MattPie

I think that's right. The Sabres would hold his rights, I think, for 1.5 years if he tried to come back to the NHL.

Up thread I asked and it seems like at his age, it's no issue. That seems legit. The cap implications of early retirement were put in place mostly to stop teams from giving guys contracts well past 35 years old with the expectation that they'd retire before the end. That isn't the case here.

There are certainly GMs that believe some players can be reclaimed even if everyone else thinks they're not NHL players. There are also GMs that believe they know exactly who those players are. Finally, there are GMs that are completely wrong in those beliefs. :) It wouldn't surprise me in the least if there are GMs that think RL and CJ's troubles this year are on the team and not them. I don't know enough to say, but I could see Lehner going somewhere if the return is right. He hasn't impressed me, but I don't know how to factor out the D's play.

Sorry TSN, that report is pretty obvious. Of course the Sabres tried to trade him first! :)

That's actually pretty plausible given Matt and Jack's relationship.

It's be so terrible if the NHL took that "home" game away from the Sabres. Jack, I'm going to Boston in a few weeks. Got any recommendations on the best Chowda in the city? There's some cognitive bias going on here, that song is fine and all but does nothing for me. It's not even the best song named "I'm the Man". :) (NSFW, BTW)

Something like the first $800k-ish cap hit is removed, but the remainder of the cap hit remains with the Sabres (so $4.x Million). The new CBA did this to discourage teams from dumping guys in the AHL to get rid of their cap issue. Ott'wa did this to Redden just before the last lockout. Retirement: anyone know the cap implications if Moulson retires? I know age and contract structure all factor in there.

I really didn't expect this to happen. It doesn't make much difference in terms of cap or pay.

I'm not sure taking low quality shots all game it going to make the hockey more bearable, but anything is worth a shot. I also understand the logic wanting lots of hits, but you can't register a hit unless the other team has the puck. Not having the puck often leads to not scoring. So, I'd rather track something like, hits per minute of opposing possession. Probably drop out PK time, since you don't hit a lot when you're watching your GT get shelled. And double points for hits while on the PP. :) Good point. The question is whether the issue now is learning the system, critically low levels of individual confidence, or if the team has just plain given up. The latter two may be helped if loosey-goosey gets their groove on.

I almost put a tank in the first post. Almost.

I must have done something wrong with the GDT, it's only 4 pages.

Here come your Buffalo Sabres for another night of Penguin chasing! Fresh off another shutout (not in a good way), the Sabres are ready to stampede into whatever the Pens' new building is called (surely not as cool as "Igloo"). Mercifully, the game may be blacked out on GameCenter if it's on NHL.tv in your local market. Lineups: Buffalo: Jack Eichel and some other guys. Pittsburgh: two of the league's best centers that Dan Bylsma couldn't win a cup with after his first partial season coaching the team.

114 now, with another Pens game tonight. Remember how 06-07 felt and you went into every game thinking they were gonna win? That's the team the Sabres need to be just to get to 94 points this year.

I wonder if Monty Python's animation stuff would be better or worse given today's technology. After watching this, I'm leaning towards even more surreal and good.

Yeah, tough day in here. I'll put my relatively minor gripe in anyway. With all the misery on the board, I think I have to go back to just reading the OT topics. The actual Sabres-related topics are too much negativity and totally harshing what little buzz I had. I'll still do the countdown math, that's enjoyable.

I have high hopes for Pu in Rochester. As any Rochestarian will tell you, their Pu doesn't stink.

Descriptive titles are an asset to the community. PLease edit! (Am I doing this right?)

Seems like when he first got there, if ROR, the puck, and an opponent were in proximity together, you could count on ROR skating away with the puck. Almost without fail. I don't know what happened to that ROR, and that's why people are high on him; that guy should be in there somewhere.

I'm assuming the bad guy in this is DIV/0?

I may still have a Stallions pennant. I do remember going to at least one game, and I remember seeing the news when they left town at night. https://youtu.be/ClLl2EUcWJY

Can't be. Players are automatons that play hockey and wait for the GM and/or coach to call to let them know. Let's face it, it's entirely likely Kane "knows" just as much as fans do: most players go downhill after 30, he's injury prone, etc.. He may not be interested in waiting around for a couple more years.

Welcome! I think your ranges on the number of moves might be a bit high, but otherwise you're spot on. 8 new guys? Maybe. I'd be pretty surprised if there are 13 new faces.

I'm kinda fine with it though. :) The u, g, and h are garnish and unnecessary. @ 1:00 if the link doesn't survive. https://youtu.be/Y6lJGD3Q9Qs?t=1m

To be honest, I thought they played reasonably well last night. Long stretches of pressure, shots, and some hitting. I don't disagree that it's close to the point of needed to send a message, but this isn't the game to do it. The next stinker, however...