PromoTheRobot

Probably because teams want to control the development of top prospects. "Spend to the cap!" "Not like that!"

Utica is a foodie town. I stop there every time I travel to/from Buffalo.

Cap relief and to add youth to an aging back line.

Docker needs to play. He is a solid third pair D.

The Blues are strapped for cap space and four of their top 6 D are 32 or older. Byram for Kyrou (6 more years @ $8.125MM, I know, not a C) makes a lot of sense. Throw in Rosen or Rousek if you have to, a '26 pick, but not Helenius.

Samuel Meloche is not related to former California Golden Seals goalie Gilles Meloche.

Czech U18 team. 6' 4" 185. "ma-TOOSH koo-HAR-chick"

C Matous Kucharcik

Sabres are choosing violence.

Do you know anything about these picks besides what side they shoot from?

This was my favorite Connor Clifton moment. This led to a 2-on-1 goal. 😂 Live long, King!

I hope that they are clearing space because they know they can close a deal on someone.

We didn't get enough back for Connor Clifton apparently.

You wanted them to trade 9. We dodged a bullet with Gibson.

This is why I come back to SabreSpace. Deep thoughtful hockey analysis.

Like the Bills did, stockpiling D.

Sabres trade 39 & Connor Clifton!

Murtagh-bot!

You'd think grown men understand this is business, not high school. If the Sabres sign him to a bridge deal with a nice raise, he'll be motivated to win and raise his value for his next deal.

Attendance is not mandatory. Go for a swim or something.

They usually do that before they are proven.

Let's hear your take on locker room culture then.

Bonsigniore was a Rochester kid from the Jr. Amerks. I was playing beer league at Lakeshore Arena when he was there.

When a team has a culture of losing, who has the power to change it? Players who look elsewhere for the answer are part of the problem.

I've been listening to "Hambone" for years and marvel how he is still employed as a Sabres beat reporter. Just goes to show the value of familiarity and inertia.