Broken Ankles
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1 hour ago, Derrico said:
***** I’ve liked the look of miller. Really don’t want to lose him.
Today, agreed. But will you fell that way in June of 2021?
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,But I have promises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep,And miles to go before I sleep. -
10 hours ago, Reino23 said:
Unless something drastic happens, i think Seattle would be nuts not pick off a dmen from us.
On offense, we can protect 7- Eichel, Reinhart, Skinner, Mittelstadt, Olofsson, then it becomes a bit of a wildcard after that but i'd guess Asplund and Thompson are the next two.
On defense we can only protect 3 from a list of - Dahlin, Jokiharju, Miller, Montour, Borgen, Risto, Pilut, McCabe.
Goalie you can protect one and since UPL is not eligible for this draft it's a easy decision to protect Ullmark.
100%. Most of the early Mock Drafts I have seen show Miller as the consensus pick. Note that McCabe will be a UFA that summer so not required to be protected.
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4 hours ago, Scottysabres said:
If you can get a high caliber top 6 RW, you trade him and don't think twice about it. We have plenty of D men to handle the expansion draft, and who says they'll take a D man anyways. They could take a forward or...………...a goalie (looking at Ullmark here)
Why would Buffalo even expose him? Or a better question is who else is worth protecting?
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36 minutes ago, Taro T said:
Pretty sure Eichel didn't tell himself to get back on the ice after about a 40 second break.
And Eichel in hind sight should have gone to Olofsson, but he WAS trying to go back behind the net, likely to send it to Ristolainen, but when he went towards behind the net the puck didn't come with him.
Bad play, but at least they got the point.
Great point. I thought the same thing when he came right back out. Will be interesting to see how many Forwards see ice time in OT. Is it five or six?
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1 hour ago, TrueBlueGED said:
Bring me Ehlers!
The Peg lost 4-1. They’re giving up almost 5 goals per game. Their only win is a game against NJ where they were losing 4-0 in the second. I have to believe if JB asked for Ehlers and was rejected there may be a phone call coming in November or sooner. Risto’s stock is rising and the Jets stock seem to be falling. Question is, if they come back with an offer equal to your original offer do you accept it or hold out for more?
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3 hours ago, PASabreFan said:
I need a good Fargo gif for when Olofsson scores.
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5 hours ago, LGR4GM said:
I don't agree. Their defense is not going to improve and Fluery isn't getting younger.
Check out Nic Hague. 2017 #34 overall. Six foot six, scored 35 as a D man in Junior, solid AHL year last year. Could be a gem. Played his first game last night due to injuries. And of course a gift of Tim Murray (by way of the Kings) McNabb looks solid and still relatively young at 28.
The don’t have to sacrifice anything to Seattle and Cody Glass showing early signs.
I’m with @Randall Flagg on this one.
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3 hours ago, spndnchz said:
Really looking forward to Strictly Hip.
and the game
Is this a Tragically Hip cover band? Are they from the US or CA? Are they playing downtown?
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5 hours ago, CallawaySabres said:
Sabres coat comes out tonight for the opener!
Is it sweeter than my SabreJak from 1978?
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2 hours ago, Doohickie said:
No, no, no. I wasn't insinuating you were.
I was one of those guys though.
I was too, and that post reminded me of my rationalization, so I agree with you! I tried to justify after hearing about Vlad. Unless Ralph is Svengali reincarnated, it’s insane.
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3 hours ago, steveoath said:
Is it just me or does "Sobotka and the 2nd line" sound like a band?
What style would they play?
I think i saw them play at a prison rodeo in Fontana. I cannot remember much, as I was taking mushrooms at the time.
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41 minutes ago, TrueBlueGED said:
Scenario: Okposo spends most of this year on the 4th line and puts up 20 points the next two seasons. Everybody is fired. New coach comes in and puts him back in the top-6 because he thinks it was the last coach who made him a poor offensive player. Completely ignoring the consistent decline through 3 coaches (Bylsma to Housley to Krueger) and the tape showing a significant skill decline on top of production. Are you really okay with a coach thinking that way? I have a huge problem with it.
