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At least with Doan there’s the age factor. He’s just coming out of his ELC and is 4-9 years younger than anyone else on that list. The rest are what they are, but he’s still developing.

Like Bernard-Docker, he didn’t receive a qualifying offer. So that’s your surprise right there.

And meanwhile many around here are ready to write someone off after one year as a pro. Our minds have been so warped by the last 14 years.

Most things have a good concept but then are quickly ruined by humanity.

Fixed that for you.

They’ve rushed so many players in recent years. I like seeing a few guys left to simmer a bit now. I know some might take issue, but I think it’s better for most players.

So you’re saying that Kaleta’s 27-27-54 over 348 games ISN’T “definitely better” than Danforth’s 31-33-62 in 183 games?

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.😁