[GDT / Maple Leafs @ Buffalo Sabres Saturday March 30th, 7pm / MSG ESPN+ & WGR Radio]

Coming off a win.

At home.

A little pressure back on.

I don’t like the odds at all.

[Don’t let this BS meaningless win as the season flushes down the toilet sway you opinion]

We’ve lost Inky.

Terry Pegula, you owe us a new Inky!

[Kevyn and Don, should we really expect more after four years?]

1 hour ago, atoq said:

Ok, but who signed him to a 1 year deal via arbitration walking him to unrestricted free agency? Either lock up the player or trade him if he isn't in the plan. It's poor asset management. A common argument here is "it's not easy for KA to pick up a good goalie". Yes, because good GMs don't give them away for nothing.

I believe Ullmark felt he needed a personal change. I don't believe for a second that going from a perennial losing team (after one of their worst seasons) to one of the best teams in the league didn't factor into his decision making, especially when the good team shows they want you by offering more money not pinching pennies in arbitration. Not something someone would likely say to the press, and not a compelling personal story a league reporter may choose to focus on.

The rest is you reading something that he didn’t say.  It’s speculation.

[Question for our Canadian residents regarding player salaries and taxes.]

2 hours ago, Big Guava said:

I live in the Buffalo area. Lest you forget many places are far closer to Canada than they are across town.

I don't need to read about Fox news propaganda, I live in the areas where you see it happening and talk to people that are from the area about it.

I also go to Canada fairly frequently.

So you are getting the equivalent of American Social Security except far less than what Americans get?

As of right now when I retire, if I only earn the same and never increase my income, which likely will happen, I will be getting roughly $4900 thru Social Security a month.

I believe the "research" I did says the max benefit in Canada is like $1365 a month? Which when adjusted to American Dollars is more like $1011 or so as of today?

Did I miss something?

39 yrs at $160k income? 
 

*golf clap*

 

[Kevyn and Don, should we really expect more after four years?]

39 minutes ago, kas23 said:

I‘m unsure which “he” you are speaking of, but either one had/has a starters job with the Sabres. 
 

We don’t know exactly why Ulmark left. It could’ve been the death of his father. But, one thing is for sure. UPL could’ve also very well think he needs a change of scenery. One where he doesn’t have to put up with the Levi ball washing. 

Ullmark told the world why he signed with Boston. Unless you think he was being deceitful, we know exactly why.  He left because after his father’s death he felt the need to change things in his life, including the team he played for.

[Where has this Alex Tuch been?]

48 minutes ago, Kristian said:

I’m not saying Pegula didn’t make the choice, but don’t tell me Regier hadn’t made him aware of how The Hawks got both Kane and Toews, knowing there was a guy called McDavid in the class of ‘15.

Yes, the 2014 draft wasn’t great on paper, but the real prize was McDavid in 2015. 

The Hawks didn’t tank.

[Sabres four points out on Easter morn?]

1 hour ago, inkman said:

Just so nobody gets this twisted

 

Lol

1.1%
 

Rolling!

[Where has this Alex Tuch been?]

27 minutes ago, Kristian said:

Perhaps, but they had gone the free agent way first, which got them nowhere.

So unless Pegula signed those guys himself, which I suppose is entirely possible, what other options did they have?

Perhaps? It was Darcy’s own words in a press conference. I don’t see how it can be questioned at all.

There can be no doubt that it was the owner that chose to liquidate and tank after the Leino and Ehrhoff signings failed.  And we also know it was the owner that chose to sign those two particular FAs in an attempt to have a flashy retool.  Darcy was doing as the new owner instructed.

[Where has this Alex Tuch been?]

8 minutes ago, Kristian said:

I never said he wasn’t succesful, for a time.

However, I am saying that by the time he was fired, he hadn’t been succesful for a long time.

And that he was the guy behind the tank strategy. Like it or not.

“The owner will determine the extent of the rebuild “ is, I believe, an exact quote.

Darcy laid out options.  The owner chose the strategy.

[Sabres four points out on Easter morn?]

