PromoTheRobot

It "proves" nothing. You might have a #1 but you see a chance to grab a guy who could become a #1 in three years. So you don't draft him because rules? Example: In 2023 the Ducks have John Gibson but draft goalie Damian Clara with the 28th pick of Rd.2. (#60) By the way Clara was the FOURTH goalie taken in Round 2.

Where do you come up with these rules? You scout players and pick them where you think you can get them.

You're exaggerating. I've been to several NHL arenas. United Center in Chicago, TD Garden Boston, and whatever they call the Panthers arena these days.. They are all nice but KBC isn't that bad in comparison.

Your opinion. Absolutely no evidence that was the case. Like I said, It's GM SOP is to draft a goalie almost every year.

I wasn't arguing Adams record as a whole. But I am defending his decision to stick with UPL as it was correct. Giving Adams credit of any kind here is verboten, apparently.

Who you have apparently declared a bust already. Okay, sure. Carry on. 🙄 (Don't tell anyone but most GMs draft a goalie every year )

You're basically arguing fans are dumb when it come to player evaluation, and Adams was right. I know that hurts.,

That is a cynical take. A GM has faith in a player and he eventually comes though. You call it a lack of a plan and pure luck. I don't agree. It's more about pushing an agenda.

Agree. But I don't like creating another roster hole by making a trade.

Larry Quinn built Marine Midland Arena (its original name) as cheaply as possible. A couple extra mil and some forward thinking would have had them make the most of their footprint vertically.

He is what we need. Why trade him? Wait a year.

Trading for them or signing them, as you can see, is not happening. But we have size now, and we have more in Rochester. Anton Wahlberg is a guy to watch.

Because Comrie was supposed to be the 1B and Levi was going to Rochester. Unfortunately Comrie couldn't fill that role adequately. (You'll note that the Sabres are doing the same thing this year with James Reimer.) Oh, nice Jedi move introducing Ullmark into the discussion, as if it has anything to do with this. But since you brought him up, Ullmark won his Vezina, then fell off to the point where he got traded. If Adams had paid a ton to keep him here, I'm sure you'd be critical of that too, overpaying for a middling goalie. Oh, come now.

"Hey UPL really came around. Way to pay off Adam's faith in him." "Nah, Adams got lucky."

I'm not saying RJ slipped, just that they really forgot about radio listeners. They called a TV game.

Adams was the only person willing to stick with Ukka at the start of last season when everyone wanted the Sabres to move on. So now he doesn't trust him? 🤔 I think the problem isn't Kev, it's UPL. I have a hunch he'd like to get out of town. Going to arbitration is the fast track there.

RJ was the same way toward the end. That and Rob Ray telling long stories while play is on. The answer is for WGR to hire their own radio team. Paul Hamilton is right there. I'm sure he'd love to do it. But like all things, it comes down to money. And Audacy, WGR's owner, is bankrupt.

He's fine. His biggest flaw is he's not RJ.

They only happen every couple years. Teams just announced the next sale at Key Bank Center atrium Saturday, July 27th. General public time is noon, but season ticket holders can get an early entry ticket for 11am. Check your email for the link. These sales are really cool. You can find tons of game worn gear, sticks, even goalie equipment.

I did say 94 is the floor. I guess my biggest point is .575 is the pace they have to stay above.

The Sabres will make the playoffs if they earn a Deluca .500. That is the floor. Let's say 41 wins, 12 OTLs and 29 Ls. That's 94 points, a .573 pts%. Doesn't matter who or how they do it.

I don't think a short hop costs that much. There are services like Flexjet you can order a flight. The question is how often would he need to fly to NYC. Like someone else posted, his wife isn't going to have a lot of free time, and he's going to be on road trips with the Sabres.

If you make $8MM you're flying private.

Who is Jacob Punutri?