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Here's RJ's call. The pure joy in his voice saying "Danny Gare" is awesome https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10154287090542954

It's not one of his "super famous" calls played over and over again, but, I always remember one he called in the playoffs (maybe 1974 or 75) but it wasn't the fog goal; " Off the boards to Martin, Martin, a long pass to Robert, he would have been gone. Here goes Robert, going in on goal, going in on goal, he shoots, he scores! Robert, Rene Robert .... and the Sabres have won, the Sabres have won. Robert, shooting it on a breakaway, and it's all over, Buffalo has won." That was my first memory of RJ and obviously, I still have the call memorized. The other one I remember vividly (though not in verbatim) is RJ calling Danny Gare's 50th goal. The one when Martin (also going for his 5oth) shot and Gare scored on the rebound. Gare got a hattrick that game to get 50, while unfortunately Martin, only needing 1 goal for 50 didn't get it. Here is Ted Darling's call on TV but I was listening to RJ call it on radio

Why is Portillo a UFA in a year? If correct, that's not good

Back to back night of goalies with around .750 save percentage =pure garbage. I hope Devon Levi is watching

If the Sharks buy out Kane, and free up $7m how about: William Eklund, Nicholas Meloche, Tomas Hertl (cash dump but a solid player that could help shelter Cozens and Middlestadt) and 2022 1st for Jack Hertl has one year left on contract at $5.5m, could fetch a decent return at the trade deadline but does have a modified NMC. Sabres were rumored to love Eklund

This board overreacts so much - I can only guess it would blow up if we got a 2nd and a 4th liner like the Rags got for Buchevich. Trade does look light - yes - but it's time to change the culture. We need leaders like Josh Allen not douches like Masshole jack and Smiley Sam.

I agree. Power could play in the NHL but I see him, Johnson and Benier each playing one more year at Michigan. Hughes is the one that worries me - he could be the best of the draft but has a broken foot

Nah, Power could play in the NHL next year. He's playing top line minutes at the worlds now, Not the top professionals but still professionals and he's looking fine as an 18 year old playing there.

He has a ton more hockey sense and transitional game than Jones. Jones is a Risto type, Power is like neither of them

I doubt it. I firmly believe Cozens>Beniers, so I don't see us drafting Beniers. I like Eklund a little better than Beniers, though I know we're not taking Ehlund 1oa. Hughes and Clarke could easily end up being better than Power. Not an ideal year to be picking 1oa

Arizona would be taking in more $$ than sending out, not happening

Center who has played 18 NHL games, 0 points

Anybody know when Empedded episode 2 is debuting?

Yep - more realistic- kuemper for Mittelstadt and a 3rd Sabres trade Miller elsewhere for a 3rd

Kuemper is worth a ton more than Montour - look at his last couple years - top 10 goalie. My #1 trade target. Sabres get Kuemper, Sabres make the playoffs ++. Arizona is up against the cap too Reinhart, mittlestadt, Hutton, Miller, 2022 1st for kuemper, hanifan, schmaltz, kessel would have to unload another contract to make cap work for us

Ek is a joke but the Sabres thread has a lot of knowledgeable people on it and sometimes insiders. Sunday they were speculating on Hall signing with Buffalo hours before anybody else

1. Try to avoid arbitration, by signing the three, given the depressed market 2. Trade a RHD, probably Miller given Ralph's lack of using him last year 3. Trade for Kuemper will money saved by #2 4. Season with playoffs and surprise deep playoff run 5. Resign Hall at Staal

Mittelstadt for Kuemper bring Pilut back to be #2 LHD ( he has an out clause on his KHL contract Trade Miller for a 3rd and Hutton for a 7th goalie situation solved, d solved, cap fine, playoff team

good for buffalo but makes no sense for LV as cap implications are the same

Vancouver is now in cal hell and will have to sell off. At 79.5m with 3 prominent RFAs

Yep but we'd have to dispose of hutton somehow? Miller, Mitts and Hutton for Kuemper and Kessel or Schmaltz Arizona has a mandate to trim $15m and this trade would trim 3.5 if kessel is included and 2.5 if schmaltz is

No room for Toffoli unless you move reinhart for a LHD or a goalie

I like it though I think they intend on giving Tage an everyday role

Rumor is he turned down a multi year contract with Montreal averaging around $8m per

Really? Eakin had a down year but has a 40 point season recently. Larsson never gets 20 points. You can argue Larsson is the better defensive forward, I would argue he was one of the main penalty killers on a historically bad PK unit