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This was my worse fear. He is the heart and soul of our team and we’re gonna hurt without him. Our D is basically an AHL squad plus a rookie in need of time.

I think it’s a subtle attempt to kick the fans while they are down. We could’ve been announcing Bagel’s name for us, instead we get Clague. Brutal.

Snooze you lose Devon

He makes it sound like it’s such an inconvenience to reach out to them and he’ll do it when he absolutely needs (not wants) to check that box. I also don’t like how he says “when we were 14”. To me, that sounds like a veiled excuse for his behavior. He could’ve left that out.

Who’s to the upper right of Comrie’s mom?

We are all guilty of doing some horrible things or having horrible views as juveniles. Myself, I wish I could go back and redo things with what I know now and I didn’t really do anything that bad. But, kids are brutal to each other for very stupid, immature reasons. I’ve been on the opposite end as well. Wish it was never that way. Edit: that said, iirc, this was the case where they forced the kid to bite a urinal puck. That’s just very wrong on so many levels. It wasn’t just incessant teasing.

We need an NHL defenseman. No tweener.

I’m all for shipping out either Mitts or Oloffson. We have too many prospects and not enough room. So, it comes down to who has the highest trade value. Known NHL commodities or prospects with unknown ceilings. We’ve seen Oloffson’s ceiling, not quite sure where Mitt’s is, but it can’t be too much higher. I don’t think either has high enough trade value and will likely just return another player who “needs a change of scenery”. We do have some very valuable prospects, but most view them as “untouchable”. This is an extremely important year for Mitts. The problem is if he continues at his current level, his trade value plummets after the season.

What’s the problem? Teams were allowed to expose incoming FAs and we could’ve protected Toker as our lone goalie. Whether they would’ve taken the decoy (Ulmark) over someone else is unknown.

I do. SEA 2 BUF 6 Should’ve exposed Ulmark. Problem solved. KA lives and learns.

Pretty much this. I don’t think we should view anyone who is not on the current roster as “untouchable”. You never know what may be offered. That said, I asked myself what we are going to do with all the forwards we have amassed? It’s a great problem to have, but there’s very few spots that could be seen as “open” now or over the next 2-3 years. We should be exploring our options. I wouldn’t do anything unless an excellent 3/4 defenseman was coming back though.

I don’t think we should underestimate the effect of this 3+ year wait period. GMs are humans too and will do anything to preserve their job. For such a high pick, they need results relatively quickly. Can a GM who just finished 2nd last afford to wait 3+ years for results before getting fired? I think anyone who drafts Mitchkov is going to be one that feels very comfortable in his seat.

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I think we are scary think at defense and we really don’t have anyone in the pipeline. I’m not going to count on Johnson. I don’t think the draft is an option as they take too long to develop. I look at Savoie, who I think has a higher offensive ceiling than Krebs or Quinn, and I ask where are we gonna fit him in? I agree, Oloffson can be replaced. Probably Girgs and KO eventually too, but I want them replaced with the same style of player. For better or worse, Skinner is going to be on the active roster until his contract is up. He’s unmovable and we’re not going to pay him that kind of money to sit in press box. Hate to say it, but what happens if Dahlin goes down? If I am going to move Quinn or Krebs, which I won’t be looking to do, it will be for a Chychrun level defenseman or I’ll get off the phone.

It’s not tossing his out. It’s using quality to acquire quality. I have no doubt Quinn will be a very good NHL player. But we have a glut of players like that. I would demand a commensurate return for him.

I would listen to trades involving Quinn or Krebs for the right Dman. I know people may not like this, but I don’t see them breaking into this lineup. They are spare parts being wasted right now. Either that, or sent back down to Rochester. I can’t see any justification for Hinestroza sitting again.

Yep, synovial fluid will basically be blood with an ACL tear. But, this isn’t diagnostic in any way, so don’t think they would run the risk of possibly introducing an infectious agent. Synovial fluid would be collected in the confusing cases. Kid comes in with fever and big swollen knee, since being hit in a football game a week ago. Could be trauma. Could be a septic knee. Need imaging to make this.

Didn’t we cause the Winnipeg implosion last year too?

What happens in a situation like this. Is Pilut allowed to suit up?

Mounting Weight on Demko’s shoulders.

Needs to make sure this record is never broken again.

The beauty of this current team make up is that we can well afford to send Quinn back down to Rochester and he won’t be replaced by a JAG. In most previous years, these players would stay in Buffalo and struggle.

Nice job. You jinxed us.

Ok, I’ve been drinking enough tonight to bite. What do you see Miss Cleo? Tell us what you seeeeee.

Picked Oloffson. The kids need to play and I think Olly needs some time to think about why he hasn’t registered a point since the opener.