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Clifton is a tool. Girgs got under his skin.

Bad defense by 10 and 25. Both failed to beat DeBrusk. Two guys failed.

I have been visiting New England consistently since 2010. Heard him a lot. He is poor at his job. I am surprised Boston ever hired him.

Peterka could pulled it to his backhand. Goalie bite on it.

Phil Esposito, with seven 40 goal seasons. I loved beating the Espo Broons.

Well I hope not. But he sucks as a play by play announcer, he is usually like that.

Looking forward to the day that Power is physically blasting the likes of Pastrnak.

Hathaway is just another in a long, long, line of Boston Bruin instigators.

We are not generating much offense , but at least we are being responsible over 200 feet. That said, we need to get going and challenge their backup.

Close checking so far.

Interesting Anthem.

Ok, I’m done talking about the trade deadline and Adams. The Team is playing tonight. Beat the Bruins. Muscle Weight

I have a weird feeling about this game. UPL in. No Dahlin. No Tuch. New player on D. Its Boston, anything can happen.

They added some vets last year, now they plan on beefing up their pipeline I guess.

I think you might be correct. Some of the young guys could look at it as a vote of confidence, the tweeners must feel like they dodged a bullet, some older guys probably want to see more commitment to win. Highly competitive guys of any age could also be wondering when will the Front Office be all in. The cold reality is that next year they might not be as good. You never know what can happen to derail a season and the Sabres history is filled with disappointing seasons immediately following good ones. Last years President's Trophy winners are struggling to make 8th place this season. The trade deadline ends in 26 hours and 6 minutes from when I pushed submit.

He chose not to sign before he got into this business school and decided to get an MBA or whatever degree he is after. Although I am sure he is bright young man, getting a business degree does not constitute extreme intelligence by any stretch. He just told the world that his agent told him not to sign in Buffalo. So that is what he did. We spent a 3rd on him and we got a 3rd back - but he wasted our time and left a hole in the pipeline. I wish the NHL would put a stop to this loop hole with the NCAA kids.

It’s too late for what ifs, at least for me. As for Johnson, I sure hope we don’t base critical roster decisions and potential playoff status on making him comfortable. He can go no matter what we do and we still get compensation pick. I don’t want a player who does not want to compete. He belongs in Rochester next year anyway.

why was Adams actively in discussions if Chyckrun was not a fit? Seems like that is something they know quickly. The angst comes from the price that AZ “settled for” was one 1st rounder, not two or three. And Ottawa got better. Look at what Toronto gave up for McCabe and Lafferty, futures in 25 and 26 that they can replace.

If you’re right then that is a losing mentality. Reach a goal and be content, instead of pushing harder to the next goal. That is not great leadership. There is no guarantee we will be better next year either. We have been lucky with injuries, especially at forward. We still do not have a #1 goalie. Teams will learn how to play Buffalo. Teams in our conference are getting better too. Next year is another story.

Not really. It more like salvaging an asset before we lose it. Portillo did not want to play here. He said that back when we had Tokarski and Dell.

Good post. It’s a new day. I am more disappointed than angry right now. The mantra of build from within seems to be taken to extremes by the Sabres. Chyckrun would not be a guy I target to help the team, but considering he was available, and has 2 years remaining at a cap friendly contract, I was on board to get him. There is time to find a veteran defender but I think Adams is done and Stillman is our new 6 once Dahlin is back.

To the team the changes are less than to the fans. We are still neck and neck in a showdown with 7 teams. We still have games in hand. We are still without Dahlin and Tuch. We still don’t have #1 goalie.

If we make the playoffs with the lineup we have Adams will be vindicated. If we fall short, he will be under scrutiny, and he should be. It about RESULTS and Adams cannot rest on the fact that the team was in the race in March. He has had opportunities to improve the team and made decisions to stay the course.

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Last July after a golf outing. I loved it. My good time buddy was in town and rating he was rating Beef on Weck. He put Charlie the Butcher and Anderson's ahead of Schwabels. I like them all of the above plus Bar Bill, Schawnee, and Gabriel's Gate. I like them all with most any of the local IPA's. You can't get a sandwich like that in a lot of places.