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The idea that BUF has to give up a pick to a team that fired the coach is absolutely ridiculous. How can that be allowed?

@RumorBreak: #BREAKING - Dan Bylsma and the Sabres have agreed to terms that would make him the next head coach of the Buffalo Sabres.

Just another reason to hate Toronto.

Due diligence. There's no rush here, let the man take his time, discuss with his family and employer, etc... He knows what HE wants already, but until he is 100% sure (after talking with family and employer) he is not going to make his decision public. The longer this drags on, the less likely it is to me that he stays with the Wings. Based on everything he's said, it sounds like he's sincerely conflicted, but is leaning toward leaving Detroit. Family is important to him, so he wants to make sure his family is on board, and also that he'll be well compensated to secure the financial future of his loved one's.

Don't mess with the nets, but the goalie equipment needs to be much much smaller without sacrificing protection. Glove, blocker, leg pads should be narrower and shorter above the knee. The amount of pad sticking out above the knee is ridiculous these days due to the butterfly style. Also put restriction on chest protector and pant width. There is no restriction on the size of those, which is just plain stupid. They can still be the same material and same thickness to provide the same protection. Not sure how you would regulate that tho. NHL would need to work closely with equipment manufacturers to create an NHL certified line of equipment. Same can be said for players shin pads, making them narrower would make it harder to block shots.

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His style of play is exactly what Buffalo is lacking. Hopefully he rubs off on some of the other younger players. That's the thing about great players, they make everybody else better.

Any word on Fasching? I don't see any of other college draftees leaving school yet...

Sabres vs Black Knights in the final

The best American players are still in the NHL playoffs (Parise, Suter, Kane, Carlson, Fowler, Kesler, Tyler Johnson, Orpik, Callahan, Pacioretty, etc..). Stange to see so many great Canadian players already bounced from the playoffs.

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They need to eliminate the instigator rule. That's all. Anything changes to more severely punish an penalty is only going to make the sport less agressive... less fun to watch. It's already boring enough since fighting has been almost removed from the game. The instigator penalty removed the goons (on ice poilce), which has led to more injuries to star players... ie head shots, etc. If you had to answer to a McSorely or Probert for being reckless and giving a head shot to star player, then you'd think twice about it.

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O'Connor is out.... http://www.blueshirtbanter.com/2015/4/22/8465783/rangers-are-finalist-for-free-agent-goaltender-matt-oconnor

good read on Eichel... http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/ncaa-hockey-101--jack-eichel-as--consolation-prize-151044545.html

McDavid vs Eichel has been and always will be a thing... There's no escaping it.

Excellent. His freakish strength helps. That said can't wait to see his combine numbers, he's gonna blow away McDavid.

When was the last time a rookie led the league in scoring?

no. not a chance. 99 is retired across all teams. period.

Lack is starting because Miller said his knee is still not 100% after playing the season finale.

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This could go down like the Philip Rivers, Eli Manning deal. Edmonton takes McDavid, Buffalo takes Eichel then a deal is swung on the draft floor, something like Eichel, 2015 and 2016 first for McDavid probably gets it done if It's widely known McDavid won't sign with Edmonton they lose their leverage. But this whole thing falls apart if Eichel won't sign with Edmonton or states his intentions to return to school if he ends up there. Because it might not take much since Edmonton loses their leverage if he refuses to sign with them.

I'm liking the deal for Kane more and more as time goes on. Armia will be 22 next month and he scored only 2 goals in 21 games since joining St. John's after the trade. He might never be an NHL regular, and Lemieux wasn't going to sign with Buffalo anyway. It's widely known that McDavid wanted to end up in Toronto or Buffalo, and the one team he didn't want to go to was Edmonton. So let's see how this plays out. I doubt Edmonton trades the pick, but what if McDavid refuses to sign? This thing is far from over IMO, he could go back to junior and set records playing a full season while a deal is worked out.

How does ARI feel? Clearly the worst team in the league since the deadline. They get neither McDavid nor Eichel by a couple of points in the standings. The goal was never McDavid, it was McEichel, mission accomplished I'm excited to watch him play. Dont let the media make you feel like Buffalo was unlucky, losing the lottery when you only have a 1 in 5 chance of winning isn't unlucky at all. The fact we get Eichel means the tank was worth it.

Will be interesting to see how Eichel does against men at the World Championships in a couple weeks. I wanted Eichel all along. Think his combination of size strength and speed will translate better to the NHL than McDavids flashy moves.