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I do care that if he doesn't get the vaccine, then there's a greater chance that he might miss a bigger portion of the season. 😁

Trades! Trades! Trades! I think. Lots of signs pointing that way. (Not for Linus W., but as Ink said, he's the backfill.)

I've always viewed trade value as a flooding pond pushing on a weakened dam. The water rises and rises until "pop!" is bursts and then it all quickly rushes out. Sometimes, it goes on trade deadline day; other times, it's a day or even days before.

Not "not the worst" because they haven't done something that only eight teams will do? Under Krueger, they were worst by a big margin. It wasn't even close. Now, they're still not a good team, but I would actually bet on them in a series against NJ, Detroit, Anaheim or Ottawa. That's all it takes to be "not the worst." Really, the thing I care most about is that they're fun to watch. I remember an Islanders team several years back where they were mostly "kids" and lost a lot, but were always fun to watch. I'd be happy with that for the rest of the season.

Hey, look, a hockey stick!

It really does clearly say that. I gotta get my eyes checked. Time for new specs. Getting old sucks.

So, NHL Public Relations sent out that table with this caption: He is the top defenseman on that list, but there are only five players above him, not 11. So, did those five have more than one, but only their fastest is listed? Is the "consecutive" part the big differentiator (i.e., seven other forwards had two short-handed goals that were less than 37 apart, but weren't consecutive goals)? Does it happen more in the playoffs, maybe?

Apparently, GMBB agrees.

Pierre with an interesting question:

Change the jerseys and you'd get to see both. 😜

Sounds like fun ...

Now, after the losing streak, they are soundly out of the playoffs. There is no glimmer of hope left. So, he could get traded to a team that's in the playoff hunt, and then re-sign with Buffalo in the off-season. I'm not saying we should or that I actually think he would want to, but Taylor saying he would listen now doesn't necessarily mean that he's changed his mind about wanting to be here next season. There's just no reason (we can safely rule out the 8-year option) anymore for him to not accept a trade to a contender, regardless of what he wants to do next season. He also more like to produce on a better team over the rest of this season, which would up his value with any team he signs with this summer. Plus, earlier in the season, there weren't trade offers coming in to even consider. There was no way he was going to say that he didn't want to stay on the team that he was going to play with for at least a while, just because they had a slow start. It's much worse now and the trade deadline is fast approaching. Totally different situation.

Last night, the Sabres moved back into a tie with the 2013-14 season for their worst performance (through 31 GP) since at the 2004-05 lockout ... 🥳

Knowing the Sabres, the picks would be lottery-protected. Then, when they finally get to draft someone in 2024, they'd reach for a player everyone else had rightfully rated in the second round.

I also feel bad for the kid who shot the puck. Total accident, but he's going to carry that burden for the rest of his life.

Bills sign Josh's old TE. 6'4" depth/ST player on the Seahawks. Not quite what I was hoping for at that position.

Yeah, it's more like when you've been twisting it for years, thought you might be close and then realized that it was just as mixed up as ever.

Another shot:

Great! I wonder if Jack is suddenly feeling better, too ... 😉 Traded?

Or otherwise known as "CONE-DEFENSE" in the Sabres locker room.

😶 It's just words ... until it's not.

I expect and am just fine with them meeting with candidates and providing feedback to the "GM/POHO" to factor into his decision. The key is that it's informative, not directive. So, I guess it's somewhere between the 2nd and 3rd choices. Not just signing off, but far from an equal partner.

I don't think SwampD was suggesting cheating, just selective enforcement. Splitting hairs, but not using it when appropriate would actually be cheating, while using it when it should is not. Anyway, I agree; it was a special circumstance. How often do you have a case where a player is falling, skates and stick flailing, and the ref thinks it was a stick that caught the other player? The Capitals were clearly screaming that it was a skate, especially after watching the replay, on which it was obvious. It's possible another ref or linesman said, "looked like his skate, not his stick, to me." Hard to compare to other cases like the aforementioned close cases.