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If this money is truly being released for non govt and non military uses, I’m ok with it. The rub being, of course, can its use be effectively monitored and controlled. Open mind here.

Define fair. Is full market value not fair? and as far as your assertion that I sound like I want Dahlin to bend over the team, far from it. I just expect that any given player is going to negotiate for the deal that is in their best interests, just as any team will do. And frankly, labeling them greedy is simplistic. Would you leave millions on the table to keep a co-worker on your work group? No. You won’t. Why should you expect different of someone else?

This is the cost of having stars on the roster. You want stars, but you don’t want their contracts. That is irrational. Dahlin could be giving up 10s of millions of dollars signing long term vs signing mid term and becoming a UFA at a relatively young age. You can’t expect that. Well, YOU can. But it just isn’t the way these things work. He’s no more being greedy than the owner trying to maximize HIS value.

Yeah, the free market is awesome until it works in a way that we don’t like.

That has to be his swan song, innit?

Yeah, it requires a stronger constitution than you probably have. That’s why they make elevator music.

Someone reported thar Babcock asked a player or players for pics from their phone and he displayed them on his monitor. Babcock responded that it was during 1 on 1’s with his players and they showed him, and he showed them, family pics. He displayed the pics and they talked about then. He said it was nothing more than a getting to know everyone effort.

There has been a couple. Be more specific lol. Yeah, Lemmy lived the metal lifestyle, no doubt.

Lemmy Kilmister. Front man for Motorhead. RIP ***** heathens.

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Well that would be an interesting twist.

Bring back goalies that look like this.

That already happens on the US side. We have a Fall early and late season, plus a Spring season. Goose is delicious.

I’ll say this, if the reports prove credible, and likely to have occurred, I will find it mighty difficult to support a Pegula venture. My fandom has been sorely tested over the last decade. A racist statement by the owner would be a very heavy piece of straw indeed.

*sigh*

Yes, I am talking about Management. Its not Okposo’s role to identify and fix roster issues to get the team to the next level. I want to hear KA express that the goal, and his mission, is to full the roster such that playoffs are expected. Including finding a way to bring in playoff calibre goaltending.

The team friendly deals are done. Power and Dahlin are 1 overall picks. Dahlin is going to command 1OAL money, and Power’s agent is unlikely to settle for a long term deal that doesn’t recognize his future expectation to be a no BS 1D with all star expectations, regardless if the Sabres already have a 1D with all star expectations. Power is either going to get paid big, early, or he will opt for a bridge to a big deal later.

I do not have suggestions regarding better options. I do not have inside info that tells me all the options available. I do know that 31 GMs in the league are working with the expectation that the goalies they acquire are good enough to meet team goals. I won’t know whether our GM has met those expectations until the season starts to play out. I do know his changes for this season to date are passive responses, at best. Then again, strong messaging regarding team expectations have been absent as well…..

This remains to be seen.

I’m curious how you know all of the available options.

You should have stated this as a rhetorical question.

This remains to be seen.

Fandom is like religion, and the more devout, the less likely you are going to use, or even accept words like hope and believe. For alot of folks, it just “is”.

Sabres. But the last decade has sorely tested it.

I shuddered seeing Joki on the first pairing. I like this set up better.