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I'm sorry my friends, I had to stop reading the replies after the first dozen or less. So depressing and mind boggling at the same time.
I will add this. They are my Sabres, they always will be as long as they are located in Buffalo and I will cheer for them until my death.
Now let's back on with this crappy season!
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13 minutes ago, Brawndo said:
I received My First Dose of the vaccine today
Good news, and we trust no side effects. I'm still waiting to be classified, which is odd given that 100% of my patient census is COVID positive! I'm thinking 1A, but they seem to be thinking otherwise.
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7 hours ago, freester said:
I’m not saying Michigan has the same standards for athletes as the rest of its student body, but different schools have radically different levels of tolerance for illiteracy and criminal behavior and Juco transfers.
It's a business, a really big business for some conferences. A super important business for many of the smaller schools where athletics money helps to keep the entire system afloat. Michigan's football subsidiary has been making some bad business decisions for the past 20 years.
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Most of the time last season it was Miller taking the healthy scratch. Therefore you move Miller, and probably some pieces, for the best LHD you can get.
Keep it simple. Give Ralph something to work with rather than forcing the odd man out onto the gameday roster.
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54 minutes ago, Marvin, Sabres Fan said:
If they don't care about the Olympics, there is nothing stopping a full season and playoffs.
NHL might not care about the summer olympics, but NBC has a ton of $$$ tied up in the olympics. NBC will make sure the playoffs are over before the opening ceremony, regardless of how the NHL feels about it.
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Hall/Eichel/??? is going to tilt the ice toward the opposing goal. The thought of VO with his L shot on RW and those quick one-timers is enticing.
Skinner/Staal/Reinhart is just a nightmare line to the opposing coaches. 60 game season and I could see Jeff and Sam with point a game seasons, or more.
Third line is the unknown to me. Lots of possibilities and who wants to show they are ready to play. This line could be The Who is Hot/Who is healthy line.
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11 minutes ago, Weave said:
Coworkers mother died from COVID-19 over the weekend. Another coworker took his mother to the hospital for it this weekend. He’s quarantined too now. And yet another coworker found out he was exposed multiple times last week. A close friend that he’d been spending alot of time with tested positive over the weekend. Thought she had a cold. Maybe she did, but she had Covid too. So now we are all wondering if we are going to be quarantined when the contact tracing completes.
Pretty sure I’m canceling the small gatherings we were planning for Thanksgiving now. No way I am risking exposing our parents.
Although it's exactly what none of us want to to do, it is the correct thing to do.
Stay vigilant and do not fall prey to traditions or Covid fatigue. It's a different world right now. There are signs of hope if we can all just hang in there a little longer.
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I think it's too early yet to make this decision. Yes, we are desperate for some real hockey and have seen signs that give us hope for playoff hockey.
I'm gonna say that there is at least one more move coming before training camp starts. The LH/RH defensemen still need to be balanced and improved. I also don't see Hutton being the backup. Once one or both of these issues is addressed, then we will have a better idea of how this plays out and can give a more accurate determination of what our expectations may be.
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14 hours ago, bunomatic said:
My eyes are green. My house is yellow. But I gotta say. Don’t eat the yellow snow.
It took every bit of my willpower to leave that one alone, just so you could respond to it. As screwed up at 2020 is, there are some rules (written or unwritten) that simply can not be violated.
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The logistics problems will be with us for several months once a vaccine is released. That is a given.
There are vaccines in development that do not require ultra deep hypothermic storage. Those are going to take some time to clear FDA approval. Inovio is attempting an unrefrigerated version and got pinched by the FDA over their delivery device, not the vaccine. Just another hurdle for the developers to deal with.
The big question now seems to be durability. If you do receive a vaccine, how many days/weeks/months of functional antibody protection will it provide? There is no answer to this question as of today, and there can be no answer until the testing of the original cohort starts to provide that information.
Stay vigilant and be smart. That's the best you can do right now.
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2 hours ago, Weave said:
I know this was in jest.
My opinion is based on the reality that most of the league up against the cap, Buffalo being fairly close to the cap, and the lieklihood that we would ahve to trade a defenseman in this market to get what is needed. I don't think the right scenario exists. So, wer'e done.
That's a good explanation of your thought process, or you've got it worse than we thought.
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17 hours ago, Weave said:
I said it a week and a half ago, we’re done. It just has that feel to me.
Weave, you are displaying all of the signs and symptoms of PBSD (Post Botteril Stress Disorder). Your expectations are that nothing will be done when something obviously needs to be done. If something where to happen, it would be blatantly underwhelming and too late to matter.
Fear not, there are treatments available. Continued doses of KA have shown promise for those afflicted with PBSD. Additionally, Woody will probably (for proper monetary compensation) write you a Rx for something to take the edge off. He has plane tickets to pay for.
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Sounds like AHL training camp starts when the NHL season starts. Teams will likely need to have A and B teams during NHL camp, much like baseball does early in camp. Otherwise there won't be enough ice and instruction for everyone to get the work they need.
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1 hour ago, The Jokeman said:
Package Miller, Mitty, Hutton and maybe a prospect for a better goalie to split time with Ullmark.
I view Hutton as being untradeable until he proves that he can play hockey again.
Best case scenario is his starting in Rochester and hopefully rehabbing his career. It is just as likely that he ends up on LTIR then we see him playing NHL games again.
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41 minutes ago, Gabrielor said:
If Lias Andersson for the 60th pick is any indication, Mittelstadt's value probably isn't great.
