That Aud Smell

Lol - when did this become a thing?

With regard to surgery, there have been discussions of a traditional fusion or the experimental replacement.

Make sense. OTOH, which surgery is it?

I have at times grown weary of what seemed like an agenda on Hamilton's part. That said, the team has stunk for a long while now -- is it wrong for a beat reporter to have strong views regarding a sh1t team/franchise? One thing I can relate based on a single degree of separation: Hamilton is good people. A super solid dude.

That is also possible, of course. It just feels like ... changed agent, an apparent surgery ... things are moving.

I reckon that, if the change of agents warranted its own thread, so does the surgery.

The rumour of a surgery taking place - if true - seems like a strong indicator that a deal has been made

This is definitely threadworthy. This could also be folded into the trade rumour thread.

And yet the surgery bears directly on trade prospects.

I realize it's a Hockey Buzz sourced rumour. Whatever.

Nice to get a late round pick for a guy the team was going to cut anyway.

Me neither. That one was purely based on the name. Same with Medicine Hat.

Lol - my “location” here is virtual and aspirational. I’ve done Moose Jaw in the past. Baddeck as well.

We had a fun, *hot* 3 quarters at the stadium. Please don’t feed the trolls.

Brisson also represents Zegras. If you're a buyer (or a seller for that matter), it makes an absolutely huge difference to have a broker involved whom you trust. The prior agents were, IIRC, very sort of NCAA-focused -- somewhat outside the NHL loop. Brisson is a true insider. It is logical to believe that this will help get things moving.

Deeper? It's Eichel we are talking about. That'd be a puddle dive.

Wow. Who were his agents previously? That statement they put out was a bad play, imo.

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also, kevyn adams is heavily reminding me of someone ... a celeb type ... i can't think of who.

for whatever reason, the use of "human being" made me chuckle.

I really liked this post. Eichel is a wonderful talent, a game-changer. Generational? Probably not. A rare player for any given team to have? I'd say so. He was just horribly miscast here in Buffalo, which is such a shame. Now, I acknowledge that the "casting" that occurred wasn't totally of the team's making. I reckon he wanted some of it, demanded some of it ... or just felt obliged to take it on.

One of my favourite things about the Sabres - a true legend.

This may be posturing, but it’s not a leak. This is an unequivocal statement from PSE’s spokesperson. It is a frickin’ hammer too. I love the Bills. But, honestly, f**k outta here with that bullsh1t. And fook off, NFL.

Shameless. And this is a really, really good point by the same writer (Florio, I presume):

Eichel flew commercial? And checked a bag? Colour me skeptical.