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  1. 16 hours ago, nfreeman said:

    Well, it's kinda hard to be sure about this kind of thing, but I do think Vanek is the floor and not the ceiling -- although there are certainly plenty of similarities that indicate that Laine's career could be as big a disappointment as Vanek's was.

    I guess I just think that it's pretty unusual for a guy as talented as Vanek to ultimately amount to as little as Vanek did, so I think the likelihood is that Laine surpasses Vanek.

    Why are you talking about Vanek like he is Patrik Stefan?  He did score 40 twice, and has produced pretty steadily throughout his career.  He’s not a hall of famer, but far from a disappointment.

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  2. 6 minutes ago, Weave said:

    I think any trade that swaps Sam for Laine doesn't upgrade anything.  If it goes well, you've changed the skillsets but haven't addressed any holes. And the trade brings non-insignificant risk given the trend in Laine's performance

    Risto for Laine I'd do.  Keep Sam.  Add another high end talent at forward.  Move a player from a position of depth.  Now you are looking at the kind of depth at wing that make Casey at 3C a dangerous line.

    I'm still of the belief Reinhart can excel as a center if given "proper" wingers.  This flexibility gives him more value than Laine in the long run, and I would prefer if JB targeted Ehlers.  Reinhart has been a good soldier during the dark times, and I would like to see him succeed as a Sabre.

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  3. I had the privilege and honor to meet three of the Apollo astronauts last night at a company event celebrating the Lunar Module.  I can listen to these guys talk about their experiences for hours on end...just fascinating.  Talking to all the retirees who worked on the LM was interesting as well.  Just a different breed of person back then.

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  4. 1 hour ago, darksabre said:

    I'm just going to quote my post from another thread:

     

    Scoring Schenn for Risto would be a major coup in my opinion.  And I would take Ehlers as well, as I think the strength of the wingers could vastly help Reinhart succeed at being a solid #2 center.  I am a pretty big Risto fan, but the writing is on the wall. 

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  5. 18 minutes ago, The Jokeman said:

    I'm expecting him to get a similar contract to Timo Mier got which about $6 mil with 4 seasons, too bad we don't have a 3rd to offer sheet him.

    It would be kind of interesting if we dealt somebody to Carolina to reacquire our 3rd rounder.  You'd kinda know what we were up to at that point.

  6. 17 minutes ago, SDS said:

    My son in elementary school. Everyone loved that hat but the asshats in his grade wouldn’t stop grabbing it so he stopped wearing it. 

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    Sharp lookin young man there.  Tell him to pop any kid who touches the hat.

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  7. 2 minutes ago, DarthEbriate said:

    For the moment. (Rumor has it, but I refuse to believe it) he'll soon be back in our hands. Then he'd be JBot's guy, too.

    And for the record: I'm not intending to continue the Vesey speculation. I hope that ship has crashed into an planetary shield.

    We're just getting warmed up!

    This year feels like 2015 to me.  I don't recall when the action started that day, but it seemed like when the first trade came, it was rapid fire after that.

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  8. 7 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

    Figure Hughes, Kaapo, Turcotte and Byram will probably be gone by Seven. 

    Kirby Dach with his size and skill will probably be as well. 

    That leaves Peyton Krebs, Dylan Cozens, Trevor Zegras and Cole Caufield depending on what Detroit does. We know the Sabres interviewed the latter three. Wonder what direction they head in,. 

     

    Chicago went to The Left Bank And Mulberry’s In Lackawanna with Prospects 

    Anything on Boldy?  His game just gives me good vibes.

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  9. 6 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

    I wouldn't hire him. That's undermining your current coach by bringing in someone a chunk of the fanbase will be screaming for at the first loss. Also his history with other people still in the organization. I would rather have completely new ideas. 

    Reasonable take.  I just get the sense that Krueger doesn't mind having extra experience on his staff, and Lindy isn't one to undermine someone.  His Buffalo connections though may cause perception issues though....hard to argue against that.

  10. 3 hours ago, Kruppstahl said:

    I enjoyed the Boston/TO game and I think Boston will win the next one too.

    Also kind of glad SJ won in double OT simply b/c it extends the series, which has been phenomenal.

    Not sure who I will pull for though in Game 7.

     

    I'm enjoying the Boston/Toronto series as well.  The sad part about it is that I really like the players on Toronto (except Kadri).  If it weren't for their obnoxious fans and being in our division, I might actually want them to win.  Tavares, Marner, and Matthews are all good dudes, and really talented.  I have to give Matthews some props as he's really stepped it up since Game 3.  I'm not sure why people think Matthews is a more "complete" player than Eichel though.  Their defensive game is about the same in my opinion.  But Matthews can really snipe with the best of them.

  11. On ‎4‎/‎12‎/‎2019 at 6:03 PM, Beer said:

    Offer sheet Marner

    I endorse this message.  Maybe if we talk this up enough, it will happen.  I love me some first rounders, but I'll gladly give them up for a guy like this, especially given his age. 

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  12. 15 hours ago, Brawndo said:

    Toronto will match any offer

    But a 5 year 11.5 Million AAV, would ***** their cap royally. 

    No GM will offer sheet anyone unfortunately.

    Totally agree, but I would love to see Botterill try, if not somebody else.  Marner is the real deal.  Put him with Eichel, and they'll light it up.  And if you wanted to spread the wealth, I think he would do wonders for Casey's development on the 2nd line.

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