PerreaultForever

Sorry, that's an insular view. It's wtf happened to the U.S.A. not the world, although I know some (not saying you, I don't know you), but some Americans have trouble thinking there is anything outside their borders. Perhaps that's it? Ya'll went to sleep and let the lunatics take over the asylum.

The question isn't what will the arbitration number be, it's will the Sabres pay it or not.

Oh come on. Shop around. I bought 10 for $30 Canadian. More than enough right there for the year. That's cloth reusable. There's probably cheaper options but these are very good ones with adjustable straps and a double layer pocket if you want to add something for filtration (unnecessary but you can).

get well soon.

I know. And I don't really care, but I'd have rather they cut him loose and found someone new (to us).

Ya, you wear it one day and then you launder it. Again, not difficult. Cloth masks are cheap now and plentiful. If you go out often you need several. Just wash them. Simple.

This is blatantly false. I'm not going to research all the actual real stats, you can do that yourself, but the rates are not shooting up at the same levels. Record setting in one place can be a lot lower than somewhere else. For example, I think New Brunswick set their daily record a week ago or so with like 30 cases................. you get the point? In general, the mask compliance rate in Canada is estimated around 83 % vs. 68% in the U.S. and the per capita infection rates are substantially lower as a result. I mean come on, its not that difficult to think blocking your cough or spit (its an air born virus) with anything, like a mask, reduces the likelihood it gets passed on. It's as simple as saying the puck will slide better if the ice is frozen. As Fauci's saying, this is pretty simple stuff, it's not rocket science.

garbage.

That only happens if Cozens isn't ready or good enough yet. I'm pretty sure Cozens is the preferred option and that leaves no place in a healthy top 6 for Olofsson. I wouldn't be surprised if Olofsson is dealt if (stress IF) the Sabres don't like the number arbitration gives him. Take it to the bank. This will NEVER happen.

If Reider and Eakins are also the primary PK guys it'll mean Olofsson misses some shifts, or perhaps is the extra guy for the 2nd PP unit. I think the bolded part is spot on.

Not necessarily. Remember Kreuger put Vlad up with Skinner and Johanson. he likes that 3rd guy being defensively responsible idea for balance. That could be Reider, letting Olofsson focus more on offense. Tage could be penciled in as Kyle's eventual replacement. If he is good enough he will be in the line up but I think the veteran gets first crack.

I read on nhl.com the early projection is: Hall-Eichel-Reinhart Skinner-Staal-Cozens Reider-Eakins-Olofsson Girgensens-Lazar-Okposo Krueger was quoted as saying the plan was to play Hall with Eichel. 6 or 7 million dollars worth I guess. Impossible to say who it'd be for, but it would have to be value.

We don't need a centrefielder. and thumbs up to everybody who is old enough to get that joke.

hate to say it, but I think we missed the window of goalie upgrade potential and we're going to ride out Ullmark/Hutton for the year. Not sure Arizona is actually looking to unload Kuemper and Vegas might trade Fleury but I think they announced they were keeping him to keep the price high and I'm not sure I'd want to pay it. Unless some team has a really good prospect you want to gamble on I just don't see it happening.

Guess? The reason is easy. I was a kid, started watching hockey, I first saw Boston beat St. Louis and thought that Bobby Orr guy was pretty cool but then started seeing those Buffalo games on tv though and this French Connection line put a beat down on Montreal and that was it. After that I was a fan of Gare, Schoenfeld, King Kong, all those guys, and most of all Rick Dudley with that headband cause that was just so damn cool and unique. What a great era for Sabres hockey that was!

My guess is inter divisional play only and another expanded bubble playoffs. Virus isn't going to be better before January, 2nd wave is only starting and flu season could cripple hospitals. Absolutely no way Canada is going to open the border unless things in the U.S. change drastically. So that's the real issue, even if they follow the baseball plan, how do you run a season with 7 teams segregated from the rest?

Could be we now have a bit of a Malkin-Crosby type situation. Eichel and Hall play on different lines but Kreuger puts them together at key moments or when we need a push. There could be some movement between the top two lines and some double shifting. Hall, like Eichel, generally gets extra ice time.

