a short-termer. You'll be looking for his replacement in 2023.

So why Boudreau?

The question might be who wants this job?

I read this and I had to look this up. You have it backwards on who wants surgery. from the Athletic...

Is that really an issue? I'm thinking Cozens, Mitts, Alsplund, etc. Who was a total bust?

Naw. You either lead or you don't. This is excuse-making. "How can I lead my team if everything isn't perfect?"

Keep a towel handy. Would a digital billboard be cheaper?

So why did he sign that bridge deal?

Well no point in wasting time. We can trade Jack anywhere we want. So start taking bids NOW. Maybe the Rangers or Bruins think they can get him for a song but if you can get a half dozen teams bidding, the price can only go up.

Atrocious against the best teams in the division. But I wonder how'd they do in a normal NHL season.

Is that like "double-secret probation?"

Maybe it's because surgery takes him out for longer than next season?

If I'm KA, I get Jack's agent on the phone and tell him if the Sabres don't get proper value Jack can rot on the IR.

Way to drive your trade value down, Jack.

LOL, now he's refering to 'Jack Eichel' in the third person.

I don't see that. What I see is a an owner who is a fan and got himself too involved without knowing what he was doing.

Maybe it's because he never really led the team, like Josh Allen did. They catered to him and I guess he expects to be treated a certain way.

"As long as I'm here..."

Jeff Skinner gives it "5-stars!"

McCabe?

It would be nice to see a larger body of work but I was impressed with Houser's movement and body control. Maybe it's his age and experience. He made many good saves against the Isles and Pens. Again, the real test is when other teams break down your video and find flaws. How do you respond? But I would bring Houser to camp. Ullmark is a question. There's no guarantee he'll resign here. The current crop of UFA goalies are JAGs. But you can improve your goaltending a bunch by playing smarter in your end. The Sabres biggest problem as I see it is playing in their end, coughing up turnovers that result in dangerous scoring chances. Maybe a lot of that was the result of youth being thrown together mid season. But that's got to get fixed.