DarthEbriate

Might be... If any of them make it to UFA: Bennett, Gavrikov, Ekblad, Fabbro, Mangiapane, Frederic, Dumoulin, Rutta, Jeannot, Nosek. One more experienced playoff guy who has played on the right teams and knows how to be a punk. (and Fabbro as a potential 2nd-pair RHD)

In my experience, there's no such thing as luck. With the Sabres, everything is deservedly unearned.

Another game 7 isn’t a bad thing.

It’s why the big league squad needs so desperately to make the playoffs. You never know who is going to step up and who will fold. Because then you may need to adjust a roster accordingly. And sometimes a playoff no-show can become a playoff warrior a few years down the line.

How about after 7 seasons? The important thing to note is that if somehow Sheevyn returns next season as GM, then Appert is the coach. After a very thorough search and interview process.

Fabian Zetterlund?

St. Louis had to reacquire their 2nd last year for exactly that purpose. Adams could trade a 2027 BUF 2nd to regain the 2026 BUF 2nd from Ottawa.

It doesn't. They still need to move pieces. But then at least they're getting a ready-to-go player in return instead of futures. Edit: Drury has painted himself into a bit of a corner with some of his contracts. If the cap were staying flatter these next couple seasons instead of skyrocketing, he'd be looking to trade a 1st to get Panarin off the books. Edit of the Edit: they'd probably rather move Zibanejad than Panarin, obviously. It's just the term. The Breadman is on an expiring contract. Zibanejad is.... forever.

Even with the rising cap, the Rangers only have $10M in total cap space at the moment for next season. (They need to add 5 players to the roster for next season and have 7 RFAs this summer; they're an excellent target.) If the Rangers were to lock up K'Andre Miller on a long-term extension before the draft, you might be able to nab Cuylle for a 2nd (offer something like $4.5M/year). But I think the Rangers will make some moves to clear space so that they can get Cuylle on the LT deal instead, while bridging Miller because he's not an offensive force. If you really want him, though, a 1st+3rd and $7M/year should get it done (they'd need to move Panarin + others). Or, if you really, really want him, you could offer JJP if both players agree to a sign-and-trade.

A better way to look at it is that Calgary traded Sam Bennett to Florida for a 2022 FLA 2nd and Emil Heineman (2020 FLA 2nd). This was in April of 2021, when Eichel was injured and they needed a center to support TNT/Mitts/Cozens, and Adams was already planning to move on from Reinhart, etc. Bennett was an RFA that summer with no trade protections.

Always two there are. A Master and an Appertice.

I’d say it happens all the time. In the NFL it’s simply tied to the maturation of a quarterback. In baseball, the Astros bottomed out and made it. The Yankees rode a young core of Jeter-Rivera and then spent to keep it going awhile because no cap. In NHL Florida and Colorado and Edmonton are all built around 3-4 who’ve been together forever and you find a guy (Tkachuk, Kadri, … Jeff Skinner) who helps you get to the next level for a season or 5, with that core. The Sabres had it wirh ROR, Eichel, Reinhart, Dahlin and they blew it up by choice.

The most recent is the 2024 7th-round pick (2nd most recent pick): Vasily Zelenov draft measurables were 5-11 170# (or 6-0 180# depending on which source you used). Grabbing draft day weights close to or less than 170, and heights 6-0 or under. Others: 2024 Zelenov 5-11 170# 2023 Benson 5-10 170# 2022 Sjodin 6-0 168#, Lindgren 6-0 176#, Östlund 5-11 165#, Savoie 5-9 179#, 2021 Kozak 5-11 173#, Marjala 6-0 178#, Sardarian 6-1 156#, Kisakov 5-10 150#, Rosen 5-11 161# 2020 Konecny 5-11 156#, Costantini 5-11 173#, Quinn 6-0 176# A few folks bolded could be dropped based on higher weights, but they projected as skilled players when drafted (unlike say... Kozak, who was drafted as a ceiling 4th liner).

Sabres make the playoffs in the 2010-11 season. August 2011, Adams joins the coaching staff. No playoffs since. He is a master of the negative Concept of the Cup. It’s been the rise of Emperor Sheevyn at the expense of the franchise. He doesn’t have to own it. It’s all he’s ever known.

The wedding is just an event. There’s a ton happening for the character. She’s selling her daughter to finance her project, she’s deciding a price to keep her childhood friend and partner silent about the project, and the one person she can’t be seen with publicly is right there front and center with a lavish gift.

Good for them. They got to attend a playoff game.

Andor season 2 was pretty darn good.

Tuned in. Kozak to the net, Clague with a nifty backhand centering pass, and Helenius' shot picks a corner with the screen. Tied.

I think it could be What Could KA Even Have Done? ...but that's not funny enough. Who Called KA an Earnest Howdy Doody? Winds Created by KA's Extra-strength Hair Dryer? Wins Cannot! KA EEE Hath Decreed!

