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7 hours ago, Thwomp! said:
@freester My wait for The Airborne Toxic Event is about to end. Seeing them tonight and Friday.
Awesome.
I’m going to see Matisyahu tonight for the first time. His music is a combo of Eminem and Bob Marley.
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Key Bank looks fairly empty. I was hoping for better attendance.
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3 hours ago, Standing Room Smoking Cigs said:
Yeesh... I don't like that this post has has been resurrected.. Fair points as an officer of an organization receiving public money (Bills Stadium) there should be some disclosure as to her health. However, as someone who has suffered a brain attack and 4 years on still has a problem speaking, I have to respect the family's desire to keep it private, whatever may have happened... I can't describe how frustrating it is try spit out words that your brain is telling you to do like you've been doing for the past 53 years and you're gulping for air and trying not to sound like an imbecile while being exhausted trying to say 6 words yet you can post on here like an Irish poet... Not that she has this problem, but I went to rehab for 2 years before it was determined it was the best it would be. I'm lucky that speech is my only major problem. Best wishes to Kim... time is on your side
What is a brain attack?
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I’m in town with 8 guys. What would be a great place to watch college football eat and drink today?
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2 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
Have we not learned anything about KA during rebuild 3.0? He isn’t bringing in any outside assets in the organization unless he has no choice such as goaltending and an RHD and even then they’ll be value oriented transactions.
While bringing Robertson is certainly interesting, no way KA trades any of his precious young talent for him.
I could see him moving Oloffson, Ryan Johnson and/or Portillo or protected 1st round pick.
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It’s an extension. It does even begin for a few years. By the time it begins the cap will be rising.
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I just watched it on YouTube tv. Episodes are short but pretty good.
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Is the Bills game tomorrow broadcast on TV in Toronto? I’m staying at my moms who has cable but I’m hoping I can watch it.
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6 hours ago, nfreeman said:
I think Krebsie's Sabres comparable is more like Derek Roy than Danny Briere, although Roy was a better finisher than Krebs and Krebs has a lot more heart and determination than Roy had.
Roy (one of my least favorite Sabres ever) was also a smallish center who was physically overmatched when he first reached the NHL -- I recall him getting knocked over pretty much every time he entered the offensive zone. But they brought him along slowly -- he played 2 full years in juniors after being drafted and didn't become an NHL regular until his D+5 season, although that was partially due to the lockout in 2004-05. He improved his strength on his skates over time and became a very productive player in a supporting role, at least in the regular season -- after Black Sunday, he disappeared once the going got tough in the playoffs. (Roy also completely fell off the table after leaving the Sabres -- he was one of quite a few guys whom Lindy got far more out of than anyone else was able to.)
Krebs is entering his D+4 season, although the pandemic plus injury resulted in him playing only 71 games total in his D+1 and D+2 seasons. He then played a total of 77 games last year, his D+3 season, spread across 2 NHL teams (57 games) and 2 AHL teams (20 games). So he really hasn't gotten that many reps, nor has he had the benefit of a stable, deliberate development path in a winning environment.
Hopefully he'll have that type of environment this coming season and will benefit from it. If so, I can see him developing into a Roy-type role on this team -- a smart, speedy, skilled guy who benefits from down-lineup matchups against the opposition's lower-level defenders, can play a 200-foot game well against those matchups, can play special teams pretty well and is quite productive in that role.
Krebs is developing into Tim Connolly. He’s just not there yet. Connolly is a much better comparable than Briere or Roy.
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Portillo is staying at Michigan one more year regardless to get his undergraduate business degree from Ross. Ross is one of the most prestigious business schools in the country. He will have a top quality degree to fall back if his pro hockey career doesn’t pan out.
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Am I only one with technical difficulties
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I lost ESPN PLUS
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Just now, GoPuckYourself said:
Or in a package deal for John Gibson, 1 can only hope!
I think Gibson has a NMC. So that may be unlikely.
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3 minutes ago, thewookie1 said:
Buffalo would of probably would of bettered Detroit's UFA offer so Detroit pre-empted the UFA period
Who is saying that?
Me. It’s pure speculation without any sources or inside info.
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I think Ryan Johnson is getting moved today for either a 2nd round pick or a RD prospect.
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1 hour ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
I like this plan. Take the Havelid twins and get Luke Mittelstadt.
The Havelid twins are quite small. Size matters.
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2 minutes ago, IKnowPhysics said:
She's also a baller pioneer in hockey analytics. Might well be a GM someday.
She’s the Cynthia Frelund of the NHL
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4 minutes ago, ExWNYer said:
Yeah, I'm pretty sure it was Meghan who said that. She gave a shout out to Kim Pegula and Bills Mafia and said that the Sabres have had a good night and that the Bills were winning the Super Bowl this season.
I’m a Meghan fan now. 😊
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Emily Kaplan is the bomb. Bills win super bowl
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6 minutes ago, nfreeman said:
The Sabres will sign or trade for a surprisingly big name this summer — probably not Kane, PLD or MAF but someone of that caliber.
I predict MAF. 2 years 22 million
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15 minutes ago, Buffalonill said:
Someone should recruit that kid over on this board but ban that avatar ha.
How do you know he’s not already here?
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30 minutes ago, dudacek said:
So in his reader mailbag, veteran Athletic columnist Eric Duhatschek responded to a reader who wanted to know who was furthest ahead in their rebuild: Ottawa, Detroit or Buffalo.
He said its tight and he would bet on the team that best addressed its goaltending.
If you ask me to rank them in terms of the order that I’d choose their rosters (and based on the contracts that have been signed), I would go Buffalo, Ottawa, then Detroit.
And then he dropped this little nugget:
And I’m waiting anxiously to see who lands between the pipes in Buffalo because they are actively looking for help. If they could ever pry loose a veteran such as a Jonathan Quick to stabilize the back end, they’ll be getting closer.
That seems to be oddly specific and makes me wonder if he’s heard something.
The Kings just re-signed Petersen to a $5x3 year deal and he is the #1 moving forward. Quick is in the last year of a contract the Kings might like to move and the Sabres can easily absorb. He has no trade protection.
LA also seems like a team that could be interested in Ryan Johnson and/or Erik Portillo.
Duhatschek has buckets of credibility and connections, particularly out west, and doesn’t make his living with a constant stream of insider babble.
To me, this bears watching.
Johnson and Portillo for Quick and Faber. Who says no?
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Bogo just made a great play with an assist.
Concerts you plan to attend this year
in The Aud Club
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Where are you seeing them?