There is absolutely some wiggle room for coaches to say "I'm going to put this player in a position to succeed." But to use that reasoning to wave a hand to all decisions, to say nothing of the obviously egregious mistakes, is just way more leeway than is justifiable.
Because there simply isn't a strong counterargument ?
+1 on this take. Excellent analogy using Okposo. Below is who Vladdy played with in 2017/18 in STL. Arguably better centers, or wingers that season. So his absolute ceiling is 31 points when he is 30 years old playing 17.5M/game with a line up like this....and Ralph can somehow manufacturer more with less, and two years older?
I too believe in putting players in positions to succeed. But within reason.
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27 minutes ago, Ho-Chi-Sock said:
I swear I've seen this damn GIF more times this month than I've seen my parents all year...
sounds like someone needs to pick up the phone.
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1 hour ago, Andrew Amerk said:
I thought it was Tantrums Recurring per minute
No it’s Totally (un)Reliable Pi Mathematics.
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5 hours ago, IKnowPhysics said:
Around the NHL 2019-20: Electric Booglaoo Aplenty
Apparently you know great low budget, 80’s musical sequels too. I can’t believe they were able to secure all the main characters from Breakin’. Shaba Doo, Michael Chambers and Lucinda Dickey. Mix in a rehashed plot, the same breakdance moves, a fresh soundtrack and some new middle aged WASPs and you have celluloid gold.
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52 minutes ago, New Scotland (NS) said:
Nobody panic!!
Everybody, just stay calm!!
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6 hours ago, Taro T said:
You don't think Krueger & Botterill are in the same page? What's your basis for THAT assumption?
As for whether Krueger wanted to see more of Cozens at present or not, his not getting pencilled into any lines as a regular his last 2-3 practices gives an indication that he didn't. Or was that on Botterill as well?
Am willing to agree the final say on where Cozens is now was J Botts, but have no reason whatsoever to believe Ralph wasn't on board.
I honestly don't know if they are on the page. I hope so. What I do know is that RK has been critical of Casey's play in the preseason, and the Sabres roster is very limited at Center so IF (my assumption) JB was the one to send Cozens back to Junior, what alternatives does the coach have for 3C with the current injuries and players remaining on the roster?
to @erickompositör72 point about the coach having the final say on the line up - I concur. But decisions on the final 23 active roster have more to do with the GM. Especially if your coach is a first year coach with little experience. This is not Joel Quenneville in Florida. Unless you have a coach with 20+ years experience where they decide the roster and the line up.
Unless Risto is traded for a grade A RW, making Erod available for a 3C role, I don't think there is much competition for this spot...today.
I'm also in favor of sending the kid to Roch not just to work on his game for 18-20 minutes a night but more so to send a message. Kids today are more entitled than ever. I think the message was received by Tage, as he seems to have worked very hard this summer. Maybe just optics and good fodder for the media. We'll see.
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10 hours ago, Taro T said:
How many U Minny games you watch? He centered a bunch of shmucks there.
And never said going to the A would ruin him. Said he'd figure stuff out quicker being in a league where going to the house by himself like he did in college and the WJC works far less frequently than it would in Ra-cha-cha would benefit him in the long run. And he did that far less frequently this preseason than he did last year. IMHO. And it looks like Krueger agrees as Cozens is in Lethbridge and there is nobody else getting 3C usage this week.
This is an assumption, based on what? Does JB not have a bigger say on both the decision to have Cozens sent back to Junior AND Casey not being sent to the AHL? I don't think Kruger has enough capital to overrule the GM's decisions (for now), and we shall see how CM is deployed over the first 20 games to better understand what Krueger thinks of his game.
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3 minutes ago, ... said:
Rob Ray said on WGR if Risto stays the team is better.
Came in late to his interview. What was the player Ray said is not guaranteed to make the team, and Bulldog thought was?
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10 hours ago, Ducky said:
I'm pretty sure you pay taxes to the state/province you are playing in.
For example, the Jets are playing the Sabres so the Jets players pay NY taxes.
This is how I understand it anyway.
Not sure if you saw the follow up post of this...