I'd like to see Lou get involved as a voice, but his recent teams aren't all that impressive. I do think it'd be fun for him to get Adams canned, then get upset one day and can Ruff and take over as the head coach for a game, then mid-game, fire all the assistant coaches. The Great Lamoriello Purge. The biggest anti-Lou sentiment I have though is that when he took over the Islanders, they changed the name of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers to the Bridgeport Islanders to "have a stronger sense of affiliation between the big team and the little team." BS. The Sound Tigers was a great name. Let your AHL team be its own brand with its own colors and civic pride and culture. Let it have a goofy name and live out silly minor-league antics. Can you imagine the depression if Rochester became known as the Baby Sabres? For that reason alone: no Lou for me.

One thing can certainly be said about the Avs vs. the Sabres GM. Last season, the Avs started horribly because of a devastating rash of injuries and some of the worst goaltending possible. Once the injuries subsided, and the goaltending was still garbage, they salvaged their season before it got out of hand. Within a two-week stretch, the Avs had moved both Annunen .872 sv% and Georgiev .874 sv% out and brought in the Blackwood-Wedgewood tandem, who would have save percentages with the Avs of .913 and .917, respectively. Adams has been dinking around with goaltenders for 5 years.

Capwages has updated, too. You can now see which teams have the draft capital required for the 2026 picks and beyond: https://capwages.com/tools/offer-sheet Side note: the Mammoth logo is very muddled when viewed as a small icon. It's too busy for its height.

The annual Star Wars names entry. Looking at players that could theoretically still be on the board at 9: Highly unlikely unless 2+ reaches are made: Martone - Rebel guerilla leader; hunted by the Empire. Per Wookieepedia, Martonn was a male Zabrak inciter residing on Dromund Kaas. Desnoyers - "Star Desnoyers! Two of 'em coming right at us." I could do so much with this. My preferred SW choice. So much potential. One of them will be there: Frondell - Heavily industrialized planet known for its shipyards; currently loyal to the Empire. O'Brien - boring Earth name. Move along, move along. Mrtka - The MRT-K Assassin droid. It's a prototype. Martin - He's a hard-working dad just trying to make his way in the galaxy. Per Wookiepedia, Marten was a male miner living in the town of Vexen on the planet Kallistas. His twelve-year daughter received a cybernetic arm replacement thanks to Jondrell Inx. McQueen - "Queen Amidala has escaped again -- find her!" "Roger, roger!" A Trade Federation battle droid -- with bad back -- easily dismantled and injured. Roger, roger! Others to consider, but are outside the top 9 in most mock drafts: Eklund - Rebel X-wing pilot Jackson Smith - boring Earth name. Move along, move along. Nesbitt - a stodgy Imperial officer Aitcheson - H-S1 is a plucky astromech droid currently working in the Barrie system. Carter Bear - An Ewok. Some folks think that Ewoks are little teddy bears Carbonneau - "They've encased him in carbonneaunite. He should be quite the scorer, if he gets on the frozen ice sheet, that is." Past Star Wars players and their outcomes for your reference: 2019 Byram - Rebel pilot 2019 Cozens - Imperial officer 2019 Krebs - An Ewok  2020 Quinn - sounds like a smuggler 2021 Power – Unnnnnlimmited Owen Power! 2022 Savoie - Force-sensitive human who is seduced by the dark side of the Concept. 2022 Kulich - An asteroid belt in the Inner Rim 2022 Östlund - Imperial officer. 2 Osteds are Imperial navy officers! Amazing. Alater and Wermis! 2023 Benson - "I don't know anyone named Ben Son, but Old Ben…is kind of a strange old hermit." 2024 Konsta Helenius - Denizen of the local cantina

This is Reimer erasure! 😇 Reimer was fine in his first 9 games with the Sabres. Note: 2 games were coming in for a yanked UPL. The larger issue is that game #1 was 11/23 at the beginning of the losing streak (Reimer was OK giving up only 2 goals in a 3-0 loss) and game #9 was all the way to February 4th. He rarely got a chance to start. 1st 9 games: 2-4-1 .908 sv% GAA 2.2 no offensive help 2nd 9 games: 6-2-1 .900 sv% GAA 2.9 offensive help! final 4 games: 2-2 .882 sv% GAA 3.5 largely influenced by the 7-goal game Tampa decided to unleash at the end of the season Play him on a set, well-rested schedule--but play him consistently--and he'll stay fresh while also taking 5-10 starts away from UPL over the course of the season. But that's all last season. All that said, he should be upgraded next season unless is pounding on the door to keep his career going.

Those Bryson numbers... but he's happy just to be here. Wants to be here. So, we're good. And his in-season signing -- how little faith do they have in Ryan Johnson to be a #7-8 next year? I'd estimate Joker would then be something like a 33% O, 45% D while with the Sabres --- given that last season he barely played with Dahlin after the 1st month of the season (based on opening lineups).