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Total exaggeration. You weren't looking 3-4 years down the road in 1999 and you weren't doing it in 2006. You weren't doing it in 1975. The Sabres might not have been successful every year forever. Not many teams can go on a Detroit Red Wings type run of playoff appearances. I get it.. you have to wait, but don't throw this crap out there. It's a complete farce. No. The guy wears 30. Ryan Miller didn't want to sign a contract with Buffalo and people need to realize that. There are no other explanations necessary. The team is what it is. It's his right to leave but he never had to do it. He makes the choice so why should I feel a moment's remorse for him being gone? Neuvirth gets 30 and the rest of the world can bite it. No one complained when Moulson took 26. Really? REALLY? Miller isn't even the best Sabres GOALTENDER in history and you are comparing taking #30 to a guy who was honored by having his number retired throughout baseball? Take a step back.. seriously. As for the trade? The Sabres lined up another goaltender to play through next season. It's worth a shot. They took on a salary that will be gone and gave up a 3rd round pick which they can easily get back by trading away any one of a number of players that we'll likely never care about.

And the unloading of Fasth happens.. and now the Ducks are primed to sign Miller in the off-season.. just as I expected. And the Sabres are left holding the bag with Halak. No big deal either way.

Sigh... who does come close to that standard?

If you bundle Ehrhoff and Moulson together you can achieve an immediate impact player in return. Moulson can replace the scoring any current roster player on a contender may be willing to give up. They only need him this year and it would take a team who thinks they have some other talent coming (or can sign Moulson). So, if Ehrhoff shores up a teams defense and Moulson fills the spot of the scoring that leaves the Sabres get back a 1st, prospect, and top line scoring player I could see it happening. Bah.. we'll see what happens. I think, if nothing else, trades will be creative.

Least Favored Team What did you expect? They just traded away the one guy who calls out the PR department on Twitter. This will likely go on forever, one stitch at a time.

Could be... it's pretty much common knowledge who made Wegman's into what it is.. So, I don't think we are going to hear anything until later tonight. The Stadium Series game is at 8pm and you know the NHL would not like it if the Sabres take interest away from that game.

I guess it really doesn't matter what it is.. I was totally on board with the current management team of the Sabres and clearly something is going kaboom which means something is changing and that can't be good. As for the question as to why Battista was talking to Nolan... it could be that Murray was on the phone with the Blues/NHL and LaFontaine was not at the rink. So, you gotta find someone.

The Sabres are anything but UnPucked right now.

If Ryan Miller wasn't interested in signing an extension then what does it matter what Pegula said? He can't force Miller to sign a contract. He wanted him to sign. Miller did not, apparently.

Yea.. tying down the jersey is stupid. Roussel could have stopped more but he also didn't raise his arm to increase the contact either. The response was warranted I suppose. On the other hand, if the Canes D doesn't get beat to the outside there it's a different story entirely.

Haters gonna hate. He wasn't coming back after this season. You wanted him here for a few more months and gone for good with no return? That's an even worse blueprint to success. Brian Duff showed why he's the man. He poked Stafford at times to comment and definitely empathized with him but then asked him to tell a funny moment to get Stafford to lighten up for a moment. That was a great interview. Brian Duff may not be with the Sabres broadcast crew for very long... someone national is going to want him. So, the home of Anheuser-Busch is pinning it's hopes on Miller Time. That should be interesting! Bottom line, if Ott doesn't re-sign here in the off-season it's safe to say he wasn't going to sign during this season and so the Sabres got value. The market sucked for goaltenders so the Sabres got a pretty good haul for a limited market and given the additions the chances are good that the Sabres get a better pick than a 2016 3rd. The Sabres are on a 3 game win streak, beating Boston and San Jose in that span and people are talking about how bad they are. I love it. They'll be better sooner than the haters think, that much is certain.

2015 1st rounder and a third. That's big.

Finally. Something.

Just to point out that Holmgren dealt Mike Richards and Jeff Carter in less than an hour. The frameworks get set now and once the time comes I don't think it's too much of a distraction to fire them off.

Right.. expanding the scouting department, changes to real scouting from video scouting, etc. They do look different. Only time will tell if they are.

Put Enroth on his shoulders and Master Blaster is playing net.

Makes sense with Tallinder not available. They aren't going to call up Pysyk/McNabb until after the deadline I would guess. I'm just happy to see things get going again, so we can get to the key March 5th date and finally know what the hockey department is thinking.

My created pro at ranking 73 performs better than them as well. So.. you know.. it's a game. :)

They better be careful or they will all leave for the KHL.

Ahh, I see where I went wrong. I assumed this thread had devolved into a measuring contest and that you were just throwing out a number. I did some research though and that 6" thing is apparently a phallusy.

I had always heard that it was the average size. I've never measured but all the articles I read say so.

No worries... I started with buckets and a pan on the stove, I know where you are at. So, stay with the bucket for fermenting until you can afford something better than a better bottle. They are nice, but cleaning them is awful. I don't like glass carboys (I've read too many injury stories from breaking glass). I've used them, never had an issue, but I was always leery of something bad happening. I'm currently using a 14.5 gallon conical.. not your cup of tea.. but in reviewing if you can save up for this you might be happy - http://morebeer.com/products/brew-bucket-stainless-fermenter.html I'm thinking about getting a couple of them in the near future for a different brewing system. Fermenters are the hardest thing to clean and stainless is amazing at reducing the effort.

They are good questions. I don't know entirely what a physical consists of when they are doing this. I'm sure it's not too unlike the physical I get from my doctor. Basically, do your limbs move, etc. I don't know if they can subject the player to imaging. Once he has a contract signed I am sure he can get his vision checked. Before it? Not likely. But again, I don't know what is possible and what is not. I'm guessing that there are many things they can't test. Of course, a player who wants a contract could always agree to a test as well.

Loved this play... and I dislike the uniforms.. especially the barely visible stars.

Horses are treated as property. That's been illegal in the United States for some time. It's a different tune when it's a person. You can discriminate against a horse. What they test are the outward measures of the player. They can't peak under the cover. In theory where does the line end? Can your employer perform a routine psych test on you? What if they determine a certain risk factor in mental health profile makes it slightly more likely you'd be involved in a violent incident in the workplace? Perhaps your profile says that while you say you have no problem with people from other cultures your body language suggested that you were lying. Bottom line.. there's no way it could be required. If we move the argument to the personal responsibility realm do you think an athlete would get their own test done? What if it showed something? Do they address it? How does that impact them in the sport? Tough questions. I think I would want to know.