bob_sauve28

I'll go, if you will have me

I have no idea about the x's and o's but a team that scores so many goals you would think would have a better PP. This is such a critical aspect of an NHL teams success or failure that it has to be addressed. What I would try, if they do not do something like this already, is team building exercises. I'd have the PP units practice at 5 on 4 soccer and 5 on 4 basketball along with other exercises. Do whatever it takes to build chemistry between them up to the point where they can't stand being around each other. Just put them in different situations where they need to work together and think together so they get to react as a unit.

Athletic supporter

I'm really excited about the season and looking forward to seeing our boys soon. Don't want the summer to end, but it will be fun having the Sabres back on the ice Go Sabres!

https://thehockeywriters.com/sabres-blue-line-could-quietly-be-one-of-the-nhls-best/ The Sabres’ blue line can be one of the better units in the league; it’s just a matter of health and the new additions clicking with the returning players. There are a lot of “If’s” with this unit, though. “If” they stay healthy, “If” everything pans out, and so on. I expect big things from the defense this season. We’ll see if they meet my expectations, which is that they help the Sabres get into the playoffs for the first time since 2011.

Why would anyone who is famous have a social media account open to the public? Gambling or not that seems like an invitation for social parasites to attack.

Sport gamblers that lose money on bets are harassing profession athletes to get their money back. Having known a gambler like this who demanded money from me I am not surprised. https://www.gamblingnews.com/news/brady-tkachuk-says-harassment-over-gambling-must-stop/ Tkachuk has joined a growing choir of voices that have called for the end of abuse against professional athletes, often fueled by losing wagers. ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski interviewed Tkachuk and spoke about his experience with such online abusers. Tkachuk did not hold the bag. He said people were constantly sniping at him for certain plays that didn’t come up with the bookie, accusing him of bearing responsibility, or even demanding refunds. He even had to change his Venmo account as online harassment continued on the platform. Tkachuk also said that he was surprised to find out that people would ask him for money because their bets didn’t come through, and confirmed that he would never pay back a gambler. He found the whole thing “funny,” that a fan or someone who bets on the sport would hold players to account for not making a certain play because said person had money riding on the fact.

https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/veteran-buffalo-broadcaster-art-wander-dies-at-98 RIP to the Tiny Tot of the Kilowatt His daughter, Kelley Clem, said Wander was discussing New York Mets baseball with her just the night before his passing. He died with a Buffalo Bills blanket on his bed, a Mets banner nearby, and Frank Sinatra’s "My Way" playing on his Alexa, which she says he affectionately called "Alaska." Wander served in the U.S. Navy, producing radio programs for the Veterans Administration hospital system. In 1956, he joined WKBW radio as a news reporter.

If he is the best, I would hate to see the worst! I hear Ray's voice and I hit the mute.

I'm just going to go out on a limb here and say no one will really notice any meaningful changes to the broadcast. Ray will just be Ray, Dunleavy will still be himself and same old same old.

This is an article about good and bad contracts and it analyzes Norris's contract https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6537414/2025/08/07/nhl-cap-court-pettersson-saros-chychrun/ Josh Norris, Buffalo Sabres The details: Josh Norris is 26 and entering the fourth year of an eight-year deal he originally signed with the Senators in 2022, which carries a $7.95 million cap hit through 2030. The Sabres acquired him in a deal for Dylan Cozens at least year’s deadline which was not especially well-received. The case that it’s a bad contract: Norris carries the highest cap hit of any Sabres forward, but is coming off consecutive seasons that saw his point total stuck in the 30s while his games played was in the 50s. Injuries have been a big part of his story, including missing all but eight games in 2022-23. He’s basically had one decent season in the NHL (a 35-goal, 55-point sophomore campaign in 2021-22) and has been both paid and hyped based on that single year. But three seasons and one team later, that year feels like an outlier for a disappointing player. The case that it might be OK: Injuries are a two-way sword with this sort of debate. Yes, he has to stay healthy to earn his cap hit, and he hasn’t been able to. But that’s also why his numbers have been lackluster, and if he can get back to full health another 30-goal season seems realistic. He’s not a play-driver, but with a career shooting percentage of 18.1 (including two seasons north of 20), we can at least say that he has the potential to be an elite finisher, which is a hard skill to find in a center. And his teammates in Ottawa loved him. It’s also worth noting Norris does not have any trade protection until next summer, and only a 10-team no-trade list after that, which gives the Sabres some flexibility if they need to reconsider the commitment. And he’ll be 31 when this deal expires, so unlike almost everyone else who shows up in Cap Court, the team isn’t on the hook for a bunch of write-off years at the end. Key comparables: Norris slots in with similarly aged centers like Jack Hughes ($8 million) and Nick Suzuki ($7.85 million); that’s not exactly flattering, but those are also two contracts that are often viewed as solid bargains for their respective teams. Other comparisons would include the Blues duo of Robert Thomas and Jordan Kyrou, both at $8.125 million. And of course, Norris will be forever linked with Dylan Cozens, whose deal has the same number of years left but carries a cheaper $7.1 million hit. The ruling: Putting aside who won or lost the trade, this contract feels like a risky bet for the Sabres, even as you can understand why they may have felt like they needed to make it. For now I’m ruling it a bad contract, but Norris will have a fast track to an appeal hearing if he can stay healthy enough to produce a big goal-scoring year.

Has anyone here actually seen him play?

It's the dog days of summer with a 14 year draught. Grab your sh it and and start throwing!

Open the phonebook, pick out a lawyer at random, tell them its your attorney and give them the number

71 is way too young!