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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.

And if that were happening, and the only offer you get is from the Rangers and it is a bad as the rumor say, they you don't trade him. You sit him for a year. If Jack and his agent WERE making things this difficult, then YOU make things difficult for him. Him missing a year (or more) of his career, losing that money in the prime of is career.....well if that happens he just might be open to a trade to someplace else other than the Rangers. Either that or the Rangers will learn they would have to up their offer.

That wouldn't be all that bad, I'm not sure why Columbus gets such a bad reputation. Have they won anything big? No, But they have made the playoffs 5 of the last 8 seasons which is a LOT better than the Sabres. The Arena isn't brand new anymore, but its pretty nice ( I have been there twice). And the location "the Arena district" is great also (filled with bars and restaurants) A few blocks away is High street, which is like Chippewa at its best times 3. Its a growing city that is at least double the size of Buffalo. Honestly, as a younger player it is far from the last place you would want to play your career in.

This is good. My perfect scenario (I don't even know he rules so I don't know if it is even possible, but....) -He plays the full year in Michigan. -When they are done, he ends up playing a game or two with the Sabres. -At that point, if it can happen he then goes to the Amerks and plays with them during the AHL playoff run I HOPE they have. Again, don't know what the rules are with his eventual contract, AHL rules, etc...but if it was possible I'd love to see the above happen.

Decide if they want a team? Then go. I like the Bills, but my life doesn't end without them. I have television to watch all the Football I want. Not liking having my/our taxes and fees keep going up so those Billionaires can have their new stadium paid for (mostly) by everyone else.

I really don't think that is the case. NY city is so far away, and for years and years not even in the same division as the Sabres. I also don't see a ton of people here who think the Sabres have a huge rivalry with the Rangers (a lot less of one than with the Leafs for example). If he is traded, he is traded...going to the Rangers as opposed to anywhere else I can't see having any more impact with this fanbase.

This is another topic that shows how one can have their life and thinking change once they hit 40 years old.... Most of my life....2 things mattered recreationally for me....Cars and the sports I followed. Anytime my mind was free, I was thinking about the NHL, NFL even MLB...I couldn't get enough stats, analysis...fantasy sports, simulation games. Season ticket holder? Yep. I ate that up more than almost anything. Now? I'm barely hanging on to my 'fandom' of the Bills and Sabres through the message boards and twitter, and I mean barely hanging on. Cars are kinda the same. 2 jobs, sometimes 3 jobs when I was younger? Sure, in order to save up for that car I really wanted. Had it for a year and started thinking about the next car. A year later I was itching for the new model, and by year 3 I'd pull the trigger (if not sooner). Of course I did have a lot of miles driven for work. Websites about cars? checked daily. Magazine subscriptions to Motortrend and Car and Driver? Had those too. I knew pretty much every engine/transmission option available for every new car I even thought of wanting and for the competition to those cars also. But just like with sports, that has changed. I really WANT to be interested in cars again, I WANT to find a car that I love so I can enjoy the 'chase' of getting it again, but I just don't. Its hard to explain, but whenever a new model is unveiled, I'll look at the pictures and read the specs HOPING I'll want it badly, but for the last few years, nothing like that has happened. With that said, if I had to pick something I like the LOOKS of....the Mercedes G-Class SUV/Wagon..it is just different. But I can't say I'd actually want to drive on on a daily basis.

I agree. however, I can't stop checking the thread because I really just want to know an update if there is any. I just want this resolved already. Right now I'd rather have him traded, but any resolution would be great (like him and the Sabres making joint statements he is staying long term.). Just not to have this hanging in the wind for so long.

I think this is a great deal for Florida. You get Sam for 3 years, but there is flexibility there beyond that. And that AAV of 6.5? If Sam is the 'average sam' of giving you 20-25 goals per year, you are paying what you should. However, Sam took a step up the 2nd half of last year...if he plays at that level, you are getting a bargain. Add to that he did what he did in the past on the Sabres....he produced on wing and at center, and produced with great linemates and with lesser linemates....I just think it is a very good deal for Florida.

Interesting opinions on this topic. I'm sure we're going to get on the forum what I have in real life, and by that I mean contradicting opinions all over the place. I've heard from just as many people that he will show up and play because he has to prove he can play with the Sabre before he's traded... And the exact opposite opinion I've heard, where they will do whatever they can to keep him away from this team and he'll never play for the Sabres again. Both points have logic to back them up.