#freejame

I don’t. Toronto fans come down to Buffalo and are loud, obnoxious, the most intoxicated, rude, and constantly litter. It wouldn’t surprise me if half the people who dislike Toronto dislike them solely because of arena interactions and sports media. Toronto, historically, has never been anything more than a punching bag for Buffalo. Many in Buffalo just want to treat there fans as such as well.

There I made the wording even clearer for you. Nothing here asks if Eichel will be traded. It’s what do YOU think he’s worth and what do you think the LEAGUE thinks he’s worth. If your answer is Eichel is worthless, then I don’t know what to tell you. You should know what you want in return for Jack Eichel and should be able to form an opinion on how much of that he will receive. Obviously nobody knows, I am gauging Eichel’s value among people on the board.

I think it’s more likely they added milk instead

This is more along the line of proof that good teams lock up their star players early to team Friendly deals. Tampa, Colorado, Carolina, and Boston all fit this mold. Not only do they all have multiple star players better than our unhealthy Eichel (and arguably out healthy Eichel) but each and every one of them comes with a cap hit less than Kyle Okposo (dont fact check that statement). It’s what teams would have said about Reinhart if we had half a brain anytime in the last five years.

Colorado has continuously refuted this. The only difference between the amount of skill in Colorado and the amount of skill in Toronto, at least up front, is Colorado is massive and skilled whereas Toronto is simply skilled. Colorado also has a backend that is lightyears better but too much skills and too many stars are not the issue.

These are just bad takes that don’t follow the sport enough. Batting averages are lower this season due to a variety of factors primarily related to the physical ball itself. Three true outcomes have increased strikeout rate, it that is so far down the list of actual issues facing the game. The issues created by Manfred are far more damaging and occur far more often.

Pretty self-explanitory.

We aren't nearly good enough of a team to have Martin or Clutterbuck. I don't mind Cizikas though.

Strongsville, Ohio has (used to have?) an annual rib fest and it was probably the best ribs I've ever had in my life. Other than that, it's hard to disagree.

Lot's on the bold . Coming from deep Appalachia, I'm not sure anyone would consider PIttsburgh Appalachia, yet alone the capital (regardless of the fact is technically is). The New (recently designated with the park services!), Smokies (most visiting national park), Blue Ridge, and even Springer Mountain are all much more associated. Asheville is also more or less the "new age" cultural hub of the Appalachians as well. The beer was nothing to write home about, at least concerning the locals. I will say that I went to quite a few different bars that served beers that I typically had to scour the earth for, which was nice. PNC is amazing and everything you said perfectly encapsulates it. One of the best ballparks I have ever step-foot in by far. And I don't even remember having to pay to park! The outside stadium atmosphere was second to none. Pittsburgh driving is ***** nuts. It's fast, its constant lane changes, and it's exciting. I enjoyed it a lot more when I has a smaller sedan, but it's one of my favorite spots to drive. I'm not much of a speeder, but I'll maintain the flow of traffic and i remember a caravan of probably 15 cars all going 90 plus with a cop following us just minding his own business. The curves are also a blast. Every time I drive through Pittsburgh it always slightly reminds me of the excitement of driving into DC.

Let's say hypothetically the LA deal of Turcotte and Vilardi (not Kaliyev) for Reinhart were to do though. And the Leafs off Marner and Sandin/Roberston for Eichel. How does this alter the next season in Buffalo? Skinner (meh)--nobody--Marner Roberston-- Mitts/Villardi/Turcotte--Cozens Olofsson-Mitts/Villardi/Turcotte--Tage Gigs--Mitts/Villardi/Turcotte-R2 To me that looks no better. Neither Villardi or Turcotte or Mitts should be slotted next year any higher than top six. There's an off-chance our bottom-9 in improved, but we are going to be left with a gapping hole at 1C. I don't see how a TO trade works. We need a Byfield, Newhook, Zegras coming back or we need to anticipate another top-5 pick. Just for the record, I think Turcotte tops as a strong 2C, Vilardi as a strong 3C (assuming his back hold ups) and Robertson a top-6 wiger. Byfield has 1C potential but I worry he will top out at as a strong 2C. Newhook I have somewhere better Byfield and Turcotte. Marner's cap hit is higher than Jack's so no money is being saved. The Reinhart money could go to Danault, but all you're getting there is a strong 2C. The bottom-9 just isn't capable enough to make up for the lack of first line.

When was the last time the Sabres has a Josh Allen? Hasek? Even then I don't remember anything nearly as crazy as everything going on with Allen. Honestly, I can't think of anyone who Buffalo has embraced as wholeheartedly as Josh. Hell, I can't even remember a Sabre as well-loved and respected as the new and improved Jerry Hughes, and he probably doesn't even rank in the top five for the Bills anymore.

Marner makes $11m, sounds like a cap dump to me.

Leafs fans are all over reddit wanting to move Marner ASAP.

FTFY

Yeah I’m off Dorchester right on the border of N. Charleston and Summerville. Did they have you at the Air Force base?

Baseball isn’t destroying itself with analytics. Rob Manfred is destroying baseball. Analytics are why there’s all the great young talent there is today.

I know it wasn’t. Your point was what they were saying isn’t applicable. I agree with you. I am saying that understanding baseball analytics and hiring from their front office can be worthwhile for a variety of reasons, none of which were mentioned.

I haven’t lived in an NHL city in eleven years and the StingraySpace forum just doesn’t do it for me.

We can absolutely talk about how the advancements in analytics and advanced scouting in baseball can impact baseball, but the above is focusing on the wrong aspects. Bat speed, contact rates, route efficiency, sprint times, etc. The entire statcast system that has been so amazing for baseball is being similarly implemented in the NHL and smart teams are going to be on the forefront of gathering and applying this data for all sorts of purposes. Hiring from MLB teams for front office positions makes perfect sense. No other sport has the bevy of front office personnel that baseball has. I know none of this is news to you, but just throwing it out.

from what I've gathered elsewhere this incident took place inside their Chase Club seats that come with a lounge. The person in the video was told beforehand they would not be able to wear their jersey in the lounge, but would be fine to wear their jersey at their seat. Evidently they were told wrong information. Apparently these are seats prominently featured on TV and TB wants the TV audience to show TB jerseys.

Keep Reinhart long term but if he says no then take that.

I should have rephrased—I like Turcotte more than both of them. I am not as enamored with Rossi as others are, but I do like Boldy a lot. I’m almost to the point where unless an Eichel trade swings wildly in either direction, I will be ambivalent.

I don’t have much to say other than I like Boldy more than Rossi but I don’t want either to be the centerpiece of an Eichel deal. Turcotte is better than both of them.