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They will then start lobbying for Marcus Foligno.

Not kidding Mr 11. In the US, this past SC was one of the least viewed in years. The average was close to 10,000,000 less viewers per game than the NBA championship series. Compare the NHL TV ratings to the championship series in the NBA, or the MLB World Series, or the NFL playoffs - the SC playoffs is not even close. Lots of hockey fans in the US switch to other sports once their NHL team is eliminated. This has long been a trend. MLB is a big factor, so is the competition from the NBA, and so is golf. We are all diehard hockey nuts. We even follow the NHL draft. Most fans do not.

In Canada you are correct. In the US you are wrong. First of all, they are early season games when almost every baseball team has some hope. Secondly, most American Hockey fans switch to baseball (or golf) once their hockey team is eliminated. If the Rangers are not in the playoffs then NY hockey fans watch the Yankees or Mets. I was in Boston for a week during the finals, the Bruins were out of it and the hotel bars and sports bars were tuned to the the Red Sox, not the Stanley Cup. I had to ask the hotel bartender to put it on and it was the finals. The Red Sox were in last place at the time. Ditto for Chicago, St Louis, LA and every other big baseball town. No question about it. Ever wonder why Buffalo has very high Stanley Cup TV ratings, higher than most markets, while their team has not sniffed a Cup since 2007-08?

Yes, Ville is another. Then there is Berglund who thankfully quit but does not shut up. Slava Kozlov is another that I do not like.

Fire sale might be a bad choice of words. We could get to a point where we have no good places for some of them to play. We would not intend to move them for peanuts but the rest of the league might be shrewd in what they offer to us. I am trying to say that we could lose leverage on a deal. It is a good problem I guess, especially when we had barren shelves left by my buddy Murray.

If we gave up the 13OA I would not complain. I would think Adams and his staff have the roadmap of what prospects project to the big club and when, I would not be surprised if some of the sleeper prospect are higher on their list either (Rousek, Kozak, etc). Kevyn Adams is smart guy. Lets see if he can pull off a big hockey trade that really moves the needle for this team.

Quinn is not on my trading board. So far he is the one most likely to be a core player down the road (IMO). I would give up Rosen within of that group of prospects because I think we have other prospects very similar to him. I would offer them Rosen and the Philly #2 or next years #1. I would even add in a 3rd piece if needed (another pick or a B level prospect) If they insisted on 13OA I would not agree to it right away. I would put it on hold until the draft and see what the board looked like before doing that so that my staff could weigh in on the reality of what is there. Before all of this I would have to talk to Pesce (or Graves) about his desire to be a Sabre, and obviously what the next contract would be. We would have to both be comfortable. If we hold on to every prospect we will end up selling them off in a fire sale. I do think we need to convert some of this prospect potential into players we need right now. It is time to get good support for the current real core.

Great catch.

Hope not. I want Graves or Pesce. Either would be a good fit for us. Would like KA to surprise me and not shop in the bargain bin.

He was terrible in Buffalo, he liked Ralph, and he quit. One of my least favorite Sabres ever.

Peter McNab - 6th round, 85 OA in 1972 954 games, 363 goals, 450 assist, and 813 Points. Unfortunately, most of this production was for the Bruins.

Dove? No, not that I recall.

WOW! Wasn't expecting the Hawk. He took boxing lessons prior to the season to improve his fighting ability. Surprised someone with a lot of PIM would make the list.

Rammer was a stalwart IRON MAN, he is my first guess. Then I'll guess Hajt, and then Luce. All great hockey players.

No surprise. Most of us have seen Quinn for a full season in the NHL but have been limited to highlights of Kulich in the AHL or prior.

Seiling was a very good player with 6 straight 19+ goal seasons, including a 30 goal season, while playing mostly in a checking role. As a guitarist he could really rock too.

Kulich being compared to Kotalik concerns me. All the talk about him on this board has me thinking he will be a much more consistent player and a potential 30 goal scorer. What makes me excited about Peterka is his play in playoffs and tournaments. A player that plays big when it counts is always a nice asset. Quinn has showed he can finish and his 2-way game steadily improved as the season went on. He needs to get stronger as you said. T 6'1" 185 he has the frame to work with. Savoie being likened to Ennis is also startling, in a bad way. Other than height I am expecting Savoie to be two levels above Ennis, I player I never cared for to much.

Tage will score a lot more goals before this is over. Cozens has showed incredible spunk (grit) and leadership. More than most 21 year old players and by a wide margin. Cozens carried two rookies last year, when their minutes were sheltered he continue to play good hockey on other lines and in any situation. Cozens' game is more than offensive production.

Not true for Bud Light. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12068311/Bud-Light-sales-plunged-region-dropping-29-heartlands.html

Wow. This projections disappointment across the board. Especially Savoie. If true, why is KA so reluctant to trade? I suspect that KA’s analytics guys are projecting much more.

Many are robots, programmed to argue (tweet) for a cause.

Well we debated the defense a lot last season and you consistently commented on no need for 4D help but ok. You are on board to it now. If this team misses playoffs again our fans will be extremely disappointed. If it is because of goaltending again I will blow a gasket. I just can’t trust a plan that entails going with a rookie backed by UPL/Comrie when we are sitting on so many assets.