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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.

I was about to ask if you can even get surgery in Canada?

Just think of all the points he’ll get when he pays for it with his Amex Platinum card.

Has DG worked Asplund at center ?

I disagree. He and his agents were trying to force the Sabres to allow him to get the surgery and bare all the financial responsibility if it didn’t work. That strategy failed and he replaced his agents. His new agents are shopping his medicals to help get a trade done asap so that the new team will allow him to get the surgery he wants and the new team will bare all the financial responsibility if it fails. On Monday that strategy will also fail. Then what?

Why? He can afford it and if he's right and it gets him back on the ice quicker and healthier then the suspension will be lifted and he'll get traded. The Sabres aren't voiding the contract no matter what Jack does. I actually think putting him IR is holding him hostage. Financially it works for everyone, but Jack's health and career remain in limbo.

TBN has an article today on the roster and they seem to think that the D is pretty settled with Dahlin/Joki, Hagg/Miller and some combo of Bryson, Pysyk and Butcher.

I'd argue that suspending him would allow him to go and get the ADR. What more can they do to him other then void his contract which they won't do I they void the contract Jack would be a FA and the team would get nothing for him.

Caggiula is making this team (sorry to say). KA and DG liked his effort last year and that's why they re-signed him. He is ahead of Hayden, AFJ and Eakin on the depth chart.

Depends on who they are working a deal with.