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I would do the same if I lived a bit closer to the Arena. Even if the team is bad, it still is against NHL players and teams. Unfortunately, we live about 45 minutes away (without traffic) which is a bit too far with my job usual 6am start times.

I want him to be a 'quality' second pair d-man. I think he is bordering on that 3rd pair and 2nd pair in terms of ability. Hopefully by being paired with the right partner, he can execute at a 2nd pair level.

Snow during the last week of December around the Holidays, a few flakes in January would be nice too, maybe a day in late November. Beyond that I'm OK with no snow. As far as an Eichel trade, I'm not commenting much anymore because there is little left I can say that is new...but I still want it to get done asap, maybe more so now than even a few weeks or months ago.

I liked Miller, I really did, but to me he was simply an above average goalie with ONE Vezina year. That can make him a fan favorite, it can make him a team ambassador, but it does not make for a retired number. You can have your number retired if you play in multiple cup finals (and win at least 1), or have a couple Vezina trophies and contend for 1 or two more. Miller doesn't quite reach that retired number level for me.

Or the beat reporters and journalists that cover the rangers. I swear some of the worst trade proposals come out of the NY city media.....The Rangers should give the Sabres the 5th and 6th best prospect they have and a 3rd round pick in 2023, but ONLY if the Sabres eat most of Eichel's contract. I swear that is some of the stuff I hear about the the Media from NY city.

So what does this mean for the Sabres arena? Originally, the first story said funds were going to be linked for upgrades here with the new Bills stadium, I haven't heard much about that. Key Bank Center already needs some major upgrades now...I can't imagine how it is going to be in 5-7 years from now if it doesn't get major upgrades/repairs.

That still doesn't discount what I was saying....that If he just doesn't make up stuff out of the blue, then there would be some truth to what he says.

I agree. Is he perfect as a reporter? No, but he is going to be disliked by some fans because he will criticize a player, often times that player is one that people are fans of. Does he slant his reporting/opinions? Maybe, but I don't think he just makes stuff up. So even if his reporting is slanted, you can read between the lines and find some truth in it.

We have family that lives down there, so I try to make the best of it.

I think it was many pages back that someone brought up something about Miami and this thread... I think Miami has to be the most overrated city around. Things are kind of touching go with covid but we were there again for 2 days this summer, and having visited the city probably six or seven times in the past decade, I really don't get the appeal of it. Even if you're into the nightlife, which I admittedly am not anymore, I think Las Vegas, parts of California, and even New Orleans give you most of what Miami gives you if not more. Honestly you don't have the Latin music scene in Boston, but summertime in Boston has tons of great rooftop bars and other venues that individually are just as fun. Plus the city tends to smell really bad more than most cities, the weather can be unbearable, there's no public transportation to get around, I just don't get it. What am I missing?

The answer to that depends on that persons big picture perspective. To many fans, the rebuild/tank of the last decade didn't work. Many fans just want to start over...even if that means/meant moving Sam, Jack, basically most of what you aquired and built 5-10 years ago. Seeing a GM move what was the old/current 'young core' and just start over.......to those people that isn't 'blind fandom', it is a refreshing restart.

I don't totall disagree with you, but keep in mind this would only really apply if Adams was trying to trade a player and only one other team was interested. When you are trading with multiple suitors....those other teams are not just negotiating with you, but they are kind of negotiating 'against' the other teams. You can think Adams is a GM you can wait out and eventually get what you want without giving up too much, but if another team is after the same asset, you just can't do that because all the other team has to do is slightly beat your offer and then you lost that game. I really don't think this is a case of a bunch of other GM's 'testing' Adams to see if he will cave. I more think it is a matter of a bunch of other GM's being a bit afraid to be the one to pull off a trade for an injured player.

So was this meaning the reason behind Jack's now somewhat famous twitter emoji post?

Hes not getting surgery anytime soon. Hes going to miss the start of the NHL season...each day that goes by in this stalemate he misses more time. He is likely now going to miss the Olympics, with no shot at it again for 4 more years. And, he can't seem to have any options to do anything about any of this. So, when you can't do SOMETHING, you do ANYTHING. He is tired of just waiting around for nothing to happen and this is the only move he can make now.

To be honest with you, there ARE a lot of fans that think that because he got in a fight that is INDEED the thing that will make him a good leader. In light of some of the replies I am getting today, let me state that is NOT what I am saying you are saying....but if you listen to 'the instigators' on a regular basis, there have been quite a few callers over the last 6 months or so that have directly connected him getting into a fight as the single best sign he is going to be a good leader.

