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There is no possible realistic situation that the contract would be fine. He could play all pp minutes and all minutes with Jack and it would still be the worst contract in the league. It’s too long and a NMC in addition to 9 million/ year. Unless Skinner turns into Austin Matthews it’s a bad deal.

We could only be so lucky to have Babcock. He would have done fine had he be given more time. Mathews has developed into the best player in the game now. He had Marner and Mathews and Nylander when they were very young. Similar to what bylesma had with Eichel and Reinhart and Risto.

Anyone who suggests hiring a coach without successful NHL head coaching experience should be permanently banned from this board. The same is true for a GM. The Sabres never learn from their mistakes.

Adams tendering Montour was a huge error, almost as big as not addressing the goaltending situation.

All the Botteril apologists wanted to claim that the Joker trade was a steal. We got what we paid for and nothing more. Joker is a bottom pair defenseman.

It's about time....

Fast times at Ridgemont High. The greatest movie ever made.

The vaccine roll out in the US is much better than in Canada. None of my numerous relatives over the age of 65 have been vaccinated in Canada. In addition most elective surgery is postponed with waits approaching 10-12 months. Many health care workers have been unable to obtain the vaccine in Canada.

Burke still believes you need some sandpaper in your lineup. You can’t be the wimpiest team in the league and expect to compete in the playoffs. He would have hated our roster.

That is very worrisome if true. Hopefully Skinner will adopt a different mindset.

This was clearly the greatest moment when we acquired the greatest Sabre of them all.

How do you know that Skinner is not well liked by the other players? I have not heard that.

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The NHL tried to be cheap and didn't test frequently enough and use rapid testing. They also refused to get rid of seats behind benches in arenas where fans are allowed. They didn't cancel games when they should have. The owners are losing their shirts this year with the CBA and they are skimping to save every penny at the risk of player safety.

What exactly has RK shown you that you want him to have authority over Lindy to be kicked upstairs?

Their firing wasn’t the problem. The problem was hiring an utter and complete incompetent in Botteril. He will go down as one of the worst GMs in NHL history. How Seattle hired him is shocking.

Maybe we can bring back Brian Gionta or Josh Georges if you want leadership. That didn’t go so well.

Patience. Most defensemen take years to develop. He’s only 20 years old. He also had no preseason and a long offseason

Is Skinner playing? I haven’t seen him yet

Thankfully not at the same time.

I was overly optimistic on TT. He belongs on the 3rd line.

Kyle Pitts isn’t falling to us. He will be gone in top 10. I’m expecting a DL.

You forgot the biggest need; TE. We got less production from the position than any other team in the NFL. Knox is a good backup. We need an impact TE. We’ve drafted RB in first 3 rounds 2 years in a row.

His expectations were similar. We traded up in the first to draft him to fill a similar role in a similar scheme as Luke, but he has had nowhere near that type of impact.

The problem is that he will always be compared to Luke Kuechley. Luke was a stud as a rookie and improved from there.