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I think it’s a good point. Liger is right that Dahlin’s contract won’t take effect until the following year, but it will still be a big factor in their planning — especially if all 3 of them prove worthy of fat long-term deals.

And my glorious victory is sealed! This is both fair and a very good deal for the Sabres. It's a modest cap hit, they didn't reward Reino for a lousy season in his contract year, and they didn't get married to someone who might not be worth it. From Reino's perspective, he knows that if he has 2 strong years -- which he now is highly incentivized for -- he will get a huge contract next time. Good call here. Although as an occasional grammar cop, your spelling of "boku" is questionable.

I only saw the 2nd half of the game and the postgame, but I liked what I saw. Especially Dahlin. a few other notes: - very sweet finish by Eichel - I thought KO looked pretty lively. I will predict that he’ll get his timing back and have a pretty decent year, and will be ahead of Pommer in the rotation - nice hip check by McCabe plastering one of the pens’ forwards into the boards on an attempted rush - Marty spoke highly of Hutton’s puck retrieval and passing shills in the postgame, and said that it can be a big factor in taking possession in the D zone and exiting. - solid 8 pages on the GDT for a preseason game gents.

No thank you.

Quite a head of hair on Oglevie, btw:

This quote from Marty in the article caught my eye: Hmmmmmmmm.

Isn’t it kinda strange that two vets (Anquan Boldin last year and now Davis) have up and quit on the Bills early in the season in successive years?

Yikes.

Fitz really looks like Conor MacGregor in that photo.

From Garth today:

Some recent watches: Jack Ryan on Amazon Prime — could’ve been really good but not quite there. Still a B to B-plus. Ozark season 2 on Netflix — very good. A-minus. New Mission Impossible movie — solid installment of the franchise. B-plus to A-minus.

Skinner - Eichel - KO has potential. A KO resurgence is not impossible.

Starting to really enjoy this thread -- nice job GA. One thing I'm starting to appreciate more as I think about it more is that it was a pretty strong move to go out and get Skinner, who turned 26 in May, is really fast, has plenty of finish and passing skills and is in his contract year. Even if they don't keep him, I think he is going to be on Eichel's line, and that line is going to be high octane and productive.

From Elliotte Friedman today:

He does kinda spray them around, innit?

It's an interesting point. If TG and MH actually come to blows after a lengthy and public twitter beef, there is a real possibility that at least one of their respective employers will be embarrassed/disgusted by the whole thing and cut them loose.

I made a joke earlier about the KHL, but I then looked at the salaries in that league. It isn't a real threat. The worry, IMHO, is that Reino holds out and misses a substantial portion of camp. I think that would increase the risk of another terrible start by him. I don't blame him for wanting to make as much cash as he can get, but if JBott doesn't want to give him a long-term deal, I think Reino's interests will be best served by signing a short-term deal and getting into camp.

Understandable, but I would just urge you to consider that there is a real likelihood (25%? 50%? 95%?) that Dahlin will deliver a mini-masterpiece pretty much every night.

Yes indeedly, and it sure would've been nice if the Bills hadn't eliminated this option by going with just Petey and Allen But I think it was TBPhD who was beating the drum. Cold hard truthiness right there.

Very interesting. So: Risto-Scandy McCabe-Dahlin Bogo-Hunwick Holy mackerel I would like to see McCabe emerge as Dahlin's steady, tough, hard-hitting, stay-at-home partner. And Dahlin might be the kind of guy who can elevate a guy like McCabe into that role.

So.....

I agree with PA — criticizing Lehner for his performance as a hockey player is legitimate and nothing to apologize for. It’s OK to feel empathy for him and wish him well as a person while still expressing dissatisfaction with his play.

I think a 1-year deal is the least likely outcome. Neither Reino nor the Sabres will want it.

Why would he have signed a 1-year deal?