[GDT: Sabres @ Islanders - Mar. 7, 2023, 7:30pm, ESPN+/Hulu WGR]

Dude was getting ready to catch it, stopped, changed his mind, decided to kick. Ridiculous fn call

[Mike Harrington vs. Jr Sabres girl]

12 hours ago, Weave said:

 

So treat the kid with a shred of respect, maybe crouch down -hey kiddo, right nows not the best time, Ristos cranky- or something to that effect. kids arent stupid. there was a million ways to handle this with respect, not shoo the kid like theyre the dummy. pompous a-hat

[Could the NHL be expanding to 34 Franchises with New Teams in Atlanta and Houston?]

29 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

 

 

thanks, i deleted my comment as i hadnt finished reading thread. good stuff!

[Could the NHL be expanding to 34 Franchises with New Teams in Atlanta and Houston?]

16 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

Sports market in Atlanta: Braves, Georgia, ... occasionally the Falcons.

If the nhl was smart, they'd put a team in Charlotte. 

sign me up! moved here 3 years ago, raleigh is too far for a game. would love this. 'canes franchise has been a major success

[Could the NHL be expanding to 34 Franchises with New Teams in Atlanta and Houston?]

17 hours ago, Night Train said:

LOL at Atlanta, which has failed twice. It's like the NFL twice trying St. Louis and failing. Yet they still talk about it yet again. 

 

 

 

if  STL gets a 3rd team it has everything to do with some kind of lawsuit, i forget the specs but the story is def out there. nfl is grimey

[NHL Trade Deadline 2023]

9 hours ago, dudacek said:

Holy *****! Blake with some cold ass dealing there. (It’s apparently a 1st and Quick for Korpisalo and Gavrikov)

Quick must be furious.

Also, does this affect their ability/desire to get Chychrun?

The still have the pieces even without their first, but if the Coyotes aren’t taking salary back, how do they fit Chychrun under the cap?

is quick retiring at end of year too? or just due for FA. i read "shouldve let him ride off into sunset his last 2mos", or we just talking a rental UFA? why would columbus even want him either way? worst team in league getting rental?

[Are the Sabres out of the running for the playoffs?]

3 minutes ago, Two or less said:

I was watching a Bruins game on espn+ not too long ago, and they said when Ullmark arrived, the Bruins goalie coach watched film on him and then had a meeting with Ullmark, telling him if he fixes his rebound control he could potentially become one of the top goalies in the league because he liked a lot of the things he was doing, however, if he doesn't, he has no chance of surviving in Boston and will be nothing more then a journey man. The broadcast crew said Ullmark really took that to heart and worked his tail off and now in his second season the results speak for themselves.

Thought that was interesting. Sabres couldv'e done a better job developing him but also a lot of that relies on the player being willing to learn. Took a tough talk in Boston to really change his mindset.

im far from an expert, ullmark is very good, but it is obvious to me when watching--- that team is elite two-ways. hes benefiting from it. obv i wish itd worked out like that here, but i dont think hes being talked about this way if he was still in our net. 

[Rooting interests this week]

3 hours ago, thewookie1 said:

Every team had their bye week connected to the All Star break this year.

Half had it prior, half had it after

kind of defeats the purpose of a bye week for half the teams to have it overlap w/ the break. a bye week is  great if you're injured... but for the other 90% just battling general fatigue, anything after 5 or 6 days off is excessive. what a disadvantage to half these teams including us