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No need. This was peripherally a hockey related thread to begin with. Didn't intend to take it further off the rails. And won't continue to. Let's get back to hockey.

@Sabres Fan in NS This is an erroneous broad based criticism. Every single one of my 190 clients would vehemently disagree with you. (I just 'outed' myself).

@Eleven , I assume you are an attorney - either a sole practitioner or part of a firm. You are the one who interacts with the clients but there are other people that clients rarely, if ever, see that perform other necessary activities in support your firm's operation. In advisory firm parlance, those other people are 'back office support'. There's a lot that goes on there particularly with respect to custody, trading, regulatory and compliant matters among many others. The numbers are interesting. If the stated goal is $40B in assets and the advisory firms charge 1% (to make numbers round) then by Bison Wealth charging the advisory firms 10% for back office support (again for simplicity) its revenue will be $40M annually. If it's cost to provide that support is $20 - 30M that's a healthy margin. I'm not sure what competitive advantage Bison Wealth can provide over existing firms in that business. They feel like they've figured it out, obviously.

For those of you very familiar with the Amerks, do we wish RK hadn't run off Chris Taylor?

@msw2112 I agree with the general premise of this post. I do wonder about the bolded however. How much influence do past championships have on the present psyche of fans? (We can only speculate, unfortunately). Do they look at their teams and say 'Yeah, we really suck. But we won a cup back when I was 6 years old so its OK'? Would love to have that conversation with Blackhawk fans, Canadiens fans, etc, etc.

Rainbow, Whirlpool and LQ bridges circa 1975. 40 cents for car and driver, 10 cents for each additional passenger. I guess that got changed when people were getting stuck in the trunks of cars trying to save a dime. 🤑

Absolutely. Read the article over breakfast this morning. That boy is wired for greatness.

Re: Tage Thompson. The comps (age, position, 'breakout season', '21-22 production) to Josh Norris in Ottawa are very similar. Norris just got 8x$7.95M.

I'm going to that one barring something unforeseen coming up. I want to see Levi play live. Only a half hour drive for me. The Hangar for some wings and beers.

Just make sure Jeremy Davies doesn't steal your printer. I hear he needs one. (crossing threads).

@LGR4GM you touch on a point I've always been curious about. How aligned (or misaligned) are the goals of the development people of the big club versus those of the minor league teams the kids play for as it relates to the prospects? Different motivations and objectives?

He looks like the kid that mows my yard. Got some growing to do. Get him something to eat FFS.

Even if KO is a Sabres for only one more year (especially if), give Cozens a stall right next to KO's in the dressing room. Soak it all in young man.

Fun morning. 3 on 3 on the laptop and the Open Championship on the TV. But what's up with the volume? I can barely hear these guys commenting. Is that Duff and Marty?

We've seen instances where KA appears to be playing by the the Brandon Beane playbook for developing a team. Is this another? You know, like when BB say 'we're tapped out, done' in FA then goes out and throws a gazillion dollars at Von Miller. I've got a funny feeling there are a couple more moves coming in the next few weeks or so .... cap space for both now and later assets.

If his goaltending holds up well at the NHL level the kid (Levi) will be a rock star.

COL adjustment. Inflation and all.

KA is saying all the right things publicly but is this upcoming conversation a '***** or get off the pot' deal? And 'get off the pot' as in you are no longer in our plans and we'll get some compensation this year (trade) or next (compensatory). I hope he can get the kid signed soon.

For those who may be interested in going back for a Bills/Sabres weekend (or even if you're local), here are the three options: Sabres/Blackhawks Sat 10/29 7PM ; Bills/Packers Sun 10/30 8:20PM Sabres/Bruins Sat 11/12 7PM ; Bills/Vikings Sun 11/13 1PM Sabres/Pens Fri 12/9 7PM / Bills/Jets Sun 12/11 1PM

Maybe just proud and showin' off?

Nailed it. To expand a bit on these thoughts: 1) Regarding the concept of value, if KA slightly overpays on a 1 or 1A goalie I don't see this as problematic. If he overpays for another of what we already have, then that's a problem. 2) This concept of blocking Levi is perplexing. IF in a two or three years Levi is behind a successful 2022 addition in goal, isn't that a good thing? IF KA wants Levi unfettered access to the starting job in the near future that just doesn't seem wise at all. And IF its Levi who needs that path clear of competition then do we really want that guy anyway? 3) IF KA banks on Levi becoming 'the Guy' in a few years, continues to muddle along in goal until then, and is ultimately wrong about him, I hate to think where this organization might be (figuratively and maybe literally soon thereafter). Attendance? Young core players approaching free agency? Way too much uncertainty and risk for my taste should KA opt to do nothing of consequence with the goaltending.

Couldn't imagine why they sent the Cup to a publisher. Now I see. 😏

Am I the only one who wishes/recommends that closed captions are edited in to the video to display the questions being asked? (Just an abridged version if its PH asking the question).

@Wyldnwoody44 I feel for you. Tough times for sure but yes, it will pass. And as you know the past four years are a 'sunk cost' to use an accounting term. I agree with the suggestion to allow her the opportunity to explain herself. More for your benefit than hers. You'll learn a lot about her true self very quickly. I don't know you personally but have read on this board about your travels - both professional (with admiration) and personal - for a few years. Man, if she doesn't trust you to get from work to home what's going on in her head when you're away for long periods of time? Sorry, but it just doesn't appear that she's 'the one'. Trust is vital for a healthy relationship and she doesn't have it. It's really a sign of insecurity on her part. Good luck to you. Better days ahead ....

Agree about Portillo. Seems whenever Adams discusses prospects or goaltending lately, EP is an afterthought if not even mentioned at all. I may well be wrong and hope that I am. But there's something 'not going well' here.