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At his age Crosby had put up nearly 300 points. He is a bust. Best we trade him for futures and restart the rebuild

Maybe we could trade Dahlin and Quinn for him and a 2023 first?

Can’t you extend that logic to any part of sports? Like we have no control over anything the Sabres do, so what benefit is it for us to know what the cap hit of a player is? Or what’s the lines will be that night? Or what a player was traded for? Knowing these things allows of engagement with the sport, which is part of the fun.

Gonna be a long night with Dell in net

Good - that’s the response you want to see. Dahlin is 21 playing top minutes on an AHL calibre team that is missing half its top players. He will be fine.

I really liked how Alex came across in his press conference

😂 Granato was shortly seen walking with a shotgun slung over his shoulder

Meanwhile Hutton let in eight goals. Sub .700 save percentage

Hutton putting up .727 for Phoenix

Enjoyable team to watch. Tage has been noticeable all game

Need to work on that static power play

Dahlin making some elite plays

Dahlin had some nice carries that period

Man this team is fun to watch - let's hope it continues for another 240 or so periods!

Good point. Interesting considering he is officially still on the team / being paid. Really shows how bad the relationship is

Empty stadium

Refusing team ordered medical treatment. I believe under the CBA the team has the final say on what treatment should be, and the player can elect medical arbitration.

For this season to not be ugly, we need: Cozens to have taken a big step up in the offseason Skinner to be close to his old pre-Kruger self Bjork to have a breakout season Thompson to have a breakout season Mitts to play to his draft-day expectations Dahlin to play to his draft-day expectations UPL to have taken a big step up in the offseason Anderson to have a chip on his shoulder and want to retire on a high I don't like our odds

The league will also have a hand in this - they won't be happy if a player knowingly and deliberately breaks the CBA and there is no punishment. He could be suspended by the NHL for it. If they let Jack have the surgery and it partially works, such that he can come back and play but not nearly to the same level, his value is tanked and we are saddled with $10 million cap dump. Not to mention his salary must be paid. Letting him get the surgery holds massive risk for the Sabres, and almost none of Jack, which is why it hasn't happened. Jack is clearly hesitant about the surgery / the consequences of it (both legal and medical), otherwise he would have got it by now and done just what you said. If the Sabres don't budge, Jack has three options - 1) Get the fusion. 2) Sit out the next five years of his prime, until he is 30 and potentially never play in the NHL again / not to the level he could have (and potentially get into legal dispute if he is refusing to fix the issue) 3) Get the ADR and risk the consequences, which could be substantial. Right or wrong, the players negotiated away their medical autonomy for guaranteed contracts and that won't change. My understanding is that the Sabres medical doctor is regarded as a world class specialist on neck issues - he thinks fusion is safer for Jack (not just for the Sabres). The independent NHLPA (who looks after Jack) specialist thinks he should get a fusion. The third party independent thinks he should get the fusion. The rest of the doctors he has canvassed have varying thoughts - but no clear consensus. The guy who would do the ADR surgery thinks Jack should get the ADR. This is a massively complicated situation

As for part two, they could suspend him without pay for breach of contract. Therefore they would not be on the hook to pay Jack, and Jack would not be able to sign with another team. This is the same logic that stops players refusing to report to terminate their contract and sign with a new team. Should they do this, they could then unsuspend him when he passed a medical - however, I don't know what would happen if Jack then got paralysed from the ADR slipping whilst making a hockey play. Perhaps the Sabres could refuse to pay the rest of the contract? Voiding the contract would require full negotiation of a new contract I believe. Technicalities aside the point is clear - if Eichel gets the surgery without Sabres' approval, he is no longer guaranteed the $50 million he is owed. Which is why he hasn't done it.

Nah, the Sabres front office are seen as incompetent morons, this will increase his trade value as it will affirm to the rest of the league Eichel is the perfect captain.

What’s the Sabres vaccination status? 17 teams are now fully vaccinated. Considering the heavy Canadian travel for the Sabres, and the fact Covid de-railed our season last year, I hope we join the complete list

I don't care if this is $1 million over payment (which it is at most). We don't need that money over the next few years, and I would rather use it to keep Dahlin sweet than nickel and dime him now. He remains an RFA at the end of the deal, so we can retain his rights and sign a long-term deal through his prime.

The Sabres offered them contract extensions and they turned them down. Obviously no details on salaries etc have been revealed. But I wonder if Peters / Rivet simply thought they were worth more

I think the Sabres may need to take on a contract like Gibson's to justify the unknown regarding Eichel