Randall Flagg

I think he's going to bank on big steps from Dahlin and Jokiharju next season. I could see that paying off if he does it

If we win this, the momentum could make peeking at the standings in a few games interesting. If we lose this, the season is effectively over. It's the biggest game of the season. So I'll be watching attentively!

I just mean because he is still so small he was my number 3 behind Dahlin/Svech

Confident that Trocheck would be a great fit here. Gimme

Were you going for BS or idiot? just having fun PA

Honestly can't believe Hughes was ready to go so soon.

I would get our third back and use an offer sheet, if anything just to make them squirm for always getting ludicrous sweetheart deals. They are a great team in a great location, and I think everyone but Kuch and Point have no trade clauses on their contracts. Make an offer sheet high enough and they'll sweat, deservedly so. worst case scenario, life gets harder for a division rival. Best case, you get a player.

I haven't focused enough on hockey to have anything I'm capable of talking about! That project would give me something.

If I get time this offseason, I'd be willing to learn your definitions and watch a dozen full games of the Sabres and another team and track all passes if you want. Then I could come on your podcast and talk about results? I know we had talked about getting me on there and that would give something to talk about

Jack's instagram story has a pic of him hugging bogosian on the ice earlier this year, maybe in his first game of the season?

What's the nature of your source? It'd at least be refreshing to know that the Sabres know what good players are hehe

I would trade Mitts and a first. I'd add a small piece or two. its like paying to upgrade Mitts to a level you hope he can become, right now. Who is telling you this, was that hockeybuzz's deal? Or are you being serious

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Agreed on all points. I do think Phil played a role in the beginning of Eichel's leap in on-ice leadership and off-ice (public) attitude, but there's a distinct difference between the Jack we see today (who is the captain that will hoist our first cup) and the one of yesteryear The best part about this offseason is that there is basically no more room for diverging fan views on where the team is at. A boat load of contracts viewed as a bunch of small anchors are gone, it's the start of year number 4, there is ample room to add guys, and we have plenty of assets. I think every single person, whether they're sold on a longer view or think the team should have been better quicker, is ready to see the talent change enough this summer to where we can finally have a collective genuine belief that the team is a playoff team. It will make evaluation of the staff cut and dry. Let's sit back, see what they can do, and hopefully feel some real hope for this year for the first time in a long time.

Boudreau, Gallant, Laviolette, Babcock is an interesting pool to choose from for teams getting ready to fire coaches.

"He handles our room so well, never lets his emotions get the best of him. If we play bad, we have a bad game...instead of the usual, like come in, kick the trash barrel, let us have it, he doesn't say anything, he regroups with us in the morning, delivers a really really good message, after he delivers that message everyone's like 'holy sh*t, I'll go out and play right now if he wants'"

What about his play on the Eichel goal? Crosby has controller-disconnected gifs. Was it wrong for the Pens to sign him? "Simple as that" referring to one single play is literally the worst case you could possibly construct. Eyes rolling out of my skull

One of Eichel's best buds. Jack appears to be Bogo's daughter's favorite uncle they're adorable together

At this point he's probably known that bunker longer than any other shelter in his life. It's home now and asking him to leave would be cruel

Boudreau is a good coach, and had a bad team playing decent hockey, with bad results. He'll go somewhere and win games again Also, just looked and they're 3 points out with 3 games in hand. Weird timing.

He raves about Krueger. says he's shooting lower (!!!) and that's why he's scoring more. He's gotta get that message to his teammates.

That's what I mean, I'm talking about this offseason. I certainly don't expect anything big at the trade deadline. I'd only trade the UFAs that I think don't contribute much

It could happen. We all hate GMTM, but even he was capable of adding a 2C for a reasonable cost. It happens, we just have to be the ones there and ready when one shakes loose, or have to be the ones to use our offer to convince a team they can shake him loose, or we have to be the ones to identify a soon-to-be 2C correctly

Yes. I love Jack with Olofsson on the PP again, and in OT. But, going back to our discussion yesterday, they were out there for zero goals for and two goals against during the 5v5 play that made up 54 of the minutes in tonights game... ? They were outshot 12-3 in those situations.

Miller's OT backcheck was pretty cool