I was not reacting to you or your comments, but rather speaking in general. I have no idea why you are taking it as an attack on you, when I don't know what specific posts you have actually made. I am saying IN GENERAL, there seems to be a lot of posts on this forum where people are intimating he will be the next captain and a great captain and player at the same time, and that he can be expected to be a critical part of this team improving this year. That 'general feeling' that a lot of posters have is what I was responding to. Why do so many people take general statements as personal attacks to their point of view on this board when I am not even reacting directly to any of them??

I haven't been to a game in a while, but Sabre Dance should be played all the time when the team enters the ice. As far as the goal song, pick something different, almost ANYTHING different. The current song I disliked when they picked it....and it has gotten worse because yes, it is played when a goal is scored but it is very little but a reminder of this entire awful era of the Sabres during the years it was used. No offense to anyone who likes it as a goal song...but please, remove it from use, burn any physical or digital copy of it you have, and never speak of that song again around the Arena.

I agree with you. Overrated? I don't know if I'd use that word, but I get the impression a lot of people on this forum think he just games away from becoming a version of 'prime of his career Jonathan Toews'. Might he be that eventually? Maybe, maybe not. Will he have a better year in terms of offensive production this year compared to last year? Hopefully. Does he have the potential to be a great leader/captain? It looks like it. But none of those things are sure bets, and certainly it would be foolish to expect them this year. As much as people don't think guys like Okposo and Girgensons are great players, it is players like that who should be leaned on for any type of 'leadership' that is needed. Those guys seem pretty smart too, so I'm sure they could work with and 'bring along' Cozens into the leadership group as the season goes by. And as for scoring production....if Cozens gives you 20 goals and 50 points then great, but if he plays a full season and gives you 10 goals and 30-35 points don't worry about it and don't think of it as a failure on his part. I just don't think you can expect him to be a leader/producer that carries this team on his back (or anywhere close to that) for a couple years yet.

I'd rather not have ads on the Jersey, but it won't be too big of a deal to me at first. An ad or two....where it doesn't dominate the Jersey and I won't think much of it. When they start pasting ads all over the Jersey, every available space they can, then I really won't like it. I don't see that being a problem for another 2-3 years though.

Wow, Look in the mirror, you are the one that responded to MY post with something that made no sense at all regarding what I was saying. All I was doing was asking you what the heck you were responding to my post about. This one is all on you buddy. All I did was simply as you what you meant because I couldn't figure out what you were saying because it didn't have any bearing on the post of mine you responded to.

That had no bearing on my post whatsoever. My post itself had nothing to do with Allen, I was not attempting to continue a conversation about Allen, I did not bring him or the bills up in my post. If the post I was responding to did bring him up, I moved the topic of my post away from that and I only brought up the Sabres.

I have no idea what point you're trying to make? I did not reference football in any way in my post.

My opinion is a lot of Sabres fans over-rate Eichel. Many still think he is that generational player when he is not. He is a very good player on the ice, and all-star for sure, but not even close to generational. A couple weeks ago I was traveling through northern NY state for work and picked up on a radio show (I think it was out of Ottawa) and they had a guest on that explained Eichel in a very simple way but it goes to what I believe. This guest said Jack Eichel is a top 5-6 TALENT in the NHL, but he is not a top 5-6 PLAYER. Not that he is lazy or has a terrible attitude, but there is just something missing that would make that talent turn into results. Maybe it is the team he plays on (Sabres), but his top 5 talent only translates into a top 20-30 player right now.

Maybe someone tight to the cap will eventually start thinking more about Eichel as the season goes on, so they can try to do a Tampa Bay type thing with him.....meaning spend all they can on the cap this year to put the best team together, then add Eichel during the season but have him rehab and be on Long term IR....only to have him get close to 100% as the playoffs approach, start practicing with the team....and then having him ready to go for the playoffs as a 'bonus' $10 million dollar guy just for the cup run. Not sure who might qualify as a team, but maybe there is someone out there like that.

I agree to a cetain extent. To me, this Eichel saga is taking away from anything else that might be enjoyable. The team may be awful, they might finish last again, but I CAN take some joy out of the season if we see the young kids play and hopefully get better as the season goes along. It isn't much to look forward to as a fan, but it is something I can get into. Just hearing about the Eichel stuff, having it dominate this forum, and having it hang over the franchise like a dark cloud.....its awful. I hate it. I just want a resolution, for this to be over and for everyone to move on.