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Fine. Long f'n week of traveling. Just got home a couple of hours ago and should've been in bed an hour ago but am still wired. 1st sentence should've said, and it IS possible that Adams WILL actually make that deal for that guy. ...

And it IS possible that Adams is looking to make a deal for that guy. Did ANYONE here have Reimer to Buffalo before it was announced? Just because we aren't privy to the attempts to improve the roster doesn't mean they aren't being made. And, regardless of how many deals Adams was or wasn't in on that he couldn't get done, just 1 (at minimum for that 2/3C) deal would have people much more optimistic and 3 more (also bringing in a 2W and a 4D (though still expect Adams believes he has that already in house and his name ISN'T Jokiharju)) would have even PA downright giddy. (Maybe even GA would be happy with all that.) This kid would be pretty stoked.

Why, Santy Claus, WHY? Why are you taking our tree?

Are you new here? That's a given. Oh, you were talking Sabres? Nevwrmind. 😉

Don't expect it to be the LT plan, but for 3-4 years it is.

What's really interesting is the Devils don't have the same disadvantage. Thought getting hit that hard would've been partially a function of only playing 2 games in the 1st week & a half or so. Guess not.

It would be insane to have UPL part of a package at this point for a 3C. A 1C, maybe. No F'n way on a 3C. (And can't see him being part of a 1C trade.) It would be insane to have UPL part of a package at this point for a 3C. A 1C, maybe. No F'n way on a 3C. (And can't see him being part of a 1C trade.)

Can have a nice AHL career before having to find a real job.

PLEASE please PLEASE don't ever ask us to remember last season again. 😉

1st name or last? Know several of the latter. Not so much the former.

And for whatever it's worth. As the B&G I, they made it sound like they were running w/ UPL as the clear starter and Levi getting in all the btb's and some others when travel is an issue. This likely only means Levi (& UPL too have to earn it. Which is a good thing. Internal competition makes everyone better. (Even if it is only Reimer. Still better than Comrie or Tokarski.)

IF you expect to be shuffling, you send him down initially so he clears Waivers when there are several 100 other players on Waivers. You then get to have him back up for IIRC OTTOMH 10 games or 30 days w/out having to clear again. Would be mid-November in all likelihood before you have to revisit it. But personally don't expect them to be shuffling. Either Levi clearly beats him out (and possibly UPL too) or he goes back to Ra-cha-cha to tear up the AHL. Assuming Levi goes down, revisit the decision periodically, but if Reimer is winning most of his handful of games they maintain that status quo. If Levi starts out a Sabre; it only gets revisited if he or UPL falter. Doubt they'd jerk Reimer around. But we shall see. (Personally, would prefer that. Getting both UPL & Levi a lot of starts & Levi the games UPL doesn't get. But they didn't ask this kid. And realistically, they can't screw Reimer around.)

Of course not. They're tied for 1st right now. 😉

Except for possible issues of jet lag after the trip, they are set for a potential fast start. Can't F it up. The out west trip is theoretically where they bond as a team. (Preferably after a good start at home.) No excuses.

Must be an AHL signing. @Brawndo doesn't always lower himself to scoop everyone on those. 😉

So close, not Ruff. Jason Karmanos. The only Q is will the PoHO's he reports to be Adams or Ruff. And if it's Adams then Ruff is a special advisor or some such thing.

They need to win in Buffalo. If Levi is clearly better than Reimer he should be in Buffalo WHEN he'll actually be getting games. In that case if they're in a stretch where they expect UPL to be getting all/ nearly all the starts; have Reimer up. If Levi isn't clearly better than Reimer, let him work on his game in Ra-cha-cha. And give Reimer the ones that they don't want to use UPL (definitely btb's and maybe some others. And if Levi beats out UPL (not likely, Ruff has UPL penciled in; but slightly possible) then run w/ him & UPL unless something really hirrific towards the plan happens. Let their play dictate the outcomes. Easy peasy.

One thing to keep in mind on the Girgensons deal is it MIGHT just be a 1 or 2 year deal where he gets his full $s this year and maybe next & them he gets 2/3 of what's left the last year (or 2). Which makes the deal $1.1MM/yr x2 or ~$2MM x1 yr. (That's what they were reportedly trying to do w/ Stamkos - low $/yr x 8 years w/ a buyout after 2 or 3 years.)

It very well could. At a minimum, it's somebody Levi has to actually beat out to be a Sabre. And, if it does put Levi in Ra-cha-cha, it MIGHT mean UPL plays better.

Bolding is your friend. At a minimum, you could have the courtesy to ... what you've removed. So people not reading every post realize there's a very good chance that what you highlighted wasn't necessarily the meat of the quoted post and possibly was even counter to what was actually meant.

Cool. All that was said on they're website was: By Jourdon LaBarber @jourdonlabarber Sabres.com 8:55 AM The Buffalo Sabres have signed goaltender James Reimer to a one-year contract worth $1 million, the team announced Monday. Reimer, 36, went 11-8-2 with a .904 save percentage and two shutouts in 25 games last season with the Detroit Red Wings. The 14-year veteran has a .910 save percentage in 501 career regular-season games and is tied for 10th among active goaltenders with 215 wins. He has had a save percentage of .900 or higher in all but one seasons. No mention of 1 way or 2 way. The Filly cast-off is definitely on a 2 way deal.

Well, when it often leads to what was said being completely out of context, yes, it is a bad thing.

You sure it's a 2 way deal? Not showing that way on CF just yet. Especially if it isn't, doubt he'd get claimed getting sent down. Though it's obviously aa possibility.

Not positive about that. But the position is likely closer to being adequately filled. Thus having written: (Not completely analogous because Byram, Clifton, Samuelsson, or Johnson could be.) in the post you partially (as is typical for you) quoted.

Cool. He's nothing special, but at least the kids aren't being handed jobs and if either falters, he should be at least servicable.