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Thorny

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  1. A women’s team? Who, Carolina? As far as I can see no, there’s only 7 teams in that league
  2. For the record If being close to family is the deciding factor I can’t see his sister making the Beauts decision on that principle jiving with the news that Andersen is in negotiations with Carolina One would think there’d be a reasonable level of certainty if she made her decision based on that idea
  3. The most recent one was significantly better than the one before it. It was still over the top, but it was more in line with the ridiculousness of the first 8. 9 was weird. It was like they were specifically attempting to jump the shark. 10 was actually tongue in cheek and more self aware
  4. I guess the idea is paying a player their worth, now, while they deserve it, if you can accurately calculate it, rather than making them indisputably proving what they are worth, and then paying said player based on that performance that, at that point become past performance, where the performance in the now term might not be reflective of the $$ value they earned with *previous* play. Calculated risk for GMs I guess. Pay for performance not past performance. Way more likely to get an albatross deal when Age becomes a negative factor
  5. I don’t really think it’s a matter of family being important, or not lol I suppose now that she’s coming over she may specifically have chosen the beauts cause she herself wants to be close to family while here and they’ve got wind of the fact Andersen is assuredly signing with Buffalo, but that seems pretty far fetched.
  6. I mean he’s been living here for a long time already
  7. Do you base where you find employment according to where your sister does? It’s probably just a coincidence
  8. For my part I just care more about maxing our cap value over the next 5-7 seasons (3-7, specifically, when it’ll get way tighter) than I do about years 15-20 of our 30 year impending dynasty im not that fussed about protecting that year 12 of Power you mentioned until I see what we amount to in the...decade proceeding it. We seem to be protecting something we haven’t even built yet, protecting an idea
  9. I agree, it should absolutely be an established vet with Levi, one who is accustomed to a large workload
  10. Those adjustments are necessary regardless though. The data just says that Hellebuyck struggles with the most difficult shots. Dunno why folks would be surprised by this. All goalies struggle more the more difficult the shot. If the exceptions to that rule are only the truly elite, like Shesterkin, ie their sv% goes down on these chances but not as relatively so, it’s not a mark against acquiring Hellebuyck, unless those guys are available. Hellebuyck’s relative “weakness” in that area is still stronger than the field, the goalies we’ve been rostering of late.
  11. You may not need a great goalie, but you certainly need great goaltending. The logical fallacy is saying that just because goaltending can be unpredictable, that there aren’t some goalies more likely than others to provide that great performance. You can’t just throw your hands up at the position and pretend any old UPL might randomly go on a Hill like run, and call it a day. Not only is Hill the exception to the rule, he was still significantly more established than the Comrie’s of the world, coming into the season
  12. How would you compare the goalie situation , year over year?
  13. Depends if KA gets *his* price
  14. I just don’t see a Myers like trajectory for a first OA pick but you are correct of course that there’s some risk
  15. I feel like a bridge is by far the worst outcome. Maybe because I don’t doubt Power at all, but what’s the big point in raking up savings the next 2 seasons, if it’s not about doubting his likely development curve? Would we even *use* that cap space? Weren’t we way under it this year? We won’t maximize it just because it’s there. Id take 6, 7, 8 year deals before kicking the can down the road. Also can’t minimize the benefit the cost certainty would provide, as Adams plans the structure of the much more difficult to manage, convoluted seasons on the way. A bridge just leaves KA unsure what his cap looks like in 3 years and perhaps less able to make moves
  16. That’s exactly what I think it would cost. And the Sabres should do it. 64 mil over the next 8, as opposed to bridge and then LT which using Chewy’s numbers would come in at 68 over the next 8 years, plus the savings of that course would come in the next 2 years, when we need it the least (8 mil savings, 4 mil per) as opposed to saving 2 mil per and 12 million over the final 6 years where we’ll need it way more It’s cheaper overall, the savings are at a way more opportune time, I care much less about the 2 years of extra control, 7 and 8 years from now, when the next 6 years is window-city. It’s barely a risk. How much would Power come in below 8 mil, in 2 years, even if he doesn’t develop as planned?
  17. 6 years 7 million would be better than 2 years 4 million, followed by 8x10. We need to stop prioritizing a time frame *7 years away* over the nearer, 5 year term. Window is now. We’d be spending an extra 3 million per year over the next 2 years, then saving 3 million per over the crucial next following 4 years. A savings of 6 million over the next 6 seasons, and 12 million over the last 4, relative to the bridge and then 8 year 10 million dollar deal course of action. That deal prioritizes the savings over the time period 7 years from now. Is this just a reluctance to declare the window open? I care about the next 6 years way more. That’s a lifetime in the NHL.
  18. Agree. There’ll be a number that gets it settled, below what the number’ll be should we wait and sign him later, as I kinda expect him to off for Dahlin-esque value, probably slightly less. You’ll have to pay, though, as you need to make it worthwhile to Power to forgo a purely “bet on yourself” approach. I highly doubt he’d be hard-line on that, ie “pay me 10 now, or I’ll wait”, ie they can probably find LT number below that, but we’d have to pay a reasonably significant premium on top of what a bridge would cost, under the idea that it’s worth it because Power is going to earn an even larger deal going forward. That’s the risk, paying more now than we strictly could get away with, but if you believe in Owen it’s totally worth it. Imagine if we had Dahlin on a Thompson like contract. Dahlin’s will be a good and fair deal, but it’ll be full value rather than the bargain it could have been
  19. me when everyone else takes the last ship outa this place also I’ll be fielding offers for the honor of hosting me in the spare room when I come to visit Buffalo
  20. What’s the old saying? It’s much easier to be a gracious winner. Jack won, he achieved the ultimate goal. Considering I don’t actually think he ever had a problem with Adams specifically, and combined with the added maturity age grants, I’m much more inclined to think Jack would draw from his positive Sabres experiences, now, if asked for a recommendation. Maybe that’s just me. Bitterness tends to evaporate, especially with success Unless he really, really has it in for the owners, I guess
  21. They won’t and it wouldn’t
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