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Storbak, Mertka, and Robrock? I could live with that.

This makes me wonder how many teams actually see 2 hearings in any given year.

I do wonder how different he could look if he's consistently getting 3rd pair minutes.

Why even go back that far when we've been talking about Peterka so much? Scanning through the list of picks over the last 15-20 years or so, I'd venture a guess that their success rate mirrors that of the NHL as a whole.

From now on I'm going to picture Ehlers as the first ever NHL player that takes tampering very seriously. I just assumed he refused to allow his agent to talk to anyone until 7/1 and that's why he's taking his time here. Even the scrubs don't last this long in free agency. Or he's taking the NFL approach of keeping his name in the news as long as possible.

So you’re saying 2 years a $4 million second day signing doesn’t free up their top guys? He’s a nice addition, but that contract screams filler.

But then still able to trade him after the year. There are worse options out there.

“To keep the same hospital example”… and then offers up a completely different scenario.

But who would it take to balance out the money that Byram would get, plus that $2.5 million?

Have they been attracting high end free agents? I can’t really think of anything major from them other than the RFAs last year.

It’s like asking a surgeon about what toilet bowl cleaner the janitor is using. It has absolutely nothing to do with his job. Hell, he probably hasn’t actually seen a Sabres broadcast in ages. “Hey Kevin, why is the arena food substandard?”

Who is the genius that asked the general manager about a tv producer?

So Metsa finally got that NHL contract? Good for him.

I assume Shane Doan is golfing every day.

I feel like the cap sites would be on top of that change if it was happening.

This news came on out sunday.

Guess what the Sabres don't have next year? Their own second round pick.

He bought a 6th round pick. Those don't grow on trees.😁

Now add a center to the team that is better than the current next in line option Kozak.

Extra term in exchange for a one way deal?

My only impression of his is that he absolutely sucked on a bad team in Chicago. I'm not so sure a bad team should be adding a guy who struggles while playing on a bad team. Shortsighted probably, but that's where I am right now.

3 years is interesting. He's one of those guys who I'd expect to see accept the QO, a short term deal hoping to earn a pay raise quickly.

They do that for the same reason that they get rid of an almost 40 year employee... to cut costs. That's business and it's nothing new. Just look at Dundon casting off two broadcasters that dated back to the Whaler days shortly after buying the Hurricanes. $$$$$$$$$$

I'm so out of touch with the contract numbers at this point, but that Vancouver goalie situation is odd to me. I guess $13 million isn't crazy for a pair of goalies. $4.5 million feels pretty pricey though for a backup. And then they've got 4 years of that locked up (1 cheaper year for Demko until the extension kicks in). I guess one gets moved at some point because I have a hard time seeing a full 4 years of that tandem.

Darcy inherited each of those players. He then sent 3 of them packing within 2 years of taking the job.