Broken Ankles

Serious question. What makes you think the timid and weak GM we have would ever dare attempt to give an offer sheet? And on the other end of the spectrum, what player would accept one with the current GM/coach/owner combination in Buffalo? The odds of it happening- a Blutarsky. Zero point zero.

Watching the camera shots of their fans faces is delicious. The one of the woman with tears after the third goal was special. I can’t wait until my conference call with my Mississauga warehouse in the am. I’ll play coy and ask if anyone watched the game last night.

…or its your son, and ALL of his classmates have failed for 5 straight years, and the teacher, who doesn’t have tenure isn’t fired but rather the principal allows the teacher to hire an “advisor” - who is a retired college professor, but answers to the failed teacher. And the principal then lets the teacher hire his recently unemployed frat buddy to help with Math; but only on Fridays. The rest of the week he is remote.

100% this. Marty could transition from intermission to color so easily. His command of the game far surpasses Ray. And he lives there.

Nuance is frowned on here. Suit up in your armor, or colors, or what have you. The SabreSpace leadership has delivered its talking points, so please stay on topic and follow along. While I disagree with your take, I appreciate the opinion. An outside perspective is needed, however, Kevyn hasn't earned the opportunity to hire one of his friends, regardless of his playing experience. A new voice is good, but when the room still has stale air from the same losing leadership, that voice could be drowned out.

MDoP - aka "The Gimp"

Kev celebrating the 9 OA.

How do you know his not being fired definitively has NO affect on the lottery? There are forces out there. Just b/c you choose to ignore them does not mean they don’t exist.

If Adams was fired, that mojo could have help our draw. I'm conviced this is all Terry's doing.

Live look at SS after seeing him.

If a team outside the bottom 10 wins the first-place lottery, they only move up a max of 10 spots, so it's possible their "win" yields second place overall, and if the Sabres won the second-place lottery, they would default to #3 overall. My limited understanding.

I can’t say I agree with such a strong take, but I can concede that if there isn’t an announcement early July about an extension and Kev still has a GM title and an office at One Seymour Plaza, it’s an indictment on the organization. Alex then gets a sudden case of planter fasciitis and then goes to LTIR to not risk injury before his July 1st 2026 signing with another team. @Thorny If you had your druthers, you would not offer anything and move on from Alex?

Natural stat trick shows Ras and Bo played ~40% of minutes together 5v5. https://www.naturalstattrick.com/linestats.php?fromseason=20242025&thruseason=20242025&stype=2&sit=5v5&score=all&rate=n&team=BUF&vteam=ALL&view=wowy&loc=B&gpfilt=none&fd=2024-10-04&td=2025-04-17&tgp=2000&strict=incl&p1=8481524&p2=8480839&p3=0&p4=0&p5=0 To point about salary cap - Sabres are 4th in Cap on Defense next year with 4.35 FTE’s signed. Those above the Sabres have 6-8 signed. Washington is tops at $6m more than Buffalo. If you get an arbitration/2 year deal for BB and an RFA for Bernard Docker you are adding $8m (?) and surpass Washington. And unless you can somehow move Clifton or Samuelson without retention you have no room to sign a better, stronger Right handed D to support Power. So how is that improving the overall D? I remember when the Kings won the cup here in LA. Jake Muzzin was Doughty partner and he was a classic stay at home D man. Maybe on a bridge contract - 23 years old, 6’3/220. Dahlin and Bo pairing - maybe they did have the best analytics stats. But maybe a Zack Whitecloud type player with a $3m contract might be just as good when paired with Ras, and allow you to sign or trade for a vet on your second line to support Power/Byrum. I fall on the side of not having 3 D that make $8M +. I’m also moving Power first b/c his contract has cost certainty which is valuable with a cap that is going up. I think he delivers a much better return.

Perhaps a character flaw, but my ex Sabre schadenfreude is running hotter than any standard hatred for the Leafs. Maybe it’s because I know neither will get by Florida in round two, and their impending doom is just a matter of time. Only benefit to extending the series is less rest.

Questionable garment selection for sure. No judgement.

Beane caring about what a local radio host says vs. showing a professional courtesy are two very different things. Beane was way out of line with his tone and argumentative demeanor. I agree with @LGR that the defense does need more attention and Beane had every right to defend exactly WHY those decisions were made. But you see there was no chance for that dialogue because one of parties didn’t like the fact that someone questioned his authority. I might appreciate an answer on why the board didn’t seem to have any offensive weapons that were difference makers when they drafted at 41. Explain the thought process on the selection of TJ Sanders. And the fact he went back to 2018 and the Josh Allen pick - really? Is Beane really so thin skinned that he remembers criticism about that pick from Jeremy? He was widely criticized for reaching with Allen. It was most of the National media too. He also flaunted his (read Josh Allen’s) offensive stats from last year citing 30+ ppg. And where did that get you? Beane has zero AFC Championships, let alone SB wins. Stay humble my man. Take a note from the League MVP who is half your age, with a quarter of the work experience.

Ulmark

Darcy Kuemper also a factor. He was part of the PLD trade and both teams seemed genuinely happy to trade high salary pieces. Kuempers stats were horrible last season, and the Kings are praising him this year for his role in their resurgence. How does a goaltender finish below .890 Save % , 3.31 GAA with 30 starts and 13 wins then comeback with 32 wins, 50 starts, Save% .921 and a GAA of 2? Goalies are weird. It's the only reason I don’t want to jettison UPL into the sun.....yet. I reserve that right in December.

I think that’s a plot line on White Lotus.

How was it NOT a distinct kicking motion? Even if he and the puck were both airborne he kicked, hit the puck with his skate and it went in the net.

Almost an anagram for Sinking Ship.

After the first one, when he scored I thought OK, maybe the kid has skills. I was wrong.