Pimlach

You should add some golf clubs.

Kesselring and Simmons might as well be Chris Pronger and Rod Langway. Its all about team defense, which includes the forwards. I have been pounding the table that the Granato system was not a proper NHL system, it looked more like an all star team system that you throw together for a temporary team that has lots of skill. We still have Granato's defensive coach, Marty Wilford, under Ruff. We still have Matty Ellis. Why is this coaching staff still intact?

And so has the coaching

RIP Art.

Pete or PASabresFan or Stoner?

I like Ray for his humor on ice (in the box) but i prefer Marty for his technical insights to the game. I would like to hear more of Marty in near real time instead of waiting until in between periods. If they used both that would mean less Dan, which is actually good, and maybe Dan could focus on keeping up with the play by play. Sometimes Dan is completely lost and talking about other things. He rarely verbally keeps track of puck possession and where the puck is on the ice. If he improved his play by play it would also greatly improve the radio coverage. He is terrible on the radio and needs the TV visual to cover his sloppy play by play.

Sabre FO discussing the hiring of Lindy.

These videos are garbage. The intent is to show collaboration and an organization with a plan. I see scripted messaging. Still waiting for results.

Cook getting a $4M $48M 4 year extension. Hard Knocks will probably pick this up in Episode 3. Bills set the tone of a well run franchise. In Beane We Trust.

He did.

So you don’t like him?

We are in hockey doldrums. The big off season moves are over and most fans are skeptical on Adams and Ruff The Bills have all the buzz in town, as usual. New season, Josh Allen, Hard Knocks, etc. Tre White is back but the goalie camp remains closed. The Sabres season tickets are down to 9,000 and Canadians are not coming over nearly as much. Terry Pegula is basking in Bills fever and he made a somewhat telling comment last week.. His comment on the Bills was “ you don’t have to micro-manage when you have competent people running things”.

Tage Dahlin A Goalie.

I was at Canalside several times in the past few months , looking for Lorentz, walking on old Aud grounds. Didn’t see Jim but thought I saw a ghost or two.

Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan just played at Darien Lake. Anyone go?

Besides improved goaltending and team defense you missed the impact that Thompson, Dahlin and Tuch have. They will wear the letters and they need bring consistent star power and leadership. They have to put the team on their backs. No more big losing streaks.

I picked the first option. I think he is going to be a good player.

You could be referring to Derek Trucks. Today he and his wife, Susan Tedeschi, lead the Tedeschi Trucks Band.

I saw Robert Cray open for Eric Clapton back in 2006. Excellent guitarist.

McDonalds exists because standards are low, very low. My advice is to never eat that stuff.

Free agency takes care of the human perspective and I have no problem with that. Adams bath water is self induced but it would be interesting to see how long the average “ rebuild” is today versus past decades.

Unlike the NFL, the draft is not the primary way to build in the NHL. Minor league development, ability to make trades, and free agency are equally as important. When players are allowed to refuse trades it hurts the bottom teams or the less glitzy destinations. NFL rosters are more than twice the size as an NHL roster. I see 260 NMCs in the NHL, and only 7 in the NFL. I think NMCs are hurting the ability of many teams to compete. And get rid of the "over the salary cap" NHL playoff teams too. Now that is really dumb.

Congrats. Your son shows compassion, you and your wife did good. Yes, they have a lot of work ahead and i hope they can get the dog healthy again. Twelve years ago my son found a Pit Bull puppy that was discarded on the streets. I did not like it at the time but he took him in. He took him to the vet and got him healthy. He trained him and he had a great companion until April when the dog passed away. That dog was good for him.