That Aud Smell

Correct. Getting some post-mortem on this is a big deal, too. I want to know whether his situation reflects in any way on the team, etc. If @nfreeman is anything like me, he has humility on the subject of something as complicated as the NHL's CBA, various labour policies, and governing laws.

More like caveat emptor.

Wilson can continue to F right off, forever. Answer the bell with Ryan Reaves, you punk.* I do feel badly for the Penguin player. * I think I know why he won't:

Tre is an absolute delight of a personality. Possibly one of my favourite all-time as far as Buffalo athletes go. On another note:

Further fwiw: A reply to White’s tweet says that he understands from a source (in STL) that this is going to have personal/family issues at the bottom of it.

Not for nothing, but the team he was on last year wasn't a bottom dweller. Although, they did miss out on the playoffs, IIRC. It also seems to me that the combined effects of having his no-trade/no-movement rights waived by his agent and then having his usage suffer in Buffalo could have prompted him to give up on the current situation. More specifically, he might've been ticked off when he got moved to Buffalo despite thinking he'd listed Buffalo as a no-go destination. But then maybe he decided he'd make the best of it here -- put up 20+ goals while being the godfather for the young Swedes. Except then he fell down the depth chart. Mind you, I don't endorse that as something a professional should do. But I can see him getting to that point.

Fwiw, someone related a rumour to me that he made similar gripes in STL and that was part of why they wanted to move him. If true, it sounds like he's been in this sort of head space for a while.

I'm not so sure in this instance. This ain't a FO position. My guess is that someone will talk.

I'm glad they're all moving on from the situation. I am curious to know what actually happened here.

Didn't Yandle say something post-game about he mistakenly "saw something he didn't see"?

That line was aces the other night. Can't remember which game.

I think I misspoke about "lucky" -- at least with regard to the posted chart. I had another chart in mind (where the Sabres show as a little bit fortunate (or maybe just solid in net)).

Sure. But it's the various regions in between that confuse me. The Sabres are ... a little dull and a bit lucky?

I love this guy's charts - even if I do not understand them completely.

From what I see in the charts, the Panthers are a good team. Let's go, Buffalo!

The policy calls for random tests. If there's proof that his tests aren't random and are instead being orchestrated as a form of retaliation for protected activity of some kind, they'd have a basis for grieving. Maybe the union's looking into it. It would be tricky to prove, I bet.

If his union doesn’t grieve that, they’re as much to blame as the NFL.

I think I have the Canucks in mind from the early 80s. I remember my dad being tickled that we were playing the team we came in with, and him also being confused over how they could handle so much travel in a 3-game series. I also think the team that the Sabres played next was also a western-ish team. Okay, I looked: It was the North Stars.

Wait - is that not a done deal?

Hmmmmm. I like where we're at, I'll say that.

I loved that format as well. A lot of that is probably a function of my age at the time -- pretty young. I have a vague memory of Buffalo having a wacky match-up when the league went with that 1-16 format. Can't recall who, though. Ah, hell. I'd really rather Philly not be good.

That sense had been growing for me before yesterday's game. I didn't get to see a lot of it, but, man, it sounded like he got scorched. Agreed. I'm still not sure what he'll end up being, but he's shown enough for me to feel like he could end up being quite good.

Stay woke: Could the team be secretly orchestrating this in order to get his contract off the books? Kooky theory, sure.

Honestly. Funk this guy.

What in the actual... Poor form. Terrible look.