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Goaltending is much harder in season to get a deal done before the deadline. I just don't see KA giving up on Comrie after 11 games and Anderson has been very good. UPL still isn't good however.

I agree generally that it's hard to get deals done at this time of year but not impossible. However it is different this year because of the top 3 kids in the draft are game changers. I fully believe teams will tank early and often this year to try to get into contention for these kids. There are 4 teams that are already done in CBJ, Chi, AZ and Ana and another three close to oblivion in Ott, Philly, & SJS. Even team on the bubble like us are floating trades like Van on Boeser and Demko. I would think there is a deal to be had with one of the 7 bad teams that could help our depth on D without breaking the bank, especially cap spending but failing teams like CBJ and Philly. I mentioned McCabe in Chicago. We know Chychrun is on the market. Maybe CBJ would trade us the 6'3 Gavrikov to partner with Bush? Maybe it's time to get Reilly from Boston. Doing nothing to support this team IMHO is verging on criminal and making a deal at the deadline is 3 months to late.

So did I. We give them UPL and Comrie as part of the deal for Demko.

I don’t know how the model works, but teams that give up 300 goals don’t make the playoffs.

The trade should have happened when Mule went down. It’s time for KA to get off his behind and fix the D.

Comrie and UPL Throw in Schenn with Demko and I’m very interested in the deal. Question as always is how much.

Maybe this opportunity will make Greg Rousseau into a star.

They said last night during the post game show that Tage has the hardest shot in the NHL. What is more impressive has been his ability to use his wing span to maneuver the puck to deek goalies and create space. Focusing only on his hard shot also diminishes how good his wrist shot is and his ability to make plays in tight. Now if he could win a draw or two we’d really have something.

All with at least one of the two and the first two with both.

To get to the playoffs the Sabres will need at least 96 pts. We have 25 pts in 26 games. To earn 71 points, the team will need to go 33-18-5 in the remaining 56 games.

I’m trying to put that thought out into the universe in a possibly vain hope KA hears it.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/former-bills-punter-matt-araiza-will-not-be-charged-after-alleged-gang-rape-at-san-diego-state/ Punt G-d won’t be charged with rape. No info on the civil suit.

If DG is serious about fixing Mitts, I think the answer is getting him to watch film on Thompson. Mitts needs to drive the middle of the ice. He is big enough, fast enough and strong enough to make plays there. However he needs to be willing to take the hits that come from driving the middle.

Schenn has no trade protection. He doesn’t get to approve a trade. If Van trades him to us, he is going to play for us.

Why? Schenn has no trade protection and is a career 3rd line D. McCade has 2 years left at $4 mill per season. He does have a M-NTC, but I don’t think it would be a hard sell to get him to come back, help mentor the kids and maybe finally get to the playoffs. I think had we offered him a deal similar to Chicago’s he’d have stayed. I don’t think he’d care if he play 16 minutes a night in a 3rd pairing role on an improving team.

We have been held to 1 goal 5 times this season and 2 goals twice. Sorry. We are 5-2-1 in the last 8 games scoring 4 or more every game but 1, and that was a 3-1 loss to NJ. Sadly we have given up 3 or more in the last 6.

They probably put a padlock on it.

It’s what I’ve been saying for weeks. If not now with our offense is at the top of the NHL, when are we ever going to flip the switch and try to win? How many of the goals CBJ scored when Bryson and Pilut were on the ice? The answer is all of them. Time to make a move.

I thought the deal was premature, because he looked like a possible one year wonder. I’m so glad I was wrong. Tage has taken his game to another level. He is arguably among the top 10 centers in the NHL. His long-term deal looks like a steal now.

That is correct. To bad he didn’t make him the head coach.

I don’t dislike Adams. As I’ve said 1000 times, I’m fully on board with the plan in general, I just want him to be more aggressive in fixing obvious areas on need, especially in areas where we have limited prospects like defense and goaltending.

Just because he hired the worst coach ever doesn’t mean he didn’t do other things well.

I’m just having fun and if you remember correctly I hated the RK hire the day it happened.

Skinner’s contract not looking so bad anymore.

I’m pleading with you Kevyn, get this team some D help now. Support the team, they deserve it.