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Christ this was sad, I feel so bad for him and his family. I'm glad to see the Sabres were very supportive and that he's now on a better path.

That was rather odd

Poor Mitts needs to reset and calm down; he's playing enraged to the point he can't properly function. Boston's players were mugging Sabres without any calls at times. Dahlin and Mitts were interfered with at least 5 times each without calls. Dahlin was high-sticked at the end of the game Glad to see them outshoot them though.

Mittlestadt was quiet but still played a solid game overall. Plus that back check in the 3rd was a beautiful thing to see.

Aside from the mini-goal hangovers the Sabres have looked very fun to watch. Dahlin looks as advertised, Nylander has looked like the guy we've wanted him to be, Mitts seems fine and simultaneously was determined to get Dahlin a goal, Olofsson's shot.... all I have to say.... Tage looks seasoned and calm, Asplund has looked great. Overall a fun game to watch thus far. Johnsson has had a very solid game as well.

Hell, the Sabres themselves may be hoping for this.....

What I'm saying is the NHL doesn't care if the Sabres choose to make money or not; it just doesn't allow 2 NHL teams to play a game and broadcast it without the NHL getting a cut in advertising. It's ass backwards thinking but the NHL corporate couldn't care less about out of town fans unless they pay for their content.

I believe Duffer when he says its a league thing; after all in the Prospects camp stream wasn't gated. I think it has to do with their being 2 separate teams playing and the NHL can't make money......

Atlantic Division Winner: Tampa Bay Metropolitan Division Winner: Washington Central Division Winner: Winnipeg Pacific Division Winner: San Jose President's Trophy: Tampa Bay Stanley Cup Champion: Tampa Bay Stanley Cup runner-up: Nashville Conn Smythe: Kucherov Calder: Mitts Jack Adams: Phil Housley (You can add the other awards, these are the ones I care about) Biggest surprise (team): Buffalo Biggest surprise (player): Lindholm (CGY) Biggest disappointment (team): Columbus/Edmonton Biggest disappointment (player): Kovulchuck Biggest name traded during season: Karlsson First coach fired: Claude Julien Bottom 3 teams: Ottawa, Montreal, Vancouver, NYR, NYI 1. TB 114pts 2. BUF 99pts (tiebreakers) 3. BOS 99pts WC1: TOR 98pts 1. WSH 110 pts 2. PIT 104 pts 3. PHI 102 pts WC2: CAR 95 pts TB > CAR BUF > BOS WSH > TOR PIT > PHI TB > BUF WSH > PIT TB > WSH

Last year he had the Avs and Vegas at the bottom so I'm unconcerned.

Faulk is just a non-physical and older Risto with a bit more offensive flair. He’s not really what we need.

Very interesting, will give me things to think about. I still see Risto's potential being that of a prime Brett Seabrook; a 2/3 dman with average defensive play, good offensive numbers, physical, and someone who can fill in as a #1 in the event of injuries. He also has some pest-like qualities to him which doesn't hurt. That being said he is in desperate need of playing, at minimum, 3 fewer minutes a game. The poor guy has been literally thrown to the wolves for nearly his entire career, played like Suter where as his style of play really doesn't suit that as of this time; and then slowly grinds down as the season progresses. I honestly wish someone could teach him positioning because he'd at least play better in his own zone if he could use his size for both physicality and cutting down on lanes.

I doubt since he’d be under contract versus only holding his rights

Team Pringles lol That's cool that they both are back in Buffalo at the moment. I wonder why? Camp doesn't start for about three weeks to a month and Mitts is still playing in Minnesota's Da Beauty League

While true that you can request one, it's a bit of a hassle. Especially if you are ordering food for a multitude of people. Though I do appreciate the landfill sentiment; the whole environment/green energy initiative causes me quite the internal struggle because I'm both a die hard conservative while also loving the green technology sector and wishing we'd do something about deforestation and such. I have 0 problems with the government preventing us from going back to 1940's standards or paying attention to the environment as a whole. I just don't want them trying to strong arm us into paying more for plastic bags, (good for diaper disposal) or trying to get companies to charge us more in result of widespread overly costly rules that are merely meant to discourage. A large company won't often be discouraged by any fines or penalties when they can merely shift it to the consumer.

Plain stupid idea, straws are necessary in many cases to actually drink your drinks. Especially if your driving and don’t want to limit your vision of the road. Solar panel tech needs to achieve a higher level of price value along with the “shingle” design to truly become worth while. An investment that would take 35 years to pay itself off is worthless if the tech itself will be outdated with 4 years and equipment will be at under 80% efficiency by year 20. In the end however we can’t do a whole lot; China and India are spewing toxic fumes into the air like we did during the 1940’s and aren’t in any rush to fix that. Not to mention I’d like less government; not big brother demanding I recycle everything possible into a organized system.

How I see it is, great trade, even if he is unwilling to sign here we could likely acquire at minimum a similar return at the deadline.

For those with the Athletic, https://theathletic.com/442466/2018/07/27/wheeler-the-top-50-drafted-nhl-prospects-ranking-2018-edition/ For those who don't Wheeler put Dahlin at #1 and Mitts at #4; Nylander was an honorable mention around #75

Most Hyped: Toronto for sure, though they will likely do only a tad better due to their D being largely the same and their goalie was riding a high last year. Biggest Flop: One of the California teams, all three are old and could easily slip and fall and break their hip. LAK would be the most egregious though based on their signings this summer. Best Team: Tampa in the East Winnipeg in the West Biggest Surprise: Buffalo and Dallas, Dallas roars back into contention on the backs of Benn and Seguin like they did a couple years back. The Sabres squeeze into the 2nd Wildcard spot thanks to a recently recalled Pominville scoring late in the 3rd of game 82.

We can’t trade Hunwick but we can bury him. We could trade Beaulieu or try him on LW We could deal McCabe for a LWer We don’t need to worry about Bogo’s spot since he’ll be out 35+ games as always anyway I’d take Bieksa or Orpik on a 1 year deal just to play a bit but more so to help Dahlin

I love the fact he’s on your bar league team lol He'd be a useful vet to have on a one year deal, gritty, good locker room guy and is a righty shot. I doubt his stats are great but he’s certainly the type of vet we’d want.

I'm glad, doubt he'll become anything huge but I hope he can carve out a career with the Amerks and stick around after his career ends. Guy just oozes personality and genuine love for the game and even the city of Buffalo.

Arizona got a couple good young players for taking Hossa’s contract. Looks like a lot but really isnt

Christ that's awful. The one thing the article didn't address much is the fact that I'd imagine Jamie Thompson is likely been scarred mentally from the event as well. To inadvertently cause the near death of a friend can't be easy to get over either. Ottawa their team at least seems to have a real menacing aura hanging over them.

A triplet and Callahan for SJS's 1st and Sabotka