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Shootica

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  1. Hard to deny that DeDominicis has sources at this point.  And he's been fairly forthright about when he has scoop and when he doesn't.  Outside of the Dahlin signing (which we're obviously still waiting on), he's been pretty clear that he doesn't have any intel about upcoming moves right now.

  2. 6 hours ago, Buffalonill said:

     

    What kind of contract do we expect Soucy to get?  And would we be happy with giving him that money?

    He's the type of player I'd love to see them target for the right price.  Lefty but can play on the right side if needed.  Has played bottom pairing minutes his whole career but I think there's potential there to be a #4.

  3. That one stings a little.  We don't really have a Gustavsson to send back, but I'd like to think we could have made something work.

    Edit:  Didn't realize that Gustavsson was such a high pick, he looks pretty equivalent to UPL.  So in that case, I'm glad we didn't go this route.

  4. From a quick look at Hockey Reference, Milano has been given very skewed offensive zone deployment for his entire career, as high as 76% OZS last season.  And I haven't watched Milano since his draft year but his profile was of a flashy skilled player who needed to round out his overall and defensive game.

    Are we sure that those Evolving Hockey numbers aren't a mirage created by his heavy offensive zone usage? 

    I know players can adapt their games to carve out a role, but at first glance I'm not seeing the profile of a solid defensively responsible winger.  I'm seeing a "sheltered third scoring line" winger, and I'd much rather see that position be given to one of the kids than Sonny Milano.

  5. 13 minutes ago, Hoss said:

    Friedman hasn’t denied anything, that poster is just a boring troll.

    Friedman absolutely said that he was getting a lot of pushback on the Weekes tweet.  Said that he would never disparage another reporter but he made it clear that none of his sources were echoing what Weekes said.  This was on Tim & Friends shortly after the tweet.

    Now which one of them you trust more is a whole nother story.

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  6. 6 minutes ago, triumph_communes said:

    Vegas would have to move 5 mil just to make the trade happen. Tuch doesn’t count he’s on LTIR. Probably where the snag is from, the only player without a clause is Smith and he may not want to go to Buffalo

    Jack would also be on LTIR so there isn't an immediate concern there.  Hitting the cap floor is an issue for us, and they'd have to figure out the cap ceiling once he returns.

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  7. 19 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said:

    is this actually how it works now? Doesn't sound right to me. I would think he still belongs to the Sabres unless Washington were to claim him back. When we waive him anyone can pick him up and if nobody does we get to send him elsewhere. 

    I'd have to dust off the CBA to remember the specifics, you may be right, but either way the Caps get first dibs at sending him to their farm team.  Very little chance he ends up in Rochester.

  8. 42 minutes ago, K-9 said:

    Why do the Caps get the option of sending him to Hershey while the Sabres don’t have the option of sending him to Rochester?

    Because they were the original team to put him on waivers.  If we were allowed to claim players and send them down ourselves, no worthwhile player would ever make it through waivers and the teams at the top of the waiver priority list would just stack their AHL teams.

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  9. Why is it unreasonable to so many folks here and in our local media that he may simply want disc replacement because studies have shown it to offer improved long-term quality of life compared to fusion?

    He's a young, otherwise healthy person who I'd assume cares a lot about his body and health.  And fusion, to my knowledge, is not a reversible procedure.  If I was in that spot, I'd be very tempted by ADR as well.

    I don't get why this has to be a big conspiracy in an attempt to force a trade, when the easy answer to me is that he simply is injured and wants a different procedure.  As has been reported.

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  10. 1 hour ago, LabattBlue said:

    Every time I read KA wants 4 or more pieces, it makes me want to bang my head against the wall.  If the primary piece is fantastic, would KA say, “yeah, but I still want 5 more pieces”? If KA is really throwing this requirement out there, he is an idiot.  

    I'd have to imagine that if this actually is Adams' demand, he would've been bent over in a trade already.  The fact that he hasn't been pressured into anything is encouraging.

  11. My thoughts, from most likely to least:

    1. Simpson has bad info or is full of *****.  He's not a known source and the December timeline doesn't really align with either treatment option.

    2. Eichel/The Sabres feel that a trade is close and have given him permission to schedule a ADR surgery for some time in the next week or two.  They're leaking a conservative 3 month time estimate so that if everything goes well, his recovery will be "ahead of schedule" in the media.

    3. The Sabres' team docs have had a change of heart and now are comfortable with ADR.  This seems extremely unlikely at this point.

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