Eleven

You know, there are a few words that we're not allowed to use on this site, and that should be one of them.

I hope they're not changing the colors again just to match the Key logo on the away helmets.

Well, we know the county wants out of the business of owning the arena. So that's probably a good starting point.

It's called a hypothetical, wookie. Like "what happens if Lando turns coat against Han?"

Who cares? I'm half serious, here. If the Sabres acquire a "real" goaltender and need to trade UPL (full salary) for a fourth round pick, fine.

Adams? With his back to the wall. The rest, I'm not sure yet.

GOALTENDER.

Maybe with Adams. I think the rest of the world knows that he's not very good.

I don't know whether Ruff is confident in UPL. He certainly can't say otherwise; we've seen recently what happens there. Adams obviously does, and it is stupid, as you say. "Maybe this year he proves us wrong" is forever now. Unless he has some weird Tim Thomas arrival moment, he is what he's going to be, and that's not a playoff-caliber starter in the NHL.

Is the "as for the message sent" part yours or the articles? (My Athletic subscription lapsed and I'm not renewing.) There *is* an "ick factor" here. I couldn't agree more. But young people (and older people) do icky things, as all six of the individuals involved here did. In other words, whatever ick there was, was consensual. (And it does seem that Hart's participation was very limited and only involved doing splits.) Hart would be an improvement not only over Lyon, but also over UPL. And I wouldn't want any part of McLeod, either, but he's not the guy I'm considering in these posts.

I did learn this morning that Bettman won't let him back in the league just yet. But I wouldn't have any moral qualms about it, especially given the judge's somewhat scathing critique of the complainant's credibility. I tend to trust the courts in places like Canada.

That doesn't address what I wrote.

The decision wasn't made now, though, yeah? It was made then.

They didn't sanctify Pegula for kicking Araiza off the Bills and they won't crucify him for signing Hart.

I don't think it would.

Well, a free agent goalie who is better than Lyon just became available.

There is ONE worst move. There are not ten. The move was naming Eichel captain instead of O'Reilly. Everything else, even including goaltending, flows from that. Once seasoned hockey players saw that the team was in the hands of a fool, it was over.

If you think Kozak is going to be a better player than Krebs, congratulations. You are now qualified to be the next Sabres GM.

I think some people are way too quick to dump Krebs.

That's an overpay.

Yeah, that was supposed to be Alex Tuch.

None of the above for me. He's second or third round pick territory. Maybe some depth from Rochester, but not Helenius. And *not* Krebs.

He should be named "Chinadoll" instead. Seriously, if he can stay healthy, he's be a decent get. But it's a huge if.

If it's a weekend night, I am good with that.

Yes, but not reckless ones. His moves over the last 12 months have been ok, IMO, but if he starts throwing first-round picks after this guy, no. I still don't trust him and probably never will.