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I had no idea--I really thought it was the NFL. Huh. That's all the attention I'll give to a comment like this.

I love how Hall is the villain here when Adams is the one who signed him and then traded him (with 50% retention) for a 2d round pick.

We'll have enough to talk about in the next few days.

One of my proudest moments.

That's gonna be like $405/person for just the tickets to the games. $5 for the Sabres preseason game.

That is correct. 2 left.

We're not in a vacuum. We're here and now.

And here's where your idea of putting the draft behind the opening of the FA period comes in...if Adams could sign Graves now, he wouldn't have to hedge his bets on trading picks.

I guess? I think your other sentence--the one I responded to--was missing some words.

At the risk of being hyper-repetitive: I want 13OA used on someone who plays in Buffalo in 2023-24. If Adams is willing to sacrifice assets to get into the top 3-4 in the draft (i.e., a player who plays in 2023-24), he should be equally willing to sacrifice the same assets to get a 26-year-old defenseman or a veteran stud goalie.

Yeah I listened to it and it scares me that THAT's what he's looking at with the assets he has.

What?

It would be an absolute dream to have a good vet (I'm talking Saros/Helly here, MAYBE a Hart type) and Levi in Buffalo and Comrie in Rochester, with some sort of D prospect return for UPL (or UPL included in the consideration for the incoming goalie). A dream. If Adams pulls that off, I immediately upgrade him from a marginal C to a solid B.

If I were an NHL GM and I needed that "last piece" in February or March, I'd definitely be looking Wilson's way.

I don't think he fills a need and I don't think he's going to sign a PTO. He'll land somewhere.

Great all the other teams are in Nashville and the Sabres went to the casino.

Yep! Also yes

Ah Zemgus! And yes one is Stafford.

In honor of tonight's draft: The Sabres have picked 13OA six times. Who are they?

They should be and one of them should be gone, and if it's both (because waivers), well, it's both. I don't want to derail and I've argued this enough other places though.

Not quite. There's a spot in net, too.

This actually is a more accurate statement of my view. Unless the 3d line center is Mike Peca.

Welcome. We also have free drinks.

Sort of but when it's phrased like that (as it is in the original tweet), it makes it seem like the 1st is early. What Montreal gave up--two 1/3 chances at an NHL player--isn't much. I don't know about the prospect. But Newhook is a roster player and is more valuable than those picks.