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Eichel ending up in Buffalo’s downstate media market competitor will absolutely crush whatever is left of the fanbase’s buy-in on Pegulaville. It will snuff out the last tiny spark of faith in this organization. It would be colossally dumb - even worse, in some ways, than sitting on his rights and getting nothing for him. The Pegulas would have to be incredibly stupid and stubborn to allow Eichel to end up in New York (or Boston).

There is so much wrong with this post I don’t even know where to begin… - preventing infection is not the primary goal of vaccines - in what universe is it practical to “shut the world down for three weeks”? - what evidence exists that a three week global shutdown would even have worked? - the vaccines are doing the opposite of failing and it’s highly concerning that a human brain is capable of concluding otherwise - the public-private partnership that led to a fast-tracked vaccine is a singular achievement in human history - Putting aside the “T Word,” you need to provide evidence if you’re going to spread the view that e virus came from a lab Just a horrible and depressingly ignorant take all around honestly. Humans are careening toward mass extinction because of flawed thinking like this. Sorry for the rant and sorry it’s coming across as disrespectful - I like your hockey takes - but please, it’s so exhausting to endure all of this misinformation on a daily basis. It’s just so depressing.

My secretary … but you knew that.

I’m Frieda’s boss.

What Weave said - that he’d just wait it out and not sign. Irrational is a good word but it’s been eating at me.

It honestly would not shock me at all if he never puts on a Sabres uniform.

Distraction from what, exactly? Winning games? Because that isn’t what’s going to be happening with or without Eichel. This is a bottom five team this season no matter what - we should be able to stomach the “distraction” if it means getting a higher return for the future.

Right that’s what I’m saying but you’re saying it better. They decided last year they were trading him and once he gets the surgery he’s a frozen asset for at least 1-2 months and a potentially damaged asset depending on how the recovery goes. They’ve never been worried about the risks of the surgery as it relates to him playing for the Sabres.

If he has the surgery now he really can’t be traded until they can measure his recovery from it. Maybe refusing to allow the surgery has always been about wanting to trade him, not the medical concern.

I still think Adams blinks first. They won’t want this type of distraction and the public griping by Eichel gives them the cover they need to sell a poor trade to their fanbase - “See? He was a cancer and we just had get rid of him for the sake of the young core.”

1 yr $750k

Matches the Sabres’ timeline for competing

Another way to look at it is he’s putting the pressure back on Jack and his agent to get the word out that Jack is healthy and ready to play. If Jack is truly motivated to get himself traded he should be motivated to prove himself healthy.

Yeah that’s called America2021.

I mean, Adams announced (through the Buff News) that bringing Ullmark back to be the starter was a priority heading into the offseason. The whole thing comes off as disingenuous at worst, inept at best. And lurking in the background of all of this is the well-known fact that the owner loves UPL, the guy who Ullmark would theoretically be “blocking” 2 or 3 years from now. It’s really hard not to be fed up with all of this.

Honestly denial would be scarier…

The issue is they’re boxing out their own fans. People have a limit.

See? You just don’t know.

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Notice all the cheap one-year contracts. This is a financial plan not a hockey plan.

They are conserving assets. Not in order to win, but in order to save money, offset some revenues for tax reasons, and position the team for sale. They have destroyed the franchise.

“We have a little bit more information than maybe a fan does, some inner workings that we see some positives in.” Kim Pegula said this in May 2020 in justifying the decision to retain Jason Botterill. Jason Botterill was fired one month later. These people.

Agree