SarasotaSabre

any relation to that arrogant, A-hole IRS Director who would have already been fired three times over in the private sector ?...... :flirt: :flirt:

help me out here: was Talbot demanding a steeper price before or after the Lehner trade ?

that's a complete non sequitur

stop already with the hysteria

no worries K-9, I just didn't take the time to read your history on Jack; I really wonder if he has made up his mind yet about staying at BU....perhaps the assurance given to him by the Sabres will have already taken care of that decision. I personally think it's shows balls and self-confidence. I could see someone like Pat Kane saying the same thing in a similar situation. I want that type of attitude on this time, and I want him to demand the puck when the game's on the line to be won.

ha, I thought I detected some sarcasm on your part. Very excited to see how this all shakes out.

please explain the basis for your opinion, I am interested

Interesting statement by Eichel in the Boston Herald: “If I’m signing, it’s not to leave school and go play major junior,” he said. “If I sign, it’s to play in the NHL the whole year. That’s the only way I’ll sign. And Buffalo has already explained to me that that would be the case.” http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/bruins_nhl/nhl_coverage/2015/06/jack_eichel_all_set_to_step_into_nhl

I used a company called Swapalease (www.swapalease.com) and it was very easy to find someone to pick up the remaining term on my lease. This company offers services for both sides of the equation....there are others too in this market, as it is a very commonly desired activity. Good luck

DeBoer to the Sharks, per TSN.CA http://www.tsn.ca/sharks-to-hire-deboer-as-head-coach-1.292952

good post until the Ron Rolston reference; sorry, I just don't see RR imploring his charges with "let's grind these down"....

this from Yahoo Sports, plugging Bylsma: "There’s the fact that Buffalo is slowly becoming the cradle of USA Hockey, and Bylsma is a prominent part of that program." http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/dan-bylsma-s-seemingly-inevitable-marriage-to-the-buffalo-sabres-125416091.html

I would love to find out Pegula actually pulled the offer.

who reported this? I never read anywhere the deal was agreed to in principle, only that Buffalo came with a second offer after the weekend.

great post

In theory it may work, but what happens when there is a real disagreement over talent evaluation or a deal to be made? That's when the waters get muddied......in a hurry and perhaps irreperably

I hope you don't think I was coming at you personally, b/c I wasn't. I could see it was written out of disappointment. While all signs are pointing to TO granting Babs shared personnel control with Shanny as the dealmaker, that is not a model for success. If that's what Babs wanted, he wasn't going to get it with a GM like TM.

Very.....shortsighted (and melodramatic to boot) Yeah, this is all on Timmy

I am a sales exec in the IT world, focusing on cloud, application delivery, & data center automation/software; in my spare time I am a father of a 4 y/o girl and volunteer for the Wounded Warrior Project Since this is quasi-Buffalo version of LinkedIn, perhaps we should re-brand it as "Binked.com".........?

"sounds like someone's got a case of the Mondays....."

too bad to hear you could not get into Mad Men.....Don Draper, Peggy Olson, Pete Campbell, and for my money, the best character = Roger Sterling. The guy is a walking one-liner, always on. Just watched I Hate Christian Laettner, have to agree that's a must see also. Was especially relevant for me b/c I played in a baseball tournament against Laettner's team, and he was playing third base @ (easily) 6'6".

not necessarily Netflix, but Mad Men & Homeland are both fantastic.

"The team was terrible for the last 2 years in hopes of getting the best player in this draft. Not the 2nd best. " copied your original statement again; you should know that finishing last guaranteed an 80% chance we'd not be awarded McDavid; Because of the generational talent between # 1-2 in this lottery, "only getting the 2nd best player" sounds like a failure. Imagine Arizona & Toronto...hardly ahead of Buffalo but neither Connor/Jack went to either.

yes, albeit in a much stronger sports town, a future HoFer, and a on a far more credible franchise

I'm digging the avatar !