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i'm an avid cycle-baller. went to the world championships in Japan, that's me on the bike.

Anybody remember when training camp was almost the entire month of September? Now it's whittled down to a handful of practices and some pre-season games... seems odd.

I choose decent NHL starter. The NHL draft (except for the top few picks) is a giant crap shoot. If Murray feels more comfortable about Lehner than say a Blackwood or Samsonov, then by all means, pull the trigger. I'm not gonna pretend to know more than Murray does about Lehner (or any other hockey related matter). Did he make the right decision? ....let history be the judge.

The season can't start soon enough!

The draft lottery is still going. Tim Murray has strangled Gary Bettman and Connor McDavid has signed with the KHL. I've been to a bunch of games in LA and Anaheim. Just one in Arizona this past season. Anaheim is more families and little kids because OC. LA is more of a party atmosphere. Make sure to get to the LA game early so you can get whole LA Live experience outside the arena. Anaheim, everybody shows up just after puck drop, not much to do there.

Found this intriguing prospects video... http://video.bruins.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=832908&catid=1031

Consider there are infinite parallel universes (there are). In at least one of those universes both Bailey and Baptiste make the team out of camp. Maybe that's the universe we live in, maybe it's not.

These aren't 18 or 19 year old kids we're talking about. They're both 20, they were drafted two years ago. I could see them spending camp and pre-season in Buffalo getting lots of minutes in pre-season games. It's not like these are teenage kids anymore, they're physically ready (both over 6 feet, 200lbs).... maybe need to put on a little more weight/strength, but this will be their 3rd time through the prospect tournaments, etc. with Buffalo.

Any chance Bailey or Baptiste make the team? I'd take either of them over a guy like Deslauriers or McCormick.

He certainly sounds more mature, but still looks skinny to me. Maybe it's just that his face is very round, makes his neck look thin. I'd like to know specifically how much weight he's gained.

Is this gonna be another one of those last minute deals where they announce streaming of the game hours before puck drop? I certainly hope so, but not expecting it.

streaming will there be?

http://thehockeypress.sportsblog.com/posts/3180304/nhl-trade-rumors--patrick-kane-to-buffalo-sabres.html Apparently Buffalo inquired, but who really knows. Would you give up Reinhart, Moulson and 2nd for him as the article suggests? IMO it takes much more than that to get it done.

only 3 tendys.... Makarov and 2 FA's one of them from Canisius.

http://sabrenoise.com/2015/08/11/buffalo-sabres-announce-prospect-tournament/ "There are three games scheduled, with the Buffalo Sabres playing the New Jersey Devils on September 12th and the Bruins on the 14th. The Devils and Bruins will play each other on the 13th. Both of the “home” games will be played at the First Niagara Center. This will give plenty of fans an opportunity to watch Jack Eichel play against NHL teams for the first time, and not just crowd First Niagara Center to see him play against teammates."

This. Although I'd like to see Detroit and Chicago in the same conference as Buffalo... get all the great lakes teams together... something like... BUF, TOR, CHI, DET, CBJ, PIT, MON, QBC, OTT, MIN, WPG NY, NYI, PHI, WAS, CAR, NJ, NSH, TBL, FLA, STL, BOS DAL, COL, ARI, LV, ANA, LAK, SJ, VAN, CGY, EDM, SEA

Scott Hannan

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Glad the Stars got him. He's not worth $5mil/yr, that's ridiculous. Save that money to get somebody better further down the road.

I read Baptist as Baptiste, and was trying to figure out why he wasn't allowed to drink abd alrwady married etc...made know sense

Folks are making too big a deal out of this. He's still a young kid. It was a mistake, it's not like he hurt anyone (see Kane, Patrick). No need to suspend him for any amount of time, he's human.

somthing for the hair i think.... tryin to resist googling it. something cream? don't know.

no big deal... this will blow over.

Any idea why McCabe didn't participate in the 3-on-3 tourney?

the live feed is up!