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That's a Canadian bloody mary isn't it?? Why don't you'z guys call it a bloody mary?? Who the heck thought of Caesar, I always think of that as a salad.

I'm with you on this one, not that he doesn't have a lot to prove this year but it does look like he's improved his physical fitness and I'm not going to dismiss the fact that with all the Swedish players moving to Rochester apparently next year, that he will feel more comfortable there which translates into wanting to prove to his mates that he belongs. I'm hoping for a big improvement year from him.

PP.......... Casey takes his spot, the Sabres PP is the only good thing about this team lately. I don't think they're going to change anything. What makes them so good is the versatility of the 4 forwards on it, Casey should be able to hold his own here. If Casey doesn't take his spot, exchange Berglund and Casey for PP1 and 2. I also think Dahlin, Sheary, Berglund, Scandella and Rodrigues will hold down the fort for the 2nd team. PK..... Sobotka will take his slot Defensive faceoffs is where we'll miss him the most. This is where Center by committee is our big chance. Housley is going to have to find someone he can trust. Don't be surprised if the wingers take more faceoffs than in the past. ROR will be missed but he isn't indispensable. They'll be fine.

Not that it's a significant move but what do you do with Scandella, McCabe, Guhle, Hunwick, Beaulieu, Dahlin, Antipin, Falk, Borgen, Tennyson, Risto, Bogosian, Nelson, Pilut, Fedun, Hickey, Bryson, Stephens, Martin, am I missing anybody?? That's alot of Dmen for 2 teams, here and Rochester. Somebody has to go, I would think??

I don't think there's going to be a major move but I do think JBotts makes something happen with the log jam of LHDs as an example. I'm getting to old to wait on a 5 year reconstruction plan with this team but I am ok and patient enough to get building from the bottom up as opposed to making some grand play now that just doesn't pan out later. If he doesn't do something prior to the season, I see a major redo again at the trade deadline around mid-season.

We are not strictly a democracy otherwise Hillary would be our president right now You have control over who your representative is, you want a Rockefeller Republican or Blue Dog Democrat, vote one in, don't expect another district, city, state to vote one in for you A big fallacy is people don't vote because they don't have a major interest in the ballot, closer to the truth is because people are too stupid and lazy. An example of that is when an education fund gets voted down. If all the people who have kids got off their lazy @ss and voted for it, it would have won overwhelmingly. The Parties are a conglomeration of people who don't necessarily think alike but band together to matter. Republicans... gun enthusiasts, anti-abortionists, lower taxes-less government interference-less regulations while Democrats lean towards more government regulation, environmentalists, freedom of choice, etc.... None of these ideas necessarily agree with each other but it's a you have my back, I'll have yours Our biggest problem as I see it is the demonization of people who don't agree with us. They aren't evil they just disagree with us

Enjoyed the read and I could also say I'm also on board. That bolded part is liberating. I've gone from being a Republican to being ashamed of the party it has become. I would never have admitted to its biased nature until the present administration took hold. I've always been tolerant of the Christian Right not because I ever fully agreed with it but because I do believe everyone is entitled to their beliefs, but the hypocrisy that they have taken on because of their current status is nothing short of mind boggling. I still believe you make your own world financially and we need to be responsible in what we can afford to take on, so being a Democrat just isn't in the cards anymore for me.

I can't imagine anyone else getting the C besides Jack. If he doesn't that just saying the organization doesn't have faith in the guy or they're waiting on Dahlin although there are 7 teams including the Sabres who haven't named one. I'm guessing they're waiting on September to announce it or just before the season starts. It would also make him currently the 2nd youngest captain in the league

The D&D brothers, Dudacek and Derrico, keep up the good fight dudes. Just remember what Neil said Don't let it bring you down, It's only Blue and Flagg churning, Find out when the Sabres are turning, And they will come around Neil, I love that dude, I love this song......

First week back to work after PTO....... Is this week ever going to end???? 417 days to retirement

I'm in

Oh Mikey, quit hating on every Sabre player and now Sabre blogger, jeez

I'm with you, if you're going to go old fartville, play Hunwick with him to start the year until someone else steps up. But heck, if Dahlin's as good as advertised, he may not need someone to mentor him and looking at the roster, that may be the best idea yet

No I would say high 80 point range would be my guesstimate, don't worry be happy sir.

Don't be shocked to see Dahlin on the right side with the over abundance of LHDs on the team.

Well you're down to 2 again, I now own that left one and I want it certified that it is the left one and I'll be expecting it next day air via FedEx very soon. Now I have 3!!!!

1st 2nd OK, Eleven gets credit for that????????? My feelings are officially hurt

I believe it was the October 16, 2016 game that the Sabres went into Edmonton without Jack and Kane and beat them 6-2, McDavid was held scoreless in that game.

I hope your right one is in good shape but that actually happened 2 years ago, not last year.

Or you can end up with Bogosian, Zachary Senyshyn and Jakub Zboril and find yourself fired. It all depends on how good a job you do picking

Now I'm confused, I thought he was joking............

Not to be argumentative but when was the last time someone traded out of the #1 pick in the NHL draft??

We'll have a better chance winning the lottery than someone trading us that #1 pick. Especially for the player Hughes is supposed to be.

??? Now I understand how you got lost in a supermarket ? I'm going to go 2-2-1. A respectable start for this franchise. Beating Boston and Colorado will be a chore though.

Are we going to win the Stanley Cup, nope. Are we going to make the playoffs, probably not but I'm ok with that as long as we see some vast improvement in play and don't see a repeat of last years train wreck. I'm very optimistic about a big improvement in play. An ESPN article http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/24119636/nhl-stacking-how-all-31-teams-improved-free-agency puts us as the 2nd most improved team in the offseason so far. That doesn't necessarily mean anything but the pessimistic outlook on this team by some here has me confused and I'm just as frustrated with the recent results as anybody. There's a bunch of if's on this squad but the addition of Dahlin should vastly improve the D and if Bogosian and McCabe give them a full season (between the 2) they have 4 NHL defensemen on the squad with Guhle-Pilut and some other young guys in the background. Casey isn't going to be ROR out of the gate but if he's the real deal, line 2 should be ok and say what you may about Sobotka and Berglund but they're legitimate 30-40 point producers on the 3rd line which them alone will give us 50 more points total than our 3rd line gave us last year. Playoffs maybe not but a big time improvement in play I believe we are in store for out of this team. The biggest question for me is can Phil H coach these guys up or not.