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OMG Frederick took huge shots from Adin, but he gamely landed a few of his own. That was like an old time hockey fight right there.

Henrique is a guy I wanted the Sabres to acquire several times. He is still going after 35 years.

If this is true and Rayzor confided in John Scott, who then decided to leak the information, I will be surprised. I like Rayzor for the humor and the on ice stuff, Marty is a far better analyst. Hard to say who I would hire without hearing them on the air and understanding their approach to the job.

I have seen them both in much younger days. I can't see two iconic artists not having really good bands and really good sound, so if you like their songs then I think you see a good show.

I have been slowing down on the big concerts and going to smaller venues and jazz clubs. My wife wants to see Grace Potter at Art Park this summer. I am going to that. Happy wife, happy life.

Yes and somebody ran Tkachuk and caught him with his head down. He may be going after Nies too. This is a series that players are starting to keep track of hits. The Panthers have a rugged team but the Leaves under Berube seem willing to answer the bell. I hope it goes 7 games

It does, and since Ruff came from Dallas and NJ he has seen how other team do things. In my line of work if a certain project is struggling and we do not change the Manager we were still responsible to identify the problems and get that person the help needed to succeed. When Terry makes no changes he is signaling he is ok with the present course they are on. Ruff could be showing him another way.

I don't think it got personal here with the exception of the reactions to just one poster. For the most part there are only a few squabbles here and there, and they are usually about hockey only. The Bills forum has far more drama and they are a winning team with the league MVP. The atmosphere here is consistent with April and May of the past few years of the KA regime. The fans are majorly disappointed, it is clear that the GM does not do enough to improve the team, it sucks to hear the organization make excuses for their inept performance, and worse it appears that owner is mostly ok with it. So here we are.

In fairness I think he has tried. Rumor was he was after Pesce a few years ago (a very solid RHD) but they could not get a deal done. Seems to be too little and too late more often than not.

I see it the opposite. The Avs GM got a piece they really needed at the time, but sacrificed a better piece that he had in a position of excess. Improve the roster and win right now was his goal. When the Avs GM saw that the guy he acquired was not up to par he easily moved him for a more proven veteran. Meanwhile the Sabres GM admitted he didn’t know how to use the player that he acquired because they have similar skilled players on big contracts at the same position. The Sabres GM never filled a real need, created a new hole, and failed to improve his team. At least he gets a shot at trading Byram to hopefully add a player we need but the trade made for a better player has not improved the team.

Domi ran Barkov. The Rat jumped in.

He made a great move, stayed on forehand, read the play perfectly. 30 playoff goals in his career, already.

Bennett is a classic playoff player.

Lots of hitting. Especially Florida, they are rugged.

Great Mother’s Day for the entire family. The big steak dinner put on by yours truly is over, and everyone is gone. Hockey time in the Man Cave. Time to savor one more glass of Ruffino Chianti that I shipped back from Tuscany.

Joe Kowal and the draft of 76. I almost forgot that guy. Denis Tsygurov is also a candidate for the all Russian Sabres team.

Did the Sabres hire an executive level Senior Advisor yet?

I don’t care if a player has success after he leaves Buffalo. I just want trades that improve the team NOW.

Muel has become a poster boy for the failed rebuild. Big contract after 57 games, injury prone, not physical, … I think both Byram and Muel will be moved out. Byram is almost certainly gone. Muel will be hard to trade, and we get to hear how hard it is to get players to come here.

Sure. But Adams then has to replace Byram with an NHL player, a RHD with a defense-first style. It’s been a big need to way to long. It’s a pairing that makes sense. Each player has strengths and flaws but they are complimentary.

I used to think this but the last interview with Marek says otherwise. He is speaking out on some uncomfortable subjects. Most of what he said in the interview are things we have been saying here.

Sure. Maybe, there are lots of possibilities. Are you implying that Terry is going to conduct a thorough job search for the next GM/POHO? One with clearly stated job requirements and with solid rationale for making a selection? All he has to do is really commit to winning and find that ONE guy and let him bring in the others.

I think hiring an executive level hockey advisor is not happening. Terry is learning that the senior candidates with experience won’t work for Adams.

Awesome. The Rat.