Curt

D+2 year , Mittelstadt and Cozens have basically identical points per game, 0.32 vs 0.33. However, Mitts was extremely sheltered in terms of zone starts that season and Cozens was given no such treatment.

Have you observed how these things work in the real world? If Jack Eichel seriously requests (demands?) a trade, he will be traded. I don’t think it’s even a question.

My Top-10. I surprised myself with a couple of these. Connor McDavid Leon Draisaitl Auston Matthews Mitch Marner Nathan MacKinnon Cale Makar Sidney Crosby Aleksaner Barkov Nikita Kucherov Adam Fox

I’ve gone through a range of emotions this season and I’ve come out on the optimistic side. RK was just killing everything good about hockey. Firing him has really changed things. The kids are playing like kids, but showing that they can be difference makers. They seem to be building up a critical mass of young talent and will be adding a couple more important pieces in the upcoming draft. I feel more interesting in the Sabres now than I have in a couple years.

Barkov has been a ppg player. ROR just a little under.

60 points is Barkov-ROR territory? Go look at what each of those guys has done the past 3 years.

Probably because Canada was dominant and everyone put up points. Guenther was expected to be one of the couple best players on the team. He finished the tournament tied for 8th on the team in points and was outperformed by some players ranked lower in the draft.

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Sure, if trading someone for ROR is giving them away, then yes. Also, Zadorov isn’t really that good.

What’s this now?

I mean, they are good, but are they elite? He has never really put up elite offensive numbers. The one thing that I feel about players with great hockey IQ and work ethic is that they seem to just keep getting better and end up playing above their “ceiling”. Like a ROR who isn’t flashy and everyone pegged as a good 2C. Then he is putting up 70+ points while playing elite defense and everyone realizes that he is one of the 20 best C’s in the league. I guess I’m just trying to say who knows, he could end up with more offense to give, but I have a hard time projecting that because he hasn’t put up really eye opening numbers at lower levels.

I mean, it’s kind of true because they are pretty good and Buffalo isn’t, but I’m sure you realize that this is an overly simplistic way of evaluating a roster.

Almost certainly not that gifted offensively. I doubt he will be a real top scorer, probably more of a 45-65 point guy. What I like about his game is that he is constantly applying pressure to the other team, making life hard for them. When he doesn’t have the puck he always trying to get it back, great on the forecheck/backcheck. When he does get it back he quickly gets it up the ice, either by skating or passing. He is very mentally and physically engaged, always “on”. Fast skater, good size, some physicality, makes good decisions, good, but not elite, offensive skills. Other teams are just going to hate playing against him. Also, he has a punchable face, I consider that a positive attribute. I feel like he also fits in well with what Adams seems to want.

The Sabres are unrivaled.

Why should I care about Taylor Hall?

Most of my family are rural rednecks of varying intelligence, and they are pretty much all getting vaccinated.

I would only consider it if you have a specific player in mind that you really like who you “know” will be available later. In general I think trading down is a bad idea. And as always, it just depends on the trade and how far down.

Thanks. I would have loved for management to get Sam signed long term, but I also don’t know what Sam was asking for on a long term deal. I don’t think we can just assume that he would have signed long term for $5-6M a couple years ago. I see a lot of kids of former players signing shorter deals and getting to UFA ASAP. Tkachuk, Domi, Reinhart.

That “quote” is not in the article you linked.

I like it, but I’ve also heard people talking like that for pretty much my whole life. Me too. I thought he was funnier when I didn’t have to hear him as much.

Could they have? How do you know? Isn’t it completely possible that Reinhart was pushing for short deals at every turn so that he didn’t have to stay in Buffalo if they didn’t get it together? You throw out a lot of definitive statements of fact that you have no way to back up. Also, punctuation.

In what way? I don’t see the connection between Hall playing on Boston’s 2nd line and Buffalo being far away from competing.

What is a drip? Is this a very old phrase or a very new one?

Can a player temporarily waive a NMC?

Why didn’t you pronounce it like that in the title?