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The team has gotten eaten by the bruin in so many humiliating ways, they might as well be called the "Buffalo Hot Wings".

Does past performance indicate future results? It does if you have the same guy at the helm. No new owner, no new results, period. Unless somebody gets reaaaal smart. I have an infinitude of doubt. So does everyone else who came through the system apparently.

It's all bad man.

and then we went on to put up the longest losing streak of all time. Can't blame the guy for wanting to leave at any point in his tenure with the Sabres. Sabres are nothing but bad.

Good. Do it Japanese style and retain our honor. You want your hard earned taxpayer's dollars to be spent on a garbage product? Go ahead. Some don't and accept a pro career in perpetual loserness compensated by a fat paycheck paid for by the clueless fan (aka you and me). Without Jack we weren't Jack *****. We still aren't Jack *****. He went and got a cup and an "A" AND his checks got fatter. WE are the losers.

That's true. I guess we'd have to fleece another GM to get rid of him. Pump his stats before the deadline and then retain some salary.

Hm, Jack had a soul... If Jeff wants to play, he will play 60 minutes a night until he leaves, or cannot play anymore. This is the way.

That proves that it's possible. Good.

The only solution is to boycott all Sabres tickets and merchandise. Make the franchise unprofitable so Terry & Kim Pegula pack their bags and head for the hills. Also, lobby your government to stop any future handouts to the owners of the Bills/Sabres. He would have left willingly.

To quote former Sabres Captain Ryan O'Reilly: "I lost my love of the game in Buffalo". Former Captain Jack Eichel: "Vegas made so much sense to me. They want to win every year". And recent former Captain Kyle Okposo: "We knew we were screwed in the beginning". The Buffalo Sabres are a team where top talent is drafted, then paid to leave.

It worked for Eichel.

4. Play him 60 mins a night until he waives his NMC or hits the LTIR. Then if he needs surgery, be like "nah".

If KA is serious about winning, he will find a way out of Jeff Skinner.

He's on the injured reserve all season and his contract is worth far too much. He can be easily replaced by someone who works harder for less and who shows up to play (RJ, Bryson, Joker).

All the better. He is a liability.

Then trade him. However you need to make him leave the team, do it.

He's played 40 games a year since he started. How does that merit term and salary? Plus, he doesn't seem to know what he's doing on the ice. Joker and Bryson are much better.

His contract is exactly that. Get rid of him.

There are teams he would play for. Or, buy out his contract. Mule waiver is a no brainer. Joker gets to walk. Replace with Bryson @ 2M. Bump Stephenson and Tanev a mil and drop Jost and Clutterbuck. Replace with Amerks. The GMs job is to find solutions. Jeff Skinner is a liability anywhere on the ice except directly in front of the net. Explain why we can't waive Mule. Have you guys lost your balls?

Highest paid 3rd liner in history who can't produce. Say goodbye to the playoffs.

Jeff gone for future considerations. Mule on IR or waivers. 11 players signed at $60M. $87M - $60M = $27M remaining. UPL, Monahan, and Stephenson get $4M. Tanev and Joshua get $3M. Joker, Samsonov, and Clutterbuck get $2M. Jost gets $1M. 2 Amerks × $1M reserve. Total = $27M. --- Samsonov, Joker, and Jost get a bridge. Everyone else gets a raise plus term. We have a team.

Cozens doesn't think like a Centre imo. He likes corners, rushes, and playing the front of the net. Playing wing will allow him to focus on scoring. Samsonov is a highly underrated playoff borne goalie. Leafs waived him, then started him in the playoffs. Joshua and Tanev are solid. I'd take either over Maroon/OEL/Greenway. Jost is an upgrade on Krebs / Girgs.

Cozens - TT - Tuch (A) Quinn - Monahan (A) - JJP Benson - Stephenson - Joshua Clutterbuck (A) - Jost - Greenway Dahlin (C) - Byram Power - Tanev Joker - Clifton UPL - Samsonov

The second one.

Correct. If they have the right attitude, yes.