7+6=13

Hottie? No

Do you mean within our own fan base or outside people?

I'm sure we'll have several guys with a + before seasons end.

This could be something as simple as typical ROR. He has a defense mechanism that when he's not playing well - he doubles down on being hard on himself. I don't really care for it - it's a little bit of a turn off for me - especially when he's depended on to be a leader, not sulk. I could see him all down on himself - in an Eeyore type fashion - it's very likely I'll be gone because I'm one of the ones getting payed well and not playing well.

I have the strangest feeling we're going to lose.

We're not taking on any crap contracts and if you think Kane is more than a rental and you want to warm him up to your time to resign him - you'll give us a first round pick for it.

He did that for you today - you just won't accept it. The NHL is told you what Kane is worth but you wanted JBot to do something special for you. You're not able to be satisfied - that's your fault.

No it wouldn't depend on that - that's fantasy land. Just for this year wouldn't be taking on bad money - that would be taking on good money and we would have done that.

You're not paying attention because you don't paint the whole picture - only what consoles you. They also had to take on salaries - something the Sabres absolutely should run from and they did.

He's not going to earn your trust because you presume that which you can't know. You're the wait and see not those that are defending the trade. I try not to get hung up on what I can't know and only what I do know. SJ offered this trade - JBot went to the other clubs and said I'm getting offered this, will you do better? Other team(s) said no. We trade Kane because that's his value to the other NHL teams. How on earth could I pretend to know or get hung up on what I'd have to pretend to know what was offered 2 Months ago.

It matters not how they value Kane long term.

Would you say the same for the other teams that traded today and last week? Only we got offered more a month or 2 ago?

You're amazing

No need to cuss

11 is the new 7 I see all the posters with a million post totals chiming in and I was like I just want to say something. The above is what I went with and I'm not real happy with myself.

I'm not saying Kane expressed wanting to be here - nor am I saying I know what the team did and didn't want. There's no way any of us could know. I'm just simply stating that on the ice he's earned a contract extension and unfortunately he's not getting or wanting one from us. While he's an imperfect player for reasons widely debated - as a fan I've appreciated his on ice effort the last 3 years. On a team where effort has been questioned - I personally never felt that was an issue with him. So for that reason I just find it disappointing that his production and effort are leaving when there's players without the production and unanswered reasons why, staying.

Why does this knumbskull keep leaking out of the net? Happens nearly every game.

Sorry Kane - because we have too many contracts with players not worth the money - we can't afford to pay you even though you've earned a contract.

He's acts like we did when I played street hockey as a youngster. Did things in net that had actually no value - just being stupid.

Lehner is such a bad goalie. When he gets himself out of position like that for no reason he looks like such an amateur.

Kane is worth around 7 million a year and Lehner around 4.

As much as I hate thinking about it - I fear you may be right.

This is exactly right. We all know there's not many NHL's on the Amerks now - we also know there is a 2-3 year gap in expectations for the Sabres to get built by their farm club. It's the reason we're in full rebuild mode. The Amerks will be good and eventually they'll help the Sabres.

It's a stretch to think you could possibly know what has and hasn't been said between the GM's regarding Kane.

What would we have gotten had we traded him in December?