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For me its LaNova's on West Ferry because the size of their wings are as big as a little kids forearm (sorry for the visual but all i could think of haha). They're also made right. Fried, then sauced, then put on the pit to char & then topped off with more sauce. Lots of places skip that all important step. Mattina's on Delaware Ave in Tonawanda has pretty good wings too. They might even be bigger in size than the LaNova wings, but still have a good char to them. Gabriels is good for sure & their BBQ sauce is tasty. I also remember there being daily specials from time to time but idk if they still do that. They're good but the wing sizes are probably 30% smaller than the above, so unless we're going to Gabes i usually go somewhere else. 1 great thing about Buffalo is theres no shortage of options

You can tell its Peak Offseason when we debate whether Sam can be a center on this team. Seems it happens every offseason haha. Just goes to show how long we've had this hole on our roster. I would say since he hasn't played C yet (while on a team badly needing one), we won't be seeing him at C & any help to that position must be found via draft or trade.

Yeah i could get on board with Torey Krug if it could happen, with the addition of moving out Risto and/or Montour for some forward help. And to your bolded: "I'd like to see us land some Bruins or Blues" 1st thing i thought was the ROR trade where we got 3 Blues players back in the deal. How'd that work out? haha But to the overall sentiment, that was also one of Jbots goals i remember. Adding players that have had some playoff experience, since nobody on the Sabres has gotten that experience with the team itself. Yes, adding players that come from successful organizations that know how to train & play & win should help lift up the youth on our team for sure. Makes sense to me, it just needs to be the correct player... easier said than done if our history is any indicator. But i think thats been the idea with Mojo & Simmonds, even Sheary, bringing in players who have that experience.

He'll get his 9 games & he'll stick to the NHL roster this time. Development wise, I'd be more worried about Cozens' if he had to play another season in the WHL. He's already risen to the top & likely learned as much as he can versus that competition. I want him to continue to grow & be challenged. If he had to play another season there, would his focus drop off, would his attitude change for the worse? Why even mess around with it. Plus we need him to contribute now. That doesnt mean we just force him into a role but i think after training camp & this extended period of time prior to the season starting, he'll be ready. Cozens isn't Casey Mittlestadt, his body is more developed physically so he shouldn't be such a liability out there to get pushed off the puck. I'll be shocked if he's not on the roster come this season.

Possibly. But given the long time off from playing here in the States, what is it, 9 months before the Sabres might play a game again? I wouldn't possibly expect Pilut to come back at all til the following year. Why come back sooner just not to play yanno? So change in regime or not, at least for now i don't see it impacting things in the short term. Down the road possibly & i hope it does, at the very least so we can use that asset which is Pilut in some way that can improve the team. For whatever thats worth...

I'd honestly feel more comfortable if we had Yzerman or Davidson or Gillis taking over. Kevyn Adams? A guy who can't even get the spelling of his 1st name right? Idk man haha. But like others have stated, i don't think we're that far away from being a playoff caliber team as it is. We don't need the best GM in the world, all we need is a competent one & we're a playoff caliber team. Maybe Kevyn is that guy, i certainly hope so. We'll know more once we see what he does. Sticks crossed i guess

Well depending on how far those conversations went, the agent could get in contact with Adams to carry on with the discussion & probably will i imagine. This isnt the 1st time a GM got fired & the business carried on. I was just curious. We've been waiting & wondering for awhile who will get moved in & out & our GM Jnot is rumored to have been working on a deal & then gets fired before being able to. Its just fitting

Wonder who the free agent was that was being discussed.

The firing of Jbotts should have provided some optimism for all of us. But after firing half the hockey department, some needed to go for sure but as a whole its pretty much done the opposite to me. Hearing the Pegs talk about how they want to surround themselves with Non Hockey people, when they have no idea how to run a hockey franchise, doesnt sound like the recipe for success. Sure our organization is leaner & more efficient today. But same thing happened to me after my house burnt down, i was leaner & more efficient, but everything was a mess & a huge pile of ash. Nothing the Pegs have done so far gives me any confidence whatsover to be optimistic about anything. Only thing i hope for is that somehow we make 2 or 3 solid moves that gets us over the hump. After trying for so long, the law of averages has to swing in ur favor eventually right? Maybe we'll get lucky, maybe we'll trade for the right player or win the draft lottery... thats pretty much where i'm at.

