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I'm getting serious Dread Pirate Westley vibes from this photo. Good signing.

There's also no reason to believe that it IS true--or that it matters at all. The latter point is more important. The guy is the owner. As I've said before, you can put a ridiculous amount of layers between Adams and Pegula: president of hockey operations; vice presidents of forwards, defensemen, and goaltenders; plenipotentiary in charge of scouting; duke of power play development; whatever: The owner is still the ultimate decision maker in any organization including this one. For example, it's evident from the pattern of negotiations that the Houston Texans' GM wanted to keep DeShaun Watson. But Janice and Cal McNair didn't, so he was gone. Whether Pegula meddles with management of the team is up for reasonable debate. Whether he is entitled to do so isn't.

Oh definitely.

And, with the current trend, he probably won't have to interact with non-athlete students, either. Let's face it, major NCAA has become differently-branded minor league pro sports and nothing more or less than that.

Like Kassian.

Maybe don't go after someone else when your last name means "chicken fat," Jordan Schmaltz. As for the rest of it, I'll believe it when a more reputable source comments.

I'm actually serious--if anyone knows of an online sports book that takes this type of bet, please let me know.

Hey, is it possible to place a bet on who will win the 2026 draft lottery? I'm not much of a gambler but I'd put down $100 that somehow the Penguins win.

Also it popped up in my Apple News feed just this morning.

I mentioned it myself in one or two of the draft threads. That's different. Since (and including) the Ullmark situation, Adams has proved himself inept where it comes to G, if not generally inept.

The one thing Adams never addresses. I can't understand it.

^ That one has plenty of time to change his mind. An NCAA commitment announcement two years ahead is about as reliable as a broken compass.

The Sabres just built incredible facilities within the past decade. No team can re-make its facilities every year.

Just like major league pro sports, minor league pro sports pay football and basketball more. I wonder how much of the 700K due to Pegula.

But what about Timmins?

Thanks! Yep.

He can opt for a one year term, and does he also get UFA status one year earlier as well?

Unless you really valued Clifton and a second, don't worry about it. The Sabres will sign him. This is just drama.

What are they selling? Can I buy a Zamboni?

I wouldn't either. And I don't think he's going to be the #1 defenseman on too many other teams.

You may have a good point here; I don't remember how this works.

Understood that he wants PP1 time, but that virtually means that he has to be the top offensive defenseman on a team, since most teams use a 4F 1D PP1. Where's he going to be that?

I can think of two reasons: 1. He doesn't get an offer sheet worth over 7M, 2. He gets an offer sheet of 8M with lots of term but thinks that he'll be able to get more than that in two years.

That still image...he looks terrified.

It's two things. Palm trees AND taxes. That's why Dobson signed in Montreal.