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I agree on Cozens being the best prospect. Winnipeg isn't trading Connor for any Sabres package that doesn't include Dahlin. Laine for Risto+ is probably the best return the Sabres could get for Risto. Many here, including me, are probably overreacting to a lousy rookie year and last night's game, but I wouldn't be crushed if JB cut bait on Mitts and included him in a Risto deal if the return included, say, Laine and Ehlers.

This I think is a key point. For those criticizing JB for not bringing in a real 2C: which guys were available this summer that JB should've gotten? Kevin Hayes is a fair response -- but we should remember that he got 7 years x $7.14MM to go to Philly. How much would he have required to go to Buffalo instead? 7 years x $8MM? Would anyone have wanted to give him that much? Having said that, it's not unfair to criticize JB for failing to solve the problem, especially after he traded ROR. Nor is it unfair to criticize JB for having Mittsie be the plan to fill the hole -- especially if Mittsie is a washout, which is distinctly possible. I just think it's also fair to expect the JB critics to be able to name some guys that JB should've brought in.

But this was better. (at about 1:55)

^^^That was some no-BS Brett Favre gold right there.

The lack of urgency here in the 3rd is surprising given how many guys are supposed to be competing for jobs.

Whoa. Joker is really GD fast.

What kind of tough decision will he have to make? Are you seriously speculating that/speculating whether TP will refuse to pay the market rate for, say, Dahlin because he doesn't want incur operating losses -- which TG was quite open about wanting to avoid? As for "he hasn't spent close to the cap" -- are you interested in the facts, or just in lobbing hysterical "he's ripping us off" allegations? Last year the Sabres' cap hit was $76.6MM, or about $2.9MM under the $79.5MM cap (i.e. 3.6% under). In 2016-7, their cap hit was $71.7MM, or about $1.3MM under the $73MM cap (i.e. 1.8% under). This year, the Sabres are at $82.5MM, or about $1MM over the cap. Of course, your reference to Black Sunday completely (and, I expect, intentionally) elides the crux of the matter -- that TG and LQ chose not to negotiate a deal with Briere until it was too late, and that they had a deal with Drury that they chose not to finalize until it was too late.

Taken from us far too soon. Sometimes the hockey gods are cruel.

There is NFW that Florida is trading either Hubie or Vinny.

Outstanding. The bolded IMHO begins and ends any "which owner was better" discussion. We are still paying for Black Sunday. I'll also point out that the OP had plenty of fear and loathing for TG when he was the owner.

I think it's worth noting that JA made a number of plays that only a very good QB makes, and a few that only a star QB makes. He's still got a ways to go but he might just be the one.

Does anyone know if they practiced today? And if so, what the line combos were?

Impressive # of PIM for Max at age 38!

Until Lindy or someone else credible confirms the bolded, I'm inclined to take it with a pinch of salt. There was a fair amount of spin/BS in that article, including as regards Black Sunday. I'm pretty skeptical that Lindy changed his coaching style because of TG's suggestion -- as opposed to, say, the NHL rule changes post-lockout, losing Dominik, getting guys like Briere, Max, Soupy, etc. As for the on-ice comparison between TG and TP -- I agree that it's fair for this to be taken into consideration, and that it matters. There are a huge number of differences between the 2 situations, of course, that one could argue make the comparison unfair. IMHO, the Sabres' difficulties stem from 3 poor decisions by TP -- retaining Darcy, hiring GMTM and, most of all, the tank -- each of which was understandable at the time it was made, but all of which were varying degrees of disastrous.

Well, the Giants' pass D was pretty bad. Separately: good bounceback game for Beasley.

Pretty solid ground-out win. JA looked good and like he is continuing to improve. I sure hope Singletary is OK.

No. If person A called person B a liar, and person B responded with GFY, I would not call anyone obnoxious, although to be fair I would probably tell both of them to tone it down. You do not seem to be able to internalize that it is highly offensive to say to someone “you say your motivations are X, but I think you are lying, and that your motivations are actually Y.” I’m done listening to it.

Again — comments like these earn you an invitation to GFY.

Well, please excuse my irritation. In this case, someone who is well aware of an important rule here just felt free to indulge himself in breaking it not once but twice. Littering isn’t that big of a deal either, but if everybody littered we’d be living in mountains of garbage.

The point is that you have zero risk here but the operator of the message board has risk. Just so we are clear: please do not post links to illegal streams here.

Well, I’m not quite to this level of cynicism yet — I don’t think RK is emphasizing this as a marketing point. I just need to see a team that doesn’t suck and doesn’t hide under the bed when the going gets tough.

Correct. Except that you are taking risks for other people, not yourself. Please cease and desist. Please knock this TF off. This is what the politics club is for.

So, that's 2 days in a row with lines of: Vesey-Eichel-Sheary Skinner-ERod-Lazar Which presumably (but not yet confirmed) means they are likely also sticking with: CJ-Mittsie-Reino Olofsson-Asplund-JoJo That is a fairly interesting situation IMHO. EDITED per @dudacek's post to put CJ on Reino's line.

I have been as critical of Reino as anyone, but he’s a good player who has improved each year. I expect that growth to continue, especially in a contract year, although it may not manifest in his overall point totals.

I like RK so far, and I of course hope his approach works, but until I see it on the ice I find myself agreeing with the other cynical souls who have said upthread that it just sounds like more empty sloganeering.