Definitely could be. I'm just not sure what that 3rd/4th line will be. Have they fully relegated KO to the role of a 4th line checker or do they think maybe he can still do close to 20 goals with a decent center? Not that Larsson was awful, but that line despite their chances had trouble scoring. Similarly, if they don't make any further trades and the RFAs are all here where is Olofsson going to end up if the idea is to play Cozens with Staal? Olofsson-Eakins-? Thompson? I have little faith in that. Could be KO, could be Zemgus. have to wait and see I guess.

I'm not going to dissect or nitpick your analysis, I simply don't agree with the premise, and that is that the focus is on more goals or players who score more goals. Maybe if we'd signed Hoffman or someone like that I'd buy your theory but I don't think these changes are because of goal scoring. The team has shifted slightly in the direction of grit and character and I think that was Adams plan more than goal scoring. As for your last sentence that I bolded, I have no doubt that'll happen but mostly because of Hall being added to the roster so that we now have 2 top lines (however Kreuger plays them) and should have a much better PP. It won't be because of Thompson, Eakin or even Cozens (yet). The question marks that remain for me are 1.) How much does Staal have left in the tank and how motivated will he be? He's going to stop producing at some point, I hope it's not for another year or two. 2.) Will our goaltending be good enough or at least consistent enough that we don't lose close games with dumb easy gifts from goalie gaffs which we've seen all too often from both of them. 3.) Are we deep enough to endure injuries and how will the bottom half of the roster hold up? To me we're still a little weak at center and could be a bit bigger on the 4th line. Girgensens is overvalued imo but Girgs-Eakin-Okposo isn't terrible, but I'm not sure what we do with Lazar and Thompson and if we play Cozens up with Staal, what becomes of Olofsson? Olofsson-Thompson-? (Eakin?) what exactly is that line? So I still think we need one more solid 2-way forward. I'm hopeful a young guy steps up.

I'm not sure you can work out the mathematical argument using totals they got with the Sabres and you need to look at their entire careers and their ages. Johanson had some 20 goal seasons and I'm sure Minnesota expects that. Vesey was just under 20 before he got here. So if you can use Eakin's old numbers for the prediction you have to cut that both ways and say that's pretty much a wash (Hall is obviously an addition). Rieder's a low scoring penalty killer isn't he? So I'm not seeing this theory at all. What I do see in Eakin, Rieder and Staal, for Johanson Vesey Larsson is a little more character, a little better defensively and a little more grit. 3 for 3 that's a trade I would make in our favour. I'd still like to see another PK guy on the roster, but maybe that'll be an improved Asplund.

I actually don't like this (because I hate the leafs). yes, he's old, not what he was, but that's still a pretty good 700,000 signing. He still, even at this age, gives them more for one season than Lazar gives us. Surprised he didn't go to Boston for that price, but maybe they didn't want him or he still hates them from way back.

Of course he would. The game is faster because the rules changed and you can't hold and hook like you used to, but back then he nailed players who put their heads down and tried to tear across the ice. When they were full speed and he caught them doing that it was light's out. be the same today, except, obviously, he'd get penalized now cause they don't really allow that (which is a shame).

Just an obvious example. Weber, Doughty, Pietrangelo, Chara (past tense). names that come to mind. Guys who have dominated their own end. they still exist.

Kind of like in current politics the pro and con lines are drawn and nobody and nothing is likely to change anybody's mind. I believe it because I see signs of it in games and I've always said I don't see him breaking a sweat enough. People accept the critique of Mitts as someone who had it easy and excelled easily and came in with no work hard attitude but I've always seen Reinhart the same way, he's just better than Mitts so he still doesn't have to break a sweat to be an NHL player. But he quits on plays and he makes his linemates do the heavy lifting. I don't like him and I'm still hopeful they trade him for player(s) who work. The argument's pointless because the minds are made up but I will also not forgive him quitting on that play in Detroit. Never seen that before that I can remember. Certainly never from a so called leader. Unforgivable. I truly believe if the guy actually gave a damn and worked Boston style, he'd have better numbers and more impact than Marchand does for them, but he doesn't he won't and I doubt he ever will.

Ya, but I'd say everything bolded IS what toughness is all about and that is exactly what we tend to lack. We might have a Hedmann/Lidstrom in Dahlin, but we could still use a Scott Stevens.