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Taylor Hall signing: 8 million one yr with Sabres


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24 minutes ago, JimS said:

He interviewed with Brian Duff and said he chose number 4. Would have chose 9 if available.

Oh sweet, I really like the choice. Maybe their instagram will post it for real now haha

Edit - they did

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2 minutes ago, Let's Go B-Lo said:

He has a short last name. Short names look odd with big numbers.  I put my kid in 5 in mites for the same reason.  He wore 65 last year out of necessity and it didn't look right.  Back to 5 this year.

I have never thought of that, I agree.  👍

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6 hours ago, SHAAAUGHT!!! said:

What a great letter from Taylor about the signing.  Also, he works out with Skinner in the summer.  

https://www.nhl.com/sabres/fans/letter-from-taylor-hall?fbclid=IwAR1K5gYAgQ1318nXpyEKpcA6GcYjeZT6GKSBnuyh5HtIszg7kWruZEhIyzE

This is a nice letter to the fans.  Hall is classy.  He didn’t need to write this, he wanted to.

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2 minutes ago, Andrew Amerk said:

LOL 

 

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its funny, i was watching it with my wife on youtube and she commented on this guy looking like he just got out of bed. cant say i  blame him, i havent brushed my hair in 6 months and only shaved 3 times during the same period

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8 hours ago, Taro T said:

Expecting the D addition is out of reach at this point, but do expect at minimum an upgrade of Hutton.  That combined with major upgrades to the top 6 should net out positively the standing pat/ slight downgrades to the bottom 6 & the D.

Huh?  We can't swap one of Risto, Montour, and Miller for an LHD?

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4 minutes ago, Marvin, Sabres Fan said:

Huh?  We can't swap one of Risto, Montour, and Miller for an LHD?

I'd go goalie first. You? 

Saying that as someone who very much isn't thrilled with the prospect of Irwin skating regular minutes (shudder)

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Just now, Thorny said:

I've also just realized the fact we are talking almost exclusively goalies is a spot we haven't been in quite some time. 

Quite some time. 

It's been a problem since the Miller trade.  It's just that other problems have been more evident.  Not that I think it's luxurious to be talking about the problem in net--it's not, and it's unfamiliar territory to Sabres fans who once were spoiled with Vezina winners approximately 25% of the time. 

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1 minute ago, Eleven said:

It's been a problem since the Miller trade.  It's just that other problems have been more evident.  Not that I think it's luxurious to be talking about the problem in net--it's not, and it's unfamiliar territory to Sabres fans who once were spoiled with Vezina winners approximately 25% of the time. 

Exactly. It's like digging into a big gambling hole, and we've won enough (seemingly) in a row this offseason (finally) where we are "back" to goalie being the big thing. 

The bold - I'm trying to think now if we've had ELITE goaltending for more or less than half of my tenure as a fan. Has to be way less than half, now. 

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8 minutes ago, Thorny said:

Exactly. It's like digging into a big gambling hole, and we've won enough (seemingly) in a row this offseason (finally) where we are "back" to goalie being the big thing. 

The bold - I'm trying to think now if we've had ELITE goaltending for more or less than half of my tenure as a fan. Has to be way less than half, now. 

Nope damn, not as old as I thought. Started ~ age 6, Hasek was there. 9 Hasek years, 3 after, 1 lockout, Ryan Miller for 9, 6 years since. 

28 years of fandom, 27 actual seasons - 18/27 with a great goalie. 2/3rds. Spoiled by goaltending.

Until recently. I don't like it.

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