Sabres Fan in NS

His downfall in Buffalo was not coaching - it was his GMing. He was one of the greatest coaches ever, but a terrible GM. I don't think Scotty was 'GM' anywhere else. Coach or Senior Advisor.

He has 3 cups to show for it. He insisted that he take less than market forever so the Penguins could sign other good to great players. Malkin did too, as did Letang.

Sid the Grandpa signed for 2 years at his career long AAV ($8.7M). Two years after this season. Brings him to age 40 and a retirement as a player and a move to AGM or some such. I posted someplace that there is no way Sid is not retiring a Penguin.

This is a fair and reaonable deal for both. End of story.

All is right (well, not really - there is a lot I could complain about) in the world - the fish have been squished (again). I feel badly for Tua. He has to have some serious discussion with his loved ones after a third concussion in short order.

Me too, but my point is that I don't think he has a choice. He is mandated to sign it by the CBA, as far as I know - @Taro T has not responded to my page yet.

Does he have the option not to sign it? QOs are set at 1 year with a set 10% rise - I believe that is set in the CBA (paging @Taro T to whatever thread this is). Contracts could be negotiated, but I think that a QO is kind of set if a deal is not negotiated prior to (insert some date here).

Okay. Do these people have insider knowledge enough to opine on what NHL Executives think about the Sabres and them not wanting to join the team ?? Sure they could talk about day to day work situations and it may be reasonable to take that one or two steps further, but I'm not sure about people not wanting to come here. Many GMs (too many) and head coaches (too many) have come and gone, so they were all willing to come here.

With respect, what is this based on ??

Jesse will win this afternoon. The stars have aligned.

Welcome !! Sent you a beer thingie. Nice post.

That may be, but I think everyone (KA ...) will get the 2 Ruff seasons. I expect a spirited effort to start the season, but it will take until Christmas for everyone to become familiar with their new roles. Also 1/3 (roughly) of the game day roster has turned over - it will take time for everyone to get used to the new Ruff 'system'. I remember the debates years ago about the 'Ruff system' and it seemed that we could not come up with what was the 'Ruff system'.

I would trade a lot for Weegar, in a heartbeat. He is the type of anchor the Sabre D needs. And I would finally have my Moosehead on the roster. Red Wings, eh. I like it.

What a tragic event that could have been prevented quite easily. A sad, sad day.

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RJ2

So sorry for your loss. It’s never easy, but it’s better when they pass at home.

Yes.

Who?

What in the blazes is going on in here? The Sabres have turned brother against brother.

The Sabres will amass 97 points in the 2024/25 NHL season. Good enough for 7th in the East. They will eliminate the 2 seed team from The Great Satan in round 1, as 1st round elimination is the long standing tradition of the team from that terrible place. We will have a parade to honour the latest cusp (hay, oh @PASabreFan) and add yet another lame banner. The Sabres will win the second round match against the dastardly Bruins, but will fall in the Conference Final to the eventual cup winner from Florida.

Dylan is skating with some noteable vets from around the league. Sorry, no names to protect the guilty.

Option 1. I think the Sabres will be fine. This is 100% a Lindy Ruff team now. I think KA has done well. He has really upgraded the bottom 6 and it really did not cost anything. He made a hockey trade - a top 6 forward for a top 4 dman. He upgraded the goaler backup situation - Levi can play mostly in Rochester and there is not likely to be a disaster in Buffalo when 6K has to rest. The D is better. The 'core' isa nother year older and slowly turning into vets - I see that Dylan is skating with some highly regarded vets from around the league and not in Whitehorse - not that ther is anything wrong with Whitehorse. I still think that buying out Skinner was a mistake - they have not replaced his 30+ goals (at least not yet, but who is out there?).

Some analyst or other will have a few things to say about this. I never dream about the Sabres - at least not that I remember, which is probably a good thing.

Team Canada will gladly have Crosby and Marchand if they are willing to play. Stamkos maybe. Olympic rosters have been older experienced heavy historically. Same for the three Swedes you mentioned. Dhalin will likley be the youngest Swede on their roster.