Most states measure duty days to determine when these visiting athletes should be taxed. This includes practice days, along with game days, that are spent in that state (and city depending on whether that city levies a jock tax as well). To determine the duty days spent in each visiting state, the work days spent in the visiting state are divided by the number of workdays in a season, from preseason through the postseason.
So Tampa plays Buffalo once in NYS, so as long as they depart that evening, Players are subject to roughly .37% of their income (which is 1 day divided by the total season of 270 days) at the NYS state income tax level. Based on Points AAV that equates to less than $2,000, or insignificant.
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3 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said:
I'm going to disagree with the popular view. I think he is a better hockey player than he was last season and with a new coach and a new system and hopefully a whole new attitude you can't assume ANY player will be what they were last year. Some might "fit" Kreuger's way much better than they fit Housley's (and some might be worse - hopefully not). I think Sobodka can still be a solid penalty killer and 4th liner unless Cozens is deemed ready to make the roster in which case he's out and Cozens is in.
The guy I want to send to Rochester is Mitts. At this point, I'd rather see Asplund on the roster (which likely will not be the case).
I agree with the bold. But not much else, although I hope your right. Love to see a head coach have a Svengali effect that energizes the team. What if Vlad and Tage have breakout seasons? Heads would explode, and we would see the ROR trade thread debated once again. Not expecting this, but any is possible.
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13 minutes ago, WildCard said:
How did you calculate that effective tax rate? Taxes are based on where you play each game, not where your team itself is located. Given that each team will play 41 homes games (mostly), the rest is still conference/division dependent; does Toronto play more games in more tax friendly cities does Tampa Bay is a tough question to answer
These are standard Income tax rates for high wage earners. Found on multiple sites in a Google search for effective tax rate. Also note that just b/c TB plays 41 road games, does not imply 1/2 of their salary is subject to that local tax rate. Players aren’t limited to federal, state, and city income taxes though, as they also face jock taxes – but these aren’t resident taxes, rather they are specifically designed to tax visiting workers. NHL players owe taxes in a number of states they visit and even some cities.
Players aren’t limited to federal, state, and city income taxes though, as they also face jock taxes – but these aren’t resident taxes, rather they are specifically designed to tax visiting workers. NHL players owe taxes in a number of states they visit and even some cities.
Non-resident taxes have been levied in a number of states for years. After the 1991 NBA Final between the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, taxation of visiting athletes trended upwards and became a revenue stream for states and cities. These non-resident taxes in the United States and Canada aren’t limited to just athletes, but to the staff traveling with the teams throughout the season as well. Essentially, any non-resident workers that perform work from which they earn income are subject to these taxes.
Most states measure duty days to determine when these visiting athletes should be taxed. This includes practice days, along with game days, that are spent in that state (and city depending on whether that city levies a jock tax as well). To determine the duty days spent in each visiting state, the work days spent in the visiting state are divided by the number of workdays in a season, from preseason through the postseason.
Illinois only taxes visiting athletes if their home state taxes Illinois athletes when they play away games – so the Stars don’t owe the state of Illinois a jock tax when in Chicago because the Blackhawks aren’t taxed by the state of Texas.
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Let's compare to Marner's deal using the effective tax rates between Toronto and Florida. I've also assumed that in year 2022 Point could be looking at a $15M AAV deal. After three years under a third deal (assuming he resigns in a US state with no state tax, like Tampa), Point he exceeds the 6 year total of Marner's current deal. And by a lot. So I'm not going to declare this completely one-sided.
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3 hours ago, Radar said:
This really makes for a good discussion. Fans buy tickets to see super stars vs to see winning team. I think definitely they will pay for wins. How to best build a winner? Probably depth not handful of elite players?
Might not be easy, but I bet a GM could trade one of these high priced/elite players for three or maybe four of these depth players for about the same AAV. The theory being to solidify the middle six. Building depth seems like it’s impervious to failure. ?
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GDT: Montreal at Buffalo Sabres Oct.9th, 7pm ET, MSG-RSN and WGR 550
in The Aud Club
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Observations after watching tape delay.