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But I am also attempting to show Buffalo is still a strong hockey market. It really is. The fact that the TV ratings are consistently high shows that. It is no doubt aided by no NBA and no MLB in Buffalo - so it is a unique market that also has an international component to it that is not factored into the TV numbers but could be included in home attendance.

True, just answering the question posed to me.

My "humorless post" was the gif, and only the gif. Your responded to me was that you cannot trade a player for money, which is only partially correct, and it tells me you misinterpreted the gif by taking it literally. BTW - Cash can be included in trades, but not cash only. Your 👎response was to a gif that you did not fully understand, you could just admit it and move on. After I explained it to you could just say "thanks for the clarification". Instead you call it humorless, and maybe it was to some or most here, but you are consistent is taking shots. I get that you don't like me, so be it. You can always not respond.

Don't you think Buffalo has been fringe playoff for the past three off seasons (counting this one)? Yet there was a portion of last season when the Sabres were last in their conference and the solution was said to be in the room. What is the media pundits agenda with regard to the Sabres? And don't say more clicks because that pretty much applies to every story on every team in every league. Agree on (E), the divide between the haves and the have-nots. One solution is to take away the no trade/ no movement clauses. Which will probably never happen. More food for thought. I got this from Google AI List of Stanley Cup finals viewership by metro area: Data regarding specific Stanley Cup Finals viewership by metro area is not always readily available in a comprehensive, publicly released list. However, some individual ratings for specific markets have been released, especially for regions with a strong hockey following For example, data from STLtoday.com shows the following television ratings for the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals: West Palm Beach, Fla.: 6.9 Miami: 6.2 Buffalo: 5.4 Pittsburgh: 4.2 Las Vegas: 3.5 Detroit: 3.4 Minneapolis: 3.3 Fort Myers, Fla.: 3.3 Boston: 3.3 Denver: 3.1 It's important to note that viewership can fluctuate depending on various factors, including the teams involved in the final, the networks broadcasting the games, and the overall sports landscape at the time. For example, the 2025 Stanley Cup Final, shown on cable channels only, saw lower U.S. viewership compared to previous years when some games were broadcast on over-the-air television. Any way you want to slice it, the Buffalo hockey market has been getting a big disservice from their teams ownership. At some point being just happy to have a team will go away.

In my opinion its Pegula.

Jaro, We hardly knew ya!

One of the best hockey markets in the US is in big trouble and the problem 100% points to one person. That Shanahan rumor, if true, tells you exactly what the problem is with this team. Every off season is the same, we lose better players than we gain. No players in their prime will come here. I could rant about the past 14 years, but it’s useless I am not attending any hockey game in Buffalo this year for the first time EVER.

The idea of the gif was to say his value is not much, not trade him for money.

OK Mr @7+6=13 wow me with your hockey knowledge. The question was "what will an NHL GM offer for Bryson"? You disliked my response, i.e. loose change (like a 6th rounder, a grade b prospect, or a minor league tweener). The the guy is an undersized career 7-8 defenseman on a bottom tier team. The guy is decent skater that moves the puck when he has room, but he gets into big trouble under a forecheck, and he cannot clear the net front. He is not much offensively, does play not PP, and should not play PK. You seem to have other thoughts. What is the correct answer? What will Bryson get on the trade market?

So 25% of the young players must step up and improve AND let’s not forget that the top 25% must also stay heathy and have a good season, AND we have to get much better goaltending than last season, AND we have to fix the Power Play. Team defense, team mental toughness, the ability to hold leads, the ability to avoid losing streaks - There are a lot of factors that have to come together. Looking forward to it but right now I’m not sure they did enough.

Indeed. This story has been replayed many times.

How about they get out of the bargain bins and make a move for a known good player that is proven? When will that ever happen?

It probably will be down the road. Krebs straight up, and then we cross our fingers. Personally, I want a known commodity top 6 player, not and injury prone player, or an over the hill player. The Sabres just keep dabbling on the fringes of the roster and we could end up with team of strangers with little veteran leadership - like last season.

Hell no to Krebs and Helenius. Krebs and Helen-of-Troy instead.

Chinakov for Krebs and a B prospect. Get it done Jarmo.

But “Soap” was pretty groundbreaking and Benson was a spin-off from that.

24 years old, 175 games and 34 goals/ 71 points. He is worth Krebs and maybe a B level prospect. Krebs - 24 years old, 296 games, 30 goals/94 points playing on 4th line most of the time. If this is an attempt to replace Peterka it seems more like another rebuild on the rebuild's rebuild.

Interesting points: 1. When Clifton got to Buffalo he was culture shocked, he was struggling playing on the left side playing with EJ, and he admits he struggled and did not understand the system (Granato). He figured it out after 25 games and had a decent finish. 2. Clifton was scratched in the game that Tage got hit. Scratched in a game with 7 defensemen dressed. Gilbert never saw the ice after Tage got hit. WTF Lindy!!! Do you want a tougher team or not. 3. Sabres are one of the most highly skilled teams he ever played on. 4. Was not surprised he was moved. Was not getting much ice in the end of the season 5. Scott sounded like a guy that never played for the Sabres. 6. Questions on Peterka were interesting. Clifton was very careful answering these. 7. Cliffy has an Mechanical Engineering degree - another reason to like him 🙂 Clifton is a stand up guy and I wish him the best. He made no excuses, was accountable for his play, he said nothing inflammatory. I sense he and Lindy were not on the same page. 2nd bottom line - John Scott is kind of an azz. Asking questions about what was said in the locker room is taboo and an ex-player should know that. Asking what his best hit was, and on who, and who he wanted to light up, was also bad form.

So keep trading the best players and hope for the best???? I was told by a trusted hockey man, one still coaching in the NHL, that the first guy to replace Granato was going to have a tough time. Peterka didn't respond to Ruff. Cozens fell apart. Samuelsson fell apart. Quinn regressed. UPL regressed. All players that were not blocked and were part of the master plan. I get it, Peterka was unhappy. I am not sold on the exhaustive coaching search that Adams talked about.

Especially since he picked Jarmo. If they don’t make playoffs, and Adams becomes POHO and Jarmo becomes GM, then you see more conclusive proof that winning is not a priority, as if we haven’t seen it since the lazy hiring of Krueger.

I must be blind because I didn’t see much bad body language or attitude from Peterka. Maybe some in the last two weeks which I chalked up to being sick of losing. He had a strong start, then he cooled off, and then he was pretty steady despite the constant line juggling, and the poorly coached power play, and playing in front of a goalie who’s confidence was shot. The team under Ruff played 3/4 of the season as if they didn’t know each other. Yet Peterka was a steady contributor.

I’m tired of the “Peterka is bad at defense” story. He is 23, and he is a goal scorer, and an emerging star player. Peterka is bad at defense just like almost every other player that came up the Sabres development path. Granato did not teach an NHL system, and Adams did not support his young players with his &hity methods of roster building. Peterka didn’t get along with Ruff. Something happened. Oh well. But I get the feeling Ruff is gone in a year and Peterka will be Sam Reinhart-lite on another team.