Sabres Fan in NS

Fantastic win. Dare I say that the Sabres looked like a complete all-round NHL team last night.

It's going to be a very long summer. Sheesh.

Your point has merit, but even if Byram is top paring here he is not really a top pairing guy in the NHL yet. He will be extended with likely a 3 year $18M to $20M contract - $6M to $6.5M per = the Dahlin bridge deal. The only issue with a 3 year deal is I think it takes him directly to UFA. I think he is 24 now and he may have 4 NHL seasons at the end of this one.

Damn !! I always envisioned you as a lovergirl. She must mean the second to last point.

Girgs is going to be the 4C. If he were not he would have been traded for anything at the recent deadline. I agree they need a 3C and better 4th line wingers. And some other stuff too. 4C would not be on my list.

Also, the NHL only has this game on SN - hook up your *pirate satellite, orbiting your living room* receptors. Must be using my IP address to spew out that poop. Game would be on WGR and MSG or maybe ESPN or some such in the US, I would think. Yous are all on your own.

To be clear the Ides are the 15th and the preceding 7 days in several of the months of the Ancient Roman calendar. Also the 13th and 7 preceding days in the other months. Of course the only Ides ever remembered are the Ides of March since the 15th of March holds historical significance, by most accounts. ***** MUST WIN !! GO SABRES !! SWORDS !! AVENGE EVERYONE !!

Beware the Ides of March - close enough. Yous guys and gals are all sleepy heads at the switch this AM.

Fading away is best for franchise players who brought cups to their franchise. I love that Perreault played his whole career in Buffalo. On the other hand, if he could have hung on and gone to the Canadien at the trade deadline in 1986 he would have had a cup. Sure, there was no clear indication that the Habs were going to get the cup that year, but Patrick was coming into his own as a rockie by the time the trade deadline had rolled around.

Crosby will retire a Penguin. The other big 3 will probably be traded or not re-signed. EK was a huge gamble and a last ditch effort to get the other 3 another cup. They waited too long to try that Hail Mary.

I think Levi needs another year (+ maybe) as Rochester starter. If I am KA I will be looking to sign a capable (NHL player now) backup for 6K. I would also sign 6K to a 5 @ $4.5M (or so) contract. He is the #1 now and will be for probably 4 years, baring disaster.

Excellent !!

If he had any options at all he would have signed a contract long ago. Even the lowly Sabres and (insert every other NHL and AHL team here) were not interested. He will either retire or go play in Europe.

I love Santora's. Every time we visited family in Buffalo we had their pizza and wings at least once.

I think Joker will be traded in a package for a top 6 forward. So ... Dahlin - Byram Power - Samusie / Johnson Clifton - Johnson / Samusie Bryson (who will play about 40 - 45 games with Clifton and Johnson sitting 40(ish) between them) I do not ever want to see 7D dressed unless due to warmup injury or sickness or some such.

I think he would bring a veteran presence and he could have a good influence. KA could have signed him last summer and didn't. No team did. I think Phil will likely retire at this point.

I still to receive an answer to my question.

Give KA a call and get that little one signed.

He is not eligible for the playoff now, but can sign and play out the regular season with any team. Not sure why it would be a good idea, but also not sure why it would be a bad idea. I think the Sabres should and likely will call up players from Rochester at some point to give them a taste so long as it does not hinder a playoff push in Rochester.

Today is 6K's 25th birthday ... nice presento was this win. KA sign this man long-term or you are a big dummy.

Yeah, I see that, but it should not be. It will be interesting to see what happens in the summer. Baring no changes I can see Byram with Dahlin. Power with Muel and Cliffsie with Joker may not be terrible. Or maybe Clifton with Power. What's his name is looking like a good #7 too.

Your OP was not exactly wrong either. The new kid is really trying to impress his new playmates. He has had 2 very good games and it has taken him no time to clue into the 'system' here, which only shows to go us all that there really is no 'system' here atoll - just go play, boys.

How about our #1 ? 6K played like his pants were on fire .. again.

Only Fans ... The lineup starts right here ..

Wholly crap, yous guys. KA likes Girgs in his own right. Terry likes him, I like him, everybody likes him. I scream, you scream we all scream for ice cream (and Girgs). He is what he was when we drafted him. He has been a very good soldier and leader of this team through the bleakest period in team history, which has nothing to do with him. He did nothing to make it so and he has given his all to this team.