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Canada lost despite outshooting the US 37-22 -- so Canada's goalie gave up 4 goals on 22 shots, resulting in a humiliating loss to those damn Yanks. There's gotta be pressure in the GWN to make a change in net. Here comes the Natural.

I have pretty consistently been concerned about a new owner moving the team, but I think Tsai is less of a flight risk than most other potential buyers (although still a higher risk than TP). My impression is that he wants to own sports teams more to collect trophies than to squeeze out value.

Floating around among whom? I appreciate that you will not want to name names, but a bit more detail would be nice. I will say that I am fairly familiar with Joe Tsai as a sports owner, since he owns the Brooklyn Nets, of which I am a fan. PA and the rest of the PA militia would be wise to heed the warnings upthread about being careful what you wish for -- the Nets have become a major player in the NBA under his ownership, but he is more involved than TP is in trades, FA signings and other major franchise decisions. Also, like TP, there has also been a fair amount of turnover in senior executives working for Tsai. In any case, if TP does sell, I wouldn't be shocked if Tsai were the buyer, as he is stinking rich and has evinced an interest in owning multiple sports franchises.

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Did anyone notice whether VO fired the slapper last night? I watched about half the game and didn't see one. It's been an under-the-radar significant loss in a season filled with major injury losses, IMHO.

I really enjoyed the Expanse, although I was pretty annoyed the last season only got 6 episodes. Great show though.

Kinda apples and oranges IMHO. The Bills stopped trying pretty early on in that drought and RCW was content with just cashing the checks that come with owning an NFL team. The Sabres have been trying the whole time -- they've just made a series of crippling mistakes.

I think the injury was a huge factor in the trade, especially in the return the Sabres received -- so if the injury affects Eichel going forward, it will also affect the evaluation of whether the Sabres won the trade.

I hope this is what happens but I have a cold feeling that it's going to be another cheap JAG plus the kids fighting it out for #1 in net.

I read somewhere (I think in the Athletic) that ASU is requiring the Coyotes to pay in full up front, no doubt due to their disputes with their prior landlord.

There were a number of posters here, including me, who wanted Tippett to coach the Sabres, or at least be seriously considered. I'm not saying this news proves that was a dumb idea, but it does kinda argue in favor of Tippett not being the cure to the Sabres' ailments.

The Edmund Morris bio of Teddy Roosevelt was really good, btw.

I think he'll crush it as long as he stays healthy.

Never been there but I bet it's pretty nice.

Devon Levi signs and serves unmistakable notice that he is the man starting on opening night next season.

Well, if Terry flips me a couple of those nifty "BS" hats and a misspelled alumni jersey... I make no promises.

Well, the most precious asset a team can have is a franchise top C, but… The 2nd most precious is a franchise defenseman, so Power or Dahlin would be the logical choice. But if you don’t think either of them will quite reach “superstar NHL player” status, but you think Quinn or one of the goalies will, then you’ve gotta take that guy. I think the jury is still out on Dahlin, and that’s clearly the case on Power, so again it only makes sense to take one of the other guys if you feel in your bones that he’s gonna be an all-time Sabre great. Then you also have to consider whether we’re talking about a fantasy draft, where the guy you really want might be available in the second round, or whether you’re only getting one bite at the apple. If there’s only one bite at the apple, I’ll take Levi.

Well, I agree that part of the argument is that they have short careers, but by far the biggest reason they make that much cash is simple supply and demand. It's not his fault that fans pay what they pay for tickets, TV packages, merch, etc., or that teams pay what they pay for players. Do you think he wasn't trying, or that he treated fans or others around him poorly? I have no reason to think he wasn't a decent guy. He just isn't a particularly good player (although he might certainly be good enough to stick in the NHL in the right situation). I guess you can feel sorry or not feel sorry for whomever you like. Your post seemed quite a bit nastier than not feeling sorry for him though. "...poor injured Will. Good riddance" -- sounds like scorn and resentment.

Geez. He's a young man who's looking at a career-threatening injury that is pretty likely to jeopardize his ability to keep his dream job. Yes, he was lousy here, but this seems pretty over the top.

What a freaking bozo.

Yet another game in which the Sabres fall behind 3-0. It sure seems like that's happened a bunch of times this season.

A craw is gotten into, sir, not under. #narrative

I'd just like those who were so sure that Allen was going to stink to pause for a minute before mocking others' posts on other topics. We've all made plenty of mistakes here.

So do we know what kind of operation Mitts had? Was it for a sports hernia? If so, I hate to say it, but it kinda seems like it might be time to shut him down for the season.

As I mentioned upthread, this would be better for the Sabres, but each of the goalies is going to pursue his best interests. It's quite possible that both Levi and Portillo will decide that turning pro ASAP is in his best interests.