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I except him to be traded by the deadline.

I think there is a gap between optIons 1 & 2. We can see a 50 pt season and a guy who is a top 6 center. I think the 1st option implies he is an elite player and even I don’t see him as an elite player. I see him as potentially a more flashy Reinhart.

Who is Mat Robson?

@dudacek When was the last time we had this many 2nd and 3rd rd picks who project easily into the NHL? Maybe never? Samuelsson Portillo, JJP, Poltapov and Kisakov.

Pominville says what?

JAG but with possible positive performance over last season.

And what was Tokarski’s save % last season? Quality goaltending at its finest.

UPL looks ready.

HIPAA ?

Like Murray? I honestly don't see how me makes the team unless he is a 13th or 14th forward. 15 is the right number for him since he is probably our 15th best forward.

I have posted before, but the Sabres have a policy against Jack's contract. I learned this from a friend in the industry who bid on the deal. He also told me that the standard in the industry is about 75% coverage. So if Jack is injured, then the policy pays the Sabres 7.5 mill of the 10 mill salary. When you saw the references to "experimental' treatment, that is insurance language for a non-approved procedure. The Sabres are also following sound and proven medical advice. I saw elsewhere that one of the surgeons consulting with the Sabres is also an authority on ADR and says the ACDF is the way to go here. I honestly don't see how this gets resolved at this point unless one of the parties backs down. Both parties have $50 million reasons not to back down, but also $50 million reasons to get this resolved. Both want Jack on the ice and playing. Honestly, if Jack had a leg to stand on for the treatment he wants he'd have filed a medical arbitration case. He hasn't. Still I'd like to see Jack the surgery he wants, but that's not happening unless Jack assumes some of the financial risk of it failing.

Jack can have the surgery he wants at any time. He just runs the risk of the Sabres suspending him without pay or voiding his contract. The reason there is an impass is that Jack wants his $50 mill also. Unfortunately for Jack, the Sabres are saying the insurance on your contract doesn't cover the surgery you want and therefore we can't approve it. Essentially Jack wants his surgery but wants the Sabres to take all the risk. The Sabres correctly are saying forget it.

What a sad excuse of a player.

I believe the Steelers are 1-2 to start the season. The one win was over us when believed the hype machine. fyi: The Bills now lead the AFC in pts and are 2nd in the AFC in fewest pts allowed. Overall we are 4th in pts scored and 4th in pts allowed and are tied with Denver for largest pt differential in the NFL at 50.

fixed

so ZIP it

I said that was what they should have done last year and have no problem with that this year except I would have brought in real goaltending.

Against a mostly AHL squad he did just fine. Sadly Dell stunk against CBJ’s AHLers

Here is one other issue. Was RR brought in to win like RK was? No question RR was a joke of an NHL coach but his team was intended to fail. RK was given Skinner, Dahlin, Ullmark, Eichel, Staal, Reinhart, Hall, and VO to play playoff hockey and he created a 31st overall team instead.

It wouldn’t have matter. RK’s team like RR couldn’t score. Good goaltending gives you a chance. Sadly when you score 1 goal a night you ultimately have no chance good goaltending or no. My biggest issue with Rasputin is that he destroyed players. In both years in Buffalo the offensive production of our forwards and offensive D cratered. From stars like Skinner and Dahlin to depth like Vesey and Sheary. He coached low event hockey in a high event league. I said the day he was hired that he was a terrible fit. We needed a teacher not a cheerleader. We finally got one in DG.

Pit should be the winless as well.

It’s funny but Rolston’s track record prior to year 2 in Buffalo was pretty good. He had 2 solid years in Rochester. Then when promoted he went a respectable 15-11-5 in Buffalo. The next season the tank began in earnest and his 3 best forwards were CoHo, Ennis and Stafford. Vanek was traded 13 games in for Moulson. Still they had good goaltending this no excuse for a 4-15 record to start that season. After looking at that roster compared to now, I’m really worried that DG has been set up to fail. It’s pretty neck and neck between RR and RK but RK gets the nod for being a terrible communicator and a player killer. Rolston didn’t have quality forwards like Eichel, Reinhart, Hall or Skinner to coach. The sad part is between Nolan, RR, Housley, and RK we are discussing the worst group of coaches ever assembled by an organization trying to navigate a rebuild. It’s almost like they have no idea what they are doing.

Goaltender comparison 1) CBJ - Merzlikins 14-15 .933 38:27 2) BUF - Dell - 12-15 . 800 29:56 Any wonder CBJ was up 4-1 after 2?

That about sums up his career.