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Exactly. There is no reason a trade for Kane would preclude bringing in a real goalie.

Well, those are 2 real assets the Sabres would be giving up, but if Kane would sign, say, a 3 years x $7MM extension as part of the deal, I'm in. I'd also be in if the price included #28 this year instead of the future #1 and Portillo. And holy mackerel would I be psyched for next season.

Kane had 92 pts and played nearly 22 min per game last year. He is still an elite player. There is zero possibility that Chicago trades him for a package that doesn't include a 1st-rounder and a good prospect -- like, say, #16 and Peterka. Unless he falls off the table this year they will get at least that much at the deadline for him. And there is zero possibility that KA gives up that much for him. There is also zero possibility that Kane signs an extension with the Sabres or anyone else this summer for less than $7MM per year.

Happy Father's Day gents. Well done.

I don't know anything about any of these guys, but Jagger Firkus from Moose Jaw would be an all-time top-10 Sabres cool hockey name.

Speedy recovery Kimmy! We're pulling for you.

I think you were likely joking about Eichel, but I'll just say anyway that I'd be shocked if Cam Neely signed off on letting Pastrnak go in favor of bringing in Eichel. I also expect the Bruins to keep Pastrnak and that if Bergeron comes back, they will be in the playoffs again. And I don't think Bergeron will play anywhere other than Boston.

I enjoyed the new Stranger Things episodes. Not as good as Season 1 IMHO, but still pretty good.

While I agree that the Sabres didn’t need this particular deal to get to the floor, I think KA thought he would need something like this at some point, and the rock bottom $700K real cash cost made it too good for him to pass up. The real question is whether, as a number of posters have forecasted, and as all of us are probably worried about deep down, this means that they are going to go super cheapskate mode again and not spend money to improve the team. I think they will, but I don’t see how anyone could be very confident on that.

Maybe. If one were being pessimistic, though, one might divine a plan to spend another year at or close to the cap floor and stay far away from spending any money to bring in any real reinforcements. Hello @PASabreFan.

So we're taking on $4.9MM in cap space for 1 year. I doubt we get more than a 4th-round pick for that, and perhaps less. Doesn't really inspire much excitement.

That sounds good indeed. I'm hesitant though because PK looks older, heavier and slower, to me anyway, than late-career Teppo and Patrick did.

Interesting. PK is an RHD UFA who just turned 33. His production has been in decline for the last 4 years, and his ice time dropped last year below 22 min per game for the 1st time in his career -- all the way to 18 min per game, 5th among Dmen on a crappy Devils team. Overall, my impression of him is that he's close to out of gas. In terms of team spirit, I haven't had the impression that he's had problems with his teammates or coaches. I can see KA giving him a one- or two-year deal that could represent good value if he still has something in the tank. It seems unlikely that anyone will give him a rich contract.

One of my all-time favorite Sabres. I have his jersey.

I saw it at a drive-in theater tonight. Kinda cheesy but very enjoyable. Great action scenes.

I don't like soccer at all. Even my kids' games were mostly boring -- whereas I absolutely loved my daughter's basketball games. Having said that, I saw FC Barcelona, with Messi, win a Spanish league game at Camp Nou, and West Ham win a big EPL game at the Olympic Stadium, and really enjoyed it both times. The scene and the excitement of the crowds made all the difference. I'd gladly attend another big-time soccer game, but I don't think I'll ever watch it on TV.

Very tough response by TB to dig deep and pull that win out.

It sure seems like the Sabres would’ve had to have beaten Boston’s offer to keep Ullmark — i.e. they would’ve had to have given him a five year deal. Do you think they should’ve done so? Well, I think Chicago really fell apart when they panicked after losing in the first round in 2017 and treated away Panarin and Hjalmarsson, both of whom were excellent players. They haven’t been nearly the same since then.

This is an excellent article about how 2 distinguished former Sabres took over Slovakia's national hockey program in 2017 -- Miro as president and Ramsay as Coach -- and have accomplished great things, including a bronze medal at the 2022 Olympics following wins over the US and Sweden. https://theathletic.com/3322998/2022/05/20/craig-ramsay-slovakia/ Slovakia, part of the country formerly known as Czechoslovakia, is a nation of about 5.5MM people and has been independent since 1993. Miro played 7 full seasons for the Sabres, plus 12 games in the year they acquired him from Edmonton (1997). In his time here, he was a pretty good player and a good goalscorer -- probably the only good goalscorer they had during the Dominik era -- although certainly not a physical player. He had seasons of 40, 33 and 37 goals here, and only 1 season with fewer than 26, and never played fewer than 79 games in a season. I was in Florida on vacation one year when the NHL all-star game was going on and I randomly ran into Miro, who was representing the Sabres that year. I was pretty surprised at how skinny he was. Miro's last season here was the pre-lockout season of 2003-04. He went home to Slovakia for 2 seasons, then returned to the NHL for 3 years with the Islanders, then 1 with Pittsburgh and 1 with Boston, before leaving the NHL for good. He then played for 3 seasons in the KHL and 1 in Slovakia before retiring in 2014 at age 39. Rammer is remembered well by those of us Sabres fans of a certain age. He was a great 2-way forward who played his entire 14-year career here and at one time had the 2nd-longest consecutive game streak in NHL history. He was an excellent skater, scored 20 goals 8 seasons in a row and won the Selke trophy. The Luce-Ramsay-Gare line is perhaps the 2nd-most famous line in Sabres history. I always hoped he would get a shot at coaching the Sabres, but it didn't happen. I'm 100% certain he would've been a major improvement over DDB, Howie and Kruger. Anyway, I'm glad for both of them.

It's worth noting IMHO that TB took the 1st 2 games on the road without Brayden Point, their leading scorer.

Fantastic. As an old friend said to me: it's the hardest thing you'll ever do, but also the most rewarding thing you'll ever do. The next 10 weeks or so will be rough, but it gets much easier once they start sleeping through the night. In the meantime, stock up on diapers, wipes, laundry detergent and dishwasher detergent, and buy a lightweight, well-made, collapsible stroller that folds up and fits in the car easily and has a spacious and sturdy cargo basket under the seat. Getting out of the house will be really good for all 3 of you. And only have company in your house if your wife is 100% on board with it. Good luck!

So I was curious about the whole 2nd round/3rd round thing and looked into it. The AHL expanded its playoffs this year to 23 teams, meaning that only 8 teams didn’t make the playoffs. 9 teams got 1st-round byes, while the other 14 teams played in the first round, which was best-of-3. Rounds 2 and 3 are best of 5, and rounds 4 and 5 are best of 7. So the Amerks will have to win 3 against Laval.

Fla is 0-25 on the PP in the playoffs.

Bergeron is also a much better player today than Chara was when the Bruins let him go.