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With that said, I think that there should have been some anticipation that having someone like O'Reilly- hungry for a leadership role- and then drafting Eichel, might cause a conflict. It seems obvious O'Reilly was not ready to pass the torch, and we definitely didn't have any coaching or veteran presence to impress this message upon ROR

And the fact is- as nice as it is to have some polished, always-says-the-right-thing-on-camera guy, Jack is not that. But he is genuine. That's what people will notice, and that's what makes a leader people can get behind. There will be more gaffes and cringe-worthy moments, but at the end of the day, there won't be any loss of "passion for the game" ?

You should've stopped when it started hurting ?

Right. It seems like many here would only be satisfied with the second coming of the '06-'07 lineup. It's already looking like a big improvement, with intriguing prospects to boot

I've heard from a reliable source that they've been desperately trying to move him. I just worry all we could get back is a similar risk/reward proposition. Samson is honestly one that I'm most curious to see how he starts the season- especially if they use him at all at center. I think Samson's play the second half of last season could work at the center position

Is there a way to set up an alert on your phone, maybe through google, that alerts you whenever an Islanders game is going to a shootout? ?

You know they've been shopping him aggressively for the last year (which is what I've also heard from a guy who I trust), or that a trade is actually imminent?

Or even if he just bulks up and learns how to throw his weight around. Perhaps a net-front presence who can also snipe? Could make for an intriguing PP cycle. Someone other than Eichel who has a deadly one-timer, and can also park in front of the net

He has a better shot than any of them. I'd like to finally have a few guys who can put the puck in the net. Would be nice to have a forward that actually has a shot who's not named Eichel

I understand your frustration, but you seem to be engaging in an exercise of reiteration

Ok. Dear season ticket holders: You need to chill

The Sabres have the talent on paper to pick up the slack for O'Reilly's production The shoring up of the bottom 6 with proven, experienced players (not Roch call-ups) may pick up the slack of ROR's contribution to defensive play. Add to that goaltending competency, and it doesn't look so bad And he needed to go, which is why he's gone. If he didn't need to go, he'd be here. I believe that. Everybody needs to chill.

Thanks for letting us know ;)

No, I think JBot is just trying to get brownie points with TPegs, seeing if a team is dumb/desperate enough to pay his bonus

Was Lou fired, or did he not renew his contract?

Those clips show a great competitiveness. Lehner had competitiveness, but sub-NHL fundamentals

Yes, 2.75 AAV + ELC for our goaltending situation- it's great having a cap-nerd GM!

not being good at your position will definitely get you a bad rep!

it's working for me http://www.hockeydab...freeagency.html

Yeah, the reporting that "Sabres paying bonus makes trade less likely" goes against my intuition

Maybe I'm going insane- the first time I clicked, it didn't work. Then I clicked a few minutes later, and it worked...

can somebody post that TSN streaming link again? I forgot where it was posted originally

Perhaps they have more than 1 good deal on the table, and they're trying to leverage them... "He's yours if you pay the bonus"

but don't forget, Lehner could make big, impressive saves when we were down 4-1 with 6 minutes left in the 3rd

Are they mistaken? Don't they know TPegs is mr deep pockets?