I have to imagine that the Pegula's talked to Jack before they made this move, just to get his thoughts & opinion on it & even speak on behalf of the players. I wonder how that conversation went & how on board he is with Adams. Knowing the type of guy Jack is, im sure he said he's on board with whatever it takes to turn the ship around. But i really wonder if he feels more confident today than he did yesterday.

This article here talks about what changed over the past 3 weeks. Goes into the discussions JB had with the Pegs about the restructuring plans & him being opposed to them. Maybe its just WGR messing with me but if u follow the course of events it seems probable his firing was at least due in part to those "philosophical differences" in this restructuring plan. https://www.tsn.ca/talent/buffalo-sabres-decide-to-start-over-once-again-1.1486570

I would've preferred firing Jbotts because of the performance of the team. But now it appears it was at the very least partly due to him being opposed to these other staff cuts & the firings with the Amerks. So now Jbotts is a martyr?

hey maybe we'll get lucky with the NHL Draft Lottery like we did with Dahlin Pretty much the only thing i'm hoping for at this point.

You'd think a competent organization would at least do a general GM search while going thru the process of firing your current GM. At the very least just to see who is available that potentially could be better. Not us. To me there seems to be other reasons going into their pick of Kevyn Adams for why that was the case. More to do with their familiarity with him and/or ability to communicate/control him i guess. I suppose its possible Kevyn Adams is the next great GM & the Pegulas are the 1st to see it. But i'm not holding my breath

I know we all like to compare the Sabres with the Bills for some kind of blueprint to turn things around. And i dont disagree that drafting well is critical, its something Jbotts himself has spoken about over & over again. The one caveat to that is in hockey it may take years for you to begin to evaluate a given draft year. Where in the NFL it can be the next season. For example we won't know the whole story on how Jbotts drafted & he won't even be around when we do.

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I remember this exact scenario being brought up months ago in another thread here but my answer will be basically the same. If you get the same return Quebec did then yes. But you could also get a ROR return as well. And we all know how well that worked out. Which return do you think Jbots could get? haha Also gotta remember that even after Quebec made that deal, it wasnt until 5 years later & after they moved across the continent to another city that they were able to win a Cup.

Whalers games were some of my favorite games as a kid when i grew up watching the Sabres. Seemed there were always multiple fights & the games were always physical. Just something i remember with the few brain cells i have left from back then haha. I hope MSG puts these games on YT as well or i can find them somewhere else on there. I couldnt watch the broadcast on cable but i'd love to watch some of these games.

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Such a good idea releasing these games to watch now. I just wish it didnt end the way it did. Maybe if i rewatch all of these, the ending will change? Here's to hoping for the best!

The good thing about all this is that kids are largely safe from this virus. With a mortality rate of 0.2% from 10-19 meaning theyre 99.8% likely not to be deathly ill from its effects. However they can still carry the virus & pass it to others, which is why closing the schools for a short time is a good idea. If i personally were a parent, I'd keep my kids home to play it on the safe side regardless of what NYS does. I'm sure other parents are doing the same, (even though it poses some difficulties with sitting in some cases). But it does seem like a State-wide closing will be announced at any day or moment. Cuomo is getting a lot of pressure to do it, so knowing him he will.

I imagine the AHL was waiting to see what the NHL did... now that the NHL season is suspended, i imagine the AHL will soon follow suit

Send an email of your plan to Botterill... seriously. He may not read it but if theres even just a chance at it, i say its worth it! ?

Looks like ur gif is from that Good Time movie by the Safdie Brothers. Such a underrated gem imo. But can you imagine if Risto had broken the glass on that ghost hit? He would've been on every sports bloopers highlight reel from now til eternity. He's lucky it didnt happen haha