Hank

Has Levi ever not played at his current level? I don’t know anything about him prior to last year's WJC, but he's been a wall for the last year.

Fair question. I don't believe the state of our goaltending is mismanagement or incompetence. I think it's intentional with the end goal being a top three pick that can be part of a young core ready to compete for a playoff run in three years as opposed to a 22nd pick that may contribute in 5-6 years. I think with the talent we have coming we'll have an excellent team in the 23/24 season and beyond. I think if Levi/Portillo/6K prove to not be ready that is when Adam's will bring in a good goalie from the outside. I think we finally stumbled into a competent GM and coach. I'm happy with the development I'm seeing. I'm excited by the talent I see coming. I'm hopeful with the surplus of picks we have in the next two drafts and confident they have a team in place who will get the picks right. I'm willing to ride it out a few more years. I think they are finally getting it right. I know I'm in the minority.

I think maybe you're giving too much weight to line numbers? I think the cozens line would be the shut down line and their TOI would reflect the other teams top line, at least on home ice. Because of that I wouldn't label them a 4th line. Not in the traditional sense.

Or.....he's building the team the right way. Maybe he feels that by the time Levi is ready the kids in front of him will be seasoned enough to make a run. In the meantime, aquire high end talent through the draft with our abundance of 1st/2nd round picks the next two years as DG develops the kids. I'm fully on board.

Skinner mitts tuch Asplund Thompson olofsson Girgs cozens okposo Peterka Krebs Quinn I think that group could make the playoffs next year

I'm hoping they draft three Centers in the first round. I hope they draft two more in the second round. Go BPA after that as long as BPA is a center.

I agree. I think he's named captain next season.

Both. Still working out the cable broadcast schedule, but every single NLL game will be broadcast over the espn/espn+ family, just like the NHL (minus TNT of course)

The National Lacrosse League has a multi year broadcast deal with ESPN. Very happy I'll get to watch Bandits games on there.

I think AP will be a good fit in that offense.

Did you start posting here after the false allegations were made against Patrick? He was treated much worse on here than Evander. Must have had 20 different stories came out from posters who had business dealings with his father and his fathers a dick, and he's a dick, so he probably did it. Posters know people who knew people who went to school with him and was typical self centered cocky jock so he probably did it. One poster said the knew the girl that the alleged incident happened to, and her family. Sweet girl good people. Patrick MUST be guilty. 95% of the board had him tried and convicted before any evidence came out. If anyone suggested we wait for evidence they were shouted down, accused of victim shaming, slut shaming, bans from mods were demanded. Turns out Patrick Kane didn't do it. It appears the alleged victim lied. The mother tampered with evidence. Yes, sweet girl. Good people indeed. That threads an interesting read, I'd recommend it. I believe it is here sabrespace first began to accept bullying into silence those who disagree with you as an accepted practice, and it has grown into the blight on our community that it is today. I'm sure you can find a half dozen articles about it on Google from late 2015, but they lack the venomous hatred that was running through that thread. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was permanently deleted though. It did NOT age well.

That we can agree on.

Odd question. Like any rational person, I'd feel the exact same way I feel now. Wouldn't you?

I disagree. That seems like the perfect ( and only, if they don't want him on the Sabres) opportunity for Jack to show he has healed enough to play at a high level.

Boo

Personally, I'm a fan of walking a player to his final RFA year. I think it's a smart strategy. YMMV.

I don't he's a 6.1M player either, nor do I believe the player does, nor do I believe the club does. I believethe two sides have a handshake deal in place but Montreal would have that deal if it was offered. Thus, the outrageous one year deal toensure they don't match.

I believe he'll sign long term for 4-4.5 and the inflated one year deal was just to get him out of Montreal.

If you're upset about this contract you're trying too hard

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I don't share your opinions regarding vaccines, but you seem like a good dude, always respectful and courteous to others. I think it sucks that people are piling on you because you don't share their views. You had to know it would happen though, so props to you.

St Louis, Oakland and San Diego lost their football teams in the not too distant past. Anyone who thinks it can't happen to Buffalo is mistaken.

I think Levi ends up being the best of the three. Absolutely loved the small sample size I saw from him.

I received my second shingles vaccination on Tuesday. My shoulder was sore for two days.

Why do you guys have Johnson so low on your lists? I haven't followed him much but I remember being happy when we took him. Has he not developed as aspected? I thought he would make the big club this year.