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Also does management want Bryson sitting in Buffalo or playing big minutes in Roch

Friggin awesome. Such a pleasure to watch this team

Cozens could be sent down as well. Bryson also I think

Biro sent down and AJF waived. JJP still up. Hayden and Eakin still in Buffalo. Forwards still in camp Guys making the roster (11): Asplund, Mitts, KO, VO, Thompson, Caggiula, Girgensons, Hinostroza, R2, Bjork, and Skinner. Guys possibly on the bubble (4): Hayden, Eakin, Cozens, and JJP. I'd like them to keep everyone but Eakin.

What do you expect for a Gator?

Last year was not a purposeful tank. They signed Hall and Eakin and traded for Staal to improve the offense. This is a purposeful tank. How else do you describe spending to the cap floor, bring in only 750K FAs including two goalies one who had a Gaa over 4 and one set to retire, plus the trade of two high paid vets including one who was a No 1 center for mostly futures, plus the acquisition of a D who can't play D. This is the definition of a purposeful tank.

Fyi - He has a 2 year deal. I’m actually shocked there is a photo of him in uniform.

I guess that Hayden and Eakin are making the team.

I've been saying that for months and have been roundly criticized for it. People here seem to think that converting Quinn and Thompson solves the problem. Maybe we should draft some centers and see what happens instead.

This was my rating before camp began. So who impressed and who didn't I thought R2, JJP, Murray and Weissbach impressed. I think Cozens needs more work. Is JJP now the no 2. prospect behind Power? I think Bryson somewhat disappointed as well. UPL also had a rough camp. Quinn looked ok with the upside coming. In juniors it looks like Poltapov, Kisakov, and Novikov are of to hot starts. Top 10 - Power, JJP, Cozens, R2, Quinn, Poltapov, Samuelsson, Rosen, Johnson, Kisakov Next 10- Levi, Portillo, UPL, Weissbach, Bryson, Laaksonen, Murray, Nadeau, Marjala, Novikov Others - Rousek, Huglen, Sardarian, Bloom, Biro, Kukkonen

Actually Monday is the next inflection point in this drama. Do the Sabres put him on IR or suspend him?

Tick tock………

I think you are reading something into my comments that isn't there. I don't want KA to fail. I hate seeing the team I love fail. I just expect failure and he has delivered nothing but failure just like every other manager hired under the Pegula era.

I think people are used to the Pegula Sabres as failures and don't expect anything else until they prove things are different.

I don't think that is correct. I think most here have come to expect failure from our management team. Also most here understand that Jack is damaged goods plain and simple. Regardless of which surgery he has, even if he comes back and is still an elite player, the risk of re-injury is significant. There is also a high risk of getting a diminished player even if he returns. All these facts reduce his trade value, especially if it comes with a $10 mill price tag for 5 more seasons.

This management team is already in the crosshairs for their complete failure last season and the tank they are authoring for this season. Getting an ROR level return is expected at this point.

I didn't say they were good pairings. I just said that the paper thinks the pairings are settled. I think Miller is one of the worst in zone D I have even seen. I disliked the deal when Jbot acquired him just like I dislike the deal acquiring Butcher now. Hard to win games when you can't get the puck out of the zone. Having both Butcher and Miller in the lineup is a disaster imho.

Andrew Hammond and Louis Domingue on waivers. Pass. More coming

Is there any kind of Taxi Squad this season?

It is and he can be suspended for not following the prescribed treatment. Again Jack can file a medical arbitration but hasn't.

But you don't have $50 mill (US) riding on getting healthy asap.

The difference is if he is suspended on Monday he isn't getting paid any longer and the longer he delays getting a surgery (ADR or ACDF) the longer he goes without being paid. Now the liability has shifted to Jack and that is why his team is working hard to facilitate a trade by Monday.

https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/32355063/montreal-canadiens-carey-price-takes-leave-enters-player-assistance-program Let's hope he'll get better soon.

and the circle goes round and round.

excellent point.