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And we absolutely should be in win now mode……

Apparently I still need to learn reading comprehension. I read that 3 times and still came up with the wrong ratio.

1/5 less expensive for 1/4 smaller is apparently where Woody draws his line LOL.

But that isn’t a poll choice, and not what the thread discussion is about.

Goalies tend to age gracefully, so I am not worried about Helle’s age unless his next contract puts him into his late 30’s. Even then, that’s alot of time to make changes. For those saying Helle, yeah to the trade, are you more OK with… Helle plus UPL/Comrie or Levi plus some other mid tier starting goalie. If choice 3 is Levi plus UPL/Comrie, I am 100% on the Helle bandwagon.

Me too. Pro wrestling became a disgusting display to watch at some point. On the other hand, it forced me to watch more grown up TV. 😂

That is an extreme take. Although if we are talking about Helle with a contract extension, I’d call it less extreme because one of the “con” variables is removed. This team needs to win now. The team can move a prized prospect to make that happen, or it can find a reliable goaltender to pair with that prized prospect to make that happen. I don’t think either is an inherently wrong answer to winning now. If the alternative were to stick with the 3 goalies we have now and the majority were on board with that, yeah, I think your statement would be totally warranted.

I’m glad noone is paying me to make the right decision on a deal like this. Levi has way more risk than Helle. His ceiling is a big unknown. Helle has way less time at peak performance than Levi, but his ceiling is obvious. And what is Helle’s next contract going to cost in cap and time? Why can’t I have both?

I don’t think that phrase means what you think it means. 😁 /pedant

I’m open to the possibility, but skepticism is high. Definitely in the “show me” category. I’m open to the possibility, but skepticism is high. Definitely in the “show me” category.

IMO its terrible. Lets take another job away from someone who doesn’t have the marketable skills to upgrade.

Spoiler alert!

First thing I did was scan the teams that made a final to see where we were at. Didn’t realize NYI and Tor were the only two “made it befores” with a longer drought than us. Every other team that has made a final was there in the 2xxx’s.

We didn’t have to cut them down. They already burned.

I’d rather they were deep enough that he plays 20:00 per game and leave 25:00 per game to the playoffs. But I am sure we all do.

AQI of 256 at the office in Henrietta this morning. Crazy how hazy and smokey the air has become. I’ve never experienced anything like this.

Until he factors in cost of living in Switzerland.

Every offseason lately I have wanted to compile the age/experience of the rosters that made the playoffs, just to show that noone else is building playoff teams with such a lack of age diversity. But every offseason the weather gets nice and I say ***** that, Im going outside. I guess what we are doing isn’t unprecedented given Chicago did something similar, but it sure is an outlier. The monolthic age structure of our roster is my primary concern. Maybe my last remaining concern. Excepting an unacceptable goalie situation of course.

The tweet reads that the Sabres loaned Östlund to the SHL. That tells me KA is at least equally confident that he’ll get the development opportunity there as he would in Roc. Im good with that. And love the autocorrect

Well, Google’s algorithm is designed to give you what it thinks you want. Id suspect your history shows you tend to read about this. I think Doohickey got it right. You’re being trolled.

And another thing, don’t be afraid to sign Helly to a long term deal. If Levi pans out and becomes the future franchise goalie, Helly becomes a top 3 goalie WITH term that you probably get more for in a trade than you gave up to get him.

I would wade in but Thorny is carrying the freight. We can afford to spend a prospect/ pick or two. We have an *actual* surplus and will not he able to ice all of them if they all pan out. You can’t have a playoff run without actually starting one. Of all the player’s theoretically available to acquire, Helly arguably gives us the highest chance of success. Was Okposo a rental for us last season? Was Girgensons? Why is Helly different? 1 full season. Not a rental. And my fall back, the future is not guaranteed. That prospect or pick we keep isnt guaranteed to make a difference. It’s not guaranteed that Levi doesn’t blow out a knee and lose his career. It’s not guaranteed that Dahlin, or Thompson, or Power remain healthy during the time it takes Levi to develop into a starter. Hell, it’s not guaranteed that Levi develops into a starter. Get Helly. Win. Let’s see where it goes from there. It’s almost like some of us are afraid of actually winning again. OK, I got my feet wet anyway.

Link? Apparently my social media accounts are well tuned to not see this stuff.

By which metric?

We had a thread deleted?