39 minutes ago, SwampD said:

Love that movie. You may already know this, but that’s Dave Grohl.

Huh. Never knew that.

[Sabres four points out on Easter morn?]

11 minutes ago, Night Train said:

I'm one phone call away from dating Taylor Swift. 

I turned her down.

#marriedlife

[Sabres four points out on Easter morn?]

[Byram given maximum fine for Interference call on Crookshank]

If Byram has a little ***** in him, I certainly won’t complain.  The team could use more of it, frankly.

[Why should Granato and the assistants be brought back?]

6 minutes ago, Thorny said:

Keeping Granato into next year ensures Adams a shot with a new coach for ‘25-‘26

If it’s a 2 year shot that’s 7 years of runway total for Adams right there. Easy. Brawndo has theorized a similar timeline

I hate you for inserting this into my consciousness.

[Ignoring the Coyotes, are the Sabres the worst run team in the NHL?]

They are what their cumulative record says they are.

[Will Buffalo be a good place to see the total eclipse of the sun?]

46 minutes ago, #freejame said:

Traffic was insane for the last eclipse. They are right to be warning people. I’d expect standstill for periods of time. 

 

Do people stop in the middle of the road and gawk?

[WGR 550 Reporting Jack Quinn Rejoining Team Today]

How did our savior look?  Is it time to start carving the statue?

[Will Buffalo be a good place to see the total eclipse of the sun?]

Based on all the highway signs in the WNY region indicating traffic chaos, I’m thinking NY expects society as we know it to break down in the Rochester to Buffalo corridor.

Time to horde bread, milk, and TP!

[GDT: Ottawa Senators @ Buffalo Sabres 3/27 7PM MSG and Radio]

Checked out twitter.  Holy ***** am I glad I didn’t set aside tome to tune this one in.  Fugly.

[OT: Tragedy in Baltimore.]

2 hours ago, K-9 said:

The bridge design itself was fine, but the dolphins placed in the water to protect the piers from impact weren’t designed to handle the sheer size of modern day vessels compared to the ships in the 70s. 

It doesn’t seem that bridge had any dolphins protecting the piers.  I haven’t seen any in any of the images I’ve seen so far.

[The even randomer thread]

11 minutes ago, shrader said:

I just stopped at a place for a sandwich and was immediately greeted on their radio by Megadeth followed up by Iron Maiden. How’s that for a very unexpected surprise?

edit: And now Dio. 

Keeper.

[Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Right Wing Media Wasted No Time Spreading Their Propaganda]

Well, those 6 immigrants working on bridge paving wouldn’t have died if we didn’t let them in.

 

or something like that.

 

It’s dangerous in a way, but I have become more or leas deaf to what the MAGA crowd has to say these days.  The crazy can only be absorbed for so long.

[Do we have a single prospect that will be any good next year?]

3 minutes ago, Flashsabre said:

Michael Russo, the Wild beat reporter says the Wild might be considering trading Marco Rossi mainly because they don’t think he is big enough for their type of team.

He has 37 points as a rookie including 20 goals. Pals with Quinn.

He would be an ideal 3C for next year but then what is the cost and how many 5’9 forwards do they want. Would let Savoie and Östlund develop in Rochester. 
 

I would offer Krebs+ or swapping 1st round picks with them or maybe Joker.

He is a very good two way hockey player just coming into his own.

If Rossi is too small for Minny’s system, WTF would they be interested in Krebs as a return?

[WGR 550 Reporting Jack Quinn Rejoining Team Today]

33 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

You've triggered me. I just don't know if I have the strength to explain why.

In a nutshell can we focus on developing a team instead of discrete individuals? Can we get a coach whose chops aren't development and knows how to win enough games to make the freakin NHL playoffs?

I don't care what's best for Jack Quinn or Devon Levi.

[OT: Tragedy in Baltimore.]

8 hours ago, Demoted said:

The water isn't that cold around 48 easily survivable.

48 is not easily survivable.  Hypothermia in just a few minutes.  Numbness and loss of dexterity in the same time frame.   Add the shock on entry and drowning is much more likely than not.