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I don’t think Mark’s sucks either. Basic is a good word. But it’s so low on the ladder of good pizza in Rochester. Speaking of Perinton, Perinton Pizza is pretty good. Joe’s Brooklyn right down the road is very good.

Well yes, players will be waived like Bailey, Fedun, Tennyson etc. but I wouldn’t at all expect any big names from the Sabres to be on the waiver wire. I could see a trade, but the depth they’ve built up is a good thing, not something to tear down.

Depends on the prospect. If it’s a high pick type player like Nylander they’ll be given every opportunity to play. Borgen will be in the top 6. Hickey? Remains to be seen. He’ll have to earn his spot.

I’d think Bailey or Baptiste will be down. Both aren’t making Buffalo. You’re missing Redmond on D who will definitely be in the top 4. Hickey will probably have to earn his way into the lineup. MacWilliam is a very, very good defenseman and deserves to play initially. Also, Wilcox will be the backup.

The only people who would fund a new arena is the Pegulas. Either they do it or don’t, I’d guess not. The city certainly doesn’t have the money.

In his case, the latter. Keith from Let’s Go Amerks went back and looked at a lot of those assists and found they were mostly nothing.

He was not good at all. He piled up a bunch of secondary assists and people used that to push the narrative that was turning the corner or playing well. Reality is he was a drag on the team mostly all year. And Taylor didn’t really punish him for it until the games truly mattered. The Amerks had a playoff spot locked up well in advance. The games weren’t all that meaningful. Once they were, it didn’t take long at all to be benched. He couldn’t handle the intensity of the playoffs.

I think I’ve seen his “skill” only a handful of times in actual game action. He’s a practice all star. He doesn’t appear all that skilled against other professionals. Hard to when you never have the puck and lay in the weed along the perimeter.

He’ll have a better season. It’s virtually impossible to be worse than he was last year.

Johansson is not the other goalie on the Amerks. He will battle Wilcox for the backup job but will likely lose and be the starter in Cincinnati. They still need to sign a starter for Rochester. Likely on Sunday we’ll find out who.

He’s the Amerks backup.

The USHL had more players taken than any of the individual CHL leagues. I think it’s clear the CHL has more elite talent, but the USHL is rapidly improving. Evaluation of what? Your problem with what he said makes no sense. He was asked how the USHL wa and he said it’s a very good league and has more older players than the CHL. I’d guess he’s right based on their own internal information. Nothing he said indicts the organizations one way or the other for any reason.

It sounded like to me he was saying there are more 19 and 20 years olds overall in the USHL versus the CHL. And I’m sure they have access to more information internally than we do online.

I mean, who really cares in the end? I didn’t add it all up, just did an eye test on the average ages. The USHL has 5/17 teams with an average age of 19 or higher while the OHL has 2/20. It’s obvious the USNTDP is an outlier in terms of average age in that league. But it’s splitting hairs.

If it is an older league, I’d believe it. A quick look at teams average ages on Eliteprospects and the USHL does appear to have a bit higher of an average age per team. It’s a very underrated league.

You also have to consider the CHL agreement with the NHL. It doesn’t allows players drafted from there to play in the AHL until they’re 20 by the end of the calendar year or 4 full seasons in juniors (I believe). European and college players can go to the AHL quicker if they're ready.

Are you referring to Blackwell? He’s not a veteran.

He was very clear that they want to, but it doesn’t appear imminent.

Well that’s a problem of bad drafting over the years. Devante Stephens is still in the organization, but I doubt he has a future. ECHL call up most likely.

He was their best defensemanadt year. Excellent move. Now the need to work on getting Blackwell re-signed next. Defense looks pretty decent right now: Redmond Pilut Borgen Fedun Tennyson

That’s true, but Fasching is the opposite of what Botterill wants. He’s slow and lumbering. I think he tries hard to include him on a deal.

Fasching easily. Bailey was one of the only prospects to not be a steaming pile of trash in the playoffs.

Genny’s Kolsch is great. I love Genesee. Between Bock, Kolsch and their Oktoberfest, that covers a large portion of the calendar where you can buy a damn good quality beer for $8 a 12 pack.

We’ll just agree to disagree and leave it at that. Evaluating a tandem is weird and I’d disagree even more with that call if that’s the case.

Like I said, I think he was the assumed starter next year in Botterill’s mind, regardless of this call up. He’s earned the opportunity. I think the focus in mid March when he was recalled should’ve been in locking in a playoff spot for the Amerks. Sexton and Botterill have spoken repeatedly about it. Yes, the playoffs weren’t in question, but the spot was. Fans shouldn’t be happy with settling for 4th place when 2nd was in reach, AHL or not. I’ve agreed with a lot of things Botterill has done, not this one. Not surprisingly, the Amerks can barely sniff a win with Wilcox. He’s awful. And speaking of Wilcox, maybe you misunderstood my post. I don’t have a problem with him being called up. Overall, they probably don’t have a chance against anyone in round 1. Ullmark or no Ullmark, the team in front of him and been Sabres level bad since February.