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Almost 1 and 2/3's.

High end offensive prospect that isn't getting shots in games that matter is pretty remarkable.

John Vogl‏Verified account @BuffNewsVogl 1m1 minute ago With 4:48 left in the second period of Game Two, Alex Nylander just took his first shot of the series.

Don't count on it. I'll root for him, just like I'll root for whoever wears the blue and gold. But it won't change my opinion regarding losing on purpose as a strategy.

The rationale against tanking, distilled into 4 sentences. Bravo.

Only one of those is suspendable.

*Spidey sense tingling*

If you are willing to travel east, Charles Men's Shop in Batavia is another place offering tailored suits. They are a full service shop. I'm not sure they fit in your $400 budget, but the quality is high. And a few storefronts down from them is their sister store, Batavia Bootery. Very, very nice shoe selection.

So, Phoenix wins the lottery.

Southern Tier's 50/50 makes a damned nice Old Fashioned. I was pleasantly surprised. Most small distillery whiskey isn't worth bothering with IMO.

Rest in peace, Mrs. Bush.

I made no commentary tegarding his skill as a passer, just on his supposed selfishness.

The 2nd one IMO. I’ve said before that Kane’s rep as a selfish player was rooted in him being surrounded by jags for most of his career. He knew the best chance of a +1 was if he did it himself. And we saw that here. Once Jack and Sam showed that they were capable of putting away his dishes, he had no problem passing off to them.

Strange thread given we are a full season out from his release. Unfortunately, this is likely accurate. Too bad the ghosts of that duty are still with us. Very reasonable take IMO. I certainly can't give him much credit for selecting a player that was on many lists as the #2 overall and then doing it again the following season with the consensus #2 overall. Had he hit at least a double on a player that wasn't on anyone's board at that spot, it would be a noteworthy achievement. Has he even hit any singles?

If ever there was a year to bring back Vanek, this might be it. JBott indicated that his preference is to put Casey in the middle right away. I don't mind that strategy, but we really need to upgrade our wings to make it a workable experience for the kid. Adding Vanek to KO and Sam makes alot of sense. It will at least get us back to where we were before we moved Kane, and I'd call that the bare minimum. We need winger depth to put Casey in a position to succeed.

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Of course not. If it is less, play out the season for the Sabres and entertain the fans. At some point there is more value in icing the best team you can. I think we were already straddling that point with what we received.

Read the totality of the discussion. My point isn't about THIS Kane trade. It is about what could have been gotten for Kane had he been traded before he became a rental player, ie. first thing JBott does out of the box well before the season. At that point we have an actual hockey trade and not a short term player being moved to a team that is trying to bulk up for the playoffs.

Because there are only a small handful of teams that have 2 centers better than Ryan O'Reilly. ROR wouldn't upgrade #2 center spot for Pittsburgh and Anaheim. Maybe Dallas. Maybe Boston. Maybe Philly. Maybe Chicago. Maybe Winnipeg depending on how you feel about Statsny. Maybe Edmonton. Other than that, ROR is at least a #2 center on the rest of the teams in the league.

Did anyone else catch this?

I don't blame JBott for the crap we got for Kane. He was late to the game and wanted to see what he had (although I think there can be fault to be found there). But I just can't believe that there wasn't a player for player trade that could have been made before his lame duck season. Maybe not equal value in terms of points production, but proven NHL talent for sure. Kane's too rare a player to not have that kind of value if he's got affordable term left. In a typical draft, how many Evander Kane level players get produced? 2? 3? Hell, in Sam's draft year there won't even be one.

The Patrick Sharp that I thought Sam would be. :)

Can't say I've ever heard that categorized as hard rock. Punk, maybe.

None ya idjits have mentioned The Tubes yet. White punks on dope, or if radio hits are more your thing, Talk to ya later.

Feck that noise. There better be an equivalent player coming back, not lottery tickets. +100000000000 in a fancy color Cool. The fancy color was automatic.