That Aud Smell

Very odd. The bolded above strikes me as the most interesting thing he said. He's admitting there was a meeting. And he's saying he thought he made it clear at that meeting that he wasn't saying he wanted out of here if things don't turn around. Sounds every bit to me like he made some significant demands and probably some vague (thinly-veiled?) threats when he was in that meeting with Adams (and others from the FO). Further, when he goes on to say that it pisses him off to hear the way Biz reported it -- who's Dahlin pissed at there? Biz? Or the Sabres FO person who was in that meeting and who -- directly or indirectly -- leaked this information to Biz? I'm guessing it's more the latter. "That pisses me off. I thought I made myself clear in that meeting."

Bro. Do you know puck? (I know you know puck. So you also know why (that) a single elite d-man can't drag a team to a playoff berth.)

Looks more like they're collapsing on/at the puck. The Sabrepede was an all-timer. Shoutout Ron Rolston, who, after leaving the Sabres, was a head coach in the AHL for one year (with a win % of .395) and has since been an assistant or associate coach at Providence College.

I feel like you’re glossing over that time in there when the club iced arguably its best teams ever.

… just need him healthy.

Amending this to add: I think the Chiclets guys' sources are strictly North Americans guys. So I tended to doubt this when I first heard it. Like, how would Biz know what Dahlin was saying? But to @dudacek's theory on the "telephone game," the source here is probably a North American player who's relating what he heard/understood about the meeting.

I listen to the Chiclets guys occasionally. And I get a regular dose of Biz on the Pardon My Take pod. I like Biz. He's a character. A goof. He's funny. He can talk the paint off a barn. And he knows hockey. And he loves the game. Another thing I will say about him and Ryan Whitney: They have legitimate league sources. They're not the same kind of sources that "legitimate insiders" have (agents, mostly -- some FO people). Rather, the Chiclets guys are plugged in on the players' side of things. That's a fact. This is my read as well. Hmm. Interesting. I've also heard this third-hand from a friend who used to work in Pegulaville. As @Stoner suggested: This may more be Dahlin's effort to get Adams fired and to get Pegula to spend more money on coaches, etc.

the initial info i get on this guy is unusual. he’s a DT! he’s edge! he’s a linebacker! he’s 310#!

You're a winner if you see it. Full disclosure: I have been playing this young man's (well, his band's) record non-stop the past few weeks. His rendition in this video is a stripped down, acoustic version of the song from the LP. He's also the owner/operator of Remedy House on Buffalo's lower west side. He gives me (some (new)) hope for this tired old town.

I now recall our swapping eclipse chasing stories when the big solar one occurred. You wound up ... in a parking lot? With a kindly gentleman?

He is an absolute pud. Jeepers. Can you imagine if that had been the deal?!

shameful, really.

in case nobody responded

i don't think Dunleavy coined it.

this does not seem possible.

If Cozens can get his swagger back, I think the Senators will end up pleased with this deal. I share the view that Cozens' problems are mostly between his ears. And who knows - maybe Captain America can embiggen him with courage. I'd like to say I wish him well. But my feelings don't extend quite that far.

i never know what these mean.

Joker, possibly? Bryson?

Mittelstadt was part of that vibe too. So moving two of those "fellas" may be enough to re-orient the culture, if not overhaul it.

with any luck: Fare thee well to The Chill Bros era.

i've liked the player. so, this is fine - i suppose.

F**k yeah - this thread has become the Old Guys Lounge.

I was gonna say - Metcalf makes me think of certain things, but being a sticky-hands, catch-everything guy isn't one of them. But he's definitely a player who would fill needs that the Bills have. (In some ways, he'd provide the Bills with a proven NFL player who already does what the team wants Coleman to do.) I think those resources would be better devoted to acquiring help on the D-line.