Granted, Mittelstadt will definitely have more value than Lias, for a couple of reasons, but probably not enough to get something of note in a trade.
The best thing we can do for Mittelstadt this year what exactly what they did with Thompson to start last year. Rochester immediately, you'll be back when you've earned it. In the meantime, you'll get the best minutes we have in Rochester. Don't waste them.
The best thing we can do for Mittelstadt this year what exactly what they did with Thompson to start last year. Rochester immediately, you'll be back when you've earned it. In the meantime, you'll get the best minutes we have in Rochester. Don't waste them. If you don't have what it takes to make it back to Buffalo next season, at least make yourself attractive to the good people of Seattle for the expansion draft. You can get your next contract from them.
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9 minutes ago, thewookie1 said:
Technically similar money to last time at 77mil cap but without the Fleury move we'd be at about 74mil salary.
Compared to your previous effort:
Centers = better
D pairings = better
GT = same with MAF
Youngsters gonna have to carry their fair share of the water for the team to be in the playoffs, but I like it.
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2 hours ago, Andrew Amerk said:
You are definitely not welcome on Team Stormcloud. 😂
I'm a benchwarmer on Team Blissfully Ignorant.
2 hours ago, Curt said:Careful there.
Sorry, lost my head when typing that sentence.
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20 hours ago, CallawaySabres said:
Probably the first time in 30 years I won't watch a second of the Cup
Hockey has fallen off the cliff for me....
And yet, here you are! So hope is not lost. The Sabres' have tried their best to ruin hockey for all of us over the past decade plus. Say a prayer, light a candle, sacrifice a chicken or 2, but keep the faith. There is hope. Changes have been made. Most of all, it can't get much worse. You've made it this far, no time to quit.
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6 hours ago, Pimlach said:
I don’t notice the moderators doing anything biased or wrong. No one is perfect or needs to be. Then again I do not put much emphasis on internet sports forums and how they operate.
This place provides lots of hockey information and that’s what I like about it.
Agreed. That's why I come here. The amount of knowledge here far exceeds mine. I even enjoy the guys that throw out the fancy stats and multicolor charts that are way above my ability to comprehend.
I just deleted an additional 150 words that none of you wanted to read.
It's a game. We are fans. Keep it in perspective.
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On 8/18/2020 at 9:40 AM, dudacek said:
I think it’s less motivation and more maturity.
Casey is a rink rat who loves hockey and beating guys in hockey. Casey is more of a kid than a lot of his peers and has never really had to work in order to beat people.
This break is a big crossroads for him. Is he golfing with his buddies and playing Fortnite until 2 am? Or is he running, lifting and watching tape?
Time to leave childhood behind and become a pro.
I made similar statements about Jack a couple years ago when he was given the C and was not coming close to acting like a captain with his body language, lack of hustle and not caring about the team. I have a sneaking suspicion that ROR didn't think much of it either, but that is a story for another thread. I'm happy to say Jack has proven me wrong and I am much appreciative of his doing so.
It is time for Casey to step up. If he is in the Sabres training camp, he better be in the best shape of his career and ready to show that he is a first round talent or he can be shuttled off to Rochester before the end of the first practice.
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12 minutes ago, JohnC said:
I'm as open to trading our first pick as anyone here is. But you don't give up a valuable pick if the return isn't high enough. That would be foolish. You are making an assumption that if you don't give up the pick the consequence is that you are automatically precluded from making the playoffs. That's a misguided assumption. You can make trades with the pick included or not included in prospective deals. There is no absolute rule on how to make a roster enhancing deal/s other than you give up assets to get back assets. The bargaining between player and draft assets are something you work out with your trade partners.
I agree 100%. My comment was more about being impatient than it was about dealing #8, or any other assets.
This season needs to be done and gone away. Let us all hope for a brighter future.
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On 8/16/2020 at 11:30 AM, Marvin, Sabres Fan said:
Lundell to me is the classic "Jason Botterill" pick: low ceiling but high floor. If we don't have a 2C by the draft and if he is the top C at #8, I want the pick traded for a real 2C who has a few years of team control.
Unfortunately, the screw-ups of Murray with the defence and goaltending and Botterill with the forwards and goaltending have made me impatient.
Try as I might, I'm having the same problem. I suspect all of us are to one extent or another approaching this level of angst. If anyone here is totally okay with being out of the playoffs in 2021 while we develop something or another, please tell me what it is you are drinking. Maybe my single malt Scotch is not the answer for this affliction.
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Is it just my imagination or is there a sense of coup d'etat having taken place here? Good soldiers risking their positions to save the monarchy?
General Ralph and some of the Colonels and Majors got together to perform an intervention? After removal of the dark overlord, some of the mid-level officers moved up in pay grade?
I'm not complaining, just wondering.
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59 minutes ago, Sabel79 said:
Ties should come back, as the shootout is an abomination.
Also...If you’re going to award OT loser points, then regulation wins need to be worth 3. Which, I get it negates the artificially inflated point totals of the bottom of the league that the loser point is meant to create so as to sell relevance far later in the season for terrible teams if at all possible. It also exposes how dumb the loser point truly is, if you think about it.
I will die on this hill.
But not alone. I'm with you brother and have your 6 covered. The score should not determine how many points a game is worth. If they don't want ties, then play HOCKEY (not end of practice skills games) until someone wins.
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OT: 1971, M-371 Bobcat refurb.
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