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I too would rather have either Mrazek or Bernier than Hutton.

Holy mackerel I would do that in a heartbeat, although I'd rather give them a 2nd-rounder like the Caps just got for Gruby and Orpik.

I love the narrative, but it begs a serious question: why do you think this? What facts are there to support it?

I'm still trying to recover from the stomach punch of learning that 11 doesn't remember Ken Breitenbach. And Rammer was a pretty solid coach who never really got a fair shake as a HC, IMHO.

This is what I'm hoping too. That by some combination of charisma, talent, and saying just the right thing at just the right time, he makes each of Eichel, Risto and Reino (and Bogo, Beaulieu, KO, ROR and Zemgus) want intensely to be the best he can possibly be so as not to let him down. If they get that out of those guys, this team can do something,

Kjell played I think 14 years in the NHL, and his brother Ulf (Mattias' uncle), also had a long NHL career, peppered with a bunch of nasty stickwork and other dirty play that made him widely disliked by both opponents and opposing fans.

The problem though is that because of the calendar, they couldn't really pick up a new goalie in FA before deciding whether or not to give Lehner a qualifying offer -- and if they had given Lehner the QO, they would've been stuck with him for another year. (However, I think they could've traded for Grubauer before making the call on Lehner -- and I'll be interested to see whether Grubauer turns out to be the good one that got away -- since it only cost a mid-2nd plus eating Orpik's contract.)

Those meatheads are pretty funny.

I found myself wondering the same thing. There's a streak of jingoism in hockey culture generally that I hope our GM is smart enough not to be influenced by. Separately: it looks like Samuelsson, although he was named captain of the US national team for his age group, did not make the 2018 US World Junior team. Is this something to be concerned about? Or just normal for his age?

Didn’t T’Challa defeat her though in the fight to the death to determine the new ruler?

Vogl in the Athletic today:

I like him too.

Endorsed! (Although the bolded looks more like pure speculation than anything real and sourced.) Correct.

This is an optimistic take, but I generally agree with the key points regarding age, athleticism, contract and not trading him unless there is a really compelling offer/other reason.

This may have been my best-ever Sabrespace prediction.

ROR has the Sabres' dysfunctional stink all over him. He's a slow skater in a fast league that is getting faster and he has 5 years left on a fat contract. And if our speculation about him asking for a trade is right, he will have forced his way off of 2 teams. I could certainly be wrong, but I think you're looking at a #1 pick in the teens plus a good prospect and/or a below-all-star-level roster player and that's it.

I'll say it again: this board is well overrating ROR's market value. The Sabres aren't going to get close to #3 overall for him.

Do you think they would get more than #3 overall?

From Pierre LeBrun, today in the Athletic:

You are not confusion. I will guarantee that if ROR is traded, the return is less than the #3 pick.

I think McCabe is going to be a big bounceback success story this year.

Objection your honor! Neither the poll question nor the OP says anything about the opening day roster. Big win for the mods on this one.

Wow. TBN cannot be happy about this.

Looks like so far I’m the only one who thinks Pommer gets waived and sent down? I’m kinda surprised by that.

by the way, Michael Russo on the Athletic is reporting that Minny is likely going to buy out Ennis if they can’t trade him.